Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

I’m going to share 7 insanely easy online fundraising ideas that are making a huge impact for nonprofits. First I’ll show you how the Environmental Defense Fund used their email list in a creative way to increase online donations by 63%. 7 Online Fundraising Ideas (That Actually Work): 1. Custom Facebook Audiences.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 19, 2023

Fundraising is both an art and a science. To make fundraising a little easier for nonprofits, we put together this list of nonprofit fundraising best practices. Employ a strategic fundraising plan The first of our fundraising best practices for nonprofits is to employ a strategic fundraising plan.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

With 12% of all gifts made during the last few days of the year , fundraising emails are a powerful tool to encourage year-end generosity among your donors. Never rely on fundraising emails as the only way you connect with donors. Creating a donor-centered experience is vital for both immediate results and long-term retention.

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Achieve

AUGUST 6, 2021

your fundraising participants highly engaged in the fundraising process. Try these peer-to-peer fundraising tips and you’ll be well on your way to meeting your fundraising goal. Try these peer-to-peer fundraising tips and you’ll be well on your way to meeting your fundraising goal. willing to donate.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In fundraising, digital acquisition is the process of acquiring email addresses and converting them into donors. Other content ideas we have helped create for Doing Good Digital clients: checklists, coloring pages, eBooks, videos, activity books, and stationery.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Now that we’re entering a new post-COVID era, nonprofit leaders need to think about what virtual fundraising will look like in the future. It looks like virtual fundraising is here to stay! 25+ Virtual Fundraising Ideas to Try Out Best Virtual Fundraising Strategies Virtual Fundraising Software: Our Top Picks.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2014

The 2014 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report was released last week and one of the more interesting findings was that donor retention remainsa lower priority. As my colleague Frank Barry mentioned, most nonprofits stink at donor retention. Over the past 10 years, donor retention has fallen from 33% to 27%.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2021

That’s why it’s important for your nonprofit to make the most of your peer-to-peer fundraising events. We put together some peer-to-peer fundraising software tips that can make it easier for your supporters to raise funds on your behalf, host more profitable fundraising events, and other tips to boost your peer-to-peer efforts.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2014

The 2014 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report was released last week and one of the more interesting findings was that donor retention remainsa lower priority. As my colleague Frank Barry mentioned, most nonprofits stink at donor retention. Over the past 10 years, donor retention has fallen from 33% to 27%.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

When it comes to building relationships with donors, we assume that it will take weeks or months of relationship-building before they’ll be willing to respond to our donation appeal. But what if this is wrong? What if you had a system that attracted people to your nonprofit, and within a day turned them into first-time donors?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2014

Guest post by Mazarine Treyz, author of The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising , called one of the Top 10 books of 2010 by Beth Kanter, and author of the Networked Nonprofit. Your Fundraising Career Empowerment Guide , was given a 5 star review by About.com. . Make a donor retention calendar to keep your donors loyal!

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Qgiv

MAY 4, 2021

Laura Kruisenga, COO with Kennari Consulting , works with clients to build their annual fundraising programs with a particular focus on events, communications, and staffing. Though recurring giving isn’t perhaps as magical as that title sounds, it really is an incredible tool that is widely underutilized in nonprofit fundraising.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Giving Tuesday is a big deal for the fundraising community. For many nonprofits, Giving Tuesday is the most important giving day in their yearly fundraising calendar, and it takes time and careful planning to execute a successful Giving Tuesday campaign. Giving Tuesday Donation Forms. Giving Tuesday Preparations.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

In 2013, Chuck Longfield was on a mission to shed light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. According to Chuck, ten years ago the average retention rates of a newly acquired donor were roughly 33%. If the ten-year trend continues, we’ll eventually end up with donor retention rates under 20%.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Major gifts are generally the largest donations a nonprofit receives. Due to their size, major gifts can be game-changers for fundraising teams. One major gift-size donation can be the difference between meeting your fundraising goal and not. What Are Major Gifts? They’re substantial funding for a nonprofit.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2014

Donor retention is an absolute priority (again) for 2014. Yet the path to retention success remains elusive for many organizations. Please join me in thanking Frank Barry and the Blackbaud team for sharing donor retention guidance from some of the smartest fundraising experts out there. How about yours? C ourse-correct.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 21, 2022

In 2020, individual donations totaled $324 billion – whereas corporate giving was only 4% of this total. Cause marketing: this is the kind of partnership most people are familiar with – when a company donates a % of sales to your organization, and uses this to drive more sales.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2014

Guest post by Vanessa Chase : Fundraising & Communications Strategist, Storytelling Enthusiast and Philanthropy Advocate. Donor retention is an on-going conversation in our sector and any time it comes up, people start to panic. We all know what we have donor retention troubles. photo cred:Flickr. On Twitter.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2014

In this npEngage post, One Thing Most Nonprofits Stink at (Donor Retention) and How You Can Change It in 2014 , Frank Barry has rallied some of the industry’s brightest minds to weigh-in on the #1 key to a successful donor retention strategy. Don’t miss the Free eBook written by 14 nonprofit experts. Take a look.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 20, 2015

In my chapter of the new Blackbaud ebook, Drab to Fab: Peer-to-Peer Event Makeover , I explore the important “clues” to look for in your “archaeological” data. Individual participant and team captain retention rates. Fundraising performance metrics. Average donation amount. Average fundraising per participant.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 30, 2017

From donor retention to nonprofit marketing to organizational leadership, every ebook is an invaluable resource. No matter what fundraising programs you currently have in place, if you’re not focusing all of them through the lens of a multi-channel effort you’re missing the boat big time. by Roger Craver. by Donna Wilkins.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

A diverse and holistic fundraising strategy is crucial to a nonprofit’s success. Whether you are fully dependent on donations or utilize a variety of revenue sources like government grants, corporate partnerships, major contributions, or membership fees, successful fundraising is key to maximizing your impact on your mission.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 16, 2016

We all know that donor retention is a year-long process, right? The good news is December can be the “cherry on top” of a yearlong stewardship or donor retention program if you’ve paid attention to your communication. Don’t wait until year-end to work on donor retention. The wrong way to keep your donors giving: 1.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Understanding the Donor Journey Donor Acquisition Donor Retention Donor Stewardship How to Communicate With Your Donors Donor Data Management 1. By using data and analytics to track donor behavior and preferences, you can tailor their communication and fundraising strategies to better engage and retain your donors. Sound good?

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Connection Cafe

MAY 19, 2015

Discounts are really a registration “drug” In a way, fundraisers can become addicted to offering registration discounts, and participants can really get used to using them. To show your appreciation, discounts can be used as retention incentives for top fundraisers and team captains. This isn’t fair!

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Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

Because nonprofits depend on donations, they’re often stretched thin for resources. By tapping into the plethora of free resources, your team can better prepare for your fundraising campaigns to raise more money and more awareness for your cause. Optimized fundraising. Enriched knowledge. Enhanced outreach.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 30, 2015

The challenge is that organizations typically focus on supporters and this valuable group gets left out because they’ve donated zero on the giving ($) scale. I can’t find the webinar from the ebook on welcome series, would love to link here. Check out the xxxxxxxx webinar for great information on how to do it.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

These solutions optimize and expand your fundraising and donor stewardship activities to help form long-lasting relationships. A donor database is a software solution that nonprofit professionals use to access insights into their supporters’ engagement histories, track key fundraising metrics, and measure success. Scalability.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 20, 2022

He’s also a co-author of Fundraising Principles and Practice: Second Edition. For retention-minded fundraisers with a strong donor cultivation plan in place, the early days of a new calendar year might even be busier than any day in November and December. Get the eBook: Retaining Your P2Peeps. About Bloomerang.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 20, 2020

Resilient fundraisers stand ready to take on whatever the day brings, even if it wasn’t part of the plan. We talked about the tactics that resilient fundraisers should be embracing and they offered advice on how to build new processes and define strategies differently. Shifting their fundraising balance. You leverage.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Lack of stewardship has a price, and nothing proves that more than the AFP Fundraising Effectiveness Survey. While organizations focus on their development goal and raising money through major gifts, events, direct mail, grants and online, we continue to see a lack of focus on stewardship and retention.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 29, 2021

” Yes, one of my favorite topics, not just peer-to-peer fundraising, but also peer-to-peer retention. You’re my go-to for peer-to-peer fundraising. Awesome company that helps a lot of people with their not just peer-to-peer, but online fundraising auctions. Steven: It’s awesome to have you.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 27, 2014

Sure enough, many will make a donation or sign up to receive your emails, but is that all? You can get all the new email addresses, numbers, and one-time donations you want, but if nothing happens past that first interaction – what’s the point? A single donation without donor stewardship is a waste – you know it as attrition.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

It also happens to be the top driver of online donations , generating 35% of gifts. Visually, the focus should be on simpler, lighter emails and donation forms that render well on any device. can boost retention rates on your next campaign). Design your fundraising appeal for mobile. Check out the eBook!

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 23, 2014

husband, dad, int’l fundraising trainer, coach, keynote speaker, capital campaign guy, bowtie guy, GenXer, coffeelover, & brewer. In my weekly coaching email I wrote about the single biggest donor retention mistake I see new nonprofit leaders making. I regularly get calls from people not meeting their fundraising goals.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2014

Read more from Marc by downloading the npEXPERTS ebook and by following him on Twitter. Two Models of Sustainable Fundraising. There is no Model #3: Spend extravagantly on a one-time donation that barely covers your costs… then expect to grow and thrive and make a significant impact. The answer might surprise you.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). When writing your fundraising appeals, it’s important to opt for the latter.

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