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Drive support for your nonprofit with surveys, as represented by these dedicated volunteers.

Drive better supporter engagement with nonprofit surveys

Digital communications & marketing
Nonprofits
Supporter Engagement
Volunteerism

This is a team using information to develop data-driven storytelling.

How to empower your narratives with data-driven storytelling

Digital communications & marketing
Nonprofits
Donor Engagement

A nonprofit development director speaks to board members at her nonprofit.

Nonprofit development director hiring and retention tips

Fundraising ideas
Nonprofits
Fundraising

A young woman smiles while typing on her laptop in a coffee shop, demonstrating the importance of equity in data collection.

5 nonprofit best practices for equity in data collection

Coordinating social services
Nonprofits
Public agencies
Case Management
Human services
Diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging (DEIB)
Education

These nonprofit staff members are working at their desk to build nonprofit email lists.

Building a nonprofit email list: 10 standout strategies

Digital communications & marketing
Fundraising ideas
Nonprofits
Donor Engagement

These nonprofit workers are sitting around a table discussing how to optimize donor emails.

Donor emails: An overview and 6 standout tips for nonprofits

Digital communications & marketing
Fundraising ideas
Nonprofits
Donor Engagement

A man shows two friends an online petition on an iPad as part of his petition strategy.

Improve your online petition strategy: 6 tips + examples

Digital communications & marketing
Nonprofits
Supporter Engagement
Social justice

This nonprofit supporter is scrolling through social media while drinking coffee.

How to create your nonprofit’s social media presence

Digital communications & marketing
Nonprofits
Supporter Engagement

A group of employees at a nonprofit look over data charts.

How to become a data-driven organization using our model

Coordinating social services
Nonprofits
Program Management

A man and a woman look at nonprofit newsletters while sitting at a table with a laptop.

10 best nonprofit newsletters for industry professionals

Digital communications & marketing
Nonprofits
Donor Engagement

Nonprofit professionals work on their fundraising strategy using a whiteboard, putting their fundraising campaign tips into action.

5 tips to launch a SMART and successful fundraising campaign

Fundraising ideas
Nonprofits
Fundraising

This man is looking at his computer screen and designing his nonprofit's website.

Designing a nonprofit website: 7 standout tips + examples

Digital communications & marketing
Nonprofits
Donor Engagement

This is an image of two people using laptops to implement digital advocacy strategies.

Getting started with digital advocacy: 4 tips for nonprofits

Digital communications & marketing
Nonprofits
Supporter Engagement

An older smiling women sits at a desk with a computer.

3 key elements of an effective digital campaign strategy

Digital communications & marketing
Nonprofits
Donor Engagement

Young excited females walking on the city street during a protest, laughing and hugging

What is advocacy? Definition, types, and examples

Digital communications & marketing
Nonprofits
Supporter Engagement
Environmental change
Education
Social justice

These nonprofit supporters are marching with signs and megaphones to advocate for the nonprofit's cause.

Grassroots advocacy: 6 strategies for a successful campaign

Digital communications & marketing
Nonprofits
Supporter Engagement
Social justice