Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

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. Because major gifts are so large, it requires time and dedication to cultivate and acquire more of these donations.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

This article provides insight and perspectives on donor acquisition strategies for direct mail. It should be noted that direct mail is just one channel to acquire new donors. When planning an acquisition campaign, you should project revenue for the first gift and subsequent year giving. Set your acquisition goals and budget.

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EveryAction

JULY 12, 2023

Whether your nonprofit organization has used an omni-channel donor engagement strategy for years or you’re just getting started, busy fundraising seasons are the most important opportunities to communicate cohesively across mediums with your supporters.

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The reason for this is that it gives the charity a good reason for contacting donors for general operating funds as opposed to asking for designated dollars, and it is a great opportunity to cast a wide net through an easily scalable medium (direct mail). templates, including appeals, gift proposals, thank-you letters, and much more.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to attract corporate matching gifts: Dear Charity Clairity, I have a question about how to attract corporate matching gifts. Matching gifts are truly the social benefit sector BOGO. Raise one gift, get the second gift free!

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Believe it or not, I’ve found that there are parallels between one of the greatest Halloween movies ever made and major gift fundraising. Do you have supporters who show up to every event? . If only it were as easy as putting a spell on a room of supporters to get them to give! . So how do you keep track of them?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 3, 2022

Tribute gifts are most often made by supporters with a strong belief in your mission who prefer to donate to a good cause rather than spend money on traditional gifts. According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 33% of donors worldwide give tribute gifts. Nonprofits began to offer tribute gifts in the early 2000s.

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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. Thanks to generous supporters like you, we were able to move S. A perfect thank-you letter does both.

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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. And do I thank the donor or the administrator?

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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. Don’t just make an ask, but keep new donors closely informed during the crucial period after a first gift.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

According to DonorBox nearly one-third of all annual gifts come in December, and nearly half of all online donations come in the last week of the year. Traditional methods, like direct mail, are still important for reaching older or less tech-oriented supporters. However, this is not a universal rule.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 17, 2022

When a donor signs up for a recurring donation online, there are no checks to mail and no monthly reminders needed; much of the expense and hassle on the nonprofit’s side have been eliminated. A recurring donation allows supporters to spread the financial impact of their giving across the entire year, lessening the acute financial effect.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 8, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether they can credit a donation in 2023 if the check was dated 2024: Dear Charity Clairity, A donor advised in early December a $20,000 check was mailed to us. SEE In Which Year Are Gifts Made On Or Before December 31, But Received In January, Counted?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 6, 2021

This type of campaign uses a combination of various digital methods and/or direct mail. . At GivingMail, we’re experts on using direct mail appeals to help organizations big and small improve their fundraising numbers and achieve their goals. What are the benefits of using direct mail in a multi-channel approach? Direct Mail.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

It is tempting to allow board members to skip fundraising, but this useful list is designed to give board members a wide range of tasks they can choose from to support the financial growth of your organization, and only a few involve directly asking for money. Give in-kind support to the organization in a way that actually helps.

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Kindful

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

There was a time not too long ago when digital channels like email, social media, and text messaging were seen as complementary to direct mail: the cornerstone of any robust donor communications strategy. Unfortunately, direct mail seems to have fallen out of favor with nonprofit communicators. And yes, that includes direct mail!

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Employer matching gifts offer ample benefits to each stakeholder, including the company matching the gift, the employee making the initial donation, and the nonprofit receiving the funds. . For the employees, they get to support the causes they care about while knowing their donation is making double the impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Tribute and honorary gifts , made in honor or in memory of someone who is not a donor, are a great way for nonprofit organizations to raise awareness and funds while honoring an individual, either in memoriam or celebration. In fact, according to the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report , 33% of donors give tribute gifts to family and friends.

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Kindful

JUNE 3, 2021

Many nonprofits also believe corporations should support them to be good corporate citizens and give back to their community. The question isn’t why they should support you. The question is how does supporting you help them ? Be clear on your case for support and why they should support you (and not someone else).

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 25, 2023

In this guide, we’ll explore three ways your organization’s marketing efforts can be supported by its constituent relationship management (CRM) software. Along with the need to grow your audience, you also need to ensure each supporter feels individually connected to your nonprofit. Text, email, direct mail?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 4, 2023

Their average individual gifts are the highest among all generations, so securing even one donation from a member of these generations is a huge win. They are known for their loyalty to the causes they support. They often prefer to support traditional, well-established organizations with a proven track record of impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

That said, if you prefer to wrap and present gifts this holiday season, please see a previous post entitled 22 Online Gift Stores That Benefit Nonprofits. That said, if you prefer to wrap and present gifts this holiday season, please see a previous post entitled 22 Online Gift Stores That Benefit Nonprofits. Kiva Cards.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 4, 2020

This means that your year-end giving effort should have a theme, a look and feel, and its own mini-case for support. Send out a dedicated e-mail to your e-mail list introducing your year-end campaign, without making an ask (see this as a “cultivation / stay tuned!” Ask your board for a year-end gift. Why do you need it?

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

When you’re able to automate parts of your fundraising campaigns, like an email drip or text series campaign, you can ask donors for support automatically. This can save your organization countless hours on manual data entry, which can then go back into supporting your mission in other ways. Another perk is increased revenue.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Here’s a scenario showing how calling a donor can inspire them to make an end-of-year gift. . They mention how your gift helped a person or solved a problem. Later, you get their end-of-year appeal in the mail or in your inbox. You mean to make a gift, but you get distracted and put it off until later. Hi, [ their name ].

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 13, 2021

Guest post blog submitted by: GivingMail, a leading provider of direct mail solutions. In order to truly maximize your fundraising efforts and better engage with the individuals who help fund your mission, an integration between direct mail marketing and a digital channel is a huge step in the right direction. . Let’s dive in!

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Is there something you can do now to influence their end of year gift? They tell you how your gift made a difference. Maybe they mention how your gift helped a person or solved a problem and include a photo (or emoji.). It could be as simple as “I thought you’d like to see what your support made possible.”

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

If email or mail appeals are a part of your GivingTuesday strategy, segmenting your audience could make a big difference for return on investment (ROI.) Make sure you tell your supporters about it! Get specific about how a gift today will translate to impact tomorrow—and wherever possible, quantify! Segment your audience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2023

Nowadays, life’s moving fast, and donors really appreciate the option to give when they want to, without dealing with going somewhere or mailing a check. When it comes to online giving, donors don’t have to stress about being there in person or mailing in their support.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 13, 2023

We’re proud to support our customers in their accomplishments throughout the last week of the year-end fundraising season —here’s a first look at just three of their achievements during that time! to engage supporters and raise much-needed funds. 24 through 31. Nearly 318 million emails(!)

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Make sure to check out his upcoming webinar where Bill will talk about Making the Most of Recurring Gifts with The Raisers Edge — 2/22/12 @ 2pm ET — Register Now ! The concept of recurring gifts is simple. Recurring Giving helps Build Supporter Loyalty. — Recurring Giving - The #1 way to create steady fundraising revenue.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

While acquisition is definitely a worthwhile goal, a sensible fundraising specialist will tell you that another top priority of any given fundraising project should be retaining the dedicated supporters that you already have. . Direct Mail versus Digital Communications .

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Pamela Grow

AUGUST 2, 2023

And, according to ANA/DMA, “Direct mail still pulls a higher response rate than any marketing medium.” Direct mail and digital work side by side to ensure your best campaign. Warm up your donors and remind them that their support matters — that you matter. August and September are the ideal months to update your supporters.

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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. They support a network of 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries and meal programs nationwide. Aaron LaMonica-Weier , Sr. They seek “an America where no one is hungry.”

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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. I’m here to support you. It is not too late to raise major gifts this year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Likely a sign of best practices to come, their donation pages simply ask for credit card information and an email address (not a mailing address) and have an extensive offering of different ways to donate. For example, the Nature Conservancy offers both honor gifts and memorial gifts – each with their own donation page.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 4, 2023

Should you print, stuff, and mail your own fundraising letter? If you have fewer than 200 mail recipients, the answer is probably yes. When you get more than 200 donors, you may be eligible to mail at nonprofit postage rates as low as 19 cents per piece (as of July 2023). No labels needed!

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