Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. 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.

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Everyaction

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Click here for practical tips on improving your email program this year and here for an in-depth look at three reporting tools every nonprofit should have to improve their fundraising strategy.). In today’s digital age, it might seem somewhat nostalgic to talk about direct mail. You started out in direct mail almost 17 years ago.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 22, 2024

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Develop a direct mail donor acquisition program. Develop an email and/or phone number acquisition program. For example, you might hire a direct mail consultant to teach you all the things you must consider and the best ways to approach and implement them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Part of the reason is a commitment to altruism, but I also use (for lack of a better word) these 31 nonprofits to study how nonprofits are progressing in online fundraising, social media and mobile communications. 5) If the nonprofit required a phone number to make the donation. 10×10 Campaign.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

As we’re preparing for our year-end appeals, can you offer some advice on how we can infuse our year-end appeals with the magic of the season? In the spirit of the season, Festive Fundraiser Dear Festive Fundraiser, Thank you for your letter. Set clear goals: Clearly communicate your fundraising goals for the year-end appeal.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2021

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. 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. . Have a question for our Fundraising Coach? — Charity Clairity.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

As your nonprofit organization continues to grow, it’s time to consider investing in an effective fundraising platform that truly accommodates your nonprofit’s size, financial needs, and developing fundraising strategies. Why is fundraising important for nonprofits? Leverage Nonprofit Fundraising Best Practices.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

If you want to attract more participants to your peer-to-peer fundraising event, consider how you’re marketing it! What other ways can you get more eyes on your fundraiser? Read on for Qgiv’s peer-to-peer fundraising best practices for event marketing. Direct mail appeals are most successful with Baby Boomers.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 30, 2014

If we don’t know our donor data, how can we effectively plan a fundraising appeal? Build a fundraising strategy? We move, take new jobs, change phone plans, change email accounts, marry, divorce, raise families, change religions, develop new interests, attend new events, and get involved in new activities.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2023

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question come from a fundraiser and donor who wants advice on how to handle poor donor engagement: Dear Charity Clairity, I’m a fundraiser, but also a donor. Did I offend the previous fundraiser? That individual sent me an email.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 29, 2022

A comprehensive list of every different Fundraising Event Committee you’ll need for your gala- their roles and job descriptions. A successful event requires a lot of coordination, planning and effort from your Fundraising Event Committee. Printing and mailing thank-you letters with tax deductible information.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

If you're still struggling to find the right method for integrating your fundraising, our advice is to keep it simple at first: take a common sense approach. Communicating with your audience via print media, radio, television, mail, phone, Internet and email is a regular part of most marketing plans.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 15, 2023

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Just sitting by the phone waiting for your donor to figure it out—and do all the work—is simply not going to cut it. Put a matching gift fundraising plan in writing. Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D.,

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BoardAssist

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Think you are doing all that you can with your year-end fundraising? Fundraising guru Gail Perry has some ideas you might not have considered. Three Year-End Annual Fundraising Tips You Haven’t Thought About. Year-end annual fundraising is when the rubber meets the road. Year-End Fundraising Tip #2.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

To secure the support of these crucial donors, your nonprofit needs to build a robust major gifts fundraising strategy. In this guide, we’ll cover the need-to-know information and steps of creating a major gift fundraising strategy, including: What is a major gift? Why are major gifts so important for nonprofits? What is a major gift?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 9, 2022

As a nonprofit fundraiser, you’ve probably heard some variation of the phrase, “treat every donor like a major donor.” As an essential and integral part of your fundraising strategy, your major donors should feel valued by your organization. . These individuals could be potential candidates for your future fundraising campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

What would you like the world to know about NGOs and fundraising in Brazil? “Abrace o Brasil” is an online fundraising campaign in partnership with Brazil Foundation that gathers 100+ Brazilian nonprofits to crowdfund at the same time. 4% create online peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns to benefit organizations. ?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

Recently, Brock Warner (Senior Manager, Fundraising at War Child) and I hosted a webinar regarding end of year fundraising for nonprofits —the things we need to stop doing and things we should be doing instead. Rather than saving the questions for private consultations, Brock and I have decided to share our advice with all of you!

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 17, 2015

As you sit by the pool and soak up the sun during a hot summer day, one thought should permeate your sunscreen-soaked head—planning your end-of-year fundraising campaign. Here is some of our best advice to help you craft the perfect year-end ask for your nonprofit: 1. Write your fundraising letters now. Well, maybe not.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

Personalize the ask In a study of email fundraising campaigns, we found that the emails with the highest engagement rates addressed the recipients by name and used “you” language, speaking directly to the recipient. Offer specific options Most advice will say it’s important to give a specific amount when making a request.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Before you hit send, use this helpful advice to get the most out of your email marketing for Giving Tuesday. Another possibility that comes with using a text fundraising service is the ability to receive gifts via text. Direct mail. Direct mail still works as a means to raise funds and get noticed. Get The Templates.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2020

How are those fundraising organizations going to thank and steward those new donors? 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. Find constituent phone numbers. Can’t do it yourself? Ask for help!

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Either way, you definitely have your phone out. That’s precisely why we’ve created this overview: to give you a deeper understanding of the fundraising phenomenon that is mobile giving. In this series, we’ll cover: What is mobile fundraising? Can mobile giving technology be used for more than just fundraising?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2018

Opening Advice: First do no harm. Are they coming online or from events or direct mail? It’s not uncommon for new mid-level donors to get pulled out of the mail stream by major gifts, where they will languish at the bottom of a major gifts officer’s portfolio. Solution: Put the donor back in the mail stream.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

Let’s Talk Revenue: Fundraising, Donor Management, and E-Commerce. You can fundraise by selling custom T-shirts — without buying tees, without knowing sizes, without having to ship, with no obligation — through online campaigns on Teespring. As a fundraiser, you know you need to meet your donors where they are.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

. — Did you know that nearly 90 million Americans use their phone to read email ? ComScore reports that nearly 90 million Americans use their phone to read email – and that number grew by 28% over the past year. But Cameron’s already written up a guide for that , so I suggest you read that and follow his advice.

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BoardAssist

MAY 13, 2014

“Why don’t my board members help more with fundraising?” For some guidance on how to answer this question and better engage your board with fundraising, we turned to fundraising pro Amy Eisenstein for advice. Do they include making a personal donation to the organization and helping with fundraising?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2014

Guest post by Mazarine Treyz, author of The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising , called one of the Top 10 books of 2010 by Beth Kanter, and author of the Networked Nonprofit. Your Fundraising Career Empowerment Guide , was given a 5 star review by About.com. . Multi-year donor: thank them with a phone call.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Back in the Jurassic period of fundraising — oh, about the early 1980s — things were different… If we wanted information, we subscribed to a magazine, bought a book, or paid to travel to and attend a seminar. A world of information, much of it free, is as close as our nearest smart phone, tablet or computer. Lots of them.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

She’s an executive fundraising coach. I’ve been a development director, and I’ve had over 12 years of experience being a fundraiser. You’re like, yeah, I didn’t know fundraising was a full-time thing. That’s why they’re giving, not to necessarily help you with your fundraising goal.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2017

No matter what fundraising programs you currently have in place, if you’re not focusing all of them through the lens of a multi-channel effort you’re missing the boat big time. But this belief has been reinforced by the unfortunate existence of powerful, territory-protecting direct mail and online silos where never the twain shall meet.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Jacobwith will show you five powerful and simple “must do’s” to cut through year-end fundraising noise, help increase your Giving Tuesday success, and increase donor retention. We are here to talk about Five “Must Dos” for Year-End Fundraising Success. Yes, it is year-end fundraising season. Lori: I think we should.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

There’s one piece of advice that can help, no matter what kind of information you’re collecting: The quality of your conclusion is never better than the quality of your data. One library in particular incorporated data segmentation in an attempt to grow and optimize its mailing list. Image 1 : Diego Cervo / Shutterstock.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

The easiest way to conduct these interviews is through e-mail or over the phone, but for the enterprising blogger with a penchant for journalism, in-person interviews provide the opportunity to get action photos and video interviews. Highlight Special Donors, Fundraisers, and Volunteers.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 29, 2014

Is that a smart phone or direct mail piece tucked in their pocket? For more expert advice on nonprofit marketing, check out the latest npEXPERTS eBook! . Acquisition Integrated Marketing fundraising ideas fundraising tips nonprofit marketing npEXPERTS' What’s their persona today and how is it evolving?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2011

It breaks my fundraising heart when I hear about gifts going unthanked. But no matter what the reason, every donor has the right to what the Association of Fundraising Professionals refers to as the ‘donor bill of rights’ , which includes the right to “receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition.”

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Allegiance Group

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

As a nonprofit manager or fundraiser, you know that there are many different approaches to choose from when it comes to raising money for your cause. To effectively manage your operations, communicate with donors, and increase awareness for your cause, it’s essential to stay up to date with modern fundraising tools. Contact Us!

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