Network for Good

MAY 3, 2021

A bit of advice about setting goals. Will these sustaining gifts be applied to a particular program or purpose? Your job is not just to convince a donor to give, but you need to convince them why it’s important that they set up a monthly gift. Your online monthly gift string might look like: $10 $15 $25 $50 $100.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Donors are frustrated by difficult donation forms, lack of receipts and a dearth of information on the impact of their gifts. Share on your blog: Have a piece of advice that is all about “being your donor”? hashtag: #beyourdonor More info: [link]. hashtag: #beyourdonor More info: [link].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2013

After gifting a copy of Y our Network Is Your Net Worth to every 11 th grader, students rotated table-to-table, in fifteen minute intervals, meeting a variety of mentors; including filmmakers, the CEO of Surf Air, the man behind Movember (a mustache growing charity campaign), a jeweler, an advertising executive and more.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It’s the difference between seeing cook Thanksgiving dinner for 20 people on your to do list and seeing create guest list, send invitations, collect rsvps and food allergy info, create a menu, etc. It’s the best gift you can give yourself when you write. Be compassionate with yourself. More Resources for Fundraising Writing.

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BoardAssist

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Your mid-level donors will upgrade their gifts. All the research shows that donors will give more if they can designate their gift. Especially if you want your mid-level donors to increase their gift, you need to be as specific as possible. Leah Eustace ACFRE shared this cool info in her webinar recently.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Your gift will help us make more of these valuable reports available in 2011. By illuminating the technologies nonprofits are using and connecting them with community opinions and advice, our reports have changed how the entire sector uses technology. I know more about the package from NTEN than from the info they've shared with me.

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BoardAssist

JULY 22, 2014

Always ready with great fundraising advice, guest blogger Gail Perry has terrific guidance for us in her guest post this week below. Ask for advice. I’ve talked a lot about Advice Visits here , here and here. Use your radar to pick up all sorts of info about your donor. Thanks Gail for these terrific tips.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Your gift will help us make more of these valuable reports available in 2011. Your gift will help us make more of these valuable reports available in 2011. By illuminating the technologies nonprofits are using and connecting them with community opinions and advice, our reports have changed how the entire sector uses technology.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2018

Opening Advice: First do no harm. Are they responding to program-specific upgrade invitations or are they just making larger gifts to the same asks everyone else is getting? How do you thank donors for mid-level gifts? The major gifts director. One final piece of advice: Use a lifeline. Now drop and give us 20.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

With year-end approaching, advice abounds as to how to maximize the time left before December 31. Extend a volunteer invitation: How can a prospect could turn their interest in your organization info a meaningful experience? If you have these strategies in place, congratulations are, indeed, in order: You are engaged!

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Whether planning for your next event is well underway or is about to begin, don’t make another move without reading the following advice from the experts themselves. Vendor contact info list . One way to communicate your appreciation genuinely and effectively to them all is through a small gift. Sponsor list . Attendee list .

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 8, 2015

Steven Shattuck shared his segmentation theory with us for our Nonprofit Hub Magazine where he suggested four lists for your donor database: new donors at or below your average give amount, returning donors at or above your average give amount, new donors above your average giving amount and returning donors above the average gift amount.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Here's her advice: 1. I periodically include a link to our Maatiam page and a 1 sentence "Support us while you shop online" tag in our email signatures (rotate it with other ways to support us and info about various events & programs we offer). Link to the shopping site from your web site.

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Care2

OCTOBER 2, 2013

And, gracious guests will enjoy hearing your stories, help with whatever you may need and possibly offer gifts.". And this isn''t just advice for onsite. Send out surveys to attendees, presenters, volunteers.get as much info as possible. Ask it often. Gracious host = gracious guests. It''s for before and after the event too.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on the top three things to avoid when thanking donors: Dear Charity Clairity, I’d really like to step up our gratitude game, as I keep hearing how important it is for donor retention. . I often tell folks if they ask well, they’ll get one gift.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2012

Advice abounds about tricks and tips for engaging the social sphere. We like to put all sorts of stuff in those: matching gift info, connecting to social media, other ways to get involved, etc. You should use certain key words. Post your comments in the form of a question. Post photos—people like pretty things.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

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? — Where to Begin Dear Where to Begin, You’ve nailed the two challenges of donor acquisition on the head: Who do you target?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 31, 2017

If donors have to make an account, and fill out their name, address, credit card info, and a security question just to make a donation, they’re far more likely to abandon the process and never end up donating. For more advice on the platform selection process, check out this @Pay article. Mistake #8: Ignoring Social Media.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2022

Most midsize and large organizations reach their current capacity with the support of one or more significant gifts from a generous individual, foundation, or corporate partner. Successful fundraisers and major gift officers know that individual major donors are the most efficient, most direct way to raise substantial amounts of money.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

But if you can get inside a donor’s mind, I think that is the secret to reducing your attrition, which means increasing the number of people who renew and give you gifts year after year. . It’s closer to the gift. . ” And the volunteer said, “Oh, I’m not asking for money, I just want to get your advice.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

We asked a variety of online fundraising experts and delved into some key online resources and found some great advice. Finally, make sure you’re prepared to process your gifts and thank your donors in a timely manner. And minimize the number of clicks required between “donate now” and “thanks for your gift.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2009

The other thing to remember is that a lot of social media culture is built on the " gift economy :" the notion that it's a good idea to do things that are just good ideas. You can get the word out, sure, but you can also: Get buy-in or advice on new projects. Share others' info relevant to your work. What about Twitter?

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 6, 2023

But just because an organization likes the idea of building a flashy website, designing a glossy printed brochure, or publishing a 60-page magazine to deliver its yearly reporting info, doesn’t mean that they should. But that didn’t mean we would stop showcasing our impact.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 6, 2021

Before we dive in, check out this advice from Susan Dannemiller, Executive Director for Children’s Day Preschool. Susan’s great advice can help tremendously when planning your welcome series. Give donors your history and leadership info. Summarize the welcome series info in a final email. Get The Templates.

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Neon CRM

MAY 25, 2023

Alex: If you could give nonprofits shopping for a CRM one piece of advice, what would it be? Alex: What’s your advice for someone researching different CRM solutions? Here’s my advice when researching product reviews: Don’t feel like you need to read everything. Sam: Let’s start at square one. It can get overwhelming.

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Care2

MAY 31, 2007

Is it better to cultivate the new email subscriber before asking for the first gift? May 29, 2007 | Amy Hummel My strongest advice ask for more actions + a donation as quickly possible and remind them why they signed up. Clearly this indicates the importance of contacting new online subscribers as soon as possible.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2007

Is it better to cultivate the new email subscriber before asking for the first gift? May 29, 2007 | Amy Hummel My strongest advice ask for more actions + a donation as quickly possible and remind them why they signed up. Clearly this indicates the importance of contacting new online subscribers as soon as possible.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So their last gift could have been, you know, last year, but unfortunately, not this year, right? So that’s going to be the very first way to identify them in your database is to look at when was their last gift. So that would be a wide touch, a repeat-back, a “Here’s what your gift did. ” Jackie: Right.

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BoardAssist

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Surveys can also give you amazingly useful info on why your donors are motivated to give to you. Many of these ideas are from Jonathon Grapsas MUST READ his advice on donor surveys! Personal experiences related to your cause: This is info that donors hold dear. Do they feel like they know the impact of their gifts?

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

One of my go-tos is I always love seeing those emails come in because there’s always great advice from Chad. population make 72% of all gifts to nonprofit organizations. They make 72% of the gifts coming from individuals. And we’re going to look for factors that identify a good major gift prospect. of the U.S.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 8, 2012

Even if you didn’t attend the webinar, you will likely glean some great info from my answers. . You may not want them involved in all the details, but find ways to ask for their opinion, advice, and feedback. If you want more info, grab my free CD “How to Attract All the Donors You Need” at www.GetFullyFunded.com. .

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 8, 2012

Even if you didn’t attend the webinar, you will likely glean some great info from my answers. . You may not want them involved in all the details, but find ways to ask for their opinion, advice, and feedback. If you want more info, grab my free CD “How to Attract All the Donors You Need” at www.GetFullyFunded.com. .

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

We’re going to talk about the difference between securing a one-time gift versus reliable, recurring, major funders. And the first fundraiser to get 10 donors to increase their annual gift wins.” It takes 12 to 18 months to cultivate five, six, or seven-figure gifts. You can choose Sandy. One of them is Sandy.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

We’re going to talk about the difference between securing a one-time gift versus reliable, recurring, major funders. And the first fundraiser to get 10 donors to increase their annual gift wins.” It takes 12 to 18 months to cultivate five, six, or seven-figure gifts. You can choose Sandy. One of them is Sandy.

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