The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This is a two part article on how to create fundraising systems for your nonprofit. In Part 1, we will talk about what fundraising systems are and why they are important for development. They were worried about donor communications. Everyone at this nonprofit was constantly wringing their hands about raising money.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2023

By Jennifer Wemhoff , Communications Manager at GolfStatus.org – the leading event management platform for golf fundraisers. Here’s why: 1) You’ll raise money and awareness. Golf’s fundraising power is massive—the sport raises nearly $4 billion for charity annually.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

The end of the year is a critical time for nonprofit fundraising. A well-crafted year-end fundraising plan helps nonprofits define clear and specific fundraising goals, identify potential donors, and tailor their messaging better to resonate with their supporters.

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The Fundraising Authority

AUGUST 6, 2021

Fundraising events are a staple part of non-profit development programs worldwide. Your goal as a fundraiser is to make sure that you are maximizing your events to raise as much money as possible, without wasting valuable time and resources. Fundraising events are still fundraising , and all of the rules of fundraising apply.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2023

By Jennifer Wemhoff , Communications Manager at GolfStatus – the leading event management platform for golf fundraisers. For nonprofits, a golf tournament is the chance to raise mission-critical dollars, engage supporters, build relationships, and ultimately, do more good. Golf has a ton of giving power.

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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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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 13, 2022

Don your nonprofit superhero capes for this highly interactive workshop and as Fundraising Expert, Barbara O’Reilly, CFRE of Windmill Hill consulting shares how to take your donor engagement to new heights, and make your fundraising results soar in 2022! Eastern Time.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Donor segmentation can be an effective tool to use throughout your fundraising efforts, including in your text fundraising appeals. Creating separate text appeals for different donor segments allows your organization to send more engaging messages to your supporters, which can increase the money you raise for your mission.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Fundraisers like you have a lot of work to do to make the world a better place, so any time you can save on administrative tasks is incredibly valuable. Fundraising automation saves your nonprofit valuable time and resources by streamlining time-consuming tasks, so you can devote more to time advancing your mission and raising more money.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

I am in the middle of writing a direct mail fundraising letter for a non-profit client, and tomorrow I will be presenting the letter to them, and explaining why it will be effective. And it got me thinking… there are really only three things that separate super-successful fundraising letters from ones that are just mediocre.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 8, 2023

A nonprofit CEO, Dorethea, asks, “ Should I send holidays gifts to donors ?” Well, Dorethea, it depends on what type of gift and which donor segment (small, mid-size, or major givers) you have in mind. It also depends on your previous conversations or donor surveys. Dorethea was asking about sending gifts to her major donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The 2021 Open Data Project [ español , français ] seeks to gain a better understanding of how nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide use technology for digital marketing and fundraising. At the core of the project is the 2021 Global NGO Technology Survey and the data below is based on the survey responses of 592 online fundraisers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2021

By Emily Rose Patz , Senior Copywriter at DonorPerfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Those aboard the online fundraising train tend to not look back. Even if you’re confident that online fundraising is the right direction, it’s hard to know how and where to get started.

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EveryAction

JULY 12, 2023

Whether your nonprofit organization has used an omni-channel donor engagement strategy for years or you’re just getting started, busy fundraising seasons are the most important opportunities to communicate cohesively across mediums with your supporters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 21, 2022

According to the Fidelity Charitable Overcoming Barriers to Giving Report, 65% of donors would give more if they knew the impact of their donations. That’s why supplementing online fundraisers with follow-ups that show the impact of donations is so powerful. Whether with an email or a text message (or even a phone call!),

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Uncover the Benefits of Maps for Nonprofit Fundraising. Maps can be used to illustrate the work of a nonprofit, the areas they serve, and the impact of their fundraising efforts. They can be used to attract new donors, to engage with community members, supporters, and other stakeholders, and to help with grant applications.

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EveryAction

APRIL 18, 2023

EveryAction, which is becoming Bonterra, is excited to announce two new ways our platform enables nonprofit organizations to maximize fundraising through matching gift programs. Our mutual users can get set up with 360MatchPro’s matching gift automation functionality and start raising more in minutes.” What is CyberGrants? The result?

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

An organization’s annual fundraising appeal letter is a yearly letter that gets sent out to your current donors asking for general operating funds for your nonprofit organization. When your appeal is the only real live letter your donors get from you, they are more likely to feel you are “selling” to them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 31, 2021

Each year Nonprofit Tech for Good features a new set of online fundraising tools that are timely and relevant for the year to come. This year’s tools tap into fundraising trends that have emerged as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, from t-shirt fundraising for virtual events to contactless in-person giving. Omaze :: omaze.com.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Want to see a 46% increase in revenue and a 65% increase in new donors, especially with an incoming recession? Keela’s complete fundraising and donor management software helps nonprofits build donor relationships, organize data, and shows you where to focus to bring in more donations.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Join Inova Health Foundation and Raise from Gravyty for a lively discussion on top ways to leverage AI-powered fundraising tools. They’ll share the importance of efficiency and prompting your fundraisers to reach out year-round along with how to amplify stewardship outreach efforts to unassigned donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2022

The fundraising pendulum is swinging back to “in person,” but that doesn’t mean you should ease up your online efforts, particularly peer-to-peer fundraising. Here’s why: It boosts the donations of almost any fundraising campaign, helping you to reach your goals. What is Peer-to-Peer Fundraising?

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

Imagine what your organization could accomplish in 2022 if you began each initiative with clean, streamlined donor records that record donations from your online forms and update automatically , an arsenal of canned reports to track key metrics, and a solid plan to prioritize each donor segment individually. Winter 2022.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Meta has quietly announced that the Facebook Fundraiser functionality is being expanded to Instagram. If your nonprofit is eligible for Instagram Charitable Giving Tools, then your supporters can now create fundraisers for your nonprofit. In the coming weeks, you’ll now be able to raise money for more than 1.5

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

You may be balancing your final push to reach your fundraising goal with event planning, donor meetings, board meetings, and planning for the new year—and that list doesn’t include all the things you do outside of work, either. That’s why it’s essential to have a donor retention plan in place. Let’s take a look.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Disclosure: Bloomerang is one of several software providers that helped the Fundraising Effectiveness Project collect the data analyzed in the report we discuss in this post. . You’ll also find our recommendations for how you can use your nonprofit organization’s data to fundraise more effectively. Recommendations. By how much?

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fusionSpan

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Using Salesforce for Donor Management Salesforce donor management provides a fundraising solution that helps nonprofit organizations continue to grow and track data about their donors. Is Salesforce used for fundraising? Understand top-performing campaigns Use Salesforce data to smash your fundraising goals.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Fundraising is often a necessity for schools to provide students and teachers with resources that set them up for success. Planning and implementing school fundraisers can involve a lot of work, but that doesn’t mean they have to feel like a chore. How do you turn a standard campaign into a fundraiser your community will love?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Healthcare nonprofits today face a challenging landscape where balancing donor management and fundraising is critical—because the journey of nurturing relationships with donors is as critical as the healthcare services you provide. This is where the story of healthcare nonprofits like Altru Health Foundation begins.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

I get it, you face many challenges in raising year-end funds despite making your best efforts. The year-end giving season is highly competitive, with virtually every nonprofit vying for donors’ attention. Before you know it, it’s time to run those year-end fundraising campaigns. Whether it exists is up for debate.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

A diverse and holistic fundraising strategy is crucial to a nonprofit’s success. Whether you are fully dependent on donations or utilize a variety of revenue sources like government grants, corporate partnerships, major contributions, or membership fees, successful fundraising is key to maximizing your impact on your mission.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

If your nonprofit is stuck in rut or relying on a few big dollar donors or granting institutions for a majority of your funding, a grassroots fundraising or advocacy campaign might be just the answer you’re looking for. What is Grassroots Fundraising? How exactly is this different from traditional fundraising?”

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

For nonprofits today, managing donor relationships and fundraising efforts is essential. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and fundraising tools play a significant role. Nonprofit CRMs and fundraising tools are key technologies for charities and similar groups.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The nonprofit fundraising numbers make a compelling case for a strong end-of-year effort. Further, with 64% of total giving coming from individual donors in 2022, ensuring you have a well thought out strategy to attract these dollars is critical. Additionally, look at which of your donors you haven’t heard from recently.

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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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Charity Village

AUGUST 3, 2023

Trellis recently hosted an insightful webinar called “How to Turn Event Attendees into Longterm Donors,” where we revealed three simple steps to boost your organization’s fundraising efforts. If you missed the live session, don’t worry – you can catch the recording here.

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