Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 27, 2021

I’ve never heard of a donor who complained that there was an extra button in their emails asking for a one-time gift and then another button asking for a monthly gift. So, join some programs with a small gift and see what others are doing. You really do not need to have any elaborate gifts. If that’s an e-news, great.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Let’s say that your contributions from direct mail donors of less than $1,000 fell off by 60% in 2020 as compared to the previous year. This was because you had to cut your budget, and the volunteers who usually helped with mailings weren’t available—so no mailings were sent. Take revenue generation as an example.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

CauseVox’s Year-End Fundraising Fair was a mini-conference featuring 16+curated sessions with a big impact on year-end fundraising. Don’t Skip Direct Mail. Direct mail can stand out to donors, allow you to tell longer stories, and let you personalize your communication. Create a direct mail and email calendar and checklist.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

By focusing a little extra energy on your mid-level donors, you can raise more money and create a quality pipeline for your major gifts officers. Collaborate with your membership and major gifts teams to discern who these donors are. For this group, make between two and eight solicitations a year, mostly via mail.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 15, 2016

To our delight, there are several nonprofit conferences designed to get us out of the desk chair and into the same room as the best of the best, in and out of the sector – to learn, interact and reignite our fires. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. Direct mail storytelling. International Fundraising Conference.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2021

Recaptured donors (whose last gift was two or more years ago) were up nearly 14%. Moving donors from their first gift to their second continues to be a chronic issue for the sector. Gifts of less than $250 grew by 15.3%. Gifts of $250 to $999 increased 8%. Gifts of $1,000 or more increased 10.4%.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 4, 2022

Or maybe you sent your mailing out at a time when people are distracted with something else like vacations or elections or major holidays. Ask yourself what you can do to make sure donors feel good about their gift to your nonprofit. Did you make it easy to give via the mail and online? This is how you want to write your letter.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Speaking during bbcon 2013, Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits in National Harbor, Md., Since the program started two and half years ago, the organization has received more than 970 gifts of gratitude and honored 428 caregivers. In the case of large gifts, involve the donor as appropriate in the recognition.

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NetWits

JUNE 19, 2012

I just returned from speaking at the MyCharityConnects Conference, a social media and online fundraising conference hosted by CanadaHelps in Toronto. And perhaps your next tweet or mailing. Send follow-up emails to let them know what programs or services their gift funded. I’m then more likely to read your next email.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

I like to call first-time donors who made an above-average first-time gift. Research shows only 19% of new donors give again, but if you can get them to make a second gift they’ll renew at a rate of 61% — that’s triple! Also take a look at those who’ve given consistently over a period of years. or “ You did it!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2016

In 2007, I was the first person to use Twitter to fundraise so I could attend and help sponsor the first Cambodia Bloggers Conference. Canva and Guy Kawaski generously sent me some t-shirts that I have gifted during my workshops. Canva and Guy Kawaski generously sent me some t-shirts that I have gifted during my workshops.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Donors love to know that their money was leveraged, and with matching gifts, they’re essentially giving two gifts for the price of one. In fact, one of the main reasons why Millennials donate is because they know their gift will be matched. Matching gifts are also a great way to boost donations mid-campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2019

Network For Good hosted a virtual conference today called “ Fundraise Like Netflix: Engaging Donors in a Subscription-Driven World ,” that included several hours of online presentations about strategy and tools for getting repeat donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 4, 2019

While someone traveling to the future from the 1950s might be disappointed to realize we don’t send mail by rocket or have flying houses , what I am sure they’d be impressed by is the degree of social impact we’ve driven as a collective society and the steps we’re taking to continue to evolve.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

Her organization runs two virtual conferences per year, one on nonprofit leadership and one on fundraising careers. She specializes in nonprofit leadership, fundraising careers, writing fundraising plans, direct mail, e-newsletters, and copy for online fundraising. Mazarine helps nonprofits grow better leaders.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

What next steps can you take to communicate more effectively by email, postal mail, and online? They’re experimenting with matching campaigns, text-to-give variants, project-specific direct mail appeals, predictive technology for donor insights, donor appreciation events, and donor surveys. Weekly communication is a basic standard.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 18, 2012

Analyze the gifts your organization has received to determine who has given, how much he or she has given and the frequency of the gifts and arrange according to how likely they are to give again. Determine how many gifts at varied levels you’d like to shoot for. Set timed goals and determine levels of giving.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Brain Lacy & Associates provide services for nonprofits including augmentation, analysis of data, prospect research, major donor information, and matching gift data. Aspire Research Group is a fundraising and research consulting firm that specializes in boutique research, campaigns, and major gifts. Website: [link]. Alexander Haas.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 6, 2009

LINK LOVE NTEN's Online Nonprofit Technology Conference : Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission Sept. Last week I mentioned that I'm speaking about how artists can use social media to market their business on Saturday, August 8th at the Artists Building their Business seminar in Santa Fe, NM.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

phone calls, emails, mailed notes, texts and social media) with donors to build relationships and set the stage for asking again as we emerge from the crisis. You may have transitioned in-person events to virtual ones , reasoning a half a loaf was better than none. . Suggest they check all that apply]. Pick the top 3 – 5].

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Classy

JULY 9, 2021

Hospitals and universities often use capital campaigns to fund big projects like land acquisition, equipment purchase, or construction projects, but other nonprofit sectors can also benefit from their major gift focus. Focus Remains on Major Gifts. Read Next: The 4 Phases of a Modern Capital Campaign. Focus on Donor Stewardship.

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Everyaction

JANUARY 31, 2018

FALL Build Beautiful Charts & Graphs with Data Visualization on EveryAction Whether it's for a board meeting or a conference, nonprofit professionals often spend hours of time trying to figure out ways to present their data. Psst, most of these tools are exclusive to EveryAction so you won’t find them anywhere else!

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

First and foremost is clean, standardized, and updated mailing information. Returned mail is a hassle. Updates are also required by mass mailing houses. We as a staff also take advantage of outside trainings or conferences related to our current software platforms as well as new technology.

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Whole Whale

MAY 20, 2021

Brain Lacy & Associates provide services for nonprofits including augmentation, analysis of data, prospect research, major donor information, and matching gift data. Aspire Research Group is a fundraising and research consulting firm that specializes in boutique research, campaigns, and major gifts. Website: [link]. Alexander Haas.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Perhaps it was your cousin’s four-hour-long graduation ceremony or that conference you had to attend when you worked for that paper-clip company. These tips can apply to any type of nonprofit event: whether you’re hosting a charity auction , a fundraising 5K, conference, webinar, and so on. Let’s get started! Plan hybrid events.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2009

60) Search « Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead? 60) Search « Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead? Main | The ROI of Social Media » Friday May 29 2009 Is Direct Mail Really Headed for the Exit? The younger generation seems to prefer to donate online, rather than through the mail. junk mail,” Ball said.

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Care2

JUNE 26, 2009

60) Search « Strategies For Optimizing Your Nonprofits Website | Main | YouTube Launches Video Volunteers » Wednesday Jun 24 2009 How Unused Gift Cards Can Support Nonprofits Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 12:14AM | by Allyson Kapin Do you have a pile of gift cards stuffed in an old draw? Here’s how it works.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2012

Winners will be announced at the Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits in Washington D.C. Best Integrated/Multi-channel Campaign — The Trust for Public Land (TPL) was presented the award for its year-end matching gift campaign, which integrated direct mail and online communications. on October 1, 2012.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 19, 2009

To join the conversation and be the first to receive registration information on the Women Who Tech event please sign up for our mailing list. Women are underrepresented : some of the most gifted folks in technology are women yet they are rarely quoted as experts by the mainstream media and blogs. Are you in the UK? Why Women Who Tech?

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NTEN

DECEMBER 22, 2011

> Help me give back to NTEN NTEN's board has generously agreed to match every gift to this campaign, up to $15,000. Over the years I've suggested that many of my clients attend NTEN's annual Nonprofit Technology Conference. Even if you can't attend the conference, NTEN members are there to help. They've been glad they did.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2017

Make no mistake, multi-channel, integrated marketing efforts – the coordination of online, direct mail, telephone, print, social media , tv – produce on average twice the net income and far higher retention rates than the old channel-by-channel approach. that adds some graphic detail and urgency to the direct mail appeal.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 23, 2021

This ticketing strategy is especially useful if you want to offer high-end opportunities, gift bags, and more, but you still want the pricing to be accessible. . In doing so, your brand might want to only invite your mailing list and some acquaintances of the list, special guests, or selected members within an organization. .

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

" 4 Results from Crowdsource Experiment at #12NTC: Nerd, Geek and Gear Herding « Sage Words – "At the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference (#12NTC) in San Francisco, California, we led a session called Nerd, Geek, and Gear Herding 2.0. Channels covered included online, direct mail, telemarketing and canvassing."

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

We recently wrapped up our first fully virtual and truly global conference,? If you were unable to attend the conference, we hope you can use the summary below to inspire thoughtful conversations at your institution and help in your planning for the new year. . . bbcon 2020. and we’re proud to say higher ed?was representing?departments

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

All of this is tied to a direct mail appeal, that can go out as early as mid-November or the beginning of December. It should be abundantly clear to your audience why you’re asking for this gift, at this time. When is the best time to send a direct mail newsletter? Explain how in-kind gifts make an impact by telling a story.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 16, 2022

For example, a campaign aimed at acquiring and engaging new mid-level prospects with the intention to steward them towards making larger gifts will likely have low initial ROI goals but its long-term ROI could potentially be much higher as the relationships develop. . Direct mail . Online ads. Social media . Phone calls.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

You might offer them an extra incentive (like a discounted rate if they renew early or a special gift), or you might not! Did your association host a conference that provided members with professional benefits? You’ll include a link to a renewal form that they can easily fill out. Talk about it! Share the details.

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