Greater Giving

JULY 20, 2022

Nonprofits are struggling to connect donors with the cause—but these four donor engagement best practices can open up new communication channels. At the start of the pandemic, donors came through for the organizations they care about in record numbers. Donor Engagement Through New Communication Channels.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

In fact, in the recent Giving USA 2020 report , donors gave more than $131 billion to religion-based organizations in the United States in 2020. . The unique opportunities offered working in faith-based organizations is that we intentionally entertain the donors’ answer to the question of ‘why’ should a donor give?”

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Bloomerang

JULY 19, 2023

Have you taken the time to assess your expertise as a development professional from a leadership perspective? Due to this collective mastery, your work offers an invaluable skill set that uniquely positions development professionals for leadership at nonprofit and philanthropic agencies. Do you serve K-12 students? Senior citizens?

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Qgiv

MARCH 19, 2024

The backbone of sustainability for nonprofits often falls on the generosity of donors! To keep your donors engaged with your mission, it’s important to make them feel appreciated. Donor recognition is one of the best ways to help you retain your donors, but a simple thank-you letter may not always feel like enough.

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

It covered broad brush strategies all nonprofits today should incorporate into their donor fundraising/marketing mix. These are my favorite tips to enhance what you’re already doing to attract and sustain individual donor fundraising. . ACTION: Get board members to review your donor list. Only 6 out of 10 ongoing donors renew.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Here are a few tips from Alras Digital and Raise the Roots. Raise the Roots.

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 18, 2023

We’ve done our research and heard what nonprofit professionals have to say about matching gift software. And we’ve compiled a list of matching gift software reviews from the leading provider, Double the Donation , for your benefit. The smoother the transition, the quicker your team can begin driving matching gifts for your cause.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. If you add one habit this year, it should be thanking your donors. Here’s what they said.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Julie Ordoñez will outline a proven strategy, messaging and action steps you can implement right away to close major gifts faster, ethically. We’re here to talk about 3 steps to closing over $10,000 gifts by December 31st. It is not too late to raise major gifts this year. Julie: Let’s do it. Are you with me?

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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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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Your donors fuel your organization’s work, so it’s crucial to maintain a healthy, thriving base of supporters. Luckily, ongoing advancements in fundraising software mean the vast majority of your engagement touchpoints are online, allowing you to seamlessly collect the donor data you need. Donor data to exclude from your report.

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Double the Donation

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Exploring trends in both nonprofit data and fundraising , donor wealth data?—and And if you’re looking to increase your organization’s corporate revenue as well, wealth screening and matching gift efforts go hand in hand. including the abilities to: Better identify valuable prospective donors. Understanding Matching Gifts.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Do you set donor acquisition goals? If you do, you’ll probably want to track your donor acquisition rate. Here’s how to calculate your donor acquisition rate and what to do with that information once you have it. Here’s how to calculate your donor acquisition rate and what to do with that information once you have it.

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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. Make a “ stretch gift ” that is very generous and is outside your normal giving pattern. Offer to help write short updates to keep donors informed.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 8, 2022

Often, in fundraising, people would like to know the ROI of various ways of raising money. Let’s say your organization raises $5 million through a campaign. Capital campaigns are laser focused on the top-level gifts. In most campaigns, the top ten gifts account for half or more of the campaign goal.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

We aren’t tempted by the glamour and glitz of major gifts , the gold-lettered names on a wall or building. No, we prefer to build relationships en masse, using data-driven insights to tell us what our donors really want. Do your monthly donors expect your newsletter? Annual giving folk are a strange breed.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Know What You’re Looking For: 2 Types of Fundraising Apps There are two types of fundraising apps you should be aware of: nonprofit-facing, and donor-facing. Nonprofit-facing fundraising apps are those that your nonprofit staff members use to raise money on the go. Let’s explore both kinds of apps in the next section.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 28, 2020

They discuss the challenges of raising major and planned gifts in the current environment, give advice on how to talk to donors and consider how they are feeling and faring during this time, and highlight different giving strategies that can benefit organizations and donors. Excellent leadership. Appealing mission.

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Network for Good

OCTOBER 21, 2020

How to Use Local Business Partnerships to Grow Your Donor Base. While big grants and major donors shimmer like gold on the horizon, the reality for most small nonprofits is that sustaining revenue through large gifts is a mirage. These gifts made up just under 70% of total giving. And this solution is a reliable one.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Deepen the connection your donors have with the cause through these stewardship activities. The State of Nonprofit Fundraising Report discovered that across the board, nonprofits struggled to keep donors engaged throughout their events. . Leadership Events. Donor Event Challenges. Peer-to-Peer Campaigns.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

First use this year’s revenue to establish a baseline for all your expected revenue, including but not limited to individual giving, major gifts, events income, expected pledges, and grants. Forgetting to factor in expected donor churn is an all-too-common budgeting mistake. to project what your costs will be for the coming year.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2022

Does that 47% refer to how much money retained donors raised as a percentage of total revenue raised? . It means you understand the significance of both donor retention and dollar retention, which are of equal importance. Did the people in this donor group give more or less this year? Purpose of gift.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 2, 2021

It’s a question many fundraisers ask themselves when they see donors silently drop off their radar. To find out why try researching the dates when those past donors last contributed to your nonprofit and look for changes that occurred within that time span. Was there a change in leadership at your nonprofit? Why donors leave?

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Spending some time planning your year-end fundraising activities will help you connect with donors, inspire them to support your work, and start building donor relationships that will carry over into the next year and beyond. How to Set a Year-End Fundraising Goal How much would you like to raise during your year-end campaign?

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

By focusing a little extra energy on your mid-level donors, you can raise more money and create a quality pipeline for your major gifts officers. Successful mid-level donor programs are all about providing donors with a personal touch while maintaining the analytic discipline that allows you to scale your programming.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

If you want to raise enough money to fully fund your programs, you need to use more than one tool. It takes an entrepreneurial heart to start a nonprofit, fundraising and marketing skills to grow it, and leadership skills to manage it. People will check you out online before they make a gift, so be ready for them.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

There are many factors in fundraising, from early engagement to a donor’s ultimate or legacy gift. Some of these factors are environmental and out of your control: the economy, politics, changes in leadership, and pandemics. They spend time cultivating and engaging donors. Be mindful of job hoppers.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 9, 2023

You see, raising money for bricks and mortar is different than fundraising for ongoing operations. You need a different approach so you can successfully raise the money you need, which is probably more than you’ve ever attempted before. Funds raised from a capital campaign are in addition to your regular annual fundraising efforts.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

We are here to talk about philanthropic leadership. But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond the webinar series, we are also a provider of donor management software. Elizabeth has worked on tons of campaigns for her clients, billion dollars raised. Good morning if you are on the West Coast, I should say.

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Qgiv

MARCH 14, 2023

While many have embraced the “new normal” as we move past the pandemic, there continue to be underlying challenges for nonprofits trying to raise money in 2023. They are: Donor retention Leveraging technology Economic uncertainty Fundraising events Donor communication and engagement 1. drop in donor retention in Q3 of 2022.

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sgEngage

MARCH 13, 2024

New vs. Returning Participants People who were returning participants raised more money than brand-new people in all categories. Create a plan for boosting revenue: Growing the average gift size is another strategy to increase revenue. Can your P2P fundraisers ask for a bigger gift? Returning participants have done this before.

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 5, 2022

Giving USA 2021 data continues to show the importance of individual donors for fundraising success. With close to 80% of charitable gifts coming from individuals (including bequests), is your organization allocating 80% of your fundraising plan on strategies to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individual donors?

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Note: contains affiliate links) Fundraising for Introverts by Brian Saber If you’re an introvert and you’ve ever felt overwhelmed or anxious about the prospect of raising money for nonprofits, Fundraising for Introverts: Harnessing Our Powers for What Matters is an absolute game-changer. And which books are missing from my shelf?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 11, 2023

How much did you raise? Did you raise more than last year? Did you raise more than you spent? And if you’re raising money from grants, that’s a whole other story. Donor intelligence offers significant advantages, especially if you have a major gift program. Nonprofits tend to suffer from a lack of it.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 29, 2023

When we raise money to change lives, we are helping to release folks from something onerous. I see way too many good organizations struggling to raise the money they need. Self-centeredness must be replaced by donor-centeredness. When it’s all about you and your need to raise your annual fund, you actually repel donors.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to encourage their Development Director to take meetings with major donors. . Dear Charity Clairity, Every time I attend a conference or webinar on the subject of major donor development I learn about the importance of meeting with major donors in person.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2023

The pressures to maintain and increase gift income mount as the need for programs, services, and benefits escalate during times of inflation and challenging economic realities when more people are struggling. How visible and positive is the perception of your nonprofit’s leadership? Communications and fundraising are seamless.

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