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3 Quick Ways to Double Your Online Fundraising Revenue

The Fundraising Authority

In Mastering Online Fundraising , our class for non-profit fundraisers, we talk a lot about how small changes to your online fundraising strategy can result in major returns, including new prospects, new event attendees, and of course, new donors. You are collecting e-mail addresses on your website, aren’t you?

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Doing Your Appeal In-house? 5 Tips to Save Time & Money

Get Fully Funded

Should you print, stuff, and mail your own fundraising letter? If you have fewer than 200 mail recipients, the answer is probably yes. When you get more than 200 donors, you may be eligible to mail at nonprofit postage rates as low as 19 cents per piece (as of July 2023). First-class stamps. No labels needed!

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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.). Take free or paid classes, courses, or webinars to learn how to fundraise. Research the steps needed to create a direct mail fundraising program (e.g. Cultivation.

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Who Qualifies as a Major Donor Prospect for Your Organization? (3 Guidelines)

The Fundraising Authority

The following is an excerpt from our class How to Find New Major Donors and Get Them to Give to Your Non-Profit. As you are looking for donors to make contact with and insert into your fundraising funnel, you don’t want to waste time. They may be a great prospect for a “ minor donor program ,” an event, direct mail, etc.

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What Are You Doing with Your Donor Data?

Greater Giving

Here are the key pieces of information we suggest gathering: Contact details: Gather donors’ names, email addresses, phone numbers, and postal addresses. Accurate contact details ensure your appeals are delivered successfully, so you can continue stewarding donor relationships. Use your mailing list effectively.

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Animal Fundraising: 4 Top Ideas for Your Organization

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Sponsor a class. Pet stores often have long, comprehensive lists of customer contacts who love animals and have money to donate. Sponsor a class. You can use this expertise as a fundraising tool by sponsoring paid classes or talks for your supporters and the broader community. How much will you charge for each class?

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Nonprofit Email: The Rules of Engagement

Pamela Grow

When it comes to reaching your fundraising goals, email reigns supreme (after direct mail and face-to-face, of course). A PS is imperative in direct mail and you’ll want to include one in your emails as well. You’ll put your contact information, social media links, and, of course, your unsubscribe button. But what about reach?

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