Achieve

JUNE 2, 2021

direct mail campaigns. benefits of direct mail. direct mail and digital marketing. As you consider direct mail’s place in your marketing, remember that millennials are a diverse group, and other characteristics such as income, location, and giving history can also impact the results of your marketing campaigns.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

A common misconception among newer nonprofit professionals is that every campaign or event is meant to attract new donors and donations. The longer a donor gives to your organization, the more time you have to build meaningful relationships that will reinforce their long-lasting support. . Personalize all appeals .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Some individual board members may want to start with “easier” tasks like thanking donors, but eventually, they should be directly helping raise thousands of dollars annually. Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.).

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Developing a digital donor acquisition strategy takes a similar approach to direct mail. It starts with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift size, retention rates, and cost per acquired donor. Engage new donors from the start with compelling digital marketing. What is donor acquisition?

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Turning Crisis into Community: How to Make Emergency Donors Lifelong Supporters As nonprofit professionals, we are all too familiar with the cycle of emergency fundraising. Preparation is key To effectively retain emergency donors, you must have a solid foundation in place.

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The Fundraising Authority

JANUARY 2, 2021

Put your list on paper, or into a spreadsheet, or on a donor database system , and it will grow much, much faster. Ask Your Donors When was the last time you called your donors (or met them, or e-mailed them) to thank them for their support, and asked them who else you should be calling? They never write them down.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to persuade leadership to get donor thank-you letters out sooner: Dear Charity Clairity, I just took a new job and have discovered they don’t get thank you letters out for two weeks. Especially smaller donors. Do you wait for the mail to arrive?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Did you know as many as 81% percent of new donors don’t return to give again? And only 43% of all donors remain loyal? . Donor attrition has gotten worse over time. Donors tell us this all the time, both with words and actions. Donors tell us this all the time, both with words and actions. Donor Negative WORDS.

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Kindful

MARCH 8, 2021

With email marketing automation, you can make sure that you’re cultivating relationships with your current and future supporters at the right time , every time. By implementing automation techniques for recurring emails, you can strengthen the relationships that matter most, whether you’re on the clock or not. New subscriber.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Having solid donor engagement strategies in place is important for any nonprofit that wants to inspire generosity in their community and build a base of lifelong supporters. But the world is a noisy place: Donors are bombarded with constant messaging that can drown out a nonprofit’s attempts to reach them.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 8, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether they can credit a donation in 2023 if the check was dated 2024: Dear Charity Clairity, A donor advised in early December a $20,000 check was mailed to us. — Want to keep donor happy Dear Want to keep donor happy, Of course you do!

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2023

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. Because when a nonprofit doesn’t treat me as if I matter, as I carefully and consciously treat donors to my organization, I get a little peeved.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

There are two parts to thanking donors: Connecting with the donor’s brain by providing a gift receipt and more importantly, touching the donor’s heart by letting them know they are heroes for giving to your organization’s cause. But there is so much more to properly thanking donors. A perfect thank-you letter does both.

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sgEngage

JUNE 30, 2021

Without a concrete item or service to offer donors in exchange for their support, what can you do to ensure they feel satisfied with their experience and continuously return to support your programs? Over the years, we’ve learned just how much gestures of appreciation can: Strengthen donor relationships. Inspire others to give.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 9, 2022

As a nonprofit fundraiser, you’ve probably heard some variation of the phrase, “treat every donor like a major donor.” If you treat every donor like a major donor, you’d probably run out of team member time. Plus, not all of your supporters want to be wined and dined like a major donor. Who are your major donors?

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Twenty Hats

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In other words, it’s not about labels like volunteer, donor, or board member. They are collaborators and relationship-builders , each with a specialization that is needed to fully leverage community involvement. They build relationships with staff and (oftentimes) clients. Or they may choose to only give for a few years.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

We also explored how he arrived at the decision to give his money to nonprofits that support his favorite animals in perpetuity through his own donor-advised fund. In fact, DAFs are an increasingly popular option for individual donors to formalize their giving, and in 2021, the charitable assets for all DAFs totaled a whopping $234.06

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The season of gratitude is upon us and there is nothing more important you can do than thank donors for their support this year. Fundraising is all about relationships. . If all you do is ask, ask, and ask some more, that’s not much of a relationship. Actually, from a donor’s perspective, it’s annoying. I thought so.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Corporate giving opportunities like matching gift programs, volunteer grants, and fundraising event matches allow nonprofits, donors, and corporations to build and grow mutually beneficial partnerships. additional revenue and strengthened relationships. But what exactly does the donor get out of the arrangement? Let’s dive in.

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Neon CRM

MAY 11, 2023

When you’re comparing donor management platforms, the sheer variety of software choices can be a bit overwhelming. Others are designed for simpler, more basic contact management. With the right set of features, you can deepen donor relationships and engage more easily with constituents. Let’s take a look.

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Neon CRM

MAY 3, 2023

Donor recognition is one of the most under-appreciated methods of donor engagement. All your supporters, from your one-time givers to your major donors, should feel appreciated by your organization. Identifying Your Donors Tiers Most organizations will have four levels of donors: one-time, recurring, mid level, and major donors.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Discover our step-by-step guide to connecting with donors who truly care about your mission, and watch your fundraising efforts thrive. conduct research Gather data on your current supporters Review your nonprofit’s existing data, such as donor records , volunteer information, and past survey results.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

Engaging donors is no simple task. Building long-lasting fruitful relationships with your donors requires diligence, hard work, and careful planning. But if you follow the principles of the donor engagement cycle, you can use them as a framework around which to build the rest of your donor stewardship plan.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 30, 2014

Many nonprofits don’t know their donor data. If we don’t know our donor data, how can we effectively plan a fundraising appeal? Combat the challenges of donor retention? So, how do we know that nonprofits don’t know their donor data? Because donors are people, and people’s lives change.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

electronically or via regular mail). Selecting a reputable online fundraising platform that enables you to connect with your donors in a meaningful way is critical. Once you’ve selected your donor destination site of choice, create a foolproof communication plan to reach your desired audience. 4) Say thank you and stay engaged.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 15, 2015

A few months ago I wrote a post on the topic of whether nonprofits should delete old donor records. It will depend on local laws, your storage needs, and your relationship to past customers. As far as your relationship to customers – do you need to reference past records? Not wanting mail? Does this make sense to others?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Further, with 64% of total giving coming from individual donors in 2022, ensuring you have a well thought out strategy to attract these dollars is critical. Lauren Henderson, IT database administrator, Dexter Southfield This clean-up process is a great opportunity to take stock of who is in your donor base. Is there drop off?

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2021

AI can completely change how nonprofits engage donors and prepare for fundraising appeals. For instance, AI can quickly rank individual donors by their likelihood to give to a direct mail appeal right now. . Can an organization raise more by contacting a smaller, more targeted group of donors?

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

But for fundraisers, numbers can reveal a lot of insights that help you understand donors, demographics, and more. Direct Mail Fundraising is Responsible for 60–80% of Revenue Online donations’ popularity continues to rise, but direct mail isn’t dead. In fact, 60–80% of all fundraising revenue is raised through direct mail.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

What’s more, with social distancing and contact-free protocols likely to stick around for much of the year, an event website is even more important for communicating information, collecting registrations, and displaying sponsor recognition. Capture crucial donor and sponsor data. Easily promote your event to a wide audience.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Creative Deviations, How you can infuse your story-telling, fundraising and direct response with more creativity by John Lepp For years, my go-to bible for direct response was Denny Hatch’s Million Dollar Mailings. What I can tell you is that you’ll be thinking differently about every aspect of your next mailing. Losing the jargon.

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Achieve

APRIL 28, 2022

If you’re looking for your donors, they’re probably on the internet. With so much time on the world wide web, bombarded by advertisements, most people have become increasingly immune to and skeptical of even the most innocent donor outreach campaign. Keep track of your online donors. . Incentivize donors to give more.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Mobile messaging is a useful part of a multi-channel fundraising and engagement strategy , given the state of email and direct mail. The direct mail fundraising landscape is also complicated, given supply chain shortages and increasing costs. However, 90 percent of text messages are read within only three minutes of being received.

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Candid

APRIL 6, 2023

Not only does it allow nonprofits to expand their donor base; it also enables them to engage with their existing supporters in a more personal and meaningful way. Inspire your volunteers and donors with compelling examples and real stories of how your nonprofit makes a difference in the community.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2021

Here are a few 2021 key findings from the report to help us retain and upgrade nonprofit donors: . Giving was unevenly directed; donor perceptions of greatest need had an impact. Giving was unevenly sourced; wealthier donors were more insulated from pandemic effects. New donors were up by 18.5%. adjusted for inflation).

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

To succeed, it’s important to grasp the basics of three strategies: email fundraising, direct mail fundraising, and fundraising events. goals are: Specific: Make your fundraising goal clear and well-defined, whether it’s a specific fundraising amount, a target number of donors, or achieving a particular outcome or impact.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

If we’ve learned anything during the pandemic and similar past crisis fundraising , it’s that relationships matter. And forming those relationships requires thought-out strategies and a will to succeed with engaging your donors, especially when you can’t interact face-to-face. Ramp up communications. Let’s dive in.

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