Greater Giving

JULY 18, 2023

Donor Data Management How To Supercharge Relationships You’ve spent weeks, months, or even years collecting every bit of data your donors produce. Your donor data may include phone numbers, emails, birthdays, donation history, and even meal preferences. Here’s what you can expect in this guide: Gather relevant donor data.

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Candid

AUGUST 30, 2023

I’m often invited to speak with organizations about the latest fundraising and nonprofit trends. While I am happy to share my perspective, trends are, by nature, always changing and have varying impacts depending on your nonprofit’s function. The first is to share my view on some of the latest fundraising and nonprofit trends.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 16, 2024

Nearly all new reports and benchmarks show a decline in both donors and dollars, and the Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s (FEP) latest Quarterly Fundraising Report is no exception. These decreases continue the post-COVID trends, leaving many fundraisers to wonder when they’ll bottom out. That brings a glimmer of good news.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 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. 4) Stewarding and Engaging Donors One of the best things about ChatGPT is its ability to assist with donor stewardship, which is critical to boost donor retention.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Spend time strengthening donor relationships. For example, if you discover your donor retention rate is falling, you can focus on donor stewardship in the months leading up to Giving Tuesday to boost retention. Or, you may notice your donor base is trending toward a certain demographic, such as younger donors.

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

My last article of this two-part series, “ Nonprofit Giving Trends and Future Fundraising Strategy ,” began a discussion of smart fundraising strategies to take advantage of best practices and current trends. It covered broad brush strategies all nonprofits today should incorporate into their donor fundraising/marketing mix.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 18, 2023

Developing a digital donor acquisition strategy takes a similar approach as direct mail, starting with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift, retention rates, average gift, and if you have done previous online fundraising campaigns, cost per acquired donor.

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Achieve

JULY 28, 2022

So how do you target these important demographics? . One way to attract charitable young donors is through a well-designed payment processor. To help acquire younger donors, we’ll guide you through the following payment processing essentials: ?. Of course, we’re not suggesting that your nonprofit only target one demographic.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

When leveraged with other communication channels, direct mail can generate significant engagement and gift-giving from donors. Direct mail fundraising can also feel more personal for donors, especially when your messaging aligns with their preferences. Top Direct Mail Fundraising FAQs What is direct mail fundraising?

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sgEngage

MAY 27, 2021

Key fundraising metrics like donor retention rate, donation frequency, and fundraising return on investment (ROI). The characteristics of your donor base. Or, you may notice your donor base is trending toward a certain demographic, such as younger donors or those who live in a specific area.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Then, meet with staff, board members , and leadership to establish how you’ll be using AI, whether that be for: Donor prospecting: AI-powered prospecting tools prioritize leads based on their propensity and willingness to give, allowing you to focus your fundraising appeals on the most promising prospects. Encourage experimentation.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2023

The data in your CRM can help you raise more money, improve your donor retention, and even attract new supporters to your cause. As you look at your data, you’ll find trends that help you create your journeys and measure the success of those interactions. Were there any trends or timelines you didn’t expect? Who didn’t?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 3, 2022

This will help you understand donor trends, such as if you reached a new audience, if the average gift amount increased, etc. . Retention rate of last year’s campaign donors . Number of new donors acquired . Number of donors who upgraded their gifts . Donor demographics .

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Discover our step-by-step guide to connecting with donors who truly care about your mission, and watch your fundraising efforts thrive. conduct research Gather data on your current supporters Review your nonprofit’s existing data, such as donor records , volunteer information, and past survey results.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 15, 2024

This database will reveal your customers’ traits, preferences, buying patterns, and more, helping you develop donor-driven engagement strategies. Market research is the process of gathering information about current and potential customers for your product or service, as well as general trends for your industry (e.g.,

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 11, 2018

The donor marketplace is changing in dramatic ways. Part one of the Blackbaud Institute’s Vital Signs report showed a sector that has both rebounded from and struggled with the immense technological, economic, and demographic disruption that has shaped the world since the Great Recession.

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

If your membership perks fit your donor base’s needs, odds are members will want to renew their membership! Opportunities to grow donor support through tiers. Donor tiers create increasing levels of value for your members. Donor tiers create increasing levels of value for your members. New avenues for donor engagement.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

A nonprofit mission statement also serves as inspiration for employees, donors, and volunteers and provides the public with an overview of the organization’s mission and purpose. Are you working with new demographics? An effective mission statement does all of that in a clear, concise, and cohesive manner that aligns with your brand.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2024

Your passion and drive demonstrate why donors should give to your cause, but finding new donors and keeping existing ones takes something more: a solid fundraising strategy. It’s the story you tell potential and current donors. Donor stewardship What is the average donor’s experience with your nonprofit?

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sgEngage

MARCH 4, 2022

In the first half of 2021, OneCause conducted a survey of 1,026 Social Donors to explore how giving has evolved during the pandemic and what lessons we’ve learned from the virtual fundraising pivot. Younger and more diverse donors are giving. . Nearly half of donors sent their contributions through the nonprofit’s website.

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

The reality is that the higher education pipeline is even smaller than what demographic statistics show. Donors may see a dwindling student population and feel their money could be used better elsewhere. Talk to your donors. Leverage student and alum relationships.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

Just as the previous year was a complex year for nonprofits, it was also a complicated one for individual donors. If you’re ready to find out how your nonprofit can buck trends and create a winning year-end campaign, this blog post is for you. Similar questions can be asked of pandemic ”crisis donors” and monthly donors.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Fundraising and Donor Analytics. The ultimate goal is to uncover trends, understand performance, and discover useful next actions to help nonprofits achieve their fundraising and donor stewardship goals. Predictive Analytics: This is the practice of using trends from past data to anticipate future outcomes. Web Analytics.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Impact metrics play a crucial role in defining your nonprofit’s impact story and demonstrating your value to your donors, funders, volunteers, board members, and other key stakeholders. Improve marketing and fundraising efforts and earn buy-in from donors. Do you want to recruit more volunteers or recurring donors? Assessments.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

While focused on selling products, many of Ogilvy’s principles and “rules” around research, messaging, and motivating action remain surprisingly relevant today, especially for nonprofit organizations seeking to engage donors and volunteers. Survey existing donors on what compelled them to support you before.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2017

Released under the Blackbaud Institute for Philanthropic Impact, the report analyzes trends from more than $23 billion in fundraising revenue from 2016. Visit the Blackbaud Index to stay up to date on the latest fundraising trends and experience the recently enhanced interactive index charts. percent, medium organizations grew 11.4

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 1, 2024

Nonprofits collect and generate vast amounts of data, ranging from individual donors’ contact information to program outcomes, but they often struggle with organizing and utilizing the information effectively. This empowers fundraisers to more easily identify high-value donors, understand their preferences, and personalize outreach efforts.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

You work for a nonprofit that is totally stuck in the donor acquisition cycle from hell. You work long hours and spend a ton of resources getting new donors in the door, only to then see them never make a second gift, leaving you right back where you started. What is Donor Management? What is Donor Management? Sound good?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 7, 2013

This can be accomplished through overlay data, including demographic information, wealth information, and psychographic data. In addition, you can identify new trends as they occur. First, you want to know everything you possibly can about them. Finally, test and test and test some more.

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DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

Your nonprofit needs to collect donations, message donors, host events, manage volunteers, and much, more more. However, you may decide to add additional message types such as welcome emails to encourage new donors to become part of your nonprofit’s community. Juggling all of these tasks is where nonprofit database software comes in.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 15, 2013

npNEXT was an experimental event to bring together experts and fundraising leaders from across the nonprofit sector to discuss emerging trends and next practices. Demographic, economic and technological challenges are making it increasingly difficult to raise the money organizations need to meet the ever-increasing demand.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 2, 2010

However, there is one component of soliciting your donors which should be considered for any and every communication you generate via email. In today’s competitive fundraising environments, it is all the more important to treat each donor as if they are the most important person to your organization (because they are).

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A donor database is much more than a glorified phonebook for nonprofits. When nonprofits invest in the right donor management tools and use them properly, they can become an incredible asset. These solutions optimize and expand your fundraising and donor stewardship activities to help form long-lasting relationships.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Understanding Your Donors To strengthen ties with supporters and build lasting relationships, consider starting with two key strategies: crafting donor personas and leveraging data analytics. Donor Personas Begin by creating detailed donor personas that represent different segments of your supporter base.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 29, 2024

These solutions are similar to constituent relationship management systems (CRMs) but they manage member information rather than donor information. Store details about members’ demographics, professions, locations, networking connections, and more. This can boost membership retention and provide greater convenience for members.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) And the house was packed. Call people early.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2017

And I’m going to read a few important trends that are going to help paint this picture why nonprofits need to really start looking at folks in the database who can share their message online. Another trend that is interesting is there’s a group called Edelman and they do this thing called the Edelman Trust Barometer. So, look around.

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