Bloomerang

MAY 22, 2021

Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who needs advice on how donor-advised funds should be recognized in their annual reports. . Dear Charity Clairity, I appreciated reading your guidance re: donor-advised funds (DAFs) and would like to have additional clarity re: listing DAFs in an annual report.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 10, 2021

In the Simple Development Systems’ donor communications model, we’ve always recommended both a print and an e-newsletter. Your print newsletter serves as a stewardship device, one where you share your donor’s impact and simply make them feel good about their support. And there’s a reason for that. Your Goals.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

A solid donor relationship is the backbone of successful fundraising. When donors feel like they’re making a difference and that they’re valued for their contribution, they stick around and keep giving. Just like any other relationship in life, your relationships with your donors should be mutually beneficial and enjoyable.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to recognize and steward tribute donors: Dear Charity Clairity, Our small organization has been around for many years, but we have only just recently begun receiving donations “in memory of a loved one in lieu of flowers” for example. What would you suggest?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Tribute and honorary gifts , made in honor or in memory of someone who is not a donor, are a great way for nonprofit organizations to raise awareness and funds while honoring an individual, either in memoriam or celebration. Maximize the Impact of Tribute Gifts. MobileCause makes it easy for a donor to make a tribute gift.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Community Brands recently shared donor retention data that reinforced alarming trends that the nonprofit sector has been monitoring for a while. In their survey, they asked nonprofits what their current donor retention rate was: about 60% said they didn’t know and the rest had an average donor retention rate of 45%.

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Pamela Grow

APRIL 10, 2024

Email or print donor newsletter? Smart nonprofits utilize both to keep their donors close. But only print donor newsletters have the “sticky” quality that leads to greater donor loyalty — and the greatest gift of all, the bequest gift. Take it from Jody-Joy O’Keefe of Bethany Health.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

According to the Fidelity Charitable Overcoming Barriers to Giving Report , 65% of donors would give more if they knew the impact of their donations. Annual reports are too infrequent and written for foundations and major donors, thus not ideal for reporting impact to small and mid-size donors. Promote Your Tribute Gifts.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2022

Connecting with new donors is crucial to growing your nonprofit’s supporter base and ultimately raising more for your cause. New donors invigorate your nonprofit with a fresh wave of funding and engagement. In this guide, we’ll cover 10 strategies for finding and engaging new donors. Conduct prospect research.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 17, 2024

The year-end giving season is rife with opportunities for new donor acquisition and for bringing in different types of donors. Now is the time to build and refine your donor retention strategies to ensure that these year-end donors remain engaged and committed to your cause.

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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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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Developing a digital donor acquisition strategy takes a similar approach to direct mail. It starts with a detailed analysis of your donor base, including average gift size, retention rates, and cost per acquired donor. Engage new donors from the start with compelling digital marketing. What is donor acquisition?

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EveryAction

AUGUST 3, 2023

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. In this guide, we’ll explore six smart strategies to drive major giving success for large nonprofits: Enlist prospect research to identify major donor prospects.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 9, 2023

Cultivating relationships with recurring donors is essential for nonprofits, especially in light of recent declines in individual giving. It’s undoubtedly a challenging time for new donor acquisition, underscoring the constant importance of retention. The Giving USA 2023 report revealed that giving by individuals dropped 6.4%

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

Engaging donors is no simple task. Building long-lasting fruitful relationships with your donors requires diligence, hard work, and careful planning. But if you follow the principles of the donor engagement cycle, you can use them as a framework around which to build the rest of your donor stewardship plan.

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EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

To kick off 2023, we asked our partners, what are some new habits nonprofit practitioners should build with their donors, volunteers, and other supporters to help them meet their long-term organizational goals? If you add one habit this year, it should be thanking your donors. Send regular newsletters. Here’s what they said.

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The Fundraising Authority

JANUARY 15, 2021

Thank you letters have long been seen by many fundraisers as “gottados” – one of those things you just “gotta do” to get to the real work of fundraising, like writing newsletters and having lunches with major donors at great restaurants downtown. Stop Searching for Sample Letters. What It's Like To Write With Fundwriter.ai.

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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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Bloomerang

JANUARY 4, 2022

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on best practices around sharing tax information with donors. First, I’m not really comfortable with the way we inform donors of the tax-deductibility of their gifts. I hear a lot about IRA rollovers and stock gifts, but we don’t really receive those.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. As a general rule, donations pages should be simple, optimized for mobile giving, and ask for the minimal amount of information required to make a donation and to capture a donor’s contact information.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Starting a monthly giving program is a great use of your time because monthly donors are the lifeblood of a small nonprofit – bringing in sustainable revenue and creating a safety net of loyal supporters. . For the donor, $20 per month is easier to manage in their budget. Now, what if someone were to give you $20 per month?

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The season of gratitude is upon us and there is nothing more important you can do than thank donors for their support this year. Actually, from a donor’s perspective, it’s annoying. To build a relationship on purpose with a donor, you must communicate with them often without asking for anything. I thought so.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2020

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Sending donors a third-party payment site, such as PayPal, is problematic if that is the only way that donors can give. Monthly donors give $35.46 As a result, securing more monthly donor revenue is a high priority for nonprofits.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 9, 2022

As a nonprofit fundraiser, you’ve probably heard some variation of the phrase, “treat every donor like a major donor.” If you treat every donor like a major donor, you’d probably run out of team member time. Plus, not all of your supporters want to be wined and dined like a major donor. Who are your major donors?

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 25, 2024

With the overall decline in both donors and dollars, smart nonprofits are recognizing the importance of monthly giving programs. What policies and procedures does your organization have in place to ensure that donors who have made that extra commitment to give monthly to your organization are happy with their decision? It worked well.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2021

It’s important to have a plan in place for donor acknowledgement and John Killoran, Founder of Snowball Fundraising, lends his expertise from assisting over 7,000 nonprofits below. . Donor appreciation should be a crucial aspect of your overall fundraising strategy from the moment you start your nonprofit. Thank your donors publicly.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 6, 2024

Perhaps it’s your first donor newsletter. Engaging, consistent donor communications provide the engine behind your fundraising program. These are some of my favorite copywriting and donor communications pros out there. VeryGoodCopy is a newsletter about copywriting & creativity. Ann Handley. Very Good Copy.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

A common misconception among newer nonprofit professionals is that every campaign or event is meant to attract new donors and donations. The longer a donor gives to your organization, the more time you have to build meaningful relationships that will reinforce their long-lasting support. . Ensure communication is a two-way street

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 4, 2020

In our first post , we took a look at why so many donors give during the final 4-6 weeks of the year. Why you are asking donors for money at the year-end? Second, Warm-Up Your Donors. The second phase of your year-end giving campaign is to warm-up your donors by introducing them to your theme and your need.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 3, 2022

But now organizations are left with one question: How can you keep donors acquired during the Covid crisis? Donor retention is the second-highest concern for nonprofits, according to the 2022 CCS Philanthropy Pulse survey. What is donor retention? Donor retention measures how many donors continue to give to your organization.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

One of the basic tenants of successful fundraising is donor stewardship. Donors who have shown your organization some love through their gifts are at risk of walking away if not shown some love in return. Romancing your donors should be a top priority! Tell stories of the impact of their gift. Receive gifts?

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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. templates, including appeals, gift proposals, thank-you letters, and much more. Write professional drafts with A.I. Start using Fundwriter.ai for free. #1

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Classy

JULY 26, 2021

Thank existing donors for their loyal support. Here are five ways to motivate new and existing donors to show support with a one-time gift or a recurring donation. . Here are five ways to motivate new and existing donors to show support with a one-time gift or a recurring donation. .

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

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. No matter who your nonprofit serves, there are plenty of ways to connect with remote donors and help them see the value of investing in your mission. Ramp up communications.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 7, 2024

Closeup Woman hand using Laptop pc with email icon, Email concept Creating your nonprofit’s digital strategy comes with its own set of challenges, from creating engaging campaigns to standing out in donors’ inboxes. To improve your nonprofit email marketing, focus on sending relevant messages to your donors at the appropriate times.

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Qgiv

APRIL 15, 2024

One way your donors can help you extend your impact is through legacy giving. Legacy gifts provide your donors an opportunity to help your organization past their own lifetime! By leaving a legacy gift to your nonprofit, your donors invest in your future and to continue supporting the work they cared about throughout their life.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2024

You’ll want to be sure to keep the site up-to-date with any new details or information like the event itinerary, any add-ons or contests , food and beverage, raffle prizes or auction items, and player gifts. Strategically plan event-specific email blasts and include your event site link in regular newsletters and donor communications.

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