Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This engineering insight became his headline: “At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in a Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock.” Show how gifts further the outcomes step-by-step. For example, if a mailed appeal with a matching gift incentive consistently outperforms others, keep using that format.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

Writing and mailing a fundraising letter to your donors is a popular fundraising strategy for nonprofit organizations. Your purpose in raising money through the mail is two-fold: generate dollars for immediate needs and build relationships with individual donors for long-term success. billion was donated in the United States.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

In the sheer volume of donors, about 90% contribute online, however our largest donations still come by check. million dollar budget, around $16,000 has been generated via YouTube’s Google Checkout and other donations via PayPal. Have you been able to use these tools to raise money online? Anything else?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The 2017 Luminate Online Benchmark Report , just released by Blackbaud, shows donation and email trends based on online fundraising and email campaigns by 707 Luminate Online customers. While one-time and annual gifts are still an important source of revenue, we love to see this growth in sustainer programs. in annual revenue.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

This fall, you’ll probably be ramping up for year-end giving, hoping to maximize your reach and visibility through email marketing, direct mail, social media and maybe even an event or two. It may be in great shape and fully prepared for all the donations that will pour in during November and December. At least, I hope you will.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 4, 2016

alone of 7.1% (Giving USA), fueled by overall growth and mega-gifts coming from tech sector donors. Major (and mega) gifts will continue to make the headlines, as will donors making choices for how to give back in new ways that push the limits of traditional philanthropy (aka both donor advised funds and Zuckerburg’s LLC).

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And the headline was that this $471 billion was a new record for charitable giving in the United States. And if you think about this pie chart, what I really want to call out is that bequests, which are about 9%, are gifts made by individuals. 39% of donors support a nonprofit by volunteering before they make a donation.

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See3

DECEMBER 12, 2007

Here’s today’s headline for you: NEARLY 95% OF EMAIL IS JUNK Nearly 95 percent of the e-mail sent in 2007 has been “spam,&# junk advertising loathed by its recipients, according to a report released Wednesday by a US Web security firm. Because email… what’s the technical term?… … sucks.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

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. What can I do here?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

You can benefit by improving the online donation pages that are connected to your website and your email appeals. Whether clicking through on email appeals, visiting your website after getting an appeal in the mail, or doing a web search, a lot of prospective donors will end up on your donation page. What can I do here?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2017

I used to believe that online average gift size was a vanity metric. It made for interesting tweets and blog post headlines about online giving trends, but it wasn’t very useful. Over time I’ve learned to love the online average gift size metric. Here are 5 facts about online average donations: 1.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

This month we’re covering building a major gifts program, but we’re going to be digging right into end-of-year through September as well as October through, you’re creating your campaigns, copywriting, how to ask, and everything in between. They do the mailing. Maybe we segment our major gift donors. .

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

As the year-end giving season approaches, nonprofits can benefit by improving their website donation pages. Whether clicking through on email appeals, visiting your website after getting an appeal in the mail, or doing a web search, a lot of prospective donors will end up on your donation page. What can I do here?

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See3

AUGUST 9, 2007

Seeing the headlines, “ Johnson & Johnson Sues Red Cross Over Symbol &# it is easy to say look at the big bad corporation going after the poor nonprofit. If they focused as much on getting back to this story as in creating a consumer products division, the donations will flow like never before. perscription.

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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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Care2

JULY 26, 2007

You can quickly see the actual cost per friend you recruit, the supporter you recruit, or cost per donation and hopefully compare that to other options - web traffic, direct mail, ads, email, events, etc. It might be interesting to find out the average # of staff time invested/friend/donation, and so on. Job well done!

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Care2

JULY 17, 2007

You can quickly see the actual cost per friend you recruit, the supporter you recruit, or cost per donation and hopefully compare that to other options - web traffic, direct mail, ads, email, events, etc. It might be interesting to find out the average # of staff time invested/friend/donation, and so on. Job well done!

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2008

You can quickly see the actual cost per friend you recruit, the supporter you recruit, or cost per donation and hopefully compare that to other options - web traffic, direct mail, ads, email, events, etc. It might be interesting to find out the average # of staff time invested/friend/donation, and so on. Job well done!

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Your blog is your gift to them, as well as to yourself. Millenials: It’s been said that they’re flaky, hard to find, and donate once (but rarely twice). So, here is Nancy Schwartz’s gift to you: Year-End Fundraising Checklist for Nonprofits. Don’t miss out on gifts because your form is a turnoff.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

You know the moment: You’re going through your mail when you catch the hint of a red envelope. For users who have donated in the past year, ask them to consider a recurring donation as a New Year’s resolution. A snowflake stamp. “So So it begins,” you think. Season’s greetings to our friends and family!!! ” it reads at the top.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Just When You Thought Direct Mail Was Dead Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 10th, 2010 It’s baaack! You thought direct mail was dead but it has returned. 53% said they still respond to mail by using the mail.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Coming from a direct mail background, when I started out at MECA 15 years ago I implemented a direct mail program and got a donation link on our website. People were just beginning to give online so back then most of our funds came in through the mail. Email and online donation forms have changed fundraising dramatically.

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