Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

With 12% of all gifts made during the last few days of the year , fundraising emails are a powerful tool to encourage year-end generosity among your donors. It takes about 1,000 emails to obtain $36 for most organizations , though smaller nonprofits do see a higher average of $106 per 1,000 messages. It’s crunch time.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2021

You don’t want to blow this opportunity to raise what will likely be a significant amount of your nonprofit’s yearly revenue! With that in mind, here are some year-end fundraising tips to help you make the most of your online fundraising efforts. Did you know the average nonprofit email open rate for nonprofits is 25%?

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Bloomerang

MAY 13, 2021

In this donor-centered approach, nonprofits seek to discover as much as they can about the potential donor. There are certain things that must take place: Donors talk more than the nonprofit leader. Nonprofit leaders ask more than tell. It is often begun in public or nonprofit visits where the donor feels less vulnerable.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 11, 2022

For many nonprofits, Giving Tuesday is the most important giving day in their yearly fundraising calendar, and it takes time and careful planning to execute a successful Giving Tuesday campaign. For many nonprofits, Giving Tuesday is an important giving day that marks the beginning of the year-end fundraising season.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 19, 2023

To make fundraising a little easier for nonprofits, we put together this list of nonprofit fundraising best practices. Each of the items below is a best practice your nonprofit can use to raise crucial funds for your mission. It’s important to approach fundraising with a plan in mind. Read on to learn more!

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A nonprofit CEO reader writes: “My inbox and mailbox are flooded with fundraising appeals from causes using the words ‘terrifying,’ ‘alarming,’ ‘emergency.’ “Yes, One important study shows that a positive image of a child leads to a higher average gift donation than a negative one. Yes, we’re in deep sh*t on many levels.

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Qgiv

MARCH 28, 2022

The inner financial workings of nonprofits around the world can feel like a mystery to many. For those who aren’t familiar with how nonprofits work or what they do, there could be confusion about how employees receive compensation or how programs are funded. This category keeps a nonprofit’s day-to-day operations running.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Gone are the days when a nonprofit could put up any old website for their organization and check that task off their to-do list. As more and more of our lives move online, nonprofits need an optimized, well-designed website in order to stand out and engage donors—and to justify the expense of maintaining one!

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Download eBook. For example, many faith-based nonprofits will use peer-to-peer fundraising to generate participant support for walkathons or 5Ks. With that in mind, we’ll dive into general best practices when it comes to the pre-planning stage, venue management, staff assignments, and any tech considerations. Pre-planning.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn is a major gift fundraiser and nonprofit communications expert who uses technology to amplify her impact and do more with less. Carolyn has many years of hands-on experience working in the trenches of nonprofit fundraising across Texas and beyond. My mind was a sponge. Meet Carolyn Appleton! What classes are best?

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Qgiv

MARCH 21, 2022

Initiatives may include: Engaging employees Hosting events Cultivating major donors Working with community partners for sponsorships or matching gifts Planned giving Direct mail and personal solicitation Engaging board members. As with all fundraising, it’s important to keep your revenue sources diversified. Wrapping Up.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2017

24 Nonprofit Resources for the Smart Fundraiser: Sector Insight: Giving USA : If you didn’t know Giving USA was out I’m going to assume you’ve been on vacation and have avoided all websites and social media. Gift range chart : Utilizing a gift range chart is a great way to created focused, goal-oriented campaigns.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Now that we’re entering a new post-COVID era, nonprofit leaders need to think about what virtual fundraising will look like in the future. In our 2020 Navigating the Unknown Report , we found that over 50% of nonprofits pivoted to virtual events last year. It looks like virtual fundraising is here to stay! Let’s get started.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 18, 2020

Even nonprofits have a responsibility to the planet, here’s how to make sure your marketing campaign is eco-friendly and successful. How To Make Sure Your Nonprofits Marketing Campaigns Are Eco-Friendly. Let’s face it, no one wants to donate to a nonprofit that isn’t environmentally responsible. Be Transparent.

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Qgiv

MAY 21, 2021

If you’re running your store as part of a peer-to-peer event, check out our Marketing Your Peer-to-Peer Event eBook! Brother Wolf Animal Rescue, for example, uses an online fundraising shop to sell tribute gifts, naming opportunities, and other monuments. That said, there are a few tips you should keep in mind as you set up this store.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

I’m going to share 7 insanely easy online fundraising ideas that are making a huge impact for nonprofits. Then I’ll break down how you can apply 6 additional nonprofit fundraising strategies to grow your revenues TODAY. For example, individuals who have donated to a nonprofit in the last 12 months. That’s it.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Why that gift is important, how it will make a difference, and why someone should give now is part of the story you weave with the narrative, images, and video. Especially if the emails are not mobile friendly or responsive, the “donate” button is the easiest way for someone on a mobile device to click to make a gift. Gift premiums.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

You’ve been asking for help to easily raise money for your nonprofit and now we have the perfect solution for you! The Fundraising QuickStart program is a 6-week webinar series designed to help you zero in on the strategies that are guaranteed to raise the funds your nonprofit needs NOW! ANNOUNCING THE FUNDRAISING QUICK START PROGRAM!

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Qgiv

APRIL 8, 2024

But Giving Tuesday doesn’t have to be the only nonprofit giving day on your organization’s fundraising calendar. Why should you host a nonprofit giving day? If every organization is asking for gifts on the same day, it’s easy for donors to get overwhelmed. Nonprofit giving day essential steps 1.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

With a well-planned appeal, your nonprofit can reconnect with donors, thank them for their past support, highlight their impact, and ask for their continued support. Every nonprofit approaches their fundraising appeal for the annual fund a little differently. What assumptions are you making about what your nonprofit can and cannot do?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 20, 2022

Steven has contributed content to the National Council of Nonprofits, AFP, NTEN and Nonprofit Hub, and is a frequent conference speaker. For retention-minded fundraisers with a strong donor cultivation plan in place, the early days of a new calendar year might even be busier than any day in November and December.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

When you’re part of a small or medium-sized nonprofit, time is always at a premium. And if you’re a staff member in charge of producing content for your nonprofit, you know how time-consuming content creation can be. What’s in Neon One’s 2024 Nonprofit Calendar? The Neon One 2024 nonprofit calendar highlights U.S.,

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 11, 2023

When someone visits your nonprofit’s website and is wowed, inspired, brought the brink of tears by all the awesome work your team does in service to your community (this happens all the time, right?), you want to make it as easy as possible for them to find your donate button, click it, and make a gift.

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Neon CRM

MAY 16, 2023

Effective nonprofit newsletters are all about building your community. By following best practices like repurposing compelling content, focusing on progress and impact, and creating new connections, you can build a newsletter that your nonprofit’s supporters will look forward to. A good way to do this is through visual aids.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A donor database is much more than a glorified phonebook for nonprofits. When nonprofits invest in the right donor management tools and use them properly, they can become an incredible asset. In this guide, we’ll explore everything you need to know about donor databases to help you choose the right solution for your nonprofit.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 24, 2021

Get more fundraising strategy ideas in the free eBook: Change Your Outlook: A Guide to Reinvigorate Your Fundraising. Set gift officers up for success by creating a data-driven process for them to follow. Expand your patient fundraising strategy beyond major gifts by adding patient prospects to your annual or mid-level giving workflow.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2022

Has raised billions of dollars over her career over 25 years doing this, not just for Penn, but for all kinds of nonprofits before that. Most midsize and large organizations reach their current capacity with the support of one or more significant gifts from a generous individual, foundation, or corporate partner.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Here’s ten books that nonprofit colleagues and authors have shared with me in the last few months and I wanted to share them with you. If you are looking for more recommendations, check out Book Authority’s list of 52 Best Nonprofit eBooks of All Time ( The Happy Healthy Nonprofit is #9).

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

If I’m a donor heading to your site to make a year-end gift, here’s what I’m thinking: Don’t Make Me Give You My First-Born to Donate. When we ask for it out of order, we create anxiety in the mind of the person on the other side of the screen. The Nonprofit Value Proposition Index Study), and The Midlevel Donor Crisis. (The

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

We are here to talk about how to build your nonprofit’s engagement engine. She has been the founder since 1994 helping nonprofits with branding, websites. So, for those of you who don’t know Big Duck, we are a communications firm that works exclusively with nonprofits. I’m so glad to see you all here.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

GivingTuesday isn’t just an amazing platform for charities to promote their activities and achievements, but also an opportunity for nonprofits to unite together in a push for donations. Your content can come in many forms, such as blog posts, email campaigns, press releases, YouTube videos, downloadable eBooks, podcasts, etc.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Email is one of the most important communication channels for your nonprofit. It also happens to be the top driver of online donations , generating 35% of gifts. But it seems that many nonprofits are still having trouble: Nonprofit click-through and conversion rates significantly declined in 2012-13. Check out the eBook!

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Two of my favorite people, Kari and Jackie, are joining us from the Nonprofit Consulting Shop. So there’s actually an eBook they wrote on donor acquisition. If you don’t know these two, like I said, Nonprofit Consulting Shop. In addition to the Nonprofit Consulting Shop, I also run a small nonprofit with my dad.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 29, 2021

But don’t do that right now because I am so excited to have one of my favorite people in the nonprofit sector. And we’ll actually send you after this a copy of an ebook that Steven and some of the Qgiv folks worked on that talks pretty in-depth about retaining peer-to-peer participants and donors. My name is Abby.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2014

With this in mind, Lindsey Salmony has outlined the strategy and steps to crafting an ask that brings in more money to your organization. And if you want to really step-up your game, take a look at the new eBook about writing and designing fundraising appeals that work! ]. Before You Pick Up Your Pen: Creating a Plan .

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

And if the collection of resources and highlights below are any indication, a lot has happened in the nonprofit industry over the past 365 days. Here’s Your 2013 Nonprofit Roundup: THIS – thanks to Marc Koenig of Nonprofit Hub: Nonprofits, 2014 is the Year of the Blog. So what’s a nonprofit to do?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Last week I published the 112 Nonprofit Blog Posts, Articles, and Stories from 2013 You Can’t Miss , that compiled some of the wisest words and insights from across the industry this year. . What would happen if we combined some commonly *overheard* phrases from the nonprofit sector with the most popular Internet memes?

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