Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 4, 2019

By Scot Chisholm , CEO and Co-founder of Classy ––a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. Without further ado, here are the top five trends we see impacting the nonprofit fundraising space in 2020.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 26, 2023

At the end of 2022, we asked 1,000+ nonprofit professionals what worked well in 2022, what they believed would work well in 2023, and their general outlook on the current fundraising climate. Based on survey results, we found that fundraising success is determined by the media channels nonprofits use to share their message and mission.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Direct mail fundraising should be an integral part of your nonprofit’s direct response strategy. When leveraged with other communication channels, direct mail can generate significant engagement and gift-giving from donors. Top Direct Mail Fundraising FAQs What is direct mail fundraising? Let’s get started! Contact Us!

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

If you are trying to fundraise without an annual fundraising plan, you are trying to bake a pie with a lot of ingredients but no recipe. Do you really want to make fundraising so hard? Do you really want to make fundraising so hard? Done means you have a map and can start driving toward your destination.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 6, 2021

That’s why recurring donations are so important: they create stable donation streams for sustained fundraising. Your nonprofit can also use giving plans to fundraise toward a specific project or goal. You can also link gifts to specific goals and initiatives to create impact statements for donors. Giving Plans in the Wild.

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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’? Show how gifts further the outcomes step-by-step. What motivates instant digital engagement and gifts? Creativity matters only if it sells.

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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 29, 2023

Online fundraising is increasingly essential for nonprofits, but these types of initiatives come with unique challenges. Average online fundraising revenue declined by 4% in 2022 after two years of monumental growth inspired by the global pandemic. What are online fundraising platforms? Report on fundraising data.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

Drafting a fundraising plan can be intimidating, especially if it’s your first time and you have no fundraising plan structure. You see, a good fundraising plan isn’t something you knock out in an afternoon. Your answers will give your fundraising plan structure and allow you to move forward with this important task.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Successful year-end fundraising campaigns don’t happen by accident. Year-end fundraising campaigns that meet their goals happen as a result of good planning and excellent project management. But year-end fundraising campaigns that exceed their goals happen because there is a compelling story behind them.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 26, 2022

These fundraising articles are popular ones that our readers have loved and I wanted to gather them together for you in case you missed any of them earlier this year. So, we pack as much goodness as we can into our fundraising articles, bulleting out information so it’s easy to follow and easy to use.

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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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Greater Giving

JANUARY 23, 2023

The Donor Pyramid is a tool for helping nonprofits understand their fundraising approach and evaluate its effectiveness. The Pyramid works by categorizing donors based on how often they give to your organization, from once-in-a-lifetime gifts down to individuals who make small donations each year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Last year’s list of nonprofit holiday gift programs has been getting a lot traffic over the last two weeks thanks to Google searches. Please use your purchasing power wisely and with compassion this holiday season by giving gifts that benefit nonprofits and make the world a better place. Purchase Green Gifts ].

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

If any of this sounds like you, and you’re tired of being so stressed, check out this webinar, led by fundraising and leadership expert, Mazarine Treyz (Wild Woman Fundraising). Fundraising planning 101. How NOT to make a fundraising plan. Your One-Page Fundraising Road-map. In this webinar you’ll learn: 1.Fundraising

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Tricia Marsherall is the Founder & President of Marsherall Partners, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in nonprofit donor database management & operations support and virtual & traditional fundraising events. The good news is that your data can be cleaned up and leveraged to inform your fundraising strategies.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

That means that the vast majority of your nonprofit’s fundraising success is dependent on having a successful major gifts program. However, it’s also true that over 60% of the best prospects for individual, major gifts aren’t even on a nonprofit’s radar. Overview of Blackbaud Fundraiser Performance Management.

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Classy

AUGUST 4, 2021

There are many nonprofit roles that are responsible for fundraising. Nonprofits who get more of their staff involved in their online fundraising strategy prove to be more successful in driving donations. Breaking Down Your Nonprofit Staff Structure for Fundraising Success. Development and Fundraising. Database Owners.

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

Experiment with Journey Mapping A colorful visualization of the constituent experience, journey mapping is a model that helps you track how and when you engage with supporters and when and why they make the giving choices they do. P2P fundraising is a heck of a competitive space. They turned to donor journey mapping.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This timeline offers a clear road map to prevent lapsed donors: What makes donors lapse? It’s worth noting that a recent study by Philanthropy Daily found that 49% of lapsed donors who hadn’t made a gift in at least two years believe themselves to be current donors. We have to make the experience a memorable one they’d like to repeat.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

However, with a read-a-thon fundraiser, you can give your supporters the opportunity to slow down and crack open a book while also teaching young students the value of reading and escaping into exciting stories. What is a read-a-thon fundraiser? How to host a read-a-thon fundraiser. Why should you host a read-a-thon?

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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!). When a donor clicks that Donate button and makes a gift, what’s the very next thing they experience? Thank you so much for your generous gift.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

To make the most of your fundraising event , it’s best to develop an event page that’s effective at increasing the number of tickets your organization sells. Fundraising events are a perfect opportunity for your nonprofit to further build connections with your community. What is the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame?

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 27, 2021

I’ve never heard of a donor who complained that there was an extra button in their emails asking for a one-time gift and then another button asking for a monthly gift. I’ve never heard of a fundraiser who complained that they didn’t learn from other nonprofits. We fundraisers tend to be our own worst enemies sometimes.

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3rd Sector Labs

JULY 24, 2015

Most charities raise money from many different sources – direct mail appeals, online donations, events, workplace giving campaigns, and matching gift programs to name a few. If your organization is fundraising without donor data to support it, then you have a problem that needs your attention. I’m glad you asked.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Fundraising is more tech-powered than ever before. With so many tools out there to choose from, your opportunities for customizing your organization’s tech stack are virtually limitless, especially when it comes to fundraising apps. but now, you can take all that information on the go with Bloomerang’s mobile fundraising app !

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 8, 2020

When you implement donor research in your fundraising strategy, you’ll learn more about your existing donors and spot potential major giving opportunities. For community-based nonprofits, try searching for local employers that offer giving programs, like matching gifts or volunteer grants. Guest Post by: Adam Weinger. About the Author.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 6, 2016

After organizational buy-in, segmentation, and testing, it’s time to map out your engagement strategy. Framework for Mapping Your Engagement Strategy: Mine the Data — Who has usually given by this time of year but hasn’t yet? Sort the list in reverse order of gift size so it’s easy to spot the big donors.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 25, 2023

And using nonprofit software to help you look at your donor data like a marketer can be your secret fundraising weapon. Giving history: When you can segment your donors according to their standard gift, you can better understand their willingness and ability to give certain amounts. This can help you make targeted asks in the future.

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Qgiv

MARCH 1, 2023

There is also a helpful map widget included on the event form which gives the attendee GPS directions from their current location to the event’s address. Junior Achievement of Western PA inserted a graphic of a map which shows the location of their event embedded on their registration page.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 30, 2023

There is also a helpful map widget included on the event form which gives the attendee GPS directions from their current location to the event’s address. Junior Achievement of Western PA inserted a graphic of a map which shows the location of their event embedded on their registration page.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Few things are as important to successful fundraising teams as clean data around your prospect portfolio and moves management. However, many organizations fail to properly track gift officer portfolios, gift officer actions and donor pipeline management within their donor database management. Getting Started.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2020

hjc has worked with dozens of nonprofits to ‘stand in the shoes’ of their constituents, a process known as Constituent Experience (CX) journey mapping. Get more details about Knowledge Network’s journey mapping experience and read case studies from other nonprofit organizations. Second step: Create personas to map.

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Forum One

JULY 27, 2021

Though it has changed in shape during the pandemic, here are seven tips on how to use your digital ecosystem to enhance your fundraising. As people are spending more and more time online, digital fundraising is vital for mission-driven organizations to achieve and surpass goals. . More on this: Mapping Your Digital Ecosystem.

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NetWits

JULY 9, 2012

Download the complete 2011 Online Giving Report to learn more about the 13% YoY growth, double-digit growth since 2009 and the top reasons your nonprofit should invest in its online fundraising program. No matter how well an organization is doing with its online fundraising, it will eventually hit plateaus and declines.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Basically, the gift to a registered 501c(3) would be *20% more valuable and the donor receives that full value of the gift (* depending on the tax rate applied ). Just to map this out here are the super clear reasons why new crypto donors will increase donations to nonprofits: 1. 4 Reasons Why Crypto Donations Make Sense.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

1) From the outside, it appears that NGOs in Kenya do not have access to the traditional fundraising services that are so common here in the United States, such as a “Donate” page for processing credit cards and PayPal accounts. Fundraising is never easy, but NGOs who take a long term view of crowdfunding can achieve self-sustainability.

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