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Global Fund for Women, a leader in advancing the rights of women and girls worldwide, is using Soapbox Petitions to mobilize thousands of supporters around the globe on behalf of survivors of rape in conflict areas such as eastern Congo and Syria.
Soapbox Petitions, the latest app in the Soapbox Engage online engagement platform, provides real-time integration with Salesforce for the capturing of supporter data and a mobile-friendly user experience to facilitate action on any device. Among the international soccer talent that much of the planet is obsessively following with each dribble, pass, and shot of the World Cup stands a 5'7" Argentine who many consider the best player of his generation, if not of all-time. Here are three traits that make Lionel Messi superb, and that the best nonprofits share with him. Let's talk numbers, shall we? To start, let's grab the number 1.92. 1.92 is the number of times more likely someone signing an online petition is to donate to a similar cause after signing. This was quantified by researchers Yu-Hao Lee and Gary Hsieh in their study Does Slacktivism Hurt Activism?: The Effects of Moral Balancing and Consistency in Online Activism. So, I sign your online petition, I am then almost twice as likely as someone who didn't sign that petition to give money to a cause that is similar to yours. Notice that didn't read "give money to your organization". Mark that. It'll be on the quiz later. The researchers also found that I'm more likely to take other actions in support of similar causes after signing your petition, provided those actions don't cost me much. A great example: signing another online petition. Soapbox Shop offers nonprofits ecommerce tools that integrate with Salesforce. Sell widgets or wares, subscriptions or swag, memberships or matchsticks, and have transaction and order data saved directly to Salesforce. What's more, using our user integration add on, you can restrict what products and price points can be selected by visitors according to login status, membership level, and more! 
Nothing is perfect but it is possible to use our inevitable failures to inspire innovation, and build the collaborative learning practices needed to become more competitive, effective and resilient organizations. Let's face it. We screw up. We make mistakes. We miss the target, or realize after scoring a direct hit that we were aiming at the wrong target all along. We fail. This is all the more true when we have lofty goals which are chock full of difficult targets to hit. And nonprofits are nothing if not organizations with lofty goals. They are looking to foster the social good by curing ugly, intractable problems that don't have easy answers or tried-and-true remedies. Nonprofits need to fail. It's often within failure that true innovation happens. As a grantmaker with Salesforce, learn how you can delight your applicants, radically simplify internal tasks to slash overhead, and get the absolute most out of your investment in Salesforce through Soapbox Engage. In a 30 minute webinar from 1 - 1:30 pm ET on May 22nd, we'll discuss the success that the Nathan Cummings Foundation as had with Soapbox Engage to demonstrate how your organization can: Back in late January, I signed a petition for a cause I believe in, sponsored by an organization I care about. I posted an article recounting how the entire branding of the experience wasn't associated with the organization or the cause but with the well-known petition site hosting the form. That led to a simple question for those using online petitions: Are you building your own brand or someone else's with your online petition solution? Nearly three months after that signing, the question is all the more relevant after the seventeen follow up emails I've received. Pre-Summit Day of Training Soapbox User Summit
Tuesday, May 6th We're less than one month from the 2014 Soapbox User Summit! Read Reason #1 for attending and then register to save your spot! Reason #1: You're using only a fraction of Soapbox...attend to get so much more from of your nonprofit's online presence!Pre-Summit Day of Training Soapbox User Summit The Soapbox User Summit is just a few short weeks away! Check out Reason #2 for attending and register to save your spot. Reason #2: Boost fundraising with tools and strategiesPre-Summit Day of Training Soapbox User Summit Early bird priicng for the 2014 Soapbox User Summit ends this Friday! Check out Reason #3 for attending and then register so you can save your organization some cash! Reason #3: Learn what's new and upcoming in Soapbox |
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