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Doing Your Appeal In-house? 5 Tips to Save Time & Money

Get Fully Funded

Should you print, stuff, and mail your own fundraising letter? If you have fewer than 200 mail recipients, the answer is probably yes. When you get more than 200 donors, you may be eligible to mail at nonprofit postage rates as low as 19 cents per piece (as of July 2023). Your local printer can perforate for you, too.

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What can we do together?

Candid

Toledo-Lucas County Public Library (TLCPL) has been part of Candid’s Funding Information Network since 1980, providing local nonprofits and the public with access to Candid’s resources, including Foundation Directory, for free. Candid : What would you like people to know about your services and how you view your role in the community?

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5 fundraising ideas to start the year off strong

Candid

Mailing thank-you, birthday, or holiday cards, signed by your staff or volunteers. From there, seek to segment donors in your database based on their interests, preferences, and past giving behavior, like gift amounts and timing. Use these insights to inform your nonprofit’s year-round fundraising activities.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] What Are Best Practices To Acquire More Corporate Matching Gifts?

Bloomerang

Alas, billions of dollars are left on the table because (1) employees don’t know about this money and (2) nonprofits don’t inform their donors of the opportunity to claim these funds. Consider using a searchable matching gifts database. Provide donors with the information they’ll need to complete paperwork.

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Fundraising Basics: The Beginner’s Guide for Nonprofits

Neon CRM

To succeed, it’s important to grasp the basics of three strategies: email fundraising, direct mail fundraising, and fundraising events. For more information on setting fundraising goals, please see our resource, How Nonprofits Can Set (And Meet) Fundraising Goals. Here are some best practices to start your email campaign.

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4 Ways to Cultivate Relationships with Recurring Donors 

Qgiv

Create a monthly giving program webpage A monthly giving program webpage provides donors with all the information they need to learn about your program’s impact and get involved. Offering this information in one central location helps spread awareness and interest in your program. Send a personalized welcome packet.

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Discussion of Donor Data Retention

Robert Weiner

It will depend on local laws, your storage needs, and your relationship to past customers. How many people in your database have gone off the grid for 7+ years and then come back? If it’s a record with no financial giving and no actions, is there another reason that it is in the database? Not wanting mail?

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