Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

Your nonprofit is quickly growing, bringing in more donations than ever before and fostering a strong donor base. Types of fundraising software to consider When you think about fundraising software, you probably first think of online donation platforms that allow nonprofits to facilitate online gifts.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to encourage their Development Director to take meetings with major donors. . The real work of major gift fundraising is relationship building.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Your nonprofit should develop a wide-reaching donor stewardship strategy to build strong, long-lasting relationships with supporters. But your donor stewardship shouldn’t just be broad—you also need to make sure that your stewardship efforts are memorable. Call donors. . Create a donor recognition wall. .

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Bloomerang

MAY 29, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who wants advice on best practices around recording and recognizing in-kind donors. . Dear Charity Clairity, We often receive gifts in kind which are worth a lot of money.

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2022

Curious how economic and cultural changes affect the giving landscape? Check out this blog post that explains how nonprofits make money. As digital wallets have become more commonplace, the number of donors making gifts via check has decreased. It’s not enough to only include a donors’ name in your email communications.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who wants advice on the effectiveness of major donor thank you parties. I’d love your feedback on the effectiveness of major donor thank you parties. Dear Charity Clairity, .

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Bloomerang

MAY 8, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who needs advice on how to deal with a potential legacy gift that has conditions attached. . Turning down a gift can be a tough decision. — Looking for a Way Forward.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 18, 2021

There we were, oblivious to the storm coming our way. In short, we were caught in a hurricane of uncertainty. Farmers call it a windfall: when a strong wind blows through an orchard and drops all the fruit from the trees. Over the course of 3 days, we shared experiences, findings, challenges, and trends.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 18, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who wants advice on ways to stay in touch with potential donors who have major donor potential. . However, when I call, I don’t know what to say, and he’s not a big talker.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

You may be wondering where to focus your fundraising as we emerge from the fog of 2020 and into, perhaps, a less cloudy future when it comes to nonprofit giving trends. The data is available, and we know dire predictions of the death of philanthropy early in the pandemic have been disproved. Giving in the U.S.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Ask a question. (“How Joe, join our new Art Lovers Speakers Series.”) Leave Them Wanting More Keep the body of your email under 200 words and link to blog posts or videos for more information. A lot of what we’ve inherited, it’s based on white dominant culture,” she said. “If Personalize it. (“Joe,

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Ask a question. (“How Joe, join our new Art Lovers Speakers Series.”) LEAVE THEM WANTING MORE Keep the body of your email under 200 words and link to blog posts or videos for more information. When segmenting your list, be careful about language that could alienate certain donors. Personalize it. (“Joe,

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Bloomerang

MAY 8, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who needs advice on how to deal with a potential legacy gift that has conditions attached. . Turning down a gift can be a tough decision. — Looking for a Way Forward.

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sgEngage

JULY 6, 2022

Experts and popular advocates will support the organizations they care about on social media and market that organization to their thousands — or in some cases, millions — of followers. As we mentioned, these individuals are probably already in your system! Industry experts. Keynote speakers. Social media posts.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In her previous role as Foundation Manager for the VRMC Foundation, she managed the annual giving programs, assisted and oversaw the annual budget and marketing plans, and managed a major gift donor portfolio of over 150 donors. If not, it’s time to strategize how you’ll retain year-end donors for the long term.

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Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2021

If your job description doesn’t include the words fundraising, development, or advancement, then why should you care about any of these things? If your job description doesn’t include the words fundraising, development, or advancement, then why should you care about any of these things?

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Deepen the connection your donors have with the cause through these stewardship activities. Last year, we asked nonprofits to tell us all about their fundraising events—where they succeeded and what needed improvement. But they often have powerful personal experiences and insights into the cause to share with donors. .

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Despite increasing commercialism, the holidays traditionally get people thinking about ways they can give—whether they’re wrapping gifts for loved ones or donating time and money to a cause they care about. When is Giving Tuesday 2021? Giving Tuesday 2021 is on November 30, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

If you work for a nonprofit organization, you’ve likely heard that Giving Tuesday is one of the most important days of the year. Thanking Donors. Managing Your Donors. Giving Tuesday Campaigns & Ideas. Giving Tuesday Campaigns & Ideas. There are several ways you can participate in Giving Tuesday.

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

If your nonprofit organization hosts a peer-to-peer event with thousands of happy participants and supporters, but you don’t have a plan to convert those bikers, gamers, walkers, golfers, dancers, scavenger hunters, or pub crawlers into monthly donors, you’re missing out on the point of putting on an awesome P2P event.

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Qgiv

MAY 6, 2021

What happens when we combine a near-universal dependence on texting with the desire to do some good? Even without the resources of a larger organization, your organization can use a reliable text-to-donate tool to collect gifts, send quick communications, and provide convenience for donors. Text-to-Donate vs Text-to-Give.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 21, 2022

The vast majority of financial support for the vast majority of nonprofit organizations comes from individual donors. In 2020, individual donations totaled $324 billion – whereas corporate giving was only 4% of this total. So why should nonprofit spend time attracting corporate partners?

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 17, 2014

Third Sector Labs recently co-hosted a donor retention webinar with Caity Craver , CEO of DonorTrends. The topic – “Donor Retention by the Numbers: Demystifying the Leaky Bucket” – focused on how to properly measure donor retention and then use that data to drive improved fundraising results.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

For the sake of brevity, let’s say that you did everything we covered in our first article, “ 10 Tips for Onboarding All Types of Volunteers.” We’ll only briefly touch on your mission here because it should have been covered earlier. Most are coming to you as well-intended laypeople, not experts. Mary’s University of Minnesota.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Good morning if you are on the West Coast, I should say. And if you’re watching this as a recording, I hope you’re having a good day no matter when and where you are. We are here to talk about philanthropic leadership. And we’re going to be talking about that today over the next hour or so.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2020

When a storm is coming, you prepare. How are those fundraising organizations going to thank and steward those new donors? How are those fundraising organizations going to thank and steward those new donors? How do they make sure gift officers aren’t overloaded? How will they re-engage these donors after the crisis?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Nonprofits need every tool possible to entice donors to join and then stick around for years. Some organizations use donor perks or benefits to do this. One way to create a major donor program or donor perks system is to replicate one from another organization. If you are copying it to the letter, ask permission.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn is a major gift fundraiser and nonprofit communications expert who uses technology to amplify her impact and do more with less. Carolyn has been part of the Qgiv extended family since 2019—we proudly partner to help make a difference in our communities. Many readers asked How do you become a grant writer?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

It’s what people think about when they think of your organization. Consider this: When people think about making a charitable gift, they often think of the familiar, more well-known, well-publicized nonprofits. Think of the multi-million bequest left to a local hospital or university by a donor that never made a previous gift.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 15, 2020

We know that simply sending an email isn’t enough, especially if you want to see the full value that technology can provide. The strategy behind your email marketing efforts should always roll-up to the overall organizational story you are trying to tell. In this guide, we’re going to focus on one of those outlets in particular: email.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

Many nonprofits were compelled to become experts on virtual events and online fundraising overnight, and many found themselves pleasantly surprised when their virtual fundraisers helped them raise more than in-person events. But if gift baskets consistently received no bids, then you may want to find different items to replace those.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

Donor acquisition is all the rage, but did you know nearly 3 out of 4 new donors leave and never come back. Blackbaud’s latest Charitable Giving Report sheds light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. The average donor retention rates for first-year online-only donors is 22%.

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Qgiv

MAY 5, 2021

I remember when I first started my career in nonprofit marketing. Back then, if we wanted to create a video to share with our supporters, it was a big deal. It couldn’t be done without professional (and expensive) camera equipment —and a tech-savvy cameraperson and editor to boot—so we had to pick our video topics wisely.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Or that the outdated hodgepodge of marketing tactics promoted by fundraising blogs, websites, and experts often isn’t relevant to your fundraising strategy – and might actually be killing your fundraising results? So what does it really take for your organization’s brand to resonate and be remembered by donors at this time of year?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

CFRE will explain how fundraisers can persuade ‘powers that be’ that they should actively promote legacy giving, even (especially) now. So, if you have to leave early or maybe you want to share the content with a friend or a coworker or a boss or whatever, don’t worry, we will get all that good stuff to you later on today.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

This page will be updated as more Giving Tuesday resources come to light. To suggest more Giving Tuesday ideas, please email steven.shattuck@bloomerang.co. Get notified when additions are made to this page: Giving Tuesday is fast approaching! Each year, Giving Tuesday occurs the Tuesday after Thanksgiving.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

What happens when your nonprofit uses an A.I. It feels like magic when I use Fundwriter. Rather than go on about Fundwriter’s benefits, I asked Fundwriter to write about itself. But she had one more thing left to do before she could call it a day: write one more appeal for Giving Tuesday. Not bad for a robot!

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