Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Their giving patterns are shaping the future of fundraising for human services. As these cohorts mobilize to support causes they believe in, they’re becoming highly-engaged advocates, sharing information on social media, and crowdfunding donations. When donors find it effortless to contribute, they’re more likely to make a gift.

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

If your fundraising team is stressed and stretched too thin, you’re not alone. A recent study by the Chronicle of Philanthropy found that long hours and limited staff support has almost half of fundraisers eyeing the door, with 28% planning to leave the profession altogether. Burnout is widespread.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 18, 2021

For many of us, summer fundraising can be frustrating because often our donor communications during this season yield less-than-ideal results. . Determine if a summer fundraising campaign would help your communications. Determine if a summer fundraising campaign would help your communications. Plan a 24-in-24 campaign. .

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

What if we could have a conversation about fundraising strategy with David Ogilvy, founder of Ogilvy a leading marketing/PR firm and deemed the ‘Father of Advertising’? A charity combating homelessness should feature stories of providing shelter, not just cute mascots. Show how gifts further the outcomes step-by-step.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Creating a sense of urgency also works well for a matching gifts campaign or when showing a donation progress bar with a countdown timer to when a fundraising campaign ends. Encourage your donors, clients, or supporters to be part of your campaign by asking them to share their personal stories of impact and experience.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 25, 2021

On the surface, this champion may seem very different from “rock star” physicians and from fundraisers themselves. As a fundraiser, you regularly set big, hairy, audacious goals, whether running a billion-dollar campaign or building a new hospital campus. Hospital fundraising attracts a unique individual. We’ve got you.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

Email is a powerful marketing tool, but to get results you need to learn how to write fundraising emails that connect emotionally and inspire people to give. Nothing about your fundraising email should be left to chance. So, let’s look at the key pieces in detail so you know how to write fundraising emails that get results.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2023

One of the most pervasive problems in the nonprofit sector is getting your board to be more engaged , and more specifically, to increase board fundraising. The objections shared usually involve board members not wanting to ask people they know for money. Later, your organization can encourage the donor to run a birthday fundraiser.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 3, 2022

It’s time to plan for the most productive time of the year – Year End Fundraising Season! Those of us in the world of nonprofit fundraising are starting to think about how to best leverage the next four months. Get Ready Now For Year End Fundraising So, what does it take to make this your best year end fundraising season ever?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 5, 2022

A bad subject line will tank your fundraising appeal. So, I recruited my fundraising friends, like Julie Cooper , Rachel Clemens , John Lepp , Julia Campbell , Alice Ferris , Jim Anderson , Tom Ahern , and Julie Edwards to send me theirs too. This gem was shared with me by my fundraising bestie copywriting dynamo Julie Cooper.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

There are year-end fundraisers and volunteer appreciation events to attend, donors to thank, holiday cards to get in the mail, and last-minute appeals to send out. Your programs may also rev up during the holidays, providing meals and gifts, keeping homeless people warm, or preparing for an influx of post-holiday pets needing homes.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2022

As you begin planning your final fundraising push for the Season of Giving, make a point of honoring multiple faiths and cultures by creating a more inclusive end-of-year appeal. For instance, have you considered including winter solstice celebrations in your holiday gift appeal? There are roughly 400,000 Iranian-Americans.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

In the modern fundraising world, creating an online fundraising strategy is essential to the success of your nonprofit. As the world continues to grapple with the ups and downs of COVID-19, it’s essential to meet your donors where they’re most comfortable, and that means coming up with inventive online fundraising ideas.

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Qgiv

JULY 8, 2021

What is meant to be always finds a way, and that proved to be the case with Brother Wolf Animal Rescue’s annual Puppygram fundraiser! With the various pandemic safety precautions, there was no chance their popular Puppygram fundraiser could take place in person. The Solution. The Outcome.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

We hear from folks all the time who are looking for new fundraising ideas for nonprofits, especially fundraising ideas for a new nonprofit. It’s not easy to figure out what works in fundraising when you have little to no experience raising big bucks. So, you found yourself sidelined while you tried to figure out fundraising.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

In particular, peer-to-peer fundraising has found great success when it comes to pivoting to virtual, as its engagements already happen primarily online. And just because the events of 2020 may have necessitated virtual fundraising, that doesn’t mean it also didn’t come with its own great benefits. Need virtual fundraising ideas?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

And as a nonprofit organization, the start of October also means you’re entering the last quarter of the year and the beginning of the year-end fundraising season. When you’re planning your end-of-year fundraising campaigns, you really won’t want to miss out on all the fun the holidays provide. Halloween Fundraising Ideas.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

The best gift a nonprofit organization can receive is unrestricted cash, but an inkind donation of something your organization needs and would have otherwise purchased is also a high-value gift. In reality, the van or other gift you receive is not exactly what you would have purchased. And it’s called an inkind gift.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

For nonprofits, taking part in #GivingTuesday can be an effective boost to your annual campaign fundraising efforts. In the two years since its inception, #GivingTuesday campaigns saw a 90% increase in online giving, and 40% increase in average gift size. Pathways to Education Canada is taking part in #GivingTuesday again this year.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Whether you lead a church, a temple, or another type of faith-based organization, fundraising is a recurring task on your to-do list. That’s where peer-to-peer fundraising comes in. Peer-to-peer fundraising is one of the most popular fundraising methods for faith-based organizations. Share campaign pages, 5.

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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. It looks like virtual fundraising is here to stay! 25+ Virtual Fundraising Ideas to Try Out Best Virtual Fundraising Strategies Virtual Fundraising Software: Our Top Picks.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

For most of us, fundraising isn’t something that comes naturally, especially a straight request for donations. It’s the great irony of fundraising – we love to help but we don’t like to ask for help. Fundraising is not about you. Asking for money, can be uncomfortable, right? Let’s look at it another way.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Of all social media worldwide, Facebook dominates and its new fundraising tools will likely transform global giving. If Facebook extended their fundraising tools to WhatsApp (owned by Facebook) and Facebook Messenger, messaging apps would likely become much more powerful in their ability to raise money for charitable organizations.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

A solid donor relationship is the backbone of successful fundraising. Strategically designing the donor journey can make fundraising much easier (and more fruitful!). That means you need to pay attention to what you are sharing with donors and when, and how often they hear from you. Thank you so much for your generous gift.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

You can say something like this: “ Thank you again for your generous gift to XYZ organization! We are honored that you trusted us with such a significant gift. In such a case, note on their donor record that they prefer privacy, so they won’t get another request to share about their decision to give.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 9, 2023

If you inspire people, you’ll get a gift. Maybe you’ve experienced this with a fundraising letter that performed so poorly you called it a failure and didn’t want to try it again. Or a Facebook fundraiser that raised so little it was embarrassing. Good fundraising stories are full of emotion and draw people in.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

While virtual fundraising was already gaining traction pre-pandemic, it certainly became a dominating force during the pandemic. So if you’re looking for virtual fundraising ideas for schools, you’re in the right place! Here are ten tips to help you succeed with virtual fundraising for education: 1.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 6, 2021

See how these nonprofits handled Giving Tuesday and what you can do to boost your fundraising results. Boys & Girls Club of Indianapolis used text fundraising technology in addition to a designated campaign page for Giving Tuesday. All it took was a simple graphic with text overtop that shared instructions on how to give via text.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 11, 2021

This journal article also informed that content can now be shared globally, through pictures, videos, and the written word partnering for heartfelt connections, even converting people into “evangelists” for the overall mission. Over five billion people have mobile phones, and 81% of the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2014

As crowdfunding practices mature and become an valuable part of the nonprofit fundraising toolkit, there is a need to set standards and expectations. Nonprofit crowdfunding is changing the landscape in online fundraising. If you’ve fundraised online before, ask yourself a few questions to get a baseline of what is achievable.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Fundraising is all about relationships. . Some donors give a one-time gift, and some sign up as monthly donors. A tiny, inexpensive gift, such as a bookmark, sticker, or magnet. You’ll be tempted to share a ton of info in your welcome kit – don’t. Here’s why: go back to basics for a minute. Be sure to tag them all!

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Despite increasing commercialism, the holidays traditionally get people thinking about ways they can give—whether they’re wrapping gifts for loved ones or donating time and money to a cause they care about. Use a text fundraising campaign. For a text fundraising campaign to be successful, you need to get a bunch of supporters involved.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Decide on a fundraising goal. Your fundraising goal should be reasonable and reachable, while still presenting enough of a challenge that donors will rise to the occasion to help meet it. On your donation page, explain why you’re fundraising. Using QR Codes for Nonprofit Fundraising. Create a holiday-ready donation page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2012

When I was in the third grade, I volunteered to bake cupcakes to help fundraise for Lucy the Elephant (who thankfully survived super storm Sandy ). Recently, our family took a homecoming trip to Cambodia where my kids were introduced to their birth country – and got to see the work of the Sharing Foundation first hand.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

It gives your audience a tangible transformation to observe through the sharing of the written word, photos, testimonials, and videos. And once shared effectively, storytelling will change the game for your organization. Your audience is looking for a clear lesson or takeaway as a result of the story that you shared.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2015

While my in-box filled up with many GivingTuesday requests from nonprofits that I support, I was struck by the creativity of how each organization incorporated giving Tuesday into fundraising or donor recognition campaigns. Global Giving did a creative campaign to encourage people to share why they give. kanter *Thank you* Beth!

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BoardAssist

JUNE 17, 2014

That’s the advice we got this week from guest blogger Amy Eisenstein, a top fundraising consultant who has generously shared her terrific advice with our readers this week. Before you can ask for a major gift, you need to focus on gratitude. They feed the hungry and house the homeless. Thanks Amy! Stewardship 101.

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