Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

It needs to be warm, sincere, and prompt so that it closes the loop on the gift and makes the donor feel great about their giving experience. We call it the Cycle of Giving and here’s how it works: The donor gives a gift. The nonprofit receives the gift. It makes me wonder if I gave my gift to the right organization.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

Sending targeted emails, social media messages and text alerts based on donors’ stated preferences ensures communications are relevant. Tracking open and click-through rates for each segment provides data to refine messaging. They are also likely to give 42% more over their lifetime due to the recurring nature of their gifts.

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Roundtree

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Never assume they know the impact their gift is having. If you want donors to remain as excited as they were when they first gave, then tell them stories of how their gift is making a real difference in the world. Impact updates make donors feel connected to the work and the value of their gift. This is also true with donors.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 2, 2010

In today’s modern email marketing environments, lots of focus is placed on design and content – which we can all agree are very important aspects of any email campaign. However, there is one component of soliciting your donors which should be considered for any and every communication you generate via email.

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CauseVox

MAY 6, 2021

With automatic donation receipts, you have the ability to immediately acknowledge your donor’s gift, which has been proven to increase donor retention rates 400%. A specific description of how their gift will make an impact for this particular fundraising campaign. No goods or services were given in exchange for this gift.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 2, 2018

One of the most commonly asked questions we receive at HEPdata is, “How do I make my donors aware of the benefits of matching gifts?” Many donors don’t know about matching gifts, while others may think if they make a gift, the recipient institution is responsible for seeking the match amount from their employer.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 27, 2021

In addition to raising money online , nonprofits use forms to build email lists, to recruit new volunteers, to onboard clients, and in lots of other applications. Online forms are great tools for everything from building email lists to onboarding new clients. Which form had the highest conversion rate?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

There is little argument that email and social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are fast becoming mandatory tools for supporter outreach. From a pure fundraising standpoint, email and social media channels are only effective when the recipient is able to respond immediately to a CTA (call to action). So what can you do?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2014

We impact over 10,000 lives each year, and in 2013 we had a donor retention rate of 43% ( compared to 27% ). So, what led to our above industry average donor retention rates? If I have to spend more than 15 minutes creating a report or query to see the info I need, I’ve done something terribly wrong. Our database is healthy .

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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? Train callers on matching gifts. Include matching gifts in call scripts. Gift confirmation: Success!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2014

In a nutshell, donors that received a gift, felt selfish, which in turn reduced the motivation for giving. An example of impact-driven fundraising gifts are hand-sewn scarves from a family who started a local business as a result of your donor’s micro-finance loan or a personal letter from a child who you sponsored for her education.

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CauseVox

JUNE 29, 2022

It doesn’t matter how many people you get to click through your emails or social media posts; if your donation page doesn’t convert, you won’t see any payoff from that hard work. Here are a few of our favorite elements: The page offers recurring and one time gift options. Plus you can use them to increase the gift size of donations.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

For any of these ideas make sure you have the following technical elements: Event name, date, and details in an email/flyer/social post. Email system like Mailchimp or Emma to message a larger audience and collect attendee information. Canva is a great tool for designing images. Website or event page so people can find it.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

With suicide and addiction rates climbing in the nonprofit sector, it’s more important than ever to recognize when you are doing too much and make changes to alleviate the overwhelm before it takes control. Finding event venues, searching for grant opportunities, and anything else where it’s simply gathering info. Researching.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

How do think your target audiences will prefer to get info for this initiative? Online advertising, your email list, etc.). Send 2-3 emails each month. Run A/B testing for email subject lines and for content on landing pages for any email appeals or other actions. How you will reach your target audiences?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Even if your organization doesn't have the budget or human resources, you might like to know what you could do if the budget fairy left you a surprise gift. Some stats about text message users: over 80% come from email lists. Growth rate is at about 49.5%, though churn is at 31%.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2018

If you have access to it, what are the first-year and multi-year retention rates for these donors? Are they responding to program-specific upgrade invitations or are they just making larger gifts to the same asks everyone else is getting? How do you thank donors for mid-level gifts? The major gifts director. How quickly?

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 23, 2023

Second, your nonprofit should have processes around handling cash donations to ensure that those gifts remain secure. You enter the info or stick the card into a device, click a few buttons, and voila! At this point, your CRM should also trigger an automated email receipt. So keep that in mind! The funds have been transferred.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 31, 2017

To further assist your donors with giving, you should: Include links to your donation form in your email blasts. Don’t turn every email into a plea for donations, but some emails should include links to your donation form so donors can give easily and your nonprofit receives the donations it deserves. Volunteer opportunities.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Year-end can be understandably very focused on fundraising, but given the importance of strong donor stewardship and high inflation that may place donating out of reach for some supporters, many nonprofits are curious about how to engage their donors without asking for gifts. Here’s what they said.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Don’t make them work any more than is necessary to make a gift to your organization! If you’re sending an email, leverage the donor data in your CRM to pre-populate the information you already know about them (name, email address, etc.). Studies have shown that simplifying donation forms increases conversion rates.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Personalization makes a huge difference in rates of response! Engage in online list-building One productive strategy is to offer a benefit in exchange for signing up for your email list. Sometimes business supporters are willing to send a “chaperoned” email to their employees, for example. Offer gifts of useful content.

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The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The average one-time gift is $128, while the average monthly donation is $52, which amounts to $624 per yea r — more than 4x more! Monthly giving donors have a retention rate of 90%, whereas repeat (but not subscribed) donors fall to 60% and first-time donors drop all the way to 23%. Segment your email list. Ease and Automation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2007

Out of habit, I started off doing the research in my usual ways - posts to listservs, search engine, private emails, and posts to forums. Now, how is this different from, say, using your OutLooks address book and sending off mail merge email? That's nice not to add email overload. A few ways, actually. I put it into nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 1, 2009

There is a bunch of data, but here are a few things that jumped out at me: The influence of the website on gift giving regardless of how the final gift is given – 44% of the consumers said the website was most influential in their decision to give – last year only 27% rated the website as the most influential.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

You work long hours and spend a ton of resources getting new donors in the door, only to then see them never make a second gift, leaving you right back where you started. It begins with identifying and engaging potential donors, but it really kicks into gear after the donor has made their first gift.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

You can even email me if you want, although that might be a little harder than the other things. Not being able to build out your gift tables. And so before their case for support was even dry, before they mapped out their gift tables, their leadership team was. . But keep the questions coming. You can send us a tweet.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

They found that when looking at giving, 93% of respondents made a donation in the last year.However, 58% said their largest gift was less than $100. 10% said they gave single gifts larger than $1,000. 41% said very likely if there was a matching gift. Communication preference is email. Connecting via email is engagement.

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M+R

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Scout Quest protects supporters’ privacy by using only behavioral data, not personally identifiable info. The absolute #1 thing you should do if you do nothing else is to identify if you’re holding out people from your emails for being inactive who are clicking on emails for other organizations. The best part?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2022

Just look for an email from me a little later on today. Most midsize and large organizations reach their current capacity with the support of one or more significant gifts from a generous individual, foundation, or corporate partner. We’ll get you the slides and the recording later on. You won’t miss a thing.

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Neon CRM

MAY 16, 2023

If you’re starting a brand-new newsletter from scratch, then you should check out the free nonprofit newsletter template that comes with our downloadable ebook on perfecting your nonprofit newsletter: Ebook How to Perfect Your Nonprofit Email Newsletter Learn More 4. Recurring donors are a good example. Download it today!

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CauseVox

JULY 6, 2021

Donors are more likely to make a gift when they can see how close you are to your goal, and they know their gift could push it over the edge. Automatic purchase receipts sent right to their email + ticket automatic confirmations are sent to ticket holders. No more looking through page after page to find the info you want. .

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NetWits

DECEMBER 10, 2010

They type of page I’m referring to is any an page where you’re driving web traffic with the goal of getting each visitor to give you a gift – money, volunteer time, gift in kind, etc. To further make the point, let’s say you send an email appeal to 2,500 people and 750 (25%) click through to your online giving page.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Based on 2019 data benchmarks, 20% of first time donors don’t repeat their gift the following year. Confirmation Email. Always, always send a confirmation and thank you email following a donation. This is also a good opportunity for a double opt-in or a direct ask to join your email list. Followup Email.

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Care2

MAY 31, 2007

So how to do we take this long-standing DM lesson and apply it to our growing email lists? What is the best strategy for converting new email subscribers into donating members? Is it better to cultivate the new email subscriber before asking for the first gift? But how soon, exactly?

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Care2

MAY 29, 2007

So how to do we take this long-standing DM lesson and apply it to our growing email lists? What is the best strategy for converting new email subscribers into donating members? Is it better to cultivate the new email subscriber before asking for the first gift? But how soon, exactly?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Just be on the lookout for an email from me before the end of the day. . Harvey: As most nonprofits have these days is that renewal rates have been declining and that’s been consistent. It’s closer to the gift. . But when you’ve given yourself, that gives you some power to ask for a gift from someone else.

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