Qgiv

MAY 15, 2023

Not everyone can be a math genius, but when you’re using a fundraising event budget template, you don’t have to be. Use these five steps to complete your fundraising event budget template! Determine event objectives Knowing the purpose of your event is the first step to calculating your fundraising event budget.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 18, 2023

The pandemic presented unique challenges for fundraisers everywhere, but this difficult time has also led schools and other organizations to come up with more creative fundraising ideas than ever before. Get specific fundraising asks. Take advantage of the increased flexibility of online fundraising tools.

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Allegiance Group

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Are you charged with writing the fundraising appeals for your nonprofit? If so, you’ll want to read our tips for better writing effective fundraising letters. At Allegiance Group, when we talk about fundraising writing, we focus primarily on direct mail and email appeals directed toward individual donors.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 14, 2022

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on the best fundraising strategy for new nonprofits. . I’m excited to get a fundraiser going for our organization to further benefit our clients and their missions! . Dynamic Functions.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

You may be wondering where to focus your fundraising as we emerge from the fog of 2020 and into, perhaps, a less cloudy future when it comes to nonprofit giving trends. Who laid off their fundraising and marketing staff, and cut back on donor communications. If you rely on contributed income, fundraising and marketing are essential.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In this article we’ll explore the differences between hosting a Fundraiser and Friendraiser, so you can choose which is right for you! What’s the Difference Between a Fundraiser and a Friendraiser? A Fundraiser is more formal and structured than a Friendraiser. What is the goal of your fundraising? fundraising).

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

During the pandemic, countless small nonprofits replaced their signature event with a virtual fundraiser and got amazing results. That success has many nonprofit leaders wondering … should a virtual fundraiser become a regular line item on our fundraising plan? Virtual fundraising requires more creative thinking to pull off.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Need to create your 2021 fundraising plan? Register for the course, “How To Create A Fundraising Plan For 2021” for only $115. “If And as far as fundraising planning goes, your fundraising plans were thrown off. Creating a Fundraising Plan. Creating a fundraising plan may seem daunting.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

In part one of this series, I outlined my top six fundraising strategies for 2021: . Investing in digital-first fundraising and marketing communications. Unless you understand the concept of lifetime donor value and put in place strategies to maximize that, you’ll spin your wheels and potentially leave a lot of money on the table.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

This post describes actions you can take to implement the findings of Bloomerang’s 2023 Fundraising Planning and Climate Report. 1,071 fundraising professionals were surveyed at small and medium-sized nonprofits supporting a variety of causes. Not all fundraising programs look alike.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

I confess to having a love/hate relationship with fundraising events. At its best, a nonprofit fundraising event is fun. These events divert attention from one-to-one fundraising efforts, which can be intimidating. But there are also potential pitfalls when it comes to hosting a nonprofit fundraising event. Direct costs.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

As your nonprofit organization continues to grow, it’s time to consider investing in an effective fundraising platform that truly accommodates your nonprofit’s size, financial needs, and developing fundraising strategies. Why is fundraising important for nonprofits? Leverage Nonprofit Fundraising Best Practices.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

While the end of the year can be a time to relax and unwind, it’s also a season for nonprofits to ramp up fundraising. But in order to do so, it helps to understand why donors are so likely to donate money at year’s end. Ask questions like: Have donors responded better to email over direct mail? Set S.M.A.R.T. Goals S.M.A.R.T.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Your nonprofit needs a strategic fundraising plan to approach fundraising intentionally. Each step in your fundraising plan has a purpose and that purpose is to help your nonprofit raise crucial funds you need to achieve your mission. There’s a better way and that way is to approach fundraising with a strategy.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

If you want to attract more participants to your peer-to-peer fundraising event, consider how you’re marketing it! What other ways can you get more eyes on your fundraiser? Read on for Qgiv’s peer-to-peer fundraising best practices for event marketing. Direct mail appeals are most successful with Baby Boomers.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

So what can we fundraisers do to minimize the impact of this difficult period on our organizations, and at the same time maximize our income? Reassess the whole ball of wax: fundraising, marketing, communications. Focus more time, effort, and money on generous and responsive donors and less on less productive ones.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Developing a digital donor acquisition strategy takes a similar approach to direct mail. Prioritizing donor stewardship efforts will help you retain more donors so your time, effort, and money spent acquiring donors isn’t wasted. Evaluate past fundraising and acquisition campaigns. the timing of their donation)?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In this blog post, I’m going to talk about how to evaluate those annual appeals before you publish them so you know you’re sending out the best possible ask. . The fundamentals of a fundraising appeal. Once you’re ready to look at your appeal again, you should evaluate it by asking the five questions below.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

We also explored how he arrived at the decision to give his money to nonprofits that support his favorite animals in perpetuity through his own donor-advised fund. Considering the dollars at play, let’s now shift our focus to the important considerations for nonprofit fundraisers who may want to get in on some DAF funding action.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Thanks to social media networks and an emphasis on digital fundraising , Giving Tuesday has been a great driver of online donations for nonprofits. . That’s especially important because you want as many people as possible to launch their own fundraisers independently of the one you launch before or on that giving day.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 31, 2022

As fundraising professionals, we are on the frontlines of the digital revolution. In this blog, I’m going to bust some common myths about major giving to show how a digital-first mindset can benefit even the most analog of fundraising practices. Giving fundraisers a new tool is often met with desperate sighs.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. The real work of major gift fundraising is relationship building. This is why the fundraising adage “ major gift officers have to get out from behind their desks ” has long been accepted wisdom. . This needs to happen or you’ll leave money on the table.

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Greater Giving

MAY 25, 2022

This guide will look at four transformational fundraising strategies for increasing your nonprofit’s ROI from its event marketing outreach. When you spend time and money marketing to people who are unlikely to attend your event, your ROI will inevitably take a hit. These recommendations include: 1. Prepare ahead of time. Let’s jump in!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 8, 2014

Many frontline fundraisers – especially those more junior – often find themselves defaulting to the easier “busy work” tasks that can make one feel as though they are being productive, when in fact they ignoring their most vital responsibilities. Fundraising outcomes (i.e. Fundraising outcomes (i.e. Recognize a job well done!

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Robert Weiner

MAY 15, 2017

It will generally require time and money in order to do it (typically the payment processor you are moving off of will ask you to pay for their time, the payment processor you are moving to may just be happy to get the revenue). Evaluate this at least annually. When recurring donors come up for renewal, move them to the new processor.

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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. Email marketing is mainly a numbers game.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Will donors give money to sustain the program? How will you evaluate your results and measure impact? And also think about how you can fund those new programs because you may need some seed money before you can start. Box so you have a mailing address for donors who want to send you checks. What is your vision?

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Classy

JUNE 1, 2021

As nonprofits continue to navigate this “new normal” of event fundraising into 2021, a focus on virtual fundraising should be at the top of your priority list. Direct Mail (19.2%). Fundraiser results. The sector as a whole is making the shift to virtual, and with good reason. Emails (19.9%). Newsletters (15.7%).

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

Marketing goals: You must have marketing goals that are tied to your fundraising plan. How much money do you need to raise? Put all your goals on paper and include every metric you need to measure to meet the goals in your fundraising plan. Your donor database: Your donor database houses every donor who ever gave you money.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 31, 2022

As fundraising professionals, we are on the frontlines of the digital revolution. In this blog, I’m going to bust some common myths about major giving to show how a digital-first mindset can benefit even the most analog of fundraising practices. Giving fundraisers a new tool is often met with desperate sighs.

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sgEngage

MAY 27, 2022

Poor data health can at minimum cause a donor request to be returned undeliverable, wasting time and money. How this applies to nonprofits: Here is an example of a workflow: a donation arrives by check in the mail. Someone opens the mail. At worst, bad data can obscure your organization’s impact and cause you to lose funding.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

The sorry state of donor retention has been a topic of discussion for at least the past decade, since the Fundraising Effectiveness Project Report began collecting data. They don’t care if the touch comes from marketing, fundraising, or programs. It’s not about pandering to people with money. Donors know only one organization.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 22, 2010

She's trying to make the case for investing in Advancement Services at a college that seems to only want to invest in fundraisers. Efficiency seems simple enough: if you don't have the right resources (people, tools, training, procedures) you will waste time and money. Are constituents on the mailing lists they've asked to be on?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 7, 2013

Many members seem afraid of the issue and say things like “I will do anything but fundraise.” Effectively engaging board members in fundraising is a very common challenge for nonprofit organizations. Many board members are unaware of their responsibilities to fundraise or feel inadequate in meeting the challenge.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 9, 2022

As a nonprofit fundraiser, you’ve probably heard some variation of the phrase, “treat every donor like a major donor.” As an essential and integral part of your fundraising strategy, your major donors should feel valued by your organization. . Cultivating prospective donors costs your organization time and money.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

How have you considered your donors’ changed perspectives in your fundraising and marketing strategies? Did you raise more money or less? . Whatever you did, evaluation is in order to assess what worked, what didn’t and why. And how did this work out? What did you learn that will help you navigate the way forward?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The key to successful fundraising is asking smarter questions. Harvey McKinnon and Andy Robinson will discuss how to build stronger donor relationships and how you can use this strategy to improve every kind of fundraising. We’re here to talk about “Raising More Money By Asking and Answering Better Questions.”

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