Bloomerang

MAY 8, 2021

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who needs advice on how to deal with a potential legacy gift that has conditions attached. . Turning down a gift can be a tough decision. — Looking for a Way Forward.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Growing up, my kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events. Let Your Kids Choose: Get a gift card from Razoo and let your kids tell you how to spend it.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Dear Charity Clairity, Every time I attend a conference or webinar on the subject of major donor development I learn about the importance of meeting with major donors in person. . The real work of major gift fundraising is relationship building.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Julie Ordoñez will outline a proven strategy, messaging and action steps you can implement right away to close major gifts faster, ethically. We’re here to talk about 3 steps to closing over $10,000 gifts by December 31st. It is not too late to raise major gifts this year. Julie: Let’s do it. Are you with me?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2023

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question come from a fundraiser and donor who wants advice on how to handle poor donor engagement: Dear Charity Clairity, I’m a fundraiser, but also a donor. I love the mission, but wonder if my gift really matters to them. I don’t know what to do.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

Charities feared last year donors would lose jobs, see income diminish, worry their nest eggs were insecure, and would consequently stop giving. When charities made their case, donors answered the calls to action with remarkable generosity. And that’s what happened with charities who froze in fear. to raise $1).

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

After all, your thank you establishes trust and kick starts your ‘next gift strategy.’ Either ask the gift processor to do this or have someone else, preferably on the development team, take on this assignment. If you feel you get too many gifts a day to do this, reconsider. Do you type your signer’s signature? Scan it in?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 18, 2021

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Dear Charity Clairity, Do you have advice on ways to stay in touch with a possible donor who has indicated an interest in making a major gift? They approached me regarding a gift of property, but they seem wishy-washy whenever I approach. .

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2021

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Dear Charity Clairity, . While some donors may be, as you put it, “zoomed out,” there are others who will welcome the ease of making this connection with their favorite charity. . — Charity Clairity. Have they proven effective? Excuses abound.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 24, 2021

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Dear Charity Clairity, My board wants us to develop more planned gifts and I’m wondering about purchasing planned giving analytics so we can better identify likely prospects. Note you can screen for other factors, such as “major gift likelihood” as well.

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Bloomerang

MAY 29, 2021

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Dear Charity Clairity, We often receive gifts in kind which are worth a lot of money. The form of the gift is not what’s important. When it comes to recognizing in-kind gifts and donors, what matters is: The impact the gift has on your mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

A community group worked hard to get her placed on the historic register and raise money to restore her to her mid-century glory. My kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 7, 2014

Most charities raise money from many different sources – direct mail appeals, online donations, events, United Way campaigns to name a few. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Receiving a gift with no donor data behind it is like being given a fish. It is time to manage that problem and reduce risk.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

With the right church giving software, your church can employ new ways to raise funds to support your mission. These simple fundraising ideas for churches are a great way to raise money and grow your congregation. International giving days like Giving Tuesday have made giving to charities the norm during certain parts of the year.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2021

When you’re determining who to cultivate for your major donor portfolio, do you simply look at everyone who gave more than $1,000 (or whatever your major gift amount is) and dump them all into your portfolio for the year? Today I want to help you avoid my mistake by teaching you what I’ve learned. I confess: I used to do that.

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3rd Sector Labs

JULY 24, 2015

Most charities raise money from many different sources – direct mail appeals, online donations, events, workplace giving campaigns, and matching gift programs to name a few. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Receiving a gift with no donor data behind it is like being given a fish.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2021

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Dear Charity Clairity, I’m new to my job as a donor relations manager, and my one thorn right now is organization. — Charity Clairity. Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., How do you want them to evolve?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2022

A few lowlights from our past: Letting the donor get too close to the wealth screen, not reading the room to realize who the real decision-makers were, asking for a big gift without the proper cultivation, and not doing our donor research. Accidentally letting a donor eat potpourri (ouch!). Integrating Online Wills In Your Legacy Offer.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 7, 2014

Most charities raise money from many different sources – direct mail appeals, online donations, events, United Way campaigns to name a few. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Receiving a gift with no donor data behind it is like being given a fish. It is time to manage that problem and reduce risk.

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DipJar

AUGUST 6, 2020

We know that DipJar and Spark will help you raise more funds, but we also understand that purchasing a DipJar subscription might seem like an obstacle. Ask a local coffee shop to place your DipJar on their register counter for a Charity Month. Ask a corporate sponsor to create a matching gift for your next Spark campaign!

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

With the right church giving software, your church can employ new ways to raise funds to support your mission. These simple fundraising ideas for churches are a great way to raise money and grow your congregation. International giving days like Giving Tuesday have made giving to charities the norm during certain parts of the year.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 3, 2021

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Dear Charity Clairity, How do you persuade donors to create a will so they can leave your organization a bequest? — Charity Clairity. Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Please submit your question here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Whether I'm raising money for Cambodia or Creative Commons , I try to include them in some way. My kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

Peer-to-peer fundraising is an incredible opportunity that leverages your supporters’ personal networks to expand the reach of your campaign and solicit gifts. million peer-to-peer volunteers raised over $1.3 Depending on your mission, you might find more value in asking for in-kind gifts rather than fundraising for money.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

So for example, if you’re hoping to increase major gifts, focus on major gift-related metrics. Do you have a plan for re-engaging first-time donors after they make a gift? A thank-you email works well for small and mid-sized gifts, while phone calls are best for long-time supporters, major donors, and other key individuals.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 19, 2016

Fundraising is an undeniable part of the nonprofit sector, particularly for 501(c)(3) public charities. Roughly 21% of this came from gifts, donations, and grants, while 79% came from fees, contracts, and other revenue streams. Younger generations have been raised with it and on it.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

She is an expert in developing and teaching practical, ready-made tools that inspire people to take action. Lori’s gift is to help nonprofit organizations communicate powerfully so they raise exponentially more money. Simon offers consultancy to some of the biggest and smallest charities around the world.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 15, 2018

His 2013 TED Talk entitled “The way we think about charity is dead wrong” is one of the 100 most viewed of all time. . Her blog teaches fundraising strategy, donor retention practices, motivational stories and so much more. . She specializes in major gifts and capital campaign fundraising. Beth Kanter ( @kanter ).

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

We’re here to talk about “Raising More Money By Asking and Answering Better Questions.” But if you can get inside a donor’s mind, I think that is the secret to reducing your attrition, which means increasing the number of people who renew and give you gifts year after year. . It’s closer to the gift. .

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2013

This past September 30th, Blackbaud hosted over 30 senior fundraising leaders from the largest charities in the US and 10 expert presenters for npNEXT. What donors can teach us about making more money. Blackbaud recorded the presentations and here is the first one in the series: Counter-Intuitive or a New Path to Profit?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

You may save some of these options for major donors, or sustainers, those who have given at least three years in a row, or donors who helped with a high stakes campaign like establishing a matching gift, putting the organization in their will, helping with a capital campaign or doing something else spectacular. These exist already!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

For example, we haven’t been raising money with the Internet for very long,” I said. Why DonorsChoose.org is a Fundraising Game Changer: Charles Best started Donorschoose.org in 2000 out of his own frustrations of being a teacher in the Bronx who didn’t have the supplies he needed to teach effectively. No, No,” I protested.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

This guide will teach you what you need to know to get your new organization up and running. That’s because donations to these organizations are usually tax-deductible for the donor, making it easier to raise funds. Explore Bloomerang’s sample job descriptions for positions like major gift officer and development director.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 10, 2021

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who needs advice on best practices around acknowledging and recognizing major gifts. . Dear Charity Clairity, Good news! We’ve received the largest ever single gift to our organization, over $800,000.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 2, 2013

In the same period, online giving at 202 congregations and other faith-based groups that raised a total of more than $110 million over 12 months grew 16.7 Based on data from 3,828 charities that raised more than $12 billion in the prior 12 months, The Blackbaud Index reports that overall charitable giving grew 2.3

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Qgiv

JULY 28, 2021

A Gift for Teaching’s 2021 Back-to-School Drive. The first of our peer-to-peer fundraising examples comes from A Gift for Teaching. A Gift for Teaching hosted a Back-to-School Drive in the form of a peer-to-peer fundraising event. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina’s Bowl for Kids’ Sake 2021 Event.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 15, 2013

This past September 30th, Blackbaud hosted over 30 senior fundraising leaders from the largest charities in the US. Demographic, economic and technological challenges are making it increasingly difficult to raise the money organizations need to meet the ever-increasing demand. What donors can teach us about making more money.

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