Connection Cafe

MARCH 26, 2021

Digital marketing can reach new heights when it’s supported by a direct mail marketing campaign that works in tandem with your online strategy. To explain how this works, this article will discuss how direct mail can: Build Momentum. Direct mail can help give your fundraising campaigns a sense of progression.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Cabral, MA, CFRE, MFIA , founder of Development Consulting Services , which serves both fundraising professionals and executive directors new to fundraising, wanting to excel in their fundraising role, or advance in their career. Gone are the days of list acquisitions and swapping of mailing lists.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Autumn definitely means “go time” in the life of a fundraiser, often because it signals the start of year-end , a period of time you may get upwards of 60% or more of your annual donations. Even if you don’t follow a definitive fundraising calendar, it’s still vital to come up with a year-end fundraising plan—and stick to it.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

Fundraising burnout is real and it’s killing too many small nonprofits. You are managing your organization, coordinating volunteers, handling all the marketing and fundraising tasks, making sure programs are running, and maybe even sweeping the floors. Avoiding Fundraising Burnout Starts With YOU! And it’s time to cut it out!

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In this article we’ll explore the differences between hosting a Fundraiser and Friendraiser, so you can choose which is right for you! What’s the Difference Between a Fundraiser and a Friendraiser? A Fundraiser is more formal and structured than a Friendraiser. What is the goal of your fundraising? fundraising).

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Need to create your 2021 fundraising plan? Register for the course, “How To Create A Fundraising Plan For 2021” for only $115. “If And as far as fundraising planning goes, your fundraising plans were thrown off. Creating a Fundraising Plan. Creating a fundraising plan may seem daunting.

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Qgiv

MAY 3, 2023

Fundraising calendars help set your nonprofit up for success for the entire year. A fundraising calendar enables you to keep your goals, campaigns, strategies, and due dates all in one place that your whole team has access to. Another objective you need to define for your fundraising calendar is your awareness goal.

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Qgiv

JUNE 24, 2021

When it comes time to make a splash with your big fundraising event, you want to attract as many potential donors as possible. Read on for nine tools you can use to promote your fundraiser like a pro! Read on for nine tools you can use to promote your fundraiser like a pro! Ways to Promote a Fundraiser. You’ll get $40.00

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

Facebook fundraising makes it easy for supporters to show their support of your mission with a quick donation. Facebook fundraising tools are designed to keep people on the site rather than send them to a crowdfunding platform or other website. Despite the downsides, Facebook can be a powerful fundraising tool.

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

Since 2012, thousands of nonprofits have run campaigns on CauseVox ’s fundraising platform. Some of these campaigns have been more traditional—such as an online peer-to-peer fundraising campaign, while others break the mold. That’s why you should try incorporating more events into your charity’s annual fundraising plan.

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Qgiv

MARCH 21, 2022

As a result, fundraising continues to be of utmost importance for hospital foundations and other organizations providing programs or services to support patients. Hospitals can fundraise in a variety of a ways for their own foundations or other causes that support their patients. Why is Hospital Fundraising Important?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

As a fundraising trainer/consultant who’s had the privilege of working with a wide range of nonprofits and a diverse group of professional and volunteer nonprofit leaders, I want to highlight ten pragmatic ways that nonprofit leaders can more effectively keep donors happy and even increase the gifts that fuel their missions.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

While acquisition is definitely a worthwhile goal, a sensible fundraising specialist will tell you that another top priority of any given fundraising project should be retaining the dedicated supporters that you already have. . Direct Mail versus Digital Communications .

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

For some things, spontaneity is highly desirable, but any fundraising professional will tell you that planning a campaign isn’t one of them. Having a detailed strategic plan in place before embarking on a fundraising campaign can be a huge determinant of its success, even before the first dollar is raised. Fundraising plan summary.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 10, 2016

The new Facebook Fundraising Tools could be a game changer for the nonprofit sector. Essentially a digital payment system that allows 2-tap giving by using a donor’s saved credit card information in their Facebook account, we are definitely entering a new era in online and mobile fundraising.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2022

As you begin planning your final fundraising push for the Season of Giving, make a point of honoring multiple faiths and cultures by creating a more inclusive end-of-year appeal. In addition to face-to-face connections, appeals can be sent via email, promoted on social media, introduced by phone, and mailed directly to donors.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The simple definition of a lapsed donor is someone who hasn’t given in a certain amount of time. The hidden gold mine of deeply lapsed donors A certain group of lapsed donors should ALWAYS receive your fundraising materials. The minute you understand and act on this, your retention rates will rise. How lapsed is “lapsed”?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Part of the reason is a commitment to altruism, but I also use (for lack of a better word) these 31 nonprofits to study how nonprofits are progressing in online fundraising, social media and mobile communications. Also, for the record, I am definitely an advocate of using a “Donate Now” button over a text-based link.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. You may want to set a threshold over which you also mail a card if the gift is $100+, $500+, or whatever amount seems above average for your organization. This is definitely a case where it’s the thought that counts, not the money.].

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 12, 2023

Nonprofits have been pushing especially hard to get their online fundraising strategies up to par over the last several years. Not only have the past several years forced everyone to interact more virtually, but technology also changes quickly, making it essential to stay up-to-date with online fundraising trends.

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Qgiv

JULY 10, 2023

Across the fundraising landscape, there is broad interest in reaching prospects and donors with more inclusive, equitable, and responsible messages. Understanding it and employing it is essential to creating responsible fundraising messaging. This encourages sustained donor loyalty over time. Finding the balance in your organization.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. Yeah, engaging those board members to be fundraising ambassadors. Definitely, my favorite thing because I’m the host.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Michael Jordan definitely didn’t start out as a professional basketball player. If you want your next big fundraising event to be a success, you’ve got to put in the time to make sure it happens. If you want your next big fundraising event to be a success, you’ve got to put in the time to make sure it happens.

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BoardAssist

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Think you are doing all that you can with your year-end fundraising? Fundraising guru Gail Perry has some ideas you might not have considered. Three Year-End Annual Fundraising Tips You Haven’t Thought About. Year-end annual fundraising is when the rubber meets the road. Year-End Fundraising Tip #2.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

To secure the support of these crucial donors, your nonprofit needs to build a robust major gifts fundraising strategy. In this guide, we’ll cover the need-to-know information and steps of creating a major gift fundraising strategy, including: What is a major gift? Why are major gifts so important for nonprofits? What is a major gift?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 28, 2010

So, to simply for the nonprofit masses, I present and frame very simple definitions and interpretations of Web 1.0, as follows: Web 1.0 = Websites, e-mail newsletters and “Donate Now” buttons. is one person or organization pushing content out to many people via websites and e-mail newsletters. and Web 3.0 You use Web 2.0

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Care2

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

While I'm definitely looking ahead to longer days, azaleas, and tulips, from a fundraising perspective, I'm still trying to wrap my head around what happened last fall. billion in total fundraising. of total fundraising now comes from online giving. Also, enlarge your definition of the term - disaster.

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NetWits

JUNE 9, 2011

Hey online fundraisers! 1) The Rise of the Individual Fundraisers. Much as we saw the rise of the team fundraising event from the late 1980’s into the new millennium, we will start to see its decline as we enter into 2016 and beyond. Walk A Thon, Bike A Thon, Swim A Thon) fundraising programs … were down from $1.76

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

Also craft a new thank-you letter as part of any campaign or special fundraiser. There is actually never a good time to use Dear friend that I can think of, but definitely don’t do it here! Your donor software should allow you to insert the donor’s name into the thank-you in either email or snail mail letters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Numerous celebrities used TwitPic to report while on location at a recent Stand Up To Cancer fundraiser. It would be great to see nonprofit new media managers and bloggers do the same at galas, fundraisers, meetings on Capitol Hill, protests, etc. It is a trend I would definitely be monitoring at www.mobilepaymentsworld.com.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 19, 2017

If you’re like me, you probably receive a number of e-newsletters related to fundraising , as well as a print publication or two. But even a casual review makes one thing clear— not everyone agrees on everything, not even in fundraising. Each fundraiser has his or her own lens to view fundraising through. For example ….

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Being thanked for my previous gift was much more persuasive than receiving multiple emails and direct mail letters. I would definitely make larger gifts if there were 1) fewer campaigns; 2) those campaigns championed more targeted solutions; 3) those solutions were backed up by better impact information. Donor Negative ACTIONS.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Jack has been a major gifts fundraiser and senior organizational executive working with or consulting to nonprofit and advocacy organizations. __. But the one resolution your nonprofit definitely doesn’t want to break is mastering donor acquisition. Direct Mail. Encourage Peer-to-Peer Fundraising. Digital Channels.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 15, 2014

By the way, NTEN posted some great tips for social media use , by Marc Pitman, founder of The Fundraising Coach. Definitely. Most organizations utilize multichannel fundraising. Direct mail might be a primary channel for established donors, but emails and your website might prevail for newer or younger donors. Conclusion.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

Recently, Brock Warner (Senior Manager, Fundraising at War Child) and I hosted a webinar regarding end of year fundraising for nonprofits —the things we need to stop doing and things we should be doing instead. All of this is tied to a direct mail appeal, that can go out as early as mid-November or the beginning of December.

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Achieve

AUGUST 18, 2023

It’s no secret that effective marketing helps maximize the fundraising potential of your nonprofit’s events. For events that have a high fundraising potential to start, such as live auctions, being strategic in your marketing efforts can lead to significant revenue generation. Incorporate testimonials. End with a call to action.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2009

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