Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.). your neighbors.

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DipJar

JANUARY 21, 2021

If only fundraising was as easy as ‘just’ asking for money, right? Since it’s not, we chatted with Tiffany Allen , founder & creator of Boss on a Budget , to talk about the do’s and don’t’s when raising money. Your donors shouldn’t only hear from your when you want something (money).

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

In 2021, they used CauseVox to create their Duradash peer-to-peer campaign and came away with over $30,000 through their virtual activity challenge ! For 2021 they decided to shake things up and make it an activity challenge through the CauseVox platform instead. and share via email and social media.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

In this post, I want to talk about the strategy behind raising more money during the final 4-6 weeks of the year. If you’re a homeless shelter and have spent all year talking to donors about how you want to serve more homeless and thus need more money to add beds to your facility, talk about that at the year-end as well.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Direct mail is a major workhorse for all nonprofits. And regardless of what you hear or think about online giving, most gifts still come via the mail. This week guest blogger Gail Perry is back with her top tips to help us all raise more money by mail. 112 Tips to Raise More Money by Mail. Thanks Gail!

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 16, 2022

Metrics like these measure your digital marketing campaigns in different ways, but they all seek to answer the same question: “Are your campaigns raising or losing money?” . This will allow you to more accurately compare different online fundraisers and identify which ones are bringing in or losing money. . Direct mail .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2023

By Shay Lessman , Content Writer and Editor for Qgiv — an online fundraising platform empowering 20,000+ nonprofit fundraisers to raise money for their causes while keeping costs low. Messages can be used to solicit donations, recruit volunteers for a fundraising event or activity, and more. The sky’s the limit!

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Are you raising money for a specific program in your organization? Do you need to raise money quickly for an emergency? Once you identify what you’re fundraising for, you can set a fundraising goal for how much money you want to raise. Looking to get your donors more actively involved in the fundraising process?

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The Fundraising Authority

AUGUST 6, 2021

Your goal as a fundraiser is to make sure that you are maximizing your events to raise as much money as possible, without wasting valuable time and resources. Then, they expect the money to come flowing in. The fundamental rules of fundraising don’t disappear just because you are raising money through an event. #2:

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 4, 2023

In the short-term, older donors are going to give the most money, but younger generations are more likely to give their time, in volunteer hours, serve on an organization’s board of directors, and have connections to corporate giving opportunities. organizations** 11.8% They are known for their loyalty to the causes they support.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 10, 2024

This might account for why less than one-third of Gen Z donors, or about 19% of Gen Z respondents overall, reported giving money directly to an organization. Still, 84% of Gen Z respondents reported supporting causes in ways that included volunteerism or advocacy even if it didn’t specifically involve money.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

Did you mail out an appeal at a different time? Maybe you’ve saved money from the prior year by utilizing more volunteer power, or perhaps you’ve cut expenses associated with a fundraising event. As BoardSource points out, even measuring your ROI is more than just money in vs. money out.

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Greater Giving

JULY 20, 2022

Don’t forget that snail mail still exists—and it still works. That means personalized virtual tours of facilities, small and stewardship-focused events, and other fun and engaging activities in your cause area—all conducted online! Get an interview for your leadership on a podcast or radio show to discuss the cause and why it matters.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2021

Direct mail is a valuable fundraising strategy, but figuring out how to send a nonprofit appeal can be confusing. You’re just mailing a letter asking for a donation, right? If you’re a beginner at mailing fundraising appeals , it’s really important that you understand the strategy and psychology behind what makes a good letter.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

But you have to spend some money on running your nonprofit. You may find yourself spending money on the tech tools. For your small organization to thrive, you have to spend money on fundraising. You can’t raise the kind of money you need for free. And fundraising. The training. The print collateral. The postage.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 30, 2020

While they can be great money makers for an organization, they can also be time consuming and expensive. Perhaps your organization may be hoping to raise money at the charity event, but the main function of the event is to gain publicity, or reach out to a new network. Charity events are a popular form of fundraising.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

You see, I am a female in my late 20’s-early 30’s, living in an urban area, vegetarian, eco-conscious, middle class, and have been actively seeking plant based alternatives to milk that taste good and are kinder to animals and the planet. Annie is active in her involvement at local animal welfare initiatives.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Nonprofit budget Even nonprofits who have years of operation under their belt can struggle to predict how much money they will need for each operational category. In terms of donation data, consider focusing on the following: Who donated, if known The amount of the donation How the money was donated (online, fundraising event, etc.)

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Why getting a thank you out quickly is important First and foremost, the active practice of gratitude does not belong on the back burner. Saying thank you establishes trust , reassuring donors their money didn’t go into a black hole. Do you wait for the mail to arrive? Where does the mail go first?

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Candid

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Lean into the spirit of gratitude by thanking your donors and volunteers for what their support made possible before you start asking for money. This is more about bringing folks together and not asking them for money. Prep thank you cards, so you can easily put them in the mail when donations come in.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Year-end Appeal Creative (inclusive of email and direct mail): 96% were writing their own appeals and not using a copywriter. 34% were only sending out 2-3 appeals (direct mail and email). Included in this article you’ll find: The results of our flash polls we conducted on year-end fundraising. Let’s dive into the poll data.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2020

Without correct constituent information, you are wasting money with every solicitation and missing out on gifts. According to research : An average organization with a database of 50,000 records could be wasting up to $3,200 per mailing due to inaccurate addresses and deceased records. Set and commit to a next date of portfolio review.

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

Ask them if they’ll write a brief handwritten note on the next appeal you mail (give them a few sample notes). If they can’t come into the office, send them a bunch of sticky notes to write and mail back to you; insert these into the appropriate envelopes. Enclose tribute giving envelopes in mailed newsletters and/or annual reports.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

They are the foundation of sound stewardship which is genuinely acknowledging and thanking donors for their precious gifts of time and money. Staff might be paid to lead stewardship activities but calls from board members will be an unexpected treat. The solutions to improving donor retention aren’t rocket science.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 20, 2022

Did you know that volunteers not only donate their time but their money, too? According to Fidelity Charitable , 70 % of active donors also volunteered, some working 50 hours at an organization. The survey results found half of the volunteers donated money to the organization because they also volunteered. . Volunteers donate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

If Facebook extended their fundraising tools to WhatsApp (owned by Facebook) and Facebook Messenger, messaging apps would likely become much more powerful in their ability to raise money for charitable organizations. That said, very few organizations actively promote tribute giving and doing so would likely a result a steady revenue stream.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 24, 2023

Thanking people who support your organization with their time or money is non-negotiable. When email works together with your social media, direct mail, in-person activities, phone calls, and website, your supporters have many more opportunities to hear your message. At the top of that time period, you send a direct mail appeal.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Will donors give money to sustain the program? And also think about how you can fund those new programs because you may need some seed money before you can start. Box so you have a mailing address for donors who want to send you checks. Without money, you can’t get your new venture off the ground. What is your vision?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

You’ll throw together a fundraiser that brings in enough money to give you breathing room for a few days then you’ll panic when you realize the money won’t stretch into next month and you’ll go right back to throwing together another fundraiser where the cycle just repeats. How much money do we need to raise?” .

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Roundtree

APRIL 19, 2022

Donor communication is the activity of informing, influencing, and inspiring donors to engage with the mission of your organization. It takes place through direct mail, social media, email, events, and a host of other ways. . Donors have more to provide than money. Every nonprofit organization is engaged in donor communications.

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Allegiance Group

JANUARY 23, 2023

The first step to creating a lapsed recapture program is to define your criteria for active and lapsed donors. Active donors are typically current donors whose last donation was in the past 18 months. Integrate an email campaign with your direct mail appeal and follow up with a phone call based on donor value, if warranted.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 4, 2022

Maybe you just asked people to buy tickets to your big event or participate in your online auction then two weeks later sent out an appeal asking for money. Or maybe you sent your mailing out at a time when people are distracted with something else like vacations or elections or major holidays. Did you ASK for money ?

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Crowdfunding—also known as crowdsourcing—has become a potent and viable means of raising money for thousands of non-profits around the globe. As Garecht notes, “many non-profits hear the phrase ‘crowdfunding’ and assume that all of the activities for the campaign will take place online.”

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Qgiv

MAY 24, 2023

This further reinforces that Millennials want to support charities by giving more than just money. Direct mail is still important One shocking finding is how important direct mail is to fundraising. More than half of Millennial respondents rated themselves as being motivated to respond to a direct mail appeal.

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NTEN

JUNE 14, 2011

Even if the mission of your nonprofit doesn't have anything to do with adorable cats or precious babies, you can still raise money using social media. Most of the activity on social media sites is not top-down communication but peer-to-peer sharing—creating, sending, and consuming information between friends, family, and networks.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

“In addition to segmenting and personalizing all of our communications, we are increasingly making our holiday/year-end fundraising omnichannel, with similar themes and design pieces within our mail, digital, social, and text.” – Michael Ragsdale, director, community fundraising, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation 4.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2023

The data in your CRM can help you raise more money, improve your donor retention, and even attract new supporters to your cause. There are many ways to segment your supporters : by giving level, involvement, interests, history with your organization, active vs. lapsed status, volunteers, advocates, and past board members.

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