The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 4, 2020

In our first post , we took a look at why so many donors give during the final 4-6 weeks of the year. Today, we’re going to look at a step-by-step plan for increasing year-end giving at your non-profit. This means that your year-end giving effort should have a theme, a look and feel, and its own mini-case for support.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 9, 2023

A well-run capital campaign can benefit your organization long-term because once people make a gift of a larger-than-usual amount, they tend to want to give like that again. So they won’t give. The quiet phase is the first part of the campaign and involves meeting face-to-face with your top prospects to make individual requests.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Before your church goes out and buys a card reader, there’s a simpler solution—accepting online giving. Here’s how you can set up online giving for your church. How to get started with online giving. How to set up online giving for your church. How to get your designed donation forms on your website.

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Association Analytics

JULY 20, 2021

The first phase of crafting comprehensive requirements can be very time intensive. Out-of-the-box templates are easily configured to meet your business needs which significantly reduces the time-consuming requirements documentation phase. This gives you control to create exactly what you want.

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Greater Giving

MAY 12, 2021

While each nonprofit is different and each donor relationship has its own intricacies, there are three general phases that define the donor journey: cultivating, soliciting, and promoting stewardship, and in each phase, there is the opportunity to promote a strong fundraising culture. The Cultivation Phase.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Capital campaigns are intended to raise money for a specific project, issue, or program, or to meet an overall, designated fundraising goal. The capital campaign lasts for a set period of time, and is generally broken up into multiple phases. What is the public phase of a capital campaign?

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Major Gift Fundraising Phases and Strategies 1. Research Your Prospects Prospect research involves analyzing existing and potential donors’ capacity to give, affinity for your cause, and their philanthropic history. This research helps prioritize outreach efforts towards those most likely to give major gifts.

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Candid

JANUARY 10, 2023

One of the strategies that make capital campaigns successful is that they are designed to involve many volunteers over the life of the campaign through ad-hoc committees. Capital campaign committees are designed to have a beginning, middle, and end. The nature of capital campaign committee structures. Planning and preparation.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

At Zappos, this arrangement is designed to reflect the company’s values and culture. We had a roadmap for how to advance the organization and prepare for the next phase of growth.”. To give others agency to become decision-makers, you must trust in their skill to perform and their integrity to do the right thing. That’s trust.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Giving Tuesday is almost upon us! how are you getting the word out about your Giving Tuesday campaign? Instead, try using multi-channel marketing to earn more Giving Tuesday donations. Instead, try using multi-channel marketing to earn more Giving Tuesday donations. What marketing channels will you use?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

Some people you have provided services to might want to give back to your organization by appearing in a video. Different Types of Videos Deliver Different Messages There are different types of nonprofit fundraising videos, and a mix of videos will engage your supporters and give them a deeper understanding of your organization and your work.

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sgEngage

MAY 15, 2024

Give the Process the Time It Needs This process for CDP was much like an onion with many layers. For process changes like this, there isn’t a set timeframe for each phase of this process. We would decide on something and then realize it was a much more complicated change than initially expected.

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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 gives your supporters a physical object to connect them to your organization, making it a highly personal way to reach out. This also gives direct mail a longer shelf life.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 16, 2021

Check out Greater Giving’s latest webinar for more information about segmenting donors. Dan Campbell from Raising Paddles takes a look at how you can communicate better with your donors by understanding their motives in “The ‘Why’ of Giving” with Raising Paddles. Donor Segmentation Strategies. Demographics.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2023

Optimizing your healthcare organization or hospital’s website design ensures patients and community members can find the information they need quickly. A professionally designed website can help establish your organization as a reputable, trustworthy institution. Cross-promote giving and volunteering opportunities.

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Global Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Pro bono service from the corporate sector can help enable nonprofits with technology, processes and people, giving them what they need to thrive. A new supplement to “ Transforming Technology Pro Bono ,” a publication from the VMware and Taproot Foundations, is designed to help. You can now get a copy sent straight to your inbox.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. And, if you are attending NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology in March, join me, John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard for a session on designing effective technology training.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2022

Implementing a robust and modern fund accounting system can save your team time, make reporting faster, and give you more opportunity to focus on impactful work. Limitations in current system design: If your organization has maxed out the capabilities of your current accounting system, it may be challenging to imagine what could be better.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

We had a roadmap for how to advance the organization and prepare for the next phase of growth.” Once everyone agrees on the value of assessment, give the process legs. But no matter how perfectly you design the instrument, answering a series of questions will not provide the level of introspection that inspires real change.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The nonprofit fundraising calendar tends to go through phases of ups and downs. The “up” months include the year-end giving season, where donors are inspired to make their last tax-deductible donations for the year. This form gives supporters an easy way to donate 24/7 using any device they want. Let’s dive in!

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Forum One

AUGUST 9, 2023

Once the website is built—the scaffolding, structure, and design—your content is what brings it to life. While the bulk of the hands-on work of content migration will happen near the end of development, you should start planning for this phase as soon as the project starts. Head into this phase with a marathon mindset.

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fusionSpan

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

When implemented with the right expertise, Fonteva gives your organization greater agility with drag-and-drop reporting, straightforward data dashboards, and a cloud solution that’s always up to date. Implementing a new AMS can be a daunting challenge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 17, 2020

Jean is also a freelance consultant who works on digital strategy, marketing and design for non-profits. Facebook has over 10 years of data now on user behaviour, and it knows the people who will actually give money or sign up for an event. . By having a broad audience, you give Facebook scope to run these tests.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 28, 2022

In the pandemic era, paper bidding is phasing out. If you create your online ticketing page with Greater Giving, the robust Online Payments platform can save guests time by storing credit card information for use in the auction. Online donations and micro-giving. Mobile bidding and online auctions. Learn the streaming basics.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Note: This is the eighth in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. To create a sitemap, we begin with the documents produced during the Content Strategy phase. Conventions such as a “Donate Now” button and an “About” section give us a starting point that most users will be accustomed to seeing. Visual Design.

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Qgiv

APRIL 11, 2023

The Four Phases of Responsive Fundraising Listen Listening is where effectively reading donor signals is incredibly important. The result is increased donor loyalty, increased giving, and most importantly, a community of advocates who are intimately connected to your cause. Are they giving to you consistently?

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

However, design isn’t one-size-fits-all, and anyone who tells you otherwise is likely taking shortcuts that will result in more revisions later on. These formats may all sound similar—and in some ways they are—but each one serves a different function and combines a variety of elements to achieve our design goals. The Four Approaches.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 13, 2021

In this phase, we start by questioning and seeing what gives us pivotal knowledge. During this phase, it’s important to spend time determining and designing solutions for specific goals. Success | In this phase, we evaluate. The process flows like this: Insights | This is the beginning of the process.

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Achieve

AUGUST 25, 2022

When you can identify who you’re speaking to, what their perspective is, and the knowledge level they bring to the table, you can design your presentations to be more appealing and relevant. This can help you think intentionally about how to lay out your presentation without getting distracted by the design elements. . According to.

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Candid

MAY 10, 2023

Here we also share the key components of each phase and best practices for streamlining your efforts. Seek to round out your campaign’s messaging by giving your audience a clear call to action to get involved or learn more. But managing a campaign’s moving pieces can be challenging. Explain the next steps.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 14, 2021

Supporters want to be well-informed about your mission and your impact and then have an opportunity to enjoy participating with and giving to your organization. . 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).

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Global Giving

JULY 25, 2017

In 2017, Great Places to Work and Fortune magazine recognized VMware as one of the Best Workplaces for Giving Back. In this case, the customer is a nonprofit, and it’s important to begin pro bono projects by taking a human-centered design approach to understand the context and need before diving into implementation.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

Here’s how Solis views the three phases of where we’ve been and where we’re headed: BC = Before COVID. Now the only thing normal about the phase we’re in is everyone is in this same transitional space, focused on politics, new social behaviors, and the associated socioeconomics. Think back to how different things were.

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Candid

JANUARY 30, 2023

Effective branding also gives potential donors an accurate and compelling picture of your organization that encourages their vital support. Be prepared: the research phase may take weeks or even months to complete, but it’s important groundwork to lay for an effective nonprofit rebranding effort. Professional support.

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2022

Optimizing your healthcare organization or hospital’s website design ensures patients and community members can find the information they need quickly and without hassle. Consider your own user pathways and design your site to facilitate a faster transfer of information. These CTAs should tell visitors to “Donate Now” or “Give Today.”.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Donor-facing fundraising apps are those downloaded and used by the donor themselves in order to make giving to your nonprofit easier. Why This Fundraising App Made Our List The Bloomerang app is designed to support donor management from wherever you are. Donor retention is the key to unlocking a successful fundraising strategy.

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Achieve

MARCH 31, 2021

For example, giving through donor-advised funds has. Give yourself plenty of time to plan and host them during your campaign’s public phase. Campaign brochures, cases for support, project renderings, and a well-designed site or page will be essential. . for spreading the word about your campaign during its public phase.

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