Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2021

Cause awareness and giving days can be very powerful themes upon which to launch online fundraising and social media awareness campaigns. To be alerted new posts and webinars, please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter ! 30: Giving Tuesday — #GivingTuesday. 17: World Religion Day — #WorldReligionDay.

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TechImpact

MARCH 19, 2014

Writing, and sending, your nonprofit’s email newsletter takes creativity, precision strategy, and even a little finesse. Not only that, but once its been sent, your newsletter is out of your control. Generally speaking, the way you gather your content will vary depending on what your goals are for the newsletter. Choose a goal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2013

My e-newsletter is by far the driving force behind Nonprofit Tech 2.0. And even though a recent report pointed out that email open and donor response are dropping in the nonprofit sector, I can’t help but wonder if current (yet old) e-newsletter design trends have a lot to do with the results. Top of e-Newsletter: 1.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Annual giving folk are a strange breed. But, what if you’re the kind of fundraiser who is expected to complete your annual giving program “off the side of your desk,” with no fancy agency to guide you on the latest trends, no idea what your donors really respond to, no current data segmentation strategy to contend with?

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 13, 2021

My director of development & communications is giving serious thought to taking our hard copy newsletter and changing it to an e-newsletter. How do I convince her that a printed newsletter is worth the investment? A copy of our summer newsletter is attached for your review.

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Qgiv

APRIL 15, 2024

One way your donors can help you extend your impact is through legacy giving. Legacy giving is a committed donation a donor plans to leave to a nonprofit organization as part of their estate after they’ve passed away. The benefits of legacy giving For nonprofits There are quite a few benefits for nonprofits receiving legacy gifts.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 7, 2024

Drawing on her experience as a successful businesswoman, Greer is now out to “save giving” by teaching nonprofits how to improve the ways they interact with donors. Still, Greer didn’t give up. Of course, in the nonprofit world, a subscription model is a recurring giving program. So, don’t discount recurring gifts as too small.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 23, 2024

Let’s talk about how you can make a big difference at your local YMCA chapter with something simple but powerful: monthly giving. But here’s the good news: monthly giving programs smooth out this ride. On average, someone who donates regularly will give 42% more over a year than someone who makes a one-time gift. Keep it simple.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The red newsletter opt-in top bar on Nonprofit Tech for Good is the best-performing newsletter CTA on our website. For example, the Nature Conservancy uses a maroon top bar to send visitors prompted by TV ads to their monthly giving donation page. 1) Embedded newsletter opt-in on the Marshall Project blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 1, 2021

To receive future updates about the Global NGO Technology Survey data, please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter. 1) 69% of nonprofits worldwide regularly publish an email newsletter. Of those, 93% use an email marketing service, such as MailChimp or ConstantContact, to send their email newsletters.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

They all get great newsletters. Give it a week and you’ll be the hip one wandering around the office saying things like “Did you know…” and “You’re doing it wrong - let me show you this cool new trick.” Nonprofit Tech for Good - Weekly Newsletter. Moz - Newsletter. Do you like your newsletters nice and brief?

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2022

But as we kick off 2023 and look back at what worked well in 2022, an excellent tool for evaluating donor retention is to look at the donors that gave last year but unfortunately not this year (LYBUNT) and work on engaging them with new opportunities to give. If you don’t, they will forget about your organization and stop giving.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The rise of social media has also given rise to online giving on cause awareness and giving days. The urgency of a campaign occurring on a certain day inspires individuals to donate, but only if your nonprofit prepares in advance and creates an online campaign that taps into the impulsivity of cause awareness and giving day donors.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

While major donors could give to your organization in a number of ways, one of the most useful but most overlooked is planned giving. In planned giving, a major donor arranges to give now, but the nonprofit receives the gift after death, usually after the donor’s passing. Planned giving benefits donors as well.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Why Monthly Giving is Easy! By Erica Waasdorp, President, A Direct Solution and author of Monthly Giving. The Sleeping Giant and NEW: Monthly Giving Made Easy. Mind you, she had only heard me speak once before with a different monthly giving focus. It’s a quick overview of why and how easy monthly giving really can be.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Imagine this scenario—your nonprofit wants to diversify its fundraising streams , specifically with planned giving. You meet with the donor, explain that your organization is exploring new types of giving programs, and ask if they’d be open to creating a bequest gift in their will. Learn more about planned giving as a team.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 21, 2022

A planned gift is the ultimate gift a donor can give your nonprofit. For example, donors who make a planned gift often increase their annual donations to a charity, according to a study in 2019 from the Giving USA Foundation. Planned Giving 101. Include a blurb occasionally in your newsletter.

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Qgiv

MAY 24, 2023

Knowing what inspires each generation to give to your nonprofit is important to ensuring your financial stability as an organization. Qgiv’s Generational Giving Study focuses on the information that nonprofits need for current and future fundraising. They also devote their time!

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

According to the latest M+R Benchmarks Study , monthly giving increased by 11% in 2022, making up 28% of all online revenue. Even as overall giving slumps, this increase is significant because it means that more organizations are receiving reliable funding on a monthly basis. Understand donors’ giving behaviors.

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2023

We have all seen the power of Giving Tuesday and how individuals across the world embrace the chance to give unsparingly for 24 hours. Your nonprofit can use Giving Days throughout the year to rally individuals, businesses, and organizations to drive significant change in a short amount of time. What Is A Giving Day?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 6, 2020

The 2020 Global Trends in Giving Survey closed June 1 and the full results will be released September 14 in the third edition of the Global Trends in Giving Report. 1) The top three preferred methods of giving are online (80.5%), bank/wire transfer (18.6%), and direct mail/post (14.4%). The top three countries are the U.S.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Whether it’s providing employees with volunteer time off or starting a company foundation, there are plenty of ways for your company to get involved with giving back. But if your company is new to philanthropy, a great place to start is by starting an employee giving program! Why should you consider starting an employee giving program?

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Corporate giving is consistently increasing. As a result, nonprofits have noticed the potential of workplace giving, and 49% of charitable organizations have identified it as a potential growth strategy. Why does workplace giving software matter to nonprofits? How can nonprofits promote workplace giving?

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Kindful

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

You could also share that volunteer’s story (with their permission) with your supporters on your social media platforms, on your website, and in your newsletter. Sending each volunteer a certificate with their name on it gives them something they can display and be proud of. For example, you shouldn’t give gift cards to volunteers!

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Give Something Away for Free. One of the best ways to find new prospects for your online fundraising funnel is to give something away for free on your website. Well, okay, not totally for free – instead, try giving something away in return for a person’s name and e-mail address. Are you sending out newsletters?

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 6, 2024

Perhaps it’s your first donor newsletter. And she publishes a bi-weekly newsletter that I never miss (and never fail to learn a thing or two from). Download your free Heartable Fundraising Writing Book and you’ll also get a free subscription to their “never-miss” weekly newsletter. Very Good Copy. They’re tried and true.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 23, 2012

Well, it’s time to fix what’s broken with your newsletter. Yep, without even seeing it, I can tell you that there are very likely some things you need to change with your print or email newsletter. Yep, nonprofits are sending out selfish newsletters. You know why? They’re boring and self-serving.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 23, 2012

Well, it’s time to fix what’s broken with your newsletter. Yep, without even seeing it, I can tell you that there are very likely some things you need to change with your print or email newsletter. Yep, nonprofits are sending out selfish newsletters. You know why? They’re boring and self-serving.

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sgEngage

MAY 27, 2021

This giving day takes place the Tuesday after the U.S. Throughout the year, it’s important to conduct plenty of preparation, strategy development, and stewardship efforts to make sure your audience is eager to give when the big day arrives. Ultimately, there’s no reason to put off your Giving Tuesday planning.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

One often-overlooked opportunity, however, is workplace giving⁠—a form of corporate philanthropy where companies give to and encourage their employees to support organizations like yours. Still, it can be challenging to navigate the complexities of workplace giving without a solid foundation of knowledge on the topic.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

This valuable piece of online real estate is where the donor goes to take action and give your organization money. And that strong connection is what motivates people to give. They want to give to support the cause. There are two parts to the act of giving a financial gift – the emotional part and the practical part.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

And while some cannot wait to catch the best deals at the end of the month, many nonprofit organizations are getting ready for the counter-movement of heavy consumerism: Giving Tuesday, the Day of Giving. Is Giving Tuesday an Opportunity for Creativity and Testing? Most definitely.

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sgEngage

APRIL 20, 2021

The average recurring donor gives an astounding 42% more per year than one-time donors. So how can you best share this valuable giving opportunity? Plus, there are plenty of tools available to simplify the management of recurring giving.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 30, 2018

It can be tough to convince yourself to subscribe to a newsletter—especially if you already have dozens of them flooding your inbox each week. It seems like just about every company on the planet has a newsletter now-a-days, but there are some that are just plain better. Chronicle doesn’t only provide top-notch nonprofit journalism.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

According to the Fidelity Charitable Overcoming Barriers to Giving Report , 65% of donors would give more if they knew the impact of their donations. Prominently feature a call-to-give, an email newsletter opt-in, and a call-to-follow on social media on your landing page. 4) Revitalize your Tribute Giving Program.

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Pamela Grow

AUGUST 15, 2023

And, after all, isn’t that why they give? An Impact Report can be an email , a short newsletter, even a thank you letter highlighting a handful of impacts. The Donor Newsletter. Oh, woe is the lonely print donor newsletter… It’s fallen out of favor in lieu of Instagram and TikTok. Impact Report. And that’s a shame.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 7, 2024

If you’ve got a regular email newsletter, it sets the stage — the tone — for the rest of the emails you’ll send. A Regular Newsletter While nothing beats a print donor newsletter for retention and revenue, enewsletters play an important role in engagement. Here’s a terrific example. But how do you make yours engaging?

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