CauseVox

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Don’t Skip Direct Mail. During the Year-End Fundraising Fair session, “Direct Mail In The Digital Age” nonprofit coach Kelly McLaughlin shared that over her 12+ years of experience, she has found that direct mail is still an effective fundraising tool, especially as part of your year-end appeal. .

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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. This leaves the family feeling our nonprofit isn’t well run. Bye bye loyal donor family.

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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. It’s also important to keep the information on your site—your mission statement, your “About Us” page, your events calendar—up to date.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Store their contact info like email addresses and phone numbers and easily track donor interactions when they make a donation or volunteer for your organization. Keep supporters updated with email blasts about fundraisers they can participate and set up a social media calendar to easily post across social media platforms.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

You can create everything you need for your campaign with Qgiv’s peer-to-peer fundraising platform , which empowers you to create your own branded fundraising pages, communicate with participants via email, and integrate with Facebook fundraisers. Here’s how to set one up: Send out a save-the-date email.

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Double the Donation

JANUARY 28, 2022

For example, you might hold a meeting, send a company-wide email, share a pamphlet, and add an explainer to your employee handbook. Direct mail. Event pledges. This may be a certain number of months or align with your calendar or fiscal year. Online giving tools. Peer-to-peer campaigns. Text-to-give. Recurring gifts.

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Care2

AUGUST 12, 2012

As a consultant to nonprofits , I get calls and emails daily from organizations are who are looking to market their online campaigns, grow their email list, and raise more money. Develop a One-Year Campaign Calendar. Don’t just send supporters emails or tweets asking them to take action or donate money.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 4, 2019

They “renew their membership” in the Acorn Club each year when they receive our solicitation letter in the mail. They renew their membership each year when they receive a reminder letter in the mail, typically during the month that they originally joined the MWA. Instead of just adapting current acknowledgements, welcome series, etc.,

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NTEN

APRIL 28, 2010

We connect with members using e-mail and social networking, carry out research on search engines and Web sites, and use online services to purchase supplies and produce and store documents. And our members also rely on technology to take part, booking reminders in online calendars or using GPS-enabled cell phones to get to events.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The fundraising landscape has evolved, which means you need to be prepared to offer an abundance of options beyond traditional methods like direct mail. When outlining each fundraiser, use a fundraising calendar to maintain a balance—ensuring enough activities to meet budgetary needs without overstretching your resources.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So just be on the lookout for an email from me with all those goodies. And when you are kicking off your fiscal year or your calendar year, set those expectations high so people know what they can do to be helpful. We’ll craft talking points and you know, do you have an event calendar or prospect list?

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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.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The final months of the calendar year bring out the best in all of us. Plan a special email welcome series for new donors. Don’t let confirmation emails go to waste. Early preparation will also allow you to prepare your core campaign tools, such as: Your donation form Social media calendars Email series.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

And appeals can be very specific things like your fall appeal, your calendar year-end appeal. So I’ll do something like calendar year-end appeal 2020, calendar year-end appeal 2021, and make sure the naming conventions are consistent. Many mail houses and data systems. We pay attention to our mail.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Email Communications Honorable Mention: NRDC - National Resource Defense Council Winner: KQED Came up with sassy email newsletter and went against broadcasting best practices. Integrated Fundraising Campaign or Program Honorable Mention: Human Rights Campaign Winner: Defenders of Wildlife Each year, Defenders sends out Calendars.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Stop by Booth 88 at the Science Fair and film your own video for your limited edition NTEN Spark™ to syndicate your Tweets, share on Facebook with friends, and create your own Pledge. Looking to build your e-mail list? Then use winwin apps to send an email out to your supporters requesting a $1 donation. (Be Care2, Inc.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Stop by Booth 88 at the Science Fair and film your own video for your limited edition NTEN Spark™ to syndicate your Tweets, share on Facebook with friends, and create your own Pledge. Looking to build your e-mail list? Then use winwin apps to send an email out to your supporters requesting a $1 donation. (Be Care2, Inc.

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See3

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

I made that pledge, but I didn’t return the envelope. A typical match program will get a high-net-worth donor to conditionally pledge some money, say, $75,000. They will pay the pledge if you can get another $75,000 to match it. “I just got this email about the matching and I want to donate.&# But not now.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2005

In the last year we've been asked to integrate with the two types of products I just mentioned, as well as a couple of mail-room systems, a retail point-of-sale system in an organization's bookstore, and a data feed from a call-center that handles an organization's member service phone line after hours. Bar Codes How ho-hum, eh?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

I will email that to everybody later on today. . I thought about it for about three nanoseconds and I said, “It’s got to be Lori Jacobwith,” and she was so awesome to return my email and say yes. . Make a five-year pledge for $1,000 a year.” So emails, social media, your website. ” Bam.

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Judi Sohn

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Create pledges and add pledge installments. Associate a donation with an open major gift or pledge. Yes, I still set aside time each month or so (particularly before we do a large mailing) to do mass clean-ups of our data. Add stock gifts including assets. Add multiple designations on a gift.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Just be on the lookout for an email from me before the end of the day. . And I’m not talking about specific donor, I’m talking about in terms of your work calendar. In direct mail and digital fundraising, you can often base it on money targets, $82.57 We’re going to save some time for Q&A at the end.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

Just be on the lookout for an email from me later on today. And in terms of the general information that you should gather, and this could be then built into your grants calendar, general information, and including contact information, it’s very, very critical to have that and how they like to be contacted. Is it phone, e-mail?

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

If you’d like to add a peer-to-peer initiative to your fundraising calendar, but don’t have the time or resources for a full, organization-run campaign, consider creating opportunities for DIY fundraisers. Consider sending a weekly email to rally the troops and let them know how the campaign is going, and what actions you need them to take.

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2022

If you’d like to add a peer-to-peer initiative to your fundraising calendar, but don’t have the time or resources for a full, organization-run campaign, consider creating opportunities for DIY fundraisers. Consider sending a weekly email to rally the troops and let them know how the campaign is going, and what actions you need them to take.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

This is really where that awareness of who you are or that, you know, email you just sent them, that direct-mail piece you just sent them, that webinar you just hosted for your constituents, where that turns into action and people do something. Because engagement means getting people to take actions that advance the mission.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Each month, DollarPerMonth.org selects three charities for its members (who have pledged to donate a minimum of $1 per month) to vote on. Additionally, the app serves as hub to all other Google Apps, such as Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Reader, Voice, Maps, etc. Donors can pledge as little as $.01 It is a must download!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Ideal for capturing contact information for your mailing list, event registrations, and even customizing PayPal into your website for donation processing, Wufoo is well-reviewed and reasonably priced. citizens to register to vote, vote by mail, and receive election reminders via text message. Wufoo :: wufoo.com. nonprofitorgs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Annual Calendar of Social Good and Cause Campaigns :: nonprofitorgs.wordpress.com/annualcalendar. Each month, DollarPerMonth.org selects three charities for its members (who have pledged to donate a minimum of $1 per month) to vote on. citizens to register to vote, vote by mail, and receive election reminders via text message.

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