Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 19, 2023

By Jeni Putalavage-Ross , SVP of Operations at Ribbon – a platform helps nonprofits and charitable individuals start nonprofits quicker while saving time, money, and effort. How does someone test an idea for a nonprofit without committing the time, effort, and money to apply for 501(c)(3) status, find a board, and secure long-term funding?

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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. The short answer is, more than ever before, you have to embrace the pay-to-play nature of the platform. Despite the significant opportunity fundraising ads offer, getting started can be daunting.

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The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Secure Your Supporters’ Trust: Mastering Privacy-Compliant Fundraising In an age where every click, like, and share is meticulously tracked, the landscape of digital fundraising is evolving rapidly.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 20, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes From Events to Online: Adapting Traditional Fundraising Methods for the Digital Age In the grand theatre of nonprofit work, fundraising is the showstopper act. These methods, rooted in physical interaction and personal connection, have stood the test of time.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

This isn’t the only data point backing up this finding, either: our friends over at National Audubon Society actually ran a sustainer-first GivingTuesday campaign in 2020 and grew their recurring donor base by an incredible 900 percent! Use your technology to your advantage, even if it is a simple A/B test. Raise the Roots.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

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. . Maybe a friend shared the link with them, or they found your charity by Googling a topic you’re campaigning about. You’d want to know that right?

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

AI for nonprofits can be a real game changer in the fundraising landscape. From navigating donor data to finding the most effective ways to communicate, AI for fundraising can be applied to many aspects of your organization to help lift some of the burden of changing the world. How do you use AI for fundraising? What is AI?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

By Jessica Fox , writer at Eventgroove – a one-stop, integrated platform for events, fundraisers, and e-commerce driven to help its customers amplify their brand and reach their goals. AI as a writing tool can make you even more efficient and give you time to do other things like plan great fundraising campaigns.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 30, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) fundraising may seem like no more than the newest philanthropy buzzword. If your nonprofit is ready to dive deeper into the world of AI fundraising to boost donor engagement with your mission, this is the place to start! In reality, many nonprofits like St.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Mobile communication is becoming a central part of nonprofit fundraising and advocacy. According to the M+R Benchmarks 2023 report , 62% of nonprofits used text messaging for fundraising purposes in 2022. However, many nonprofits don’t know where to start when it comes to implementing text-to-give campaigns.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) can help busy fundraisers reduce time spent on administrative tasks, brainstorm new fundraising ideas, help with appeal writing, and more! This automated security measure has resulted in a 97% drop in card testing on Qgiv forms. Qgiv has also joined the Fundraising.AI

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Media Cause

AUGUST 25, 2022

Despite another challenging year, 2021 fundraising was up 5.1%, raising a total of $471.44 As you begin planning for your year-end fundraising, we wanted to provide some action items and insights based on our findings from 2021. This includes media budgets, audience treatments, campaign concepting, matching funds, and more.

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Media Cause

JUNE 10, 2021

In the social media world, platforms are always changing. So the more versatile these platforms are to use, the more opportunities you have to increase your awareness, engage with supporters, promote fundraising campaigns, and more. Get ready for a shift toward audio format across social media platforms!

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

How do you make the most of your new online fundraising platform? Once you’ve got the technology you need, it’s time to optimize your online fundraising for your nonprofit. That’s why it’s important to have an online fundraising platform that’s customizable and offers tools you need to get more of your supporters giving.

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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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Volunteer Hub

JANUARY 3, 2022

Facebook Live has become a go-to fundraising tool for many nonprofit organizations raising money amid COVID-19. Over the past few years, Facebook has added several new features to their social media platform that can greatly benefit nonprofits in both recruiting volunteers and promoting fundraising opportunities.

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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’? Those insights should drive messaging and campaigns. This convinced him to keep running successful campaigns for years without change.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

Picture this: you’ve read our post on running a capital campaign , you’re wildly psyched, and you’re ready to get started! Only problem…you’re not totally sure how to plan a capital campaign. We’ve got your back and by “got your back” I mean we’ve put together this complete guide to building the plan for your capital campaign.

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Qgiv

APRIL 10, 2023

Text fundraising is a great tool for your organization to increase fundraising and expand your audience reach by allowing supporters to donate through a simple text message. This can be an easy addition to any campaign, or you can host a campaign specifically for text donations!

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Direct mail fundraising should be an integral part of your nonprofit’s direct response strategy. Direct mail fundraising can also feel more personal for donors, especially when your messaging aligns with their preferences. Top Direct Mail Fundraising FAQs What is direct mail fundraising? Let’s get started! Contact Us!

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy encompasses more than just earning donations from supporters. That’s why developing a strategic fundraising plan is necessary. We’ll cover: Why you should create a fundraising strategy. 6 elements your fundraising strategy should include. 10 steps to build your fundraising strategy.

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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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M+R

DECEMBER 13, 2022

But for nonprofit fundraisers like me, it’s a day for the time-honored traditions of repeatedly refreshing Google Analytics, double-checking that all of the 12/31 emails launched, and applying final optimizations to make sure our fundraising ads shine. And if you’re expanding your ads program and adding more platforms?

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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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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

GivingTuesday and the nonprofit end-of-year fundraising cycle are quickly approaching! By listening to your donors and continuously learning from their giving trends, you can make adjustments to your fundraising strategy in real time to increase your campaign’s revenue. Here’s what three of our expert partners said!

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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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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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Classy

JUNE 2, 2021

A large part of that is examining what actions define fundraising strategies that bring in more online donations and keep donors engaged each year. That’s why we sought to uncover trends among successful nonprofits on the platform and what they do differently early on. 7 Fundraising Actions Taken by Successful Nonprofits.

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Bloomerang

MAY 19, 2021

Some email providers, like the one I use, Active Campaign , offer customers the chance to book free 30 minute 1:1 coaching session with an expert. . How easy is it to do split A/B testing on your subject lines and content? That fridge is your email platform. How easy is it to see and run reports? . Can you afford it?

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

One tried-and-true method that has stood the test of time is the brick fundraiser. When it comes to fundraising, innovation and creativity are key to capturing the attention and support of your community. Spreading the Word: Marketing Your Brick Fundraiser Effective marketing is crucial to the success of any fundraiser.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

The Campaign Workshop Joe Fuld, president Often campaigns make assumptions that people on the team—volunteers, donors, etc.—understand The Campaign Workshop is an award-winning political consulting firm that specializes in targeted communications, digital, mail, and video for advocacy and political campaigns.

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Achieve

MAY 24, 2024

Market your text messaging campaign Before you can start sending your supporters inspiring messages, you need to get your supporters to opt-in to your text messaging campaign. Or, provide a quick snippet from one of your nonprofit’s leaders explaining why support is needed for your text-to-give campaign.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Online virtual fundraising is one of the most popular ways for nonprofits to raise money. With the majority of daily activities taking place over the web, it’s no surprise that we’ve also observed a rise in virtual fundraising. Maybe your nonprofit hasn’t yet developed an online fundraising plan. Peer-to-Peer Fundraising.

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Achieve

JULY 26, 2021

One of the most challenging parts of fundraising is the coveted ask. Maybe you’ve hosted a couple of events already or have launched a fundraising campaign, but have found that your messaging hasn’t resulted in many donations. Your fundraising ask is equivalent to a sales pitch. designing the perfect fundraising event.

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Media Cause

JUNE 22, 2021

In other words, you don’t need to choose between advocacy and fundraising. What’s more, this campaign cultivated recent donors and primed others for an impactful fiscal year end fundraising campaign. This passive approach upends many tenets of online fundraising, which prize directness — but it works. .

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M+R

JANUARY 11, 2022

And the thing is, both of these activities expose our fundamental impatience — whether we’re sneaking a quick taste of pre-baked cookie dough or frantically hitting refresh on our fundraising results. . In email fundraising, a slight majority of groups experienced an uptick in overall revenue. We’re carrying that energy into 2022.

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Classy

JUNE 16, 2021

With Classy’s peer-to-peer and registration with fundraising campaign types, your supporters can sign up to fundraise on your behalf. However, many of the participants in these campaigns often are not professional fundraisers, so they need a little help along the way to ensure they can be as successful as they want to be.

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