Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2023

Out of all of the constituents in your database, how many of them have given a gift? Note that we’re interested in how many people have given a gift, not how many gifts have been given, so we’re going to choose the Constituent report type (instead of the Transaction type). That’s great!

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Report Donor Database Template 85

sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

Operate More Efficiently Gartner projects that 70% of organizations will implement structured automation by 2025. Being bogged down with busy work creates an obstacle to collaboration, making it harder to brainstorm the next big idea for a fundraising event, a campaign, or a partnership. Many nonprofits are way ahead of the game.

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Knowledge Worker Fundraising Gift Gartner 62

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

Allow you to time your appeals for the best results and spread your grant writing throughout the year, instead of cranking out a year’s worth of grants in the fall when you’re also planning your year-end campaign. A nonprofit I work with has tried several different campaigns on Valentine’s Day, and they always fail to ignite.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

The best gift a nonprofit organization can receive is unrestricted cash, but an inkind donation of something your organization needs and would have otherwise purchased is also a high-value gift. In reality, the van or other gift you receive is not exactly what you would have purchased. And it’s called an inkind gift.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The end of the year is fast approaching and with it, your year-end fundraising campaign. Prime Your Donors With Email Communication Write A Personal Appeal Send Out “Closers” To Wrap Up Your Campaign. Create a direct mail and email calendar and checklist. Easily Create An Online Year-End Campaign With CauseVox.

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Fundraising Social Media Sponsor Mail 79

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

In the past year, thousands of nonprofit pros took advantage of our definitive Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar, and we're so excited to share our brand new 2016 list! The 2015 - 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar is ready for upload right into your Google or Outlook Calendar with a single click. Drop us a line!

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Calendar Conference San Diego DC 177

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Carefully consider fee structures to find the right balance between access to features and a high net donation amount. That means you likely won’t see the results—increased fundraising revenue, increased donor retention rate, increased average gift size—that you would likely see when using a paid solution. transaction fee.

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Software Free Tools Adobe 84

Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2020

How do they make sure gift officers aren’t overloaded? Without correct constituent information, you are wasting money with every solicitation and missing out on gifts. On average, 8% of constituent records are matching gift-eligible but have not been identified. How will they re-engage these donors after the crisis?

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Activities Active Activism Develop 47

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Elizabeth has worked on tons of campaigns for her clients, billion dollars raised. And that’s really what I do in my role as a fundraising consultant through capital campaigns. I’ve managed campaigns ranging from about $5 million to over a billion dollars in health care, education, arts and culture, and advocacy sectors.

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Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 60

Classy

JUNE 1, 2021

Thank-You Gifts (9.9%). Starting with a focus on retention, below are different tactics you can explore immediately after your virtual event or campaign to support your donor retention strategy. Each event you host provides you with treasure troves of new content opportunities to build your social content calendar.

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Virtual Donor Fundraising Retention 62

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Fundraising apps are helpful tools that drive your nonprofit’s fundraising campaigns by empowering you to pull in more donations, and there are hundreds to choose from. For instance, your major gift officer may use an app to look up more information about major prospects prior to initial meetings. Let’s dive right in! Individual tasks.

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Org Raise Tools Help 80

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Next, start crafting some engaging email marketing campaigns Segment your email list and send personalized invitations. You can further incentivize these kinds of sales by creating a structured referral program that rewards those who bring in additional attendees. That’s what group tickets are there for!

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Tips Fundraising Local Channel 52

Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events. The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar is ready for upload right into your Google or Outlook Calendar with a single click. What are you waiting for?

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Conference Calendar DC Washington 111

Qgiv

MARCH 28, 2022

Fundraising expenses include anything to do with fundraising, including various campaign budgets and costs for hosting events. All year, nonprofits seek out donations from donors and supporters through all kinds of campaigns. This might mean that they donate a gift basket to your auction or offer up their DJ services during an event.

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Money Sponsor Grant Nonprofit 52

CauseVox

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Regular financial reporting, updates on project milestones, and tools such as impact donation tiers are a great way to instill confidence in donors that their gift is making a real impact. We recommend creating a fundraising calendar to keep you on track and organized in your efforts.

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Strategy Organization Fundraising Grant 82

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2020

Sharing updates and information on your campaigns or projects. Serving as a central hub for your marketing campaigns. Hopefully, your year-end fundraising efforts have gone off without a hitch, but the best (and busiest) campaigns tend to reveal gaps or outdated parts of your toolkit. Your donation page and tools.

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CauseVox

JULY 1, 2022

The benefits of this type of campaign are numerous, including convenience for donors and a higher retention rate for monthly givers. As with any campaign, you’ll want to incorporate monthly giving into your messaging channels so that donors have lots of opportunities to learn about this donation method.

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Program Giving Pledge Calendar 69

CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

As we embark on the fundraising journey in 2024, the significance of a well-structured nonprofit annual development plan cannot be overstated. Begin by compiling a comprehensive list of campaigns you intend to run, specifying when they are scheduled to occur. For instance, let’s consider a total operating budget of $200,000.

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Develop Calendar Nonprofit Retention 72

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

You can create small posters for sponsor businesses to show off that they are giving back and sponsoring your org, team, project, or campaign. Swag or merch: calendars, printables, planners, notebooks. Thank them on the anniversary of their gift, directly tying it to a win or impact. Photo and Bio.

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Donor Sponsor Accessibility Music 343

Greater Giving

JANUARY 9, 2024

Let’s take a look at 15 Fundraising revenue streams your nonprofit can utilize when planning your annual fundraising calendar. These campaigns can run solo, in tandem, or over-lap at times. Membership Programs Building a Dedicated Community Membership programs offer a structured way to engage donors on an ongoing basis.

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Stream Impact Fundraising Channel 81

Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

But the bigger takeaway here is that February 14 is possibly the biggest untapped day of giving on the calendar. billion on gift-giving, flowers, and chocolate on Valentine’s Day 2017. Toys for Tots does an amazing job of capitalizing on the toy purchasing to give deserving kids gifts. Americans spent around $18.2 Mother’s Day.

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Ideas Fundraising Strategy Gift 98

Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

How do you structure your database? So it allows you to create reports around campaigns, appeals, events. I look at how is it structured, the big internal structure. And that’s when everything falls apart because then you see people have set up their campaigns wrong, their funds wrong, their appeals incorrectly.

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Database Donor Video Mail 65

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 13, 2022

SMART Fundraising Goals SMART goals give you a structure to follow in setting your goals. Create a grant calendar by January 1 of the top 10 grants we’ll go after this year. Create a grant calendar. We will accomplish this through quarterly emails with specific Asks, two campaigns via social media, and two snail-mail appeals. [If

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Goal Fundraising Sponsor Grant 59

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Giving Day Campaigns and Crowd Funding Campaigns Are Than Dollars Raised. There are some things about the Ice Bucket Challenge can’t replicated , but there are practices that you can incorporate for your crowd funding or giving day campaign. 2: Identify results, metrics, and mini goals for your campaign. Objective.

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Fund Campaign Practice Giving 130

Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Next time you send an email appeal, create a list of people who are subscribed to your communications but haven’t made a gift yet. Put together a brief survey and send it to new subscribers who haven’t made a gift yet. Conduct Surveys Looking for a way to collect valuable information about your audience? Send a survey!

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Digital Ideas Business Donor 52

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2022

This section offers best practices for designing and structuring your online giving form. Customized online giving forms for general fundraising and specific campaigns. A robust donor portal where supporters can review their donation history, update their credit card information, and manage their recurring gifts.

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Donation Practice Gift Nonprofit 87

Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

So when I’m talking about giving generously, board members need to make their own personal gift. Although my fiscal year was in October, the calendar year worked and I would do it in January. I may drop off a gift. But I don’t want to put the cart before the horse, so we’re going to take these one at a time.

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Roles Resource Develop Video 118

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

But the grants could be a really good way to parlay that and thinking about other areas like capacity building or a capital campaign, other things that could be really in line with what grant funding can do to support your organization. Are you going to grow your fundraising campaigns? Are you going to change? How strong is your board?

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Grant Build Video Strategy 114

CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

After seeing thousands of fundraising campaigns, we see that peer-to-peer fundraising typically raises twice as much as compared to other digital fundraising campaigns. SOS Children’s Villages of Illinois ran their annual holiday giving campaign through CauseVox for the first time in 2020. DIY Fundraising.

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Fundraising Illinois Campaign Raise 76

CauseVox

JULY 31, 2022

After seeing thousands of fundraising campaigns, we see that peer-to-peer fundraising typically raises twice as much as compared to other digital fundraising campaigns. SOS Children’s Villages of Illinois ran their annual holiday giving campaign through CauseVox for the first time in 2020. DIY Fundraising.

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Fundraising Illinois Campaign Raise 69

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 29, 2021

We react positively when we find a website with strong, well-structured design, but it can be difficult to articulate what made the design strong. Matching Gifts. Advocacy and political campaigns can use embedded petitions to collect signatures straight from their website. Accessibility Features. Interactive Media.

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Websites Nonprofit Interaction Instruction 75

CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

After seeing thousands of fundraising campaigns, we see that peer-to-peer fundraising typically raises twice as much as compared to other digital fundraising campaigns. SOS Children’s Villages of Illinois ran their annual holiday giving campaign through CauseVox for the first time in 2020. DIY Fundraising.

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Fundraising Illinois Nonprofit Campaign 98

Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

But it’s not very likely that somebody who is unaware is going to go from being unaware of your organization to, all of a sudden, making a big gift, let’s say, or taking an action that involves like a deep commitment. Maybe you’re just going to do your campaign for a brief period of time, if your goal suggests that.

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Build Video New York City Communication 121

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 25, 2023

These features allow organizations to create event calendars, plan event logistics, and manage event timelines. Event management software assists nonprofits in creating and distributing promotional materials, sending automated event reminders, and managing email campaigns. Be aware of any hidden fees.

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Software Management Guide Registration 52

Achieve

JULY 23, 2020

Advocacy campaigns. Then, start an online petition, a click-to-call campaign, or other mass messaging advocacy initiatives to influence that legislation decision to be made in your favor. Comprehensive advocacy software allows your organization to employ multiple advocacy campaign initiatives. Our favorites include: .

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Donor Tips Virtual Advocacy 52

Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

Carlyn Schulzke and Matt Hayes will discuss how current data on donor demographics impacts major-gift donations with specific emphasis on simple, safe and secure methods of attracting and engaging with cryptocurrency donors. If you don’t know her, she’s over at Campaign Counsel. Full Transcript: Steven: Okay.

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Method Video Giving Nonprofit 108

Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

Carlyn Schulzke and Matt Hayes will discuss how current data on donor demographics impacts major-gift donations with specific emphasis on simple, safe and secure methods of attracting and engaging with cryptocurrency donors. If you don’t know her, she’s over at Campaign Counsel. Full Transcript: Steven: Okay. Steven: Yeah.

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