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? Provide multiple giving options , including email, QR codes, Apple Pay or Google Pay , text, mail, and phone, to accommodate different donor preferences. Throwing a gala?

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Blue Fox

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Is your staff prepared to make the asks, attend the events, mail the collateral and try some Facebook fundraising ads? In 2020, U.S. nonprofits raised $2.47 billion dollars. What was your piece of that ‘pumpkin’ pie? Let’s talk 2021! What about your board members… are they fired up for fundraising season?

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Qgiv

AUGUST 5, 2021

You can’t begin to engage your supporters on mobile without their phone numbers and permission to text them. Your donors will most likely provide their phone numbers on your donation form. All that’s left is to ask for permission to contact them via that phone number. How to opt supporters in to text messages.

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Forum One

MARCH 20, 2023

We’ll have lots of goodies, helpful tips, and advice, and would love the opportunity to meet you and learn about your nonprofit communications activities. [Breakout Session] Increasing Your Nonprofit’s Impact with Service Design Wednesday, April 12th, 12:45 – 1:15 pm Now more than ever, people rely on technology. Stop by and say hello!

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 13, 2022

From emails to videos to phone calls and beyond, do whatever you can to personally connect with each of your donors and make sure that they know how much you value them and the incredible impact their giving has already had for those you serve. You can even send a postcard in the mail with the same copy as your social media post.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on the best fundraising strategy for new nonprofits. . Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 30, 2014

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. Next problem, the fundraising advice. Less than 5% of the advice focused on technology and/or data.

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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

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. 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.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2023

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. She reached out to me at least quarterly, we had phone calls, Zoom calls, and even met in person for coffee. Sometimes wearing both hats is challenging.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Muchos kudos to the nonprofits that kept the donation process limited to one or two pages with only minimal data required to donate (name, mailing/billing address, and credit card information). 5) If the nonprofit required a phone number to make the donation. 5) If the nonprofit required a phone number to make the donation.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

MAY 3, 2022

Some examples of fundraising and marketing assets you may use in your campaign include: direct emailing , radio ads, bus ads, mail drop, etc. Being able to write your direct mail letters in September. Nevertheless, I do encourage you to plan ahead of time and start rolling out your fundraising campaign with enough anticipation.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This post features advice from IT and grants management experts on how to streamline your tech solutions, create clear processes, and drive more external and internal impact. In the days following the fires in Maui, many people didn’t have access to Internet, cell service, even land phone lines. Everyone on the island suffered a loss.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

You could start by reaching out to donors via phone to check in and ask how they’re doing and express your gratitude for their support. One of our staff members here at Qgiv still raves about a thank-you phone call she received from a nonprofit… and that call happened five years ago! Conclusion.

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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. When your supporters text your keyword to a text-to-give service they’ll be charged a preset donation amount on their phone bill. Direct mail. Direct mail still works as a means to raise funds and get noticed.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 9, 2022

Follow up with a phone call. If not now, ask for permission to spend a few minutes on the phone within the same week. Send your survey via direct mail or email, depending on the donor’s communication preferences. Make responding to your inquiries easy with one-click survey responses or pre-addressed envelopes for return mail.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Direct mail appeals are most successful with Baby Boomers. That doesn’t mean they don’t appreciate a personal touch; the next most popular method of receiving updates was through personal phone calls. Direct mail tips. Use these tips for a great direct mail marketing strategy for your next event! Still not enough?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

5) What is the most important piece of fundraising advice that you have to offer charitable organizations in Brazil? 51% of donors in Brazil prefer to give online (credit/debit card), 22% by bank/wire transfer, 13% cash, 9% via PayPal, 3% through direct mail, and 2% via mobile payments. ? 77% have never heard of #GivingTuesday. ?

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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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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

That’s why it’s important to follow advice like the Pareto principle, which advises putting 80% of your resources into cultivating the top 20% of prospective donors who are likely to give you 80% of your funding. Follow up with a phone call, thanking them for past engagement and discussing what they love about your mission.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

Offer specific options Most advice will say it’s important to give a specific amount when making a request. If you sent a thank-you card or made a personal phone call for every donor who gave you $5, not much time or energy would be left over for the cause! However, in a general fundraising campaign, that can be too inflexible.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2019

The average smartphone conversion rate is up 64%—this means that people are making decisions to fill out forms, download more information, and buy things all from their phones. If your site still requires someone to sit in front of a laptop for the best experience, you’ll shed all but the most motivated mobile phone users.

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BoardAssist

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Before you roll out any year-end campaign, get on the phone, and thank everybody you possibly can. Thank you phone calls keep your donors on YOUR bandwagon – tuned in to your organization’s work, and thrilled about the support they are giving your cause. Have they been well thanked? You are “warming up” your donors for another ask.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2020

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. Check and identify constituent phone numbers annually – and cell phone numbers biannually. Ensure email delivery.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

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. Allow Guest Bloggers to Post Commentary and Share Their Expertise.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 17, 2015

Here is some of our best advice to help you craft the perfect year-end ask for your nonprofit: 1. Your end-of-year ask should not be restricted to a mailing or two in December. It’s not just about a tax deduction), set up landing pages and go through your mailing lists to make sure they are up-to-date. Be thankful.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

With NetSuite LightCMS , you can use templates to design a website that adapts to be viewed on phones, tablets, and computers, plus a built-in online store with a database for up to 1,000 products. If you need some advice on whether going mobile is right for your nonprofit, check out our Mobile Impact series !

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Greater Giving

JUNE 29, 2022

Printing and mailing thank-you letters with tax deductible information. Soliciting sponsors over the phone or in-person to be a part of your event and assist your mission. If not using an automated or mobile bidding platform: Printing or emailing receipts to guests with a list of purchases and total sale prices.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2012

We want to be able to easily share information on the Internet — but we also want to keep programs off our devices that will allow people to see things we don't want them to see: passwords, credit card information, mailing addresses, bank information, etc. Snail mail versus email security (is one *really* safer than the other?).

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2014

Over $100 Check in the mail: Thank them with a phone call & letter. Over $1000 check in the mail: Call them up and see if you can go to coffee. Multi-year donor: thank them with a phone call. Phone-a-thons. And for even more expert advice on donor retention, check out our npEXPERT eBook and webinar series! .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

I’m talking about the stuff we consume daily to keep inform of our professional field. It comes speeding at us from our email boxes, social networks, kindles, and even paper and snail mail! We scan, we browse, we try to thoughtfully read the best stuff, and interact through online conversations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2011

The panelists offered advice to nonprofits about integrating mobile into the nonprofit toolbox. The same design and the same code works on PCs, Macs and Linux desktop computers or Apple, Android, and Blackberry smart phones and tablets like iPad or Samsung Galaxy Tab. It works on any device that has a web browser. The PDF is.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 22, 2011

Your payment would be sent to you via any of your preferred option and would be mailed to you via UPS. Your Address: Home/Cell Phone: Preferred Payment Method (ATM / Cashier Check). Even if you do not have a bank account. Check: To be deposited in your bank for it to be cleared within three working days. Telephone: +234-808-254-8308.

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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. Allow Guest Bloggers to Post Commentary and Share Their Expertise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2014

This social capital encourages employees to turn to colleagues to get useful assistance or advice about future initiatives. During the session, participants discuss some ways they plan to get more focus: Don’t use mobile phone as an alarm clock to avoid checking e-mail or social first thing in the morning or last thing before sleep.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2017

Make no mistake, multi-channel, integrated marketing efforts – the coordination of online, direct mail, telephone, print, social media , tv – produce on average twice the net income and far higher retention rates than the old channel-by-channel approach. that adds some graphic detail and urgency to the direct mail appeal.

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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.

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