Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

A good fundraising email subject line can make or break your request for funds. Your fundraising email subject line has ONE job: to entice the recipient to open the email. Your fundraising email subject line has ONE job: to entice the recipient to open the email. Big mistake. Read that again. So take the time to get this right.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Need to create your 2021 fundraising plan? Register for the course, “How To Create A Fundraising Plan For 2021” for only $115. “If And as far as fundraising planning goes, your fundraising plans were thrown off. Creating a Fundraising Plan. Creating a fundraising plan may seem daunting.

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Classy

MAY 5, 2021

Nicole Picaud, the senior fundraiser for Notre Dame, lamented that the organization received more than three times the amount of money they initially set out after. Emotionraising considers evidence and research from neuroscience, behavioral economics, and marketing and fundraising. Emotionraising, Explained. Understand Donor Values.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

They, in turn, may “return the favor” (which is a huge reason donor retention, per the Fundraising Effectiveness Project reports , remains at under 20% for new donors and just 46% for all donors). Fundraisers are in the “ Happiness Delivery Business ” Let’s begin on the individual donor level. Alas, this feeling is short-lived.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 11, 2021

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Dear Charity Clairity, I’m wondering if you have a data point readily available in your brilliant brain? The best information we have is from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) reports. Have a question for our Fundraising Coach?

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 13, 2021

Three small words can make ALL the difference in your fundraising appeals. Like magic, they can help you become a better fundraiser. There’s reputable neuroscience research showing that people’s brains light up when they hear their own name. Use people’s first names in your fundraising appeals.

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M+R

AUGUST 23, 2023

You open TikTok to recharge your brain and treat yourself to some bite-sized videos. How nonprofit organizations choose to utilize trends can bring awareness to their organization, aid in calls to action, and even fundraising (we’ll save that for another day). Read Time: 4 minutes It’s lunchtime.

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NetWits

JULY 14, 2011

With that in mind, I asked some of my favorite people on Twitter to join me in sharing their favorite tips and resources, and with that, I share with you: 20 Tips for Nonprofits Using Twitter. Fundraiser and nonprofit management advocate | Follow @PhilanthropyInk. 1 – Chris Tuttle. 2 – Melody Ann Ross. 3 – Will Coley.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Last week, I was in London teaching social media strategy workshops for London NGOs organized by Social Media Misfits and keynoted Institute of Fundraising’s Future of Fundraising Conference. As many nonprofit professionals know too well, a hard-working but “tired” brain needs a few moments to “recharge.”

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. Yeah, engaging those board members to be fundraising ambassadors. Is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

are now integral parts of our online communications and fundraising campaigns and like any tools of value, they requite a minimal level of financial investment. One of the biggest downsides for me personally from being connected to the Social Web 50-70 hours a week is that my brain has a hard time reading for extended periods of time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

” I don’t have an answer, but I think it has to do with modeling conscious information and consumption and being mindful about how you connect with people, cultivate relationships, and share information. In our panel discussion, Laura was asked about being mindful in our philanthropy and giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

Meet my colleague, Meico Marquette Whitlock, who is the Founder and CEO of Mindful Techie. I had an opportunity to interview Meico about being a Mindful Techie. You have now moved into the area of “Mindfulness and Technology,” what inspired the move from nonprofit techie into mindfulness?

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

When I first got into fundraising, I executed campaigns without worrying too much about donors or spending a lot of time thinking about why or how they responded to particular strategies or appeals. Let’s face it: the brain is an economic weighing machine that makes hundreds, if not thousands, of opportunity-cost calculations a day.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 2, 2023

Fundraising productivity is not just about how much you can get done to raise money. I doubt that’s what you want, so let’s look at 12 hacks that can keep you focused, save you time, and increase your fundraising productivity. 12 Fundraising Productivity Hacks 1. Keeping a task list can save you time and clear your mind.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

There are two parts to thanking donors: Connecting with the donor’s brain by providing a gift receipt and more importantly, touching the donor’s heart by letting them know they are heroes for giving to your organization’s cause. You make the brain connection when you give them the data they need for their records.

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Achieve

JUNE 2, 2021

For nonprofits, this means millennials are a key demographic to craft fundraising campaigns around. . in addition to their fundraising letters. Postcards don’t take up much space, and an attention-grabbing photo can convince supporters to hold onto it and keep your nonprofit in the back of their minds. . ?. . According to.

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Whole Whale

MAY 24, 2023

Allen’s GTD methodology is based on the idea that our brains are not designed to store information. This allows us to clear our minds and focus on the present moment. GTD is a five-step process: Capture : Capture everything that comes into your mind, whether it’s a task, an idea, or a thought. So why wait?

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OneCause

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Your donors are the fuel that keeps the mechanism of your nonprofit moving, from fundraising events to peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns to giving days. Keep your donors in the loop by informing them about upcoming events, fundraisers, and volunteer opportunities. Create an individual peer-to-peer fundraising page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2016

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. The brain needs a break from the barrage and needs to reset itself to normal operating mode. Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Nonprofit new media managers often battle mobile and social media burnout.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 12, 2016

What comes to mind when you think of “ nonprofit psychology?”). One interesting finding is that the human brain actually learns best in relaxed concentration. When you’re developing marketing materials, keep this principle in mind. If you Google the word “psychologist,” the image that pops up is almost exactly that.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Every nonprofit website should include key features to optimize fundraising, promote brand awareness, and attract volunteers. Instead, a website is a space you can utilize to increase fundraising, promote brand awareness, and find volunteers. An online website isn’t just an advertisement for your organization.

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Qgiv

JULY 3, 2023

A disability is any condition of the mind or body that makes it more difficult for someone to partake in certain activities and may impair their ability to participate easily in normal daily pursuits. There is so much diversity in the world, but one type of diversity that often gets overlooked or forgotten is disability diversity.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 2, 2019

Every year there seems to be an influx of conferences: marketing conferences, fundraising conferences, tech conferences, conferences about conferences. That’s certainly not true for everybody, especially natural introverts, but failing to take advantage of the chance to people like-minded professionals is a big conference no-no.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2019

Rituals are also used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. Rituals To Build Mindfulness. Here are some examples: Rituals to Celebrate Success.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 16, 2014

For most of us, the month of December generally means two things: fundraising letters and holiday parties. In other words, the fundraising nerd in me comes alive! I couldn’t put my finger on what was bothering me and then it hit me: I’ve grown impatient with much of the fundraising copy I read. Okay, maybe that’s just me.

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Classy

MAY 3, 2021

LoveYourBrain is on a mission to improve the quality of life of people affected by traumatic brain injury (TBI) through programs that build community and foster resilience.

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OneCause

JANUARY 31, 2024

ways to bring in fundraising dollars and engage supporters is the time-tested fundraising event. If you’ve got event fundraising on the brain, you’ve come to the right post. Here, we’ll walk through 10 steps to putting together a fundraising event that’s out of this world.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Storytelling makes it personal and transforms the heart and mind of your target audience by showing them why something is important, instead of just telling them. When a good story is shared, scientific research shows our brains connect to storytelling can have on us: Stories are remembered 22x more easily than data, facts, and stats.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

After all, this is their idea, their brain-child, their life. It’s a question on the minds of thousands of small businesses, startup tech companies and—yes—nonprofits. It makes for mindless, casual viewing, but for the guests on the show the stakes are high. Or, at the least, how can they convince them that it’s potentially lucrative?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

He recommends reading The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr to better understand the impact of chronic information overload, followed by his best advice about being purposeful with your attention online. Mindfulness' Personal Productivity in Practice. Walking is work.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Once in the panic zone, changes become very hard to navigate as our body goes into a maximum stress mode, our emotions get elevated, and our brains shut down and become closed off to solutions and suggestions. Being adaptable will also require a lot of emotional intelligence, keeping an open mind, and dropping personal ego.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2010

I know that I’m going to be much more effective as a coach after a week of resting my body and my brain. When was the last time you did something to give your mind and body a break? Tags: General Fundraising nonprofit fundraising self care. You don’t have to go away to experience the pause that refreshes.

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BoardAssist

JULY 22, 2014

Always ready with great fundraising advice, guest blogger Gail Perry has terrific guidance for us in her guest post this week below. Gail’s top fundraising motto…“when in doubt, shut up!”. Just say you want to pick their brain. One of my top fundraising mottos is “when in doubt, shut up!”.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

When you work in fundraising, the last thing you may think you can do is take time off from work. Fundraising has a round-the-clock urgency, the feeling that you always need to be planning the next campaign, sending a report to a funder, or whipping up social media graphics. How Many Days Should a Fundraiser Take Off?

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Build a Website That Can Grow With You Like any good investment, a nonprofit website should be built with longevity in mind. If you want to learn more about the technical side of SEO optimization, check out the article below: Fundraising Nonprofit SEO: 10 Tips to Optimize Your Website 13 min read Read Now 4.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2022

In this roundup, I compiled the best year-end fundraising advice from several nonprofit consultants in my network. If you had one piece of advice for successful end-of-year fundraising what would it be? From Tom Ahern , professional copywriter, coach, author of 8 fundraising books , and town crier for donor love. Start earlier.

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