The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 5, 2021

But as I tell my students and clients regularly, writing to raise money is a learnable skill that you can master. For direct mail, you might want to start more like 8 weeks before the mail date because of additional production time. Do the story and narrative help donors see how they can be on the “good” side?

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

Before the reading begins, you’ll recruit fundraising participants who will raise money on behalf of your organization. Not only does reading exercise the brain and improve concentration, but it also helps children develop more advanced language skills and engage their imagination. Plan your read-a-thon campaign.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As more and more of our lives move online, nonprofits need an optimized, well-designed website in order to stand out and engage donors—and to justify the expense of maintaining one! A Better Website is Worth the Money Your website serves as a digital hub for your organization. In today’s ever-expanding online world, that’s important.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

40 amazing fundraisers signed on to help raise money, with one super-volunteer raising over $13,000 by herself. The name comes from the “dura” matter in the brain, which is where spinal leaks happen. Your supporters are already taking time to raise money on your behalf: you don’t want them to have to fight irritating technology.

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Whole Whale

MAY 20, 2021

It was founded based on the idea that donor research is crucial to successful development and fundraising operations. Brain Lacy & Associates provide services for nonprofits including augmentation, analysis of data, prospect research, major donor information, and matching gift data. Website: [link]. Website: [link].

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Between all the events , phone calls and mailings your plan can bring you and your team back to the most important activities. You must apply strategic planning, knowledge of your donor base, and a forward-thinking approach to fundraising in your preparation efforts to create an attainable, yet ambitious plan.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey McKinnon and Andy Robinson will discuss how to build stronger donor relationships and how you can use this strategy to improve every kind of fundraising. We’re here to talk about “Raising More Money By Asking and Answering Better Questions.” The key to successful fundraising is asking smarter questions.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Tom Iselin will show you how to increase your likability and “memorability” among donors that will deepen relationships, help you raise more money, and create greater donor loyalty. We got five excellent tactics for you that’ll help you raise more money, and improve your donor relationships through personal branding.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

We are here to talk about “How to Overcome Fear, Intimidation, and Imposter Syndrome to Raise More Money.” But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang, if you’re wondering what the heck Bloomerang is, we’re also a provider of donor management software. ” Imposter syndrome, I got that bad. Check her out.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

We are here to talk about “How to Overcome Fear, Intimidation, and Imposter Syndrome to Raise More Money.” But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang, if you’re wondering what the heck Bloomerang is, we’re also a provider of donor management software. ” Imposter syndrome, I got that bad. Check her out.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Of the many things nonprofits need to focus on, recurring donors can sometimes fall by the wayside due to their reliability. Acquiring new donors is always an important part of your growth strategy, but engaging the donors you do have and building relationships with them can lead to more value down the road. recurring donors.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Still, end-of-year gifts and donations account for a substantial amount of the money raised by nonprofit organizations, which, in an effort to capture every bit of potential support before January 1, typically kick off the end-of-year fundraising season with a series of direct-mail appeals and then move on to email solicitations.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond the webinar series, we are also a provider of donor management software. And so the last question we have, what percent of charitable donors are also volunteers? So 62% of donors are also volunteers. So again, volunteering can lead to being a major donor.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

” Jennifer has been using Fundwriter to write more appeals and meet more donors. If you’re a nonprofit founder, then Fundwriter can help you write great donor-facing content like special appeal letters and more. Use it to produce the perfect notes and updates that keep your donors engaged. How does Fundwriter.ai

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

We are here to talk about keeping your donor database healthy, wealthy, I should say wealthy and wise. Basically, we’re here to talk about dirty donor data and how to prevent that. It’s a donor database, apropos to this topic. Well, your database, I’ve said this, your database is like your brain, right?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2011

After years as a donor, she started getting every mailing with her husband’s name spelled wrong. But one year, she stopped because she never heard ANYTHING from the groups who got her money. Her face went RED – how DARE they take her money without even knowing who she was! Was it gremlins? Evil red asterisk.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2022

The biggest mistake that nonprofits make at the end of year is not building relationships throughout the year with donors. A mistake nonprofits make is jumping in your mailbox or inbox at year end asking for money. As a donor it doesn’t inspire me to give. Don’t tell me, “Hey, I’m asking you for money!”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

It may be mean rethinking multi-channel campaigns, particularly use of direct mail as Allyson Kapin writes on the Frog Loop blog. In short, nonprofits need to develop an integrated strategy using email marketing, outreach and social media to brand their organizations and raise money.

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OneCause

JANUARY 31, 2024

[Event-ebook-top] There are plenty of ways to raise money, but one of the most popular (and let’s face it: fun!) If you’ve got event fundraising on the brain, you’ve come to the right post. In addition to raising money, you might also use a fundraising event to facilitate other goals, such as: Acquiring new donors.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Jacobwith will show you five powerful and simple “must do’s” to cut through year-end fundraising noise, help increase your Giving Tuesday success, and increase donor retention. We’re a donor database. I think our days and our brains can sometimes feel like this calculation. . How much money? Steven: All right.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

But if you never heard of Bloomerang besides the webinars, we are also a provider of donor database software. That’s what we are, Bloomerang’s a donor database. So, anyway, Dr. Adrian Sargeant and Elaine Jay do a lot of research on donor retention and fundraising. So, if donors are okay with it, you should be too.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Actually, I think they’ve had a bad experience raising money somewhere along the way and they think that’s what it’s about. The short version is I learned to focus on those the money would help – not the money itself. The short version is I learned to focus on those the money would help – not the money itself.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

No matter your donors’ reasons for giving, the stats above show that at the end of the year, they’re ready and willing to give. Show the impact your donors are having. Plan a special email welcome series for new donors. As you review these best practices, remember to keep your donors’ needs top of mind.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2007

I've been following Marc Sirkin's blog for about a year before I met him at last year's Games for Change Conference where he taught me Brain Age and Mario. (At Study those ads because they are no doubt making money. I'd probably start asking questions like, "Why do the donors who came to us via keyword advertising only give $25?"

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Bloomerang

JUNE 20, 2023

Here are additional benefits of an online fundraising strategy for your donors and your nonprofit: Benefits for donors Donors want to be able to give the second they’re inspired, so asking them to physically bring their donation to you or to send the donation via mail will likely mean you miss opportunities to secure much-needed revenue.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

There are only three more days left to get your donation matched by an anonymous donor. Research has found that emotion-based storytelling in communications can trigger positive reactions through the release of brain chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin. Consider donating to support our mission. Tell compelling stories.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

That’s why you have to plan ahead: A robust content plan will save you time—and brain space—and help you produce great nonprofit content while also tackling the rest of your mile-long to-do list. If you’re looking to build a strong relationship with donors, a content plan that supports a single unified voice is a must-have.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2018

Donors and communities are announcing big hairy audacious goals – end modern slavery, get to zero chronic and veteran homelessness, increase job opportunities for certain communities by a factor of two – or ten! Disabilities like dyslexia, vision loss, or a brain injury or physical disability that gets in the way of using a printed book.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

Here are additional benefits of online fundraising for your donors and your nonprofit: Benefits for donors Donors want to be able to give the second they’re inspired, so asking them to physically bring their donation to you or to send the donation via mail will likely mean you miss opportunities to secure much-needed revenue.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang, Bloomerang is donor management software. I’m spending money on this product. You invest money and budget, data stored in there. But I just don’t know if I’m getting my money’s worth. We bring on a great guest speaker. We love doing it. You invest time.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Improving your website donation pages is the single best way to raise more money during the year-end giving season. To make sure that prospective donors aren’t leaving your donation page uninspired, use these tips to double or even triple your donation page completion rates: 1. What can I do here? What can I do here?

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 16, 2017

Create a page on your website for planned giving or make a flyer or a colorful brochure with all the information about just how easy it is for donors to get involved. Drop a buck slip into a mailing that you’re already sending, like a little third of a page that says, “Include us in your will, here’s our tax ID, legal name and address.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2005

The growth of the web and mailing lists was explosive and I was very interested in remaining well informed. A message can derive from any of the following: an updated web site, a newsletter, a mailing list, an RSS item, a recommendation form, some personal email, newsgroups, and web based discussion groups.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of us beyond the webinars, Bloomerang is a provider of donor management software. We are mailing out dope boxes today, y’all. That year we had to raise a ridiculous amount of money and also we had to do a rebrand of the organization. ” Everybody is not motivated by money, my friends.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond the webinars, we are a provider of donor management software. She’s raised a lot of money through grants. And of course, diversity, equity and inclusion, there’s been a lot of money, especially in the corporate space. How are you connecting with different donors?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

You’ve got 3 kinds of donors – the True Believer, The Casual Fan, and The Reluctant Tagalongs. More and more donors are giving online, especially towards the end of year. Yes, even your older donors! There’s a lot of talk about attrition rates, and what nonprofits must do to keep their donors around.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Sometimes we get so busy trying to raise money that we lose sight of something important: Why people give. Or mail in a check? Understanding the psychology behind giving can help you understand the donor’s motivation, which will help you plan your next campaign, your next fundraising event, or your next face-to-face ask.

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