WPblab EP65 – Nonprofit Marketing With WordPress w/ Nathan Porter
March 1, 2017, 11:44 p.m. (7 years, 8 months ago)
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This week on WPblab we'll be speaking with Nathan Porter on how you can use WordPress effectively to market your nonprofit. Nathan is CEO wannapixel and cofounder of ukuupeople. Interact with him on his personal blog.
Components of a Nonprofit running WordPress
Intranet – their internal company site
Nonprofits are just like companies in that they have specific niches they are working with
Nonprofits have two separate spheres they have to operate in – one is fundraising – the other is their cause, can be difficult to balance
Marketing – “Who is it that we are trying to target online and what action is that we want them to take?”
GiveWP only runs with WordPress – it is difficult to market something that only works if you have something else – important to educate (how do you start a site, buying a domain name, setting up WordPress) https://givewp.com/
Build Infrastructure
CRM plugin for WordPress – help to keep your contacts updated. Everytime they interact with your WordPress website and provide more information, their contact info is updated. http://ukuupeople.com/
You need to have the infrastructure in place to be able to do good marketing for your nonprofit
Storytelling
When you are close to the organization, it can be harder to tell your story in a way that makes sense to outsiders, so….
Landing page content is important – needs to make sense. What is it that you (or your company) does? It needs to be clear … not ambiguous. Know who you are targeting. If you are trying to talk to everyone, you are talking to no one.
Put your fundraising message front and center. Tell your story effectively – have to figure out how to get someone from just discovering your organization, to understanding, to connecting and to wanting to be a part and to support it
Don’t just assume you know your audience – track your stats, check analytics, find out who your real demographic is and then you can figure out the best way to reach them
Kevin Hoffman: I think sometimes WP devs choose proprietary software because they need out-of-the-box solutions and don't have time for setup/integration.
So my question is, what can marketing do to make the benefits of a WordPress solution more appealing than the convenience of an alternative?
Screen recording QA solutions
* Usersnap.com
* Hotjar.com
* Validately.com
Marketing with WordPress.org
Donations
The thing that can be hardest for nonprofits to understand is the investment in marketing and the return they will get for that investment (often a long term investment)
Don’t increase your donation levels to increase donations, it’s counter-productive. Instead, lower the donation levels, make it so easy to do that people don’t even think about it and your donations will increase. Also, think about offering subscription donations, so that people don’t have to remember to come back and donate.
Most common reason ppl didn't donate: weren't thanked previously, says Turnkey's Otis Fulton #P2PForum17
— P2P Forum (@P2PForum) March 2, 2017
CRM
Having a CRM allows you to keep track of who’s giving what, and who’s been in contact with who – very important to keep track of who’s given during a campaign so you don’t ask twice.
Components of a Nonprofit running WordPress
Intranet – their internal company site
Nonprofits are just like companies in that they have specific niches they are working with
Nonprofits have two separate spheres they have to operate in – one is fundraising – the other is their cause, can be difficult to balance
Marketing – “Who is it that we are trying to target online and what action is that we want them to take?”
GiveWP only runs with WordPress – it is difficult to market something that only works if you have something else – important to educate (how do you start a site, buying a domain name, setting up WordPress) https://givewp.com/
Build Infrastructure
CRM plugin for WordPress – help to keep your contacts updated. Everytime they interact with your WordPress website and provide more information, their contact info is updated. http://ukuupeople.com/
You need to have the infrastructure in place to be able to do good marketing for your nonprofit
Storytelling
When you are close to the organization, it can be harder to tell your story in a way that makes sense to outsiders, so….
Landing page content is important – needs to make sense. What is it that you (or your company) does? It needs to be clear … not ambiguous. Know who you are targeting. If you are trying to talk to everyone, you are talking to no one.
Put your fundraising message front and center. Tell your story effectively – have to figure out how to get someone from just discovering your organization, to understanding, to connecting and to wanting to be a part and to support it
Don’t just assume you know your audience – track your stats, check analytics, find out who your real demographic is and then you can figure out the best way to reach them
Kevin Hoffman: I think sometimes WP devs choose proprietary software because they need out-of-the-box solutions and don't have time for setup/integration.
So my question is, what can marketing do to make the benefits of a WordPress solution more appealing than the convenience of an alternative?
Screen recording QA solutions
* Usersnap.com
* Hotjar.com
* Validately.com
Marketing with WordPress.org
Donations
The thing that can be hardest for nonprofits to understand is the investment in marketing and the return they will get for that investment (often a long term investment)
Don’t increase your donation levels to increase donations, it’s counter-productive. Instead, lower the donation levels, make it so easy to do that people don’t even think about it and your donations will increase. Also, think about offering subscription donations, so that people don’t have to remember to come back and donate.
Most common reason ppl didn't donate: weren't thanked previously, says Turnkey's Otis Fulton #P2PForum17
— P2P Forum (@P2PForum) March 2, 2017
CRM
Having a CRM allows you to keep track of who’s giving what, and who’s been in contact with who – very important to keep track of who’s given during a campaign so you don’t ask twice.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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