CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Autumn definitely means “go time” in the life of a fundraiser, often because it signals the start of year-end , a period of time you may get upwards of 60% or more of your annual donations. 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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. Some individual board members may want to start with “easier” tasks like thanking donors, but eventually, they should be directly helping raise thousands of dollars annually.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Fundraising is more tech-powered than ever before. With so many tools out there to choose from, your opportunities for customizing your organization’s tech stack are virtually limitless, especially when it comes to fundraising apps. Let’s dive right in! Let’s explore both kinds of apps in the next section.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

As your nonprofit organization continues to grow, it’s time to consider investing in an effective fundraising platform that truly accommodates your nonprofit’s size, financial needs, and developing fundraising strategies. Why is fundraising important for nonprofits? Leverage Nonprofit Fundraising Best Practices.

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DipJar

JANUARY 21, 2021

If only fundraising was as easy as ‘just’ asking for money, right? Since it’s not, we chatted with Tiffany Allen , founder & creator of Boss on a Budget , to talk about the do’s and don’t’s when raising money. Now that you’ve defined your impact, it’s time to measure it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 5, 2022

Fundraising expense is one place where this manifests. Perceptions of spending levels – from donors, the board, or other stakeholders – can influence campaign and fundraising management. Fundraising success is required to support what you do! . How to Best Illustrate ROI. Why Reporting Matters to Board Members.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

Attribution is what allows you to measure the success of your acquisition strategies (and get great insights for optimisation). Some of the most effective online fundraising strategies happen when you dig into your organisation’s data and understand who your donors are, and how they came across to you. . Tell me all about attribution.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 8, 2022

Return on investment is a metric that measures the profitability of an investment, giving you a way to compare the yields of investments and make more effective financial decisions. Often, in fundraising, people would like to know the ROI of various ways of raising money. Or how about your capital campaign?

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

It also helps nonprofits kick off their biggest giving month, December, where they typically raise a quarter of their total annual funds. If your nonprofit has yet to run a full-fledged GivingTuesday campaign, this year is a great time to start! To ensure your campaign’s success, it’s essential to lay the groundwork in advance.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

While the end of the year can be a time to relax and unwind, it’s also a season for nonprofits to ramp up fundraising. That’s reason enough to shift your focus to end-of-year giving and get serious about planning a year-end giving campaign. Why is the End-of-Year Giving Campaign So Important? But where do you start?

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As technology evolves, there are new ways nonprofits like yours can take advantage of advancements to save time and raise more money. AI for nonprofits can be a real game changer in the fundraising landscape. How do you use AI for fundraising? At the forefront of these new technologies is artificial intelligence (AI).

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

For smaller nonprofits, conducting a capital campaign is a great way to get the word out about your organization. What is a capital campaign? Capital campaigns are intended to raise money for a specific project, issue, or program, or to meet an overall, designated fundraising goal.

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OneCause

JUNE 15, 2023

On top of the standard fundraising campaigns, there’s also a little thing called #GivingTuesday to worry about. The best place to optimize end-of-year giving campaigns is, of course, your current donors! Yep, your fundraisers’ social networks are here to help at year-end! How are you marketing your P2P campaign ?

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 10, 2023

When you think of peer-to-peer fundraising, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? It’s probably something along the lines of, your supporters raising money on your behalf. While this is true and serves as the foundation of peer-to-peer fundraising (hence the name) there’s another component that needs some attention.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Digital fundraising professionals face a significant new challenge when it comes to fundraising on Facebook. Running Facebook fundraising ads is an excellent way to reach your target audience and optimize for donations while generating data that allows you to measure your success. 2) Identify your target audience.

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CauseVox

APRIL 6, 2023

Peer-to-peer fundraising can be a powerful tool for small nonprofits to raise funds and increase awareness about their cause. With limited resources and staff, it can be challenging for small nonprofits to execute successful fundraising campaigns. How to quickly set up a campaign on CauseVox.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

If you are trying to fundraise without an annual fundraising plan, you are trying to bake a pie with a lot of ingredients but no recipe. Do you really want to make fundraising so hard? The solution is to have a recipe or rather, a plan, that maps out all your fundraising for the year. Can you do it?

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Even the vaccine’s growing availability, social distancing, mask regulations, remote work, and other safety measures remain facts of life. As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you’ve likely seen your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy change drastically in the pandemic era as well. Embrace hybrid events. Get creative.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 21, 2022

That’s why supplementing online fundraisers with follow-ups that show the impact of donations is so powerful. It lets donors determine for themselves that their donation, involvement, and passion moved the needle and made a measurable contribution to the world. Nothing feels better than that. 4) Give outcomes. 6) Give reports.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 22, 2023

Having a clear online fundraising strategy, and the tools to bring it to life, is more important than ever, especially as younger generations gain more giving power. But where should you start when it comes to finding the right fundraising website for your nonprofit? Seamless payment processing.

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CauseVox

JUNE 16, 2023

Planning fraternity or sorority fundraisers can feel like a major undertaking, especially when you throw classes, work, and busy schedules into the mix. Luckily, we live in a digital age where using the right fundraising platform can make a world of difference. That’s where a capital campaign comes in. Building Our Future.’

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 13, 2021

For the past few years, the Fiver Children’s Foundation has used CauseVox to grow their fundraising efforts. In particular, they have a track record of running incredible #GivingTuesday campaigns, exceeding their goal year after year. million gifts were given to charities participating in #GivingTuesday with $400 million raised online.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Unleash Crowdfunding Potential: Transform Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Game In the challenging nonprofit community, smaller organizations often struggle with securing adequate funds to execute their mission. A crucial element of a campaign’s success centers around a tangible goal and timeframe.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

These advancements mean you have the budget available to invest in new fundraising software that can streamline your fundraising tasks and empower you to raise even more. In this buyer’s guide, we’ll cover everything you need to find the right fundraising software for your organization’s needs.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

What if we could have a conversation about fundraising strategy with David Ogilvy, founder of Ogilvy a leading marketing/PR firm and deemed the ‘Father of Advertising’? Focus on participation – Judge success by number of donors versus just total dollars raised. Those insights should drive messaging and campaigns.

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Qgiv

APRIL 18, 2022

There’s a lot of fundraising software available to nonprofits, but how do you know what your nonprofit needs? And what’s the difference between a fundraising CRM and a fundraising platform? This blog post will break down what a fundraising CRM is, what a fundraising platform is, and the key differences between them.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Are they just empty buzzwords, or actual tools that can help your nonprofit raise money online? Great storytelling and successful social media campaigns are completely interconnected. Social media by itself is not a very effective channel for direct fundraising. I firmly believe in the latter. 1) Always showcase your impact.

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CauseVox

APRIL 13, 2022

As virtual fundraisers have grown in importance and popularity over the past couple years, peer to peer fundraisers have emerged as a necessary tool for nonprofits looking to raise more with less effort. CauseVox offers users the opportunity to run optimized peer to peer fundraising campaigns with our easy-to-use software.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

This just in: online fundraising is on the rise! So what is online fundraising, exactly? Online fundraising is simply a way for nonprofit organizations to raise money online, rather than the more traditional in-person fundraising route. In this post, we’ll share some successful nonprofit fundraising strategies.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

Getting started with nonprofit fundraising can be a thrilling journey. To succeed, it’s important to grasp the basics of three strategies: email fundraising, direct mail fundraising, and fundraising events. acronym to guide your team through setting the right objectives for your fundraiser.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

To secure the support of these crucial donors, your nonprofit needs to build a robust major gifts fundraising strategy. In this guide, we’ll cover the need-to-know information and steps of creating a major gift fundraising strategy, including: What is a major gift? Why are major gifts so important for nonprofits? What is a major gift?

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2021

If efficiency, technology, and smarter fundraising have been on your nonprofit’s radar, you’ve almost certainly encountered artificial intelligence (AI). . AI can completely change how nonprofits engage donors and prepare for fundraising appeals. Reduced overhead costs of broad fundraising outreach. How AI for Nonprofits Works.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

I had the pleasure recently of teaming up with my fundraising bestie and copywriting guru Julie Cooper to host an “ End of Year Appeal Writing Made Easy ” workshop. Included in this article you’ll find: The results of our flash polls we conducted on year-end fundraising. 22% had a goal to raise $25,001 – $50,000 at year-end.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2024

Elevate Your Impact: Crafting a Winning Fundraising Plan for Your Next Charity Event As a nonprofit professional, you understand the importance of effective fundraising. A well-crafted fundraising plan can be the difference between exceeding your goals and falling short. raising $10,000) and non-financial (e.g.,

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 29, 2022

It’s time once again for a recap of the best articles about fundraising that we’ve published throughout 2022. We’re happy to share these with you and hope they help your organization raise more in 2023! Fundraising Trends to Watch. Engage Donors and Raise More Money with Four Easy Actions. Setting SMART Giving Goals.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Due to their size, major gifts can be game-changers for fundraising teams. One major gift-size donation can be the difference between meeting your fundraising goal and not. of all donated income comes from major gifts fundraising—that’s a substantial chunk of revenue! They’re substantial funding for a nonprofit.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 29, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Why Every Nonprofit Needs a Fundraising Software In a world driven by fast-paced technological advancements, the heart-powered, hope-filled engines of nonprofits too, can tap into the futuristic revolution. Welcome to the transformative world of fundraising software designed for nonprofits.

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