Association Analytics

DECEMBER 13, 2023

What happens if you’re heading into 2024 with big goals and ambitions and a database filled with duplicates? The e-mail addresses, phone numbers and credit card numbers of those members? Be consistent – If every department asks their own questions in their own way with their own check boxes, your data likely won’t be usable.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 22, 2024

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Develop or switch to a new donor database , CRM, email provider, or website. Develop a direct mail donor acquisition program. CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Develop a monthly giving program.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Your donor database is only as good as the data you put into it. A clean database should be a high priority as you plan ahead. Save your organization money and resources by preventing a large pile of returned mail. Knowing all your options for achieving a healthy database is the first step in creating one.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 21, 2020

If they have questions, take that as complications you need to try and work out and go back to the drawing whiteboard. . Did you attend What is a Database Manager ? I know it can and has made me question why I do what I do. If someone else can follow it ( simply ) without error, fantastic! Did you go? Me t oo!

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Bloomerang

MAY 19, 2023

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., We have many long-time donors for whom we only have a mailing address. Our online form for giving collects more, but most gifts still come by mail. CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. — Call Me Maybe?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Here are questions you can ask yourself and your team to go through a similar exercise. Do you wait for the mail to arrive? Where does the mail go first? CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2023

You have a donor database ! Now, who exactly are all of these people in your database? I like to think that the same rule applies to our databases – let’s pull our supporters into organized lists so we can see them and appreciate them! Out of all of the constituents in your database, how many of them have given a gift?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Distribute discovery questions Most of the time your volunteers or board members will be leaving messages but arm them with a few sample discovery questions just in case they get a donor on the phone: May I ask what inspired you to give to us? Your voice mail or email? You’re doing a wonderful thing.” 2. You get the idea!

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2022

Follow these tips to ensure that your letter is as effective as possible: Once you’ve completed this process and feel like you’re ready to do a final review of your letter, ask yourself the following questions: Is your appeal letter easy to read? A direct mail provider can help you send out letters quickly and efficiently.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

Be sure your nonprofit CRM can create both: Letters and mailings. Design and save direct mail communication documents like solicitations and acknowledgments. Similar to direct mailings, make sure you can create and save templates for your nonprofit’s emails. Engaging emails. Finalize your top options.

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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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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 15, 2015

The original question: My organization is working on a data retention policy and wondering if others have insights to share. good questions to consider – “How much space does a record take up?”, “How much space do you you have/need/can get?”, “How much space do our backups take up?”, “How many new records do we amass per year?”

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to attract corporate matching gifts: Dear Charity Clairity, I have a question about how to attract corporate matching gifts. Include “next steps” instructions.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2023

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., It’s just me as DOD, an associate development director, a part-time events manager and an assistant who handles the database and donor acknowledgements. CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity.

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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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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Adding pronouns to an email signature line or including that question on a form is not about seeming “woke;” rather, it’s a way of demonstrating that every person we serve possesses equal inherent value. When we show the why, we need to believe it—fully—and understand it as it aligns with our organization’s values.

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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. When starting to organize any event , the first question you should ask yourself is, “What is the desired outcome of this event?”

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Whole Whale

MARCH 30, 2023

This is a great question to play with for creating a unique prompt for creating draft personas for your nonprofit. 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.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In this guide, we’ll answer that question by addressing some of the most substantial roadblocks to donor participation in corporate giving. Direct mail. That’s where a matching gift database comes in handy. On the other hand, you might reserve pricier tactics like direct mail outreach strategies (i.e., Social media.

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3rd Sector Labs

MAY 29, 2014

We have been asking nonprofits a very important fundraising question, and getting some surprising results. The question: Is it easier or more complicated to execute a fundraising campaign today than it was 5 or 10 years ago? As a kick-off to each event, we ask three short questions. Sending out mail or email to bad addresses?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

For those of you on a different fiscal year, skip down to “Cleaning up your Prospect Database” and save this checklist for whenever the time is right for you. This is important for all sorts of reasons, including the fact that many CRMs and donor databases are set up to treat “ lapsed donors ” differently than current ones.

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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. What better place to do this than a donor database? . Attrition Rate (Percentage Lost).

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Qgiv

AUGUST 9, 2023

Save all this information in your donor database to reference in future conversations. Day 5: Send a mailed thank you note (consider handwriting the note or having your executive director sign the note for a personal touch). Day 50: Send another piece of mail to let donors know what their gifts helped fund.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 30, 2014

The answers to those questions are simple: we can’t. Answer: only what is stored in the donor database. 53% don’t know when was the last time that their donor database was cleaned. Consider these questions: Does it matter how good your fundraising appeal copy is if it goes to the wrong person at the wrong time?

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2021

Direct mail is a valuable fundraising strategy, but figuring out how to send a nonprofit appeal can be confusing. You’re just mailing a letter asking for a donation, right? And SO many questions that need answering before you start. And do you really want these 2 groups to be part of your regular mail stream?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 21, 2021

So when you use a main CRM database, such as Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP), along with an assortment of ‘satellite’ systems for online giving, fundraising events, email marketing, eCommerce, volunteers, and the like, data integrity has to be top of mind. The 3 Cs of Nonprofit Data Integrity. You Want Your Data Clean.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 13, 2020

There are more people than ever stuck at home and ready to work, the question is how to engage them? They should answer questions the staff has about performance, give a 30k foot view of what happened, and generate insights about what’s working in a report. Make sure to create a dev copy and avoid letting interns edit live databases.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 9, 2022

If you don’t already have a major gift portfolio, you can start one by determining who your current major donors are using your donor database. You can expand your portfolio by conducting prospect research to determine who else in your donor database or broader community has a high propensity and capacity to donate to your cause.

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NTEN

AUGUST 22, 2014

" and other questions answered with key findings from a new report. continue to discuss the best tools for mass distribution and database integration. E-mail email service providers report Fundraising' "How is an organization to go about evaluating email service providers?"

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 20, 2021

With that in mind, ask yourself these questions: Do you have board members who are giving consistently? . And don’t forget to track all of your interactions with donors, even thank yous, in your database! Well, donor loyalty is the biggest factor in determining and stewarding potential major donors.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 19, 2014

Whether it be a phone call, email, or direct mail sent out, through a CRM, your nonprofit can track how a person responds to a certain type of communication method, know whether or not they’ve donated, how they’ve donated, and almost anything else you want to track.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 17, 2020

But Facebook has a lot more information about its users than the relatively blunt demographics that your database can provide. These campaigns allow you to gather subscribers for your mailing list directly on Facebook, who you can then contact about your campaigns, events and appeals. . 8) How to run an effective test.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Do they want a written appeal in the mail? In order to do that, look at your story and ask yourself questions like: Does this story make sense to tell at a certain time of year ( end-of-year giving season , etc.)? Do they prefer video content? Do they send your emails to spam? . Decide when to share your story. . Volunteer sign ups.

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Neon CRM

MAY 3, 2023

You can start by sending an immediate email acknowledgment and then follow up with direct mail for your larger supporters. On top of that, people tend to trust traditional mail more than email. In the for-profit sector, direct mail can have a response rate as high as 37%. That can be used as the database for your mail merge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Automatic, customizable “Thank You” e-mails/receipts that can also easily include social networking icons and other images without the nonprofit having to know HTML. Online donor database. Usually what you see on “Thank You” Landing Pages is a lot of text or white space. Soooo 2004.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Identify your target market using your donor database or CRM system and develop a strategy around your market segments. Try sending out personalized letters through the traditional mail system signed in ink, or another personal way to show how much you appreciate their support of you. Make Your Donors Feel Personally Fulfilled.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

We’ll explore: Types of fundraising software to consider 7 essential fundraising software features to look for 5 steps to buy fundraising software 5 questions to ask when buying fundraising software It’s worth taking the time to research potential solutions, discuss options with your team, and deliberate before coming to a final decision.

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