Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Direct mail is too often associated with the past. Some assume direct mail is ineffective today and that younger audiences don’t want to receive it. But direct mail isn’t dead —the personal touch, visibility, and open rate that comes with direct mail have made it significant in the digital age. Here’s why!

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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

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Spamming is illegal, and often goes straight to a junk mail folder. One of the quickest ways to build a list of cell phone numbers is through a text-to-donate or text-to-give mobile platform. With text-to-give, the donation is charged to the donor’s cell phone bill. So how can you legally and easily build your list?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

By learning about and prioritizing nonprofit financial management. Effective nonprofit financial management helps you maximize the value of the donations you receive and fulfill the vision of your nonprofit. Plus, your board of directors has a fiduciary duty to ensure the donations and funds received go toward furthering your mission.

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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. Let’s take a look at what an awesome donation receipt looks like so you can nail yours. What makes a good ambassador?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 6, 2021

Whether you’re sending general donation requests, sponsorship requests, or end-of-year-appeals, it’s important to amplify your fundraising campaigns as broadly and loudly as possible. . This type of campaign uses a combination of various digital methods and/or direct mail. . Ready to learn more? Direct Mail. Social media.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 18, 2023

Many schools rely heavily on donations from generous families, community members, and alumni to supplement limited government funding. As we collectively take stock of what we’ve learned from the pandemic so far, we need to take a look at the ways parents and teachers evolved school fundraising to meet today’s needs.

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Double the Donation

MAY 11, 2022

While electronic communication is a speedy and efficient outreach strategy, some donors prefer communication via direct mail. That’s why we recommend taking a multi-channel approach to marketing matching gifts with direct mail outreach and online engagement efforts.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

A CTA is an invitation to take action, such as donating, volunteering, signing up for something, signing a petition, pledging to do something, etc. Pay for the admission or ticket fee for people who you think should attend your nonprofit’s events with the hope they’ll donate on-site or in the future.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 4, 2023

Their average individual gifts are the highest among all generations, so securing even one donation from a member of these generations is a huge win. 1) The Silent Generation (1925-1945) 88% give to charity, donating an annual average of $1,367 across 6.2 organizations** 11.8% organizations** 23.6% organizations** 25.9%

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 20, 2024

Direct mail was the second most preferred channel at 21%, followed by social media (17%), text messaging (8%), and phone calls (2%). Great Nonprofits ] 84% of online donors are more likely to give if their donations are matched by their employer. Double the Donation ] The current donor retention rate is 41.9%. billion—only 0.6%

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Since 2015, so much has changed that it's making sustainer giving much easier for donors and nonprofits. Payment platforms; donor database; smartphones; and growth in email, social media and other channels have made a huge impact.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 13, 2021

Guest post blog submitted by: GivingMail, a leading provider of direct mail solutions. In order to truly maximize your fundraising efforts and better engage with the individuals who help fund your mission, an integration between direct mail marketing and a digital channel is a huge step in the right direction. . Let’s dive in!

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

I typically go through my stack of mail once a week to scan in new ideas or things I particularly like because I learn from what you as fundraisers do at your nonprofits. Well, as a special Thanksgiving message, I wanted to share some holiday bloopers I’ve seen recently.

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Achieve

JULY 26, 2021

It’s easy to get overwhelmed when you’re thinking about how you’d like to ask your supporters for a donation. Maybe you’ve hosted a couple of events already or have launched a fundraising campaign, but have found that your messaging hasn’t resulted in many donations. Make it easy to donate. Track your donations. .

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 26, 2021

Donors who reach your donation page are at a critical point in their engagement, and what they find on your donation page will leave a lasting impression. Your donation page’s content and presentation impacts whether visitors give, how much they contribute, and whether they’ll donate again. Have increased shareability.

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Qgiv

APRIL 13, 2021

For many nonprofit supporters, sites like Facebook and Instagram were the first place they’d go to learn how their favorite nonprofits were doing. For nonprofit marketers and fundraisers alike, learning how to fundraise on social media is a must. Think of social media like your nonprofit’s direct mail and email schedule.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2023

Online fundraising platforms are software solutions that your nonprofit can use to solicit, accept, and process donations made via the internet. Many online fundraising platforms also make it easy for supporters to start fundraisers of their own to gather donations on behalf of your organization. What are online fundraising platforms?

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 7, 2023

Fundraising is a year-round concern for nonprofit organizations, delivering the critical donations and contributions they need to keep their operations running. 3 FAQs How Marketing Can Increase Donations Let’s get started by walking through the different people and groups you’ll ask for donations to your nonprofit. Businesses.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Learn more about the perks of fundraising automation and how to automate some of your processes at your nonprofit: What is fundraising automation? With built-in tools for personalization, you can automate your donation appeals without giving up the personal aspect that inspires donors to give in the first place!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2023

There’s a lot to learn from them about text marketing. Your organization likely relies on direct mail, emails, social media, and even phone calls to get the word out about your organization’s work and solicit support for your mission. You can even use outbound messages to solicit donations from your supporters.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 23, 2022

Direct mail fundraising was relatively accurate in PFLAG’s legacy fundraising system, but membership updates were coming in through a clunky external tool that was hard to manage. Increased Donations : Integration with Salesforce powered our online donations, as well as the critical “Find a Chapter” functionality on our website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2023

2) You’ll Save Time, Resources & Effort It starts with an event registration website with secure payment processing, where golfers, prospective sponsors, and supporters can learn more about your organization and event and commit to participating with just a few clicks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

According to DonorBox nearly one-third of all annual gifts come in December, and nearly half of all online donations come in the last week of the year. Online channels (email, social media, website, donation forms, and texting) encourage real-time interactions, personalized messaging, and taps into tech-savvy younger donors.

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Everyaction

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

In today’s digital age, it might seem somewhat nostalgic to talk about direct mail. While it’s tempting to default to cost effective communication channels like email and Facebook, direct mail is still very much in play. Today, direct mail continues to be an effective way to prompt donors to take action.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Instead, try using multi-channel marketing to earn more Giving Tuesday donations. How to Earn Giving Tuesday Donations with Multi-channel Marketing. Use these tips to put together a great multi-channel marketing campaign to earn more Giving Tuesday donations. Include a link to your donation form in outbound messages.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Through a process of trial and error, the Beagle Freedom Project is learning how to effectively use Facebook’s Fundraising Tools and they are being rewarded with more than likes and hearts – their followers are donating! Fundraising post with a “Donate” button. There is no fee to the nonprofit.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

At Dataro , we specialize in machine learning tools for nonprofits, so we’re big believers in this technology’s ability to completely change how organizations think about and use their data. Machine learning is the new answer for modern fundraising. Machine Learning & Predictive Modeling. Let’s walk through why.

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Double the Donation

MAY 2, 2023

Fundraising letters might seem like an old-fashioned way to solicit donations, but they can be extremely effective when done well. And despite the implications, they don’t have to be delivered via snail mail, either. Top tip: Make your appeals stand out from the crowd with fundraising eCards!

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EveryAction

JULY 31, 2023

from our friends at Double the Donation The final few months of the year hold great significance for nonprofit organizations as a critical time for fundraising. Understanding matching gifts Matching gifts are a type of corporate philanthropy where companies pledge to match employees’ donations to eligible nonprofits.

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Classy

JULY 7, 2021

You could master a strategy to attract thousands of supporters to your campaigns, but it’s your donation process that determines if they complete a donation. We’re spilling the tea behind the transaction details that seem simple, but hold the power to transform your campaigns into a donation (and recurring donation ) machine.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Direct Mail Fundraising is Responsible for 60–80% of Revenue Online donations’ popularity continues to rise, but direct mail isn’t dead. In fact, 60–80% of all fundraising revenue is raised through direct mail. It can be difficult to track people who read a direct mail appeal and respond by donating online.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes. 1) Implement Donation Page Best Practices.

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CauseVox

MAY 6, 2021

Whether you’re creating a receipt for a general donation form on your website or for a specific a fundraising campaign, one of the essential components is creating a donation receipt that will get automatically sent to donors following their donation. full_name}}, Thank you for your donation to {{organization_name}}.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

There, they welcome local hunters to donate specific, legally tagged, wild game meat, including deer, and they’ve designed an FDA-approved butchering process to package the meat for community members who select that food option. More than 98% of all donations go directly to feeding programs for people facing hunger.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Read time: 3 minutes This spring, we’re cooking up some exciting new updates for Scout Quest — M+R’s data co-op — and I hope you’ll join me at an upcoming webinar on Thursday, March 7 from 4–5pm ET to learn about those updates. Also learn about some of Scout Quest’s brand new features! But let’s back up for a sec — what is Scout Quest?

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