Hands on Fundraising

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Whatever you call it, it’s the key to a successful annual giving program. Here’s the thing: I could write a really good appeal. Call it commitment. Or maybe, determination. Possibly, just sheer cussed stubbornness. The data could be in great shape.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 30, 2024

For example, small and mid-tier donors might be interested in hearing about your annual crowdfunding campaign, while major donors may want more information about your planned or legacy giving program. The subject lines should be targeted toward an occasional donor, a monthly donor, and an annual donor.”

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Candid

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In fact, recent research shows that a quarter of annual nonprofit revenue is raised in the month of December. Pull a list of lapsed donors that haven’t contributed over the last year and include them in your appreciation communications before sending them any season of giving appeals to try to get them back as an annual donor.

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Candid

MARCH 5, 2024

Highlight your organization’s values and appeal to people who share them and will likely champion your work. As part of this responsibility, every board member should make an annual contribution. When onboarding new members, tell them explicitly that annual contributions are expected.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

If this is true for your organization, don’t let a slower start to the year discourage you from getting a head start on achieving your annual goals. Personally emailing your annual report to donors or funders and describing how their support was central to your success.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 22, 2023

Read our blog for four tips to ensure your AMS tech pitch appeals to your individual board member’s roles and concerns. How to target your AMS tech messaging for board approval Within the business case , you can refine your messaging so that it appeals to each board member’s role and area of expertise.

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DonorPerfect

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Calendar year-end is a busy time for everyone, including your supporters, and many donors wait until the last minute to enjoy their annual charitable tax advantages. The post Email Appeals for Last-Minute Donors appeared first on Nonprofit Technology & Fundraising Blogs.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A remarkable 30% of annual giving occurs in the last three months of the year and 12% of giving occurring in the last three days! To take advantage of these powerful giving trends, preparation is key to ensure your organization secures meaningful results when competing with organizations across cause areas that are making a similar appeal.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Those are the two main questions that an annual fundraising plan must answer to help you become more successful. This blog post explores how to create an annual fundraising plan and even provides a helpful annual fundraising plan template to help putting together your fundraising plan easier. Here you go!

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Hidden dollars exist in all facets of your fundraising gala, whether it be virtual, live, hybrid, from your appeal story to your auction items and more. People are drawn to charities because of the story you tell – the compassionate and emotional elements of your appeals and mission that make people feel connected.

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sgEngage

JUNE 12, 2023

Establish naming conventions for anything and everything In our CRM systems we are adding new events, appeals, organizations, or campaigns on a regular basis. Year-to-date revenue by Appeal 2023 Winter Appeal $3,670 2023 Spring Appeal $5,879 2023 Summer Appeal $2,542 2023 Fall Appeal $4,895 2023 End of Year Appeal $10,068 3.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Annual reports are too infrequent and written for foundations and major donors, thus not ideal for reporting impact to small and mid-size donors. Feature your landing page on the right bar of your blog. Add an opt-in form to your website and blog. Fundraising appeal sent every other Wednesday morning to all subscribers.

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

Add a handwritten note to your annual appeal. One place I worked saw appeals with notes get a 30%+ rate of return vs. a 4% return from appeals without notes! . Ask them if they’ll write a brief handwritten note on the next appeal you mail (give them a few sample notes). 10/month = $120 vs. $100 annual gift).

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Greater Giving

JULY 18, 2023

Deliver relevant appeals. Accurate contact details ensure your appeals are delivered successfully, so you can continue stewarding donor relationships. In no time, you can deliver more relevant appeals and ensure your donors receive your outreach. With your CRM, you can create better outreach appeals using donor data.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Provide a Benefit Analysis ROI in Focus: While emotional appeals are powerful, it’s also crucial to underscore the tangible benefits. Suppose current data reveals that 20% of members don’t renew their memberships annually. .” 3. Let’s take member retention as an example.

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Candid

JANUARY 17, 2024

Foundation Directory : Nonprofits with annual revenue or expenses under $1 million that earn Candid’s Gold Seal of Transparency are eligible for free access to our prospect research tool through the Gold for Gold program. The post Unlocking change: Free access to Candid’s nonprofit resources appeared first on Candid Blog.

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M+R

APRIL 27, 2023

We also compare retention rates and annual value for one-time and monthly donors. Nonprofits sent 60 email messages per subscriber , including 29 fundraising appeals. But the results for nonprofits in the Disaster/International Aid space looked very different. Email generated 14% of all online revenue.

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 14, 2023

For example, you could use an AI tool to help determine the best location for your annual orthodontist convention. San Diego, California Orlando, Florida Seattle, Washington Let’s say these all sound appealing, but you want to get a bit more granular. The results?

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

The problem: nonprofits aren’t “inspiring” action with lengthy, wordy newsletters and annual appeals for funds, on top of too many emails! Letters from your nonprofit’s executives and board may seem like a powerful appeal, but those letters can be lengthy, generic, and not eye-catching.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2013

Have You Killed Your “Annual” Appeal Yet ? If you quarantine appeals solely to the giving season, you’re not asking nearly enough. Marc Pitman brings Master Storyteller, Lori Jacobwith, onto his blog to give 7 tips for sharing stories about your nonprofit work. And you have to tell them well.

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M+R

JULY 27, 2023

Read time: 5 minutes Most nonprofits, even the smallest ones, include supporter cultivation in their messaging mix — the occasional thank-you email, an annual impact report, maybe a robocall at year end. For the third email, we dropped a simple liftnote on top of a highly trafficked UCS blog post. Okay, back to the results… ???

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sgEngage

APRIL 20, 2023

Annual giving campaigns can raise money to cover your day-to-day expenses by bringing in a steady stream of funding. Annual giving covers a nonprofit or university’s efforts to raise ongoing, generally unrestricted donations throughout the year that will help fund regular operations. Set a theme for each year’s annual giving campaign.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Once you’ve identified what worked best for you in the past years–like GivingTuesday, appeal letters , email campaigns , peer-to-peer fundraising , events, major gifts, etc.–you We’ve already established that nearly a third of annual giving occurs in December. Check this blog out. Please share them below!

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

This policy is simply the maximum amount or percentage your organization can withdraw annually from your investment returns. Overhead reduction: If you can use your investment income on operational costs, it can reduce the amount from your annual fund used to keep the lights on. Major donor appeal.

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Qgiv

JULY 28, 2021

Our friends at Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region (HSPPR) thoroughly agree that more was absolutely merrier when it came to their 2020 fundraising appeals. Before the pandemic, the HSPPR team had been utilizing Qgiv’s form cloning to build out a few appeals per month. We decided to do emergency email appeals. The Outcome.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 7, 2024

So, a DAF is an appealing option. By comparison, only about 18–20% of annual donors give again. This means the lifetime value of a recurring donor could be more than that of an annual donor, which affects how you might steward a recurring donor. But their annual total of $1,200 puts them closer to a mid-level donor.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 25, 2023

Spring and Summer Appeals Don’t hold back from sending out appeals during these off-peak seasons. Make sure to establish a direct connection between your appeal and the work your nonprofit is doing during this period. Browse through our blog and support articles to spark new ideas during your off-peak season.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Whether you want to show off your Instagram feed on your homepage or embed a Twitter post into your next blog article, an intuitive website builder can make this process a breeze. If you already have a featured image on this blog post, reuse the same one in your social media content. Your website will always look fresh as a result!

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M+R

MARCH 14, 2024

Museums can have a hard time soliciting smaller dollar annual gifts tied to mission, rather than a new exhibit, and this is a great place to turn the focus to why donor support matters. To execute that, the team launched a targeted direct mail appeal to one of their donor circles asking them to become “Founders” of Academy Day.

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Qgiv

MAY 24, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll compare the results of the two studies to determine the perfect way to reach out to your donors regardless of which generation they belong to. Millennials surpassed Gen X in annual household giving One surprising finding is that Millennials reportedly gave more per household than Generation X.

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Cloud 4 Good

DECEMBER 2, 2021

As we are preparing for end-of-year appeals and gift acknowledgment notifications to be sent out in mass, Salesforce.org has enabled a helpful feature to mark an address as undeliverable. You can read more about what these changes mean for you in this blog. Read on to learn more. Manage Undeliverable Addresses. returned mail).

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

So in 2022, The Camp Rosenbaum Fund decided to bring both worlds to their annual Taste of Camp event, and include their at-home donors and in-person sponsors at the same time. In addition to streaming the event to virtual guests , 120 people attended the live event, with everyone participating in the same live donation appeal.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Here’s your #GivingTuesday & Year-End Fundraising Resource Package: Access Our Free Library Of #GivingTuesday & Year-End Fundraising Tools, Blog Posts, Webinars, and Conferences On-Demand: 1. There’s no monthly/annual fee, no CauseVox fee, and no limits. Download Our Free 2021 Year-End Fundraising Calendar.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This demographic is one that sponsors are interested in gaining exposure to, which could add sponsor appeal to your tournament. Case Study: Annual Fleece & Thank You Golf Outing Fleece and Thank You provides comfort, hope, and connection to kids facing illness and hospital stays and the families that support them.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 3, 2023

According to the Giving USA 2023 Annual Report , individuals, as opposed to foundations, corporations, and bequests, gave 64% of the $499.33 ET, making the morning and early afternoon the best time to schedule appeals on your different marketing channels. and 10 a.m. and 10 a.m.

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Classy

JUNE 28, 2021

Recurring donors are over five times more valuable to your nonprofit than one-time donors due to their higher annual giving levels and retention rates. . Once you’ve taken the leap to officially launch your recurring giving program, it’s time to learn how to craft email appeals that inspire donors to deepen their involvement.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

The post 6 Ways To Make Your Nonprofit’s Holiday Campaign Successful appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Fundraising Mobile Social annual appeal CRM donation donors fundraising Giving Tuesday nonprofit npTech'

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