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How to Do Year-End Fundraising the Right Way (Part II)

The Fundraising Authority

The first part described why donors give during the year-end giving season. If you’re a homeless shelter and have spent all year talking to donors about how you want to serve more homeless and thus need more money to add beds to your facility, talk about that at the year-end as well. Avoid the gimmicks and the hype.

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How To Convert More Recurring Donors + Increase Gift Size

CauseVox

Recurring donors are a fundraiser’s dream. That means your recurring donors deserve more of your time. Yes, we all love our recurring donors. But how do you get recurring donors? Let’s take a look at some of the best practices for making recurring donors a part of your fundraising strategy.

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Blockchain Technology: What Is It and How Is It Relevant for Nonprofits?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For example, a smart contract to support charity donations might enable the automatic and instantaneous release of funds to a charity once the donor receives proof of a promised action by the charity. The transaction would then be recorded in a secure and immutable database.

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The 5 Rules for Supercharged Year-End Giving

Connection Cafe

If your church operates a homeless shelter and has spent all year talking to your community about how you want to serve more homeless and thus need more money to add beds to your facility, talk about that at the year-end as well. Avoid the gimmicks and the hype. Keep your year-end goals mission-focused.

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The 5 Rules for Supercharged Year-End Fundraising

Connection Cafe

If you’re a homeless shelter and have spent all year talking to donors about how you want to serve more homeless and thus need more money to add beds to your facility, talk about that at the year-end as well. Avoid the gimmicks and the hype. Stick with adding beds. – by the end of the year!”

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15+ Giving Tuesday Campaign Ideas (and Expert Tips) for 2021

Qgiv

Your messaging will also be important after the fact, as you’ll need to thank your donors and encourage them to continue supporting your mission. Giving Tuesday is a great time to encourage your donors, staff, volunteers, and even board members to reach out to their own networks of friends, family, and professional connections.

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Guest Post by Michaela Hackner: Community Matters Even At SXSW

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But beyond all of the hype and noise, the most dominant theme I keep coming back to is that community is and always will be King. to help promote awareness of homelessness in America. During a panel on fundraising, Donors Choose raised enough money to fund a music classroom project in Austin.