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10 Powerful Online Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Emily Rose Patz , Senior Copywriter at DonorPerfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Those aboard the online fundraising train tend to not look back. That’s because a digital strategy can truly transform every aspect of your organization’s work – from marketing to events. So much so that online revenue in the nonprofit sector grew by 32 percent in 2020.

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6 Takeaways from GivePanel’s Facebook Fundraising Benchmarks Report

NonProfit PRO

We’re going to review the Facebook Fundraising Benchmarks Report 2020 by GivePanel. Let’s clarify what “Facebook fundraising” refers to. It’s probably exactly what you think it is: when someone on Facebook starts a fundraiser to support your nonprofit. But there’s some fine print here.

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Strategies for Innovation Stop Groundhog Day Thinking

.orgSource

In the movie Groundhog Day, actor Bill Murray is condemned to live the same day of his life over, and over, and over again. Groundhog Day thinking is the seductive loop that lurks in offices and conference rooms tempting us to reject fresh ideas for recycled solutions. How do you resist the pull of the […]. The post Strategies for Innovation Stop Groundhog Day Thinking appeared first on.orgSource.

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The Ultimate Social Media Guide for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

Whenever Kathleen thought about ramping up her nonprofit’s social media presence, she quickly found herself overwhelmed. When she’d started the organization, social media didn’t even exist! She’d invited people to the first.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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On Vacation and Offline Until July 24!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Once a year Nonprofit Tech for Good goes offline for two weeks. Tech breaks are essential for healthy minds, hearts, and bodies! We’ll be back online July 24. Thank you for your support this past year and we hope you’ve scheduled some time off this summer too!

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Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way

NonProfit PRO

Many individuals in the field that aspire for leadership positions are basically on their own when understanding how to effectively lead. There is no one-size-fits-all manual for leadership. Leadership is sprinkled throughout every organization, regardless of size or functionality. If you have not studied the concept of leadership, how do you know what it is like in a nonprofit setting?

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Automation for Nonprofits: 3 Dangerous Pitfalls to Avoid

Candid

How often do you read about the wonders of automation for nonprofits? Chances are, you’ve seen a little bit about this everywhere. As technology continues advancing , we see more articles discussing how automation takes pressure off of staff members and how organizations need to increase their use of software to optimize their communications with supporters. .

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Can a non-unionized employer require its employees to vaccinate against COVID-19?

Charity Village

There is undoubtedly no better tool to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 than a vaccine. Vaccines currently approved for use in Canada are highly effective in preventing or minimizing COVID-19 symptoms and, perhaps more importantly, appear entirely effective in avoiding hospitalization or critical illness. However, no one can force another to undergo medical treatment […].

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Start Your Ask with the Problem!

NonProfit PRO

“Last year more than one million quarter-inch drills were sold – not because people wanted quarter-inch drills, but because they wanted quarter-inch holes.” This often-quoted concept by Theodore Levitt sums up exactly what your focus should be as a major gift officer (MGO). Donors want to solve problems. They do not want to hear all the wonderful things about your organization or process.

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How To Attract New Potential Donors With 3 Questions And A 6-Step Process

Bloomerang

Consistently attracting new potential donors is vital for you to expand your mission and, more importantly, to have the funding needed to make it through unexpected times. Unfortunately, if you can’t have in-person events or if you don’t have a big marketing budget, finding new donors can be difficult. . This is why a fundamental shift in your approach to marketing, to fundraising, and even to your mission is needed.

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How to Design a Seamless & Personalized Digital Donor Journey

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio

The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.

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5 Tips for a Winning Email Marketing Strategy

Saleforce Nonprofit

By: Jas Finnell, Digital Strategy Manager at Riley Children’s Foundation. Email marketing is one of the most cost-effective marketing channels, enabling you to talk directly to your past, current, and potential donors. An added benefit of email marketing strategies is that you can analyze performance and optimize those conversations in real-time. This post offers five ways you can optimize your fundraising campaign and create winning emails as we all prepare for the biggest season for nonprofit

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Membership Dues… and Don’ts

Nimble AMS

Membership dues. Where would your association be without them? Association industry research from Community Brands shows that organizations of all sizes say that membership dues typically provide 45 percent of revenue for their organization. The last thing you can afford to do is lose any membership dues. So, how can you hang onto the dues you’re already receiving?

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The NonProfit Voice Ep 49: Finding and Maximizing a Website Platform

NonProfit PRO

In this episode of The NonProfit Voice Tech Series, Mark is joined by Maureen Wallbeoff, a nonprofit digital strategist and technology coach, to share her insight on how to find and maximize a content management system for a nonprofit website.

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Personal Nonprofit Branding: What’s Your Nonprofit’s Superpower?

Bloomerang

Do enough people outside of your organization know what its main contribution is to this world? What your work is leading towards? Do they recognize your personal nonprofit branding and know what it is your organization stands to change? Taking a leaf from the inventions of the superhero genres is a well tried and fun way to understand what works and which areas we could improve on in our communications with the public.

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Nonprofits Are Leveraging the Cloud, but Does It Have to Be So Complex?

Effectively managing cloud technology is getting more complex. From cybersecurity concerns, vendor lock-in, cost increases, or lack of transparency on costs, it can quickly get out of control. Knowing what you can control and finding a platform that’s built with nonprofits in mind is key.

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What's Next in Nonprofit Technology

Tech Soup

As a man of a certain age now, I'm sad to say that I'm retiring from TechSoup. So I'm eager to do one of my favorite things in all the world — report on what's next for nonprofit technology. We're hopefully on the recovery side of the pandemic now in the U.S. NGOs in other countries are not nearly as fortunate, where the disease still rages and vaccines remain scarce.

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Support and Maintenance of Your University’s Salesforce Org: Staffing Recommendations

Cloud 4 Good

You’ve implemented Salesforce – Congratulations! This tool is a game-changer in elevating the advancement, recruitment and admissions, student success, communication, and other critical business capabilities of your institution. Salesforce is an investment that can pay incredible dividends to your campus in both the short and long term; protect your investment by putting the right people in the best positions to succeed and ensure lasting success for your institution at large.

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Live Video Versus Pre-Recorded Videos for Your Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

Not too long ago, a nonprofit pro asked in a social group what others would do to market and promote their organization with a limited budget. Interestingly, many of the answers involved investing in pre-recorded videos and photography with a professional photographer. While that might sound good in theory, is it indispensable to make that spend if a nonprofit has a small budget?

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How to Source the Right Donation Match Partner for Your Nonprofit

Classy

Donation matching is a powerful way to inspire your supporters to give. While many nonprofits think of donation matching as a year-end effort or something for which you need a major corporate sponsor, sourcing the right matching partner can happen year-round and leverage a variety of partners. Don’t Let These 8 Donation Match Myths Hold You Back. In this post, we’ll walk you through the different types of donation match partners and how to leverage your existing relationships to find the right

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Nonprofit Technology Kick Start: Free World Class Board Meeting Software

Looking for cost reductions for your nonprofit? Why not consider modernizing with a digital board management system that's designed to work with remote meetings, with immediate cost reductions if you still distribute paper packets to members? Get going in less than an hour on a fully hosted cloud solution built on the latest technology that runs on any device - from desktops to tablets and smartphones - without any installation.

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9 Things Every Nonprofit Website Should Have

Donorbox

As a nonprofit organization aiming to reach a wider audience and soliciting support, a functional website is one of the most valuable communication tools at your disposal. Effective fundraising and brand management are streamlined through clear, well-designed websites, providing stakeholders and visitors with need-to-know information. There are important things that every nonprofit website should have […].

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Fundraising in 2021: 5 Trends That Will Stick Around

OneCause

As we move into the era of mass vaccination and the economy is opening up more and more, it’s time to reflect on the old adage: “Every cloud has a silver lining.”. What will be the silver lining of the COVID-19 storm that kept nonprofits from hosting in-person events , that disrupted traditional fundraising efforts and that estranged donors from some of their favorite charities?

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Donor Retention and an Oprah Winfrey Moment

NonProfit PRO

Hold on to your seat — you are in for a big surprise. Come with me as we explore new insight into donor retention. And there’s a free prize inside, too. Right now, I am going to give your organization 100 brand new donors; and you get 100 new donors; and you get 100 new donors; and you get 100 new donors. This is my Oprah moment — don’t spoil it.

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Some Money Isn’t Worth The Chase: Why You May Want To Rethink Your Events And Grants Strategies

Kindful

Some fundraising strategies cost more than others, just like some donors cost more than others if they have poor retention rates. . Rated by cost-effectiveness based on the cost to raise a dollar, the two most expensive fundraising strategies are direct mail acquisition and special events. On average you spend 50 cents for each dollar you raise at a special event. .

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Donor Engagement Guide: 8 Key Steps to Better Retain and Engage Donors

Are your donors your biggest fans, or are you lacking donor loyalty? The truth is, your donors have expectations of what their relationship with your organization should look like. This ebook will help you learn how to live up to those expectations!

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Top 10 Best Veteran Nonprofit Organizations That Are Making A Difference

Donorbox

Thousands of nonprofit organizations have formed to provide financial assistance and necessary services to veterans, active service members, and their families. Each of these organizations offers essential relief to those who sacrifice so much for their country. The following list is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to exceptional veterans organizations.

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Sponsorship vs. Partnership 

The Sponsorship Collective

You know the classic line that goes “I say to-may-to and you say to-mah-to,” right? Usually, when someone utters this phrase, it’s to argue over semantics. Sometimes there truly are two ways of saying the same thing, such as “last stop” versus “destination.” Or sponsorship and partnership. I know what you’re thinking, there’s no way […]. The post Sponsorship vs.

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6 Easy Steps to Fuel Donations with Data

NonProfit PRO

Technology and data don’t have to be intimidating and you don’t need to be a tech-savvy guru to make them work for your nonprofit. This eGuide gives you six easy steps to harness your own data and fuel more donations.

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What is the future for fundraising events? New research provides insight on how donors want to give

Charity Village

In 2020 only 36% of charities met their fundraising goals and, given the uncertainty our world was facing and the quick adaptability these organizations had to make, we’re really impressed by this number! And more importantly, since then we’ve continued to see that incredible pivot from charities. Nonprofits continue to hit their fundraising goals, and the […].

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Nonprofit Technology Adoption: Why It Matters and How to Be Successful

Organizations like yours are increasingly realizing that technology adoption is only as good as the technology you choose. Statistics from a 2014 NTEN study show that seriously investing resources in training for your staff corresponds to higher adoption and ultimately technology effectiveness. In this report, we’ll give you a high-level overview of how to get your organization in shape for technology adoption and best practices for facilitating this critical process.

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12 of the Best Fundraising Sites for Nonprofits and Individuals

Donorbox

There are a lot of options out there when it comes time to look for a fundraising site. And I mean a lot. Because there are so many choices, it can feel dizzying to try to choose the right one for your nonprofit or your fundraising goals as an individual. Whether you’re trying to launch […]. The post 12 of the Best Fundraising Sites for Nonprofits and Individuals appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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Submit Your Nonprofit To The The Nonprofit Performance Showcase At The DFS4

CauseVox

One of the amazing + fun sessions at this year’s Digital Fundraising Summit is our Nonprofit Performance Showcase on July 21 from 5 – 6pm EST. . Here’s how the performance showcase works: Performing Arts Nonprofits are invited to submit a 3-5 minute video submissions from performing arts nonprofits, showcasing what you do best! Show us your best dance moves, musical performances, theatrical performances, + more!

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Corporate Sponsors Team Up with Country Star for Disaster Relief Efforts

NonProfit PRO

Country superstar Alan Jackson wanted to raise money for tornado disaster relief that devastated his hometown, so he teamed up with two corporate sponsors for his first in-person concert in more than a year. The sold-out benefit concert, Where I Come From: Tornado Benefit Featuring Alan Jackson, raised a total of $2 million dollars for local relief efforts.

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The devastating impact of self-abandonment

Charity Village

Self-abandonment can be described as the tendency to make choices or enter spaces that may be unsafe, physically or emotionally, without apparent regard for personal security. It also occurs in those moments when we ignore our discomfort, pain, personal needs, or inner knowing. Self-abandonment is demonstrated when we say “yes” but we really mean “not […].

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Achieving Organizational Transformation: Pathways to Success

Association executives—and hopefully their boards—know that they are facing perilous times. Driven by the pace of cultural and technological change, they are experiencing major disruptions in the traditional business models that used to guide organizational growth strategies.orgSource offers a straightforward approach to navigating these changes and readying your organization for growth.