CauseVox

AUGUST 31, 2023

But was this trend uniform across all donor categories? Dive into our 2023 CauseVox Giving Study to unveil the distinct giving behaviors of different generations and the habits of high-earning donors. With shifts in economic climates and donor preferences, it’s imperative to understand and adapt.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 26, 2024

CauseVox’s Giving Study found that donors preferred to use mobile wallets for giving just as much as the traditional credit or debit card. That is why aligning with the modern donor’s preferences for frictionless, secure payments through mobile wallets is essential for your digital fundraising strategy.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

It turns out one of the most important strategies for our time is the ability to effectively generate, exchange, and adopt new ways of doing things. To stay healthy, nonprofits must continually generate and share new ideas. In this role she will… Today, everyone else will be an idea generator and sharer.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 15, 2024

The study showed 9 of 33 respondents (28%) began their development careers in higher education and later migrated to healthcare, far more than the number who got their start in any other not-for-profit sector except healthcare itself where 10 of 33 (31%) began. Donors also expect it.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 10, 2024

The estimated 70 million Americans who belong to Generation Z show a promising commitment to the values of giving and generosity. This next generation is reshaping the giving landscape in ways predictably reflective of their status as digital natives while rallying around priority causes like social justice and climate change.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 15, 2022

The new funding will allow it to accelerate its pace of innovation across a wide range of free fundraising tools, including donation forms, campaigns, events, donor management (CRM), emails, texting, and a new auction solution launching later this year. Givebutter has completed a seed funding round totaling $7 million.

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M+R

APRIL 27, 2023

The full 2023 Benchmarks Study offers a sumptuous spread including digital ads, social media, email, mobile messaging, web traffic, and more. We also compare retention rates and annual value for one-time and monthly donors. Email generated 14% of all online revenue. The 2023 M+R Benchmarks Study is served!

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Volunteer Hub

MAY 13, 2022

Generation Z volunteers are a vital contributor to the nonprofit world. Who is Generation Z? Generation Z (or Gen-Z for short), represents individuals born between 1997 and 2012. According to a report , published by the Pew Research Center, Gen-Z is the most racially and ethnically diverse generation to date.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 14, 2022

As prices go up and inflation is a reality, are you worried about what’s going to happen with monthly donors? That’s why I was excited to see Enthuse’s “Donor Pulse Report: Summer 2022.". I’m right there with you.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

By Stephanie Kanak , Content Strategist at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Did you know that 63% of Giving Tuesday donors only give on Giving Tuesday ? What if you could convert those one-time donors into engaged supporters that give again?

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sgEngage

MARCH 4, 2022

In the first half of 2021, OneCause conducted a survey of 1,026 Social Donors to explore how giving has evolved during the pandemic and what lessons we’ve learned from the virtual fundraising pivot. In this article, we’ll explore three key findings from the Giving Experience Study and explain what they mean for your nonprofit, including: .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 20, 2024

Online Fundraising Strategy 93% of nonprofits believe that a strong brand identity has a positive impact on donor engagement. 99designs ] 75% of donors look for concrete information about a nonprofit’s achievements before making a decision to give. Double the Donation ] The current donor retention rate is 41.9%. billion—only 0.6%

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 15, 2021

He has worked in capital campaigns, major and planned giving (including charitable gift annuities) grant writing and donor research. This phenomenon demonstrates a long-term concern regarding the loss of donors fundraising professionals have seen across the country. So, who will be the future donors to nonprofits?

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Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2021

You’ll undoubtedly encounter the many books and online guides written about capital campaigns along the way, but there’s one area we’d like to focus on specifically: the feasibility study. Capital campaign feasibility studies are a critical early step in the planning process, and there are both traditional and new approaches to consider. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Exciting fundraising trends on the horizon for 2024 include peer-to-peer fundraising, giving flexibility, digital wallets, unconventional and emerging donors, and AI being used in fundraising. When a fundraiser receives a notification that a donor is close to lapsing, they can reach out and reconnect with that donor.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Nonprofits who care about donor retention employ numerous strategies to keep their donors coming back year after year. Personal acknowledgments, impact reporting, and a strong monthly giving program are some of the cornerstones to a high donor retention rate. Savvy fundraisers have always kept donor retention top of mind.

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Candid

MARCH 2, 2022

Capital campaigns are big undertakings, for both you and your donors. They’re the ultimate testing ground for your donor stewardship tactics, as you’ll be asking for quite a lot — extra-large gifts, multi-year commitments, feasibility study interviews, and more. It’s natural to fear donor fatigue during a capital campaign.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 5, 2017

The act of charitable giving is here to stay, but the nature of giving is constantly evolving with generations. Although every donor is different, research has been conducted to determine commonalities among generational giving. So, how can nonprofits lock in this next generation of donors?

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TechImpact

JULY 16, 2014

According to a 2013 study conducted by Blackbaud , overall donations to nonprofits increased in 2013 by 4.9%, and digital donations increased 6.4%. The answer lies in the way nonprofits are catering o the demands of its donor network. But what are donors looking for? These are all examples of ways you can contact your donors.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

A lot of emphasis has been placed on the importance of corralling the next generation of donors. More specifically, the Millennial, Generation Y, or the ‘DigiGen.’. Donors or volunteers? Or should nonprofits be spending more time and energy attempting to engage the next major generation as volunteers instead?

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

A common misconception among newer nonprofit professionals is that every campaign or event is meant to attract new donors and donations. The longer a donor gives to your organization, the more time you have to build meaningful relationships that will reinforce their long-lasting support. . Ensure communication is a two-way street

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2022

The Digital-First Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Study found that peer-to-peer increased revenue by 30% in 2021 vs. 2020, nearly 9x the increase in revenue generated by physical and hybrid fundraising efforts. It creates a personal, meaningful introduction of your cause and nonprofit to new donors. What is Peer-to-Peer Fundraising?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. This panel discussion focuses on the generational divide, with the following panelists: Wendy Harman and Suzy DeFrancis, American Red Cross. We see a lot of attention on next generation leaders, but not on how they will change our institutions.

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

It covered broad brush strategies all nonprofits today should incorporate into their donor fundraising/marketing mix. These are my favorite tips to enhance what you’re already doing to attract and sustain individual donor fundraising. . ACTION: Get board members to review your donor list. Only 6 out of 10 ongoing donors renew.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2023

Your organization’s brand story holds immense power, especially for nonprofits striving to engage donors, volunteers, and partners. By sharing real stories of the real people or communities you serve, you can appeal to the hearts of potential donors, volunteers, and partners.

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Classy

JULY 26, 2021

Thank existing donors for their loyal support. Here are five ways to motivate new and existing donors to show support with a one-time gift or a recurring donation. . Explain how you will address the problem with donor support . How to Generate the Right Hashtags for Your Nonprofit’s Content.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

For these reasons and more, direct mail donor acquisition works. The Benefits of Direct Mail for Donor Acquisition What’s so appealing about direct mail? There are many reasons why direct mail donor acquisition can be a compelling fundraising tool that produces results that digital methods simply cannot. Here’s why!

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sgEngage

MARCH 11, 2024

Ultimately, this helps major gift teams focus on what matters most—building relationships with donors and helping their organization make an impact. AI tools help minimize those tasks by prioritizing and identifying donors, drafting email communications, and syncing data to your CRM. It’s a necessity.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

MDS11 helps to extend the concepts and ideas discovered in the annual Millennial Donors Survey conducted by JGA and Achieve. Explore real life implications of generational differences in engaging and giving. Check out the full agenda , get the Millennial Donor Study report , and register today !

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In the world of nonprofit fundraising, much of what is considered best practice is steeped in tradition, passed down through generations of fundraisers. A recent study published in the Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly examined donation data from 12,369 nonprofits. Tip #2: Encourage all board members to give. It does matter.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2019

“The next generation of donors” is not just the latest fundraising trend or catchphrase for development teams. Nonprofit organizations have always tried to understand how to shift and modify their fundraising strategies to appeal to and resonate with the future generation of donors.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2022

As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you’re always thinking of ways to encourage your donors to increase their donation amounts. Some donors upgrade their giving without being asked, but most donors need some prompting. This makes it easier for your donors to choose how much to give to your nonprofit.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

With many nonprofit workplaces taking up generative AI over the past year, what costs and benefits are staff seeing? Researchers have measured the time savings created by generative AI. While generative AI tools can do many things, they do not yet possess human reasoning or empathy. Investing in “soft skills.”

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Your nonprofit’s donor retention rate is the percentage of donors who give from year to year, or over any other specific time period. It’s probably one of the most critical metrics you should be studying in 2021. . Acquiring new donors through constant outreach is much more expensive over time.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

An effective nonprofit mission statement draws supporters and donors to an organization. I decided to conduct two studies with my colleagues to get to answer this question. Then we used a random number generator to select which of those records would be pulled into our nonprofit mission statement studies’ sample. .

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CauseVox

JULY 13, 2023

We’ll review how to best utilize your video assets by reviewing social media “top-of-mind” strategies, ad-campaign strategies, in-house events and virtual events hosted on CauseVox for maximum donor reach. We’ll share case studies of success from our clients that you can model that have raised millions of dollars for big and small nonprofits.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2022

But what about cultivating relationships with existing donors? Nonprofit outreach should balance donor acquisition with donor engagement, so how do you utilize social media for both efforts? online donor engagement. Create ways for donors to help further your mission via social media. digital fundraisers. ,

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