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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. According to direct mail expert Mal Warwick, the follow-up letter can boost your overall return by 15-25%. . Spend some time crafting your subject line.

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Blackbaud Discontinued Crystal Reports – Now What?

Cloud 4 Good

The other solution Blackbaud is offering to its clients is to export all data (via nightly backups or Database View Export) and report on the raw data outside of the database. eBook: Your Guide to Migrating from Raiser’s Edge to Salesforce . You May Also Enjoy: Video: Tableau for Advancement .

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Giving Tuesday Resources For Nonprofits

Kindful

Your Best Peer-To-Peer Fundraising Campaign [eBook]. Qgiv: [Free Ebook] 2020 #GivingTuesday Ultimate Guide. Qgiv put together a free ebook packed full of helpful resources. When you’re communicating with your supporters, direct mail is a good way to get your message in their hands. Giving Tuesday Social Media Post Ideas.

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Could a Recurring Giving Program Solve All Your Problems?

Qgiv

Laura has over 20 years of fund development experience and is certified in the use of several databases, including Raiser’s Edge and Giftworks. Most will sign up online, but don’t forget to remind people writing a check or giving by credit card through the mail that monthly is an option. Download Your eBook!

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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. These timely updates give staff confidence in our database and save the foundation time and money. Updates are also required by mass mailing houses. areas, database entry , communications, and general education.

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Nonprofit Website Best Practices: 10 Ways to Make Your Investment Count

Neon CRM

As your organization grows, you’ll probably want to move to an option that connects directly with a donor database. All the while, your website will seamlessly integrate with your Neon CRM donor database, saving your team boatloads of time and effort. Ebook Website Optimization Action Plan Learn More 2.

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Digital Transformation: A Tale of Two Resilient Nonprofits

Connection Cafe

Here, I’d like to (virtually) introduce you to Raymond Polikoski, Vice President of Finance & Administration at Special Olympics New York, and Jessie Salpeter, Senior Database Manager at National Park Foundation. For example, manual uploads between our database of record and our old digital marketing tool were time consuming.

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