Kindful

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

There was a time not too long ago when digital channels like email, social media, and text messaging were seen as complementary to direct mail: the cornerstone of any robust donor communications strategy. Unfortunately, direct mail seems to have fallen out of favor with nonprofit communicators. And yes, that includes direct mail!

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Greater Giving

JULY 18, 2023

Your donor data may include phone numbers, emails, birthdays, donation history, and even meal preferences. Here are the key pieces of information we suggest gathering: Contact details: Gather donors’ names, email addresses, phone numbers, and postal addresses. This can help locate major gift prospects or upgrade opportunities.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The subject line is like the envelope for a direct mail letter; it’s a critical part of your appeal “package” as 47% of email recipients open an email based on the subject line alone. Add contact information at the end of the email. If someone wants to reach you by phone or email, it should be easy for them to do so.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

As resources may be limited, it’s best to target items that won’t take a lot of phone calls or research to request. electronically or via regular mail). For instance, if a local Italian restaurant donated a gift card but it’s only open for delivery, disclose this in the item restrictions field.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

And I, like you, feel the imperative of a prompt, personal thank you that’s powerfully indicative of the impact of the donor’s gift. If your donor is stuck in processing mode for weeks or months after giving, you’ll miss out on their most-likely-to-give-again period – a time when you could have received a second gift.

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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. That’s right.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Ask: Send a personalized request for support that acknowledges the donor’s past gifts and shares the impact their donation will make. Thank: Always send a “thank you” message to every donor, no matter the size of their gift. Embrace Analog Donor Engagement Strategies When was the last time you got a card in the mail?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Memorial donations are gifts made in memory of someone who has passed away. There are a few reasons why your nonprofit may receive memorial gifts: The person who died supported your organization during their life and had a meaningful personal connection to your cause. What are memorial donations?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 9, 2022

Therefore, you also probably have specific major gift fundraisers on your staff to communicate with these supporters. In this guide, we’ll cover some key information about how you can find your organization’s major donors and determine the right ways to engage them to solicit major gifts. Let’s get started. Who are your major donors?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2022

When respected researcher Penelope Burk asked donors why they stopped giving, or why they gave less than they could, here are some of their responses : I didn’t receive any information at all after making a gift to a not-for-profit last year. What my friends and I talk about is how donors who make smaller gift are dismissed as unimportant.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 5, 2021

That means more than half won’t make another gift to your nonprofit. You can’t begin to engage your supporters on mobile without their phone numbers and permission to text them. Your donors will most likely provide their phone numbers on your donation form. With Qgiv, they’ll automatically be added to those contact lists.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Text-to-give (also known as text-to-donate, text-to-pledge, or text fundraising) is a form of mobile fundraising that asks donors to send a keyword to a text fundraising phone number. You choose a unique keyword and are assigned a phone number for supporters to text. Supporters text the keyword to your phone number.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2023

She reached out to me at least quarterly, we had phone calls, Zoom calls, and even met in person for coffee. This year they’ve sent me some expensive mailings, and a couple of appeals asking me via letter to renew my gift or consider increasing it to $7,500. I love the mission, but wonder if my gift really matters to them.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

Don’t just make an ask, but keep new donors closely informed during the crucial period after a first gift. They are also likely to give 42% more over their lifetime due to the recurring nature of their gifts. Direct Mail Send a personalized appeal letter within a welcome packet to emergency donors before the one-month mark.

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Qgiv

MAY 10, 2022

This is the stage when you start to steward the prospective donor by sending them more information and eventually asking for a gift or for more involvement. You’ll have received their contact information at this phase, so reach out via email, give them the occasional phone call, or send a piece of direct mail.

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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.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Leave the "thank you message" on a voice mail if you don't reach the person live During and after your Thank-A-Thon , feel proud when you'll likely hear from many of the people you called that: "You are the only or one of few organizations that's ever called me to say thank you." What will the donor receive?

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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. Your mid-level giving manager should be the primary point of contact for these donors.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

If they donate by check, you should send them a hard copy thank-you letter with tax information by regular postal mail, sent within two business days of when you receive their check. Some donors give a one-time gift, and some sign up as monthly donors. You can include a mail option and a QR code linking to an electronic survey.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Credit card payments are donors’ preferred giving methods— 63% of donors prefer to give online with a credit or debit card , followed by direct mail (16%), PayPal (10%), wire transfer (5%), cash (4%), digital wallet (1%), and text-to-give (1%). Look for features such as: Recurring gifts. per transaction. Mobile-friendly interface.

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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? Where Do Qualifying and Tiering Donors Fall Within Major Gift Fundraising? I confess: I used to do that.

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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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Achieve

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Communicating with your corporate partner shows that you’re invested in your mutual success and want to create the best outcome possible on both ends. Decide with your corporate partner who the designated point people from each of your teams will be as well as the method of communication you’ll use, such as email, phone calls, or a messaging app.

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CauseVox

MAY 6, 2021

With automatic donation receipts, you have the ability to immediately acknowledge your donor’s gift, which has been proven to increase donor retention rates 400%. A specific description of how their gift will make an impact for this particular fundraising campaign. No goods or services were given in exchange for this gift.

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CauseVox

MAY 7, 2021

Your nonprofit’s EIN/tax id Contact information including email, phone, and mailing address. No goods or services were given in exchange for this gift. “. This e-mail serves as your order receipt. Your tickets will be sent out in a separate e-mail. * No goods or services were given in exchange for this gift.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Find out how to easily update your Candid nonprofit profile and earn your seal. Look for Bob (and other DAF holders) in your mailing list. When looking to connect with DAF holders, start with people whose contact information you already have. Search for Bob and his DAF among your current donors.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2020

You have to collect stories and photos of program participants, get their consent, pull data on your programs, clean up your donor database, plan events, schedule donor meetings, print materials, fix your mail merge and lick a thousand envelopes ? This year, I am choosing to look at this pandemic as a gift. Direct Mail.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Instead, when you make your email contact list, pull recent donors with valid email addresses for better results. If you’re pulling contacts from your donor database for email marketing, you’ve already got your supporters’ names. Direct mail. Direct mail still works as a means to raise funds and get noticed.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2023

In some cases, your mailings may not reach people because their mailing address has changed or has a typo. They can also reach out to donors and ask for their cell phone number or birthday month to be appended to their record. It hurts your organization to have bouncing emails or supporters who didn’t “double opt-in.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Leave the "thank you message" on a voice mail if you don't reach the person live During and after your Thank-A-Thon , feel proud when you'll likely hear from many of the people you called that: "You are the only or one of few organizations that's ever called me to say thank you." What will the donor receive?

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Robert Weiner

AUGUST 15, 2012

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Achieve

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Finalize your direct mail and send it (and your data) to the print/mail house. you designed and finalized your direct mail appeal (and, hopefully, the rest of your fundraising pieces). Now it’s time to get your appeal to your print/mail house so it can get out the door! October. , Build and prep email solicitations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 7, 2019

Leave the "thank you message" on a voice mail if you don't reach the person live During and after your Thank-A-Thon , feel proud when you'll likely hear from many of the people you called that: "You are the only or one of few organizations that's ever called me to say thank you." What will the donor receive?

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NetWits

MAY 31, 2011

After three or four years, about half of all online-acquired donors are giving offline gifts and over 40% are giving exclusively offline. Observations: The participants in the benchmarking group are dominated by direct mail focused nonprofits. And I don’t mean just doing email or direct mail together.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

Is it easy to join your mailing list? Is there contact information displayed should the donor want to contact you? . And there’s nothing more inconvenient than having to look up a contact if you need a question answered. . Do donors receive a mailed thank you card? A phone call? If so, how?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Leave the "thank you message" on a voice mail if you don't reach the person live During and after your Thank-A-Thon , feel proud when you'll likely hear from many of the people you called that: "You are the only or one of few organizations that's ever called me to say thank you." What will the donor receive?

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Greater Giving

MAY 12, 2021

the lead up to an event or the conclusion of a major project, for example—but choosing to only be in contact with your donor community during those special moments may be undercutting your efforts to deepen relationships with contributors who might be willing to offer more. Ask—then ask again.

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