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. We receive very few, and I wonder why more donors don’t take advantage. Raise one gift, get the second gift free!

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Gift Practice Companies Benefit 95

The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 4, 2020

It means all of your efforts, research, and cultivation will not be resulting in a gift from this prospect. Often, it means explaining to your boss, or to a referring board member, that no, you were not able to secure a donation, and no, the donor does not want to think about it… they outright declined.

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Donor Gift Profit Advice 220

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on when to soft credit donors in their database: Dear Charity Clairity, I have two questions: (1) Our organization received a check from one spouse, without any paperwork crediting the other spouse. They’ve always donated together in the past.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 6, 2022

From major gifts to donations the price of a cold brew, contributions from individuals often make up the largest portion of Americans’ charitable giving. If you’re looking to grow your grassroots donors—a segment many nonprofits struggle to retain —sustainer programs in particular can be a natural match for these passionate supporters.

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Bloomerang

MAY 22, 2021

Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who needs advice on how donor-advised funds should be recognized in their annual reports. . Dear Charity Clairity, I appreciated reading your guidance re: donor-advised funds (DAFs) and would like to have additional clarity re: listing DAFs in an annual report.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to recognize and steward tribute donors: Dear Charity Clairity, Our small organization has been around for many years, but we have only just recently begun receiving donations “in memory of a loved one in lieu of flowers” for example.

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Donor Gift Charity Newsletter 92

Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to accept a real estate gift for the first time: Dear Charity Clairity, We have a board member who wants to donate a gift of real estate. Whether or not this is a gift you can “make happen” depends on a number of variables.

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Gift Law Charity Guidelines 81

Bloomerang

JUNE 26, 2021

Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who wants advice on how to honor, credit, and recognize their memorial gifts. . How should those donations be credited on our Honor Roll of Donors? . Should the amount any particular donor has given to this memorial fund also be added to their cumulative giving?

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

Your nonprofit likely has plenty of strategies for gathering direct donor feedback. But donors can reveal just as much information about their motivations and interests through their unspoken actions. Review your donor demographics. Certain times of the year put donors in a charitable mood, leading them to give more.

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Donation Donor Giving Demographics 52

Candid

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Many 501(c)(3) organizations lack the resources and technical experience to directly accept cryptocurrency donations, and the vast majority are unaware of publicly available infrastructure that can be used to simplify the process. Diversify and grow your donor base using crypto fundraising . Enter the crypto-philanthropy landscape!?.

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Donation Fundraising Philanthropy Generation 98

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

JANUARY 13, 2023

Today’s question come from a nonprofit leader who wants advice on how to frame monthly gift asks to minimize accounting complications between restricted and unrestricted gifts: . I am trying to figure out how to frame what donations would go to, and what we would ask people to give to. Let’s take them one at a time.

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Gift Lesson Skills Training 82

Bloomerang

JANUARY 4, 2022

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on best practices around sharing tax information with donors. First, I’m not really comfortable with the way we inform donors of the tax-deductibility of their gifts. I hear a lot about IRA rollovers and stock gifts, but we don’t really receive those.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes. 1) Implement Donation Page Best Practices.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Without it, your efforts to cultivate and steward donors won’t go very far. A trusting relationship with donors contains shared perceptions and values, openness, transparency, and a willingness to grow the connection. Your Perception of Your Donors I’m sure you can remember an interaction that felt purely transactional.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Donor plants jump up at your gala’s auction , raise their hand high, and start, or advance, the bidding. A seasoned fundraiser in Jewish philanthropy taught me about donor plants years ago and, celebrating the best of fundraising’s oral tradition, a hallmark of our field, I am passing it on to you. Carefully comb your donor records.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

The best gift a nonprofit organization can receive is unrestricted cash, but an inkind donation of something your organization needs and would have otherwise purchased is also a high-value gift. In reality, the van or other gift you receive is not exactly what you would have purchased. And it’s called an inkind gift.

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EveryAction

DECEMBER 2, 2022

After 10 years of this special giving event, donors recognize this day as an opportunity to take action for social good and show up for the causes they care about: GivingTuesday 2022 resulted in a very generous $3.1 billion raised by 37 million donors for organizations and causes across the United States. million in donations.

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Achieve

AUGUST 25, 2023

Did you know that roughly $84 trillion in assets is expected to be donated, spent, and inherited in the coming decades as the large Baby Boomer generation ages? The high ROI of planned gifts and their accessibility to wider groups of donors has always made them a smart investment of your time and development resources.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Part of the job of being a true philanthropy facilitator is showing donors how they might benefit from being a little more generous. Philanthropy” – aka “love of humanity” – works best when everyone wins – your organization, the donor and the community. Let’s review these two giving opportunities of which your donors may not be aware.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

If you’re looking for a cost-effective and efficient way to ask for donations from your donors and prospects, look no further than a fundraising email! With email, you can send numerous donation asks out with the click of a button. It’s also a great way to update donors and prospects about your current and future projects. .

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Bloomerang

MAY 29, 2021

Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who wants advice on best practices around recording and recognizing in-kind donors. . Dear Charity Clairity, We often receive gifts in kind which are worth a lot of money. The form of the gift is not what’s important. How the donor feels about having made the gift.

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Donor Gift Professional Advice 107

Bloomerang

MAY 8, 2021

Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who needs advice on how to deal with a potential legacy gift that has conditions attached. . I have stayed in touch by calling but want your advice as to what we can do so that he will further explore our offer. Turning down a gift can be a tough decision.

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Gift Proposal Law Charity 97

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Today’s question come from a nonprofit employee who want advice on which year to count gifts that are made on or before December 31, but not received until January: . Our auditors later told us the gifts should have been recorded as pledges, with the payment showing as being applied in the new year. Donor Perspective.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2023

With campaigns launched, events planned, and donations coming in, now is the time to focus on these last 5 actions to make sure that 2023 is your best fundraising year to date! Make sure you process sustainer gifts before December 29th! Thank you’s should be sent between 48-72 hours after a donation. Share your progress!

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Action Gift Donor Template 92

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether or not it’s a good idea to announce and share a financial goal for their fundraising campaign. . This gives the donor an idea of how they could meaningfully contribute and how they could move the nonprofit closer to the goal. For example: .

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Bloomerang

MAY 8, 2021

Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who needs advice on how to deal with a potential legacy gift that has conditions attached. . I have stayed in touch by calling but want your advice as to what we can do so that he will further explore our offer. Turning down a gift can be a tough decision.

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Gift Proposal Law Charity 87

EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

Which strategies have worked well to keep donors engaged with your mission? This means your website is one of your nonprofit’s most valuable tools for staying connected to your supporters and bringing in end-of-year donations. Prioritize a streamlined user experience (UX) for donors. Make full use of your blog content.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Is donor retention different when the donor is acquired online? In this episode, you’ll learn more about ways to improve donor retention for online-acquired donors. Topics Discussed in This Episode: What organizations do to improve how they retain and engage online donors. Preferences of people making online gifts.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Major donors make a major impact on your nonprofit, but it can be a bit scary to ask major donors for a donation. If you’re new to major donor work, you know what I mean. And the best way to get to know your major donors is to ask good questions that spark conversation. Don’t try to wing a visit with a major donor.

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Relationship Question Donor Build 126

Bloomerang

JUNE 9, 2022

As a nonprofit fundraiser, you’ve probably heard some variation of the phrase, “treat every donor like a major donor.” If you treat every donor like a major donor, you’d probably run out of team member time. Plus, not all of your supporters want to be wined and dined like a major donor. Who are your major donors?

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Donor Gift Database Relationship 105

Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2021

The internet — and even phones, to some extent — have produced a certain amount of anonymity when it comes to asking for donations and making contributions. You can reach out to donors whom you have never met before, and they can feel moved enough to give their money to your organization. Luckily, we have some advice!

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Personal Donation Tips Script 105

Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

Making donation appeals over the phone is an interesting middle ground between asking for donations in person and making appeals through more anonymous methods like email or on your website. On the one hand, you are having a conversation in real time with a donor or prospect. Make the case during your donation request.

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Phone Donation Tips Script 105

EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

This isn’t the only data point backing up this finding, either: our friends over at National Audubon Society actually ran a sustainer-first GivingTuesday campaign in 2020 and grew their recurring donor base by an incredible 900 percent! Use this as an opportunity to retain and upsell existing donors! Alras Digital.

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Communication Practice Program Instruction 130

Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2021

So you want to start up (or restart) a donor acquisition program. The reality is, whether you are trying to grow a new file or stop attrition on your existing file, there’s no better way to obtain and keep new donors than with a well-executed donor acquisition program. First of all, congratulations! Tip #1: Identify .

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Program Donor Tips Channel 119

Qgiv

JULY 26, 2022

Do you want corporate donations but don’t want to host another peer-to-peer fundraising event? We put together several alternatives to sponsorships that you can use to raise more funds from corporate donations. Matching gifts drive. A great alternative to sponsorships is a matching gift drive. Volunteer grants.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

If you’re getting people to your website, how are you getting them to make you a donation you can’t refuse? Here are our picks for the top donation platforms for nonprofits to help optimize your digital fundraising efforts. So what’s the best donation platform? We’re asked this question a lot at Whole Whale. Click To Tweet.

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