EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

from our friends at Double the Donation Major giving strategies play a major role in many nonprofit organizations’ fundraising success. And the larger your organization, the larger the gifts you can expect to receive⁠—that is, of course, when your team has a plan to cultivate and steward key donors. Consider hosting a capital campaign.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 25, 2023

The board of directors plays a critical role in fundraising to support a nonprofit’s mission and operations Many board members may feel uncertain about how they can effectively contribute to fundraising efforts. They also play a key role in ensuring that donors feel valued and appreciated for their support.

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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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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

It was a natural transition into the four-day global conference that engaged over 50 speakers to craft timely sessions and fundraising tips for the sector. The authentic conversation between more than 7,000 worldwide attendees and industry experts sparked real-time fundraising advice to address unique nonprofit priorities.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

How serious is your non-profit about your fundraising efforts? If you run a small non-profit organization (many churches and schools also fit this category), how much time, per week, is your staff dedicating to fundraising? Are you out there doing prospecting and building a fundraising pipeline? Do you have a fundraising plan?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2024

By Jennifer Wemhoff , Communications Manager at GolfStatus – the leading event management platform for golf fundraisers. Invite folks on your planning team, board of directors, organizational staff, dedicated volunteers, or partners to share the link to their personal and professional network and broaden your reach even further.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Nonprofit professionals and the organizations that depend on them understand the importance of investing in ongoing professional development. That’s because the fundraising world—indeed, the world in general—is changing fast, especially when it comes to communications. I constantly do professional development programs.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Factors including lingering COVID-19 disruptions and widening socioeconomic disparities continue to challenge nonprofits’ budgets, resulting in revenue concerns that keep CEOs, executive directors and other nonprofit leaders up at night. Fundraiser talent investment interventions.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

As development professionals, volunteers, and board members, we spend a lot of time searching for new prospects … trying to find new individuals, companies and foundations who might respond to our message, who we can cultivate, and who, over time, might make a significant gift to help us continue our work. How Can Good PR Help Me Raise Money?

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

It’s like a band with no director – everyone is playing their own song and together it’s just noise instead of beautiful chords of music. It can attract a lot of support, with donors and volunteers lining up to help. What nonprofit leadership skills does a Founder or Executive Director need to steer the ship? Recruiting help.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The nonprofit fundraising numbers make a compelling case for a strong end-of-year effort. Further, with 64% of total giving coming from individual donors in 2022, ensuring you have a well thought out strategy to attract these dollars is critical. Additionally, look at which of your donors you haven’t heard from recently.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 5, 2022

Those who commit to the organization’s mission – clients, donors, board members, and staff – all have opinions about the optimal spending levels to execute the mission. Fundraising expense is one place where this manifests. Fundraising success is required to support what you do! Why Reporting Matters to Board Members.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Related Webinar: Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits. The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 18, 2023

Across the nonprofit sector, the average donor retention rate is about 40% to 45%. That sadly means that out of 100 donors who contributed last year, only 40% to 45% will likely do so again this year. Unfortunately, it’s also several times more expensive to acquire new donors than retain old ones. Let’s take a look!

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Bloomerang

MARCH 26, 2024

When you’re a busy fundraising professional, it might seem like you’re jumping from one campaign to the next. However, I encourage you to take some time to analyze your online fundraising campaigns to optimize your overall fundraising results. It seems often easiest to “rinse and repeat” last year’s campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 6, 2019

By Katie Casillas , director of marketing at GolfStatus.org , an event management platform specifically for golf fundraisers. Golf fundraisers are a huge opportunity for outreach, stewardship, and certainly for fundraising. Are you looking for meaningful ways to build relationships with donors and sponsors?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Blackbaud’s Tech Conference for Good is October 17–18, when thought leaders from around the world will share insights into education, fundraising, technology, and more. While there are dozens of sessions designed to pique anyone’s interest, we wanted to feature those that are purpose-built for K–12 school professionals.

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CauseVox

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Major donors can sometimes feel like an elusive prize that only few will ever receive. The key to understanding where major donors are concerned is learning more about them and how to communicate with them effectively. Session I: Effective Major Donor Development with Charles Burge. Are you tired of fundraising?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 11, 2022

Picture this: you’re the executive director of a small but fast-growing arts and culture nonprofit organization. In order to create calm out of chaos, your nonprofit organization needs a fundraising solution to keep growing. If this sounds like you, maybe it’s time you implement a donor management system, or DMS.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 15, 2021

He has worked in capital campaigns, major and planned giving (including charitable gift annuities) grant writing and donor research. Ryan loves working in small groups and has been in fundraising since his career started in 2002. So, who will be the future donors to nonprofits? But what about mid-level donors?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 28, 2020

By Katie Casillas , director of marketing at GolfStatus.org , an event management platform specifically for golf fundraisers. The challenges fundraisers face in the months ahead present a complicated outlook—especially for those with budgets that rely heavily on event revenue. Will venues be open? U se an Event Website.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Did you know as many as 81% percent of new donors don’t return to give again? And only 43% of all donors remain loyal? Do you know what your retention rates are or how to increase donor loyalty? Yet too many nonprofits still don’t prioritize donor retention strategies. . And, yes, your donors are consumers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 30, 2020

By Katie Casillas , director of marketing at GolfStatus.org , an event management platform specifically for golf fundraisers. There’s no doubt about it: A lot of time and effort goes into planning a golf event—any fundraising event for that matter. 5) Limited Sponsorship Opportunities that are Difficult to Sell.

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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

It was a natural transition into the four-day global conference that engaged over 50 speakers to craft timely sessions and fundraising tips for the sector. The authentic conversation between more than 7,000 worldwide attendees and industry experts sparked real-time fundraising advice to address unique nonprofit priorities.

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Virtual Collaboration Professional Tips 52

Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

A Guide to Donor Retention. What is Donor Retention? If you’re a fundraiser or nonprofit development professional, you’ve likely heard the term “donor retention.” But what is donor retention? One aspect of this survey is about average donor retention rates over the years.

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NetWits

MARCH 25, 2013

If you’re looking for Fundraising Ideas you’ve come to the right place. npEXPERTS: Fundraising Ideas and Marketing Tips from the Pros (#npEXPERTS) is a a 46-page free e-book collaboratively written by a cross-section of npEXPERTS in fundraising, marketing and communications, social media, mobile technology, digital advertising, and more.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 28, 2023

Here are practical tips on how to engage your aging donors and encourage planned gtiving. It is essential to adapt your fundraising strategies to engage and involve those age 50 and above effectively. Build personal relationships : Cultivate personal connections with your aging donors. We’re all aging, right?

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EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

To kick off 2023, we asked our partners, what are some new habits nonprofit practitioners should build with their donors, volunteers, and other supporters to help them meet their long-term organizational goals? If you add one habit this year, it should be thanking your donors. Here’s what they said. Send regular newsletters.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 24, 2022

The sustainability of the nonprofit sector relies on cultivating the next generation of donors. It will be up to nonprofits to direct appealing engagement and fundraising strategies towards young individuals to avoid a detrimental depletion of funds over the next several decades. Illustration generated by DALL·E. Recommendations.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

As your nonprofit starts to blossom, don’t be surprised if you are conflicted over how much to spend on nonprofit administration, especially fundraising. Obviously, donors want as much of their donation as possible to go to your programs, to help change lives. And fundraising. The training. The print collateral.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

This post describes actions you can take to implement the findings of Bloomerang’s 2023 Fundraising Planning and Climate Report. 1,071 fundraising professionals were surveyed at small and medium-sized nonprofits supporting a variety of causes. Not all fundraising programs look alike.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

For example, let’s say you’re building a CRM to track relationships with your donors. If you plan to include search functionality, you’ll need to set up rules such as, “When a user enters a donor name in the search, return all possible matches from the CRM.” That’s rules-based programming. What Is Trustworthy AI?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Launched on May 5, 2003, LinkedIn is a social network for professionals. 51% of its users are college-educated , 20% are senior-level professionals, and the average salary for a LinkedIn user is $46,644 USD per year. It’s an ideal community to connect co-workers, influencers, donors, and corporate sponsors.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 21, 2021

Donor Experience . Pillar #2—No More Silos: Your Donor Experience Strategy in 2021 and Beyond. Improving the donor experience should no longer be seen as something modest in ambition. . If you want to keep your donors, you need to pay significant attention to the donor experience. It’s Key to Sustainability.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

As nonprofit professionals, we’re constantly seeking effective ways to enhance our fundraising events. But the potential for donor engagement and fund generation is immense. When your donors listen to the same story, they’re not just understanding your mission; they’re becoming a part of it.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

In part one of this series, I outlined my top six fundraising strategies for 2021: . Investing in digital-first fundraising and marketing communications. Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value. Stand out by being useful.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The season of gratitude is upon us and there is nothing more important you can do than thank donors for their support this year. Fundraising is all about relationships. . Actually, from a donor’s perspective, it’s annoying. Obviously, you start to thank donors with an immediate thank-you for each donation they make.

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