Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

If you want to win at the game of building donor relationships, your communications with donors should invite a response — showing that you welcome their questions, comments, and feedback. When a donor clicks that Donate button and makes a gift, what’s the very next thing they experience? Thank you so much for your generous gift.

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EveryAction

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar. If you're looking for ways to connect with the nonprofit community, up your professional development game, or just want to learn something new, this is the resource for you. Browse the calendar or get it for Google or Outlook. The 100 Best Nonprofit Websites of 2016.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 14, 2021

Here are two examples to get you started: The Gaming for Good podcast showcases several nonprofits who are mixing gaming and fundraising. If it’s not on my calendar it doesn’t happen, and that includes time for creativity. Focus your brainstorming around what you know about your supporters and what you think they’d like, too.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

We’ve recently witnessed an unprecedented number of what many consider to be “transformational gifts” across the social sector. The momentous impact the gift will have on the trajectory and pace of the organization and its work. The common thread? Put simply, it’s an opportunity mindset.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

Your fundraising plan should include a detailed activities calendar showing all the various ways you plan to generate funds during the year. Their gift helps fulfill their personal philanthropic goals. It may not seem like much at first to receive a $10 monthly gift, but over the year that’s $120.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Hone in on what you’d specifically like to accomplish through digital marketing, whether that’s recruiting more volunteers, encouraging more people to join your recurring gifts program, or increasing your number of followers on a platform. Use the SMART framework to get all of your team members on the same page: Specific. Measurable.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2024

Do they receive an inspiring receipt after their gift, or do they get something stale and generic? Making your donors feel appreciated is important and often leads to recurring gifts from dedicated supporters. Clearly, major gifts make up an important part of an effective fundraising plan.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

If you host the event at a restaurant or local pub, offer a gift certificate to the establishment as a prize for the trivia winners. Offer spa night tickets as a Mother’s Day gift to your community where moms get a chance to unwind with massages, facials, and other spa treatments.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Sample fundraising calendar Be sure to update your quarterly and monthly totals for the year, comparing them to your original goals. Perhaps you’re even ahead of the game? Your narrative should inspire donors by showcasing the impact of their gifts. Are you on track to meet your goals? If so, excellent job!

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 4, 2022

Ask yourself what you can do to make sure donors feel good about their gift to your nonprofit. Build trust at every turn by learning their name and a little about them and by following up on their gift with news about how you put their money to great use. Tell donors their gift will be matched and more people will give.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 21, 2022

Promote matching gift opportunities. Your website: Your website is your digital information hub, offering members everything from your event calendar to your online blog. Gamification (the process of adding game elements to non-gaming environments) can bring out friendly competition in your member base. Host an event.

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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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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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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

AI for nonprofits can be a real game changer in the fundraising landscape. DonorSearch, a nonprofit software, helps you screen donors to assess wealth indicators, philanthropic history, and affinity towards specific causes to help you identify potential major gifts. You can also use AI to automate your database organization!

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Despite increasing commercialism, the holidays traditionally get people thinking about ways they can give—whether they’re wrapping gifts for loved ones or donating time and money to a cause they care about. Many local news organizations like to host an annual food or gift drive around the holidays. Team up with local news.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This will improve accountability, and it will also demonstrate to your board that you value their individual gifts. Give anniversary gifts for each year of service. Calling out gifts of time, service, or funds, and praising participation may inspire fellow directors to step up their game. Show Honor. It’s human nature.

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Everyaction

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Working in major gifts means tracking relationships, points of contact, and data with multiple high-level donors. It’s a lot to keep track off and while it’s easy to get bogged down in the day to day details, major gifts is all about the long game. Special bonus: EveryAction users can now access this data in donor profiles.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 4, 2021

This will improve accountability, and it will also demonstrate to your board that you value their individual gifts. Give anniversary gifts for each year of service. Calling out gifts of time, service, or funds, and praising participation may inspire fellow directors to step up their game. Show Honor. It’s human nature.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Your programs may also rev up during the holidays, providing meals and gifts, keeping homeless people warm, or preparing for an influx of post-holiday pets needing homes. According to the calendar, we’re supposed to start counting our blessings around Thanksgiving and work our way up to total and complete joy by New Year’s Eve.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

It’s also a time for gifts and new clothes, making this a great chance to raise funds or donations of new clothing, especially for children. Host a watching party for major games at a bar where the tips and certain drinks go to the charity. Picnic & Park Games Tournament. Their parents get to write the check at the end.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

For example, a new project provides grocery store gift cards to college students coping with food insecurity. The organizer set a goal of sending five $100 gift cards each month. You can make that donor feel special and appreciated to the point that they give you another gift. That’s your fundraising goal. And another.

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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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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2020

To help your team similarly during this isolating time, we put together some engagement ideas and activities to get on your employees’ calendars. Pro-tip: when sending out a calendar invite, try to make the event for the same time each week to avoid conflicts and keep it top of mind. Virtual Happy Hours.

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NTEN

APRIL 7, 2015

Get inspired, mark you calendars, and enjoy the latest round-up of NTEN Members making news. NTEN Members are invited to join their advancement services colleagues for education focused on leadership and career development, technology trends, analytics and reporting, prospect management and donor relations, and gift and bio administration.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 7, 2016

January should be focused on building those relationships from last year and beginning to develop a game plan for the coming year. If you know the motivation behind the gift, you know how to keep a relationship growing in the future. Step 3: Come Up with a Game Plan. Let’s break it down below. Step 1: Thank Last Year’s Givers.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Staying ahead of the game in the digital age requires nonprofits to gather a collection of online tools that will help them accomplish their mission. Fundraising tools enable organization to leave the stress of cash boxes and checks behind and collect donor information and gifts entirely online. Nonprofit Tools.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Second, year-end giving gives nonprofits an opportunity to use a big chunk of their resources to meet their annual fundraising goals, and it gives donors a last chance to get a tax-deductible gift out the door. Will you have partner or major donor support through a matching gift? How has COVID impacted your organization?

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Help your supporters out and create a Donation-for-Dad gift that gives them a nice printable or ecard telling their dad that a gift was made in his name. If the Ocean Society can do a beach clean-up and Shark Tank can use it for promotion, we think it’s fair game to make a shark connection with your nonprofit. Sunset Party.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

A well-run and well-attended fundraiser could be a game changer for your nonprofit. Events Fundraising Matching Gifts & Fundraising Events | What to Know 11 min read Read Now 7. Use countdowns and teasers to pique interest and ensure potential attendees mark their calendars. That’s what group tickets are there for!

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

He’s the one that somehow manages to turn a conversation about the next fundraiser into a story about his nephew’s baseball game. Challenge: Distracting David Oh, David. You know David. How did we get here? Nobody really knows. What we do know is that David is a time-sucker and that nobody really wants to hear about his nephew right now.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

My siloed thinking blinded me to the fundraising opportunity that could have bolstered my event fundraising during the last 6 weeks of the calendar year. Peer-to-peer or event fundraising provides a unique way for donors to give tax-deductible gift to a charity while also supporting a friend or family member.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

For nearly two decades, online fundraising was simply seen as a numbers game and bigger was better. By developing a yearly campaign and communications calendar, you can be sure to lead your supporters on a meaningful journey. Your sign-up form should be short, direct and clear about the types and frequency of communications.

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See3

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

Often this is a nice way to up a gift from a major donor as well as getting your base excited. I was thinking about this recently because I saw two case studies for running matching gift programs online. If you have your own matching gift story, leave it in a comment here to share it with your nonprofit colleagues. But not now.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

If you approach the event with an editorial calendar in mind, homecoming can generate fodder for blog posts, special email blasts, collages, and extra social media posts for the coming months. Finding ways to gradually strengthen their connection will help you improve event attendance or lay the groundwork for future gifts.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

If you work in development, major gifts, grants, or event planning, you’ll love the emphasis on identifying and crafting compelling stories that make your marketing and fundraising more effective. . We’ve seen fun games, raffles, photo booths, coffee stations, and more!

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 1, 2017

Squarespace makes it easy to add new pages and to include new content through galleries, event calendars, blog posts and more. Squarespace is loaded with helpful features to boost your blogging game. Instead, you can install a button that sends your website’s visitors to PayPal to make a gift. You want to focus on blogging.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

Nearly 70% of people make gifts to charity during their lifetimes but only 6% leave a bequest. It’s hard to sort of talk to somebody about making a legacy gift and say, “Well, now you have to go visit your attorney,” but people do go visit their attorneys and they need to know that you accept legacy gifts.

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