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Multi-Year Gift Agreements: Your Donor Retention ‘Ace-In-The-Hole’

Bloomerang

But there’s one unsung strategy that can elevate your donor retention rates, while expanding mid-level and major giving: multi-year gift agreements. Studies also show that the best major gift and planned gift prospects are donors that have been retained for multiple years. Does this r eally improve donor retention?

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

Get Fully Funded

Of course, USPS makes you jump through hoops for that discount. Below are my 5 top tips to save you precious money and time when preparing your own appeal. Puts color on the front of the letter and grayscale on the back to save money. Calculate personalized gift strings based on the donor’s last gift amount.

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Getting started with AI-driven fundraising: crash course

Candid

Flag opportunities for mid-level, major, and planned gifts to help guide your stewardship strategies and better allocate your development team’s resources. But this doesn’t mean nonprofits need to waste time, money, and attention on outdated backend processes. . Data analysis for planning campaigns is the perfect example.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] In Which Year Are Gifts Made On Or Before December 31, But Received In January, Counted?

Bloomerang

Today’s question come from a nonprofit employee who want advice on which year to count gifts that are made on or before December 31, but not received until January: . Our auditors later told us the gifts should have been recorded as pledges, with the payment showing as being applied in the new year. The donor completes a gift via text.

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How Embracing Risk and Spending Money Can Help Nonprofits Make More Money

Bloomerang

We need more money. Too often, the problem is that they haven’t considered if they’re spending enough money to equip their teams to make more money. You see, when you want to raise more money for your nonprofit, not spending money is simply self-sabotage. We just can’t seem to get ahead.

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Top Interview Questions For Hiring a Major Gifts Officer

Allegiance Group

When you’re looking for an employee, it’s not a decision you undertake lightly – especially when it’s someone who will have as much of an effect on your organization as a Major Gifts Officer (MGO). What is a Major Gifts Officer? What skills and qualities should you look for in a major gifts officer? What makes you nervous?

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[ASK AN EXPERT] What is the Purpose of Publicizing Legacy Gifts?

Bloomerang

So no one in the family will notice how, or if, we acknowledge the gift. My boss thinks talking about such gifts is a bit unseemly because they’re received due to a death. And it seems ghoulish, or a bit like bragging, to say we received money as a result. She prefers staying quiet. — Need to Make a Case to my Boss.

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