Bloomerang

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The Engagement Meter looks at giving history (recency, years given, upgraded gifts), interactions (event attendance, volunteering, communication preferences, website visits), and e-mail (subscribes, opens, clicks) to give you a temperature reading on each donor in your database. . It’s easier than finding a dead man’s toe!

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Gift Teach Fundraising Donor 137

Qgiv

MAY 4, 2021

Laura has over 20 years of fund development experience and is certified in the use of several databases, including Raiser’s Edge and Giftworks. Though recurring giving isn’t perhaps as magical as that title sounds, it really is an incredible tool that is widely underutilized in nonprofit fundraising.

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Problem Program Giving Gift 105

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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Donor Gift Database Relationship 108

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

If you’re pulling contacts from your donor database for email marketing, you’ve already got your supporters’ names. Pro Tip: Check your database for any errors like blank first name fields or typos in names. Make sure that your emails sound like the rest of your communications. Direct mail. Personalize your emails.

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Channel Marketing Donation Giving 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

GuideStar.org is an online database of verified legal nonprofits that helps empower online fundraising campaigns for more than a million IRS-recognized nonprofits. If your nonprofit is a legal 501(c)(3), then it has a profile in the GuideStar database, and consequently on Network for Good, JustGive.org, Facebook Causes, and Crowdrise as well.

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Donation Practice Mail Newsletter 223

The NonProfit Times

MAY 23, 2024

Nearly half (48%) of donors cited email as their preferred giving channel ahead of social media, text messaging, direct mail, and phone calls in a study published last year by fundraising platform Neon One in Chicago. If it reads and sounds like spam to you, it’s probably going to look like spam to other providers,” McClelland said.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Digital marketing may sound complicated, but it’s more accessible than you might think. When you’re communicating with your supporters, direct mail is a good way to get your message in their hands. From there, you’ll want to make sure you set yourself up for success by preparing your database.

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Resource Giving Nonprofit Template 113

Media Cause

JUNE 28, 2022

Use a matching gifts database. After all, at first glance, what sounds like a better deal: spending $100 now or donating just $10 a month? Use a matching gifts database. You can help them discover if they qualify quickly and pair them with the necessary forms by adding a matching gifts database to your donation form. .

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Donation Giving Database Gift 52

3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 7, 2014

Most charities raise money from many different sources – direct mail appeals, online donations, events, United Way campaigns to name a few. If they don’t, you need new technology … not to sound self-serving. How often do the funds come in without workable donor data – or any donor data – behind it?

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Data Donor Giving Fundraising 164

Greater Giving

JUNE 29, 2022

Entering donations and item donors into an event software or database. If not using an automated or mobile bidding platform: Tracking sales at the event and entering them into event software or other database. Printing and mailing thank-you letters with tax deductible information. Working in tandem with sound and lighting crews.

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Roles Fundraising Sponsor Registration 40

Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

Cabral, MA, CFRE will lead you through the why and how of creating your own database standards manual and processes to ensure that you are not leading your organization down the path of “Garbage In=Garbage Out.” We are here to talk about keeping your donor database healthy, wealthy, I should say wealthy and wise. Why do we need it?

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Database Donor Video Mail 70

Allegiance Group

JUNE 7, 2023

Every email, mailing, and newsletter needs to be tailored for each individual donor, including the requested or recommended donation amount. It may sound obvious, but many nonprofits simply never ask contributors to increase their donations. Create a donor database. Direct Mail Donor Acquisition Strategies.

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Donation Practice Fundraising Gift 52

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Sounds serious. Send someone else to pick up the mail, drop off a deposit at the bank, or pick up toilet paper for the office. Data entry — either in Quickbooks or your donor database. Dictionary.com defines “burnout” as physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress. Read that again. Physical or mental COLLAPSE.

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Fundraising Nonprofit Volunteer Life 119

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Many website services promise quick and easy setup free of any long-term planning or custom coding, and—while that may sound alluring—it can cause certain roadblocks in the future that prevent you from scaling your online presence. In today’s ever-expanding online world, that’s important.

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Websites Practice Nonprofit Search 52

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Technology: As you can probably imagine, it’s important to ensure you have the right infrastructure to support donations, advanced segmentation, e-mailing those segments , tracking gifts and pulling reports to capture progress. Teamwork: Teamwork makes the dream work ; it might sound cheesy, but it’s true! Be everywhere.

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New Mexico Mexico Story Mail 42

3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 7, 2014

Most charities raise money from many different sources – direct mail appeals, online donations, events, United Way campaigns to name a few. If they don’t, you need new technology … not to sound self-serving. How often do the funds come in without workable donor data – or any donor data – behind it?

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Data Donor Giving Fundraising 100

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

All modern donor databases feature donor analytics and report generation that you can use. What next steps can you take to communicate more effectively by email, postal mail, and online? While the terms sound similar, text-to-donate and text-to-give are distinct categories of mobile fundraising.

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Action Report Practice Fundraising 75

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2013

So your organization mails to the same group of prospects for your annual giving program year after year, looking at LYBUNTs, SYBUNTs, etc., Keep in mind that if you don’t analyze your database every few years at least, you are leaving potential fundraising dollars on the table.

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Question Gift Analysis Analytics 48

Achieve

JULY 21, 2022

Form 990 is a document that should sound very familiar to many nonprofit professionals, as it’s a tax return form that charitable organizations need to file on an annual basis. Your organization’s name, mailing address, and website (if applicable). Before we break down. the differences between each Form 990. The tax year.

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Difference Learning Files Nonprofit 52

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Imagine a scenario when a check arrives in the mail as a result of a direct mail campaign. That supporter may receive a hand-written thank-you note back via mail. And, of course, the donor database is updated immediately! Is he or she added to a direct mail list? Perhaps even a phone call. Probably not.

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Online Donor Mail Social Network 43

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 7, 2020

For casual visitors, maybe it’s a card in the mail that also tells them about your upcoming programs. This might sound obvious, but it’s easy to take for granted : y our surrounding community likely consists of your main base of volunteers, visitors, members and donors. So call them and tell them! . .

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Culture Arts Organization Pledge 27

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Your database doesn't track the date of your organization's last communication with a donor, and many of them aren't donating because they never hear from you. Meanwhile half of your donors are unsubscribing from mailing lists because they hear from you too often. Does this situation sound familiar?

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Process Technology Raise Fund 92

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 8, 2015

An email marketing campaign or direct mail piece can’t succeed without a great list. It might sound scary, but it really isn’t. This will help maximize each mailing. Plus, updated and current lists make your donors happy because they aren’t receiving irrelevant mailings. Repeat After Me: Segmentation IS Your Best Friend.

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Donor Tips Management Mail 28

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Making a donor profile might be something that sounds reserved for larger nonprofit institutions with thousands of donors and prospects, a team of analysists, and a budget with room to spare. Here are some ideas: Identify New Donors for Your Direct Mail Program. This is what we were talking about above, and can be easily overlooked.

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Profile Donor Gift Examples 38

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 9, 2010

What’s so great about the chart from Forrester at the top of this post is that it shows you a great way to view segments of your database in an influential way. It sounds simple, but there are always infastructre requirements behind everything. I’ve talked before about how to map your community and the messages within it.

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Influence Giving Broadcast Empowerment 114

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Sounds easy enough but the devil is in the details. Membership database organization - Easily identify all the people you work with. Fundraising - Mail merge, email marketing , newsletters, anniversary dates. Because I firmly believe in the importance of relationship building.

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Nonprofit Badge Case Study Application 48

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Best Practices in Nonprofit Data Management All of that sounds nice, right? Establishing rules around who is responsible for entering donor information (Example: Does everyone know how to use your donor database correctly, or should they submit new information to a database manager?) in your records?)

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Data Management Database Nonprofit 98

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Here are a few examples of the types of queries I recommend using: Constituents missing key pieces of information (no/incomplete address information, no addressee/salutation, marked as deceased but still receiving mail by error). As a data geek, that sounds like one invite I would not RSVP “no” to! Out of date information.

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Data Metrics Mail Measure 26

Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2014

Our database is healthy . My first task was understanding how to appropriately enter data in our fundraising database so that I could create easy and efficient reports. Then, it hit me one day- just because someone is on our mailing list does not mean they are passionate about what we do. Sound like you?

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Retention Rate Donor Lesson 53

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Bloomerang — Best Fundraising App You know and trust Bloomerang for your nonprofit’s donor database (who wouldn’t?), Be ready to add new supporters to your donor database at any given time with a Quick Add feature in the main navigation of the app. Then, assign new tasks to others or yourself so that you’re ready for the day ahead.

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Org Raise Tools Help 84

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

PowerPoint 2010: Build slideshows and presentations with text effects, sound, and animation. Build and Manage Databases. A database program like FileMaker will help your organization track, manage, and analyze information so you can access exactly what you need, when you need it. See our product descriptions for more details.

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Software Build PDF Library 54

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Forget what you’ve been told: Your annual appeal doesn’t have to be sent in December only, you don’t have to focus solely on finding major donors, and sending the annual appeal letter in the mail doesn’t have to be the end of your annual campaign communications. In fact, it can be the beginning.

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Tips Hunger Campaign Mail 98

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

We’ve all received a fundraising appeal letter in the mail asking us to donate. You may have given money to some of these groups after receiving a request in the mail. Direct mail DOES work after all. However, statistics show that direct mail works. Make sure your mailing list is clean. Lots of people do.

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People Giving Fundraising Mail 98

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 29, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Goodbye Microsoft… March 29, 2007 Just today, I received in the mail some Sony Vaio Picturebook laptops, courtesy of Gavin’s regular potlatch program. That’s easier than it sounds.

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Ubuntu Laptop Open Source NTC 100

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

What channel (direct mail, email, social media) the gift came through. It can be difficult to extract it from time to time, but it's usually sitting in the databases and spreadsheets we use every day. And that sounds like a great relationship to me. . 129 have donated again in 2010. 16% retention rate . Clearly a problem, right?

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Data San Francisco Problem Gift 82

The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 9, 2021

And ultimately, a well-maintained donor database can help you build strong relationships with a greater number of people. Mail merges will take less time. You’ll also save the time that is often spent correcting address labels after a mail merge. Reports will be more accurate and reliable. managing your donor data.

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Data Donor Management Mail 98

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Direct mail and email will likely be your two primary channels; use their relative strengths and weaknesses to complement each other. On the other hand, if you’re working from a spreadsheet database , sorting your records and building these segments could take a lot of time and bandwidth. Resist that temptation.

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