sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The nonprofit fundraising numbers make a compelling case for a strong end-of-year effort. Scrub your data so it’s extra squeaky clean for your campaign! Tracking the status of your pledges and developing a follow-up method as deadlines approach is key. Deadlines are amazing at inspiring action.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

Fundraising Stats. of overall fundraising in 2018 came from online giving ( Charitable Giving Report ). 11% via direct mail/post. of overall fundraising in 2018 came from online giving ( Charitable Giving Report ). 11% via direct mail/post. Email Fundraising. Peer-to-Peer Fundraising. 9% via PayPal.

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EveryAction

JULY 31, 2023

from our friends at Double the Donation The final few months of the year hold great significance for nonprofit organizations as a critical time for fundraising. Needless to say, if you’re a fundraiser, meeting your organization’s fundraising goal is top of mind in the fall and winter.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 3, 2024

Text-to-give is a text fundraising method, similar to text-to-donate, that allows your supporters to donate to your organization using their cell phones via text messaging. Firstly, text fundraising capitalizes on the widespread use of cell phones–providing a direct and immediate channel for donor engagement.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The end of the year is fast approaching and with it, your year-end fundraising campaign. CauseVox’s Year-End Fundraising Fair was a mini-conference featuring 16+curated sessions with a big impact on year-end fundraising. You Can Incorporate #GivingTuesday Into Your Year-End Fundraising Plans For Optimal Results!

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

This is what many nonprofit fundraisers and donation campaigners are banking on. Here are a few tips to help you make the most out of your fundraising campaigns this holiday season, as according to Entrepreneur. Learn more about ramping up your fundraising campaign by reading the original article from Entrepreneur.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

You know the drill everyone: it’s time to rev those fundraising machines for the lucrative end-of-year donor cycle. Most nonprofits should instead consider their usual channels of direct mail, email campaigns and social media and experiment in some new areas like Livestreaming. 2) Focus on Storytelling and Impact.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Need to create your 2021 fundraising plan? Register for the course, “How To Create A Fundraising Plan For 2021” for only $115. “If And as far as fundraising planning goes, your fundraising plans were thrown off. Creating a Fundraising Plan. Creating a fundraising plan may seem daunting.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 22, 2023

So, it begins… your year-end-campaign message writing session: You stare at the blank page, open last year’s materials for inspiration, type a few sentences… delete them. Step One: Create segmented messages to carry through your campaign! You’ve just named a few key points to highlight in your end-of-year campaign!

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2023

One of the most pervasive problems in the nonprofit sector is getting your board to be more engaged , and more specifically, to increase board fundraising. This means that getting board members to ask their personal network for money is the fastest way to hit your board fundraising goals. They simply need to be good storytellers.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

For your nonprofit, this means the holiday season opens the door to opportunities for fundraising success— and there’s no better way to kick off this successful year-end fundraising push than to participate in Giving Tuesday ! See how Qgiv can help you bring your Giving Tuesday campaign ideas to life! Let’s get started!

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

However, with a read-a-thon fundraiser, you can give your supporters the opportunity to slow down and crack open a book while also teaching young students the value of reading and escaping into exciting stories. What is a read-a-thon fundraiser? How to host a read-a-thon fundraiser. Plan your read-a-thon campaign.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

In the modern fundraising world, creating an online fundraising strategy is essential to the success of your nonprofit. As the world continues to grapple with the ups and downs of COVID-19, it’s essential to meet your donors where they’re most comfortable, and that means coming up with inventive online fundraising ideas.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

You know the drill everyone: it’s time to rev those fundraising machines for the year-end! Most nonprofits should instead consider their usual channels of direct mail, email campaigns and social media and experiment in some new areas like Livestreaming. Just remember to change it back when the campaign is over.

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sgEngage

MARCH 29, 2021

Facebook fundraising can get a bad reputation, especially when organizations fail to see the opportunities to engage and retain a new generation of supporters. However, Facebook fundraising is much more than a helpful boost to your organization’s online donations. When it comes to Facebook Fundraising, we wrote the ultimate guide !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 7, 2016

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Your ability to segment your email lists will depend on your CRM and your email communications software, but having multiple lists can help your nonprofit better craft your messages and fundraising requests. Not all email lists are the same.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2021

Direct mail is a valuable fundraising strategy, but figuring out how to send a nonprofit appeal can be confusing. You’re just mailing a letter asking for a donation, right? If you’re a beginner at mailing fundraising appeals , it’s really important that you understand the strategy and psychology behind what makes a good letter.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This guide is here to help you learn more about nonprofit fundraising platforms, what’s available to your organization, and when you should consider using each. Amongst the many tools nonprofits can benefit from, fundraising tools, CRMs, and marketing tools are the must-haves for organizations seeking success. Key fundraising tools.

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Achieve

JULY 28, 2022

Pledge Now, Pay Later. Most Millennial and Gen Z donors think of checkbooks and mailing as outdated. For instance, Double the Donation’s fundraising statistics. reveal that only 6% of Millennials are inspired to give via direct mail compared to 18% of Boomers. . Pledge Now, Pay Later. Mobile-Friendly Giving.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

A common misconception among newer nonprofit professionals is that every campaign or event is meant to attract new donors and donations. But first, let’s compare how the major communication channels of direct mail versus digital communications play a role in donor retention. Direct Mail versus Digital Communications .

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

In particular, peer-to-peer fundraising has found great success when it comes to pivoting to virtual, as its engagements already happen primarily online. And just because the events of 2020 may have necessitated virtual fundraising, that doesn’t mean it also didn’t come with its own great benefits. Need virtual fundraising ideas?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 5, 2021

Ask any fundraiser if they want more donors and you’ll get a resounding “YES” but ask what source yielded them their very BEST donors and you might see some puzzled faces. . No fundraising is free. A wise fundraiser once said “Finding new donors is like going fishing. Think fast: do you know where you get your best donors?

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Direct mail is a major workhorse for all nonprofits. And regardless of what you hear or think about online giving, most gifts still come via the mail. This week guest blogger Gail Perry is back with her top tips to help us all raise more money by mail. 112 Tips to Raise More Money by Mail. Create an entire campaign.

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Qgiv

APRIL 15, 2024

Sustainability is one of the key concerns in the fundraising world, and it’s important for your nonprofit to identify ways to find additional funding so you can continue supporting your community for a long time. Include information about legacy giving in newsletters, on your website, and in direct mail or email campaigns.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

It’s your job to remind folks who’ve not yet renewed or fulfilled on their pledges that it’s time to do so. You can also create lists of SYBNTs (gave some year but not this), pledge reminders, and downgrades. An exclusively online campaign can be executed much faster than a traditional direct mail campaign.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Credit card payments are donors’ preferred giving methods— 63% of donors prefer to give online with a credit or debit card , followed by direct mail (16%), PayPal (10%), wire transfer (5%), cash (4%), digital wallet (1%), and text-to-give (1%). There is also a 1% fundraising platform fee on all transactions processed through Bloomerang.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. Yeah, engaging those board members to be fundraising ambassadors. Is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 29, 2021

Facebook fundraising can get a bad reputation, especially when organizations fail to see the opportunities to engage and retain a new generation of supporters. However, Facebook fundraising is much more than a helpful boost to your organization’s online donations. When it comes to Facebook Fundraising, we wrote the ultimate guide !

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 15, 2021

He has worked in capital campaigns, major and planned giving (including charitable gift annuities) grant writing and donor research. Ryan loves working in small groups and has been in fundraising since his career started in 2002. New donors pump life and momentum into a fundraising program. Strawhecker, Inc. And rightly so.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 8, 2018

Starting your own employee giving campaign is not for the faint of heart! Gone are the days of just sending out pledge forms in interoffice mail and expecting people to respond. The great news is that if done well, an employee campaign has many benefits beyond the funds raised for your programs. So how do you do it?

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

As I read case studies, blog posts and participate in sessions, I imagine replacing the term "social media" with "direct mail" or "email marketing." Social media fundraising is driven by a combination of relationships and immediacy. For example, you can choose to pledge 10 cents a tweet, or $0.25 Has anything really changed?

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 6, 2017

With these tips, you’ll be able to text your way to fundraising success! As with many specialized forms of fundraising, text-to-give isn’t right for every nonprofit. Here’s what else you should be doing to ensure that your mobile fundraising is a success: i. Pair text-to-give with an event. Devise a data management strategy.

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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. Here’s some tips to get you started in planning your long term campaigns. Develop a One-Year Campaign Calendar. Campaign updates.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Little Green Light Donor Management CRM (LGL) helps you manage your constituents and your fundraising efforts — all in one place. Track Donations and Pledges. The gifts and pledges that you track can include "in honor of" and "in memory of" gifts and soft credits. Create and Manage Mailings.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

The sorry state of donor retention has been a topic of discussion for at least the past decade, since the Fundraising Effectiveness Project Report began collecting data. They don’t care if the touch comes from marketing, fundraising, or programs. mailing address; phone number; tax identification number).

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Building a robust monthly donor program is a Fundraising 101 strategy, but some nonprofits keep this strategy on the bench and instead look to events and campaigns for quick returns. I once sat at a fundraising lunch wanting to make a commitment for $1,000 to the nonprofit but didn’t have the ability to write that check that day.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

New to TechSoup: Save time and energy by automating many of your fundraising and donor management tasks with Exceed! helps nonprofits or libraries of any size organize donors, gifts, and volunteer databases, develop email campaigns, and generate reports. Organize and track donor gifts, pledges, and dues. With Exceed!

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