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5 Lessons Learned from Coronavirus Crowdfunding

For the past 10 years, I’ve helped nonprofits raise money online. I have rebuilt websites, drilled into analytics, optimized donation forms, crafted call-to-action language, run user testing, strategized campaigns...I get it. I understand the logic and the logistics of how to get people to give money in the digital space. My perspective changed last week. For the first time, I ran a personal crowdfunding campaign. During a pandemic. And it went gangbusters. Here’s what I learned: 1. Focus…

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Why Base Themes Make Developer Life Easier

Front End Developers often juggle multiple projects at a time. Starting a new project can be time consuming: Between selecting a framework, creating necessary CSS, JavaScript, and SASS files, it’s a process. Setting aside a few hours now to create a base project theme would both save exponentially more time down the line, as well as keep project consistency. The first step for creating a base theme is deciding if a base framework will be used. Several great ones exist, however using one…

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Nonprofit Digital Strategy Summit

Nonprofit Digital Strategy Virtual Summit

The Nonprofit Digital Strategy Virtual Summit was an online summit for nonprofits to learn about and share the latest cutting-edge tools and digital strategies for online campaigns across advocacy, organizing, and fundraising. The Summit was a full day of virtual panels led by the best nonprofit strategists and leaders in the space. Each panel provided plenty of open discussion and dialogue for virtual attendees. We live tweeted the Summit. Check out our discussions at…

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How Facebook's New Policies Impact Nonprofits

Facebook just announced new transparency policies for both FB and Instagram that will impact your nonprofit. It can be tough to keep up with all the changes rolling out this year, so we’ve got you covered. We’ve outlined everything you need to know about their new policies, how they work, and the ways these changes could impact your presence on the ever-looming social networks. What are Facebook’s new privacy policies? Facebook is implementing new features will allow people to see…