Network for Good

MAY 14, 2021

As a sector, we place too much emphasis on one-time gifts. Between Netflix, music streaming services, and even magazines, your donors are already used to a subscription-based engagement plan. Make your first ask one for a recurring gift. Make the default on your giving page monthly gifts 2. So what do we do?

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

By nurturing the relationship established during the crisis, we can encourage one-time emergency donors to become regular contributors, thus ensuring a steady stream of support through monthly donations. Segmenting new donors based on demographics, interests and preferred channels can enable more personalized outreach.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Show them precisely what impact their gift will make. Similar to how consumer brands use holidays like Black Friday and Cyber Monday to ignite the spirit of the holiday season and boost foot (or click) traffic, nonprofits can leverage Giving Tuesday to attract donor awareness, gifts, and loyalty. Provide suggested donation amounts.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Choose a day and actively encourage donations and sharing through all your social media channels, such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Snapchat. Donors love to know that their money was leveraged, and with matching gifts, they’re essentially giving two gifts for the price of one. Live-Streaming.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 4, 2024

It empowers individuals to be part of something greater than themselves, channeling their collective energy towards positive change. Diversifying Revenue Streams Relying solely on grants or individual donations can be risky. It’s a platform to share your story and connect with a broader audience.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

It starts with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift size, retention rates, and cost per acquired donor. Select communication channels and advertising platforms for the campaign. These should be channels and platforms that your audience regularly engages with.

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Greater Giving

MAY 11, 2023

Alternatively, you could offer a high-value item such as a tech gadget, a luxury vacation , a special dining experience, or a gift card. Promote the Opportunity Drawing Promote your opportunity drawing using a variety of marketing channels to reach a broad audience.

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Givinga

MAY 25, 2021

Softgiving is a fundraising platform that enables social media influencers and nonprofits to run campaigns during live streaming events and across other social media channels, such as charity streams with Twitch video game streamers.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

To bring this back to you and your donors, here’s something I’ve seen in my work: Often, many nonprofits put their brand-new donors into the regular communication stream right away. Your donors likely want and expect to get to know you before they make another gift or take another action to support your mission.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 27, 2017

There’s a lot of talk about the ways nonprofits can use Facebook to raise money — live streaming fundraising events, breaking news, impact stories, and more, directly from their Facebook Page. Facebook’s live streaming platform is empowering nonprofits to quickly engage supporters around the causes that matter most to them.

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Network for Good

MAY 14, 2021

As a sector, we place too much emphasis on one-time gifts. Between Netflix, music streaming services, and even magazines, your donors are already used to a subscription-based engagement plan. Make your first ask one for a recurring gift. Make the default on your giving page monthly gifts 2. So what do we do?

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Double the Donation

DECEMBER 7, 2021

We’ve made a lot of significant changes to the Double the Donation platform this year in order to provide increased functionality and streamline matching gift processes. Now, all organizations can make the most of their matching gift potential using first-in-class 360MatchPro matching gift automation!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

According to the 2020 Benchmarks Report , revenue from monthly gifts increased by 22% in 2019 and now accounts for 17% of all online revenue for nonprofits. An ever-growing consistent revenue stream, nonprofits would be wise to proactively and enthusiastically promote their monthly giving program.

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DipJar

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

To unearth missed opportunities and pinpoint new ways to diversify your revenue streams , use the data you collect about your donors through wealth screening. Target the right communication channels. When you combine these data sources, you can answer questions like: Who is new to your file that hasn’t made a gift yet?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Sending custom receipts recapping donors’ 2022 gifts to make tax season easier. Plan for annual giving In addition to cultivating donor relationships year-round, you should also plan activities to solicit annual gifts throughout the year. This multi-channel approach not only helps diversify your funding streams.

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Greater Giving

MAY 25, 2022

You’ll quickly learn that you likely have more than one audience and must address their specific needs with targeted marketing that adjusts for both content and channel. Email streams. Email streams are a series of emails automatically based on a trigger activity performed by a supporter. Communication preferences.

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sgEngage

APRIL 3, 2023

Plus, diversifying your revenue streams allows your nonprofit to build a more sustainable fundraising model. Matching Gifts Matching gifts allow your organization to essentially double many of the individual donations you bring in.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Here’s how: Analyze fundraising channels: Examine how each of your fundraising channels is performing. Identify your strongest channels and consider reallocating resources to those that are most effective. Optimize communication channels, refine messaging , and leverage technology for increased efficiency.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 26, 2021

Your organization will always need a steady stream of fresh new donors, but what about your existing donors? Less than half of all donors gave again following their initial gift. For example, let’s say you had 2,000 unique donors in 2020 and of those donors, 876 gave a gift in 2021. 876/2,000 =.438] 438] X 100 = 43.8%

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 1, 2021

Check out these clever ways for using partnerships and idle income streams to supplement core revenue channels. These are often paid out based on a percentage of monthly fees creating a year-round idle income stream. This can help them make the connection for gifts in lieu of flowers to families who haven’t preselected a cause.

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

Bennington College 300+ annual work hours saved automating gift notifications and documentation Preble Street 500+ annual work hours saved automating gift reporting and documentation Make Room for Collaboration Fundraisers are collaborative by nature. Automation can be an easy fix, especially for smaller gifts.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Power of Diverse Fundraising Revenue Streams In the ever-evolving landscape of nonprofit fundraising, diversification is the key to unlocking a broader donor base and ensuring sustained success. Let’s take a look at 15 Fundraising revenue streams your nonprofit can utilize when planning your annual fundraising calendar.

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 7, 2023

Additionally, they can give at different levels, ranging from small, one-time gifts (e.g., $10) 10) to major gifts (e.g., Businesses most often give through matching gifts, corporate and volunteer grants, or in-kind donations of free goods or services. Foundations. Reach out to major donors. Establish a sense of urgency.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 30, 2023

From running your programs on the ground to soliciting gifts for your online fundraising campaigns , your volunteers work around the clock to support your cause. Host a live-streamed orientation session and consider recording it to give volunteers the flexibility to watch it at any time. Volunteers are the backbone of your nonprofit.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Of the 25 M+R clients who provided data for our Giving Tuesday analysis, 74% saw an increase in overall revenue, 60% reported an increase in gifts, and 44% reported an increase in average gift. Average gift was nearly flat year over year for the median organization, but this metric is especially volatile and easily pulled by outliers.

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

Here are a few of the most common program types you might encounter: Employer matching gifts: Many companies offer to match their employees’ donations to nonprofit organizations, often doubling or even tripling the amount of the original gift. Use social media. More specifically, LinkedIn is a great place to check!

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

And how does their impact compare to those of one-time donations and gifts from major donors? Don’t get us wrong: One-time donations and major gifts should both play big roles in your organization’s fundraising. monthly, quarterly, annually) and the start date for recurring gifts.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

There are definitely things that will make it more successful, like: Consider a matching gift. If you have a donor willing to match every gift dollar-for-dollar up to $1,000, $5,000, or some other amount, you will get more donations. Your gift will give a child the opportunity to enroll in school for the first time.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

These channels make it easier to give by integrating charitable giving into our everyday lives. Once donors contribute to the cause (no matter the amount), they’re welcomed deeper into the impact reporting and communications channel. Examine your current giving channels and see if there are ways to bolster your strategy.

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Media Cause

JUNE 22, 2021

After the user signed the petition to permanently end the Global Gag Rule, they were redirected to a donate page thanking them and asking them to start a monthly gift. . This passive approach yielded more monthly 2,705 petition signers — and more new monthly gifts than their direct sustainer acquisition in January. Email Cadence.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Nonprofits receive donations and support from a variety of sources, but corporate partnerships stand out as one of the most essential and reliable funding streams. This often involves direct donations but can also include in-kind gifts, volunteer time, pro bono services, and other forms of support. Let’s begin! Greater marketing reach.

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Achieve

JANUARY 27, 2023

By setting up a recurring giving program, you’ll allow a sustainable stream of financial support to come flowing in. Now, it’s time to open up the option of recurring gifts to your supporters. Here are some other ways to optimize your donation form for recurring gifts: Add suggested giving amounts. Embed a matching gift tool.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

Follow my 1-10-100 Rule to ensure a healthy mix of revenue streams: 1 special event: That’s right. Use your personal social media channels to let your friends and family know about your work. Use your organization’s social media channels to engage people in your work. How will we follow up on the gifts we receive?”

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M+R

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

And so, too often, the magic of mid-level giving is lost, especially in digital channels. Finding your audience part 2: matching to digital marketing channels. Once you know who your audience is, you still have to figure out the best digital channels to reach them in. And it’s a big loss! MASS EMAIL. DISPLAY ADS. Major Donors.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 6, 2020

Typically, a communication cadence for sustainers includes only special case solicitations for additional gifts — like #GivingTuesday — but includes numerous touchpoints that share the impact of the donor’s gift. Will you only accept credit/EFT/DAF transactions, or will you consider a direct mail fulfillment stream?

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

As a consumer, I was relying on Netflix to fulfill what I saw as their mission - to provide me with programming, regardless of the channel I consumed it on. Sometimes, I wanted a DVD to take on the flight, sometimes I wanted to stream a TV series and sometimes I had to rent by mail because streaming was not an option for the program I wanted.

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Achieve

JANUARY 18, 2023

Live-streaming tools. Matching gift. to allow donors to easily look up their matching gift eligibility through their employer. Matching gift. to allow donors to easily look up their matching gift eligibility through their employer. To build your remote audience, leverage the following marketing channels: .

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