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Taking Action: Fundraising Trends And Best Practices From Bloomerang’s ‘Fundraising Planning and Climate Report’

Bloomerang

1,071 fundraising professionals were surveyed at small and medium-sized nonprofits supporting a variety of causes. General guidance for fundraisers Here is general guidance on actions fundraisers can take based on fundraising trends and best practices drawn from the report. Your own careful review of the report is encouraged.

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10 Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Use hashtags strategically to mention important causes, campaigns, and events, but hashtag spamming to try to increase your reach doesn’t work and has a negative effect on engagement. There are rage tweeters and arrogant trolls that occasionally trend to the top. Don’t be a photo tag spammer either! Twitter can be mean.

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Multi-Year Gift Agreements: Your Donor Retention ‘Ace-In-The-Hole’

Bloomerang

This continues a trend that began in 2021, after a large uptick in donations and donors in 2020. This could take the form of updates on how their contributions are making a difference, invitations to events, or even discussions about additional ways they can support your cause. Q3 itself saw a YOY drop of 7.6%.

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Onward: The Future of Fundraising Is Here

Classy

What started as a small fundraiser for cancer research has now raised over $3 billion for social and environmental causes—and we feel like we’re just getting started. . Coming off a tumultuous, yet record-setting year for giving, we saw a 15-year trend of online fundraising accelerate like never before. New Beginnings.

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Using Facebook Challenges to Engage Supporters

Top Nonprofits

Scrolling on phones, reading the news, referencing the latest trends— social media is ingrained in popular culture across the generations. We’ve seen that nearly 90% of participants are new to the nonprofit or cause. And lastly, but certainly not least, Challenges are an additive fundraising method. How to Host a Challenge.

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The 8 Best Nonprofit Conferences for Any Fundraiser in 2023 & 2024 Copy

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An important part of being an effective fundraiser is staying up to date on current fundraising trends , industry best practices, and donor preferences. AFP ICON is the most well-known (and most widely attended) conference, but many smaller AFP chapters host their own conferences and workshops. Learn more about Cause Camp.

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10 GivingTuesday Statistics for 2023 Every Fundraiser Should Know

Neon CRM

85+ countries now have their own GivingTuesday chapters, and 2022 saw nine new countries launch national GivingTuesday movements. Tens of millions of donors in the United States supported their favorite causes last year, with a whopping 20 million donating money on GivingTuesday. participated in GivingTuesday 2022.