The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Uncover the Benefits of Maps for Nonprofit Fundraising. Maps can be used to illustrate the work of a nonprofit, the areas they serve, and the impact of their fundraising efforts. They can be used to attract new donors, to engage with community members, supporters, and other stakeholders, and to help with grant applications.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 29, 2022

In this edition, we talk about peer-to-peer or P2P fundraising. From exposing your nonprofit to new audiences, expanding your donor base, engaging your loyal donors, and of course, raising money for your cause, peer-to-peer is a valuable, highly effective strategy.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 26, 2022

End-of-year fundraising can feel like a noisy cash grab. Something that makes you stand out and lets your donors feel like the heroes that they are? Something that makes you stand out and lets your donors feel like the heroes that they are? Why text donors? What should you text your donors?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Hundreds of sgENGAGE articles have been written by outstanding leaders and subject matter experts across the social good community in 2022. However, the most popular posts have been in the areas of fund accounting, grantmaking, fundraising, and data intelligence! Your nonprofit audit should reinforce the good work that you do.

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Donorbox

JANUARY 24, 2023

In the nonprofit world, finding the key to fundraising success can be tricky. We try out new strategies, connect with new donors, exhaust our fundraising budgets, and whatnot. But what if the secret is just understanding the donor data we already have?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 31, 2020

Each year Nonprofit Tech for Good features a new set of online fundraising tools that are timely and relevant for the year to come. For your reference, here are the fundraising tools featured in 2019 , 2017 , 2016 , and 2015. A fun, new way to fundraise in 2020! 1) Action Button :: actionbutton.org. 5) RallyUp :: rallyup.com.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Fundraising is often a necessity for schools to provide students and teachers with resources that set them up for success. Planning and implementing school fundraisers can involve a lot of work, but that doesn’t mean they have to feel like a chore. How do you turn a standard campaign into a fundraiser your community will love?

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 15, 2020

As fundraisers, we often focus on planning and tactics: what five things are we going to do to raise $200,000 this year? How are we going to shift our direct mail strategy to find more mid-level donors? What’s our social media fundraising plan ? Your donors (and prospective donors) will care about that mission.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Let’s reflect on this year’s most popular sgENGAGE articles. Topics include maximizing healthcare fundraising, deep dives into environmental social governance, and the importance of online fundraising and marketing. Ask Maureen: Cleaning Up a Messy Fundraising Database by Maureen Wallbeoff.

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Donorbox

JULY 21, 2022

Donor-Advised Funds (DAF) have become a popular fundraising trend in 2022, especially for major donors. DAFs give donors more control over their gifts and more flexibility in how to spend them. Nonprofits can also use DAFs as an indicator of major donor prospects. appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 21, 2021

We added Text to Donate to the mix to make it easier for donors to give, along with many enhancements to our Online Bidding software. This was also reflected in our top blog articles for the year. We went ahead and gathered some of the most popular Greater Giving blog articles for you to enjoy for the first time, or revisit.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

It’s one of the most high-profile fundraising days of the year. It’s easy to focus on fundraising success and forget about donor retention. But here’s the thing: Your GivingTuesday fundraising success is only part of the equation. Retaining your GivingTuesday donors is important, too. Here’s why.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Last week, we started a three article series on year-end fundraising. The first part described why donors give during the year-end giving season. In our next post , we’ll go over a step-by-step plan for maximizing your year-end fundraising. The 5 Rules for Supercharged Year-End Fundraising.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

For many organizations, year-end fundraising campaigns represent a significant portion of their annual revenue. Nearly one-third (31%, to be exact) of annual giving occurs in December: It’s one of the most important months for fundraising! Take a look at past fundraising campaigns and use your successes to inform your plan.

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

My last article of this two-part series, “ Nonprofit Giving Trends and Future Fundraising Strategy ,” began a discussion of smart fundraising strategies to take advantage of best practices and current trends. It covered broad brush strategies all nonprofits today should incorporate into their donor fundraising/marketing mix.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 12, 2023

Create a donor experience that strengthens supporter relationships. According to the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the average donor retention rate in the U.S. As nonprofits work on strengthening donor relationships to improve retention, there has been an increased focus on the donor experience.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

You may be balancing your final push to reach your fundraising goal with event planning, donor meetings, board meetings, and planning for the new year—and that list doesn’t include all the things you do outside of work, either. That’s why it’s essential to have a donor retention plan in place. Let’s take a look.

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Donorbox

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

As you develop your end-of-year fundraising campaign, it’s crucial to add mobile giving options whenever possible.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Welcome to the third and final article in our three-part series on year-end fundraising. In our first post , we took a look at why so many donors give during the final 4-6 weeks of the year. In the second post , we reviewed the five rules for supercharged year-end fundraising. Second, Warm-Up Your Donors.

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Candid

APRIL 23, 2024

In my last article , I examined some of the key findings from the latest CF Insights survey , conducted annually by the Council on Foundations to track trends in community foundation activity and growth. By contrast, non-endowed DAFs allow the donor to grant out the entire fund at any time.

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sgEngage

MARCH 11, 2024

The social sector and major gift fundraising are no exception. Ultimately, this helps major gift teams focus on what matters most—building relationships with donors and helping their organization make an impact. The Benefits of AI to Major Gift Fundraisers Fundraising is an industry that faces high stress and burnout.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

In this article, we’ve rounded up some ways to make the most out of your organization’s resources with these no-cost opportunities. Drive online traffic to your website for fundraising, recruiting, and more. The post Attract donors and recruit volunteers: free advertising for nonprofits appeared first on EveryAction.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Articles with headlines like The Reality of Donor Fatigue and Strategies to Overcome It. Donor fatigue is not a thing. If you’re a smart nonprofit fundraising professional I can pretty much guarantee it’s not a thing with YOUR donors. Why does our sector dismiss donor care as inconsequential? On LinkedIn.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Sponsored by Give Lively Increasingly, donors are turning to social media to find causes to support. Whether your nonprofit already has a devoted following that likes and shares your posts, or you’re still building your presence on social media, here are some tips will help you expand your social audience and, ultimately, your donor base.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In Mastering Online Fundraising , our class for non-profit fundraisers, we talk a lot about how small changes to your online fundraising strategy can result in major returns, including new prospects, new event attendees, and of course, new donors. Take a look at The Fundraising Authority website.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Having solid donor engagement strategies in place is important for any nonprofit that wants to inspire generosity in their community and build a base of lifelong supporters. But the world is a noisy place: Donors are bombarded with constant messaging that can drown out a nonprofit’s attempts to reach them.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

How serious is your non-profit about your fundraising efforts? If you run a small non-profit organization (many churches and schools also fit this category), how much time, per week, is your staff dedicating to fundraising? Are you out there doing prospecting and building a fundraising pipeline? Do you have a fundraising plan?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

What you might not know is that the right fundraising plan template can make the job much easier. What this means is that over time, your fundraising approach should change to meet the needs of your growing organization. What Fundraising Plan Template is Right For YOU? And no two fundraising plans should be exactly alike either.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Wouldn’t it be great if new donors sought you out? Smart non-profits have started to realize that a strong PR effort, and good press coverage, can lead to increased fundraising. The post Fundraising & Public Relations: What’s the Connection? first appeared on The Fundraising Authority.

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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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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Listen carefully and you’ll hear the call going up in charity offices everywhere: What’s the plan for our end-of-year fundraising campaign ? While one particular organization may get greater traction with their in-person events , another makes better use of their donor relationships. The donor list health check.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Have you developed nonprofit donor personas? If so, I recommend moving away from those donor personas and toward donor identities instead. . Think about it: Those personas may have been carefully crafted—Soccer Mom, Busy Businessman, Widow, Millennial—but those personas only touch on a small part of your donor’s identity.

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Blue Fox

AUGUST 17, 2020

Fundraisers certainly have their work cut out for them this year. All of these make for a super challenging fundraising environment. So, what’s a fundraising organization to do? How much more effective could your fundraising team be?” Coronavirus. Unemployment. Business closures. Natural disasters.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 29, 2022

It’s time once again for a recap of the best articles about fundraising that we’ve published throughout 2022. Fundraising Trends to Watch. In 2022, we saw a growing focus on donor retention. Donor satisfaction and experience are becoming increasingly important for nonprofits to focus on when raising money.

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Donorbox

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Fundraising events are popular with nonprofits and charities for a reason. In addition to bringing in important funds, these different types of fundraisers can create great momentum with new and existing donors, leading to more event conversions. And they can be feel-good ways to connect with more of your community!

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 24, 2024

While your mission is what drives your nonprofit, your relationships with donors are what sustain it. The work you do wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of your donors, so it’s vital that you work to build genuine relationships that inspire them to continue giving. That’s where email automation comes in. Let’s dive in!

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Donorbox

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Recurring donors are some of the most engaged and dedicated donors your organization can hope to have. In this article, we’re going to be talking about donation intervals and outlining […]. The post Why Donation Intervals are Crucial for Online Fundraising appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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