Connection Cafe

JUNE 19, 2017

If you’re like me, you probably receive a number of e-newsletters related to fundraising , as well as a print publication or two. With so many free resources and others that have only a nominal subscription rate, it’s hard to avoid the temptation to sign up, even if you have to resort to just scanning them some of the time.

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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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Campaign Effective Fundraising Nonprofit 98

3rd Sector Labs

MAY 14, 2014

Fundraising data analytics is becoming more popular – and more necessary in today’s philanthropy marketplace. Well, our best advice is “ Don’t let the show stop!” ” What is fundraising data analytics? Why is fundraising data analytics important? It’s a show-stopper. What do to?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2023

The average nonprofit email open rate is 23%. And when you do send a fundraising appeal , they’ll be receptive. Practical advice: How often to message people? I recommend: Quarterly appeal mailings (not including newsletters) is just about the minimum I’d recommend for any nonprofit if you want to stay top-of-mind.

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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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Gift Raise Guide Relationship 101

Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2023

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. And many do ( the turnover rate in nonprofit development leads to tremendous loss of talent and negatively impacts the building of relationships essential to major donor development ).

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

Silent auctions are a classic go-to fundraising event—and for good reason. And, this type of fundraiser can be applied to all types of organizations and their audiences! You’ve come to the right place to learn more about how to plan a silent auction for fundraising. How Nonprofits Use Silent Auction Fundraising.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 13, 2021

We continue to solicit donors using direct mail and emails. Many thanks for your professional advice, Bonnie. Here’s why: Donor retention continues to be the biggest problem in nonprofit fundraising. I suggested that her organization segment their mailing. A copy of our summer newsletter is attached for your review.

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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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Map Donor Guide Newsletter 52

Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2022

In this roundup, I compiled the best year-end fundraising advice from several nonprofit consultants in my network. If you had one piece of advice for successful end-of-year fundraising what would it be? If you had one piece of advice for successful end-of-year fundraising what would it be? Are you prepared?

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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. Text messages have an astounding 98% open rate and only take 90 seconds for a response. Another possibility that comes with using a text fundraising service is the ability to receive gifts via text. Direct mail.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2018

Opening Advice: First do no harm. If you have access to it, what are the first-year and multi-year retention rates for these donors? Are they coming online or from events or direct mail? Work out a deal where you continue to keep mailing to every mid-level donor at least until that donor meets with a major gifts person.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

14 of the 15 messages with the mobile template performed better, by an average of 2 percentage points of open rate. (So, So, if the regular template achieved a 20% open rate, the mobile version got 22%). ” Gregory’s not talking about subject lines exactly, but about how the ubquitous, “E-mail not displaying correctly?

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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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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

When you receive a gift by check, you should print and mail a personalized letter of appreciation that serves as the receipt. Subject lines with questions have higher open rates. Another note about the right photo: In an appeal, your success rate will be higher if the person in the photo is not smiling. Personalized salutation.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 10, 2015

Being a startup ourselves, we understand the challenges of fundraising as a small organization. But we’ve also worked with nationally-known, well-established NPOs who face challenges in the fundraising. For online fundraising, there are only three: traffic, conversion rate and average gift. Fundraising Coach Marc A.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 7, 2017

: In this blog post, Joan Garry associates the beginning of year-end fundraising with going back to school. End-of-Year Fundraising: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Webinar : Hear real opinions from veteran fundraising about what works for year-end giving, what doesn’t, and what can go wrong. Preparing your database.

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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. Her second book is The Wild Woman’s Guide to Social Media, published 2012, given a 5 star rating by About.com. Her latest book, Get the Job!

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 9, 2014

Whether your event is tomorrow or in 10 months, it’s never to late to ask your participants questions to help you improve your fundraising events. Asking for advice is a great way to engage your participants, but only if it feels like that advice is being listened to. Which methods did you use to fundraise?).

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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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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2016

As we discussed in part one of this series , the surge in crowdfunding has resulted in a populace who is accustomed to the idea of setting up a fundraising page. We must create exciting and marketable experiences that rival GoFundMe or Kickstarter-style fundraising. DIY fundraising does not mean “set it and forget it.”

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

How can you grow and track your fundraising efforts? George Weiner of DoSomething.org encourages nonprofits to think of their websites as relationship-building vehicles, not fundraising ones: "Most non-Vegas marriages don’t happen on the first date, it starts with a reasonable ask and comes after a relationship has been developed.

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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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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Our expert contributors covered a lot of topics this year across fundraising, marketing, social media, advocacy, corporate social responsibility, grantmaking, financial management and more – and the list of the fifteen most read mirrors that diversity. . Donor retention rates haven’t snuck north of 50% in more than a decade.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

By leveraging multiple communication channels—email, mobile, direct mail, websites, social media, paid and earned media, SEO, and more, you expand your reach to engage new donors and supporters. We hope you find their advice for nonprofit multi-channel marketing helpful! Looking to grow your nonprofit fundraising program?

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Channel Marketing Fundraising Nonprofit 59

Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

If you are ready to ride an epic wave of generosity with an airtight end-of-year fundraising strategy join our special guest Rachel Muir. If you’re watching the recording, I hope you’re having a good day no matter when and where you are because we are here to talk about end-of-year fundraising. Rachel: Absolutely. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 20, 2007

I'm not sure if Christine obsesses about her technorati rating, but she sure does care about blog search widgets and has found something even better than the technorati widget. Unthinkingly blog has an interesting post about computer recyclying aptly titled " The Joy of e-waste " Online Fundraising. for his blog. Google Aps.

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Care2

MARCH 26, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) I hope the data is useful to everyone.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 11, 2024

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Alas, we’re right on parallel with the Fundraising Effectiveness Project data and are losing roughly 8 out of 10 new donors. Send new online donors an additional thank you by mail. Don’t just send them an automated email response. every fifth donor).

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

HR can also provide advice on conducting employee surveys. Before you create your annual campaign calendar or set fundraising goals, make sure you take time to assess, assess, assess. Develop a calendar of fundraising initiatives when your colleagues will not be overly distracted, inundated or adjusting to significant change.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) And what should that contact look like?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on where to find new donors and how to approach them: Dear Charity Clairity, Where do you look for donors, and what’s the best way to approach them? I hope this helps you get started!

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Which is better for nonprofits ?

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2023

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 handle complaints from donors: Dear Charity Clairity, I’m really uncomfortable handling donor complaints. You mail too often. Too often the response here is to mail less.

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Which is better for nonprofits ?

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YouTube Video Social Media Advocacy 34

Care2

MAY 31, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) And what should that contact look like?

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Social Media Advocacy Activities Active 28

Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) They might even make a donation or two.

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