The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 24, 2020

A few weeks ago, I wrote an article called Prospect. An astute reader e-mailed me after the article was published to remind me that I forgot one important piece of the puzzle: stewarding donors after they give. Get them moving on behalf of your charity with participatory fundraising. What is Stewarding? Get them involved.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 27, 2021

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Dear Charity Clairity, I recently read your advice about how to tactfully ask for donor feedback without making promises, and I appreciate what you had to say. For example, I was recently asked for a major gift after a year of being cultivated via email.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Last week, we started a three article series on year-end fundraising. The final 4-6 six weeks of the year is a great time for all of the seeds you have planted during the year to bloom with year-end gifts. The first part described why donors give during the year-end giving season. Stick with adding beds. by the end of the year!”

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 7, 2024

She’s the author of the bestseller Philanthropy Revolution and is ready to guide charities to a new mindset that sees donors as people, not sources of revenue. Why Fundraising Needs a Revolution In the wake of their newfound wealth, Greer and her husband learned that, strangely enough, you can’t just give million-dollar gifts to nonprofits.

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

My last article of this two-part series, “ Nonprofit Giving Trends and Future Fundraising Strategy ,” began a discussion of smart fundraising strategies to take advantage of best practices and current trends. After all, your thank you establishes trust and kick starts your ‘next gift strategy.’ Do you type your signer’s signature?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

Charities feared last year donors would lose jobs, see income diminish, worry their nest eggs were insecure, and would consequently stop giving. When charities made their case, donors answered the calls to action with remarkable generosity. And that’s what happened with charities who froze in fear. Giving in the U.S.

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Qgiv

APRIL 27, 2023

Apple Pay Giving via Venmo Add impact images Promote matching gifts Encourage recurring giving 1. Being able to put donors’ minds at ease and offering them a convenient and safe way to make gifts is a great way to stay ahead of the curve and raise more for your nonprofit organization. Check out this article to learn more.

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Candid

AUGUST 11, 2022

In-kind gifts are contributions by corporations of goods or services, other than cash grants. . Workplace giving programs encourage a company’s employees to give their time and/or money to a charity by matching their efforts with dollars and other means of support. . What types of support do corporations give? . Have a question?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Dear Charity Clairity, We just launched the very beginning phase of a capital campaign to create ADA handicap access in our Studio Annex where art classes are held. — Charity Clairity. We hired a Campaign Consultant. Much success!

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 19, 2018

As 2018 draws to a close, I was curious to see which of the 160+ articles we’ve published to date this year have been the most read. Without further ado, here is the countdown of the most popular articles published on npENGAGE in 2018: . Read the article for Shana’s insights. . .

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Don’t miss your best opportunity to solicit these individual gifts. . A brief description of the outcomes their gift will make possible. It’s what happens because of the donor’s gift. In the past, I’ve reached out to businesses to suggest that they consider making gifts in honor of all of their employees.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

One important study shows that a positive image of a child leads to a higher average gift donation than a negative one. A 2013 article from The Guardian suggests that using negative emotions such as guilt doesn’t lead to long-term giving, but reward emotions such as pride or belonging do, as they enable people to enjoy giving.

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Robert Weiner

AUGUST 8, 2012

Tale #1: Our front desk received a call from someone who wanted to give a major gift to our college. She transferred this caller to a major gift officer. Here's what my major gifts officer wrote up: The caller’s granddaughters decided to give funds to [the college]. I’ve anonymized the tellers of the tales and the subjects.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 29, 2014

He is the author of over 20 books, numerous academic articles and dozens of papers and presentations worldwide. These gifts have ranged from pens, pins, plaques, to expensive gift baskets, coffee mugs and the naming of a building or room, in the case of philanthropists. There are two general categories of gifts to donors.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In this article, we’ll discuss one of the most impactful tactics for improving your donation page: adding more giving options. By accepting additional payment methods and giving donors opportunities to increase their gifts’ impact, you’ll engage more donors and boost your fundraising success. Let’s dive in!

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CauseVox

MARCH 11, 2022

Using these standards, and for the purposes of this article, we’re classifying any org with assets totaling $500K or less as small. Not only can you raise money through event registration, but you can also boost your revenue with sponsorships, branded merchandise, and matching gifts. Corporate Matching Gifts. Small But Mighty.

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Charity Village

MAY 23, 2024

In this article, I’ll delve into the dos and don’ts of grant writing and provide a basic oversight that will […] The post Grant writing dos and don’ts appeared first on CharityVillage. Writing grants is a highly sought-after skill in many nonprofits, and can be overwhelming for those just getting started.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

To tap this potential, your NGO, nonprofit, or charity needs to activate its social media presence before, during, and after #GivingTuesday to help build the movement and, in the process, raise awareness and funds for your organization and mission. Write an article or blog post summarizing the success of your giving day and then: 1.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 12, 2013

Note: This article will focus on international development from my perspective working in an African country, although the questions raised are pertinent to any “developed” country or continent’s relationship to a “developing” region. Like this article? Read Karina Lungo''s " Research Friday: Why Give to International Charities? ".

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

No matter what your mission is, you’re probably dedicating significant resources to finding potential supporters and getting that first gift. Make it easy for them to give that first gift of $10 and continue to steward the relationship for higher dollar donations down the road. Don’t forget about your website footer.

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Volunteer Hub

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

According to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), a corporate partnership is where a charity forms a relationship with a business. It usually involves a charity receiving funds, goods or services in exchange for something the corporate partner sees as beneficial. What is a corporate partnership?

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Question: I am the interested in starting a public charity, and I want to legally protect my influence and ability to control the affairs of the organization. Long answer: Public charities are an IRS designation of organizations that are organized and operated for exempt purposes. In a charity, the public interest served is paramount.

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Double the Donation

MAY 25, 2021

America’s Charities. Benevity’s platform helps companies find volunteer opportunities, set up and run volunteer grant programs, manage matching gifts and payroll donations, and more. Using CyberGrants, you can create innovative programs from matching gifts, to political action campaigns, to charitable spending accounts. .

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In today’s socially-conscious age, businesses want to support charities and their missions. Spotlight your corporate partner on social media, your email newsletter, and your website. To go one step further, you can offer your corporate sponsor gifts to show how thankful you are for them.

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Double the Donation

APRIL 28, 2021

In this article, we’ll outline seven employee engagement ideas centered around philanthropy. We’ll discuss: Matching Gift Programs. Matching Gift Programs. One of the most common ways companies do this is by implementing matching gift programs. How do matching gifts tie into employee engagement? Let’s get started.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2022

A few lowlights from our past: Letting the donor get too close to the wealth screen, not reading the room to realize who the real decision-makers were, asking for a big gift without the proper cultivation, and not doing our donor research. Accidentally letting a donor eat potpourri (ouch!). Why Should I Give to You? and put gratitude first.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2018

Where it gets difficult is securing the second and successive gifts. . R ecency e ffects : As time goes on, memory of care at the hospital fades, reducing the stimulus that contributed to the first gift and would contribute to a possible second gift; . What prompted the first gift? Key metrics to explore: .

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 17, 2022

Warning, this article COMPLETELY buries the lead on the real reason why donate now, pay later could be a game-changer. A donation, on the other hand, is a one-time gift. If you make a pledge to give $100 to your favorite charity, but then find yourself in tough financial times, you can always back out of that pledge.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

Their gift helps fulfill their personal philanthropic goals. Use the 3 steps below and the 1-Page Fundraising Plan template you can download at the end of the article to get started. It may not seem like much at first to receive a $10 monthly gift, but over the year that’s $120. Let’s Build Your Fundraising Plan! Are you ready??

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2021

When you’re determining who to cultivate for your major donor portfolio, do you simply look at everyone who gave more than $1,000 (or whatever your major gift amount is) and dump them all into your portfolio for the year? Where Do Qualifying and Tiering Donors Fall Within Major Gift Fundraising? I confess: I used to do that.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Use the links below to quickly jump to sections in this article: What is an employee giving program? Matching Gifts With a matching gifts program , employees make gifts to nonprofits and the company matches each donation dollar for dollar. Why should you consider starting an employee giving program?

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Double the Donation

MARCH 31, 2021

Likewise, if you work for a company trying to implement or enhance its workplace giving program, this article will be a great resource for you, too. One of the most common types of workplace giving programs is payroll deductions, through which employees automatically deduct a portion of their paycheck to a charity of their choice.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 14, 2023

This article will cover the following strategies for donor communications for small nonprofits: Tailor communications to donor preferences. Set your messages apart from other nonprofits by getting creative with charity eCards. After a donor makes a gift, regardless of its size, send them a thank-you message.

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Givinga

JANUARY 26, 2021

As we’ve seen through the pandemic, companies and individuals have been rallying around specific cause initiatives, curating lists of charities that fall under a cause initiative for their employees to support, rather than identifying one specific charity. A pandemic creates hardships but through those hardships also comes opportunity.

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NCE Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Adam Ostrow from Mashable has written a nice article about a new feature Facebook is rolling out – it is called charity gifts. Basically, Facebook is opening up their gift store software – so you can buy a gift which is a $5 or $10 donation for a charity.

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Givinga

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

In this article, we’ll discuss several ways companies can make donations to registered 501c3 charities to improve reputation and help their brand become recognized for social responsibility. Grants can also be given to national and international charities to increase your philanthropic profile. Employee Matching Gift Programs.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

This article offers suggestions to help churches like yours grow giving with church fundraising events. International giving days like Giving Tuesday have made giving to charities the norm during certain parts of the year. Recurring gift drive. Recurring gifts provide steady fundraising to many nonprofits. The best part?

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