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How to Do Year-End Fundraising the Right Way (Part II)

The Fundraising Authority

The final 4-6 six weeks of the year is a great time for all of the seeds you have planted during the year to bloom with year-end gifts. This applies to things like #GivingTuesday , of course, but also to the pleas that so many organizations make for “30 gifts – just 30 gifts! – Avoid the gimmicks and the hype.

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How To Convert More Recurring Donors + Increase Gift Size

CauseVox

They tend to give 2x more over their lifetimes than those who repeatedly give one-time gifts. To optimize for recurring giving, you’ll want to create customized donation tiers that help drive more recurring gifts. To create the perfect donation tiers , take a look at the average gift your monthly donor gives.

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How to Hype Homecoming Using Social Media

Connection Cafe

Here’s how to get started: Before: Build Hype. Channel your best back-to-school nostalgia and reunion-of-old-friends vibes. Finding ways to gradually strengthen their connection will help you improve event attendance or lay the groundwork for future gifts. During, when you’re engaging and delighting.

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Fundraising beyond GivingTuesday: 5 tips to maximize year end giving 

Candid

The year-end giving season kicks off with a lot of hype around GivingTuesday, when nonprofits invest significant time, energy, and resources into launching campaigns for the special day. Folks are busy, especially as the holiday season approaches, and they often need to be reminded through multiple channels and touches.

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How to Promote an Event on Instagram to Boost Attendance

Bloomerang

What channel do they spend the most time on? What are they looking at on those channels? Of the major social media platforms, Instagram routinely tops the list as one of the most important engagement channels for nonprofits looking to reach a wider, younger audience. Create a unique event hashtag.

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The 5 Rules for Supercharged Year-End Giving

Connection Cafe

The final 4-6 weeks of the year is a great time for all of the seeds you have planted during the year to bloom with year-end gifts. This applies to the pleas that so many organizations make for “30 gifts – just 30 gifts! – Avoid the gimmicks and the hype. Rule #4: Cultivate Year Round in Each of those Channels.

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Key Takeaways From The 2014 Luminate Online Benchmark Report: Sustainers Going Strong!

Connection Cafe

We held our breath a little as the results for our Luminate Online clients’ sustainer giving this year were revealed…did they live up to the hype? Online sustainer gifts accounted for 8.59% of total online fundraising, which represented an 8.08% increase over previous years. . overall year-over-year. Hungry for more?