Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Beyond the Ballroom: Make Your Charity Gala a Donor Cultivation Powerhouse Fundraising events offer more than just glitz and glamour; they’re a potent tool for cultivating relationships with potential donors and qualifying them for future giving. Encourage conversations, answer questions with enthusiasm, and address concerns promptly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

As you investigate, be sure to ask specific questions about setup, like: Do you have an onboarding team devoted to delivering full data conversions? No matter how intuitive a system may be, there are always a few questions, tips, and tricks that a training professional can help you with so you get started on a solid foundation.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

This guide will review these tips for bringing in more donations: Prioritize building strong supporter relationships. As you incorporate these tips, work at fostering genuine supporter relationships, and strategize ways to improve the donor experience, you can generate more reliable revenue streams over time.

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Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2023

When asking for a legacy gift from a donor to your nonprofit, it’s important to approach the conversation with sensitivity and professionalism. Research and identify potential donors Begin by identifying individuals who have demonstrated a strong commitment to your organization.

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sgEngage

MARCH 19, 2024

In a culture that supports innovation, everyone feels encouraged and confident to brainstorm, introduce new ideas, ask questions, and start conversations in order to identify opportunities for enhanced impact. Trust: A trusting environment ensures your team feels comfortable sharing their ideas and asking questions.

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Qgiv

JULY 17, 2023

Your team may be grappling with questions like, “How do we transform words on the page into reality?” Provide the tools Offer folks training to increase their skills so they can hold conversations about DEI. The most important skill in this work is how to self-manage during these conversations.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Therefore, one of the best ways to encourage donors to make major gifts is by building relationships with supporters and focusing on donor retention and stewardship. Let’s review the key steps of finding major donor prospects, building relationships, and retaining their support for the long term: 1. Development director.

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Candid

MARCH 2, 2022

Detecting donor fatigue isn’t as simple as deciding that “X number of asks is too much,” since a full range of other relationship factors come into play. Get their perspectives and input early with a feasibility study and casual conversations with leadership. But how worried should you really be? How do they prefer to be asked ?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to handle gift solicitation when more cultivation is needed first. . If they demonstrate they’re ready, take them at their word. Have a question for our Fundraising Coach?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Once we embrace knowledge work, not as a technical task but as social construction, we then start to ask exciting questions about relationships, purpose, and movement. No amount of information matters for equitable change if it is disconnected from relationships and social interaction. Data is a decision.

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sgEngage

MARCH 12, 2024

While this scenario represents a best practice for major donor portfolios, there is no one answer to the question of when to disqualify a prospect. 5 Key Qualification Questions Before we take a drive down Disqualification Road, let’s identify what it means for a prospect to be truly qualified. Call it The Stewardship Fork.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on what to do after a donor says “no” to a meeting. If I never meet, how can I build relationships? I’m not cutting off all conversation, but I’m neutral right now.

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

When advocacy campaigns are quiet, consider some other engaging advocacy content that can be written and approved in advance to ensure advocates are still opening and clicking your messages: Flash poll: Create a one-question poll that is irresistible to advocates, such as “Which of the following should be a higher priority?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2018

The book's two authors awhile back shared these insights with me: A Conversation with Henry Evans and Colm Foster, authors of Step Up What is a “leadership moment”? In our research and work with clients, we observe that the intelligent use of emotions like anger can lead to better business outcomes and stronger relationships.

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sgEngage

MARCH 11, 2024

Ultimately, this helps major gift teams focus on what matters most—building relationships with donors and helping their organization make an impact. Build relationships with your community : As a major gift officer, your goal is to build long-lasting relationships with donors.

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2022

It is imperative that this commitment is demonstrated through active support of equity-focused grantmaking and programming as well as internal operational changes. They will not shy away from difficult conversations and assess how they, as individuals, might need to change their own thinking.

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Classy

JULY 5, 2021

In this post, we’ll walk you through the different types of donation match partners and how to leverage your existing relationships to find the right one for your organization. If you’ve already been cultivating your relationships with major donors to your nonprofit, this might be an easy ask to make. Leverage Existing Relationships.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In her new book, Rising Together , Sally Helgesen draws on three decades of work with leaders and aspiring leaders around the world to offer practical ways to build more inclusive relationships, teams and workplaces. Question: In Rising Together , you present a pretty extensive list of very specific inclusive behaviors.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

To make a positive first impression and foster deep, long-term relationships with potential donors, center your purpose in your donor acquisition strategy. Craft a conversion journey. When the entire donor journey is addressed in your plan, conversion rates for donor acquisition are much stronger. the timing of their donation)?

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Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2021

Not only does this help alleviate any miscommunication that can happen with less-human communication channels, but it also makes it easier for your organization to form more meaningful relationships with your donors. Form a strong relationship before you make your ask. Form a strong relationship before you make the ask.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Once you’ve identified people who have a history of supporting your organization, seem to have the capacity to make major gifts, and have a pattern of making major gifts to other organizations, you’ll be able to start intentionally cultivating relationships with them. Why Implement It? Why Implement It? Why Implement It?

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 28, 2020

Send teams looking for specific items or information that can only be obtained by making contact with those running the booths or by attending specific sessions and demonstrations. By creating private groups and inviting attendees, you can keep the conversations (and networking!) Virtual Escape Room. Use this to your advantage!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2009

Whatever the tool we're using, the right metrics are those that can help understand engagement and relationships. KDPaine's SobCon Roi Of Relationships In Social Media View more presentations from kdpaine. So, headed over to say hello and to hear about her masterclass "ROI of Relationships."

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Achieve

APRIL 28, 2022

Ask supporters open-ended questions. We’ve designed the following tips to help you reach new donors while deepening your existing donor relationships. Question: When there are so many different social media platforms—not to mention the old standbys of email and texts—how do you reach your followers? It’s also about.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

We asked some of our favorite nonprofit tech friends to share ideas for how organizations can use social media to build meaningful relationships with their supporters—donors, influencers and activists—and what that looks like on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. But first, what is social love and why does it matter?

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

For example, chatbots can answer frequently asked questions, provide donation options, and even help donors set up recurring gifts. . #4 Enhanced Fundraising and Donor Engagement AI prompts can help you personalize and scale your fundraising and donor engagement efforts. This can lead to increased donor retention and revenue.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 28, 2020

Send teams looking for specific items or information that can only be obtained by making contact with those running the booths or by attending specific sessions and demonstrations. . By creating private groups and inviting attendees, you can keep the conversations (and networking!) Virtual Escape Room. Use this to your advantage!

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 10, 2020

Nonprofits can use socials to demonstrate their impact and engage their communities with this approach. . Communication on social media platforms tends to be highly organic and conversational. You can easily make it feel like a community by engaging in the conversations happening in the comments on your posts. Image Source: St.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Weave the answers to these questions into your narrative fabric. Demonstrate impact Equally important is crafting a clear path for impact, where volunteers can see the results of their labor. Start a conversation ; effective communications are interactive. Just as with any relationship, adaptability is key to longevity.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2023

Plus, developing an emotional connection with and a deeper understanding of your nonprofit results in stronger relationships. Integrating storytelling in your website can help tangibly demonstrate that to your audience. Consider the answer to that question and how you can bring those elements to the stories you tell to your supporters.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 9, 2022

You already share a relationship with your existing donors, focus on the people to whom you already have access. But they have already demonstrated (1) they’re philanthropic, (2) they’re interested in what you do, and (3) they’ve taken an active step to connect their expression of values to yours.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

They guide our relationships, how we craft grant solicitations, applications, and reports, how we review opportunities, track progress, and ultimately how we judge and support what’s possible. Here is how we tested these uncertainties and here are our early results that demonstrate impact.”?

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Neon CRM

MAY 1, 2023

Know Your Audience If you’re looking to build relationships with people who may eventually become dedicated donors, it’s important to understand the people you’ll engage. During their conversation, Donna says something like this: “I’m not familiar with your organization but I really support your cause. Here’s how.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Sherry questioned. He shared an example of an initiative that demonstrates their approach to funding — the NPR One app — which personalizes the listener’s experience by curating content suited to their interests. The story is the starting point to create the conversations,” Chan added.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Give each persona a name and story Assign each donor persona a name and create a brief narrative that describes their background, motivations, and relationship with your organization. This value proposition should answer the question, “Why should this specific group care about and support our cause?”

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

Specifically, you should create content around the “why” of your existence and share the stories that demonstrate your successes in fulfilling your mission. Talk to your team to see what questions people are asking. . All of these departments are making similar relationship-building and marketing decisions.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

To hit the ball out of the park with your thank-you letter, you need just the right story – a story that captures your organization’s work beautifully and demonstrates how special and important your work is. Use my Kitchen Table Exercise to develop your conversational writing voice. Invite questions. Write that.

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