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Major Gifts Still Require A Personal Touch: Here’s Why AI Alone Won’t Work For Fundraising

Bloomerang

Everyone is talking about potential applications and the way that AI can add value to their professions and industries. It can expedite research, gift processing and acknowledgments, preparation of proposals, contact reports, and monitoring and reporting on the impact of precious donor gift dollars.

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2 Email Templates to Soft Launch Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Campaign

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Mention the donor’s past involvement with your organization and the impact their previous gifts have made. Make it as easy as possible for donors to finalize their gifts by offering options like ACH , credit cards, and digital wallets like Google Pay or Apple Pay. Provide a point of contact to answer any questions.

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Introducing Apsona batch gift entry for the Nonprofit Starter Pack

Judi Sohn

At KELL Partners , we couldn’t migrate them to a NPSP-based solution without a decent batch gift entry solution. You have to match those gifts to existing donors or create new ones if they don’t exist. You have to make sure those gifts aren’t already attached to pledges.

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Nonprofit Volunteer Management: Three Tips to Increase and Maintain Engagement

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The best way to do this is to require volunteers to fill out an application. Volunteer applications may vary depending on the nonprofit. Some nonprofits may only require basic contact and background information, while others may require extensive background checks due to sensitive work.

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Virtual Fundraising: 5 Tips for Moving In-Person Auctions Online

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For instance, if a local Italian restaurant donated a gift card but it’s only open for delivery, disclose this in the item restrictions field. For example, if you work at an animal shelter, ask local pet stores or boutiques for grooming gift certificates, dog and cat toys or pet sitting services.

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12 School & Higher Ed Fundraising Platforms That Match Gifts

Double the Donation

360MatchPro by Double the Donation , the leading provider of matching gift automation software, integrates with the best school and university fundraising platforms. This allows your institution to raise more and take advantage of the $4-7 billion in matching gift revenue left unclaimed each year. GiveCampus & Matching Gifts.

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10 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

As a general rule, donations pages should be simple, optimized for mobile giving, and ask for the minimal amount of information required to make a donation and to capture a donor’s contact information. For example, the Nature Conservancy offers both honor gifts and memorial gifts – each with their own donation page.

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