Texting service for nonprofits
Boost engagement and drive donations with nonprofit SMS
In today's digital age, good communication is critical to the success of non-profit organizations. SMS marketing, often known as text message marketing, has developed as a dynamic and impactful method for engaging fans, funders, and volunteers in a direct and personal manner. Non-profits may utilize SMS to create a more connected and caring world by expanding their reach and mobilizing communities around their causes.
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SMS marketing helps non-profits to broadcast short and compelling communications straight to their target audience's mobile phones. SMS is an effective channel for advertising events, fundraising campaigns, and motivating action for social causes because of its real-time reach and high open rates.
Benefits of SMS marketing
Text marketing benefits for charities
and non-profits
Immediate Impact
Text messages have a remarkably high open rate, ensuring that non-profits can instantly reach their audience with time-sensitive updates, event reminders, and urgent appeals, fostering a sense of urgency and action.
Personalized Connection
SMS allows non-profits to address recipients by name and customize messages, creating a more personalized and intimate connection with supporters, thereby strengthening the organization's relationship with its audience.
Effortless Fundraising for Non-profits
With a clear SMS call-to-action and links to donation pages, SMS makes it easier for non-profits to prompt supporters to donate instantly, streamlining the fundraising process and facilitating contributions.
Advocacy and Awareness
Through SMS marketing, non-profits can raise awareness about critical social issues, urging recipients to act, sign petitions, and support advocacy campaigns, empowering their supporters to become agents of change.
Cultivating Donor Relationships
By expressing appreciation and sharing the impact of contributions via SMS, non-profit organizations can nurture stronger donor relationships, fostering loyalty and encouraging continued support.
Use cases of Texting
Organize and promote your event using texting
Thank supporters
Don't forget to thank your supporters! Show your appreciation with a text for the people who support your organization. You can even send out text messages with
a special offer or discount.
Event promotion
Send out text messages to remind people about upcoming events, such as fundraisers, galas, or volunteer opportunities. Promote special deals or discounts for event attendees.
Ask for donations
SMS is a great way to ask for donations from supporters. You
can send text messages with a
link to your donation page, or you can even set up a text-to-give campaign.
Text-to-donate
campaigns
Implement text-to-donate campaigns by promoting specific keywords and short codes to supporters. Include a compelling call-to-action and explain how their contributions will make a difference.
Birthday and holiday appeals
Send heartfelt messages to supporters on their special occasions, expressing gratitude for their past support and inviting them to celebrate with a donation.
Monthly giving
programs
Promote the benefits of monthly giving through SMS messages, emphasizing how recurring donations provide stability and help plan long-term projects.
Text marketing features
Texting features for Non-profit organizations
Group Texting
Send messages to multiple recipients simultaneously, making it efficient for disseminating important updates, event invitations, or urgent alerts to a wide audience.
Nonprofits text message templates
SMS templates for nonprofit organizations
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What do you mean by credits?1 message = 1 credit. Message includes incoming and outgoing SMS. 1 MMS = 2 credits.
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Can I use my existing landline for texting?Absolutely! You can text enable your existing landline number any day without any change in your current voice plan. You can even text enable your 10-digit VoIP number as well.
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Can I use my existing VoIP number for texting?Yes, you can. You can text enable your VoIP number in seconds and can use it for your communication.
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Can my customers text my landline number?Absolutely! Using Falkon SMS, you can send and receive messages with your landline number.
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Do I need any additional hardware to enable texting?No. You don't need to buy any additional hardware to text. You just need a desktop/laptop through which you can text.
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How do you count messages?We use credit system to count messages. 1 credit = 1 outgoing message/1 incoming message. Message can either be a text/MMS.
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What if I go over my monthly allowance?If you reach your monthly allowance, your outgoing and incoming messages will be stopped. You can send and receive messages again if you recharge with an add-on/wait till the next month for renewal.
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I have multiple phone numbers and want to text-enable them. Can I do it using Falkon SMS?Yes. You can keep multiple phone numbers under a single organization using Falkon SMS.