DNL OmniMedia

MAY 13, 2021

Guest post blog submitted by: GivingMail, a leading provider of direct mail solutions. Creating a marketing campaign might sound simple enough, but implementing a proper strategy with a multi-channel approach is easier said than done. Invest in the best fundraising technology. Let’s dive in! Build long-term donor relationships.

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Kindful

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

There was a time not too long ago when digital channels like email, social media, and text messaging were seen as complementary to direct mail: the cornerstone of any robust donor communications strategy. Unfortunately, direct mail seems to have fallen out of favor with nonprofit communicators. Yes, direct mail can be personal!

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

But first, let’s compare how the major communication channels of direct mail versus digital communications play a role in donor retention. Direct Mail versus Digital Communications . A prevailing myth in the nonprofit sector is that traditional mail has been phased out by the internet.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 13, 2020

Include links to your active social media channels like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. 4) Add to Mailing List. MobileCause provides easy-to-use fundraising and communication software that enables you to raise more, engage supporters, and grow your donor database. 3) Send to Social Media.

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Greater Giving

JULY 18, 2023

Communication preferences: Know which channels donors prefer being contacted on. Respect their preferences by understanding if they prefer email, direct mail, phone calls, or social media outreach. As explained in NPOInfo’s data append services guide , appending is the process of filling any gaps in your database.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Did you attend What is a Database Manager ? Channel your inner Bill Belicheck ( s tay with me New England P atriots haters) and do your job. All the database managers and advancement services ROCKSTARS across the country see you. Confession #2 : Front Office vs Back Office: Hatfields & McCoys? . Did you go?

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Whole Whale

MARCH 30, 2023

Communication preferences : Knowing how your donors prefer to communicate, whether it’s email, social media, phone, or direct mail, can help you deliver your message to them more effectively. You can gather this information from your donor database, surveys, and other sources. How do I use donor personas?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

First names only! Here are 6 channel options: A simple phone call from you, or even better—a board member A postcard A video email A letter An email A text 3 time-saving ways to report impact with scale and efficiency (no matter how big or small you are!) Your voice mail or email? Don’t talk about what YOU did with their money.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 24, 2024

By automating your emails, your nonprofit can access these key benefits: Enhanced personalization : When you use an email automation tool that integrates with your donor database, your tool will automatically fill in emails with donors’ information.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

Fundraising and building a robust and active email list is critical to nonprofits who want to thrive in a multi-channel world. For example, your fundraising email list versus your Facebook page versus your direct mail—three different channels translates to three different communication tactics.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

Integrate Across Communication Channels Use testimonials in a variety of your communication channels. Channels for Collection Utilize a mix of channels to reach a broad audience. Implement direct mail strategies, especially for stakeholders who prefer traditional communication methods.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2023

Nowadays, life’s moving fast, and donors really appreciate the option to give when they want to, without dealing with going somewhere or mailing a check. When it comes to online giving, donors don’t have to stress about being there in person or mailing in their support.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

Fundraising and building a robust and active email list is critical to nonprofits who want to thrive in a multi-channel world. For example, your fundraising email list versus your Facebook page versus your direct mail—three different channels translates to three different communication tactics.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2022

We wanted to see if this was a channel that our community responded well to. For us, that includes our VP of Advancement, Major Gift Officers, the Database Manager, a representative from the Communications Office, a representative of the Sports Communications Office, and a representative from our Performing Arts Center.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The golfer donor is a segment that nonprofits of all types and sizes want represented in their donor database. Leverage digital channels. Use it in tandem with your event website and digital channels to plan your tournament marketing campaigns. Your event website becomes the home base for marketing your golf fundraiser.

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TechImpact

JULY 16, 2014

The study substantiates the claim by stating that”declining response rates illustrate a saturated channel with non-differentiated messaging and campaigns.”. Direct mail. Find out who in your donor database is new, has downgraded, upgraded, which donors have lapsed their giving, or who you have successfully retained. Phone calls.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Collecting registrations online means there’s no need to track down and manage mailed registration forms, checks, and receipts; search for information in multiple spreadsheets, emails, and handwritten notes; or enter and re-enter registrant information. Easily promote your event to a wide audience.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Analyze, Clean, and Segment Your Donor Data A donor database cleanup steadies and directs your strategy so that you reach the right donors with the right message and the correct personalization. Accuracy should be a starting point to ensure your request for support punches through the noise.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 23, 2024

Those results should give pause to anyone convinced that email is losing sway to text messaging, social media, or other channels. “I Numbers like these confirm email’s importance as a means of disseminating updates and appeals and its enduring value as an effective digital fundraising channel.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

To succeed, it’s important to grasp the basics of three strategies: email fundraising, direct mail fundraising, and fundraising events. Direct mail, emails, and events will make up the foundation of your fundraising campaigns. When it comes to the message itself, many best practices apply to both direct mail and email.

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Greater Giving

MAY 25, 2022

Sending the same message to everyone in your nonprofit’s database works precisely the same way. From board members to newsletter subscribers to volunteers to former donors, your database contains a heterogeneous audience with different interests and needs. Not everyone will want to go for the same reasons. Previous event attendance.

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Allegiance Group

JANUARY 23, 2023

Use a multi-channel approach to re-engage lapsed donors Think beyond the appeal letter. Integrate an email campaign with your direct mail appeal and follow up with a phone call based on donor value, if warranted. Following up on any direct mail appeal with an email reinforces the need and offers an alternate way to give.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 17, 2020

Facebook Ads are the channel that Digital Charity Lab gets asked for the most help with, by quite a distance. But Facebook has a lot more information about its users than the relatively blunt demographics that your database can provide. Have a minimum of 15 ads in each campaign : 5 images x 3 copy versions.

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Achieve

JULY 26, 2021

Use a multi-channel fundraising approach. Use a multi-channel fundraising approach. Multi-channel fundraising — or using multiple forms of outreach to connect with your donors — is a very effective way to reach your base. Here are some different fundraising channels that you could try: . Figure out your strategy.

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Qgiv

APRIL 11, 2023

Regardless of the channel (website, email, mail, or the phone) or medium (in-person or digitally) you want to connect with donors in a way that is one-to-one, contextual, and collaborative. Key Takeaways While it can be tempting to invite everyone in your database, that is not always the most strategic option.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

This can make a huge impact on the number of donors in your donor database from year to year. Here’s what effect donor attrition can have on your donor database after five years: Starting # of Donors In Database. How can you easily offer additional ways to give or open up more engagement channels?

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3rd Sector Labs

MAY 29, 2014

Q3: When was the last time you cleaned your donor database(s)? Over the past 10 years, the industry has been introduced to a lot of new technologies – dynamic website content management, CRMs, email marketing, multi-channel marketing, event management, social, etc. Sending out mail or email to bad addresses?

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

One thing you can do in your database is to add tags to your donor records. The channel they prefer. If you acquire donors through different channels, you’ll want to tag the method through which the donor gave to your nonprofit. Tagging your new donors so you’re better able to communicate with them.

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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. Matching gift database. A matching gift database helps you identify donors who are eligible for corporate matching gifts.

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3rd Sector Labs

MAY 14, 2014

It is so easy for us to develop one message for a campaign, mailing or communication, and to send that message to everybody in our contact database – every address, every email gets our “Dear Sally, we’d like to tell you about our newest opportunity to support our mission” appeal. What do to?

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OneCause

MARCH 14, 2023

What marketing channels should we use? Here are a few marketing channels to consider: Traditional advertising: Many nonprofits still find success through traditional advertising methods, such as including a print ad in the local newspaper or a hanging a flyer in the window of a local coffee shop. Now, speaking of event day….

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

In September, you decided on the story and wrote the first draft of your direct mail appeal. If segmenting your direct mail piece by donor type, consider adding a dynamic sentence or two (i.e., If segmenting your direct mail piece by donor type, consider adding a dynamic sentence or two (i.e., Since the direct mail is the.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 2, 2010

We are breaking the audience and database into manageable groups for the purpose of communicating with them. Your database system should allow you to build a profile for your top segments. Past behavior is the best metric or predictor for future actions and behavior, so you should be tracking this in your database system of choice.

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Double the Donation

JANUARY 28, 2022

Ensure your company is listed in corporate giving databases. Top donation channels might include ( but are not limited to ): Nonprofit websites. Direct mail. This means that, in order to provide a positive employee giving experience for everyone, be sure to keep your giving (and matching) channels open. Text-to-give.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Mailing thank-you, birthday, or holiday cards, signed by your staff or volunteers. This multi-channel approach not only helps diversify your funding streams. From there, seek to segment donors in your database based on their interests, preferences, and past giving behavior, like gift amounts and timing.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 28, 2021

email marketing is one of the most effective channels for nonprofit organizations. Buying mailing lists. When it comes to email marketing, most nonprofits rely on buying mailing lists, and it has its own pros and cons. However, the long term effects of using a third-party collected email database could be daunting.

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AccelEvents

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Begin by sending email invitations to your attendee database. If you have a mailing list or a newsletter, send invitations to those people as well. As an option you can capture mailing addresses and send conference swag packs directly to your participants in advance of the event to increase team building and engagement.

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