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. But it’s not. They are friendly.

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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

DECEMBER 20, 2018

By Becky Brooks , Director of Communications at Animoto , an online video maker that makes it easy to create marketing videos for social media and beyond. Facebook has, for a couple years now, committed to making their platforms “video first.” Consumers ranked video as their favorite form of content from brands.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

Not only are Instagram Stories the must-use feature for individuals, brands, and organizations going into 2020, Facebook (Instagram’s owner) recently added the ability for 501c3 nonprofits to capture donations directly inside Stories! . Add the Donation Sticker when you go live so that people can give when they feel most inspired. .

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Candid

JANUARY 24, 2023

By now you’ve probably heard that short-form video on social media is an important tool for reaching new and younger audiences. 57%t of people who watch nonprofit videos go on to make a donation. This is not groundbreaking news, yet many nonprofit organizations (Candid included) have hesitated to jump in for a variety of reasons.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

While your marketing campaign for Giving Tuesday should start a couple months before the day, it’s important to plan out your day-of schedule for donor communications, and knowing when donors give can help you know when to send out your appeals for donations. Most organizations don’t see a large number of donations come in before 6:00 a.m.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 10, 2020

Creating a fundraising video for a nonprofit can seem daunting, but with a fundraising video script, an elevator pitch, and a story, it’s easy.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 23, 2021

These are simple and effective ways of thanking your donors, but creating Thank You videos can help you show rather than tell your supporters how much you appreciate them. By creating thank you videos for your supporters, you are able to give thanks in a more exciting and engaging way. Emphasize Your Mission. Be Transparent.

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Donorbox

MAY 12, 2021

Twitch is a social video platform for gamers, video game culture, and creative arts. For streamers, accepting donations from viewers is often the primary way to earn […]. For streamers, accepting donations from viewers is often the primary way to earn […].

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2022

So, you get to work and land on one text-heavy website and another website with a prominent video that describes a nonprofit’s work, mission, and impact. HubSpot’s recent research helps to answer this question: branded video content is the most memorable. What are nonprofit explainer videos? Get to know your audience.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

It may inspire them to donate more and get more involved with your cause. Did her donation of time or money help someone? Is someone better off today because of the donation the donor made? Photos and videos have immediate appeal and draw people into a story FAST. Was there a measurable impact? Use visuals.

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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. Asking for money, can be uncomfortable, right?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

Nonprofit fundraising videos bring your organization’s work to life in a way that written stories just can’t. Videos show as well as tell. In short, videos make an impression. Nonprofit fundraising videos help you raise more money. There are different types of videos, and many do not require expertise.

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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. Diversifying Revenue Streams Relying solely on grants or individual donations can be risky.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Improving your online donation experience will increase donations and allow you to do more great work year-round. Online donations are a great way to establish a year-round stream of revenue, so not all of your annual fundraising relies on a month or two of excited giving. Suggest Online Donation Giving Amounts.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

There are zillions of articles about how to build the best nonprofit donation form. But sometimes seeing a donation form example can be more effective than simply learning about how to create one. What do the best practices for building a donation form look like in real life? But it also includes recurring donation options!

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TechImpact

JUNE 2, 2014

Between running a nonprofit’s website, blog, and social media, not to mention working in the day to day, jumping into video seems terrifying for a lot of nonprofits. According to Comscore, 85% of people claim they watch videos online, and 39% of people claim they’re more likely to share a video over text based content.

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Donorbox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The tone of your written communications and videos all contribute to your brand, too. But if you don’t have a brand-aligned donation form, you might […] The post Customize Your Donation Form to Match Your Nonprofit Branding appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

It’s crucial that your online donation forms and landing page match the story you’re telling. Add impactful images or videos and text to your donation form and landing page! Pet Resource Center of Kansas City added a banner with an image and text to highlight how each donation amount makes an impact.

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TechImpact

JULY 18, 2014

Whether it be through well written content, deeply researched infographics presented in a visually stimulating way, a video, social media, or even a meme. Nonprofits everywhere are searching for ways to increase their exposure online to increase donations, spur community involvement, and to make the world a better place.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

When you add a cinematic touch via video to that message, it becomes the most effective method to draw in viewers and spread the word about the work than any other available option. People love watching videos! Video has an unbelievable advantage over other forms of messaging. The Awareness Video. The Brand Story.

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Kindful

APRIL 5, 2021

Video is beneficial in demonstrating the impact your organization has on the community. Having a mission-focused nonprofit video can help boost donor giving and volunteer involvement. Clear messaging makes a successful nonprofit video. With a goal in mind, you can begin to build your nonprofit video. Call-to-action video.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Boost Your Donations: Pro Tips for Tackling Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Challenges Are you struggling to inspire donors and fuel your peer-to-peer fundraising program? Discover strategies that will not only overcome these challenges but also significantly increase the donations you receive.

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Qgiv

APRIL 13, 2021

Keep reading to learn how your nonprofit can use social media to drive people to your donation form! Using social media to make fundraising asks and drive people to your donation form is an important part of your nonprofit’s content mix. Keep your posts short and simple and always include a link to your donation form.

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Kindful

APRIL 26, 2021

With all that energy going into the copy, the videos and photos included in the appeal can sometimes seem like an afterthought. However, for your donors, photos and videos can actually be even more powerful in informing their decision to give than the words you choose to use. Work to collect a really good photo or video for each one.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 13, 2022

So how can you transform your direct mail to include a video? Obviously, you need to generate as many donations as possible with the least amount of money spent, so let’s look at the options and costs. .

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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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Classy

APRIL 30, 2021

Videos continue to be one of the most powerful marketing tools to make an emotional impact on your donors, which makes them an especially effective format through which to thank them. You can create thank you videos for both individuals and groups of donors. Download Now: The Digital Marketing Checklist.

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Kindful

JUNE 10, 2021

You should send a thank you letter to anyone who donates to your organization. Taking the time to write a thank you letter demonstrates how appreciative you are of the person’s donation, which in turn could lead to additional donations from that individual in the future. When do you send a thank you letter?

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 17, 2013

In late August, Google released their search data on nonprofits, indicating that donation-related searches jump from 2% in August to 21% in September! Before deciding to donate to a particular cause, donors perform a search for information using search engines, social media, video websites, and are even persuaded by online ads!

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2022

In this guide, we’ll offer some tips and sample scripts you can use when calling donors to request a face-to-face meeting or directly request donations. When thinking about how to ask for donations, it’s natural to wonder: What should I say? Can we count on you to help with a [one-time or monthly] gift of [donation amount]?”.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

We put together some charity donation form best practices to help you raise more money for animals! The dodo’s popularity brings up another excellent point: the importance of video in storytelling. Video has long been the most popular way for audiences to consume media, and that’s not going to change any time soon.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

Keep the momentum going with these creative donor engagement ideas you can apply to your 2021 fundraising strategy: 1) Get personal with gratitude via thank-you videos. Now your team can boost your open rates to 37% just by adding video! The form of media that gets the most engagement on social is video.

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Double the Donation

JULY 27, 2022

For colleges, universities, and other schools, matching gift videos may be just the answer you were looking for. In this guide, we’ll walk through the basics of matching gift videos (and […]. Raising awareness of the programs is essential, however, as available opportunities are often overlooked.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Each year I select 31 Favorite Nonprofits to which I donate 10% of my webinar income. I realize, however, that much of the reason is due to limitations imposed by the “Donate Now” service provider that they are using. Results: 25 of the 31 nonprofits had the donation process entirely embedded inside their website.

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