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! Further, with 64% of total giving coming from individual donors in 2022, ensuring you have a well thought out strategy to attract these dollars is critical.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

A solid donor relationship is the backbone of successful fundraising. When donors feel like they’re making a difference and that they’re valued for their contribution, they stick around and keep giving. Just like any other relationship in life, your relationships with your donors should be mutually beneficial and enjoyable.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

Or you may ask your friends, coworkers, and family to give a few bucks. Your plan should also include what you’ll do when you’re NOT asking for money like donor communications, stewardship, and warm touches — all designed to give the donor a GREAT experience. Many founders do.)

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Why am I bothering with this? How we learn is super important, as it’s the foundation of our ability to succeed. How we learn is super important, as it’s the foundation of our ability to succeed. We experimented! Today I’d like to address something practical: How we learn. Actually, it has to do with everything.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

However, implementing AI can be a daunting task, especially for teams without prior experience in the field. That’s why we’ve compiled three essential tips to help your team prepare for AI fundraising : 1. Predictive analysis, chatbots , and automation have the power to increase fundraising capacity. Let’s dive in!

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In today’s competitive marketplace, it’s more important than ever for nonprofits to have a strong brand. A well-crafted branding strategy can help you stand out from the crowd, attract donors and volunteers, and make a lasting impact on your community. And why is it so important? Tell your impact story.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Every day, you and your donors are inundated with thousands of pieces of news and bits of information. As leaders in the nonprofit and social impact space, it’s so important for you to project a clear sense of trust into the world. Why Aren’t Nonprofits More Transparent?

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Having solid donor engagement strategies in place is important for any nonprofit that wants to inspire generosity in their community and build a base of lifelong supporters. But the world is a noisy place: Donors are bombarded with constant messaging that can drown out a nonprofit’s attempts to reach them.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 25, 2022

In this 6-part blog series, we’re highlighting key digital features your organization can start implementing now to boost fundraising this fall. Why should nonprofits use digital advocacy forms now? It’s why they’ve invested their time, energy, and resources into working with your organization to advance the mission together.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

This is a guest article written by Utopia Experience. To learn more about their mission to be the world’s most innovative experience-creators (and find out how they’ve helped 200 nonprofits raise over $30 million in the last 3 years) visit utopiaexperience.com. An important part of this effort, though, is visibility.

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 26, 2024

To help improve your nonprofit advertising and online outreach , this guide will explore why your digital presence matters and how you can maximize these benefits. A few examples of these are: Social media ads. Your nonprofit can participate in paid social media advertising almost immediately after joining a social media site.

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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. Our smartphones and other digital devices make it easier than ever to store credit card information and use it with the press of a button while still keeping important details safe and secure.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2022

It’s also likely not news to you that people are discouraged and that so many of us are wondering whether it’s worth it to work toward and hope for a better future. That the work you do as nonprofit professionals is important but ultimately futile? The next tweets give some context for the news he’s about the share.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

Volunteers can Save you money by providing labor so you don’t have to hire staff. Save you time by doing tasks you need done so you don’t have to do them yourself. Save you time by doing tasks you need done so you don’t have to do them yourself. Lower your stress by taking things off your plate so you can focus on other things.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

A nonprofit mission statement also serves as inspiration for employees, donors, and volunteers and provides the public with an overview of the organization’s mission and purpose. Why does your nonprofit exist? With a well-crafted mission statement, your nonprofit can present a clear, concise picture of what you do and why.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2024

No matter where you are on your journey in the nonprofit world, fundraising is the lifeblood that fuels the important, world-changing work you do. Your passion and drive demonstrate why donors should give to your cause, but finding new donors and keeping existing ones takes something more: a solid fundraising strategy.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2022

But as we kick off 2023 and look back at what worked well in 2022, an excellent tool for evaluating donor retention is to look at the donors that gave last year but unfortunately not this year (LYBUNT) and work on engaging them with new opportunities to give. Average Donor Lifespan x Average Donation = Donor Lifetime Value.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Her university highlighted the ways she could connect with other commuter students and even alums via social media, in-person events, and university eNewsletters. Her university highlighted the ways she could connect with other commuter students and even alums via social media, in-person events, and university eNewsletters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

By Julia Campbell , a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. She regularly provides useful tips and resources to the nonprofit sector through her blog, #501SocialBlog. Chances are that if you are online, you’ve watched a YouTube video.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Did you know as many as 81% percent of new donors don’t return to give again? And only 43% of all donors remain loyal? Do you know what your retention rates are or how to increase donor loyalty? Yet too many nonprofits still don’t prioritize donor retention strategies. . And, yes, your donors are consumers.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

That means you need to make sure you don’t lose any of those donors you took such pains to acquire last year. 8 Fiscal Year-End Donor Retention Action Strategies + Practical Tips. 8 Fiscal Year-End Donor Retention Action Strategies + Practical Tips. And this is the time of year you risk having donors fall off a cliff.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 22, 2023

Having a clear online fundraising strategy, and the tools to bring it to life, is more important than ever, especially as younger generations gain more giving power. Bloomerang is designed to give nonprofit professionals more time back in the day by making data insights easy to interpret and act on.

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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 8, 2023

It is important to think about all the different ways you can communicate with your donor base – email drip campaigns, social event calendars, social media posting (Instagram, LinkedIn), and your own registration website. You want to ensure people know the day/time/location of the event so they can plan accordingly.

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Qgiv

MARCH 19, 2024

The backbone of sustainability for nonprofits often falls on the generosity of donors! To keep your donors engaged with your mission, it’s important to make them feel appreciated. Donor recognition is one of the best ways to help you retain your donors, but a simple thank-you letter may not always feel like enough.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

At some point in your professional fundraising career, you’ve probably heard the importance of storytelling when crafting your nonprofit’s donor experience. No matter your experience, a crucial aspect of storytelling is helping donors understand what your organization does and showing how, or who, you’re helping.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

Mastering online user experience and messaging. Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value. It’s important to showcase how what you do relates to what’s top of mind for folks. So, what speaks to people?

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 1, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore the importance of engaging alumni and how to leverage their support for back-to-school fundraising success. Why Engaging Alumni Matters: Alumni are more than just former students; they are the living embodiment of a school’s legacy.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

If you’re looking for a new way to raise funds, engage donors, and build connections, look no further than a charity golf tournament. Why should my nonprofit host a charity golf tournament? With the right tools in place, anyone can organize a golf tournament, regardless of their golf knowledge or experience.

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Candid

MARCH 28, 2024

Sharing data to boost transparency, public image, and fundraising Our research found that while many nonprofits wanted to be transparent about the demographic makeup of their leadership, staff, and board, they struggled to dedicate the capacity to do so effectively.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

Faced with existential crises thanks to the pandemic and the social upheaval of the past year, businesses of all stripes (nonprofits included) went into survival mode. They scrambled to connect with donors in new and fresh ways with an updated nonprofit digital strategy. How much more of your donor communications went digital ? .

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Qgiv

MAY 4, 2021

Laura has over 20 years of fund development experience and is certified in the use of several databases, including Raiser’s Edge and Giftworks. Though recurring giving isn’t perhaps as magical as that title sounds, it really is an incredible tool that is widely underutilized in nonprofit fundraising. Problems recurring giving solves.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Giving Tuesday is a big deal for the fundraising community. For many nonprofits, Giving Tuesday is the most important giving day in their yearly fundraising calendar, and it takes time and careful planning to execute a successful Giving Tuesday campaign. What is Giving Tuesday? Giving Tuesday Preparations.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 1, 2023

Direct Mail Is Still King In a world where social media and smartphones rule, why would anyone waste their time with snail mail? If you have an annual giving program (or ever hope to) you know the answer: Your donors respond to mail in a physical mailbox. Online sources have not surpassed 15% of overall giving.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 28, 2021

In the first article of this three-part series, I explored why digital transformation must be an immediate priority and looked at some ways to get there. In the first article of this three-part series, I explored why digital transformation must be an immediate priority and looked at some ways to get there. Donor experience.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2022

A few lowlights from our past: Letting the donor get too close to the wealth screen, not reading the room to realize who the real decision-makers were, asking for a big gift without the proper cultivation, and not doing our donor research. Accidentally letting a donor eat potpourri (ouch!). Watch her story live here. .

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

It’s incredibly important for nonprofits to tell stories about their organization and the people they serve. Storytelling for nonprofits is an avenue to connect with donors and help them relate to your work. To that aim, there are two important terms to know. Stories are powerful. What is Nonprofit Storytelling?

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