John Kenyon

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Example: Donor loves our organization but we only had her old work email address and when that changes, we lose touch with her, costing us a lifetime of giving. The new email address is known by a board member who is a good friend of the donor. Bye bye long term donor. Bye bye loyal donor family.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

Many of your donations will come in as pledges and some number will drop off over time. To help combat that, use automated pledge fulfillment (we recommend using our Pledge Now, Pay Later functionality) to make sure these pledges come through. An example of Pledge Now, Pay Later. Identifying Potential Donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 7, 2016

You may have an e-newsletter list that includes all donors and supporters, another list specifically for repeat donors, and another list for supporters who have not yet donated. Create online petitions and pledges. Add e-newsletter opt-in forms to online event calendars. Not all email lists are the same.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Even if you don’t follow a definitive fundraising calendar, it’s still vital to come up with a year-end fundraising plan—and stick to it. But giving is still something we can do, and Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to remind your donors that they can build community with friends and family by supporting an organization they love.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Starting in 2020, Candid increased efforts to collect “real-time” data about grants and pledges sourced from the news, press releases, and funder websites. This data gives a glimpse into who’s funding what, where, right now, especially when it comes to large donors and headline-making giving.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Ask local bakeries to offer sweets to sell to further motivate donors to purchase a treat. You can also put out a donation jar for donors who want to support your cause but don’t want to purchase an item. Your donors can purchase raffle tickets for the chance to win cool prizes donated from local businesses.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Here’s what she wants you to know: Repurpose the content that you will be using for your End-of-Year Appeal Use #GivingTuesday as an excuse to communicate with new communities of donors! Reach out to your donor community to find a match. If you’re not sure how to get started with your storytelling, ask your donors!

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Text-to-give is a powerful donation tool that offers donors a way to easily give to their favorite nonprofits right from their phones. Text-to-give tools streamline the donation process and can even encourage donors to give more (and more frequently!). They should receive an email confirmation of their donation. Simplicity of use.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

While there are plenty of options available for different purposes, nonprofit tools help organizations do things like connect with their donors, plan events, run campaigns, collect donations, and cultivate strong donor relationships. Once you’ve organized your donor data, you can use marketing tools to connect with your donors.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Photo Contest Organize a low-cost photo contest, charging entry fees and showcasing winning photos through an exhibition or calendar sale (either of which could end up being another way to raise funds). We promise it’ll go better than that time you tried to woo donors with “bad food, bad drinks, and bad company.”

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2021

The best time to send a nonprofit appeal is when you have an urgent need that you know your donors will want to fund. Keep in mind that if you ask donors to give for something specific, you’re obligated to use the money on that specific thing. Also, consider how your monthly and major donors will perceive the letter.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Your messaging will also be important after the fact, as you’ll need to thank your donors and encourage them to continue supporting your mission. Giving Tuesday is a great time to encourage your donors, staff, volunteers, and even board members to reach out to their own networks of friends, family, and professional connections.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. This website allows your supporters to pledge to donate with each Facebook Status Update or Tweet they post on Facebook or Twitter. Donors can pledge as little as $.01 It is a must download!

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 29, 2015

A great CRM gives your nonprofit the tools to organize and utilize donor data in more incredible ways than ever before. Donor Management. Fundraising is hard enough without the hassle of scrambling to find donor information that should be readily accessible to fundraisers. Data to understand donor trends.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 10, 2011

This is the first post in a 2-part series I'm writing about maximizing lifetime donor value. Sustainers are donors who make a regular recurring payment to your organization. It's an open-ended commitment to support the mission of the organization or a specific program until such time as the donor chooses to terminate the gift.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 24, 2018

I often cringe at the thought of going through old mailing lists, donor banks and other databases, and I would venture to guess you do, too. The Nonprofit Hub staff just finished cleaning out outdated lists, donor addresses, program users and more. Lists of potential donors or prospective volunteers can become outdated quickly.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 4, 2019

For donors who care about a cause, nothing could be much better than that! First, we looked at our database to see what donors we already have who might be likely prospects for becoming recurring givers. We decided that two of our donor groups were the most likely, the Acorn Club and the Major Women’s Alliance. E: Evaluate.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 18, 2021

While you found a way to pivot to virtual in 2020, the events you hosted probably left something to be desired in the donor stewardship department. A virtual walk-a-thon , in which supporters pledge to walk a certain distance each day and raise funds using a Facebook fundraiser while doing so. How can we spread the word?”)

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The essence of principle-driven fundraising is creating transparency, authentic gratitude, and strategic communication so that you can align your needs with donor values. Building Relationships With Donors Donors that feel seen – and see their donations making a tangible impact – give higher amounts and give more frequently.

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Care2

AUGUST 12, 2012

Develop a One-Year Campaign Calendar. Instead focus on up to three signature campaigns that your supporters are excited about and develop a calendar that outlines: Monthly actions. For example, signing petitions, pledges, sharing your petitions or content on social networks and with their friends, family, and colleagues.

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Double the Donation

JANUARY 28, 2022

There are tons of ways that individual donors can support nonprofit causes?. Event pledges. This may be a certain number of months or align with your calendar or fiscal year. Plus, many well-intentioned donors simply forget to follow up after losing their initial giving inertia. Provide employees with ample ways to give.

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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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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. If you’ve already started a monthly giving program and are looking for ways to grow the donor base or are in the process of planning your program, you’ve come to the right place.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Understanding Your Donors To strengthen ties with supporters and build lasting relationships, consider starting with two key strategies: crafting donor personas and leveraging data analytics. Donor Personas Begin by creating detailed donor personas that represent different segments of your supporter base.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

based projects, pledges are processed by Amazon Payments. Indiegogo is quite a bit more flexible than Kickstarter, giving you the option to choose an "all-or-nothing model or to keep your pledges whether you not you reach your goal. Depending on what you donate, you'll receive notes, photos, or a calendar from the students.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

In fact, the end of the calendar year is also a significant source of the funds raised online for nonprofits. Target Analytics noted in the 2008 donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarking Analysis study that as much as 16% of new donors and 27% of new revenue came from online sources in 2008. The Online Donor Profile.

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CauseVox

MARCH 13, 2024

We sat down with Amanda Liaw, Communications and Marketing Manager, to discuss their giving day success and how partnering with CauseVox helped engage donors more effectively by leveraging customized fundraising tools. They have raised $57 million for their network of nearly 500 small, local nonprofits, with support from 10,000+ donors.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Using social media ads, emails, and their website, they invited everyone to sign up and take a 7-week pledge, getting easy weekly action steps to further build their community. A compelling call to action that inspires sign-ups, including: A pledge to take action in your community. Habitat volunteers are the lifeblood of your work.

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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. All right, so identify loyal donors who may be prospects for major and planned giving.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

based projects, pledges are processed by Amazon Payments. Indiegogo is quite a bit more flexible than Kickstarter, giving you the option to choose an "all-or-nothing model or to keep your pledges whether you not you reach your goal. Depending on what you donate, you'll receive notes, photos, or a calendar from the students.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

No doubt that's a simplistic view of a complicated process, but what really concerns me is the perpetrators were able to access text messages, calendars, address books, phone call logs, real-time GPS of where people were at any given time, and any other data that was saved or backed up to the cloud. Log in to share them in the comments.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

This post will give you tips for: Drawing donors in to the letter. Upgrading your donors’ gifts. Writing a letter your donors will actually read. Asking lapsed donors to renew their gift. Raising more from your top donors. Following up your appeals so donors say yes. Welcoming new donors. Guaranteed!

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

As you prepare for your fundraiser, canvas your local businesses and donors for items, coupons, or vouchers. Have them log their stats on their individual fundraising pages to keep donors updated. T-shirts, calendars, and other team merch sales. Build a fundraising page, and direct donors to your page while the gaming happens.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

Changed from brochure to interactive website, multi-facteed file building strategy and acquired over 1000 new names per month and have converted about 1% to donors in 6 weeks. Each year, Defenders sends out Calendars. With a simple and compelling concept, they asked their supporters what calendar would like.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 10, 2015

Or, consider offering a silly pledge—like throwing a pie at your executive director—each time a fundraiser meets a specific goal. Sending an email and direct mail to your current and past donors is a good way get the word out and recruit supporters to fundraise for you. Building Your Communications Calendar. But, why stop there?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2020

Facilitating online donations, sign-ups, pledges, and more. The ‘frontend’ of your organization’s website is the publicly-visible part that your donors and supporters interact with. Your calendar and sign-up or registration forms. The ‘backend’ of your nonprofit’s website is just that, the back part of the donor-facing elements.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2023

Have your athletes reach out to their friends and family in the weeks leading up to your event and ask for donations or pledges. You can also ask people to make pledges based on how well your team scores over a certain number of games as well. Team calendar sales When the new year arrives, so does the need for a new yearly calendar.

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