M+R

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Test 1: Feeding America and the Ask String Feeding America asked: Does decreasing the monthly gift ask string impact the monthly gift conversion rate? Note: Thanks to our clients Feeding America and HSUS for allowing us to share these results with you! —— Johanna Levy is a Senior Account Executive at M+R based in New York City.

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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. Set a fundraising goal to sponsor a nail color on National Nail Polish Day (June 1) in the spirit of Movember.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Over the last year, there’s been an explosion of multi-million-dollar gifts from donors to their alma maters. Boone Pickens—who died in 2019—gave $120 million as a legacy gift to his alma mater, Oklahoma State University (OSU). Griffin, gave Harvard University a $300 million gift. In fact, last year, alumni giving to U.S.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

There’s absolutely no way that we can connect with that big of a base of alumni to do fundraising without technology.” For example, the Children’s Society in the UK used an NLP chatbot to deliver fundraising information to potential donors. AI fundraising. million alumni. Sentiment analysis.

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CauseVox

APRIL 20, 2021

With vaccine rollouts underway, nonprofits are still wondering: how do I fundraise during COVID? Will there be a return to in-person events and normal fundraising for 2021? But we can plan carefully to ensure that fundraising is successful regardless using the latest insights and strategies. .

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Digital-forward campaigns are still powerful new donor acquisition opportunities: 57% of new donors who gave to organizations using Neon Fundraise were acquired through digital channels. GivingTuesday is a valuable day to engage new donors, reconnect with existing ones, and engage a group of primarily small-dollar donors.

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M+R

APRIL 19, 2023

Visit mrbenchmarks.com on the 27th to get a flavor for all the trends in fundraising, advocacy, and digital marketing. We’ll cover digital ads, messaging, social media, fundraising, web performance, tickets and membership—even introducing a few new metrics and tasty tidbits along the way. May 11, 2023, LIVE in New York.

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M+R

MARCH 14, 2024

Read time: 7 minutes If you’re a professional fundraiser, every day is giving day. Unfortunately, not all of our donors are themselves professional fundraisers — so creating a special, attention-grabbing Giving Day that gets your audiences excited and engaged can be a big boost during an otherwise quiet time of year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

For those that prefer to donate money as gifts, consider purchasing a charity gift card from TisBest.org. The Field Museum Store offers gifts for those interested in science and cultural, natural, and human history. 12) National Park Foundation Gift Shop :: nationalparks.org/gift-shop. Online Stores by Nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Maybe you’ve glimpsed the #1 New York Times best-selling book in a store window somewhere. But chances are, by now, you’ve heard the buzz about Brandon Stanton and the internet phenomenon that is Humans of New York. Touched by the story, Brandon mobilized his passionate base of supporters in a fundraiser for Vidal, Ms.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 24, 2021

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Dear Charity Clairity, My board wants us to develop more planned gifts and I’m wondering about purchasing planned giving analytics so we can better identify likely prospects. Note you can screen for other factors, such as “major gift likelihood” as well.

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EveryAction

JULY 11, 2016

Bridge to Integrated Marketing + Fundraising. The Bridge Conference is one of the hottest tickets for nonprofit fundraisers this summer. By the way, if you're headed to Bridge, we're sending some of our email marketing, recurring gift program, and fundraising experts, too. 2016 New York Nonprofit Conference.

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2014

Fundraisers, are you ready for your annual campaign? I came across a really informative guest blog post by Charles Whelan, president and founder of The Whelan Group , which appeared on the Foundation Center’s Philanthropy Front and Center-New York blog. Need some inspiration? You can read the full blog post here.

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Classy

APRIL 21, 2021

What if the only thing that stops you from crushing your fundraising goals this year is a donation match myth? Our list of myths and truths about matching gifts will make sure that’s not the case. Matching programs result in $2 billion to $3 billion in donations a year, and 84% of donors donated because their gift was matched.

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Double the Donation

DECEMBER 7, 2021

We partnered with fantastic fundraising solutions to provide thousands of mission-driven organizations with our constantly improving tools, working alongside nonprofits as they make their impact on the world. Now, all organizations can make the most of their matching gift potential using first-in-class 360MatchPro matching gift automation!

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 25, 2019

At its core, fundraising is a persuasive craft. It involves using rational and emotional appeals to move listeners and readers to take some action, like making a gift or volunteering time in support of your cause. Fundraisers too should pay attention to the lead-up that takes place just prior to making an ask. Conclusion.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 4, 2014

billion-dollar fundraising campaign, and both centers are flagship selling points.' The University of Rochester announced that the Wegman Family Charitable Foundation made two large donations totaling $17 million, including $10 million to benefit its Institute for Data Science and the remainder for its children’s hospital.

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

5) FUNDRAISING. i) Comply with donor restrictions on gifts. Permanently restricted gifts (more commonly called endowment) can never be spent. Only the earnings on the gift may be spent when certain criteria are met. Unrestricted gifts may be spent however your organization chooses. 6) LEGAL.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

For those that prefer to donate money as gifts, consider purchasing a charity gift card from TisBest.org. The Field Museum Store offers gifts for those interested in science and cultural, natural, and human history. 12) National Park Foundation Gift Shop :: nationalparks.org/gift-shop. Online Stores by Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Recently, TechSoup presented GivingTuesday and Year-End Fundraising Strategies , a webinar aimed at helping organizations integrate #GivingTuesday into their end-of-year fundraising campaigns. On Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we shop for gifts to give to people we care about. What is #GivingTuesday? Image 2: Giving Tuesday.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Construction of the statue had been completed the year before in France, but efforts to construct a pedestal in New York ground to a halt. The committee in charge of fundraising was short on cash. And the press scorned the fundraising effort. New models like social networking and text messaging rank near the bottom.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

Nick Bilton, a tech columnist for The New York Times , wrote that we could find ourselves in a situation where a medical AI that is programmed to eliminate cancer decides that the way to do it is by exterminating humans who are prone to the disease. What happens to the fundraisers? . So, what changed? Technology Goes Mainstream.

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Achieve

JANUARY 11, 2016

New York Times. As a fundraising consultant, I’m often asked by nonprofit leaders how to raise money for causes or organizations that aren’t perceived to be urgent or especially compelling? “We Here are four mistakes organizations often make that can rob their brand of emotion and hobble their fundraising: 1.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 24, 2022

The NCA was generously gifted to CCF by our long-term supporter, Velcro Companies. CCF has recently undergone its own transformation, building sustainability through a new fundraising and donor relations strategy underpinned by the Salesforce platform. We support students from kindergarten to university.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 13, 2021

For the past few years, the Fiver Children’s Foundation has used CauseVox to grow their fundraising efforts. million gifts were given to charities participating in #GivingTuesday with $400 million raised online. CauseVox Declutters Your Peer-to-Peer Fundraising For #GivingTuesday. Fundraising During COVID-19.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Each year Heather Mansfield of Nonprofit Tech for Good presents a free webinar featuring the top ten digital marketing and fundraising trends to prioritize in the following year. This year’s webinar, 10 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Trends to Prioritize in 2023 , was presented on December 7.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 20, 2017

Peer-to-peer fundraising or P2P fundraising is a style of fundraising where an organization recruits supporters to solicit donations from their friends and family on behalf of that nonprofit. While we are seeing declines in traditional P2P fundraising, we are also seeing tremendous growth in the crowdfunding space.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Higher education giving has traditionally relied on major gifts, annual funds, and direct mail as the primary means of engaging new donors. With the right tools, a thoughtful engagement strategy, and appropriate calls to action, these fundraising events are proving quite lucrative. Joseph’s College New York.

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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. Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 at the 92nd Street Y’s Belfer Center for Innovation and Social Impact in New York City.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Much has changed with regard to fundraising and “friendraising” during the 12 years I have been a professional fundraiser, the most obvious being the use of technology. The fundraising piece does often come – just at a later date.). Fundraising Events. Adrienne D. And how do you check results? Friendraising Website.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Michael works directly with some of Mobile Commons’ larger clients including the Obama Campaign, the California Department of Public Health and the New York City Department of Mental Health and Hygiene. _. During the annual end-of-year fundraising season, people get asked to donate to different causes left and right.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2020

Here, I’d like to (virtually) introduce you to Raymond Polikoski, Vice President of Finance & Administration at Special Olympics New York, and Jessie Salpeter, Senior Database Manager at National Park Foundation. Jessie: Thanks to a very successful fundraising campaign, our organization tripled in size in a very short time.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2022

Fundraising events are great opportunities to meet new friends, strengthen existing relationships, and serve a vital role in the revenue cycle of a nonprofit. . As the event landscape continues to evolve, however, should you plan a big fundraising gala or focus on smaller, more intimate opportunities? under a tent?),

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2019

For years, fundraising professionals have heard that we’re on the precipice of a demographic trend called “the great wealth transfer.” Even when we compared them to other urban areas such as the five boroughs in New York, DC was well ahead. On average, Washington, D.C. Animal lovers are WAY more generous.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 23, 2014

With that in mind I give you three long time fundraising experts - Rachel Muir, Shanon Doolittle and Pamela Grow. These three fundraising experts will be speaking about donor retention on Sunday the 23rd at 3pm CT in Room: 214 A/B. This all culminates in “the ask”, which is followed by stewarding the donor’s gift.

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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. I gave the gift of girls education. kanter *Thank you* Beth! MomsRising (@MomsRising) December 2, 2015.

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