Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Having solid donor engagement strategies in place is important for any nonprofit that wants to inspire generosity in their community and build a base of lifelong supporters. But the world is a noisy place: Donors are bombarded with constant messaging that can drown out a nonprofit’s attempts to reach them.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

If you’re like every nonprofit on the planet, you’ve got one thing on your mind: acquiring new donors! And with donor retention rates on the decline, new donor acquisition is a constant topic of conversation. We can’t just wish mission-driven donors out of thin air. Let’s think about your non-donor records.

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CauseVox

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Major donors can sometimes feel like an elusive prize that only few will ever receive. The key to understanding where major donors are concerned is learning more about them and how to communicate with them effectively. Session I: Effective Major Donor Development with Charles Burge. Are you tired of fundraising?

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Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Pencils of Promise (PoP) was founded in October 2008 to help build safe and healthy learning environments for young children worldwide. Several other holistic programs have been created to distribute learning materials and provide clean water and sanitation to developing communities.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 18, 2023

Developing a digital donor acquisition strategy takes a similar approach as direct mail, starting with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift, retention rates, average gift, and if you have done previous online fundraising campaigns, cost per acquired donor. Use paid media to target your ideal donor.

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

If your nonprofit organization hosts a peer-to-peer event with thousands of happy participants and supporters, but you don’t have a plan to convert those bikers, gamers, walkers, golfers, dancers, scavenger hunters, or pub crawlers into monthly donors, you’re missing out on the point of putting on an awesome P2P event.

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Neon CRM

MAY 9, 2023

Good donor management software can be a real game changer for a nonprofit. Here’s what you need to know about choosing the right donor management software for your organization. Here’s what you need to know about choosing the right donor management software for your organization. A good CRM brings them all together.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 18, 2014

You’ve definitely seen it pop up on your social media feed. With over 150,000 new donors so far this year, and over $10M raised for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research, the #IceBucketChallenge took the Internet by storm a few weeks ago and is showing no signs of slowing down. Image courtesy of Montreal Gazette.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2020

Sending donors a third-party payment site, such as PayPal, is problematic if that is the only way that donors can give. According to Network for Good , one in six online donors will drop out of the donation process if they are sent to a third-party website. Monthly donors give $35.46

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

From there you can create two versions of your appeal: 1) thanking active donors for their previous contributions and asking for a final end-of-year gift to maximize their support, and 2) reminding lapsed donors about your organization’s important work while also letting them know they still have time to make a donation.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

If we’ve learned anything during the pandemic and similar past crisis fundraising , it’s that relationships matter. And forming those relationships requires thought-out strategies and a will to succeed with engaging your donors, especially when you can’t interact face-to-face. Ramp up communications. Let’s dive in.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

You can categorize (or segment) it to learn about your participants and use that information to take action. That’s information you can use to do things like create personalized donor experiences , build membership, and identify advocates. Conclusion Event registration and the data collected feeds your nonprofit’s growth.

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NetWits

MAY 22, 2012

to learn more about the turn to online fundraising, the need for a multichannel approach and how direct mail is still alive and well. Online donors are a generous group. In fact, online donors are worth a lot more than offline donors. The downside is that online donors are often one-hit wonders. Download Now!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Some individual board members may want to start with “easier” tasks like thanking donors, but eventually, they should be directly helping raise thousands of dollars annually. Take free or paid classes, courses, or webinars to learn how to fundraise. Offer to help write short updates to keep donors informed.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Feature social media feeds on your nonprofit website Some of the users who land on your website might be engaging with your cause for the very first time. As a result, they’ll be eager to learn about your organization’s mission and what this actually looks like in practice. Your website will always look fresh as a result!

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sgEngage

AUGUST 22, 2023

Using the steps below, you can cut out the inner critic and jump ahead to the good stuff: rallying donors to your cause! Open that blank doc and start by answering questions like: “What impact can our donors make by contributing to our mission this year?” Step One: Create segmented messages to carry through your campaign!

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In that spirit, we’ve created this (frankly terrible) list of dad jokes about nonprofits and fundraising to make you smile, to use at your next board meeting, or to populate your Twitter feed. Why don’t donors trust ladder-up donation messages? >> What do you call a donor with no body and no nose?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

If you’re using both Bloomerang Donor Management and Bloomerang Volunteer, “hours worked” will feed into the engagement meter so you can target your most engaged donors with campaigns, or see those that need extra nurturing. Learn More Empower volunteers and fuel your mission with Bloomerang!

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Candid

AUGUST 22, 2023

Generative AI products, such as ChatGPT, are examples of a branch of AI called machine learning, which is concerned with learning from data to surface trends and predictions. Here are just a few ways we leverage AI and machine learning in many of Candid’s current products and data enhancement processes.

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Global Giving

MARCH 7, 2019

dollars and British pounds, and donors in India and East Africa can contribute in their local currencies via our partnerships with ImpactGuru and M-Changa. Would allowing GlobalGiving users to make donations in euros increase contributions from EU-based donors enough to justify rolling out this option to everyone? The Big Question.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 12, 2015

A giving portfolio app is definitely an app whose time has come and interestingly enough while writing this post, a new app called Givolio appeared in my Twitter feed that plans to launch this fall. Four of the 32 nonprofits (13%) included a light box to convert one-time donors into monthly donors. The Wilderness Society.

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DipJar

OCTOBER 17, 2022

To learn about the organization, its mission, the services it provides, and the support it receives, we sat down with Brynne Balboa, Food Bank’s Direct Marketing Manager. As one might imagine, feeding New York City is a costly endeavor, and the community has demonstrated its support for the organization again and again. “We

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

It’s an ideal community to connect co-workers, influencers, donors, and corporate sponsors. and the best way to learn is to spend an hour or so a month studying your analytics. Fundraisers and executive staff should actively engage donors and funders on LinkedIn. 4) Experiment with LinkedIn Ads (maybe).

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 13, 2023

Put another way, if we ask donors to cover the cost of a learning event to help students gain job skills, with different set amounts per month (e.g., for that 2-hour learning period; lesson preparation time; supplies, etc. for that 2-hour learning period; lesson preparation time; supplies, etc. Send a donor survey.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2017

For those of us who live in the universe of nonprofit fundraising, donor fatigue and donor retention are some of the biggest challenges we face. And some of those people are our donors, or could have been. The reality is that donor retention has been terrible for decades among U.S. What Makes Donor Fatigue Worse?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 24, 2022

For those of us who have accomplished this, exhilaration hardly describes all the emotion that comes with raising a multimillion dollar gift from one donor. I personally think they are a GREAT thing and appreciate generous donors who feel compelled to share their wealth in that way. Provide the funds needed to accelerate your mission.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2023

The shift towards online fundraising has opened up a world of opportunities for nonprofits, allowing you to reach potential donors from anywhere and at any time. Data breaches : Payment processors store sensitive donor information, such as credit card numbers, which can be a target for hackers.

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

The good news is that many tools are incredibly user-friendly, and experimentation can be one of the best ways to learn what works for you. How can I learn more and get started? Successful organizations are leveraging the power of AI and social media to create more meaningful connections and foster community engagement.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Our #GivingTuesday Fundraising Bootcamp can get you started learning about GivingTuesday fast, help you set up your first GivingTuesday fundraiser, and boost your revenue this year even more over previous years. This is where you want donors to go on the big day to give. Explain how donor support makes your work possible.

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Tech Soup

MAY 15, 2015

food waste by just 15 percent could feed more than 25 million Americans. These organizations are aided by Boulder Food Rescue's peer learning network and educational resources. Many thanks to our generous donors for their support. Growing a Movement. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, reducing U.S.

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Qgiv

APRIL 8, 2021

It’s full of data-backed fundraising strategies for engaging with donors during difficult times, including tips for fundraising during times of uncertainty. Knowing how to approach donor communications during a crisis is tough, but we can help. Psst: wanna learn more about crisis communication plans? Download the Report.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 3, 2024

Text-to-give allows your donors to give through their phone bill, while text-to-donate takes your donors to a mobile donation form to complete their transactions. This makes giving convenient and accessible for your donors who prefer quick and easy ways to give.

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Volunteer Hub

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Today, VolunteerHub continues its evolution and value proposition in the market by joining Zapier, a product that allows end users to feed information between web applications they use the most and automate workflows. It allows a connection to everything from email marketing and survey tools to other donor management platforms.”

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Connection Cafe

JULY 26, 2017

As nonprofits know well, preserving relationships with donors is imperative to an organization’s success. In philanthropy, the donor stewardship process begins with a donor’s first gift—the end point of the cultivation stage—and is a vital component of your donor retention strategy.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

A true fund accounting system simplifies restricted funds, making it easier to track and report on government grants, endowments, and specific donor requests. Listen for mention of treasury and expense management tools such as bank feeds, credit card feeds, and purchase cards that streamline the accounts payable and reconciliation processes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Square videos provide 78% more space in social feeds than landscape and they don’t require that the user tilt their phone to view it in full-screen. Another consideration is that around 80% of videos in social feeds are watched with the sound off. Then they placed the same ad spend against both. Tell One Story at a Time.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 31, 2022

Donors are consumers, and digital marketplaces like Amazon shape their expectations. To meet rapidly changing donor expectations, we need to adopt a digital-first mindset to keep our organizations relevant and grow our missions. Donor prospects in Salesforce with an iWave Score of 4 get added to the major gift portfolio.

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