Double the Donation

OCTOBER 25, 2021

One thing that phonathons have historically struggled with has been identifying donors who may be eligible for a matching gift from their employer?—and So how do you optimize matching gifts in your phonathons? Create a standardized script. Train callers on matching gifts. Include matching gifts in call scripts.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Phone-a-thons have been a tried-and-true fundraising staple for decades. With fewer people picking up their phone for unknown callers, phone-a-thons appear to be waning in effectiveness. Have you ever considered turning the phone-a-thon on its head and holding a stewardship drive with a “thank-a-thon” instead?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Self-reflection / Gift of significance Before describing three suggested actions, allow us to share something important that we’ve learned. As fundraisers, we’ve found that it’s vital to give first before asking others to donate. Yet, as board members, other donors look to you to give gifts of significance. Please let us know.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Julie Ordoñez will outline a proven strategy, messaging and action steps you can implement right away to close major gifts faster, ethically. We’re here to talk about 3 steps to closing over $10,000 gifts by December 31st. It is not too late to raise major gifts this year. Julie: Let’s do it. That’s right.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 2, 2023

If you’re a small charity If you’re a small charity, and receive just a few gifts a day, you could reasonably call every donor. You just want to establish trust – the foundation of all lasting relationships – showing donors you received their gift, appreciate it, and will put it right to work as per their intention. It may be the E.D.,

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2022

When respected researcher Penelope Burk asked donors why they stopped giving, or why they gave less than they could, here are some of their responses : I didn’t receive any information at all after making a gift to a not-for-profit last year. What my friends and I talk about is how donors who make smaller gift are dismissed as unimportant.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2021

It also minimizes the risk that the email gets lost in another inbox that your staff doesn’t check often; should a recipient hit “reply” and not receive a reasonably prompt response, they’re likely to forget about making the donation. If someone wants to reach you by phone or email, it should be easy for them to do so.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Thanking donors well is an essential aspect of fundraising that is often done just once—when the donor makes a gift, or, worse, it’s overlooked entirely. More than 98% of all donations go directly to feeding programs for people facing hunger. A thank you received a month after donating is not good ,” says Aaron.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 30, 2014

Maybe, but for many NPOs, saddling up, getting down in the dirt and hitting the phones is still one of the most effective ways to get those donations. We’re also wannabe hipsters, however, so today we’re going to walk you through how to improve your nonprofit’s phone fundraising because, well, we’re totally retro and not mainstream.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2023

The donor journey is a lengthy process, ending with a donation, joining a membership program, volunteering, or getting involved in some other way before restarting again. For instance, when recognizing a donor , you might thank them for their most recent gift and give an update on a campaign that they recently supported.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Major donors make a major impact on your nonprofit, but it can be a bit scary to ask major donors for a donation. But how do you get to know someone when all you know is that they gave your organization a bigger-than-average donation in the last year? Contact them and thank them again for their donation. Start With Gratitude.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

And get the biggest donation they decide to give? Obviously, you start to thank donors with an immediate thank-you for each donation they make. For online donations, they should get an automatic thank-you email that doubles as a tax receipt. Some donors give a one-time gift, and some sign up as monthly donors.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

First I’ll show you how the Environmental Defense Fund used their email list in a creative way to increase online donations by 63%. Result: 63% more donations, 55% higher conversion rate and a 2X ROI. This means you can target Facebook ads to appear on the feeds of people who have donated to your nonprofit. per click.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

As you get more comfortable with sharing videos on your website and social media channels, you will see how effective nonprofit fundraising videos are at bringing in donations. In your thank-you video, resist the temptation to ask for more donations. For a longer video, consider writing a script.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2021

Recaptured donors (whose last gift was two or more years ago) were up nearly 14%. Moving donors from their first gift to their second continues to be a chronic issue for the sector. Gifts of less than $250 grew by 15.3%. Gifts of $250 to $999 increased 8%. Gifts of $1,000 or more increased 10.4%.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

Many of your donations will come in as pledges and some number will drop off over time. Check out this great donation tier chart example from the Capital Campaign Toolkit. The purpose of this chart is to help you see how many gifts at each level you will need to hit your goal. Build in a good buffer to account for inflation.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

Sort them according to dollar range so you can prioritize contacts with the largest donations. I like to call first-time donors who made an above-average first-time gift. Research shows only 19% of new donors give again, but if you can get them to make a second gift they’ll renew at a rate of 61% — that’s triple!

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NetWits

JUNE 22, 2011

Sample tweets, emails, Facebook posts, employee memos, phone scripts, communication plans, and anything else they’ll need to inspire and manage their team. Include a sample script of what to say to team members. So, how do you thank team captains who deliver so many new donations and participants to your front door?

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Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2021

In this article, I will talk about how you can support your organization’s charitable gift efforts. Get a clock that counts seconds, like your watch or cell phone. Then time how long it takes you to say the following words, “Can you help us with a gift of $100?” As the saying goes: no money, no mission. Try this exercise.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2020

This year, I am choosing to look at this pandemic as a gift. Is your website set up to effectively accept donations and find important information on your organization? Think about how many pages people need to click through in order to find your mission, learn about volunteer opportunities, or make a donation.

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

50 gift card for $5,000 raised). Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. Tell them how to raise money, challenges they’ll likely face and the impact their donations will have on your mission. Keep them updated on how donations will be used.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Then ask them to run a peer-to-peer campaign , sharing the message with 10 friends or family members who might be interested in donating $100 and follow up with each person individually. Here’s the link where you can make a donation: [link]. For example: College, Here We Come!, Will you join me in supporting these young people?

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Achieve

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Continue running ads throughout the month of December, with urgency to donate increasing as the month goes on. We suggest sending around three emails in the month of December, each with an increased sense of urgency to donate. Build and prep email solicitations. Plan individual outreach.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

Engaged volunteers sometimes become donors, especially when they can direct their donation to the area where they serve. Just use your phone. A simple script might sound like this: “ Hey, I heard from our Executive Director that our program would not be successful were it not for you, and I wanted to say thank you.”

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

AUGUST 28, 2018

Consider including a list like this on your event’s landing page and in-room donation materials. For example, you could let them know what can be accomplished with gifts ranging from $50 to gifts of $5,000. Talk on the phone or in person to make sure you're on the page. Major donors expect this kind of personal touch.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2014

Take a Cue from Major Gifts. While most major gifts folks would probably tell you that nothing could replace the value of an in-person visit or phone call, the real magic of those activities comes for the opportunity to tell the donor a story. Conceptually, when making a donation, you expect nothing in return.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And if you think about this pie chart, what I really want to call out is that bequests, which are about 9%, are gifts made by individuals. 39% of donors support a nonprofit by volunteering before they make a donation. And so of this 471 billion individuals gave $324 billion in 2020, which is about 69% of total giving.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

50 gift card for $5,000 raised). Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. Tell them how to raise money, acknowledge challenges they’ll likely face, and be clear on the impact their donations will have on your mission.

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Kindful

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Here are five last-minute tips to help you close more end-of-year gifts! . Tip #1: Pick up the phone to solicit gifts. . Making phone calls is one of the least expensive and most powerful fundraising strategies when it comes to soliciting a year-end gift! . Affirm their decision to donate]. .

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2014

loses 70% of donors after the first gift. And to make matters worse, the probability that a donor will make five consecutive gifts is only 10-15%.These Frankly, I believe developing a robust gratitude program is the most important thing you can do if you want repeat gifts. It communicates that the gift will be used immediately.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 11, 2022

There will be times when you feel discouraged and also times when you feel a thrill when your phone dings, letting you know someone donated through your website. And if your organization doesn’t appear real, how do you expect people to donate? You only need five pages to start: home, about, programs, donate, contact.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Appreciation Gift Ideas. To help fund one of their main programs, you decide to give a donation of $100. It’s not a massive gift, but it’s still a substantial contribution to the cause! 13% never got thanked for donating. 13% never got thanked for donating. . The Foundations of Your Strategy. Ideas for New Donors.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Appreciation Gift Ideas. To help fund one of their main programs, you decide to give a donation of $100. It’s not a massive gift, but it’s still a substantial contribution to the cause! 13% never got thanked for donating. 13% never got thanked for donating. . The Foundations of Your Strategy. Ideas for New Donors.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2023

If you want to move away from transactional one-time gifts, and towards longer-term, transformational giving, here is the single most important thing you need to know to keep nonprofit donors: RESOLVE to rock the power of thank you! loses over 80% of donors after the first gift ! Begin by making donor retention a priority.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

After plenty of brainstorming, we decided we wanted to give mobile subscribers an option to donate over the phone through an inbound call center after they received a text message promoting the call. ReplySTOPtoquit" Step 5: Wait for eager donors to call to complete their gift. THE RESULTS. Were we disappointed?

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 6, 2022

If your fundraising plan doesn’t include a strategy for finding, cultivating, and asking major donors for a large donation, you’re missing out on some big gifts for your small nonprofit. Larger gifts equal more net revenue which means you can do more good. So, let’s get you some major gifts, okay? Here’s why: 1.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2015

Why do my donors phone me about information they can easily find on the website? . Why do donors abandon our donation page so often? purchase a membership, set up a recurring donation, become a company sponsor)? How can I learn where visitors struggle donating or registering for an event? Always tough questions.

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