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How To Build Relationships With A Storytelling Welcome Email Series

Bloomerang

A welcome email series helps you stay top of mind and builds trust with first-time donors. Studies tell us that thanking donors right away helps them feel important and satisfied about their gift. Author information Madison Gonzalez Advancement Director at Morning Light, Inc. What is a welcome email series?

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Giving USA 2021 Key Findings: How to Retain and Upgrade Nonprofit Donors Before Year’s End

Bloomerang

Giving USA 2021 , produced by Giving USA Foundation and Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy , reports total giving grew 5.1% Moving forward with how to retain and upgrade nonprofit donors in mind. Recaptured donors (whose last gift was two or more years ago) were up nearly 14%. adjusted for inflation).

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TechSoup Honors Unsung Heroes

Tech Soup

I'd like you to meet Kerry Thomson at Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County, Indiana; Lori Chidgey of Corazon Ministries in San Antonio, Texas; Betty Martin of Cape Girardeau Public Library in Missouri; and the late Rory Foster of the Northwoods Wildlife Center in Minocqua, Wisconsin. It's his gift to the world.

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How Cloud for Good is Innovating the Indiana University Advancement Experience with Salesforce

Cloud 4 Good

With Salesforce and Cloud for Good, Indiana University Advancement is: Enabling donors and alumni to complete giving transactions in under 30 seconds. Indiana University Advancement (IUA) has partnered with Cloud for Good to completely overhaul its online giving experience utilizing Salesforce technology.

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A Fundraising Cliff? What does the data say?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” Also keep in mind that only 30% of American taxpayers itemize their deductions, which often gets overlooked in end-of-year holiday appeals. But the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University says we are experiencing the second slowest recovery since 1971. Disaster giving has provided some temporary relief to the situation.

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Philanthropic Leadership: Engaging Board Members As Fundraising Ambassadors

Bloomerang

In June 2021 Giving USA Foundation and partnership with the Lilly Indiana Family School of Philanthropy released their annual Giving USA report. And if you think about this pie chart, what I really want to call out is that bequests, which are about 9%, are gifts made by individuals. So for those of you who guessed B, you are correct.

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Four Easy Ways to Land Corporate Donations

Connection Cafe

Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy found that, between 2000 and 2011, 60 percent of donations over $1 million went to organizations that were in the donor’s immediate geographic area. Amanda Ponzar, Communications Director for United Way Worldwide, says that employees and customers alike want to help their community.