Pamela Grow

MARCH 6, 2024

Perhaps it’s your first donor newsletter. Engaging, consistent donor communications provide the engine behind your fundraising program. These are some of my favorite copywriting and donor communications pros out there. Mary Cahalane Copywriter Mary Cahalane (rhymes with “salon”) brings smarts and heart to donor communications.

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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. And what’s most important to communicate to donors as the year comes to a close? Never rely on fundraising emails as the only way you connect with donors.

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Bloomerang

MAY 25, 2023

Nonprofit professionals, donors and volunteers put themselves on the front lines of service to others with their gifts of time, talent and treasure. Professional and volunteer nonprofit leaders who, without fear, hesitation or anxiety, ask for gifts of time and money to fuel the good works of the nonprofit sector.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 27, 2019

With each card sent, donors make a donation to a charity of their choice ($1 or more) instead of wasting money and resources on paper cards and stamps. Humble Bundle is an online store that sells games, ebooks, and software. Each week, donors get matched with three nonprofits and are presented the option to give.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Second, it makes it easy for those who have donor-advised funds to make recommended distributions to you. Third, it gives folks who are considering making a legacy gift with information to provide to their advisors. You need to reach your donors where they are. Donors who make major gifts .

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2021

Letting donors make decisions for themselves. Blackbaud Institute npEXPERTS 2021 eBook. The Surprising Gift of Doubt: Use Uncertainty to Become the Exceptional Leader You Are Meant to Be by Marc A. Areas that need to be left behind in order to move forward. Fundraising without big events. Listen Now: Resources: Marc A.

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Qgiv

MAY 4, 2021

Because many donors like doing it, it’s attractive to younger donors, recurring donors tend to give 42% more in a year than one-time donors, and monthly donors renew at a MUCH higher rate than one-time donors. Make sure your donation page is easy to understand with a clear and obvious recurring gift option.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Everyone wants new donors, right? Bottom line: gifts are the result of effective engagement. In reality, paying to interrupt complete strangers with an uninvited ask and thinking they’ll go from stranger to a donor can amount to magical thinking. So where can you find donor prospects ? Calculating Donor Lifetime Value.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

From navigating donor data to finding the most effective ways to communicate, AI for fundraising can be applied to many aspects of your organization to help lift some of the burden of changing the world. This is to ensure the privacy of both your and your donors’ information. How do you use AI for fundraising?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Are you struggling to find new donors? With peer-to-peer fundraising, donors raise money on your behalf by leveraging their personal networks. If you’re not sure what kind of event to host, think about what your donors all have in common. Do many of your donors own pets? Are your supporters artistic? Do they love music?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Other studies show that use of positive empathy—like a happy face—encourages donors because they either see the result of their generosity, or they want to experience the joyful mood portrayed in such an image. One important study shows that a positive image of a child leads to a higher average gift donation than a negative one.

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Qgiv

JULY 30, 2021

Donors are more likely to give when they know the person who’s doing the asking. Peer-to-peer fundraising is a great way to raise money and build your donor base, but the type of platform you use also has a major impact on your campaign’s performance, and your ability to retain new donors and fundraisers from year to year. .

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Thanking Donors. Managing Your Donors. The best campaigns—whether they’re crowdfunding, social media, matching gifts, or something else—will need your whole team to maximize your results. Gift matching programs are designed to drive support for your organization without even asking your donors for more of their own dollars.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2024

Your passion and drive demonstrate why donors should give to your cause, but finding new donors and keeping existing ones takes something more: a solid fundraising strategy. It’s the story you tell potential and current donors. Donor stewardship What is the average donor’s experience with your nonprofit?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2020

When you see increasing donor attrition rates or decreasing event participants, try walking in their shoes. Peace Arch Hospital Foundation was losing more donors than it was gaining. For example, a fall in renewal rates or average gift size. If you had a choice, would you walk a mile uphill in snow in uncomfortable shoes?

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2022

As digital wallets have become more commonplace, the number of donors making gifts via check has decreased. Many donors will prefer to give right on your website via their digital wallet as opposed to mailing in a physical check. It’s not enough to only include a donors’ name in your email communications. Personalization.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 18, 2021

Recently one of The Giving Crowd’s partners asked a nonprofit leader , “ h ow many gifts of assets have you received?” Surprised, the partner dug deeper and discovered that the organization’s asset-based gifts were gifts that they received upon the donor’s death – typically stocks , a house, or an occasional piece of land.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 19, 2023

We’ve put together a handy eBook on choosing the best software for your nonprofit. For best results, you have to tell the stories that your donors want to hear. Your stories should answer these questions for donors and inspire them to give. What is donor stewardship? But you don’t have to stop at just a thank-you.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Since its conception, Giving Tuesday has turned into a worldwide movement championing radical generosity and encouraging donors to give in ways big and small in pursuit of making the world a better place. Kick things off with a great Giving Tuesday campaign that will wow your donors and get them excited about donating.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 12, 2021

Information about the construction and what it will provide for the Center is included, the project’s committee members are given special recognition, and PJCC even includes a message about employer matching gifts ! Everything a potential donor could want to know is located right on this central campaign page. Sponsoring a Missionary.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 8, 2019

When you reach out and engage with donors, you could be setting the stage for a relationship that lasts a lifetime. This is even more important with your younger donors – however, you need to use the right strategies to begin to build that lasting relationship. What are younger donors looking for?

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

These virtual ideas have already been successful for many of our clients here at Qgiv, helping to fill the gaps in their fundraising revenue and sustain donor engagement during the pandemic and post-pandemic. Without a dedicated online strategy or a social media presence, many potential donors will view your organization as out of touch.

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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. Nearly 3 out of 4 new donors never make a second gift.

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Qgiv

MARCH 21, 2022

Initiatives may include: Engaging employees Hosting events Cultivating major donors Working with community partners for sponsorships or matching gifts Planned giving Direct mail and personal solicitation Engaging board members. As with all fundraising, it’s important to keep your revenue sources diversified. Wrapping Up.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2021

Make it easy for donors to support you. Your donors want to support your peer-to-peer fundraising events, but if your peer-to-peer fundraising software is hard to use or they can’t easily see their progress, they may get discouraged. Thermometers help donors visualize their progress toward your goal. People are visual by nature.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 16, 2021

Dustin Pitts, Solution Engineer at Salesforce.org: NPSP allows you to know each donor to deliver exceptional experiences. Specifically: Your major gift officers can drive productivity on a modern mobile platform with instant analytics and income forecasting. You know your data and your donors best.

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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. Nearly 3 out of 4 new donors never make a second gift.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

Donor acquisition is all the rage, but did you know nearly 3 out of 4 new donors leave and never come back. In 2013, Chuck Longfield was on a mission to shed light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. If the ten-year trend continues, we’ll eventually end up with donor retention rates under 20%.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2014

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. Donor stewardship is a great place to begin making changes that can impact your donor retention rates. Take a Cue from Major Gifts. On Twitter.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2014

I work as the Donor Relations Coordinator at Lena Pope , an agency that serves children and families through counseling and education. We impact over 10,000 lives each year, and in 2013 we had a donor retention rate of 43% ( compared to 27% ). Over a 5 year period, we’ve gone from retaining 29% of our donors to 43%.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2014

But just because one form of communication is successful with a majority of your donors doesn’t mean that you should use it to communicate with your entire house file or prospect pool. Check out the eBook for more donor acquisition advice! That would be like using the same pick up line on every girl in a bar, hoping one works.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As more and more of our lives move online, nonprofits need an optimized, well-designed website in order to stand out and engage donors—and to justify the expense of maintaining one! As your organization grows, you’ll probably want to move to an option that connects directly with a donor database. Others do, too!

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Qgiv

MAY 21, 2021

If you’re running your store as part of a peer-to-peer event, check out our Marketing Your Peer-to-Peer Event eBook! An individual donor may not be able to buy a $5,000 sponsorship, but they could spring for a $500 package. If you’re selling event-specific merchandise, will donors be able to pick up their items on the day of the event?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2014

In honor of the release of the newest npExperts ebook, Show the Love: Thoughtful Engagement to Retain Donors , this roundup all about retention. I mean, is it just me or is anyone else a little concerned that donor retention remains a lower priority for nonprofits across the industry? Donor retention. Donor retention.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2014

But just because one form of communication is successful with a majority of your donors doesn’t mean that you should use it to communicate with your entire house file or prospect pool. Check out the eBook for more donor acquisition advice! That would be like using the same pick up line on every girl in a bar, hoping one works.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2014

As more and more donors are being exposed to crowdfunding for products and services, they’ll expect your fundraising to shift towards those approaches as well. They are also known as perks or gifts, and are used as incentives to motivate people to support a campaign. Donors – People that will contribute to your campaign.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 21, 2022

The vast majority of financial support for the vast majority of nonprofit organizations comes from individual donors. Here are 6 significant ways companies can support your organization: Credibility: when individual donors see companies supporting you, that raises your credibility and connection to the community.

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