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. Here’s an example of what a year-end fundraising communications calendar can look like before Dec 1: Want this template to create your own year-end fundraising plan?

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Fundraising tools enable organization to leave the stress of cash boxes and checks behind and collect donor information and gifts entirely online. 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. Text fundraising.

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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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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And if you think about this pie chart, what I really want to call out is that bequests, which are about 9%, are gifts made by individuals. 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.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

A matching gift is a great opportunity to leverage a generous donation from one donor, or a group of donors, to bring in even more money from other donors for your nonprofit. Their support lets you tell other donors: A generous donor has offered to match every gift made toward the laptops dollar-for-dollar up to $3,000!

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 29, 2015

Having people make a pledge or a commitment in advance increases the likelihood that they’ll return. Be sure to remind them of their pledge when you’re asking them to come back! If you’ve made your event an unforgettable experience (and hopefully you have!), use that to your advantage! What can we learn from consumer loyalty programs?

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

And regardless of what you hear or think about online giving, most gifts still come via the mail. Upgrading your donors’ gifts. Asking lapsed donors to renew their gift. Don’t solicit any donors until you have shown them what results you have accomplished with their first gift. Thanks Gail! Creating a dynamite case.

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Mail Money Raise Tips 61

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

And while for some giving regularly is a matter of time and attention and for others it may be a limited budget and giving in micro-donations, cash gifts of very small amounts made with one or two mouse clicks like the Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign or the Wellwishes Campaign. Ask people to donate to a cause instead of gifts.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

We'll be raffling off an Apple iPad, solar cell phone chargers, a t-shirt that lights up when it detects a wi-fi signal (how convenient!) 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. Lots of prizes.

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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. Often this is a nice way to up a gift from a major donor as well as getting your base excited.

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Game Pledge Donation Case Study 40

NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

We'll be raffling off an Apple iPad, solar cell phone chargers, a t-shirt that lights up when it detects a wi-fi signal (how convenient!) 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. Lots of prizes.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

But if you can get inside a donor’s mind, I think that is the secret to reducing your attrition, which means increasing the number of people who renew and give you gifts year after year. . And I’m not talking about specific donor, I’m talking about in terms of your work calendar. It’s closer to the gift. .

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

They give you the gifts that keep on giving. Make a five-year pledge for $1,000 a year.” million organization, $900,000 of that is philanthropy, and you’re at the end of your calendar year and so far you’re at about $790,000. I want to make sure my year-end gift is enough.” Steven: Yes.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

You are running your annual campaign, you may be running a capital campaign, and/or you may be running like an endowment campaign, or maybe even some kind of restricted gift campaign. And to me, that’s how you solicited the gift, so what prompted this gift? What prompted that gift? And then what about appeals?

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And with major gifts and sponsorships, that’s also about cultivation, but also building out who is going to do the cultivation? Is it phone, e-mail? So when you put together your grants calendar, it’s really based on the prospect research. it says a million, but it’s a $2 million gift from MacKenzie Scott.

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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. They may simply raise money, or undertake a personal challenge, like running a marathon or climbing a mountain.

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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. They may simply raise money, or undertake a personal challenge, like running a marathon or climbing a mountain.

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Fundraising Illinois Campaign Raise 69

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. Or they might get a personal email from somebody on staff or a letter that has been customized a bit.

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