EveryAction

JUNE 10, 2019

While there are numerous reasons why supporters are less likely to make a mobile donation, one item that all nonprofits can work to improve is their mobile optimization of donation pages. With web traffic clearly trending towards mobile, the visibility of nonprofit mobile donation pages is set to increase year over year. Apple Pay provides donors with a simple, efficient, secure donation process that minimizes the information they must remember and enter when donating.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 31, 2017

If your online donation form is ineffective, it warrants immediate attention. The occasional mistake is inevitable, but given the high-volume traffic nonprofit donation pages receive, it’s crucial that your donation form is optimized to be as strong as possible. A poorly designed donation page will make you miss out on these supporters’ donations. If your donation form needs updating, read on to learn more! Overfilling Your Donation Page.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Improving your website donation pages is the single best way to raise more money during the year-end giving season. You’ve already invested so much effort in attracting supporters to your donation page - it’s important to take a few final steps to make sure that they complete the process. To make sure that prospective donors aren’t leaving your donation page uninspired, use these tips to double or even triple your donation page completion rates: 1.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 3, 2018

If there is one thing that is almost entirely unique to the world of nonprofit websites (compared to the for-profit companies I have assisted for the past 10 years), it is the part of the donation form (or response device) we call the gift array. This assembling of giving options (or buttons, depending on the site) seems to be a common staple on just about everybody’s main online donation form. Obviously some people will not care and make their donations regardless.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 30, 2017

But one of the easiest things you can check off your to-do list is perfecting your donation page. The reality is, an organization’s donation page is often its own greatest enemy. Below, we chronicle 14 donation pages, providing takeaways from each one, so you can apply some of these strategies to your own fundraising campaigns as you close out the year. Holocaust Memorial Museum has a clean and effective donation page and does something incredibly powerful—it tells a story.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Every year online donations are taking up a bigger and bigger chunk of total funds to nonprofits, so this is definitely something worth investing in. Though this is partially due to the natural progression of more people depending on technology, there are certain donation tools and other technology that can help you revamp your online fundraising to success! So, we’ll be going over these 2 questions for you: What are online donation tools? Customizable Donation Pages.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 27, 2018

First things first: There is no such thing as a perfect donation form. Mighty Citizen has designed dozens of donation forms—certain donation form designs work better than others. Your Donation Form Should Exist on Your Homepage. Remember: Many individual charitable donations are done in the midst of an emotional moment — what we might call a “fit of charity.” Admittedly, the homepage donation form might have some drawbacks. Same goes for donation forms.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

As you start planning messaging and emails for Giving Tuesday, spread a little love to your donation forms too. The five best (and easiest) ways to optimize your donation forms are : Eliminate all unnecessary fields. Create large, tappable buttons for your donation amounts. How to optimize your donation forms for Giving Tuesday. Any fields on your donation form that are not required should not appear on the form.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Right now, thousands of donors are being scared, confused, bored, or straight up turned away from donating online

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TechImpact

JANUARY 28, 2015

The post 3 Ways To Increase Donations Via Social Media appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Fundraising Social Tech constituent relationship management system CRM donation donations donors email marketing fundraising social media storytelling supporters technology website Did you know: 73 percent of first time donors do not give again?

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

We’ve filled out a lot of online donation forms. We constantly make small donations to some of our favorite causes to see exactly how well their donation forms perform. With online giving (including mobile giving) on the rise, we’re always hunting for shining examples of the very best donation experiences. We donated to 10 organizations of all different sizes and tracked the following: Did they make it clear why I should donate?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 6, 2018

When I transitioned from just a for-profit body of knowledge to a nonprofit body of knowledge, one of the first tasks I had ahead of me was understanding the donation page. To those in the nonprofit space, it seems like a straight-forward thing: This is the place they can come donate online. So I set out a task to understand the donation page, and with a library of 349 experiments all measuring for statistical significance (i.e. Don’t take donations for granted.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Before you start collecting donations to your nonprofit, read this post about why, how and when to issue donation receipts

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Unprecedented numbers of donors have given via online donation pages , sending their support to food banks and healthcare organizations serving on the front lines. But in the meantime, here’s one simple fix you can make right now that will add guaranteed revenue to your online donation pages.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 27, 2020

How Stock Donations Can Help Nonprofits. Donations in 2020 are trending flat and may go down. Donor behavior has also been changing the last few years, and people are adopting different types and methods of donations. What is the Value of Stock Donations?

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Connection Cafe

JULY 24, 2017

With online giving now a major component of most organizations’ monthly giving programs, it’s imperative that your donation forms are fully optimized. It’s also important to ask for the donation you want. In fact, Sustainers in Focus Part 1 revealed that donation revenue has the potential to increase by a whopping 50-300% per donor when you can get them to commit to sustained giving. How can you optimize your donation page to grow monthly giving?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Of those, 1,817 responded that they had not donated money to charity within the last 12 months. 2) 22% volunteer in lieu of donating money. 3) 17% donate food or goods in lieu of donating money. 4% donate to political campaigns. <<

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Most, if not all, nonprofit organizations have donation pages. You have strategically advertised, campaigned, researched markets, and have finally trafficked individuals to your donation page. The post 4 Tips To Optimizing Your Nonprofit’s Donation Page appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Fundraising General Tech donation donations donors nonprofit technology npTech technology

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2020

Also important to be aware of is that 26% of online donations made in 2019 occurred on a mobile device. Having a mobile-compatible website is now a standard best practice and that is especially true for your nonprofit’s donation pages. 1) Ensure that your donation page(s) have the same branding as your website. According to Network for Good , one in six online donors will drop out of the donation process if they are sent to a third-party website.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 20, 2020

If you're looking to create or update your nonprofit's donation website, check out these templates from Wild Apricot + examples to get you inspired

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Here are some great tips from The Nonprofit Times when it comes to updating or implementing a donation form on your nonprofit’s website. Collecting this type of information and automatically storing it will help you identify stats about the average donation amount, donor demographics, isolate ‘big’ donors, and recognize returning donors, among many other stats–depending on the questions you ask with your forms. Maybe remove those ads from your donation page.

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TechImpact

MARCH 26, 2014

Most, if not all, nonprofit organizations have donation pages. You have strategically advertised, campaigned, researched markets, and have finally trafficked individuals to your donation page. In yesterday’s post , we discuss ways to decide where, and how, individuals are arriving at your donation page. If someone has landed on your donation page, chances are good they’ve been referred there from another source, and are already interested in donating to your nonprofit.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

In our last post, we explained why donation pages on nonprofit websites are repelling potential donors. Whether they''re lacking responsive design, a streamlined, secure webform, or transparency as to how donations are used, most online donation pages are failing to meet fundraising expectations (or even making it harder on your nonprofit staff.).

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 6, 2017

I’ve seen some nonprofits slap a link to their PayPal account onto their website and consider the job done, but it’s often those same nonprofits who come to us wondering why they’re not seeing a boost in donations. Here are the six steps to turn any website into a donation generation machine. online-giving website donation

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 16, 2013

For most non-profit organizations, corporate donations only make up a fraction of fundraising efforts. nonprofit donations in 2011. However, the benefits of landing corporate donors goes beyond monetary benefits: they can help non-profits earn publicity, which can lead to an increase in donations from individuals and other companies. Corporations have a tendency to donate to organizations whose missions align with their own.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

In this post, find out what recurring donations are, what you can do with them, how they can help your organization, and how to get started

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Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 19, 2011

As the calendar year draws to an end, charities (and ideally, donors) are focused on year-end donations and tax deductions. Let's say the following donations will be processed by different nonprofits in the United States on Jan. A voice mail donation via credit card left December 29 (yes, it happens). An online donation made on December 31st. An online donation made on December 31st to a different charity.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2019

This year, along with our partner, Changing Our World, we conducted a nationally representative study , among Gen Z and Millennials (those born between 1981-2001) to better understand the donation habits of Gen Z and Millennials and uncover what it means for the future of fundraising. An important focus of our research was the desire to demystify the expectations of this group and develop distinct behavioral characteristics to help identify those who are most likely to engage and donate.

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AFP Blog

AUGUST 25, 2015

Facebook rolls out 'Donate' button for nonprofits : 'via Blog this

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

It’s about a mobile-friendly donation form, which I believe is a key component to any nonprofit mobile presence. In fact, I’ll even say that if you want to keep your mobile presence small and simple, you really only need a mobile homepage and a mobile donation form. Here are some great examples and things to keep in mind when you plan your mobile donation form: Make it easy to find/click to your form. Author: Lacey Kruger.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

"); September 10, 2013, Microsoft announced Office 365 donations for eligible nonprofits, large or small. Thanks to Microsoft''s Technology For Good Program , nonprofits are able to get the latest software and tech tools as a donation from Microsoft, empowering nonprofits and foundations to keep their attention and budget focused on their mission or cause. Office 365 Donation: Helping Nonprofits Do More Good.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 28, 2013

— It’s very easy to become paralyzed by the variety of opinions about how to optimize donation forms. 2. Don’t distract from the act of donating. A person who has made it to your online donation form has already had a conversation with themselves about the desire to donate. Ensure that the primary call to action is the only one that matters on the donation form. Take ‘donate by mail or phone’ options out of the body of the donation page.

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EveryAction

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Best Donation Page: Middle East Children's Alliance. The Middle East Children’s Alliance is a top-tier example of building a compelling donation page that maximizes conversions when it counts. Their header clearly states and quantifies the impact that Giving Tuesday donations will have, and a goal thermometer displayed underneath allows donors to see how their participation will bolster the campaign’s progress.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 3, 2015

million in online donations on #GivingTuesday 2015 and this surpassed all prior years since the movement began in 2012. There was a 15% increase in the number of nonprofits that received an online donation on #GivingTuesday. It is also worth noting that the average online gift amount increased by 6% to $137 per online donation. Online donations tend to be larger than traditional direct mail gifts and #GivingTuesday donors also show this behavior.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2017

The rise of Activgiving and the Rage-Donation. We are seeing how activating and rage-donations are accelerating how people move from a just hearing about the causes they care about to quickly supporting them with a gift. Planned Parenthood reported receiving nearly 80,000 donations just three days after the election. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) received more than $24 million in online donations in a single weekend following the election.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 28, 2014

Simple math tells us that: If you get 1,000 visits to your donation form and 1% convert into donors, you’ll have 10 donors. But. . If you get 1,000 visits to your donation form and 3% of them convert into donors, you’ll have 30 donors. To help you on your journey to optimize your online donation form, our very own Steve MacLaughlin recently shared some proven and fairly simple tips that you can put into practice today. Online giving was up 13.5%

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 20, 2020

In-kind donations can help you grow your fundraising, stretch your resources, and build your community. But how do you get in-kind donations? In this guide, I'll show you how to solicit, record, acknowledge, and report these gifts

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Is your nonprofit organization looking to start accepting charitable donations? With the state of the world right now, many organizations are relying on donor support to continue delivering on their mission. If that’s you, getting started isn’t. fundraising

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 3, 2014

million in online donations on #GivingTuesday 2014. There was a 15% increase in the number of nonprofit organizations that processed an online donation on #GivingTuesday 2014 compared to 2013. The average online donation on #GivingTuesday 2014 was $128.30. Worth noting that Blackbaud found about 17% of online donation form views came from a mobile device for a sub-set of nonprofits.

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John Haydon

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Facebook is rolling out a new feature that lets Facebook users make donations directly to their favorite nonprofits via the News Feed. This donate now feature will appear beside posts in the News Feed and at the top of non-profit Facebook Pages participating in the program (as shown below). How does the Facebook Donate feature work? Facebook users will click “Donate Now” and choose an amount for their donation.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 30, 2020

Get inspired to create the most effective donate page for your nonprofit's website with these 25 examples that do it right

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See What's Out There

JULY 10, 2015

The post 5 Dynamic Calls to Action That Increase Donations appeared first on The See3 Blog. strategy conversion booster donation optimization donations nonprofit website Nonprofits website optimizationMaking websites smarter and increasing impact is a huge part of our mission at See3. And this problem – how to make websites smarter – is something we’ve been obsessed with. Now, we have a solution. It’s called Conversion Booster.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Is your donation page holding you back? Too many nonprofit donation pages are suffering from common donation page problems like unresponsiveness, length, general clutter, and even security issues that put potential donors off and sap resources away from causes that matter. The time to improve and optimize your donation page is now. Are you sure?

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