Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

If you’re starting a new nonprofit, you already know that you need to raise money. What you might not know is that the right fundraising plan template can make the job much easier. What this means is that over time, your fundraising approach should change to meet the needs of your growing organization. Many founders do.)

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

A well-rounded fundraising plan should include a variety of strategies like a signature event, appeals, monthly giving, and at least one online fundraising campaign. Just like anything else, you need a plan for fundraising online. With so many tools available, it’s easy enough to start an online fundraiser.

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M+R

JANUARY 11, 2022

December is for two things: cooking great big extravagant feasts, and using every tool at our disposal to raise money. And the thing is, both of these activities expose our fundamental impatience — whether we’re sneaking a quick taste of pre-baked cookie dough or frantically hitting refresh on our fundraising results. . Hmmm, social!

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As technology evolves, there are new ways nonprofits like yours can take advantage of advancements to save time and raise more money. AI for nonprofits can be a real game changer in the fundraising landscape. How do you use AI for fundraising? At the forefront of these new technologies is artificial intelligence (AI).

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2022

Making fundraising calls can be nerve-wracking, but it helps to have a plan in the form of a fundraising script. In this guide, we’ll offer some tips and sample scripts you can use when calling donors to request a face-to-face meeting or directly request donations. Why and when to use a script for fundraising.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

There are two parts to thanking donors: Connecting with the donor’s brain by providing a gift receipt and more importantly, touching the donor’s heart by letting them know they are heroes for giving to your organization’s cause. If you’re not sure what to say, here’s a list of sample phrases you can use to thank donors.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Wouldn’t life be easier if people opened and read your fundraising emails? So, what can you do to get more people to open and respond to your fundraising emails? If you’re using email as a fundraising and donor communications tool, you can’t afford to send anything dull. He or she will personally read your fundraising email.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In order to hit your end-of-year fundraising goals, you need to get your asks in front of people when they’re feeling especially generous. Did you know that nearly one-third of individual fundraising happens during the month of December ? Don’t miss your best opportunity to solicit these individual gifts. . Reasons to give now.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Giving Tuesday is just around the corner , and a great way to make the most of it is to encourage volunteers to raise money for you from their friends on Facebook that day! In 2019, Facebook provided $7 million dollars in matching funds for the first gifts made on Facebook on Giving Tuesday. We rarely get gifts we don’t ask for.

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

My last article of this two-part series, “ Nonprofit Giving Trends and Future Fundraising Strategy ,” began a discussion of smart fundraising strategies to take advantage of best practices and current trends. It covered broad brush strategies all nonprofits today should incorporate into their donor fundraising/marketing mix.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 1, 2021

Facebook fundraising makes it easy for supporters to show their support of your mission with a quick donation. Facebook fundraising tools are designed to keep people on the site rather than send them to a crowdfunding platform or other website. Despite the downsides, Facebook can be a powerful fundraising tool.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

If so, peer-to-peer fundraising is a perfect fundraising strategy for you to try out this year. With peer-to-peer fundraising, donors raise money on your behalf by leveraging their personal networks. Come up with an exciting fundraising event idea. Gamify your fundraising event. Use branded donation pages.

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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? The solution is to have a recipe or rather, a plan, that maps out all your fundraising for the year. Can you do it?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2023

It’s a significant opportunity to increase your nonprofit’s planned gifts by making your donors aware of this. The easiest planned gift for your supporters to make is to leave a portion of their estate to your nonprofit as a bequest in their Will. Even if that gift is only 1% of a donor’s total estate, it can have a huge impact.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Julie Ordoñez will outline a proven strategy, messaging and action steps you can implement right away to close major gifts faster, ethically. We’re here to talk about 3 steps to closing over $10,000 gifts by December 31st. She’s an executive fundraising coach. It is not too late to raise major gifts this year.

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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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Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2021

If your job description doesn’t include the words fundraising, development, or advancement, then why should you care about any of these things? After all, there will be no client service without the money to pay for it, even if your nonprofit is an all-volunteer organization. As the saying goes: no money, no mission.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Raising the money you need to fully fund your budget doesn’t happen by accident. You need a plan for fundraising success. Actually, you need both short-term plans, like those to manage your fundraising activities through the holidays, and longer-term plans that will carry you through all of next year. Focus on donors, not money.

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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. Asking for money, can be uncomfortable, right? We all grew up learning that it wasn’t polite to talk about money and it definitely wasn’t right to ask your friends and family for handouts. Fundraising is not about you.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

The summer brings with it the opportunity to take advantage of the great weather and use the great outdoors for great fundraising. We’ve put together over 30 fun nonprofit fundraising ideas for you to spring into this season. Way to accept donations or money from the event. Online Fundraising Essentials. Bike-a-Thon.

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Register for our Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Newsletter. One that's passionate about a cause and ready to be a fundraising super star! Turning your everyday supporters into fundraising superstars isn’t easy. It requires the right combination of fundraising expertise, engaged staff members, and savvy technology.

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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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AUGUST 15, 2022

Online giving is a great way to raise money. Online fundraising CAN be effective, but it’s a lot more complicated than it appears. To successfully raise money online, you need a compelling reason for someone to give, a tool to raise money, and a plan for driving traffic to your site. Not really.

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Double the Donation

AUGUST 21, 2021

Peer-to-peer fundraising is big. According to a peer-to-peer fundraising study by NonProfit PRO and Frontstream, 43 percent of nonprofits engaged in peer-to-peer fundraising said that fundraising made up more than 50 percent of their revenue. million people took part in peer-to-peer fundraising programs in 2020.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

But, as a fundraiser, your job is just ramping up. That’s because fall is a busy time of year for fundraising. Now is the time to take a good look at your plans for the final months of the year and find a fun, unique fall fundraiser that will make you and your donors feel comfortable and supported.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Dear What’s Enough, Congrats on receiving more tribute gifts, and good on you for considering the best ways to recognize the generous supporters who refer these gifts to you. Immediately if the gift is made online. What would you suggest?

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Bloomerang

JULY 12, 2021

So, what does a three-star hotel in Hollywood Hills have to do with fundraising? No, this doesn’t have to be complicated (or cost money)! . They made a video to show their donors the excitement on the student’s faces when the kids found out how much was raised at their fundraiser that weekend. I’m speaking from experience.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 2012

When budgets are small or time is running out, many people turn to Do-It-Yourself options for holiday gifts. This year, I thought about my options, and decided to try something a bit different: giving gifts that support others. so that we could meet in person to discuss the gift idea and ensure it is going to be perfect.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

In fact, most nonprofits require a minimum level of fundraising each year to reach their mission goals. This means they focus on keeping revenue (fundraising) high and expenses (direct and indirect costs) low. You need to ensure that any money raised specifically for scholarships actually goes into scholarship awards.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

What role do recurring donations play in your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy ? And how does their impact compare to those of one-time donations and gifts from major donors? Don’t get us wrong: One-time donations and major gifts should both play big roles in your organization’s fundraising.

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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. How to Thank Your Donors: Stop Focusing on the Money! Before you can ask for a major gift, you need to focus on gratitude. A Sample Stewardship Plan.

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Care2

APRIL 18, 2014

Loyalty, donation levels, and fundraising performances is just some of the data unveiled in Blackbaud''s 2013 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising study. The goal of the study was to understand the value of true fundraisers. This begs the question, who is really raising money? The average Cycle gift is now $73.42.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2010

For the past 30 days I have been participating in Movember : a worldwide team fundraising campaign to fight men’s cancer. While the dogooder in me loves a great cause, I also relish the opportunity to learn more about online fundraising and why people give. What I Learned About Online Fundraising. Email is Still King.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 21, 2022

A planned gift is the ultimate gift a donor can give your nonprofit. It’s usually their last gift. And quite often, it’s their largest gift. And planned gifts can have some surprising benefits. According to PlannedGiving.com , a planned gift can be 200 times the size of a donor’s annual gift!

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NetWits

JULY 18, 2011

It’s a great time to start fundraising contests if you’re managing or helping run a fall fundraising event. Instead of asking participants to raise a [insert $ amount here] ask them to complete a series of tasks that will lead to raising more money. And for good measure give them a sample update. Now it’s your turn!

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

As a nonprofit or educational institution, you know firsthand the importance of fundraising to support your mission programming. Donors love seeing their gifts stretch farther for a cause they care about, and they’re even likely to give more when they know a match is available.

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CauseVox

MAY 27, 2021

In this two-module masterclass, fundraising expert Joe Garecht will teach you how to build a successful major donor program, no matter the size of your non-profit. Module #2: How to Ask for Major Gifts and Keep Your Donors Giving for a Lifetime. Bonus Item! Pre-registration is live! Who is this course for? Registration is live!

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