CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

It’s not just about age and location; it’s about understanding why someone cares about the cause, what drives them, and what barriers might be preventing them from contributing. Donation History: Identify segments of donors by frequency of gifts, amount of giving, or those who may need to be reengaged.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Sending the strongest, power-packed thank you letter you can will close the loop on every gift in a positive way, setting the stage for a future gift. Understanding Why People Give (hint: it’s not what you think!) Thank you letters give you a chance to write again and again the two powerful and beautiful words: thank you.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

[Suggest activities, as appropriate to your nonprofit, e.g., volunteering, attending an in-person event, making a first-time gift, renewing my gift, giving more, committing to monthly giving, leaving a legacy gift, participating in a peer fundraising campaign, purchasing services]. Pick the top 3 – 5].

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CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

To help you break down your overall fundraising goal into more approachable pieces, you can create donation tiers (sometimes called a gift range chart or gift table). The purpose of this chart is to help you see how many gifts at each level you will need to hit your goal. You’ll want 3-5 prospective donors for each gift level.

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DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

Because more than ever, donors are looking for opportunities online to champion the causes they love—especially in the wake of a pandemic, which has shifted so much of life to digital spaces. . To get donors going to your website, you’ll want to take a multi-channel approach to marketing your cause. Hint: Need more help?

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

hint: it’s very helpful if you can make your “character” a specific person/animal or small group of people/animals that you can attach names to). Your gift today will help us purchase supplies and materials to increase our capacity by adding 6 bedrooms and updating our much-loved, but very outdated, kitchen.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 9, 2022

Maybe that means that your Major Gift Officers are able to have a great conversation about an event with a potential donor. Keep these 7 hints in mind as you build your strategy and contact Cloud for Good today for additional opportunities to transform your technology with Salesforce. .

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Giving Org Interaction System 91

Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

Hint: A great time to do this is when you are creating your annual budget and marketing plan. Hint: I typically recommend posting 3-4x per week per channel as a starting point. Hint: Did you know you can respond to all Facebook & Instagram direct messages and comments through Business Manager? . Blackbaud TeamRaiser.).

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Everyaction

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

We explored everything from must-have nonprofit reporting tools , tips for upping your email game , direct mail strategies , and most recently using data to improve your major gifts program. In my free time, I'm a fellow and lecturer at Georgetown, focusing on how to best activate audiences to support causes/nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Creating a personalized experience that focuses on your volunteer’s preferences and the problem they are attempting to fulfill can help to convert them to donors and champions for your cause. Survey volunteers to better understand what motivates them to give their time to your nonprofit (hint: this will help to create donation opportunities).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2006

hint, hint, hint -- this is a nice idea for Mother's Day). Also, I know my children who are probably too young to worry about finding the perfect gift, happily make me something or bring me breakfast in bed - but wouldn't it be nice for them to learn the true meaning of Mother's Day?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2016

Research completed by Target Analytics® in 2015 shows that: Only 29% of first-time donors renewed their gifts. Roughly one out of every two donors renewed their gifts last year. It’s pretty hard to keep your revenue numbers up when this many people leave your cause each year. What does it take for donors to renew their gifts?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Donors afford the causes they support a great deal of leniency on December 31st. What this means is identify who have behaved in a favorable manner that may likely contribute to a year-end gift. After all, it is the biggest fundraising day of the year. But even then, that right should not be abused. No, not exactly.

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San Diego Hints email Interaction 32

BoardAssist

MAY 10, 2016

Across the board, nonprofits retain only 1 in 5 new donors, usually because of an abysmal post-gift experience for the donor. Look at Giving Tuesday’s results: Blackbaud reported that 17% of gifts it processed came from mobile devices. Sticking to the basics: solid direct mail, great website, and major gifts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2008

Hint - the three R words. He invested some of his social capital in my cause and I want to invest in his. And now I'm asking you to consider making a gift to Roger's Campaign - his goal is $1,000 and the minimum gift is $10. I've just donated to his campaign and here's why.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 6, 2017

While you might not have any directly relatable data on file to help you determine whether your donors will be responsive to text-to-give, your donor database can give you hints. Consider this common scenario: a donor is dying to give to your cause but left their credit card at home. Have they been responsive to digital communications?

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Jack has been a major gifts fundraiser and senior organizational executive working with or consulting to nonprofit and advocacy organizations. __. Take a look at Nonprofit Hub’s two unique ways that can give your year-end fundraising a boost (hint: one of them has to do with your core donors). Be Direct and Personal.

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Donor Strategy Fundraising Mail 28

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Hint: It’s the XYY Soup Kitchen.” People love showing off that they are involved in important causes. Thank them on the anniversary of their gift, directly tying it to a win or impact. Offer discounts at your gift shop, merchandise, or affiliated coffee shop. A set of screensavers and background images.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

There’s still time for your organization to secure important year-end gifts—if you can capture people’s attention and motivate them to support your cause. The image hints at the safety precautions, camaraderie, and good feeling of giving back that others can expect to find if they serve with The Mission Continues.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Key elements include: Consistent communication about your mission and its impact (including visually appealing at-a-glance infographics) Tailored “asks” by segment and by demonstrated ability to give Heartfelt thank-you notes and recognition for donors’ commitment to your cause But What About My Board’s Engagement?

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Campaign Tools Phase Accessibility 57

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2009

The answer lies in the root cause of the problem: too much emphasis on high-risk, high-reward strategies for revenue and investment. The risk of relying on major gifts: there are fewer people involved in the decision to reduce or eliminate the major gift. This one-two punch puts the squeeze on nonprofit operations.

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Detroit Hints Nonprofit Industry 20

Bloomerang

JULY 23, 2021

A little insider hint for you. Now, let’s cut to the chase here, the number one thing that keeps fundraising teams from reaching that goal, and frankly causes them to leave money on the table, which is we’re never going to reach the goal there, is the misalignment of these three things together. You can send us a tweet.

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Qgiv

JULY 6, 2021

A matching gifts tool. Matching gifts help church donations go farther. Matching gift software helps to ensure that more eligible matching gifts are matched. When you accept online donations during your auction it helps to remind donors that matching gifts are an option. Text fundraising tools.

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Qgiv

JULY 29, 2021

Ensuring you not only can accept mobile gifts but also leverage this channel smartly to increase fundraising is essential. Mobile giving apps – Churches and other similar institutions often use mobile giving apps to regulate any donations or receive consistent gifts like tithes. These days, it’s all about convenience.

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Mobile Campaign Practice Ideas 52

Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

If you depend on a foundation with whom you have a long-standing relationship, what happens when the grants manager—your primary contact—retires and the Trustees decide to support another cause? Here’s a hint…you have something to fall back on.]. Since I had money coming in from so many sources, we hardly missed that single gift.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

In short, when you know the reasons people support your cause, you have an edge in asking for…and getting…donations. There’s always a driving emotion that causes people to give. Developing an understanding of why people give can help you figure out which psychological triggers will lead to donations for your cause.

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NetWits

JUNE 1, 2012

hint: effective nonprofit websites follow the two-or-less rule) If not, revise your structure. Effective nonprofit websites take people directly to the donation form where they can give that gift! 60% of donors visit a nonprofit’s website before making a gift. Does it take two-click or less for key tasks? Never say “click here”.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Our Vital Signs research series found that fewer households are donating to charities, but the average gift amounts of those who gave We might suspect that this parallels a rise in income inequality throughout the U.S. Read more on that here.

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Trend Philanthropy Retention Hints 34

Tech Soup

JUNE 26, 2012

Hint: Effective nonprofit websites follow the two-or-less rule.) Effective nonprofit websites take people directly to the donation form where they can give that gift! Sixty percent of donors visit a nonprofit’s website before making a gift. Does it take two clicks or less for key tasks? If not, revise your structure.

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Websites Effective Create Hints 54

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2014

Illustrate the consequences of NOT contributing to your cause. ” and then repeat with a variation like, “Join this important cause by making a one-time or recurring donation.” ” Trinity Health Foundation’s end of year appeal email used specific giving levels to encourage year-end gifts: .

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

You know the moment: You’re going through your mail when you catch the hint of a red envelope. Regardless of your cause, now is the perfect time to say, “Thanks for giving.” A snowflake stamp. “So So it begins,” you think. You open the envelope and the single sheet of green paper that was clearly at the end of an ink cartridge.

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