Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2021

Successful outreach requires understanding your donors and what makes them decide to give. To be specific, many nonprofit organizations rely heavily on digital marketing due to its relatively low cost and quick delivery rates. To explain how this works, this article will discuss how direct mail can: Build Momentum.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2023

The average nonprofit email open rate is 23%. And, really, what does it matter if someone who doesn’t give to you unsubscribes? This keeps the keeps the warm glow of giving going , making them more receptive to continuing to stay engaged with you. I often say “ if you want gifts, give them.” 85% of all emails are spam.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

We had close to 2,000 fundraising friends sign up, and we kicked things off by surveying the audience about their year-end fundraising goals (which we defined to include Giving Tuesday ). Included in this article you’ll find: The results of our flash polls we conducted on year-end fundraising. Let’s dive into the poll data.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

And it’s better to give it sooner than later, for a couple of reasons. Recency is the most important predictor of likelihood to give. If your donor is stuck in processing mode for weeks or months after giving, you’ll miss out on their most-likely-to-give-again period – a time when you could have received a second gift.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

According to social media researcher and author Dan Zarrella , including more links in your emails will garner better click-through rates and fewer unsubscribes. Cite your stats and facts with source articles, provide links to more information about your campaigns on your website, and of course include buttons to your donate page.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

The longer a donor gives to your organization, the more time you have to build meaningful relationships that will reinforce their long-lasting support. . But first, let’s compare how the major communication channels of direct mail versus digital communications play a role in donor retention.

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Double the Donation

JANUARY 28, 2022

You stumble across the idea of corporate philanthropy and, more specifically, employee giving. You decide to take the plunge and invest in developing a workplace giving initiative that will simultaneously benefit your company, your employees, and a wide range of charitable organizations. Provide employees with ample ways to give.

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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. One place I worked saw appeals with notes get a 30%+ rate of return vs. a 4% return from appeals without notes! .

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

You’ll get a better return on the time, money, and effort you spend executing your GivingTuesday strategy if you can inspire new donors to give again in the future. You notice each new donor gives around $50, which means you net around $10 per donor. And that, in turn, results in decreased individual giving, and the cycle continues.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Instead of sending the email from your nonprofit’s named email address, send it via a specific person’s mail account. According to studies , sending emails from a personal name instead of an organization’s name can significantly increase click-through rates. Give first, ask second. Do not waste a recipient’s time.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2023

The average nonprofit email open rate is 23%. And, really, what does it matter if someone who doesn’t give to you unsubscribes? This keeps the keeps the warm glow of giving going , making them more receptive to continuing to stay engaged with you. I often say “ if you want gifts, give them.” 85% of all emails are spam.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Direct mail is a major workhorse for all nonprofits. And regardless of what you hear or think about online giving, most gifts still come via the mail. This week guest blogger Gail Perry is back with her top tips to help us all raise more money by mail. 112 Tips to Raise More Money by Mail. Thanks Gail!

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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. Reference past giving history. Here are the most common communication channels nonprofits use and what types of messages they work best for: Direct mail. Reference past giving history.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Starting during the weekend of Black Friday, Cyber Monday and #GivingTuesday in 2016, Gmail introduced a new method for measuring the quality of engagement when it comes to email deliverability from the email sender to determine if an email should be delivered to an inbox, known as the inbox placement rate.

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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: . Donor retention rates haven’t snuck north of 50% in more than a decade.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

Each generation living today has come of age with profoundly different experiences concerning mass communication and these differences directly impact how they give to nonprofits. Seniors who came age during the era of print media still prefer print communications and charitable giving.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 24, 2024

The work you do wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of your donors, so it’s vital that you work to build genuine relationships that inspire them to continue giving. In this article, we’ll explain what email automation is and explore three strategies you can use to leverage it. That’s where email automation comes in.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Whether you’re brand new to nonprofit work or a veteran of the sector, you know that Giving Tuesday is one of the most important fundraising days of the year. This is because Giving Tuesday gets nonprofits real results. Giving Tuesday began in 2012, raising an estimated $10 million in its first year, according to Nonprofits Source.

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NetWits

JUNE 13, 2011

Although the findings of the recently released 2011 donorCentrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmarking Report haven’t changed much since the last edition three years ago, its release has (re)fueled the conversation fire in the #nptech community. flickr.com/photos/mikebaird. In MultiChannel Donors: Real? Where to go from here.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2022

Is one of the richest men in the world—a philanthropist who has spent the last few decades giving billions of dollars to causes like yours around the world—about to tell us that he thinks our collective fears are going to come true? The next tweets give some context for the news he’s about the share. That’s not all.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

It may make sense to hire someone to give you that help, especially if that person has the skills you need and can work remotely. Your nonprofit needs you working in your strengths , not setting up your newsletter in Mail Chimp or scheduling your next Facebook post. Then, give it a whirl! Nor should you.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Nonprofit advocacy campaigns give your supporters a new way to get involved while furthering your mission through grassroots action. You can give your campaign its best chance at success by keeping up with advocacy best practices and figuring out how to strategically apply them to your own efforts. Direct mail.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 7, 2017

By understanding sector trends, database insights, how to build an effective year end giving campaign, and remembering to share gratitude, you’ll arrive at the end of the year ready to engage your donors and support your mission in a big way. End of Year Giving Trends and Opportunities. Building a successful year end giving campaign.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Here’s why: Nearly ONE THIRD of annual giving occurs in December. 12% of annual giving occurs on the last 3 days of the year. You must be purposeful about the stories you share and the way you Ask for donations because the combination of the two can make a big difference in how donors feel and whether or not they give.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Did you know as many as 81% percent of new donors don’t return to give again? Do you know what your retention rates are or how to increase donor loyalty? After all, an average customer retention rate for for-profit businesses range from 54% to 84% , which is well above the nonprofit average of 43%. .

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

Result: 63% more donations, 55% higher conversion rate and a 2X ROI. The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) used this strategy during Giving Tuesday to maximize their year-end online fundraising. Had a 55% increased conversion rate. Instead of uploading their entire list, EDF first segmented it into 2 groups: Giving History.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 12, 2021

In this year’s spring fundraising campaigns, expect to see organizations: Emphasizing mobile giving. Emphasizing Mobile Giving. Mobile giving took off with the proliferation of smartphones in the past decade or so, and it continues to grow in popularity. Appealing to younger donors. Revisiting corporate partnerships.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

For example, you can compare this year’s year-end giving campaign to last year’s. Are users from Google spending more time on your website than those who found it via a recent news article? Are certain pages seeing a high bounce rate? Website Conversion Rate. Email Open Rate. Email Click-Through Rate.

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3rd Sector Labs

MAY 14, 2014

So, add the term ‘fundraising’ and you understand that we are talking about donor or constituent related data that helps us to understand who our prospective donor is and how we can develop the best relationship possible in order to maximize giving over the course of a campaign or a lifetime. Sounds worthwhile, right? What do to?

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

However, a recent Giving USA report showed a 13.4 percent decline in giving by individuals (with overall giving down by about 10.5 percent after inflation adjustments) for calendar year-end giving in 2022. Just as the previous year was a complex year for nonprofits, it was also a complicated one for individual donors.

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3rd Sector Labs

MARCH 1, 2015

You keep mailing out newsletters and fundraising appeals. Your response rate falls from 60% to 40% to under 30% over time. You keep adding new donors, new prospects and your mailing lists get larger. Have you done the math on returned mail? Purged giving campaign data every year. Donors lapse. Some move away.

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Achieve

APRIL 28, 2022

Incentivize donors to give more. Sharing functions for users to post articles and fundraisers on social media. An integrated, easy-to-use donation form that suggests specific giving amounts with clearly labeled buttons. Giving habits. such as lifetime value, method of giving, gift amount, and frequency of giving.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In her previous role as Foundation Manager for the VRMC Foundation, she managed the annual giving programs, assisted and oversaw the annual budget and marketing plans, and managed a major gift donor portfolio of over 150 donors. The average annual donor retention rate for the nonprofit sector hovers around 40-45%.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 26, 2021

Your donation page’s content and presentation impacts whether visitors give, how much they contribute, and whether they’ll donate again. To help your nonprofit’s leaders understand the power behind a branded donation page, this article will explore how well-crafted donation pages can: Reinforce your nonprofit’s mission and values.

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2021

While these changes give users more control over how their data and information are being shared, they’re also forcing organizations to change the way they track and report on their digital performance. Declining email open rates. of all emails opened on iPhones or iPads were via the Apple Mail app.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

There are hundreds of shady firms out there that will quote you a low price and give you empty promises of first-page results, but only end up wasting your money. If none of these are feasible, boost SEO yourself: use keywords in your titles, make posts and articles over 500 words, maintain a fast load time on your site and keep URLs simple.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 29, 2020

Mainly, if the leader gives keynote speeches, writes articles, or is seen as an essential voice in the field, your organization can reap more significant benefits in terms of brand recognition. Credible, Recognizable Leadership. Without strong leadership, it’s hard to build community support or create change. Author Bio.

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