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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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

They can’t be expected to keep track of their giving status–especially if you’re on a fiscal year and they think in calendar years. . Then orient callers around the evening’s purpose, review a suggested script you’ve shared in advance, and answer any questions. Please put it on your calendar for next year as a ‘must do.’

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

But through shared documents and calendars via cloud-based platforms, the Executive Director of the horse rescue has the extra help they need to get everything done. Your nonprofit needs you working in your strengths , not setting up your newsletter in Mail Chimp or scheduling your next Facebook post. Nor should you. FUNDRAISING.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2014

Your Fundraising Career Empowerment Guide , was given a 5 star review by About.com. . Make a donor retention calendar to keep your donors loyal! Over $100 Check in the mail: Thank them with a phone call & letter. Over $1000 check in the mail: Call them up and see if you can go to coffee.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

In this guide, we’ll review the importance of year-end giving and the best strategies to use to plan a successful campaign. Direct mail is the most popular year-end giving marketing method. Develop a communications calendar for October, November, and December for each segment of your donors with key dates for each touchpoint.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Prior to rolling your plan out to a larger audience, ask those closest to your organization—like your GivingTuesday committee members and top fundraisers—to review your messaging and toolkit. Create a content calendar for social media but leave room to leverage real-time numbers to highlight both urgency and excitement as the day progresses.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2020

You have to collect stories and photos of program participants, get their consent, pull data on your programs, clean up your donor database, plan events, schedule donor meetings, print materials, fix your mail merge and lick a thousand envelopes ? Set an operations calendar. Direct Mail. all in one month. . Develop content.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 4, 2022

Or maybe you sent your mailing out at a time when people are distracted with something else like vacations or elections or major holidays. When you send an appeal through the mail, you incur a significant expense, and that makes it really painful when the letter doesn’t bring in as much money as you expect. To raise more, do more!

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

She specializes in nonprofit leadership, fundraising careers, writing fundraising plans, direct mail, e-newsletters, and copy for online fundraising. Your Fundraising Career Empowerment Guide, was also given a 5 star review by Nonprofit.About.com. Her latest book, Get the Job! Space is limited! To save your spot CLICK HERE .

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Achieve

JULY 21, 2022

let’s review what makes this form such an important part of nonprofit accounting. . Your organization’s name, mailing address, and website (if applicable). Keep an eye on the calendar. For reference, Form 990 is due on the 15th day of the 5th month of each calendar year. The Importance of Form 990 for Nonprofits.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 25, 2024

Whatever you do, maintain a content calendar and be consistent. Operations & Leadership Nonprofit Email Marketing: 7 Best Practices for Effective Emails 12 min read Read Now Member Newsletter Content Ideas When you read “content calendar” in the section above, you may have been thinking: “Okay, but what’s supposed to go in it?”

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Newsletter Content Ideas Tips 52

Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

To help you build your content plan, Neon One has created a 2024 Nonprofit Calendar that you can download as a PDF or add to your existing personal calendar. To download the calendar or learn more about nonprofit content planning, here’s a quick overview of this article: What’s in Neon One’s 2024 Nonprofit Calendar?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. That said, you should also monitor this site (and others like it) for the rare rogue review. A great source for free icons to use on your website, blog, Facebook Page, in your e-mail newsletter, etc.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Don’t Skip Direct Mail. During the Year-End Fundraising Fair session, “Direct Mail In The Digital Age” nonprofit coach Kelly McLaughlin shared that over her 12+ years of experience, she has found that direct mail is still an effective fundraising tool, especially as part of your year-end appeal. .

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Fundraising Social Media Sponsor Mail 79

Care2

DECEMBER 29, 2014

Review Your Goals and Make Sure They Are Tangible. Review Your Online Strategy. In terms of donations, direct mail is still the number one way most nonprofits raise money. In 2015, review your online strategy. Do you have an online editorial calendar? Are You Diversified?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Understanding who gives, why, and when can help your nonprofit make more sensitive and inclusive appeals at the close of the calendar year. Review your constituent data. In addition to face-to-face connections, appeals can be sent via email, promoted on social media, introduced by phone, and mailed directly to donors.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

The Four Elements of a Nonprofit Self-Audit of Your Marketing Plan When you walk through your nonprofit self-audit, you have four major tasks: clarifying your marketing goals, taking stock of your organizational assets, reviewing your systems, and tracking your progress. Review your recent emails. Let’s take it one step at a time: 1.

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Marketing Guide Metrics Nonprofit 69

Classy

JUNE 1, 2021

Direct Mail (19.2%). Each event you host provides you with treasure troves of new content opportunities to build your social content calendar. As you’re reviewing your recording or transcript, take note of compelling moments, talk tracks, or tips. Review your transcript to create longer form content. Emails (19.9%).

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Pursuing a multichannel marketing strategy using a variety of channels, from social media and email to direct mail, will allow you to expand your reach and promote your cause to the widest possible audience. Also, review your fundraising metrics and data from previous campaigns. Direct mail. Online fundraising.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 27, 2022

If you operate on a calendar year, your fourth quarter will be your most lucrative by far. Remind yourself that you have plenty of time to make adjustments and additions to your fundraising calendar to catch up. Did you make it easy for the recipient of the letter to give by mail and online via a QR code and an easy URL?

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Evaluation Fundraising Raise Grant 72

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Have you peeked at your calendar today? Review your end-of-year campaigns from the past 3-5 years. Do a similar review of other appeals/campaigns. Setup time with your annual fund manager to review successful past direct mail campaigns. Review how mobile-friendly your emails are. Which didn’t?

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

Outlook.com now has 400 million active accounts, more than a quarter of which are getting their mail, contacts, and calendars on mobile devices via Exchange ActiveSync. Users of other services like Gmail or Yahoo Mail can set up a new @outlook.com address and have their other accounts forwarded. New Features.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

The potential for being overwhelmed by technology is magnified in the workplace by something called “ Collaborative Overload ” Rob Cross and Adam Grant in a recent Harvard Business Review article. Just because the default setting on your calendar software is for 60 minutes, it doesn’t necessarily mean you need the full hour.

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Collaboration Tips Tech Nonprofit 120

Classy

APRIL 2, 2021

To design a successful virtual event, it isn’t necessary to rinse and repeat your in-person event calendar or create “virtual versions” of your usual event experiences. Instead, take a step back and review your organizational and fundraising event goals. Challenge Event Assumptions and Ask, “What Is the Goal?” .

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2022

You can fundraise in a variety of ways from sending email and direct mail appeals, to hosting fundraising events to raise funds from a captive audience. Take some time to answer these questions and get your fundraising initiatives on your organization’s calendar so that you can put them into action when the time comes. .

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Take a look at calendar year-end LYBUNTS. WEEK 2: Review your Case. Don’t worry that these individuals received your year-end mailing: This letter will be much more personal (consider hand addressing) and shouldn’t resemble a direct mail piece. November 10-16) . Who has usually given by this time of year but hasn’t yet?

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NTEN

JULY 5, 2013

While we''d love it if you could review and vote for all of them, we know you''re busy. If we did it that way, we''d have 70 sessions on social media, 37 on websites, and a score on e-mail. You can see the full review calendar here. You can always change your vote later. Q: There are so many sessions.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2020

According to research : An average organization with a database of 50,000 records could be wasting up to $3,200 per mailing due to inaccurate addresses and deceased records. Schedule time on your calendar monthly for training so it doesn’t drop to the bottom of the priority list again! Set and commit to a next date of portfolio review.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 4, 2019

Here’s how we did it: R: Review. They “renew their membership” in the Acorn Club each year when they receive our solicitation letter in the mail. They renew their membership each year when they receive a reminder letter in the mail, typically during the month that they originally joined the MWA.

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Foundation Program Giving Tips 35

CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Not only that, but with the move to more and more online giving (there was a 32% increase in online revenue in 2020), events like #GivingTuesday have become an even more important part of your fundraising calendar. Do a review of your annual projections and goals, and look at what you need. Goals don’t come out of thin air.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

As Maeve Strathy puts it, “direct mail is not dead and works very well when integrated with other outlets.” Think about the most effective ways to reach your donors whether it’s social media, direct mail, email or something else altogether. Put together your story, tell it in a compelling and meaningful way and anything can happen.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Trello also has workflow automation features which include: Rule-based triggers Custom buttons Calendar commands Due date commands Why This Fundraising App Made Our List Trello works both from your desktop and from your mobile device with the Trello app. Review your members’ dues and charges, and alert them when they have overdue payments.

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Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2022

Answer these questions and review the data from past campaigns to understand where your organization currently stands and how you can build on past performance. We will grow our donor base by 10% by June using direct mail appeals, social media posts, and our giving day campaign. A direct mail campaign. Direct mail.

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

One organization spent 10 hours a month maintaining an online calendar. When we reviewed their website statistics, we found that nobody ever visited that calendar. Given our multiple team members, we use a wiki as an easy-to-use online collaborative space, where we keep a calendar of upcoming blog topics and draft blog posts.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Whether you have a previous fundraising plan or not, review your 2023 fundraising activities to gather insights. The fundraising landscape has evolved, which means you need to be prepared to offer an abundance of options beyond traditional methods like direct mail.

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Develop Calendar Nonprofit Retention 72

Connection Cafe

APRIL 27, 2015

This frees us from the traditional, linear way of implementing marketing campaigns—for example, using cost effective digital channels , we can move from calendar-based promotions to one-to-one communications based on interactions your donors have had with you. But is this enough?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2017

If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar. Kitchener, Ontario: Mail Management. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Or, apply today to start your own NetSquared group. The link need to be like so: Africa.

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