How (and Why) You Should "Clean" Your Email List

Email “List Cleaning” might sound like a typo, but stay with me.

This is a wildly important, often overlooked piece of your donor retention and engagement strategy.

What is "List Cleaning?”

Removing all those email subscribers who have never or rarely open your emails. Ouch. Sounds drastic, doesn’t it? Not really.

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Marketing for Nonprofits Panel: 6 Big Ah-Ha Moments

This week’s Clubhouse panel did not disappoint! I shared the virtual stage with Emily Callahan from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital⁠, Megan Denton from L'Arche Atlanta⁠, Phil Yagoda from Ian’s Friends Foundation⁠, Dave French from Memphis Brand⁠, and Hayley Berlent from The Additive Agency⁠.

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5 Reasons Why Direct Mail Appeals Are Overrated

Often, when I start working with organizations that are more than a decade old, I notice a familiar trend: the reliance on direct mailed appeals for fundraising. While direct mail isn't all bad, it's often an old-fashioned and EXPENSIVE way of fundraising.

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The Missing Part of Your Instagram Strategy

If video is not part of your weekly content strategy, you're seriously missing out on growing your audience. This is where partnerships are developed, stories are shared and leveraged with a new audience. This is where the magic happens. New followers=new supporters!

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Is Donor Fatigue Even Real?

If you’ve worked at a nonprofit for more than a few weeks… you’ve probably heard a colleague complain about “donor fatigue.”

It’s an uber-common nonprofit term for “No, we shouldn’t send that email/call/text/social post etc.” because of fear that the donor has been asked to contribute to your org too often and they are going to be turned off, bigtime!

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