Weak economy, strong campaign*
*Or, How to stop worrying and beat the recession. The results rolling in from the fundraising appeal were… well, terrible. It was mid-November, the economy was in shambles and getting worse by the day and Oxfam America’s first end-of-year email appeal of 2008 was...
What Worked for Obama Can Work for YOUR Organization
The presidential campaign may be over, but there are still many lessons to be learned from the Obama campaign’s stunningly successful online fundraising efforts. Over the course of his 21- month presidential campaign, Barack Obama’s online fundraising machine raised...
Do Email Silences Matter?
Are you one of the many email fundraisers, organizers, advocates or marketers who view their online statistics with a sigh? Do you fantasize about sky-high open, click-through, and response rates… a list with zero unsubscribes? If so, you are not alone. Nonprofit...
Why Open Rates are Dropping and What it Means for You
Open rates are dropping like flies. When we examined data from 15 national non-profit groups we found a steady, striking decline in email open rates across all the groups over the past two years.