Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Matching Gifts By far, the most popular form of corporate giving is matching gifts, with 65% of Fortune 500 companies offering matching gift programs. The concept of a matching gift is simple: An employee contributes to their nonprofit of choice, and their employer matches their donation at a predetermined ratio.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

Compassion Services International (CSI) operates worldwide helping with medical missions, humanitarian aid, disaster relief, and education. When donors add commentary to their gift, the people that CSI helps can see these personalized messages of support and encouragement. Pledge Donations. Watch the interview on demand here.

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 5, 2022

With close to 80% of charitable gifts coming from individuals (including bequests), the best fundraisers are allocating 80% of their fundraising plan on strategies to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individual donors. Have you asked them for a major gift, a multiple year pledge or even a planned gift?

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CauseVox

JULY 13, 2021

You’ve probably heard of a donation pledge if you’ve been in fundraising for any amount of time. A donation pledge is when a supporter promises to give a certain amount of money in a set time frame. Why Ask For Donation Pledges? So what is the benefit of a pledge over a donation? Increase Gift Sizes. Not anymore!

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

With one click, your participants can connect with their social media networks to let them know about your fundraiser and encourage people to donate or make a pledge. Add a raffle to your auction to give everyone a chance to win a gift! A long, complicated donation form can quickly deter your donors from completing their gift.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Be sure to include information in a follow-up text or receipt on how donors can manage their recurring gifts. Send an acknowledgment to those who donate and explain how their gift will be used. Other instances where text-to-give is an ideal option include giving days, disaster relief, and weekly church giving.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 8, 2020

Since the turn of the century, we have faced many societal and financial challenges to raising money for our organizations: September 11, 2001, the recession that began in 2007, and annual natural disasters that challenge the worldwide environment. We’ve weathered the 11 recessions that have occurred between 1945 and 2001 as well.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Make pledges more simple. Once upon a time, pledges had to be made through the mail, in person, or over the phone. Now pledges can be made anywhere at any time with mobile devices. Your donors can pledge in an instant! #4. Disaster relief. You can invite your donors to give through text. One click here.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Online fundraising is extremely cost-effective compared to other types of fundraising campaigns, and our Generational Giving Report revealed that almost 55% of donors prefer to go online to make a gift. Matching gifts drive. Partner with a corporate sponsor or a major gifts supporter to host a matching gifts drive.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 18, 2020

Challenge yourself to be more flexible and creative when helping your donor see how they will fulfill a pledge. I’ve taken a good look at my portfolio over the last month to identify those donors who I can approach for a five-figure gift that may want to pivot and help with pressing needs due to COVID-19.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

According to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, the amount raised or pledged for Haitian relief efforts, including corporate donations during that period was $575.4 When you remove the estimated $122 million in corporate pledges from that number, more than half of all funds raised came online through those organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Fundraising with social media (particularly Facebook) means under- standing that donors don’t separate liking, sharing, or pledging, from donating,” explained John. The Reboot the Suit campaign lets you donate as little as a dollar, and the biggest group of donors have pledged less than $25. More than 1.5

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Stop by Booth 88 at the Science Fair and film your own video for your limited edition NTEN Spark™ to syndicate your Tweets, share on Facebook with friends, and create your own Pledge. Stop by our booth for a candy bar and a chance to win an iPod Shuffle or an iTunes gift card. Learn more at www.call2action.com. Care2, Inc. in booth 22.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Stop by Booth 88 at the Science Fair and film your own video for your limited edition NTEN Spark™ to syndicate your Tweets, share on Facebook with friends, and create your own Pledge. Stop by our booth for a candy bar and a chance to win an iPod Shuffle or an iTunes gift card. Learn more at www.call2action.com. Care2, Inc. in booth 22.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 21, 2017

Like many organizations, we worked in silos and the Director of Major Gifts wanted nothing to do with online strategy because it wouldn’t count towards her goal. With a little bit of creativity and a willingness to try something new, here are a few ideas for taking creating a digital strategy for major gifts.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Predictability of pledge collections. Likelihood of severe weather or natural disasters that would affect your income, or your ability to perform income-producing programs. if the organization’s mission involves disaster relief). Designate windfalls (one-time grants, gifts). Level of dependence on one or two major donors.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

They give you the gifts that keep on giving. Make a five-year pledge for $1,000 a year.” I want to make sure my year-end gift is enough.” And I think the CEO at that time about passed out because they never had donors before, let alone a million-dollar gift. Your gift has been received. Steven: Yes.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

One of the reasons that people don’t give is that they believe their gift won’t really help or that the money won’t be used wisely. We see this a lot after natural disasters when hundreds of thousands of people need aid. Instead of being overwhelmed by a mountain of statistics, your donor’s gift becomes part of a moving story.

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