M+R

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Sample impact report from Oxfam America. . . This fall, another M+R client, LCV Victory Fund, tested advertisements targeting mid-level donors and prospects. The strategy was designed to create a ‘surround sound’ across social media and news websites. . Samples from LCV’s advertising to mid-level and major donors. . .

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

You want your letter to sound sincere, not like a form letter. It should not sound like it’s coming from some corporation. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Now that you understand what to include and what to leave out, let’s look at some sample thank you letters. Yet, it can feel hard sometimes to write a good thank you letter.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Sample fundraising calendar Be sure to update your quarterly and monthly totals for the year, comparing them to your original goals. Sample SMART fundraising goals Reflect on Your Focus Areas Begin by asking yourself some key questions related to your goals and focus areas. That sounds much more reasonable and impactful.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Download this Sample Year-End Fundraising Goals Spreadsheet: You’ll see this fundraising goal sheet is broken up into 2 parts: A donor thank-you campaign from 11/2-11/13 and a fundraising campaign from 11/14-12/31. Yes, this post may sound like a broken record but this step can’t be stressed enough. .

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Look to fund projects, not products. Funding projects instead of just a specific product ensures that organizations or teams can fail quickly and softly while working towards something better, can invest in research and evaluation, and engage the community not just market to them. Debunking Myths About Funding Tech Innovation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Unfortunately, there is little interest on the part of most funders to invest in high quality, methodologically sound research on leadership and philanthropy topics that are so very important to those who lead, manage, and support nonprofits. Our Center’s work with the AIM Alliance , funded by the W. Do you know how effective you are?

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

Nonprofits rely on donations and unless you are independently wealthy and able to self-fund your organization, you’ll need to share with folks a request for donations. Are you looking for major gifts to fund a capital campaign? Here’s the reality: your passion and your vision require MONEY to fulfill. What: What do you need?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2010

Conversation One Just as I finished my breakfast, I looked across the way and saw Larry Brilliant, the new head of the Skoll Urgent Threats Fund. I’m going to chew on this more, but it sounded like a terrific opportunity for someone like Benetech! A veritable intellectual and social smorgasbord!

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

While chairs don’t sound like a particularly exciting fundraising ask, they were tangible items that allowed supporters to have a clear sense of accomplishment and impact. And think creatively when looking for matching funds – NMSU found theirs in a university license plate affinity program! ” Organize peer-to-peer fundraising.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

If you’re not sure what to say, here’s a list of sample phrases you can use to thank donors. Your thank-you letter should touch the reader’s heart, not sound like an academic paper. The post 7 “Must Do’s” When Thanking Donors To Win Their Heart and Set Up Future Gifts appeared first on Get Fully Funded.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2012

Note from Beth : This is an ongoing series from the Organizational Effectiveness Program team at the Packard Foundation about developing their program funding strategy in an open way or what has been dubbed “Learning In Public.” Photo by Leff. Interviews with 9 other foundations that conduct OE grantmaking (April-May 2012).

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Sounds great, right? The post 10 Year End Fundraising Mistakes to Avoid appeared first on Get Fully Funded. You know, the kind where you get mind-blowing results like higher than average email open rates, more donations than ever on Giving Tuesday, and surprise donation after surprise donation the last week of the year.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

There’s a whole playlist on our YouTube channel of sample videos waiting to spark your creativity. A simple script might sound like this: “ Hey, I heard from our Executive Director that our program would not be successful were it not for you, and I wanted to say thank you.” This might take some time, but it will pay off!

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 3, 2012

As Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Network for Good , she is privileged to lead the team to help over 5,000 nonprofits raise more friends and funds online. It sounds “old-school” but I love to go to my local library every Saturday to wander up and down the stacks. Words are another passion of mine.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2014

We've written quite a bit on the benefits of crowdfunding campaigns here on TechSoup, including a platform comparison and a webinar called The Wisdom of the Crowd(funding). That sounds so incredible that it almost couldn't be real, right? PandoDaily blew the lid off the HealBe campaign after it reached $730,000 in funding.

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Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2021

While this may sound like something straight out of a business playbook, it’s actually very relevant in the nonprofit sphere. Write a report on the use of funds that support your mission. This is just a sampling. It’s important that any nonprofit focus on revenue generation almost as much as it does on client service.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

See [link] for a sample implementation questionnaire that you can use for this purpose. Funding sources (who funds your organization and what are their reporting requirements?). This great resource will give you spreadsheets and even a sample QuickBooks database that you can download and use as a learning aid.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

Try reading your letter aloud and see if it sounds like you are chatting with your donor. Additional resources Online Donation Thank-You/Receipt Template: [link] The post Create an Online Donation Receipt that Leads to More Donations appeared first on Get Fully Funded. This tone helps build a connection between you and your donor.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Invite ALL of the following (I know that this may sound like the tea party in Alice in Wonderland but just trust me on this one): Treasurer - Board of Directors. Not who funds us - but what service or product do we provide or produce - what do we do ?). Bring samples of these reports. All Program Managers. Corporate Donations.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

” Any of that sound familiar? The post Run a Productive, Fun Nonprofit Board Meeting appeared first on Get Fully Funded. .” “Nobody shows up on time. Then, they want to leave early.” ” “Nobody comes prepared.” ” “We have Board members that don’t even show up half the time!”

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In a wine-tasting experience, participants sample a variety of wines while evaluating them using criteria such as appearance, smell, and taste. Custom artwork You may think it sounds unwise to sell an auction item that doesn’t technically exist yet, but attendees will be on board when you offer custom artwork.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 13, 2009

If this sounds familiar, you won’t want to miss TechSoup’s free online event and webinar: Basics for Beginners: Getting Started with Social Media Tools. So you’ve heard about Facebook, Twitter, and other online social networking sites. You know your organization should use social media, but you’re not sure where to start.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

About 79 percent of the funds spent or committed by the American Red Cross have been for food and water; 18 percent have been for shelter; and the rest have been for health and family services.&# View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Last year, scientists revealed that it was in fact the chicken that came first, not the egg.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 11, 2016

According to the recent Nonprofit Finance Fund State of the Sector survey, “Forty-two percent of organizations reported that they do not currently have the right mix of financial resources to thrive over the next three years.”. Check out a sample of the matrix map. The map gives them a combined look so they can make better decisions.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

This category includes fundraising consortia, religious organizations, and, significantly, donor-advised funds (DAFs). . A sample of 404 institutions reported on receipts from DAFs. Notably, gifts from the category “other organizations” increased 13.5 % , nearly double the increase from any other type of donor.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Does that sound good? If that sounds like you, put “me” in the chat. So I want you to tell me which one of these sounds most like you, related to getting 10k gifts. Number 1, if this sounds like you, put a 1 in the chat. If that sounds like you, put it in the chat. So I want this to be interactive.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

A creative fundraiser can make any of these items sound attractive to the donor. Shout out to Get Fully Funded ! Snap a photo of the donor while at your facility or event and frame it and send it to them (also from Get Fully Funded ). Joining a giving circle (which is another opportunity to raise funds). Touch the work.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

—– Whether it’s political or personal, global or local, funded or a grassroots effort, organizations and communities are campaigning for change in many ways, all of the time. This is my guest post on Care2′s Frogloop blog. You can visit the original post and comment there, or see the repost in full below.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

To fully fund your nonprofit, you need a diversified fundraising stream. Diversified fundraising revenue creates stability and keeps you from being dependent on one source of funding. Getting your funds from multiple sources is especially important when fundraising for a new nonprofit. Cue the sad music. Moral of the story?

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

While chairs don’t sound like a particularly exciting fundraising ask, they were tangible items that allowed supporters to have a clear sense of accomplishment and impact. Download Blackbaud’s free, comprehensive Giving Tuesday toolkit that includes sample social media messaging, email templates and more! Watch any (or all!)

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Creating a nonprofit social media plan sounds like such a daunting task, doesn’t it? Lighting and SOUND matter. Many people scroll their social feeds and don’t turn the sound on. Use captions so that your message is getting across to the sound muters. The key is to work smarter, not harder. But, don’t be fooled!

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Sound exciting? Build a Donor Data Migration Strategy in 10 Steps Migrating your donor data into your new CRM sounds like a daunting task. Once this sample data is loaded into a new system, you can comb through the data to ensure accuracy, formatting, and relationships in the new database.This is called “sample testing.”

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

If you all don’t know Marie, she is the lead consultant over at Funding for Good. If you don’t know Funding for Good, their principal, Mandy Pearce, has been on our webinar series many, many times over the last few years, recommended Marie as her top expert. You may be saying, “What do donors want to fund?”

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Elizabeth) Unfortunately, we don’t have any museum telecommuting policies in the Alliance sample documents library, but now that you’ve asked, we are on the hunt. And note that budgeting for self-care may be a financially sound decision , as stress can cause people to make poor financial choices. A: Not that we know of.

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Qgiv

JUNE 8, 2021

So, you’ve wrapped up your event, hit your fundraising goals, and funded your next nonprofit project. What are you doing with the funds? So keep them in the know about what’s going on with the projects they help fund. After your event, create contact lists based on the funds attendees gave to and send email updates regularly.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

They fund your programs and ensure you’re able to continue the amazing work that you do on a daily basis. Nonprofits that don’t adequately show appreciation for the hard work and dedication of their supporters will receive less funding in the long run because they’ll struggle to retain those supporters over time. . Let’s learn more! .

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

They fund your programs and ensure you’re able to continue the amazing work that you do on a daily basis. Nonprofits that don’t adequately show appreciation for the hard work and dedication of their supporters will receive less funding in the long run because they’ll struggle to retain those supporters over time. . Let’s learn more! .

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