Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Recent data shows that total commitments and donor retention are both down in 2020. Whether it’s rethinking how they contact their donors, the language they use on donor calls, where they ’ re direct ing their funds, or even how they ’ re partnering with students to drive donor engagement. So how do we combat this?

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

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. or to emergency year-end campaigns that tell donors you need to raise X number of dollars just to keep the doors open next year.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

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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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 4, 2016

Whether it’s direct mail or advertising, each marketing tool has a unique purpose and a place in your integrated marketing plan. Direct Mail. When you’re looking to create a more personal touch with your communications, consider direct mail over email. Also, make sure you have a specific call-to-action on the direct mail piece.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 25, 2014

You’ve got donors, alumni and staff to consider, as well. Donors need to understand what it is that you want them to do. Send to alumni and students with an email marketing campaign or direct mail piece. Get the hype out there and direct them to your social pages. That doesn’t mean you’re just reaching out to Millennials.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 25, 2014

You’ve got donors, alumni and staff to consider, as well. Donors need to understand what it is that you want them to do. Send to alumni and students with an email marketing campaign or direct mail piece. Get the hype out there and direct them to your social pages. That doesn’t mean you’re just reaching out to Millennials.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Is that LinkedIn connection a donor? Is that Twitter follower also on the direct mail list? Hope from the Hype So why does social networking matter? There is still a lot of hyper-hype, but the opportunity and potential is very real. Learn from the mistakes of the past. Is that MySpace friend an activist?

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Achieve

MAY 21, 2019

It allows you to communicate directly with your supporters anywhere in the world for less money than a direct mail campaign while being bright, flashy and engaging. If your email marketing software is linked to your donor data, flow your reader’s name into the subject line to really catch their eye.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2021

You might write out your goal on your marketing plan like this: “Over the next six months ( time-based) , we will increase our monthly giving program enrollment from 45 donors to 75 donors ( specific and attainable ). Another strategy you could embrace is creating a donor persona. Curious about their preferences?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 10% of online donors have made a donation through Instagram Charitable Tools. That’s an incredibly high donor retention rate for a set of tools that are still in their early adoption phase. The Instagram donor experience for the Global Sanctuary for Elephants is below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2008

Integrate quick email interviews as you say thanks with donors, pattern analysis of comments or blog posts. Here's some numbers: 30% repeat donors to a Leng Sopharath campaign. 70% new donors. Here's some numbers: 30% repeat donors to a Leng Sopharath campaign. 70% new donors. Watch it closely as it unfolds.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

Here are additional benefits of online fundraising for your donors and your nonprofit: Benefits for donors Donors want to be able to give the second they’re inspired, so asking them to physically bring their donation to you or to send the donation via mail will likely mean you miss opportunities to secure much-needed revenue.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 23, 2019

Hype automatically forms around competitive fundraisers that allow you to hang out with your friends and have a good time. Good ole fashioned direct mail. Whoever said direct mail was dead was sorely mistaken. Through a direct mail campaign, they doubled their goal, ultimately raising $160,000 for the arts.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Direct mail just doesn’t yield what it used to. We’ve got a personal outreach to 2,000 and we’ve got a strategy to convert 50% of them into donors, now we’re talking about having 600 or 1,000 people donate to a single campaign. You’re not going to over-hype a message to your mother or your very best friend.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

The Mobile Web for Good: Hype or Reality? frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Can Social Media End Racism? All rights reserved.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

They’re also some of the most profitable events since donors are invited to compete with each other to win unique items and experiences that were donated (or bought at a reduced cost) to a nonprofit. You should also consider your donors’ past preferences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

as is the phone, direct mail, and email. for many nonprofit purposes, including fundraising and as gen y's come into their own as donors. We're still in the early stages of social media as in the early days of the web and online fundraising , so, we are in the "it's hype, and not going to last" phase.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Last year, I made a prediction about social media as part of the fundraising mix and I still feel strongly about it: I believe social media will become as ubiquitous to development offices as is the phone, direct mail, and email. We treat our donors as partners in our programs.”

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