Greater Giving

JANUARY 23, 2023

The Donor Pyramid is a tool for helping nonprofits understand their fundraising approach and evaluate its effectiveness. The Pyramid works by categorizing donors based on how often they give to your organization, from once-in-a-lifetime gifts down to individuals who make small donations each year.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 25, 2023

For years we’ve talked about donors from the perspective of moving them up a “pyramid” or “ladder.” Which is why I advocate retiring the old donor pyramid in favor of a dynamic energy vortex. And I also prefer a new donor paradigm that doesn’t look at donors from top to bottom based simply on the size of their gift.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 8, 2024

You’ve already set your fundraising goal, done initial prospect research , and solicited a few major gifts from board members and major donors. Follow these steps to polish your case statement before you release it to the public: Incorporate any feedback you’ve gotten from initial prospects and donors.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 20, 2019

Over the past ten years, our research shows that there has been a 50 percent decline in donor participation rates in phone programs. Fewer phone donors. Phone programs have seen an average reduction of 3,500 donors per school over the past 10 years. On average, increasing to seven solicitations will net 90 percent of donors.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Higher education advancement teams from around the country are noticing that alumni participation is shrinking, even as donations and commitments from a small group of big donors has grown. Work focuses on engaging donors at all levels of the giving pyramid through sustained programming. Here’s how to do it: 1.

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