Blog by Encore

musings about nonprofit communications, innovation, community, and design

Two Metaphors to Help Content Strategy, Brought to you by NTC

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Two Metaphors to Help Content Strategy, Brought...

Today we bring you two really good metaphors that describe one of the biggest problems currently facing nonprofits: CONTENT. Quick shout out to Kivi Leroux...

A Little Donor Psychology from NTEN

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A Little Donor Psychology from NTEN

Hi everyone! Mike here, checking in after our first day at NTEN - and what a day it was! We felt right at home surrounded by so many nonprofit techies....

Welcome to Encore’s Blog!

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Welcome to Encore’s Blog!

Hey everyone! I’m Jerry, the official puppy mascot of Encore. The Encore team has told me that I’m what you would call an English Bulldog,...

Our First Webinar: Making Email Newsletters Valuable Again

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Our First Webinar: Making Email Newsletters...

We recently had the privilege of co-hosting a webinar with Giftworks, and it was an awesome experience. We had over 300 nonprofits tune in for the one-hour...

For Goodness Sake, Please Send an Email Today

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For Goodness Sake, Please Send an Email Today

Only one thing you need to know for this post: 1/3 of all online donations happen in December, and huge portions of that come on the 30th and 31st. HUGE...

December 28, 2012

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December 28, 2012

mercycorps: Mercy Corps team member Sanjay Gurung has the rare gift of being able to make his subjects feel at ease in front of the lens. The result is...

How Your Nonprofit Can Capture December’s Giving Trend

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How Your Nonprofit Can Capture December’s...

Our friends at Software Advice wrote this awesome article. Here’s a quick excerpt which we really liked.  The holidays are upon us, and nonprofit organizations...

Donor insights from NTEN’s latest report

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Donor insights from NTEN’s latest report

Happy Wednesday all! NTEN recently released a Nonprofit Donor Engagement report that surveyed about 1,000 donors about their giving behavior. It’s a...

Email will Soon Change

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Email will Soon Change

Today, we’re going to take a step back and offer some thoughts about technology and how email is changing. In the past, most people received five to...

Charity: Ball 2012 (Studying Campaign Page Design)

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Charity: Ball 2012 (Studying Campaign Page...

Charity: water recently launched a page inviting supporters to its annual gala, charity: ball. The same event last year, held in NYC, raised $2.2 million...