Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Donors who gave to you once will slip away. Even if your donor loves your cause, if your email hits on a day that they don’t have much time, the subject line is the key to getting your email opened. How do you let your donor know in a short subject line that the email is urgent? So take the time to get this right. Make sense?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Showcasing your volunteers’ journeys not only celebrates their invaluable commitment, but also fosters trust and connection within the community, highlighting the human impact behind every effort. Is celebrating your volunteers and how much they mean to your work a simple but surefire way to get others to get involved?

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M+R

MARCH 14, 2024

Unfortunately, not all of our donors are themselves professional fundraisers — so creating a special, attention-grabbing Giving Day that gets your audiences excited and engaged can be a big boost during an otherwise quiet time of year. Pi Day, celebrating math and science, is the Museum’s signature day of giving.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Tim sat down with Steve McLaughlin as part of the Blackbaud Institute Index’s 10 th Anniversary Celebration series to discuss how testing and data are critical to identifying and optimizing your value prop. Your value prop is an effective way of connecting with donors that goes beyond your mission statement.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

We have a huge problem facing our sustainability in nonprofits and that is donor retention. With first-time donor retention rates hovering below 30% and overall donor retention less than 50%, we are in danger of losing our donor bases. Far too often, we make dangerous assumptions that affect the donor experience.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 26, 2022

Each January, National Mentoring Month celebrates the people who guide our paths, support our journeys, inspire our next steps: mentors. This month, Big Brothers Big Sisters celebrates National Mentoring Month and needs your help. But don’t let this month end without celebrating the people who made a difference for you.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 8, 2021

Email marketing is one of the most cost-effective marketing channels, enabling you to talk directly to your past, current, and potential donors. Email marketing is a cost-effective way to connect directly with past, current, and prospective donors alike. Testing isn’t just about answering one-off questions or settling a disagreement.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 4, 2023

When you get more than 200 donors, you may be eligible to mail at nonprofit postage rates as low as 19 cents per piece (as of July 2023). That’s why nonprofits outsource to nonprofit mail experts as their donor file grows. This letter puts all donor information on one sheet of paper. The donor can handle one lick!

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

While receiving a windfall from a major donor or hosting a particularly successful campaign is a reason to celebrate, setting up something like a monthly giving program or running a recurring donation drive now will give you even more reasons to celebrate in the future. . Using infographics for your recurring donation drives.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

If you’re looking for a new way to raise funds, engage donors, and build connections, look no further than a charity golf tournament. Besides the obvious fundraising power, golf events spread awareness about your organization, build and advance partnerships, and provide meaningful donor stewardship and outreach.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Your generosity has been noticed, appreciated, and celebrated. Yet, as board members, other donors look to you to give gifts of significance. In the attached document, we’ave assigned each board member a few key donors. 29, 30, and 31 so our donors can hear from you, the leadership of our nonprofit.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

“It’s not as easy as it sounds,” says Paul, “because there’s a second related BIG problem: how to invite those volunteers to also be donors.” Paul had previously tried two volunteer management databases before discovering that Bloomerang, well known for highly effective donor management, is equally effective at managing volunteers!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

For the entire month of October, TechSoup and our donor partners will be participating in National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (also known as NCSAM). Celebrated every October, NCSAM is a collaborative effort between government and industry to ensure all Americans have the resources they need to stay safer and more secure online.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

While focused on selling products, many of Ogilvy’s principles and “rules” around research, messaging, and motivating action remain surprisingly relevant today, especially for nonprofit organizations seeking to engage donors and volunteers. Survey existing donors on what compelled them to support you before.

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Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

They’re major investments of your time and resources with potentially huge payoffs—an increased capacity to drive impact, strengthened relationships with donors and partners , and tons of valuable fundraising experience. You start discussing your goals with donors, but they don’t understand why you’re asking for such large gifts.

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Classy

JULY 30, 2021

Review the Latest Donor Trends in Our 2021 Report. Write a straightforward and emotionally powerful statement for the potential donor that emphasizes the good work. Sample Email Subject Lines: [Potential donor] helped this year. Follow up and thank donors for taking action and contributing to your campaign.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

This is a popular time for charitable giving because supporters are motivated by the holiday spirit and because it’s the last opportunity for donors in the U.S. 31% of offline-only first-time donors are retained for over a year , versus 25% of online-only first-time donors. What were the demographics of our year-end donors?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Talk to your donors and try to secure a matching gift for the Giving Tuesday campaign. This is also the time to identify your campaign ambassadors, whether they’re board members, donors, celebrities, etc. Make sure your email marketing tool will suppress donors who give through additional Giving Tuesday appeals. .

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Hopefully by now, all fundraising practitioners and development leaders at impact organizations large and small have begun testing and seeing success. As nonprofit fundraisers, we are competing for space in the minds of our donors with the brands they interact with on a daily basis. Speak the Language Your Donors Speak.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 12, 2022

This small change would create inspiration and be a more worthy way to celebrate the 12.3 ALSAC has an internal accelerator where new ideas are explored and tested. The bottom line: “Donors and constituents today want to be engaged differently. When we innovate, we have the ability to deepen donor relationships.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Don’t feel obligated to overemphasize it – donors understand that even though you’re talking about one thing (i.e. Somewhere in your reply device that invites the donor to select their gift amount, add the phrase to your call to action “and other places,” “and other projects,” or “and other work.” Be donor-centric.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 16, 2019

This is where the idea of donor statements comes in. Donor statements can help you inform donors about the breadth of impact their donations have made, leading them to feel good about their choice to donate to your organization, and trust that any possible future gift will be handled the same. Be creative in your messaging.

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Qgiv

JULY 28, 2022

For instance, it’s both Blood Donor Month and Human Trafficking Prevention month. Black History Month is a month that celebrates the achievements of African Americans and the struggles they’ve faced throughout U.S. This month celebrates the achievements of women and their contributions to society. June is Pride Month.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Using this process to identify different types of donors in your universe is extremely useful in guiding your efforts to segment your list and fine tune the messaging that you use for each group. If you're looking for a specific type of donor, click on their persona name to jump directly to that section. Oscar One-Off Donor 2.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 9, 2011

Lady Gaga & Celebrity Philanthropy. But did you know she topped the list of most charitable Celebs in 2010 , as ranked by Do Something , by how much energy celebrities devote to cause? If you want to know which celebrities gave the most that's another list. The risk and reward of celebrity endorsements. The expense.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Somewhere between Zoom meetings in your pajama bottoms and virtual holiday celebrations, a certain quarantine hobby may have snuck its way into your kitchen this past year. For the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, that collective curiosity took the form of testing. Along with testing comes asking the right questions.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

In our culture, mavens are celebrated. You say : “That may be your opinion, but it’s not based on data and testing.”. They say : “I don’t need data and testing; I’ve been doing this for years, and people tell me they love our photos.”. They say : “Donors need to see we’re effective and happy photos show that.” .

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

An important part of being an effective fundraiser is staying up to date on current fundraising trends , industry best practices, and donor preferences. The Nonprofit Innovation and Optimization Summit (NIO) If you love data or get excited about A/B tests, this is a great choice. They’re the best!

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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. Turnaround Time: Understanding the time it takes from order placement to delivery is crucial for your campaign’s timeline and donor expectations. High-quality engraving ensures the messages remain clear and legible over time.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

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. Check out our comprehensive list to keep your fundraising campaigns fun and fresh for all of your donors. Email campaigns.

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Achieve

MAY 10, 2021

Testing your initial plans through stakeholder interviews. Identifying prospective major donors, developing those relationships, and securing roughly 65% of your total revenue goal. . Announcing your campaign to the broader community to celebrate and explain its purpose. A small segment of major and mid-level donors.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

By showing your donors and funders not just how immensely resourceful you are, but how deeply invested the community is in your program. Do you share the number of volunteer hours and their monetary value with donors and funders? How often do you praise, celebrate, recognize, or reward your volunteers?

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2020

You have to collect stories and photos of program participants, get their consent, pull data on your programs, clean up your donor database, plan events, schedule donor meetings, print materials, fix your mail merge and lick a thousand envelopes ? Your campaign is only as strong as your data, so review your donor database now.

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Greater Giving

MAY 28, 2021

For seven years, BBBS hosted BIG Taste of Houston, a popular annual fundraiser that celebrated the local restaurant and bar scene. And of course, how do you engage virtual donors when the program is based around food and drink? The funds collected went toward the many worthy programs they offer the city’s children throughout the year.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 27, 2023

To boost excitement, invite local celebrities or influencers to serve as judges or emcees. Summer is an opportune time for nonprofits to reconnect with donors, celebrate achievements, recruit volunteers , and most importantly, learn and test new ways to raise support. Waiting Til “Peak Season” to Fundraise?

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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

Classy lead test engineer Ayumi Gillespie joined her to discuss why it’s time to throw the societal pursuit of perfection out the door. Fundraising Tip: Listen to Donors to Tap Into Their Kindn ess. Nonprofits can remind donors of these traits within themselves to increase their likelihood of giving and volunteering.

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Qgiv

APRIL 10, 2023

Depending on the platform, this will either lead donors to a donation form to complete their donation, or simply charge the donation through your donors’ phone bill. This is because it takes less than two minutes for the average donor to respond to a text. Use these six steps to complete your next text fundraiser!

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