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Major Gifts: 16 Strategies to Raise More

Neon CRM

What Are Major Gifts? Major gifts are generally the largest donations a nonprofit receives. The exact dollar amount that’s considered a major gift varies from organization to organization. The average nonprofit considers a gift of $5,000 or more a “major gift,” but that’s not a hard and fast rule. major gifts.

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Why You Should Be Calling To Thank Donors For Their Support

Neon CRM

Calling to thank donors for their support after they give a gift can strengthen their bond with your nonprofit, leading to higher donor retention and engagement rates. The 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report , too, found that donors’ decision to make a second gift may be influenced by a personal phone call.

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7 Steps to Better GivingTuesday Donor Retention

Neon CRM

If those new donors never make a second gift, that return on your investment won’t grow. But, if you can inspire new donors to give a second $50 gift, you’ll net $60 instead of $10. Giving from individual donors is down , which means organizations are increasingly relying on gifts from major donors. Made in-kind gifts?

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Heroes Define Philanthropy

Bloomerang

First responders and essential workers who gave us a measure of normalcy during the pandemic come immediately to mind. Nonprofit professionals, donors and volunteers put themselves on the front lines of service to others with their gifts of time, talent and treasure. Donors also show courage in making their gifts of time and money.

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3 Proven Ways to Find and Convert New Donors

sgEngage

If you’re like every nonprofit on the planet, you’ve got one thing on your mind: acquiring new donors! No matter what your mission is, you’re probably dedicating significant resources to finding potential supporters and getting that first gift. Include donation buttons or text links at the end of blog posts or articles.

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15 Most-Read npENGAGE Articles from 2018

Connection Cafe

As 2018 draws to a close, I was curious to see which of the 160+ articles we’ve published to date this year have been the most read. Without further ado, here is the countdown of the most popular articles published on npENGAGE in 2018: . Donor retention rates haven’t snuck north of 50% in more than a decade. Think again.

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8 Tried-and-True (Secret) Individual Donor Fundraising Action Tips

Bloomerang

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. One place I worked saw appeals with notes get a 30%+ rate of return vs. a 4% return from appeals without notes! . Scan it in?

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