Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Presenting the $400 Best Buy gift certificate for the community-choice award for best video is Toan Lam, founder of GoInspireGo. Previously, Lisa served as the founding CEO of the 1:1 Fund, a project incubated by CFED to build a broad online and high net-worth donor base for children’s savings accounts.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

Nearly 70% of people make gifts to charity during their lifetimes but only 6% leave a bequest. It’s hard to sort of talk to somebody about making a legacy gift and say, “Well, now you have to go visit your attorney,” but people do go visit their attorneys and they need to know that you accept legacy gifts.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Second, year-end giving gives nonprofits an opportunity to use a big chunk of their resources to meet their annual fundraising goals, and it gives donors a last chance to get a tax-deductible gift out the door. Will you have partner or major donor support through a matching gift? How has COVID impacted your organization?

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 20, 2021

Connect the story to the larger problem your donor will help solve with their gift. But this is the kind of reporting you’re likely to get back: Denise, a mother with three minor children, requested assistance with rent and utility. The news values that professional journalists use to choose the best story ideas can help.

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Classy

APRIL 7, 2021

Their Classy campaign featured language that explicitly called out how someone could become a virtual runner regardless of where they were located. Consider this virtual event idea to build a sustainable donation strategy around more global donors for current campaigns, future fundraising efforts, and recurring monthly gifts.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Are they wanting to fund children’s programs? Maybe I am teaching computer classes, or English as a second language classes, maybe I’m teaching those and I have 10 students. Are they wanting to fund capacity-building initiatives? And that includes the extended effect on the programs delivered.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Find more major gifts. Make sure you’re tracking KPIs like average gift size or email open rate to help you best determine how your fundraising strategies are working. Because giving is often a sacrifice for your donors, they want to make sure you got their gift. Consider other media outreach. Up your storytelling game.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Since many of your board members are professionals in the charitable space, they likely know other high impact supporters to contact and request gifts from. Participants garner support from their friends and family leading up to the big day and accept gifts during the game itself. Then, divide your participants into teams.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2021

Yes, I will feed hungry children, yes, I will cure a terrible disease, yes, I will save animals, the environment – yes, I will save the planet! That first gift is the hardest to secure, right? All you know from the first gift is that they have some interest in your mission. Ah, the new donor. The hardest part is behind.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 29, 2021

And then as they’re signing up, try including some celebratory language in your sign-up process. You can try kind of extending that celebratory language on your confirmation page. If you have a matching gift opportunity, that’s a great way to get people a little more involved. You can ask them to volunteer.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

What if visitors could stream into the museum, with the expectation that at some point they would encounter a staff member who could facilitate the purchase of admission? When I get another person to sign up for a membership at my gym, I get a $25 gift certificate to REI. Price membership according to usage. Smart packages.

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