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It’s Not Too Late: 3 Strategic Year-End Fundraising Tips

Bloomerang

The subject line is like the envelope for a direct mail letter; it’s a critical part of your appeal “package” as 47% of email recipients open an email based on the subject line alone. Add contact information at the end of the email. Send it to everyone on your mailing list who hasn’t responded yet.

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16 Ways to Grow Your Nonprofit Email List

Neon CRM

How can you grow your nonprofit email list in a sustainable way that keeps fake contacts out and keeps supporters subscribed and engaged? Buy Contacts Have you ever purchased one of those mystery packages where you’re not sure what’s inside but you hope it’ll be something good? Small lists raised more money per contact, too.

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Blackbaud Discontinued Crystal Reports – Now What?

Cloud 4 Good

Additional connectors can support bringing in data from other sources, such as your accounting system, digital marketing tool, direct mail toolset, and/or other repositories of data that you maintain. . Contact us today to start your journey from CT to a more scalable, cost-effective, and secure solution. .

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Nonprofit Donor Retention 101: Always Do This

Bloomerang

There were two instances this year where I made gifts over and above what I had intended and they both involved personal contact from someone in the development office (director or gifts officer). Being thanked for my previous gift was much more persuasive than receiving multiple emails and direct mail letters. One week after gift: .

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5 Ways You Can Celebrate National Nonprofit Day

Qgiv

Hopefully, this will inspire you to contact a nonprofit and express thankfulness for their work. You can create these mission moments on social media, share a special update via email, or use this holiday as an opportunity to send out a direct mail piece. Give the nonprofits you love and serve a shoutout on social media.

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5 Ways Good Technology and Data Improve Our Community Foundation’s Morale

Connection Cafe

First and foremost is clean, standardized, and updated mailing information. Returned mail is a hassle. Not only does it result in lost contact with donors or prospects, but it is costly in staff time and resources. Updates are also required by mass mailing houses. Free eBook: Internal Controls for Grantmakers.

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Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Best Practices: Event Marketing

Qgiv

Direct mail appeals are most successful with Baby Boomers. Segment your email contact lists based on people’s experiences with you. Direct mail tips. Direct mail is still a tried and true way of reaching supporters and getting them to join you at your peer-to-peer event. Want your emails to be more effective?