Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Does negativity and alarm really raise funds?” —John, CEO of a civic education nonprofit Dear John, This is a top-of-mind question for many fundraising professionals. Negative events impact our brains more than positive events. These images show donors that an urgent donation is needed right now.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

The way you tell your story and engage people in your message can make or break your fundraising efforts. And how do you tell a good story? Stories are interactive, bonding. Shared stories can tie whole cultures and groups together. Shared stories bind all sorts of people, from families to religious groups.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 4, 2024

A donation drive is a purposeful and organized effort to mobilize individuals, communities, or businesses to contribute resources, typically in the form of monetary funds, goods, or services, towards a specific cause or charitable organization. It’s a platform to share your story and connect with a broader audience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

For most of these users, it’s Instagram Stories. . In just one year, the daily user count for Instagram Stories jumped from 400 million (June 2018) to 500 million. That means that more than half of Instagram’s 1 billion users look at and consume Instagram Stories – EVERY DAY! . Here are 6 ways. . Well, it depends!

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Candid

MARCH 19, 2024

Over 1,000 nonprofits attended our 2024 Seals webinar , but we know there are many more out there looking to tell their story of impact and share that story broadly with current and potential donors to make their case for funding. In 2023, 62,575 nonprofits earned or renewed their Candid Seals of Transparency.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. The good news is that great stories are all around you. EVERY nonprofit has stories to tell! What Makes a Good Story?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 9, 2023

Your words matter when you’re trying to get people to donate. The right words are critical, especially when your goal is to get people to donate! It’s about telling your story in an authentic way that fans the flames already burning in people’s hearts. This is why stories are so important. It’s pretty simple. Their name.

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CauseVox

JUNE 26, 2023

As fundraisers, we understand how important it is to connect with donors and maximize the impact of their contributions. That’s why adding a tribute donation option to your donation page is a small thing that can make a big difference. What Are Tribute Donations?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Contributing memorial donations is a meaningful way to honor someone’s life after they’ve passed away. Your nonprofit should have a clear strategy for managing memorial donations and building relationships with donors and the family of the deceased. Managing memorial donations requires sensitivity and thoughtfulness.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 7, 2024

To generate new donations, retain donors and grow partnerships. What are our best stories to tell? To share your mission with a wide audience. Do we need to engage an external freelancer (writing and/or design)? Are we gathering photos all year long so we have enough come time to prepare our report?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

This combination puts immense pressure on nonprofits to find creative ways to engage supporters and bring in donations. Instead, share your mission through stories and behind-the-scenes looks at your work. Share the real stories behind your organization’s work, the impact you’ve made, and the challenges you face.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2023

As a nonprofit, you work tirelessly to raise funds, and it’s important to ensure that every dollar raised goes towards your mission. Donation processing poses a significant risk to your nonprofit organization, both in terms of reputation and finances. This transition has also brought new risks that nonprofits should be aware of.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes 6 Tips for Writing A Winning Crowdfunding Story. This guide will help you write a winning nonprofit crowdfunding story that’ll help you raise enough funds for your organization. What impact will you have? Be clear about how your nonprofit will impact others or change the world.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2023

To run a successful nonprofit organization, you need to convince people to support you and help you raise funds to further your cause. By using narrative and storytelling techniques, you’ll be able to communicate your nonprofit’s mission and impact while building stronger emotional connections with your audience. Email newsletters.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Building a culture of giving is paramount, and one way to achieve this is by providing donors with opportunities to honor someone special through a tribute donation. Encouraging tribute donations on Giving Tuesday and through the giving season isn’t just a good idea; it’s a game-changing strategy.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Fund-a-need appeals are a great way to get potential donors excited about your organization. You can use this type of appeal to raise money for anything: from equipment that’s needed in your office to funds for a new program or initiative. Is your organization looking for funding to support one of its programs?

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Candid

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Many 501(c)(3) organizations lack the resources and technical experience to directly accept cryptocurrency donations, and the vast majority are unaware of publicly available infrastructure that can be used to simplify the process. Introduce a new asset class and (tax-advantageous) method of donating .

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

For most of us, fundraising isn’t something that comes naturally, especially a straight request for donations. Nonprofits rely on donations and unless you are independently wealthy and able to self-fund your organization, you’ll need to share with folks a request for donations. More about that in a minute.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

We love hearing about nonprofits’ successful fundraising strategies in action, and sharing these stories allows nonprofits to learn from each other. One of the best ways to become a fundraising success story is to leverage the data in your nonprofit donor database to better reach and personalize donor outreach.

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Classy

JULY 5, 2021

Donation matching is a powerful way to inspire your supporters to give. While many nonprofits think of donation matching as a year-end effort or something for which you need a major corporate sponsor, sourcing the right matching partner can happen year-round and leverage a variety of partners. Explore Donation Matching Partner Types.

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DipJar

APRIL 14, 2022

The story of that day, the movement it spawned, and its lasting impact are told at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum. It is fortunate to fund itself stably through ticket sales, its gift shop, donations, space rentals, fundraising events, and corporate grants. Admissions were also a pain point.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

What role do recurring donations play in your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy ? And how does their impact compare to those of one-time donations and gifts from major donors? Don’t get us wrong: One-time donations and major gifts should both play big roles in your organization’s fundraising.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

They’re a powerful tool for communicating your impact, but what makes an annual report effective? Pathfinder International’s annual report combines thoughtful web design, powerful graphics, individual stories, and gorgeous portraits to vividly showcase their beneficiaries. One of our favorite parts is their “Pushing Impact” section.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Instead of generating a profit that can be disbursed to shareholders or reinvested in the business, nonprofits funnel their revenue into things like research funding, program expenses, outreach, and work that directly impacts their mission. Raising funds and winning grants is difficult and requires significant staff time and resources.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 13, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Celebrating National Immigrant Heritage Month: How Nonprofits Can raise funds and Show Support National Immigrant Heritage Month is all about celebrating the diverse cultures, traditions, and contributions of immigrants in our communities. Let’s fill up those newsfeeds with positivity and admiration.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

GuideStar reports that new donors who receive a thank you within 48 hours of donating are four times more likely to give to your organization again. Also, remind donors who they’ve helped with their donation and how they make your mission possible. 4) Week Three: Give An Impact Update. Share a Video of Giving Tuesday Impact.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

It is often much more effective to use as few words as possible and let images tell the stories for us. When we use images that are based on real data and facts, our story, and more importantly – our conclusions – become self-evident. Our audience is no longer taking our word for it.

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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. They can make a huge impact as they provide significant support across areas including grantmaking, employee engagement and cause marketing.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The “up” months include the year-end giving season, where donors are inspired to make their last tax-deductible donations for the year. This is also the time when many organizations host their year-end gala or another major event to drive even more donations. A conversion-optimized donation page. Let’s dive in!

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Stories are a great way to inspire action, get thousands of “likes” and online followers, further spreading your message across social networks. An effective story not only helps nonprofits attract new donors but also increases overall brand awareness, which can be good for landing corporate sponsorships or attracting media coverage.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

We’ve done the legwork and compiled the top ways Chat GPT and AI can help your team save resources, perform tasks, and raise more funds. 1) Creating Custom Donation Appeals in Minutes Use ChatGPT to craft a sequence of donation appeals with the goal of encouraging your stakeholders to make a donation.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Crowd-funding websites allow individuals and organizations to create a page on their website and promote donations for a cause, product, or service. Crowd-funding websites are not for your seasonal fundraisers or annual appeals. Nothing is better than a moving story, video, and photos. Have a marketing plan in place.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

That doesn’t mean that raising funds for your animal organization is easy! We put together some charity donation form best practices to help you raise more money for animals! There’s nothing more powerful than a story to help you connect with your audience. Luckily, animal shelters tend to have some great stories! .

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Started in 2012, this movement inspires millions of individuals to donate to their favorite causes annually. Fiver encourage their community create their own peer-to-peer fundraising page on CauseVox and to make a personal donation. CauseVox makes it so easy to donate on your phone.”. To put this in perspective, in 2018, 3.6

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Classy

APRIL 21, 2021

What if the only thing that stops you from crushing your fundraising goals this year is a donation match myth? Donation matching seems like a no-brainer to many nonprofits. Matching programs result in $2 billion to $3 billion in donations a year, and 84% of donors donated because their gift was matched.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

What does donor funding make possible for your community? Take this example: Don’t: With your support, we can reach our goal of increasing food and clothing donations by 25% in our community. They should be motivated by how that donation supports your overall mission (in this example, it’s creating thriving communities).

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