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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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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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2023

It’s a significant opportunity to increase your nonprofit’s planned gifts by making your donors aware of this. The easiest planned gift for your supporters to make is to leave a portion of their estate to your nonprofit as a bequest in their Will. Even if that gift is only 1% of a donor’s total estate, it can have a huge impact.

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Roundtree

APRIL 19, 2022

What is donor communication? Every nonprofit organization is engaged in donor communications. Donor communication is the activity of informing, influencing, and inspiring donors to engage with the mission of your organization. It can take place prior to a gift being received or in response to a gift being received.

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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

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The subject line is like the envelope for a direct mail letter; it’s a critical part of your appeal “package” as 47% of email recipients open an email based on the subject line alone. Second, it makes it easy for those who have donor-advised funds to make recommended distributions to you. You need to reach your donors where they are.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2021

Here are a few 2021 key findings from the report to help us retain and upgrade nonprofit donors: . Giving was unevenly directed; donor perceptions of greatest need had an impact. Giving was unevenly sourced; wealthier donors were more insulated from pandemic effects. New donors were up by 18.5%. adjusted for inflation).

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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. That’s right.

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Kindful

APRIL 12, 2021

This means that fewer people are seeing your traditional donor recognition devices, like donor walls, donor brick pavers, donation certificates, and plaques. Here are a few donor recognition ideas and examples that, despite being virtual, will still be impactful to the recipient and your online community.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

The most important thing you must do when you receive a donation of any size is immediately thank your donor warmly and provide a donation receipt. Most nonprofits completely miss this opportunity to wow their donor, so it’s not that hard to stand out. We call it the Cycle of Giving and here’s how it works: The donor gives a gift.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 5, 2020

It’s almost the year-end giving season, and most non-profits I know are getting ready to reach out to their donors to ask for one more donation before the end of the year. As well they should… a very high percentage of all charitable gifts are made during the year-end fundraising cycle. The Background Behind the Letter.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 12, 2022

And when you post on your website, well, most of your donors aren’t regularly visiting your website. If you’re using email as a fundraising and donor communications tool, you can’t afford to send anything dull. You need that open rate to be as high as possible, and you need donors to be moved to give. What would you say?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2018

Where it gets difficult is securing the second and successive gifts. . R ecency e ffects : As time goes on, memory of care at the hospital fades, reducing the stimulus that contributed to the first gift and would contribute to a possible second gift; . What prompted the first gift? It typically contains: .

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M+R

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

We have something to say that lands somewhere between an observation and a complaint and a call to arms: Not enough attention is paid to mid-level donors. Major donors get the fanfare, the galas, the special one-to-one contact. Small-dollar donors are often the solid foundation, the activists, the heart of the movement.

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Kindful

JUNE 3, 2021

Imagine getting a new $100,000 sponsor and finding out the next day they expect access to your membership and mailing list. Matching gifts. In-kind gifts. Matching employee gifts. Look at the donor lists for other nonprofits. How can you avoid a nightmare like that? Setting clear goals and boundaries.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Between all the events , phone calls and mailings your plan can bring you and your team back to the most important activities. You must apply strategic planning, knowledge of your donor base, and a forward-thinking approach to fundraising in your preparation efforts to create an attainable, yet ambitious plan.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

Your nonprofit needs you working in your strengths , not setting up your newsletter in Mail Chimp or scheduling your next Facebook post. Be sure to ask for work samples if appropriate for the work you are requesting. Prepare snail mail appeals: After you write and design your snail mail appeal, turn it over to your VA.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

It is easy to post a link to a crowdfunding platform or to your website’s donation page, but letting supporters give directly through Facebook makes it even easier to capture impulse donors. For starters, you don’t get contact information for all your donors, only those who choose to share. Again, not ideal. State the need.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Here are some ways you can fundraise during year-end: Email “asks” A phone-a-thon Online crowdfunding campaign Peer-to-peer fundraising Direct mail pledges A one-day giving blitz such as #GivingTuesday Virtual events Incorporate a matching grant. It’s also a perfect time to tell your donors thank you.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

That’s because donations to these organizations are usually tax-deductible for the donor, making it easier to raise funds. Nonprofits are most successful when they’re focused on one primary issue because it makes it easier to communicate the organization’s purpose to potential donors. Where will we turn to for financial support?

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 3, 2022

You must be purposeful about the stories you share and the way you Ask for donations because the combination of the two can make a big difference in how donors feel and whether or not they give. Plus, you should be loving on donors in between the Asks so they don’t feel like you only value them for their money. That’s a yucky feeling!

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Within any nonprofit, there are a lot of things that can and should be integrated: the fundraising and communications departments, the donor database and website, internal communications and public relations, and so on. Two aspects that you might not have considered integrating are your gift acknowledgements and donation appeals.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Higher education giving has traditionally relied on major gifts, annual funds, and direct mail as the primary means of engaging new donors. We see this trend in all donor personas, but none more so than Millennials and Gen Z, which has given rise to the largest trending event in higher education: the giving day.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Second, year-end giving gives nonprofits an opportunity to use a big chunk of their resources to meet their annual fundraising goals, and it gives donors a last chance to get a tax-deductible gift out the door. At CauseVox, we’re all about helping everyone to meet their goals – donors and the causes they support.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2014

loses 70% of donors after the first gift. And to make matters worse, the probability that a donor will make five consecutive gifts is only 10-15%.These By the time you’ve added a new donor, half of your previous new donors are out the door. Research shows the average nonprofit in the U.S. Promptness.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

How many new donors do you need? Your SMART goals might look like these: Increase our donor list by 10%—from 950 to 1,045—by Dec. If you’re just starting out and only have 25 donors, you may be able to quadruple your donors to 100. Your donor database: Your donor database houses every donor who ever gave you money.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 28, 2013

They went directly to the Swiss citizens, hypothetically asking a sampling what their response would be if their community was identified by the government as the best location to dump radioactive waste. The same goes for donors. The easiest place to look for new donors is among your member base.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2020

It appears that not only are donors more primed for estate planning (which is the biggest challenge most planned giving officers face), they are also more attuned to their role in making the world better at this moment. Organizations have seen strong success with this approach, as it puts the donor in a more thoughtful mindset.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

Writing and mailing a fundraising letter to your donors is a popular fundraising strategy for nonprofit organizations. Your purpose in raising money through the mail is two-fold: generate dollars for immediate needs and build relationships with individual donors for long-term success. In 2021, over $484.85

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Your donors are the ones who make your organization’s mission possible. Here at Bloomerang, we specialize in donor retention. Our team has studied the effectiveness of retaining donors rather than acquiring new ones, and that research guides our entire approach. Why Does Donor Appreciation Matter? . Ideas for New Donors.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Your donors are the ones who make your organization’s mission possible. Here at Bloomerang, we specialize in donor retention. Our team has studied the effectiveness of retaining donors rather than acquiring new ones, and that research guides our entire approach. Why Does Donor Appreciation Matter? . Ideas for New Donors.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 9, 2021

Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase your donor lifetime value. Master personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase your donor lifetime value. . They actually cost you money

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

The average online gift for the month of December increased to $248.82 Target Analytics noted in the 2008 donorCentrics Internet Giving Benchmarking Analysis study that as much as 16% of new donors and 27% of new revenue came from online sources in 2008. Start by checking a sample of your own data. The Online Donor Profile.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

We’ve all received a fundraising appeal letter in the mail asking us to donate. Some are from nonprofits you’ve already donated to while others are groups you may not have heard of that are looking for new donors, targeting you. You may have given money to some of these groups after receiving a request in the mail.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 6, 2022

If your fundraising plan doesn’t include a strategy for finding, cultivating, and asking major donors for a large donation, you’re missing out on some big gifts for your small nonprofit. Larger gifts equal more net revenue which means you can do more good. So, let’s get you some major gifts, okay? Here’s why: 1.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 11, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants tips to improve first-time donor retention: Dear Charity Clairity, What tips would you give to a small to medium-size shop to improve first-time donor retention? If you ask well, you may get one gift. If you thank well, you may get a lifetime of gifts.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

We are here to talk about where to find potential donors to support your cause. We’ve got a good old-fashioned donor acquisition webinar for you today. But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond these webinars or if you’re a first-timer, Bloomerang is also a provider of donor management software.

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