Nonprofit Lead Magnets: The Ultimate Guide How to Write and Market a Lead Magnet Story that Attracts Lifelong, Committed Donors and Supporters If you never acquired a single new donor for ten years, what would happen to your nonprofit? Silly question, obviously. It would be utter disaster. The tougher question of course is, how do […]
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Why SEO Matters, Even for Nonprofits
Why SEO Matters, Even for Nonprofits 4 Lessons about SEO for Nonprofits from Real Keyword Data Do you get those annoying emails from obscure companies promising you thousands of ‘leads’ and better traffic if you let them do your SEO? In the era of the coronavirus, these types of sales tactics are even more distasteful, […]
16-Point Landing Page Checklist for Nonprofits
16-Point Landing Page Checklist for Nonprofits How to Create a High-Converting Call to Action Page that Grows Your Email List, Wins More Donors, or Mobilizes Social Action Too many nonprofits are not fully utilizing the potential of their websites. They often set up their sites from a “come here and look at our site” perspective, […]
How to Write a Nonprofit Blog that Engages Supporters and Motivates Action
How to Write a Nonprofit Blog that Engages Supporters and Motivates Action Nonprofit Blog Writing Best Practices: Content, Structure, SEO, Growth, and Examples Many nonprofits struggle to write blogs consistently. Reasons why this happens include a lack of time, but also an uncertain confidence that blog writing accomplishes anything. However, another reason nonprofits fail to […]
Is Giving Tuesday Worth All the Trouble and the Hype?
Is Giving Tuesday Worth All the Trouble and the Hype? 5 Keys to a Successful Giving Tuesday Campaign Is Giving Tuesday worth it? Does it really work? Or is it just another fad that, even though now several years strong, will eventually fade into the online dustbin of history next to Myspace, Aereo, and every […]
Is Our Facebook Ad Copy Length Too Long? Online Fundraising Testing Series Part 4
Is Our Facebook Ad Copy Length Too Long? Online Fundraising Testing Series Part 4 In support of using data to make better fundraising decisions, ProActive Content has completed this 4-part series based on some online fundraising experiments from NextAfter. See Part 3 – Best Location for your Email Signup Form Today’s question: Why Doesn’t Anyone […]
Where Should Your Email Signup Form Be Located? Online Fundraising Testing Series Part 3
Where Should Your Email Signup Form Be Located? Online Fundraising Testing Series Part 3 In support of using data to make better fundraising decisions, ProActive Content will be reporting on some online fundraising experiments from NextAfter for the next four weeks. See Part 2 – Are Your Emails Over-designed? Today’s question: How Does the Location […]
How Much Copy Should Be on Our Donation Page? Online Fundraising Testing Series Part 1
How Much Copy Should Be on Our Donation Page? Plus: 4 Donation Page Copywriting Tips –Online Fundraising Testing Series Part 1 NextAfter performs fundraising testing experiments to help nonprofits improve their online fundraising. In support of using data to make better fundraising decisions, ProActive Content will be reporting on some of NextAfter’s experiments for the […]
ProActive Content’s Dan Magill Delivers Presentation on How to Grow Nonprofit Email Lists Using Google Ad Gran
ProActive Content’s Dan Magill Delivers Presentation on How to Grow Nonprofit Email Lists Using Google Ad Grants Practical and Helpful Guide Unveiled at 2019 AFP Forum for Strategic Fundraising Fundraising copywriter and consultant Dan Magill gave a fast-paced, information-heavy talk in an afternoon session at the Forum for Strategic Fundraising on Thursday, June 6th. After […]
ProActive Content Is Speaking at the 2019 AFP NW Forum on Strategic Fundraising
ProActive Content Is Speaking at the 2019 AFP NW Forum on Strategic Fundraising Come Visit My Booth and Supercharge Your Fundraising Skills I’m pleased to announce that Dan Magill from ProActive Content has been chosen as a speaker at the upcoming Association of Fundraising Professionals Northwest’s annual Forum on Strategic Fundraising. The 2-day event happens […]
4 Reasons Why So Many Nonprofits Fail to Produce Consistent New Content
4 Reasons Why So Many Nonprofits Fail to Produce Consistent New Content Is Your Nonprofit’s Content Strategy Failing? This Could Be Why Consistently publishing new content has a direct impact on the awareness of your cause and your growth in fulfilling your mission. Conceptually, this isn’t hard to understand. The more people who know about […]
4 Insider Secrets to Boosting Your CTR in Google Ad Grants
4 Insider Secrets to Boosting Your CTR in Google Ad Grants What Works, What Doesn’t Work to Surpass the 5% Ad Grants CTR Requirement Google’s Ad Grants program demands a 5% click-through rate (CTR) for your overall ad campaign. If you drop below this pretty high threshold for too long, they will suspend your account. […]
How to Build Your Nonprofit’s Email List (and Spend $0 on Advertising)
How to Build Your Nonprofit’s Email List (and Spend $0 on Advertising) Walk Through This Tried and True 5-Step Email List Building Funnel Email list building should be one of your nonprofit’s top priorities. If it’s not, talk to your board and show them what I’m about to tell you. Why? Because email remains the […]
The 7 Best Email Subject Line Categories Every Nonprofit Should Be Using
The 7 Best Email Subject Line Categories Every Nonprofit Should Be Using How to Make Your Subscribers Itch to Read Every One of Your Emails Getting opened and read is not about email subject lines. It’s about email subject line categories. In the never-ending quest to get your emails opened, you need a diverse blend […]
Nonprofit Guide: How to Set Up a Google Adgrants Account That Doesn’t Get Cancelled 5 Months Later
Nonprofit Guide: How to Set Up a Google Adgrants Account That Doesn’t Get Cancelled 5 Months Later 10-Step Guide Written for Non-Tech Normal People Just Trying to Make a Difference Google Adgrants is the nonprofit branch of Google Ads. You get up to $10,000 in free online advertising per month, $329 per day. Sounds great […]
How to Set Up a Facebook Fundraiser that Raises Tons of Money with Little Work from You
How to Set Up a Facebook Fundraiser that Raises Tons of Money with Little Work from You 5 Easy Steps to Empower Your Supporters to Reach Out to Their Social Networks Facebook fundraisers are a relatively new and simple way to do peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising, but with a lot less work required from you. Typically, […]
“Help! My Nonprofit’s Home Page Stinks!”
“Help! My Nonprofit Home Page Stinks!” 12 Home Page Do’s and Don’ts for Every Nonprofit that Wants to Put Donors and Website Visitors First I’ve got good news: You’re not alone. I’ve got better news than that: There’s help. If your nonprofit is like most others, your home page isn’t just failing to get the […]
Copywrite Or Copyright?
What Is Copywriting? It’s becoming comical, but many times when I tell people I’m a copywriter, they start conjuring images of angry consumers and artists battling it out for content ownership. They remember the Napster-Metallica fight in the 90s, and the more recent conflict in which movie studios put the illegal downloading and file sharing […]
Online Marketing Tip #1: Know Who Your Website is For
Online Marketing Tip #1: Know Who Your Website is For Use Both Sides of the Coin Businesses, charities, non-profits–all of them have an online and social media presence these days, but what are they doing with it? What should they be doing? The answer lies in the age-old saying, “Two sides of the same coin.” […]
