Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Effective donor retention strategies require you to determine your baseline, define success, and measure your progress toward your goals through reporting. So at their most basic, how do your donor retention strategies work? In this webinar , you’ll learn how to: Calculate your donor retention rate. Cost: Free.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. 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.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2024

But you can make an especially robust case that this is indeed the case in fundraising. What does it take to be successful in fundraising? Fundraising is a profession directed at nurturing friendships that culminate in gifts of time, talent, and treasure. I love the expression that fundraising occurs at the speed of trust.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2020

By Christy Smaglio , Instructional Writer at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Donor retention is a crucial aspect of a productive fundraising strategy. Here are seven excellent methods of increasing donor retention and how to automate them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

How are you measuring your success? Here are 4 tips to help you plan a successful massive fundraising event. The good news is there is an invisible string connecting all the positive experiences above, so measuring your event’s success , reach , and therefore, growth can be a domino effect. Focus on Experience. About the Author.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 15, 2019

It’s time to take on new terrain by building a targeted multichannel donor journey that ensures every member of your community feels connected to your cause throughout the year. In this must-watch webinar you’ll learn how to: Take a multichannel approach to your donor communications. The inspiration doesn’t stop here.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

from our friends at Double the Donation Major giving strategies play a major role in many nonprofit organizations’ fundraising success. And the larger your organization, the larger the gifts you can expect to receive⁠—that is, of course, when your team has a plan to cultivate and steward key donors. Consider hosting a capital campaign.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 11, 2023

At least one of the criteria for measuring a successful year is related to your financials. Business intelligence vs. donor intelligence Donor intelligence Nonprofits have an advantage over for-profit companies thanks to prospect research services, also referred to as “donor intelligence.” How much did you raise?

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

Customer personas (like mine above) are not just for marketing professionals, they are also incredibly beneficial for nonprofits seeking to understand who their donors are, why they give, how they like to be communicated with, and what their barriers to giving are. Why Do Donor Personas Matter?

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Candid

MARCH 5, 2024

Fundraising can be an ongoing challenge for any nonprofit organization, but for newly established ones, it can be a daunting hurdle. Given this disadvantage, new nonprofits are typically advised to start with individual donors. Second, develop a realistic fundraising plan. nonprofits while also setting up and launching programs.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

AI for nonprofits can be a real game changer in the fundraising landscape. 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. How do you use AI for fundraising?

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The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Secure Your Supporters’ Trust: Mastering Privacy-Compliant Fundraising In an age where every click, like, and share is meticulously tracked, the landscape of digital fundraising is evolving rapidly.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

What is Donor Engagement? Not all donors are created equal. Imagine you have two donors who each give $100. Will you communicate to both donors the same way? If you aren’t measuring donor engagement, you might have to. And it can be one of the most powerful data point in a fundraisers toolkit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Major donors are the most valuable supporters of the nonprofit world. Follow these three steps to engage and nurture the high net worth donors who share your vision. 1) Invite major donors to be an integral part of the work they’re funding. 2) Don’t forget about the impact of donor-advised on fundraising.

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sgEngage

MARCH 11, 2024

The social sector and major gift fundraising are no exception. Ultimately, this helps major gift teams focus on what matters most—building relationships with donors and helping their organization make an impact. The Benefits of AI to Major Gift Fundraisers Fundraising is an industry that faces high stress and burnout.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2021

As a non-profiteer of many years, I have known donor giving programs to be described via a myriad of terms; sustainment, long-term, continued, recurring – all ways to describe the length of the relationship a donor establishes with a non-profit. Creating powerful solutions. What they really need are affordable, lasting solutions.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 14, 2021

You know you are making a difference in your communities, but do you know how to showcase that impact to your grantmakers, board members, donors, and volunteers without spending countless hours building endless spreadsheets and reports? Do they have starter packs for other areas besides fundraising and program management?

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Bloomerang

MAY 1, 2023

How do you measure success in a given year? In fundraising, we look at the ability to raise funds, how many new donors we gained, how many donors gave again, and the performance of specific fundraising tactics. The findings uncovered 6 internal factors that will affect fundraising in 2023.

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sgEngage

JULY 15, 2023

Donor relation management is the process by which organizations organize donor data and maintain donor relationships to support a long-term donor infrastructure. By solidifying a methodology for donor management, nonprofit organizations can optimize donor investment and engagement and identify areas for growth.

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Volunteer Hub

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Here are 4 ways to measure volunteer program ROI and ensure you are getting the highest amount of value. As your nonprofit grows, so does the need to optimize your volunteer program and effectively measure ROI. Measure Volunteer Value. Measure Community Reach. You can easily measure by comparing inputs and outputs.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

As technology continues to advance, nonprofits are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline and optimize their fundraising efforts, and for good reason. Predictive analysis, chatbots , and automation have the power to increase fundraising capacity. Clearly explain the purpose and benefits of AI tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2023

Sponsored by Network for Good – an easy-to-use all-in-one nonprofit fundraising platform. This free nonprofit marketing tool allows you to share your organization’s latest news and updates, promote your latest fundraising campaign, and strengthen relationships with your supporters. 2) You can tailor social media to your audience.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Did you know as many as 81% percent of new donors don’t return to give again? And only 43% of all donors remain loyal? Do you know what your retention rates are or how to increase donor loyalty? Yet too many nonprofits still don’t prioritize donor retention strategies. . And, yes, your donors are consumers.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 5, 2022

Those who commit to the organization’s mission – clients, donors, board members, and staff – all have opinions about the optimal spending levels to execute the mission. Fundraising expense is one place where this manifests. Fundraising success is required to support what you do! billion dollars from millions of donors.

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Qgiv

APRIL 18, 2022

There’s a lot of fundraising software available to nonprofits, but how do you know what your nonprofit needs? And what’s the difference between a fundraising CRM and a fundraising platform? This blog post will break down what a fundraising CRM is, what a fundraising platform is, and the key differences between them.

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TechImpact

JUNE 19, 2014

Big data and robust analytic measuring tools have enabled this revolution to go from a pipe dream to reality in only a few short years. Everyone wants to compare the success of their organization to a measurable analytic. Here are the 3 steps your nonprofit needs to get started measuring and reporting on meaningful data today.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

For many organizations, year-end fundraising campaigns represent a significant portion of their annual revenue. Nearly one-third (31%, to be exact) of annual giving occurs in December: It’s one of the most important months for fundraising! Take a look at past fundraising campaigns and use your successes to inform your plan.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

To fortify fundraising and impact strategies, embracing emerging technologies is paramount. This framework provides a holistic approach, encompassing various dimensions of a digital strategy, including audience engagement, content creation, and impact measurement. Among the innovative tools that have garnered attention is ChatGPT.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

For these reasons and more, direct mail donor acquisition works. The Benefits of Direct Mail for Donor Acquisition What’s so appealing about direct mail? There are many reasons why direct mail donor acquisition can be a compelling fundraising tool that produces results that digital methods simply cannot. Here’s why!

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Greater Giving

JULY 24, 2023

As a nonprofit leader, you know the impact of successful fundraising events on your organization’s work. If you’ve invested in software to simplify auction management, you’re already taking the right steps to maximize your fundraising event’s success! Data is not only important for Form 990 filing.

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Candid

JUNE 28, 2022

Donor retention is the measurement of how many donors continue giving to your nonprofit year after year. You can calculate this metric for your organization by dividing the number of donors who gave again this year by the total number of donors who gave last year. . The donor retention formula.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

Your nonprofit is quickly growing, bringing in more donations than ever before and fostering a strong donor base. These advancements mean you have the budget available to invest in new fundraising software that can streamline your fundraising tasks and empower you to raise even more. Peer-to-peer fundraising pages.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Each episode is packed with insights , strategies, and real-life experiences designed to help you flourish in your fundraising endeavors. How This Nonprofit Retains 46% of Their Donors with Amy Gibson Nonprofit Nation The Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie, increased their donor retention rate from 26% to 46%.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 31, 2024

As 2023 has drawn to a close, tax season looms on the horizon, and we nonprofits gear up for a unique opportunity—issuing tax summaries to our donors. Bloomerang refers to them as tax summaries—which they are—but they also summarize each donor’s cumulative giving. Allow me to explain. What are tax summaries?

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Direct mail fundraising should be an integral part of your nonprofit’s direct response strategy. When leveraged with other communication channels, direct mail can generate significant engagement and gift-giving from donors. Top Direct Mail Fundraising FAQs What is direct mail fundraising? Contact Us!

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 8, 2020

When you implement donor research in your fundraising strategy, you’ll learn more about your existing donors and spot potential major giving opportunities. There are a few indicators to look out for to find and engage more consistent (and maybe even major) donors. Guest Post by: Adam Weinger. Well, it turns out you can!

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