Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2023

By Meredith Gray , Head of Marketing at Keela – a complete software solution for nonprofits looking to grow revenue, centralize and manage data, and deepen donor engagement. As the world becomes increasingly more digital, nonprofits around the globe are recognizing the importance of accepting online donations as a form of giving.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 30, 2023

One way to meet new major donors is to steward existing donors into upgrading their gifts to your nonprofit organization. We all know it’s generally more efficient to retain an existing donor than to acquire a net new one, but how can busy fundraisers upgrade mid-level donors effectively and efficiently?

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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.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Turning Crisis into Community: How to Make Emergency Donors Lifelong Supporters As nonprofit professionals, we are all too familiar with the cycle of emergency fundraising. Preparation is key To effectively retain emergency donors, you must have a solid foundation in place.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

In digital philanthropy, it has never been more important to seek out and embrace innovations, especially innovations in online donation forms. Your online giving form is the primary instrument you use to process a donation, and it’s also the key tool you use for collecting valuable information about your donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 14, 2022

When you think of why your nonprofit’s donors support your organizations, do you expect each of their motivations to be the same? Are you acknowledging those differences in the way you build relationships with these supporters? This person fears offending donors by asking at the “wrong” time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 18, 2020

Time over time, we’ve seen what nonprofit communities can do when we rally together to support a cause. As large donors tighten their spending, you may be wondering how to get charity donations during a global pandemic. Why are small donations important? Four tips to encourage more micro-donations.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 6, 2023

Text-to-Donate , also sometimes called Text-to-Give or text fundraising , is a tool that allows your nonprofit to receive donations by contacting individuals in your organization’s donor list via text message. Here are five ways you can use the Text-to-Donate feature to enhance your fundraising success.

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, which means many organizations are busy identifying ways to show supporters appreciation for their financial support, volunteer hours, and help promoting their organization’s purpose and programs—and showing this kind of appreciation often means communicating the impact a supporter has had.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Peer-to-peer fundraising is a great way to engage your existing supporters and get them to fundraise on your behalf. But did you know it’s also a great way to acquire new donors for your nonprofit? You can easily acquire new donors using peer-to-peer fundraising. Are you ready to expand your donor base? That’s right!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 13, 2020

By Christy Noel , Vice President of Digital Marketing Services at MobileCause – a company that pioneered text-to-donate and also offers an extensive suite of online, mobile and event fundraising solutions. You did it: your donation appeal was a success. Make sure your website is mobile optimized for donors using their cell phones.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

By Laura Bucher , Storyteller at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. But there are two things that are certain: social distancing will continue to be a reality and your donors will continue to believe in your mission. Not to worry.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

By Stephanie Kanak , Content Strategist at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Did you know that 63% of Giving Tuesday donors only give on Giving Tuesday ? What if you could convert those one-time donors into engaged supporters that give again?

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EveryAction

APRIL 18, 2023

We’re announcing a new partnership with Double the Donation , including an integration with 360MatchPro’s automated gift matching platform. We invested in these initiatives to drive more revenue for nonprofit organizations and ultimately help social good organizations do more to power their purpose. What is Double the Donation?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

By Allison Weber , founder of Allison Weber Consulting , a fundraising and communications business dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations tell better stories. It’s no secret that corporate donors are invaluable partners for nonprofits. Thoughtful donor stewardship strategies are the key to enhancing corporate partnerships.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

Customer personas (like mine above) are not just for marketing professionals, they are also incredibly beneficial for nonprofits seeking to understand who their donors are, why they give, how they like to be communicated with, and what their barriers to giving are. Why Do Donor Personas Matter?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

She helps brands grow engagement and build relationships with their audience. The pandemic has drastically altered the ways nonprofits interact with their supporters. To keep employees, volunteers, and donors safe, in-person events have been canceled for the foreseeable future.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Community Brands recently shared donor retention data that reinforced alarming trends that the nonprofit sector has been monitoring for a while. In their survey, they asked nonprofits what their current donor retention rate was: about 60% said they didn’t know and the rest had an average donor retention rate of 45%.

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The Modern Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Transforming Donations into Connections: Reward-Based Fundraising Strategies Imagine turning every donation into a bridge, connecting the heart of your cause with the generosity of your supporters. Memorable Experiences : Offer rewards that bring donors closer to your cause.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 14, 2023

Becoming savvier about donor advised funds is a current trend in nonprofit fundraising. As a nonprofit, finding out which donors have a donor-advised fund (DAF) can be challenging since DAF accounts are privately held and not public entities, and because they are managed by sponsoring organizations or financial institutions.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

And nonprofit donation pages aren’t immune to the tipping craze! You might be asking yourself why donation forms would include the option to give a tip. So, before we dive into donor tipping, we need to establish some background information. Many software platforms have fees to process donations through their system.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Not all donations need to be monetary! By accepting in-kind donations, you can ask your donors to provide resources for your mission in ways that may be more accessible for some of your supporters. Despite not donating financially, in-kind donations can still qualify as a tax dedication, further benefiting your donors.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

The best gift a nonprofit organization can receive is unrestricted cash, but an inkind donation of something your organization needs and would have otherwise purchased is also a high-value gift. Basically, it’s a non-cash donation made to a nonprofit organization. There’s more to inkind donations than you might think.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

A solid donor relationship is the backbone of successful fundraising. When donors feel like they’re making a difference and that they’re valued for their contribution, they stick around and keep giving. Just like any other relationship in life, your relationships with your donors should be mutually beneficial and enjoyable.

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Neon CRM

MAY 3, 2023

Donor recognition is one of the most under-appreciated methods of donor engagement. All your supporters, from your one-time givers to your major donors, should feel appreciated by your organization. Some in the industry have called it a “donor sombrero”. If you rested a sombrero on its brim, you’d break it.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 8, 2023

A nonprofit CEO, Dorethea, asks, “ Should I send holidays gifts to donors ?” Well, Dorethea, it depends on what type of gift and which donor segment (small, mid-size, or major givers) you have in mind. It also depends on your previous conversations or donor surveys. Dorethea was asking about sending gifts to her major donors.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2022

But as we kick off 2023 and look back at what worked well in 2022, an excellent tool for evaluating donor retention is to look at the donors that gave last year but unfortunately not this year (LYBUNT) and work on engaging them with new opportunities to give. Average Donor Lifespan x Average Donation = Donor Lifetime Value.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The services and programs your organization delivers are vital, but improper or ineffective fund management is a disservice to your donors and the people and cause you serve. Effective nonprofit financial management helps you maximize the value of the donations you receive and fulfill the vision of your nonprofit.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 11, 2023

This is a new series from Bloomerang called Why I Donated. In each post, one donor will share what inspired them to make a donation and why they donated to that specific nonprofit. The Donor : In this post, we talk to Micah, a Communications Manager in Boulder, Colorado. The Donation : $200. Yes, I do. .

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

The most important thing you must do when you receive a donation of any size is immediately thank your donor warmly and provide a donation receipt. And it can’t be just any boring donation receipt. Most nonprofits completely miss this opportunity to wow their donor, so it’s not that hard to stand out. But it’s not.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 19, 2023

We might use an acronym like CRM without explaining what that stands for or that it’s sometimes used interchangeably with donor database or donor management software. It’s confusing when you hear or see a word you don’t understand, and the same is true for your nonprofit supporters.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

You may be balancing your final push to reach your fundraising goal with event planning, donor meetings, board meetings, and planning for the new year—and that list doesn’t include all the things you do outside of work, either. That’s why it’s essential to have a donor retention plan in place. Let’s take a look.

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Classy

MAY 5, 2021

This donor behavior post is written by UNICEF’s senior coordinator and featured speaker at the 2021 Collaborative: Virtual Sessions , Francesco Ambrogetti. It’s directly correlated to the neuroscience of modern donor behavior. . Now, we have to ask ourselves—how will donor behavior continue? .

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Candid

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Volunteers sit outside grocery stores, ringing bells and encouraging shoppers to donate to their cause. There’s a good reason for these efforts: donors tend to be more generous during the final two months of the year. With so many options for charitable giving, people want to know how they can donate wisely.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 18, 2024

However, we all need donations, and corporate giving is a reliable way to generate those funds. Let’s break down two of the most popular forms of corporate philanthropy: sponsorships and donations. Whether it’s sponsoring children, saving animals, or underwriting a golf outing or gala, we’re always pursuing sponsor support.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Supercharge Giving Tuesday Contributions with an Optimized Donation Page With #GivingTuesday just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to put our heads together and think about how we can forge the best experience for those kind-hearted souls who are looking to support our mission.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2022

As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you’re always thinking of ways to encourage your donors to increase their donation amounts. Some donors upgrade their giving without being asked, but most donors need some prompting. This is where suggested donations can play an important role in your fundraising strategy.

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