The 5 Most Dangerous Donation Page Mistakes & How You Can Fix Them
Last week I went to London to speak at the Institute of Fundraising’s National Fundraising Convention. At the convention, I shared some tips and tools I’ve found useful when helping people click donate on your nonprofit website. Your whole website, from the moment someone lands there, can tell people if you’re trustworthy or not. One […]
Five Things That You Can Learn from “The Long Tail” for Marketing Your Nonprofit
What is the Long Tail?
It’s a book by Chris Anderson, who talks about the internet’s ability to keep a product going long after it should have stopped selling. The Long Tail means that there are no masses, but lots of people with very specific sets of niches and interests. Mr. Anderson looks at the business models of Zappos, Amazon, Ebay, Apple, Google, and other top American companies, and tries to decipher how they keep up with the changing pace of the business world and the internet markets.
This can apply to your charity, and I’m going to tell you how after the jump.