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Do Negativity And Alarm Really Raise More Funds?

Bloomerang

Does negativity and alarm really raise funds?” —John, CEO of a civic education nonprofit Dear John, This is a top-of-mind question for many fundraising professionals. This is especially true for mass marketing messages and broad fundraising appeals for monumental events like hurricanes or earthquakes. What’s your timeframe and goal?

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5 Text Best Practices to Boost Your Fundraising Success

Get Fully Funded

Text marketing , also known as SMS marketing, can help your organization engage supporters, build relationships, and ultimately boost your fundraising results. Any nonprofit can benefit from these best practices, even if you’re new to text marketing or have limited resources. Segment your list of contacts. Keep an eye on your metrics.

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Workplace Giving Trends: Current Happenings & Expectations

Nonprofits Source

In fact, the coming year promises innovative workplace giving trends that can benefit both nonprofit fundraisers seeking support and corporations eager to make a meaningful societal impact. Not to mention, consistent engagement with communities builds trusting relationships. Demonstrate mutual benefit.

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A Fundraising Cliff? What does the data say?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Over the past few months I’ve been asked a lot of questions about giving trends: What explains the flat trend in overall fundraising? What about Hurricane Sandy? Here are a few of the more common questions: Are people giving more to the presidential campaigns and less to nonprofits? What does the data say? Change is hard.

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8 Top Corporate Giving Trends to Watch in 2024 + Examples

Nonprofits Source

In the world of philanthropy, the coming year promises innovative corporate giving trends that can benefit both nonprofit fundraisers seeking support and corporations eager to make a meaningful societal impact. Not to mention, consistent engagement with communities builds trusting relationships. Demonstrate mutual benefit.

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Beyond Survival: Post-Disruption Nonprofit Digital Strategy

Bloomerang

The conversation must be reset, moving away from how do we do this to why are we going to do this and finally to how do we build from there ? There’s no reason why the same will not hold true for social benefit sector businesses. You can’t build meaningful connections with folks unless you know what matters to them.

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Exploring Disaster Philanthropy: Part 2

Connection Cafe

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina , about 22% of total funding went to the American Red Cross (ARC). About 50% of funding at this point for Hurricane Harvey has gone to ARC. New questions have also arisen around disaster philanthropy in 2017, and lessons learned today can guide future response efforts.