The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 24, 2022

Whether you tell stories in your fundraising or communications program, chances are you want to understand the impact and return on investment (or ROI) of the stories you tell. Storytelling is a tool that supports various fundraising and communications strategies and goals. Here’s a few examples: Telling a story in.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Direct mail fundraising should be an integral part of your nonprofit’s direct response strategy. When leveraged with other communication channels, direct mail can generate significant engagement and gift-giving from donors. Top Direct Mail Fundraising FAQs What is direct mail fundraising? Let’s get started! Contact Us!

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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. Text-to-give is one of the easiest and fastest ways to raise donations via SMS messaging.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 3, 2022

You survived the end-of-year fundraising season ! . After you’re done celebrating your wins, it’s time to evaluate the success of your end-of-year fundraising campaign. . Why you should evaluate your end-of-year fundraising campaign . So, ask yourself : What was your original fundraising goal? ROI (return on investment).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 10, 2010

years, I have been providing lots of little tips on how nonprofits can increase their ROI through my Twitter , Facebook , YouTube , and MySpace Best Practices, but now that the vast majority of nonprofits utilize social media and have been for awhile, I think most of us are ready some more advanced strategies. fundraising tools work.

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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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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 16, 2022

Nonprofit budgets are often tight, and each of your campaigns should aim to hit as high a return on investment (ROI) as possible. For each of your online campaigns, your revenue goal should tie into your overall fundraising strategy. Consistently factor in what you do and do not count as inputs when calculating multiple campaigns’ ROI.

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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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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

Let’s review three strategies for analyzing your donor giving patterns to create a data-driven fundraising and marketing strategy: Identify popular times of the year for giving. An estimated $3 billion was donated to nonprofits in the U.S. Assess metrics such as your email open rate or online donation rate to measure your success.

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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. With that, let’s get started.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Many nonprofits have finalized their plans, but some are still adapting and adding tactics, like tweaking donation page settings, updating social media images, or double-checking that their organizations are in alignment with email best practices before the big day. Segment your audience. Don’t worry, it doesn’t need to be complicated.

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Achieve

JANUARY 18, 2023

Fundraising events are the perfect way to deepen your nonprofit’s impact. Beyond choosing a fundraising idea, your nonprofit also has to decide whether you want to host your event in person or online. . Over the years, virtual fundraising has grown in popularity, especially during the pandemic when meeting in person wasn’t possible.

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Kindful

AUGUST 17, 2021

As you’ve likely noticed, digital fundraising is changing the way nonprofits are communicating with their supporters. In fact, Forbes recently reported that 75% of nonprofits surveyed shared that, since the pandemic occurred, they’ve been looking for advice on finding new ways to fundraise through digital technology.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Adding a golf tournament to your fundraising event roster is a win-win for your nonprofit and your donors—your nonprofit adds a reliable income stream and your donors get to support your mission through a fun activity. Leverage digital channels. Your event website becomes the home base for marketing your golf fundraiser.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

We put together some charity donation form best practices to help you raise more money for animals! Similarly, you can use your smartphone to take high-quality before and after pictures of more serious cases and add those pictures to a slideshow on your donation page. Using Storytelling in Your Appeal . Branding, Branding, Branding

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 22, 2013

There’s always room for improvement and unfortunately overconfidence in social media skills prevent many nonprofit staff from getting training that could significantly increase their social media ROI (Return on Investment). If all your tweets are marketing or fundraising focused, then your are hampering your ROI.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 13, 2013

Topics include understanding how much time social media requires, how to track return on investment (ROI), and how to craft a social media policy for your nonprofit. This webinar will also touch upon mobile communications and fundraising and how it affects nonprofit’s use of social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your nonprofit has a good content strategy in place and understands the power of integrating all your nonprofit’s communications channels (website, email, Facebook, texting, etc.), then as your numbers grow on social networks so will your e-newsletter and mobile lists which in turn significantly increases your fundraising success.

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

If your fundraising team is stressed and stretched too thin, you’re not alone. A recent study by the Chronicle of Philanthropy found that long hours and limited staff support has almost half of fundraisers eyeing the door, with 28% planning to leave the profession altogether. Burnout is widespread.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

A common misconception among newer nonprofit professionals is that every campaign or event is meant to attract new donors and donations. Consider this: acquiring new donors takes extensive marketing, SEO optimization, and far more pitching to even get them on your donation page, much less promise their support. .

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

Well, I’ve got some eye-opening stats that might make you reconsider where to channel your communication efforts. According to a recent study by Campaign Monitor , email marketing has an astonishing ROI of 4400%! Social media, on the other hand, lags behind with an average ROI of 94%. The numbers don’t lie!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

By Stephanie Kanak , Content Strategist at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. We surveyed over 700 nonprofits to find out what advice they’d give themselves and others about fundraising in the new normal. Many nonprofits rely heavily on in-person fundraising.

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Byte Technology

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

In fact, he notes that email has the highest return on investment of any marketing channel—incredibly $40 for every $1 invested. Here, Haydon gives five ways to truly optimize your email campaign and ensure your organization reaches that $40-$1 ROI—and perhaps even surpasses it.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

Organisations across the world are responding to the devastating pandemic by using everything at their disposal to make lasting change in their communities, and Giving Tuesday offers a significant fundraising opportunity for the sector to recruit new supporters and volunteers. Last year , in the U.K. Set Achievable Goals. Get Planning Now.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

When it comes to nonprofits – and particularly, nonprofits on Facebook – we're all looking for the answer to the question: What's the ROI? The truth is, ROI can be calculated in a variety of ways. In general, the consensus seems to be that Facebook is not the place to pin all your fundraising hopes. How's that for ROI?

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Double the Donation

DECEMBER 7, 2021

If you’ve been following along for some time now, you’ll know that 2021 was a big year for us over at Double the Donation. We partnered with fantastic fundraising solutions to provide thousands of mission-driven organizations with our constantly improving tools, working alongside nonprofits as they make their impact on the world.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Whether you’re brand new to nonprofit work or a veteran of the sector, you know that Giving Tuesday is one of the most important fundraising days of the year. Because of Giving Tuesday’s major fundraising potential, it’s never too early to start planning your campaign. Create a research-based fundraising strategy.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

If you want to attract more participants to your peer-to-peer fundraising event, consider how you’re marketing it! What other ways can you get more eyes on your fundraiser? Read on for Qgiv’s peer-to-peer fundraising best practices for event marketing. Social media marketing is a great channel to promote your event on.

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Qgiv

JUNE 24, 2021

When it comes time to make a splash with your big fundraising event, you want to attract as many potential donors as possible. Read on for nine tools you can use to promote your fundraiser like a pro! Read on for nine tools you can use to promote your fundraiser like a pro! Ways to Promote a Fundraiser. You’ll get $40.00

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2013

Those 27,000+ subscribers produce more return on investment (ROI) in terms of bringing in new clients and webinar attendees than my 600,000+ Twitter followers and 40,000+ Facebook fans combined. integration of social media, mobile-optimized donate pages, text-to-give donate pages, and the ability to donate via mobile wallets.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Did you know that, on average, 88% of total nonprofit donations comes from just 12% of donors? To secure the support of these crucial donors, your nonprofit needs to build a robust major gifts fundraising strategy. Because major gifts are so large, it requires time and dedication to cultivate and acquire more of these donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

And since, the busy season is coming up for all you nonprofit fundraisers – year end giving and Network for Good has just announced a Year-End Giving Challenge , I thought a guest post from Michael Hoffman about you can incorporate video to power your campaigns was in order. Embed Video on a Donation Page. Test, but be careful.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 15, 2014

Better asked: which storyline is more likely to compel you to make a donation? Let’s face it, your donors want to know exactly how their money is being spent and what service impact their donations have through your nonprofit. Everyone wants to see their ROI. So.how many people donated blood? and again. Definitely.

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sgEngage

MAY 27, 2021

Whether you’re brand new to nonprofit work or a veteran of the sector, you’re probably aware that GivingTuesday is one of the most important fundraising days of the year for many nonprofits. billion was donated to nonprofits on GivingTuesday in 2020. You can create a research-based fundraising strategy. .

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 13, 2021

Creating a marketing campaign might sound simple enough, but implementing a proper strategy with a multi-channel approach is easier said than done. Direct mail is one of the most successful methods of fundraising for nonprofit organizations in the United States to date, especially if you want to directly pursue your supporters.

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Care2

AUGUST 28, 2013

After working on over 400 nonprofit email recruitment campaigns, and helping clients plan successful recruitment strategies, I’ve realized that most nonprofits don''t send nearly enough standalone fundraising appeals. In short, more good emails = more revenue. If you break that down, it''s two per month, on average.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Every nonprofit website should include key features to optimize fundraising, promote brand awareness, and attract volunteers. Instead, a website is a space you can utilize to increase fundraising, promote brand awareness, and find volunteers. When done correctly, an organization’s website should have a high ROI and lasting impression.

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