Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Make a “ stretch gift ” that is very generous and is outside your normal giving pattern. Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.). It doesn’t have to be a gift. Then help implement these tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2014

But it is also a quiet time of year and a good time to catch up on reading. Also, if you are looking for a last minute gift for the nonprofit networking and data nerd in your life, here’s some book recommendations. This book is how to create a data-informed culture in your organization that values outcome based measurement.

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Qgiv

MARCH 22, 2023

A pledge drive is a fundraising campaign where donors promise a gift amount to your organization based on a goal set by you or your participants. Choose a fundraising platform that offers an integration with a CRM to make collecting and using donor data from the campaign super easy.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Because it helps us deal with panic or impulses, it’s a gift. The amazing thing about the web is what we can do with those impulses, stories, and gifts. PatientOpinion was created as a gift economy. the gift always tarvels/what does around comes around. the gift always tarvels/what does around comes around.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2023

With built-in fraud prevention features and data encryption, Qgiv is a great platform for secure transactions. Donors choose to give in a multitude of ways, and Qgiv is prepared to accept their gifts. That means your donor data enters your CRM as soon as donors make their gifts. No more manual data entry!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

7) 33% of donors worldwide give tribute gifts and the top three occasions are memorials (43%) , birthdays (25%) , and religious holidays (10%). Baby Boomers are most likely to give tribute gifts at 41%. 31% of Gen Xers give tribute gifts as do 26% of Millennials. View: Giving Trends in Africa Data Sheet.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2023

By Meredith Gray , Head of Marketing at Keela – a complete software solution for nonprofits looking to grow revenue, centralize and manage data, and deepen donor engagement. As soon as a gift is received through your online donation form, the receipt should be automatically generated and emailed to donors immediately.

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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. Head over here to learn more about how to manage your data so you can use it in the future.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Thousands of nonprofits use EveryAction every day to raise money, manage offline fundraising through pledges and grants, send emails, run nonprofit digital advocacy campaigns, and so much more. Dig deeper by segmenting data by universe, timeframe, or source. It's offline fundraising tools were built for development pros.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Instead of repeating those numbers, we’ll focus on the practical “in the weeds” analysis that can support you in making data-driven decisions that go well beyond this time of year. As we’ll outline below, the time of day our clients sent emails on GivingTuesday did not have a direct impact on when donors made gifts. Who Is Giving?

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NetWits

MAY 31, 2011

This report continues to be the most significant analysis of online/offline giving trends based on actual data from nonprofits. Key Findings: The majority of giving still comes from offline channels, but online continues to be a significant source of giving and new donors. This is in line with the 2010 Online Giving Report.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 14, 2021

Make sure your donation page is clean-looking, works properly and is connected with data (think personalized ask ladders for donors based on their past giving behaviors). Gigi’s Playhouse had to pivot their offline events to online events in 2020. Elevate is a great place to start to create excellent donation pages. Adapt Quickly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

With Giveffect, for example, the data collected is automatically added to a volunteer’s profile so that it is easily accessible by your team members. Giveffect makes volunteer management easy and automatically shares data across the robust platform to create one source of truth for your entire organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Note from Beth: Here’s a guest post from my colleague Steve MacLaughlin that is a great example of “ data informed fundraising.” What does the data say? There are opinions and there is data. I prefer to show actual data and suggest what may be or may not be happening in the nonprofit sector.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Said another way – what works offline also works online. 2) A medical foundation exceeded their fundraising goals and averaged over $1,000 per gift when they personalized their email appeal by: Thanking people for last year’s gift (in the headline and first paragraph). Including last year’s gift amount.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

It enables: Offline relationship building with donors and the community Creative materials that leave a lasting impression on donors Highly targeted and personalized messaging (when done well—more on that below!) As you analyze data from direct mail, you’ll be able to understand what worked well and where improvements are needed.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

The report combines findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multi-year giving data to provide the most comprehensive analysis of online giving trends in the nonprofit sector. 87% of organizations had at least one online gift of $1,000 or more. Lots more data, trends, and analysis in the complete report.

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OneCause

JULY 7, 2022

Online data security and privacy is of high concern for Americans. Even further, 81% of respondents believe that the potential risks of companies collecting data about them outweigh the benefits. A donor’s impulse to protect their personal data will be stronger than their conviction about a nonprofit’s mission.

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CauseVox

MAY 12, 2022

A sloppy, ill-formatted, or non-persuasive “hub” won’t do much to convince people your cause is well-managed and worthy of a gift. Your donation form fields are customizable, so you can keep things simple while collecting the exact donor data you want. CauseVox makes your donation page look spectacular. Spend Less Time On Admin Tasks.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

In this blog, you’ll learn about: Annual Giving, Donor Retention, Major & Legacy Gifts, Online Fundraising, Boards & Leadership, Content Marketing, Social Engagement , Strategy & Management, and Culture & Values. And it’s not style over substance; their opinions are backed up by data and carefully considered.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Effective data management is key to understanding your constituency and building better fundraising and engagement strategies. In this guide, we’ll share some of our expertise surrounding the topic of nonprofit data analytics through the following points: Overview of Nonprofit Data Analytics. 4 Types of Data Analytics.

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CauseVox

JULY 14, 2022

People are likely to give more than usual because they can see exactly where their gift is going and feel a tangible impact. That includes: Board members Community leaders Staff members Major gift donors. These are people who care about your organization and who have the ability to make a major gift.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

When it comes to donor data, there’s a lot to keep track of. Giving histories, gift amounts, and frequencies can reveal a lot about future willingness to give. A nonprofit CRM (also referred to as a donor management system ) is a software platform that allows nonprofits to store, update, and report on supporter data.

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NetWits

MARCH 8, 2012

And because fundraising continues to shift from offline to online nonprofits are faced with a growing need to find new and innovative ways to do fundraising through online sources. The move towards a multichannel fundraising approach (online and offline) is becoming more and more critical to long-term success.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In her previous role as Foundation Manager for the VRMC Foundation, she managed the annual giving programs, assisted and oversaw the annual budget and marketing plans, and managed a major gift donor portfolio of over 150 donors. Show donors how you’re putting their gifts to good use. Remind donors about matching gifts.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Your nonprofit’s constituent relationship management (CRM) software contains one of your organization’s greatest assets — your data. Investing in a new CRM is a costly decision, from the migration of all of your nonprofit’s data to the training needed to familiarize your team with the new solution. Blackbaud CRM.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Charities that have traditionally focused on offline fundraising have also learned in recent years the importance of online giving. The average online gift for the month of December increased to $248.82 Blackbaud analyzed the Giving USA data, along with other important metrics, and estimates that more than $15.42

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 15, 2024

Send out emails thanking guests for attending and for any specific donations or gifts. Make sure your campaign planning and management tools give you access to all of this data so you have the information readily available. For your major donors, send handwritten thank-you notes for an added personal touch. Create and share surveys.

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NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

Get their first gift. Received at least one gift, but not reached their goal. Not yet received a gift. I haven’t received any gifts and frankly don’t have the time. Include a sample email and talk about the impact of gifts ( Did you know just raising $25 can provide sick kids with a toy this holiday?).

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

Let me also suggest that we need to stop placing a wall between offline and online giving strategies and tactics. The data shows that both digital immigrant and digital native donors have embraced the multichannel wonderland. And donors that are 55-years and older have the highest retention rates for both online and offline giving.

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Everyaction

APRIL 30, 2018

Effective management of major gifts relationships. A database built for managing major gifts can streamline and organize this process, allowing alumni fundraisers to save time and effectively target and maximize the asks made of alumni. Data-driven direct marketing campaigns. Clear and simple online donation forms.

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Everyaction

APRIL 30, 2018

Effective management of major gifts relationships. A database built for managing major gifts can streamline and organize this process, allowing alumni fundraisers to save time and effectively target and maximize the asks made of alumni. Data-driven direct marketing campaigns. Clear and simple online donation forms.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 23, 2023

Conversely, here are the payment methods don’t require payment processors: Cash and checks: These traditional methods are collected offline, often at events or in-person interactions. Two things to note real quick about offline payment methods. apply to the many types of digital transactions that a payment processor will handle.

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NTEN

JANUARY 4, 2011

Katya Andresen, COO, Network for Good If you love data, you’re in for a treat. First, the data set for this study is limited to donations powered by the Network for Good platform. Any giving that took place on sites that do not use the Network for Good platform or that were made offline are not included. We looked at: 3.6

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2020

It helps to tell the story of their experience with your brand for any kind of interaction – from first donation, to an upgrade to a larger gift, to a conversion from activist to supporter, etc. It’s the perfect middle ground between data, empiricism, emotion and storytelling – a perfect fact and fiction that needs to be combined.

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Everyaction

MAY 24, 2018

With data from 154 nonprofit participants, we are once again treated to invaluable insights on numerous facets of digital engagement, covering websites, email messaging, online engagement, social media posts, and digital ads. The average size of a monthly gift received from an email appeal is now $18.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

The report combines findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multi-year giving data to provide the most comprehensive analysis of online giving trends in the nonprofit sector. 87% of organizations had at least one online gift of $1,000 or more. Lots more data, trends, and analysis in the complete report.

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