Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

That said, organic reach has been dropping slightly for LinkedIn Pages over the last year and will likely continue to do so, but the recent growth in its popularity, the demographics of its users, and the ability to connect with donors and engage corporate sponsors and foundations have made LinkedIn a must-use social network for nonprofits.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Direct mail fundraising should be an integral part of your nonprofit’s direct response strategy. 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? Let’s get started! Contact Us!

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Fundraising is often a necessity for schools to provide students and teachers with resources that set them up for success. Planning and implementing school fundraisers can involve a lot of work, but that doesn’t mean they have to feel like a chore. How do you turn a standard campaign into a fundraiser your community will love?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2024

No matter where you are on your journey in the nonprofit world, fundraising is the lifeblood that fuels the important, world-changing work you do. 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.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 6, 2021

Now more than ever, effective fundraising is what your nonprofit depends on to survive. All this fundraising definitely involves sending appeals to your donor base. At GivingMail, we’re experts on using direct mail appeals to help organizations big and small improve their fundraising numbers and achieve their goals. Direct Mail.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2024

As we embark on another year of impactful endeavors, let’s delve into the top ways you can increase your fundraising efforts in 2024. Fundraising is a pivotal part of your nonprofit’s ability to help change the world. Employing these latest trends and best practices can help you amplify your organization’s fundraising success!

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TechImpact

JULY 16, 2014

Image courtesy of Fundraiser Help. In another 2013 study conducted by Blackbaud found that “response and click through rates in nonprofit email campaigns declined by 16% and 18.7%, from 2012.” How can your nonprofit’s next email campaign avoid the trash bin, and improve its open and click-through rates? Generation demographic.

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 13, 2024

For example, the truth Initiative leverages a multi-step SMS, email, and social messaging campaign to spread awareness of—and stop—the sale of tobacco in Walgreens. Want to build strategic, mission-aligned plans that drive fundraising success? Many nonprofits across the country see great results from their marketing efforts.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

What if we could have a conversation about fundraising strategy with David Ogilvy, founder of Ogilvy a leading marketing/PR firm and deemed the ‘Father of Advertising’? ” For nonprofits, this shows the value of thoroughly researching your donors’ demographics, history, and motivations before crafting appeals.

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

Let’s review three strategies for analyzing your donor giving patterns to create a data-driven fundraising and marketing strategy: Identify popular times of the year for giving. Review your donor demographics. For example, here are a few times of the year when donors may be compelled to give: Giving Tuesday.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 25, 2021

Direct mail response rate (to house): 4% Postage per letter: $0.49. Direct mail response rate: (to house): 5% Postage per letter: $0.47. Direct mail response rate: (to house): 5% Postage per letter: $0.49. Direct mail response rate: (to house): 9% Postage per letter: $0.50. Foundation giving was $58.46 Mail stats.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

The past couple of years have represented a challenging time for nonprofit fundraising. In difficult circumstances, it’s helpful to return to the fundraising basics to ensure you’re making the most of tried and true strategies to boost your nonprofit’s donation revenue. Personalize donor outreach.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Whether you’re brand new to nonprofit work or a veteran of the sector, you know that Giving Tuesday is one of the most important fundraising days of the year. Because of Giving Tuesday’s major fundraising potential, it’s never too early to start planning your campaign. Create a research-based fundraising strategy.

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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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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

This involves looking at demographics, motivations, and preferences. Donor Persona Examples (credit: Kindful ) The more we understand about our donors, the better we can communicate with them in a way that resonates. Email marketing analytics: help us track open rate, click-through, and donation conversions.

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sgEngage

MAY 27, 2021

Whether you’re brand new to nonprofit work or a veteran of the sector, you’re probably aware that GivingTuesday is one of the most important fundraising days of the year for many nonprofits. Because of this major fundraising potential, it’s never too early to start planning for GivingTuesday. In fact, an incredible $2.47

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Greater Giving

JULY 18, 2023

With the rise of online donor engagement , data collection is a natural part of modern fundraising. Gathering donor data requires a thoughtful approach that ensures the information you collect is helpful to your fundraising and marketing teams. For example, let’s say you’re sending out event invites. Let’s get started.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 12, 2021

The new year is off and running, and many nonprofits are starting to plan for this year’s fundraisers. It’s the perfect time to reevaluate your fundraising strategies, leaving the less effective approaches in the past, and considering the addition of (or emphasis on) some new ones. Let’s get started! Emphasizing Mobile Giving.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

I confess to having a love/hate relationship with fundraising events. At its best, a nonprofit fundraising event is fun. These events divert attention from one-to-one fundraising efforts, which can be intimidating. But there are also potential pitfalls when it comes to hosting a nonprofit fundraising event. Direct costs.

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3rd Sector Labs

MAY 14, 2014

Fundraising data analytics is becoming more popular – and more necessary in today’s philanthropy marketplace. ” What is fundraising data analytics? Why is fundraising data analytics important? Fundraising data analytics is VERY important. Think about your current fundraising plans and campaigns.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Donor engagement is a measure of all of the things that make up a complete donor profile, beyond just gift size and superficial demographic information. And it can be one of the most powerful data point in a fundraisers toolkit. If you aren’t measuring donor engagement, you might have to. Donor Engagement Factors. Years given.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Sometimes a surprise donation request has value A study of around 6,000 participants from the Journal of Public Economics found that alerting the participants to the upcoming ask for a donation decreased click-through rates. An empty fundraising thermometer inspires no one! GivingTuesday is such a day to surprise your donors.

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2023

There are always questions about the future of fundraising: What trends will take hold? The event space for nonprofits has predominately focused on traditional walks, runs, rides, and galas, and while there is nothing wrong with these types of events, there are so many additional tools that charities can use to fundraise in unique ways.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

It starts with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift size, retention rates, and cost per acquired donor. For example, you might attract 150 new donors and retain 55% of your existing donors within a year. Evaluate past fundraising and acquisition campaigns. While different, these concepts are related.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 17, 2024

Silent auctions are excellent fundraising opportunities due to their flexible format and inviting atmosphere. However, depending on the format you choose, they can come with more planning than other fundraising events. For instance, a school fundraiser might find that their email campaign brought in a record number of new attendees.

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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. 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.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Facebook allows you to target specific demographics for a minimum of one dollar a day. Use ads to promote major fundraising campaigns, events, or cause awareness days. Widening your audience reach provides your organization with more opportunities to expand your fundraising campaigns and raise more money for your cause.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Assess your supporter data for general demographics, interests, and giving tendencies to get a better picture of the kinds of individuals who want to support your nonprofit. If you have any upcoming events, whether fundraising or volunteer activities, feature them on a dedicated event page. Bounce rate. Conversion rate.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Remember that marketing for nonprofit organizations is not only about fundraising. Use email to notify your supporters about upcoming events, volunteering opportunities, and accomplishments like reaching a major fundraising goal. Refresh your website with recent pictures, fundraising updates, and results of your work.

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

As birth rates decline and populations age, the effects on enrollment numbers, funding, and institutional sustainability become increasingly pronounced. With fewer young individuals entering the age cohort traditionally associated with college attendance, institutions face the risk of lower enrollment rates. For example, the U.S.

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Global Giving

APRIL 4, 2019

Your target donor demographics, including age, location, and interests. The cost per dollar raised for a fundraising campaign, and its evolution throughout one campaign and across different campaigns—this will give you hints about what works the best in your campaigns. Subscribe and unsubscribe rates (weekly or monthly).

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The Q2 2022 Fundraising Effectiveness Project paints a concerning picture. Additionally, retention rates for first-time donors declined from 25.3% in 2020 , according to nonprofit organizations surveyed by the Association for Fundraising Professionals. Additionally, retention rates for first-time donors declined from 25.3%

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Bloomerang Payments Best for: Nonprofits that want to leverage a secure payment processor integrated with their Bloomerang CRM and online fundraising tools. There is also a 1% fundraising platform fee on all transactions processed through Bloomerang. per transaction. The ACH fee is 0.8% + $0.30 per transaction. fee per transaction.

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Level up with demographic information. Our Knowledge Base Article can help you collect demographics about your organization. Bonus: Your Candid nonprofit profile is connected to Facebook and Instagram’s fundraising platforms. Example: You run an animal rescue nonprofit, and one program is a senior pet adoption.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2023

Dive into your constituent data to understand your audience’s demographics. Review your site’s metrics such as time spent on each page, call to action (CTA) click-through rate, bounce rate, and conversion rates for pages such as your donation form or new patient registration page. Assess website analytics.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2023

Is the secret to growing your fundraising hiding in your CRM? This boosts engagement and response rates and helps create authentic relationships. For example, think about what happens after someone makes their first gift to your organization. It just might be! Obviously, you can only control one side of that. Who participated?

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Every dollar counts in the fundraising world, so the free marketing that social media provides can be crucial to raising awareness for your cause without breaking your budget. From sharing your mission to advertising fundraising campaigns, social media offers plenty of opportunities to help you boost your fundraising efforts.

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