Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

It’s time to shift gears and give email the attention it truly deserves. According to a recent study by Campaign Monitor , email marketing has an astonishing ROI of 4400%! That means for every dollar you invest in email campaigns, you can expect an average return of $44. The numbers don’t lie! But what about reach?

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Email marketing. With more than 4 billion users, email empowers you to reach a vast audience while targeting your messaging to particular constituents. Let’s dive into the basics of nonprofit emails so you can improve your fundraising results in any economy. A key tool in overcoming these challenges?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Pay for the admission or ticket fee for people who you think should attend your nonprofit’s events with the hope they’ll donate on-site or in the future. Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.).

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Kindful

MARCH 8, 2021

So why are you still doing the heavy lifting when it comes to email marketing ? The days of emailing your supporters one by one or spending hours sending thank you notes are gone. Here are the automated email examples we’ll cover: Welcome email. Happy birthday email. Donation anniversary email.

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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. Likely a sign of best practices to come, their donation pages simply ask for credit card information and an email address (not a mailing address) and have an extensive offering of different ways to donate. 2020 Social Media Size Guide ).

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Tip 1: Maximize your year-end fundraising emails. Your year-end fundraising email strategy is critical to your overall fundraising success. Send emails from an individual associated with your organization. Don’t use noreply@ or development@ for the sender email. Add contact information at the end of the email.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

The latest numbers from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP), reveal the number of donors industrywide fell for the ninth straight quarter in Q3 2023. A whopping 48% of Americans don’t trust nonprofits Interestingly, people trust local organizations far more than large institutions. Decreasing Giving and Inflation.

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Neon CRM

MAY 16, 2024

Data from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project reveals that reactivating lapsed donors is a struggle for many nonprofits. It’s great to send an email that references a donor’s past support, but it’s even better to send an email that references a donor’s $75 gift to a specific campaign in May 2022. Want some help?

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

To succeed, it’s important to grasp the basics of three strategies: email fundraising, direct mail fundraising, and fundraising events. This might include reaching a certain fundraising amount or achieving specific metrics like email open rates or donation page conversions.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Year-end Appeal Creative (inclusive of email and direct mail): 96% were writing their own appeals and not using a copywriter. 34% were only sending out 2-3 appeals (direct mail and email). A whopping 96% of these people are doing it themselves and only a handful of them may have any training as a fundraising copywriter.”.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 25, 2021

Mail stats. Direct mail response rate (to house): 4% Postage per letter: $0.49. Mail stats. Direct mail response rate: (to house): 5% Postage per letter: $0.47. Mail stats. Direct mail response rate: (to house): 5% Postage per letter: $0.49. Mail stats. Mail stats. Mail stats.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 22, 2024

This is understandable, but people who hire consultants for this reason are rarely satisfied. Develop or switch to a new donor database , CRM, email provider, or website. Develop a direct mail donor acquisition program. Develop an email and/or phone number acquisition program. Develop a monthly giving program.

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Bloomerang

MAY 19, 2023

We have many long-time donors for whom we only have a mailing address. Our online form for giving collects more, but most gifts still come by mail. The problem with this technique is it’s a true research project. In addition to finding phone numbers, these services can also help you find email addresses.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Many nonprofits have finalized their plans, but some are still adapting and adding tactics, like tweaking donation page settings, updating social media images, or double-checking that their organizations are in alignment with email best practices before the big day. What was special about the better-performing email ?

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Nimble AMS

MAY 20, 2024

Your organization needs to do its research before deciding on the right technology for your staff and members. Additionally, you need to prepare for a successful project implementation and the launch of your new AMS. Choosing the right association management software (AMS) is a major decision.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

Did you mail out an appeal at a different time? Did you use a different subject line in an email appeal? For example, if you raised $5,000 as the result of a recent solicitation and spent $1,500 in mailing and printing costs to raise this money, your return on investment is $3,500 (Total Revenue: $5000- Total Expenses: $1,500 =$3,500).

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Social media, digital advertisements, websites, and email have improved nonprofit audience outreach and fundraising. In this guide, we’re going to focus on one of those outlets in particular: email. We know that simply sending an email isn’t enough, especially if you want to see the full value that technology can provide.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Direct mail is a major workhorse for all nonprofits. And regardless of what you hear or think about online giving, most gifts still come via the mail. This week guest blogger Gail Perry is back with her top tips to help us all raise more money by mail. 112 Tips to Raise More Money by Mail. Thanks Gail! Maintain control.

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NTEN

AUGUST 5, 2014

At #MFOM14, I participated as a speaker, leading one workshop, Email Marketing to Support Year-Round Online Fundraising , and as a panelist for the session, Visual Communication: Create pictures, videos, and presentations quickly, easily, and affordably. We also asked the audience what tools they would recommend through Poll Everywhere.

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NTEN

JULY 29, 2013

On Wednesday we sent emails out to about 24,000 subscribers who (we thought) hadn’t opened up an email in over a year. The gist of the email was: Want to stay on our mailing list? The gist of the email was: Want to stay on our mailing list? Don’t want our emails anymore? Why pet videos?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We want the people with the capacity to make major gifts to make them. When the student replied that “most people were giving $500” Bill replied, “Great, I’ll give that amount as well.” In fundraising, you want the people who can give the largest gifts possible to make them. We don’t want everyone to give a small gift.

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Global Giving

JANUARY 21, 2015

I was asked to sign up for the site’s mailing list. Would a pop-up on GlobalGiving help our nonprofits acquire more email newsletter subscribers? We’re always looking for ways to build our newsletter list, and I saw an opportunity to let visitors to our nonprofit partners’ project pages subscribe to their quarterly email updates.

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Care2

AUGUST 28, 2013

After working on over 400 nonprofit email recruitment campaigns, and helping clients plan successful recruitment strategies, I’ve realized that most nonprofits don''t send nearly enough standalone fundraising appeals. In short, more good emails = more revenue. Email marketing is mainly a numbers game.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Highlight a specific goal: Funding a program, completing a construction project, or continuing your mission. This is a great opportunity to showcase past projects, and how you spend donor funds. Email Marketing. Include Direct Mail and Local Media Outreach in #GivingTuesday Fundraising. What should your goal look like?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Whatever your mission, the better you tailor your message to what’s top of mind for people, the more likely you’ll be able to inspire them to make a gift to you now. The best information we have is from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) reports. These can be downloaded for free. The 2020 report showed an 18.5%

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

To assemble a team, first make sure you understand who should be on your event team by considering the following roles: Project supervisor. Your project supervisor oversees every part of your gala, coordinating different team members to ensure your event sticks to your planned schedule. Direct mail. Activity coordinators.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 3, 2022

When you prioritize donor retention when planning and executing your overall fundraising efforts, you gain opportunities to reactivate lapsed donors and build lasting relationships with new donors through direct mail and digital campaigns. Was it your warm and personal thank-you email? What is donor retention?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Here is a kind of suspenseful one we’ve written, but there are some real emotional ones: people recovering from auto accidents who never thought they could do a sport again; loneliness filled by new on-court friendships; physical and emotional healing, and more. They want to help people connect to nature through outdoor recreation.

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Candid

APRIL 6, 2023

As you meet fundraising goals, launch new projects, or make important decisions, it’s best to keep everyone on the same page. Take it a step further by creating templates and toolkits that fundraisers can use to share information about your campaign on key channels like mailings, social media, email, SMS messaging, and more.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

How can you connect with your donors despite all the other ads, social messages, texts, and emails that are vying for their attention? Knowing what channels to use—like whether you need to email donors versus posting on Facebook—is one thing. But remember: You’re a person talking to other people. And not just any people!

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Allegiance Group

MAY 20, 2024

Nonprofits are also seeing more targeted giving, with donors allocating funds toward specific projects or causes rather than making general donations. Nonprofits say: “More people stating concerns about costs of living, groceries, needing to cut back on expenses, more people living off social services.” “The

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Qgiv

AUGUST 9, 2023

Building strong relationships with existing donors helps your nonprofit access reliable funding to support your programs and projects through any dips in overall giving. For example, a $25 per month donation helps connect 150 people with free and low-cost mental health services.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Being thanked for my previous gift was much more persuasive than receiving multiple emails and direct mail letters. My giving decisions are based on news coverage and testimony from people I respect about the efficacy of not-for-profit organizations. . People give. New Donor Email Welcome Series.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 5, 2021

And writing fundraising emails is its own wonky subgenre. In today’s article I wanted to share a bit about my writing process when I work on fundraising emails for clients in the hopes that it helps you master your process and write great copy. For me, that feels far less daunting and helps me find momentum in writing projects.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2022

Direct mail is the most popular year-end giving marketing method. Creating a memorable brand ensures that your year-end fundraising efforts as a whole are memorable and that they stand out in supporters’ social media feeds, email inboxes, and mailboxes. You can certainly send one year-end email appeal to your entire supporter base.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Email marketing campaigns are just as effective for nonprofits as they are for any other business. Aside from sending out emails on behalf of your nonprofit, there are other things that can be worked on in order to see a greater level of success. DO use pictures of people. DO divide your list.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The Ask: How to Ask for Support for Your Nonprofit Cause, Creative Project, or Business Venture by Laura Fredricks. Dive into this classic to set yourself up for success with its proven approaches for compelling direct mail or online fundraising appeals. The hardest part of fundraising is making the ask.

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