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Here’s How to Raise More Money with Your Next Fundraising Letter

The Fundraising Authority

I am in the middle of writing a direct mail fundraising letter for a non-profit client, and tomorrow I will be presenting the letter to them, and explaining why it will be effective. Talk about the donor and you’ll raise more money. #2 So I am taking a break from writing the letter to share those three things with you.

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Doing Your Appeal In-house? 5 Tips to Save Time & Money

Get Fully Funded

Should you print, stuff, and mail your own fundraising letter? If you have fewer than 200 mail recipients, the answer is probably yes. When you get more than 200 donors, you may be eligible to mail at nonprofit postage rates as low as 19 cents per piece (as of July 2023). No labels needed! Includes variable data (e.g.

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Gen Z Donors Giving In Their Own Way, New Data Shows

The NonProfit Times

“Gen Zers are eager to engage as volunteers and as promoters of your organization and cause,” the authors wrote. “By This might account for why less than one-third of Gen Z donors, or about 19% of Gen Z respondents overall, reported giving money directly to an organization.

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3 Quick Ways to Double Your Online Fundraising Revenue

The Fundraising Authority

Well, okay, not totally for free – instead, try giving something away in return for a person’s name and e-mail address. You are collecting e-mail addresses on your website, aren’t you? Take a look at The Fundraising Authority website. What are you doing with your current e-mail contact list?

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Direct Mail in a Multi-Channel Fundraising Strategy

Bloomerang

Your team likely spends countless hours planning events and campaigns in order to raise money for programs and projects that will further your cause. . This type of campaign uses a combination of various digital methods and/or direct mail. . What are the benefits of using direct mail in a multi-channel approach? Direct Mail.

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How to Do Year-End Fundraising the Right Way (Part II)

The Fundraising Authority

In this post, I want to talk about the strategy behind raising more money during the final 4-6 weeks of the year. If you’re a homeless shelter and have spent all year talking to donors about how you want to serve more homeless and thus need more money to add beds to your facility, talk about that at the year-end as well.

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Developing a Tactical Fundraising Calendar for Your Organization

The Fundraising Authority

For example, at a small organization, your tactical calendar may look something like this: January – Prospecting mailing. February – E-mail fundraising letter. March – Housefile mailing. May – E-mail fundraising letter. Prospecting mailing. October – E-mail fundraising letter. December – Housefile mailing.

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