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Best Practices for Donor Acquisition and Retention Through Direct Mail

Bloomerang

Best Practices for Donor Acquisition and Retention Through Direct Mail. For those new to direct mail , it’s “the process of writing, designing, printing, and distributing hard copy requests for funds to your donors and/or prospective donors.”. With that in mind, we recommend incorporating direct mail into your fundraising plan.

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Why You Should Move Away From Using Nonprofit Donor Personas And Toward Donor Identities

Bloomerang

Have you developed nonprofit donor personas? If so, I recommend moving away from those donor personas and toward donor identities instead. . Think about it: Those personas may have been carefully crafted—Soccer Mom, Busy Businessman, Widow, Millennial—but those personas only touch on a small part of your donor’s identity.

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6 Ways to Create Buzz Around Your Charity Golf Tournament

sgEngage

If you’re looking for a new way to raise funds, engage donors, and build connections, look no further than a charity golf tournament. Besides the obvious fundraising power, golf events spread awareness about your organization, build and advance partnerships, and provide meaningful donor stewardship and outreach. Tap into your networks.

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5 Types of Stories for Non-Profit Fundraising

The Storytelling Non-profit

Telling a story that pulls apart what that problem is will help donors understand the scope and impact of the problem your organization wants to solve. . We know from Penelope Burk’s research that donors want to know 1) how their money was used and 2) what impact it had after making a gift. What has influenced this difference?

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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It’s an ideal community to connect co-workers, influencers, donors, and corporate sponsors. Connect with past and current co-workers , colleagues, partners, and influencers. Fundraisers and executive staff should actively engage donors and funders on LinkedIn. LinkedIn Profiles.

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5 Tips For A Winning Nonprofit Digital Advertising Program

Bloomerang

Which business or organization comes to mind first? It’s also important to keep lifetime donor value in mind, because an ad campaign may be breakeven or low return on ad spend but still well worth it to acquire new donors who will give again and again. Think of a brand , any brand. Use benchmarks to set your budget.

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What’s Your Transformational Fundraising Strategy?

Greater Giving

In previous common fundraising models, the focus on a transactional relationship with donors took precedence. Updated strategies turns that focus toward a transformative relationship that leads donors through an engagement journey designed to build a stronger bond between them and the nonprofit.