NonProfit PRO

MARCH 29, 2022

It’s increasingly important for nonprofit organizations and their advisers to assess gifts holistically and engage in donor vetting practices to minimize financial, legal and reputational risk.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 1, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to recognize tribute gifts when donors want to remain anonymous: Dear Charity Clairity, We list tribute gifts in our annual report. This year we received tributes from donors who wish to remain anonymous.

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Charity Village

JANUARY 18, 2024

For many nonprofit organizations, an important part of their fundraising strategy is to seek donations from the community. But before we dive directly into asking folks for donations, there are some important things to think about.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 6, 2022

To improve retention, you simply must get that second gift from your donor as soon as possible. Those organizations that do that are ahead of the curve. Can we finally bury that myth that you can’t ask too soon? Research proves it’s just a myth.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2022

It was this experience that gave Latham the idea to launch DonateStock , modernizing these transactions making it easier for donors to give and non-profits to receive. “We We work with nonprofits to educate donors on the benefits of donating appreciated stock. A better experience for your donors.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

It’s a common tactic for nonprofit organizations to seek out an older donor base in the hopes of soliciting larger gifts. When most people think of millennials and Generation Z, their financial freedom to give doesn’t typically come to mind.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 26, 2022

GivingDNA introduced two new donor sets: philanthropic non-donors and cryptocurrency donors. These opportunity segments are pre-built to analyze your donors' giving behaviors, and then predict who an organization can reliably engage for that next gift.

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EveryAction

APRIL 18, 2023

EveryAction, which is becoming Bonterra, is excited to announce two new ways our platform enables nonprofit organizations to maximize fundraising through matching gift programs. We’re announcing a new partnership with Double the Donation , including an integration with 360MatchPro’s automated gift matching platform. The result?

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Charity Village

JUNE 29, 2023

Summary: Did you know that retaining donors is 5 times more cost-effective than recruiting new ones? However, despite the nonprofit industry’s average donor retention rate of 45%, organizations all over the world are struggling to keep their donors coming back for more.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 24, 2022

You just landed a ten million dollar mega gift for your organization. For those of us who have accomplished this, exhilaration hardly describes all the emotion that comes with raising a multimillion dollar gift from one donor. Here are a few ways a gift of this size can significantly bolster your organization.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 29, 2023

This is why data-informed donor screening and segmentation practices are so important: with the right tools and practices, your team can maximize and optimize fundraising efforts to raise more money, spend fewer resources raising it, and increase your impact on the communities you serve. Plenty of people with children donate money, too.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 30, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to credit and acknowledge donor advised fund gifts in their donor database: Dear Charity Clairity, I’m unsure how to enter donor advised fund gifts in our database so they’re credited and acknowledged appropriately.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

Individual giving has seen a steep decline, with donors becoming more selective about the causes they support. While paid ads and steeply-priced lead lists may deliver short-term results, long-term donor relationships are built on trust and community. Being present and humanizing your organization leads to stronger connections.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

There are two parts to thanking donors: Connecting with the donor’s brain by providing a gift receipt and more importantly, touching the donor’s heart by letting them know they are heroes for giving to your organization’s cause. But there is so much more to properly thanking donors.

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sgEngage

MARCH 12, 2024

This marks the end of the qualification road for one nonprofit organization. While this scenario represents a best practice for major donor portfolios, there is no one answer to the question of when to disqualify a prospect. There are three major exits you can take on the “Highway of Major Gift Giving.” All positive answers?

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sgEngage

MARCH 11, 2024

The social sector and major gift fundraising are no exception. AI tools enable major gift officers to do more with their time by minimizing administrative tasks, helping with research, and drafting communications. The Benefits of AI to Major Gift Fundraisers Fundraising is an industry that faces high stress and burnout.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Did you know that, on average, 88% of total nonprofit donations comes from just 12% of donors? This small portion of your nonprofit’s supporter base is known as your major donors. To secure the support of these crucial donors, your nonprofit needs to build a robust major gifts fundraising strategy. What is a major gift?

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Staff transitions are an inevitable part of growth and change at nonprofits, but nurturing donor relationships through these shifts can be challenging. Here are four ways that your organization can limit the negative effects of staff transitions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2020

By Christy Smaglio , Instructional Writer at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Donor retention is a crucial aspect of a productive fundraising strategy. Here are seven excellent methods of increasing donor retention and how to automate them.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 25, 2023

For years we’ve talked about donors from the perspective of moving them up a “pyramid” or “ladder.” Which is why I advocate retiring the old donor pyramid in favor of a dynamic energy vortex. And I also prefer a new donor paradigm that doesn’t look at donors from top to bottom based simply on the size of their gift.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

In other words, you create donor journeys. . If you’ve never done so, developing donor journeys (also known as donor journey mapping) can feel like quite an undertaking. What are my donor personas? Below, I’ll break down the basics and share my four top donor personas that will help get you started. .

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2022

Connecting with new donors is crucial to growing your nonprofit’s supporter base and ultimately raising more for your cause. New donors invigorate your nonprofit with a fresh wave of funding and engagement. In this guide, we’ll cover 10 strategies for finding and engaging new donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 14, 2022

When you think of why your nonprofit’s donors support your organizations, do you expect each of their motivations to be the same? This person fears offending donors by asking at the “wrong” time. What has Research Shown About Why Donors Give? In summary, the researchers found that donors give for different reasons.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 25, 2021

Transformational gifts can take your organization to the next level. Pursuing transformational gifts from a select group of interested and capable donors is not only the best way to achieve your annual fundraising goals, but it can also catalyze further growth and provide a stable future for your organization.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2023

For years we’ve talked about donors from the perspective of a “pyramid” or “ladder.” Which is why I advocate retiring the old donor pyramid in favor of a dynamic energy vortex. It’s the reason so many donor programs have retention rates representing three steps forward, two steps back. I prefer a different donor paradigm.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 11, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Keep Your Donors Coming Back: Effective Strategies for Nonprofit Donor Retention and Recurring Gifts Ever wondered how some nonprofits have a dedicated group of repeat donors while others are constantly chasing new ones? The secret lies in mastering donor retention and recurring gifts.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 23, 2021

We have a number of major donors in our database that, because of their age or illness have stopped giving, but over their lifetime have made significant gifts to our organization. I feel like we can’t just forget about these people, but what should I do?

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

As we approach the season of giving, our team has compiled a list of gifts that give back. At Media Cause, we are fortunate to work with amazing organizations that impact change in the world every day. This year, if you’re looking for gifts, why not pick a gift that has a little extra meaning and supports a great organization?

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Double the Donation

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Nonprofits thrive on the support of major donors. The most major of the major gifts a nonprofit might receive are called principal gifts. Principal gifts bring transformational benefits and drive incredible impact, growing organizations’ capacities to run programs, serve constituents, and make a difference.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Fundraising requires timely and efficient processing of donations, especially in the typical end-of-year rush of gifts. This season, give your team a little December stress relief by automating and streamlining gift processing, including recurring donations and installment payments. 

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 13, 2023

As many wealthy individuals and families now prefer working through intermediaries, such as lawyers, DAFs, and donor advisories to handle their giving activities, nonprofits are finding this increased distance to be challenging. Here are some tips to help your organization adjust.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Donor engagement is an essential component of an optimized nonprofit fundraising strategy. But did you also know that matching gifts can have a significant impact on your donor engagement efforts? But did you also know that matching gifts can have a significant impact on your donor engagement efforts?

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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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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Your lapsed donors. This timeline offers a clear road map to prevent lapsed donors: What makes donors lapse? The second thing you must know is what defines a lapsed donor. The simple definition of a lapsed donor is someone who hasn’t given in a certain amount of time. Do donors realize they’ve lapsed?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

By Laura Bucher , Storyteller at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. But there are two things that are certain: social distancing will continue to be a reality and your donors will continue to believe in your mission. Not to worry.

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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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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 6, 2023

Tiering your caseload is a strategy that organizes your caseload so that you can create a strategic, meaningful plan for every donor while focusing your time and energy on the right donors. Here is why it is valuable.

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