Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2021

Direct mail is a valuable fundraising strategy, but figuring out how to send a nonprofit appeal can be confusing. You’re just mailing a letter asking for a donation, right? If you’re a beginner at mailing fundraising appeals , it’s really important that you understand the strategy and psychology behind what makes a good letter.

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CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2022

For context, when we talk about major donors, we’re referring to donors who make a significant gift to your org – one that’s above and beyond the typical gift that arrives in the mail. Restricted gifts are earmarked for a specific purpose or project. Diane Remin, President of MajorDonors.com.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The more you can tailor an email to the recipient the better you’re able to communicate to them directly and secure your Giving Tuesday gift. Another possibility that comes with using a text fundraising service is the ability to receive gifts via text. Direct mail. You also want to approach direct mail with a plan.

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John Kenyon

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Example: A donor family received 3 of the exact same mail pieces, including one to their small child – all to the same address. Example: a donor that is duplicated in donor management system receives an $25 dollar direct mail appeal before the major gift appeal call for the donor record showing $50k in giving.

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Care2

MARCH 17, 2014

And, if you were surveyed on your donor engagement, would your org fall under the good, the bad, or the ugly? DonorDigital donated to 16 major US nonprofits to learn about their integrated fundraising practices. How quickly and how frequently were subsequent direct mail appeals received? Second Gifts. Monthly Giving.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

Recently, Brock Warner (Senior Manager, Fundraising at War Child) and I hosted a webinar regarding end of year fundraising for nonprofits —the things we need to stop doing and things we should be doing instead. All of this is tied to a direct mail appeal, that can go out as early as mid-November or the beginning of December.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Second, year-end giving gives nonprofits an opportunity to use a big chunk of their resources to meet their annual fundraising goals, and it gives donors a last chance to get a tax-deductible gift out the door. We want to help nonprofits that implement year-end fundraising campaigns be successful.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

For example, you could need assistance with: Fundraising strategy, including a wide range of specialized campaign types. GivingMail – Direct Mail Design. Averill Fundraising Solutions – Annual Fund Strategy. Frost on Fundraising – Speaker Training. Their specialties aren’t limited to fundraising appeals, though.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) 60) Search « Is Direct Mail Dying or Dead?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2011

It breaks my fundraising heart when I hear about gifts going unthanked. Saying thank you isn’t just polite; it’s the key to cultivating small gifts into major gifts. None of the groups she supports have identified her as a major gift or planed gift prospect. So why do so many orgs get this wrong?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

The last three years, in particular, have shown how online giving continues to be a growth engine for fundraising in the nonprofit sector. Since 2016, online fundraising has grown 17% among nonprofits in the United States. of total fundraising revenue. It’s in our org charts. As a point of comparison, the U.S.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 18, 2013

A tool to influence elected officials’ opinions has been the petition, initially door to door, then in direct mail packages, and now online. org, causes.org, and change.com. There are three channels that work well for converting advocates to donors: email, direct mail, and telemarketing. You need both! Add Another Channel.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 3, 2011

Lately, more and more of my conversations with nonprofit fundraisers have turned to mobile technologies and how non-profits should be leveraging mobile to further their missions. Mobile applications have also begun to surface to empower peer-to-peer fundraisers to check their progress and send appeals straight from their phone.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) In fact, it began in August.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) In fact, it began in August.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2005

How does/that leverage into fundraising? short code fundraising??? ??? Most orgs don???t Smart organizations balance good content and communication with what the organization is doing with fundraising request. re raising money out-of-state, international fundraising has even more regulations. Mobile phones stay on.

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Neon CRM

JULY 28, 2023

Online fundraising is the future of nonprofit fundraising. While the present day is more evenly split between digital giving (online, email, text) and more traditional methods (direct mail, in-person), the trend lines are clear. Let’s get started!

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Care2

MAY 29, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) But how soon, exactly? So test, test and retest!

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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. two living legends in the fundraising sector. This one is called the cycle of fundraising.

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Care2

MAY 31, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) But how soon, exactly? So test, test and retest!

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Connection Cafe

MAY 13, 2011

After years as a donor, she started getting every mailing with her husband’s name spelled wrong. Months of planning went into a fundraising concert, only to have the afternoon arrive to the tune of tornado warnings on every channel. And what about the time when a major gift check got “misplaced at the post office”?

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

What is peer-to-peer fundraising, and how can you leverage it to boost your nonprofit fundraising? After seeing thousands of fundraising campaigns, we see that peer-to-peer fundraising typically raises twice as much as compared to other digital fundraising campaigns.

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2022

What is peer-to-peer fundraising, and how can you leverage it to boost your nonprofit fundraising? After seeing thousands of fundraising campaigns, we see that peer-to-peer fundraising typically raises twice as much as compared to other digital fundraising campaigns.

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2010

I have enjoyed pouring over “The Next Generation of American Giving” research to learn more about how the different generations respond to the multiple channels available to engage with charity and how they can all work together to make fundraisers more successful. We’d love to hear how it did or does turn out.

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Care2

JULY 24, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 16, 2017

Tony delivers nonprofit fundraising solutions in Planned Giving and Charity Registration, designed for program growth and he hosts his own podcast called Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio. TONY: These are gifts that people make from their estate plan or their retirement plan and so they’re long term gifts for nonprofits.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

Join fundraising master trainer, Chad Barger, CFRE, for a workshop focused on finding potential supporters for your nonprofit organization. Chad will review the best practices in fundraising prospect identification and provide practical tips for how small nonprofits can maximize their network. But what’s a fundraising unicorn?

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Care2

JUNE 1, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) So I do know whereof I write.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2011

I tell them, “Yes, I would like to make a gift this year, however I would prefer you save the stamp and I’ll go online to make my gift. Non-profits are reaching supporters in a variety of channels, just as Donna discussed in her recent post on integrated fundraising. In short, what prompts an online gift?

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Many nonprofit CRMs come with built-in fundraising features that help nonprofits streamline their fundraising activities. While all feature a donor database , some come with more features geared towards fundraising, while others include features that handle volunteers, email, and grants.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

What I really like about Maureen is, you know, I think she’s maybe the only person who truly understands that fundraisers, we love fundraising, and the mission, and the cause, and the technical stuff is hard. Do you want to do some peer-to-peer fundraising? She does batch gift entry. Do you want to get more donors?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2015

For those in the fundraising business, the end of year period means the beginning of not just a new year but the large task of reconciling and reporting all that occurred in the previous days, weeks, months and year. Most people aren’t giving gifts big enough to deduct them, so it really isn’t typically an incentive.

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Judi Sohn

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Batch gift entry - Here's the new features added according the release announcement: Add donations of most record types. Add stock gifts including assets. Associate a donation with an open major gift or pledge. Add multiple designations on a gift. But for the most part it was a smooth process. I certainly have.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And that’s what you’re here to do today because it’s such a fast moving, wild space of the fundraising pie. And I operate a grants and fundraising consulting business, and we support nonprofits all over the country, started off primarily with those in the DMV area but it’s expanded since then.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 30, 2011

It’s an honor that they decided to pick a comment that I posted in response to this article about online fundraising. There’s a lot of talk about who gets credit for online giving and what really is online fundraising — but what it all boils down to is a silo problem. Resolved: No Fundraising Silos.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

If you want to quickly improve how your nonprofit leverages the Internet, then org charts and owners aren’t the way to go. Have the email people and the direct mail people sit together. Have the website people sit with the gift processing people. Focus on the seating chart. People who sit together work better together.

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