Bloomerang

JANUARY 13, 2022

Factors like these tend to lead to fewer donations and a lower donor engagement rate during this time of year. You can even send a postcard in the mail with the same copy as your social media post. Get your CEO to record a thank you video that you can send via email, put on your website, and share on social media.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Direct mail appeals are most successful with Baby Boomers. Click-Through-Rate (CTR): This is a measure of the number of times those who view your ads click on the ad and get taken to your website. Conversion Rate: This is a measure of how many people clicked through to your website then registered or donated to your event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2018

She also writes about digital marketing with helpful and actionable advice on Wired Impact’s nonprofit marketing blog and for their online guides. Looking at pages per session and bounce rate (ideally less than 70%), how engaged are our website visitors? Growing your mailing list. Promoting events and selling tickets.

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Roundtree

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

My one piece of advice to my daughter and son-in-law at their wedding was “never assume what has never been said.” Scratch a personal thank you across the top of every donor receipt that goes into the mail. If your organization’s communication style is sporadic, then don’t be surprised when your donor retention rate is sporadic.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2023

Today’s question comes from a director of development who wants advice on how to quickly and efficiently find the best major gift and planned giving prospects: Dear Charity Clairity, We recently purchased donor analytics and now have a database overlay indicating who has major gift and planned gift likelihood.

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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. This slide from Steve MacLaughlin of Blackbaud displays the differences in donor retention rates between online-only, offline only, and multichannel. I suggested that her organization segment their mailing.

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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. Direct mail. Direct mail still works as a means to raise funds and get noticed. How to use email marketing efficiently.

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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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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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3rd Sector Labs

MAY 14, 2014

Well, our best advice is “ Don’t let the show stop!” And we wonder why retention rates are falling, and why donor acquisition efforts fail too often. Admittedly, for many of us in the sector, the very mention of ‘data analytics’ sounds intimidating. It’s a show-stopper.

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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. These solutions include email marketing platforms, social media scheduling tools, and direct mail platforms.

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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’re going to mention your match in your direct mail appeal, you need to have it locked down before you go to print.

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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 Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

The best practice is to ask that members post all promotional content under promotions and jobs, and that discussions be reserved solely for sharing resources, discussing issues and ideas, and seeking advice. When people join your group, they are given the option of receiving daily or weekly e-mail updates of group activity.

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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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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. Follow up with mail. Direct mail is still a closer. Direct mail is still a closer. Hold Students’ Attentions. Make it intuitive.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

We also have quite a bit of anecdotal evidence that our online efforts are paying off because when people mail in a check they will often say something like, “I loved your YouTube video of the cats playing with pumpkins,&# or “I found you on facebook.&#. Like every thing else, the more you give the more you get.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

These days, investing in fundraising tools with CRM integrations is more of a necessity than general fundraising advice. Donor retention and churn rates. . If your retention rates start to falter, you know your overall strategy needs to be tweaked. . Direct mail. New, lapsed, or at-risk donors. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 2, 2014

Add to that higher rates of turnover and more mobility in organizations—particularly among younger workers. This social capital encourages employees to turn to colleagues to get useful assistance or advice about future initiatives. This understanding allows employees to seek out the right peers for information in the future.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2014

Her second book is The Wild Woman’s Guide to Social Media, published 2012, given a 5 star rating by About.com. According to Chuck Longfield , ten years ago the average retention rates of a newly acquired donor were roughly 33%. Over $100 Check in the mail: Thank them with a phone call & letter.

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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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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 7, 2017

GivingTuesday 2017 Webinar Series : Stay up to date with advice, how-tos, and more in the coming months with this webinar series. The New Normal in EOY Multi-Channel Fundraising : A successful marketing strategy has expanded beyond direct mail and email. Preparing your database. Use these tips to create a solid plan for Facebook.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

TechSoup’s Elliot Harmon has great articles on developing your first website and how websites work , full of tips, advice, and in-depth information to help you make the best choices. offers built-in word processing, mail merge features, and safeguards to prevent duplicate records. Don’t let this happen to you!

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2014

If you need some advice on whether going mobile is right for your nonprofit, check out our Mobile Impact series ! It includes reporting, emails that almost correct themselves, and direct-mail design for print. HR Help Desk Support from HR Solutions Partners is a service for organizations to get human resources guidance and advice.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Donor retention rates haven’t snuck north of 50% in more than a decade. If so, you won’t want to miss Rachel’s tips on how you can help improve your nonprofit’s retention rate. . . 6 Tactics for Increasing Donor Retention by Rachel Clemens, Mighty Citizen . Does that ring true for your organization?

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 10, 2015

For online fundraising, there are only three: traffic, conversion rate and average gift. Grow traffic by 25% while keeping your conversion rate and average gift steady and watch revenue grow. Marc has three pieces of advice he’d like to share. Instead, focus on the metrics that affect revenue. Fundraising Coach Marc A.

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2023

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. Mailing more raises more! You don’t need to waste expensive mailings on me.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 11, 2024

Send new online donors an additional thank you by mail. Even donors who give online should get something in the mail, especially if this is their first gift. A mailed thank-you letter is likely to be saved, put up on the fridge, or given a special place on the bulletin board. every fifth donor). Interesting stuff!

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

For more advice, we recommend exploring our dedicated article. Separate those who will receive email invites from those who will receive direct mail invites. Remember, your supporters may have a communication preference or you might want to send physical mail (perhaps even a handwritten note) to your major gift donors.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

HR can also provide advice on conducting employee surveys. We are all being asked to give, to support causes and donate to charities on every social media channel, almost daily in snail mail, and to contribute at school and church, so an emotional connection is key. Ask how to most effectively reach peoples’ managers.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2007

What advice would you give to someone who is developing their keyword advertising campaign with Google Ad Words? The click through rate, cost per click , and conversion goal are the best metrics in google AdWords. What are your tips and advice? Self SEO Boris Mordkovich's Keyword Advice. Can you share some steps?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 9, 2014

Asking for advice is a great way to engage your participants, but only if it feels like that advice is being listened to. And since we know that longer surveys generally have a lower completion rate, don’t waste valuable real estate asking questions that don’t matter to your organization. Best Practice 4: Plan for segmentation.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 31, 2017

For more advice on the platform selection process, check out this @Pay article. How to fix it: Limit the number of required fields on your donation page for a higher donor conversion rate. How to fix it: Make a mobile-friendly donation page and keep it simple for a higher donor conversion rate. Volunteer opportunities.

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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! Why is it important for nonprofits?

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

A team led by the International Institute of Information Technology in Hyderabad, India, is working on a battery-powered diagnostic device, costing less than US$100, which can monitor a patient's heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen levels.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

A team led by the International Institute of Information Technology in Hyderabad, India, is working on a battery-powered diagnostic device, costing less than US$100, which can monitor a patient's heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen levels.

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