Achieve

AUGUST 25, 2023

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. While you should leave explicit financial or estate planning advice to the professionals, there are other steps you should still take. They include: Bequests.

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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: . Is promoting giving for a specific purpose helpful in attracting monthly gifts? Make a Monthly Gift. Let’s take them one at a time.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on what to do when you get notified of an estate gift of which you were previously unaware. . For example, the form would ask about the designation, contacts/background of the donor, timelines to expect funds (for future planning purposes), etc. .

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Bloomerang

JULY 1, 2021

Legacy gifts are an area of revenue in the nonprofit sector that few can afford to overlook. The hardest part is measuring the effectiveness of a particular campaign and trying to predict gifts in wills’ income for the future. How have you seen nonprofits getting their gifts and wills program wrong? Stay motivated.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

We know that the generosity is very important to making an impactful gift, but that getting to the motivation of that generosity for a donor is sustaining to a long-term relationship.”. However, raising funds for these organizations can present unique challenges. Finally, Katzen suggested staying the course. Persistence is a virtue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

What Donors Want – Fundraising Advice Straight from the Donor’s Mouth – Guest Post by Rachel Stephenson Sheff. Major gift fundraising is an intuitive blend of art and science, with relationship-building at its core. Advisors, I produce a podcast called What Donors Want where we ask donors questions just like these.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 25, 2024

If your nonprofit’s team is facing fundraising burnout , you’re likely looking for low-lift fundraising opportunities that don’t require as much time or effort to secure necessary funding. Endowments begin with a principal investment (typically a donation or fund transfer) which is meant to grow over time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The third post in this series, 10 Donation Page Best Practices for Nonprofits , provides detailed advice, but its worth reiterating that the first step in being successful in online fundraising is having well-designed, data-driven donation pages. According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 33% of donors worldwide give tribute gifts.

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EveryAction

DECEMBER 2, 2022

These donations came from over 133,000 donors, who gave a median gift of $35 and an average gift of just over $99. EST, but the largest amount of funds raised—the most dollars—also came in during those hours. Our participating customers—1,050 organizations—received nearly 146,000 online donations on GivingTuesday 2022. .

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

For instance, in-kind donors might want to know how you’re using their gifts to run your programs, while monetary donors would be interested in hearing how you’re using financial donations to further your mission. Monthly donations ensure your organization has consistent funding no matter the season. Personalize donor outreach.

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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. I’m calling to thank you for your recent gifts—it means so much!

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Database Donor Gift Phone 89

Get Fully Funded

JULY 27, 2021

As a small nonprofit, it’s important that you get beyond the day-to-day grind of bringing in enough money to fund your current programs. Think about the personal finance advice professionals dole out. Your nonprofit should take that advice, too. In personal finance, this is your emergency fund or rainy day fund.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to persuade leadership to get donor thank-you letters out sooner: Dear Charity Clairity, I just took a new job and have discovered they don’t get thank you letters out for two weeks. We then looked at the total gift journey. Do you wait for the mail to arrive?

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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. It is not too late to raise major gifts this year. Julie: Let’s do it. That’s right.

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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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EveryAction

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Fundraisers at mission-driven organizations know that relying on only one avenue for funding the mission isn’t sustainable—the key to successfully raising the money your organization needs to operate programs and advance your mission is to diversify your fundraising programs. Showcase the impact of a donor’s specific gift.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Today’s question come from a nonprofit employee who want advice on how to budget and pay for capital campaign fundraising expenses: . Your finance office has been charged with controlling the inflow and outflow of funds. They summarized pros and cons of each funding model, ultimately settling on a combination.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on what to do after a donor says “no” to a meeting. NO = I don’t understand what you want Are you trying to tie me down to a one-time gift or a continuing commitment? Explain what their gift will mean at this point in time. Is it children?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 24, 2021

Expanding a current gifts program or taking on the challenge of beginning one is incredibly rewarding but takes time to ferment. However all are capable of turning the occasional bestowment into a consistent portion of their annual funding. Two thirds of Americans don’t have a will. Insider’s guide to Leading with Nonprofit Legacies.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 17, 2023

After a fundraising career of making solicitations for three different institutions of higher education and now serving as a trainer/consultant for a wide range of nonprofits, I’d like to share several fundraising lessons on what to do after your major gift ask is turned down. Very often donor prospects will ask for more time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

The lack of trust between NGOs and local Kenyans and the expectancy that NGOs are funded from outside Kenya are the key reasons for limited local fundraising towards NGO in Kenya. M-Changa also makes it easy for NGOs to account for funds coming in from multiple paymnet channels with automatic reporting and statements.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

You want to try asking a donor for a bequest gift for the first time. 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. Why is it more beneficial for your nonprofit than an immediate gift of cash? Take your time.

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Bloomerang

JULY 29, 2022

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to record and frame a combined ask (operations, campaign or program funding, etc.) Must gifts be recorded to show gifts for operations/general needs separately from funds designated to the maternity home? for a capital campaign. .

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

We’ve recently witnessed an unprecedented number of what many consider to be “transformational gifts” across the social sector. Take philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, whose donations have yielded more than $14 billion in funding for about 1,600 nonprofits since 2019, according to her long-awaited website Yield Giving. The common thread?

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on the best words and phrases for successful fundraising appeals: Dear Charity Clairity, I’d like to spiff up my appeal writing. Please consider a gift of $XXX (or in the range of $xx to $xxx). Tell them what gift you need from them. This is respectful.

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Candid

AUGUST 11, 2022

Corporations have the resources to provide significant funding to nonprofits and are becoming a growing part of many organizations’ revenue streams. So how do you tap into these funds? In-kind gifts are contributions by corporations of goods or services, other than cash grants. . What types of support do corporations give? .

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Double the Donation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

It’s easy to get started, the fees are low, and you get to keep whatever funds you raise (regardless of whether or not you meet your goal!). Plus, it integrates with Double the Donation’s matching gift automation tool , 360MatchPro. Givebutter – Best GoFundMe Alternative for Donor Management. Let’s dive right in!

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 24, 2024

Fundraising is the bread and butter of nonprofit organizations—without gifts from generous donors, your nonprofit wouldn’t be able to work toward its mission. Aside from creating a QR code for your donation page, set yourself up for success by following Bloomerang’s advice and including the following elements: Nonprofit branding.

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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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Candid

APRIL 19, 2022

My team of 12 and I wondered: how long would this go on and how long could we survive without our main funding stream? Getting creative to find crucial funds . This shift in funding from in-person events to major gift solicitations not only kept our work alive, it also helped us explore a more sustainable, long-term funding model.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Word of advice: Livestream your drawing and record it. Educational Workshops Offer low-cost workshops or classes on topics relevant to your cause, with the funds coming from class fees. Just make sure you check out your volunteers’ gift-wrapping abilities before you sign them up. You can make it a.PDF to save on printing costs.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Every interaction with donors communicates how your organization views them and their gifts. It engenders trust when you provide newcomers with the information that interests them: Detailsabout your mission A thank-you message for their gift Insight into how their funds will further the cause 2. Ask donors for their opinions.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 28, 2020

They discuss the challenges of raising major and planned gifts in the current environment, give advice on how to talk to donors and consider how they are feeling and faring during this time, and highlight different giving strategies that can benefit organizations and donors. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on major and planned gifts.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 18, 2021

Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who wants advice on ways to stay in touch with potential donors who have major donor potential. . Dear Charity Clairity, Do you have advice on ways to stay in touch with a possible donor who has indicated an interest in making a major gift? What makes you hopeful, and why?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Having a donor plant in the audience will help you raise more funds. Keep the meeting informal but let them know clearly that you’re asking for the meeting to get their advice about a new approach to grow the auction. Auctions work great within galas because guests can bid on their favorite items.

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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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Bloomerang

JUNE 9, 2022

The majority of your funding likely comes from these major donors, so you should have specific strategies aimed at acquiring these key supporters. Therefore, you also probably have specific major gift fundraisers on your staff to communicate with these supporters. We’ll cover the following ideas: Who are your major donors?

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