Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

With average email open rates at 20% for nonprofits , many organizations struggle to grab the attention of supporters, volunteers, and donors. Building Your List of Cell Phone Numbers. One of the quickest ways to build a list of cell phone numbers is through a text-to-donate or text-to-give mobile platform.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 13, 2020

By Christy Noel , Vice President of Digital Marketing Services at MobileCause – a company that pioneered text-to-donate and also offers an extensive suite of online, mobile and event fundraising solutions. You did it: your donation appeal was a success. Make sure your website is mobile optimized for donors using their cell phones.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Nonprofits spend most of their time trying to get donations, so make sure you follow-up every contribution with a prompt thank you, acknowledgement, and receipt that communicates your organization's story with impact. Download now to begin maximizing impact!

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Nonprofits spend most of their time trying to get donations, so make sure you follow-up every contribution with a prompt thank you, acknowledgement, and receipt that communicates your organization's story with impact. Download now to begin maximizing impact!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2023

Your organization likely relies on direct mail, emails, social media, and even phone calls to get the word out about your organization’s work and solicit support for your mission. You can even use outbound messages to solicit donations from your supporters. The rules for opting in are different for nonprofits.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

While your marketing campaign for Giving Tuesday should start a couple months before the day, it’s important to plan out your day-of schedule for donor communications, and knowing when donors give can help you know when to send out your appeals for donations. Most organizations don’t see a large number of donations come in before 6:00 a.m.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Turning Crisis into Community: How to Make Emergency Donors Lifelong Supporters As nonprofit professionals, we are all too familiar with the cycle of emergency fundraising. Why Monthly Donations Matter Monthly donations are key to long-term donor retention and providing sustainable support for non-profits.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Are you looking for a way to make donating even easier for your supporters? Text-to-Donate is a powerful Kindful Fundraising Tool that gives you new ways to reach donors, and our latest updates make it easier than ever to set up and manage. The post Text-to-Donate campaigns are easier than ever with upgraded features.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Unfortunately, with so much going on during the holiday season, you don’t remember to make that donation. . But wait—a couple of days later, your phone rings. Then, around the beginning of the end-of-year giving season, steward them with a card, phone call, email, or video to thank them. Introduction or small talk: . “Hi,

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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

JULY 7, 2022

In this guide, we’ll offer some tips and sample scripts you can use when calling donors to request a face-to-face meeting or directly request donations. When thinking about how to ask for donations, it’s natural to wonder: What should I say? My job is to get to know our loyal supporters so I can share the impact you’re making.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Lola’s story: Turning volunteers into super supporters When Lola Woods went into the Idaho Youth Ranch thrift store she wasn’t thinking about runaway or homeless youth. Most of all, she loved the camaraderie amongst the volunteers and staff, trying on funny donated items and singing jingles to shoppers on the store intercom.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

For most of us, fundraising isn’t something that comes naturally, especially a straight request for donations. Nonprofits rely on donations and unless you are independently wealthy and able to self-fund your organization, you’ll need to share with folks a request for donations. Pretend it’s another charity you choose to support.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Hopefully, your donation form is already mobile-friendly, but here are 10 tips to make it mobile-friendlier from online fundraising pros : Eliminate all unnecessary/nice-to-have fields. Error correction is never awesome on a phone so to prevent errors from occurring, you should use an asterisk to indicate which fields are required.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 26, 2023

Why would I take the time to pull out a credit card when I can tap an app on my phone—the phone which is usually in my hand? Yes, phones make emailing, working, and paying bills super convenient now. But what about donating, you ask? Yes, especially donating. donation with Stripe or PayPal). What is Venmo?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Contributing memorial donations is a meaningful way to honor someone’s life after they’ve passed away. Your nonprofit should have a clear strategy for managing memorial donations and building relationships with donors and the family of the deceased. Managing memorial donations requires sensitivity and thoughtfulness.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

When you’re fundraising online , your nonprofit donation page is often one of the first interactions people have with your organization, so it’s important to create an effective donation experience. The most effective donation pages are simple, impactful, and quick to complete.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2020

As a nonprofit, there are certain ways you can encourage your donors to use their phones for good. According to The Guardian , people are spending an average of three hours and 15 minutes on their phone per day. Your supporters can benefit from this information, too. By Kaley Aposporos , Content Writer at GoFundMe Charity.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 19, 2022

If you’re working for a nonprofit organisation, put yourself in the position of one of your supporters for a moment. Imagine that you made the decision to give, but your online donation failed. Would you try again, or quickly get distracted and forget as soon as something else on your phone caught your attention?

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Double the Donation

JULY 26, 2022

These days, people are glued to their phones, and most would probably consider either texting or calling as their primary form of communication with others. Therefore, making sure the phone numbers you have for your supporters are up to date is essential for smooth and effective communication with them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 2, 2021

By harnessing the convenience of the mobile phones donors use daily, you can transform your virtual fundraising events into engaging, revenue-boosting opportunities. Explore the many ways your team can reach all your supporters at once and take full advantage of this powerful nonprofit marketing tool. They’re powered by DPText.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Save money and a ton of time this year end giving season—just create your donation page to start accepting contributions online, and automatically handle recurring donations to encourage repeat donors. Take online donations now with built-in Year End Giving tools. Why is online giving so critical to year-end fundraising?

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Qgiv

MAY 4, 2023

Many nonprofits have taken the leap to accepting donations via Venmo as a result. Keep reading to learn more about how to donate via Venmo. 10 per transaction, your nonprofit organization can save on processing fees while receiving crucial funds for your nonprofit organization from supporters all over the globe. What is Venmo?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2023

Online fundraising platforms are software solutions that your nonprofit can use to solicit, accept, and process donations made via the internet. Give donors an easy way to show their support. Supporters can use these platforms to give quickly and easily from their laptops, desktop computers, and mobile devices.

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CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2022

The only sure-fire way to capitalize on your website views is to create a successful donation page. Donation pages are an essential component of every organization’s fundraising effort. In today’s world, these pages are responsible for the vast majority of donations that an organization will receive. Be Branded (Storied).

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

If you’re looking for a cost-effective and efficient way to ask for donations from your donors and prospects, look no further than a fundraising email! With email, you can send numerous donation asks out with the click of a button. Take a look at these top six best practices for asking for donations with emails.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Thanks to the leadership and quick acting of Beth Kanter and Sue Anne Reed, there’s now a petition is up on Care2 focused on the fact that Apple’s iPhone app policy does not allow nonprofits to gather donations via the mobile phone platform. What do you think? Did you sign the petition – why or why not?

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Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2021

The internet — and even phones, to some extent — have produced a certain amount of anonymity when it comes to asking for donations and making contributions. However, sometimes you need to ask for donations in person at fundraising events or other functions. It can be a stressful and time-consuming endeavor.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 2, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes How to Get Millennials to Support Your Cause. They have multiple social media profiles and check their phones frequently. If your nonprofit needs to fill volunteer positions, asking millennials for their support is a great way to begin building relationships.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2024

Casting a wide net to attract the right golfers, sponsors, and supporters is key to making the tournament a success and raising the most money possible for your mission. It’s a good idea to combine standalone tournament marketing emails with your regular campaigns to maximize visibility and minimize spamming supporters’ inboxes.

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 14, 2022

Scrolling on phones, reading the news, referencing the latest trends— social media is ingrained in popular culture across the generations. The truth is that social fundraising has come a long way from the standard “Donate” button featured on profiles and Facebook fundraisers. How to Host a Challenge. Next Steps for After the Event.

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Neon CRM

MAY 3, 2023

All your supporters, from your one-time givers to your major donors, should feel appreciated by your organization. Most of your donors are located in that thin brim of the sombrero; they represent the largest pool of donors you have but also the least substantial in terms of support.

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CauseVox

MAY 12, 2022

Here’s a surprising truth for a lot of nonprofit organizations: the donate button on your website is a really big deal! A good donation page is more than a pretty website: it can increase both your number of donors and the size of their donations. And it starts with your donate button. What Can A Donation Page Do?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Also, a s mobile traffic increases , embedded giving is an incredible tool to help simplify the mobile donation experience and urge supporters to complete their donations. Embedded giving experiences provide website visitors with a complete donation form without having to leave your website for a separate donation page.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 30, 2024

With this nonprofit fundraising software, in particular, I thought it would be helpful to break down the ways in which Greater Giving transformed my previous nonprofit’s event support and how I have seen it support many more across the country. Let’s make them organizational friends and longtime supporters!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Not that long ago, there were dozens of charity mobile phone donation programs vying for attention. Why Phone Recycling Matters. In the world of electronics recycling, mobile phones are a problem. One popular method of getting people to turn in their old phones has been to recycle them for charity. Very up-front.

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Kindful

JUNE 15, 2021

Although many nonprofits still report receiving more donations offline than online, online fundraising is too valuable to ignore. The easier you can make it for your supporters to donate to your cause, the better, and many of them will be looking to do that via their computers and phones. Direct mail.

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