Volunteer Hub

JANUARY 16, 2023

Fundraising serves as a way to raise awareness and money towards your mission. Here are 7 ways to make your fundraising campaigns more effective. For most nonprofits, fundraising is a year-round event. A few fundraising statistics to know. Gen Zers are influenced the most by social media when it comes to fundraising.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The average monthly gift is $24, or $288 a year.”. Monthly donor retention rates: 90 percent and up (double the average donor retention rate of 45 percent!)”. Related Posts: Are you missing this key fundraising “system?” Did you know… “Sixty percent of donors under 35 give monthly.”.

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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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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Or maybe you’re a new major gift officer and you’d like to set up as many donor meetings as possible. Building strong relationships with donors is the backbone of successful fundraising. When it comes to fundraising, understanding your donors’ motivations is key. Be proactive, engage with your donors, and truly listen.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 19, 2023

Fundraising is both an art and a science. To make fundraising a little easier for nonprofits, we put together this list of nonprofit fundraising best practices. Employ a strategic fundraising plan The first of our fundraising best practices for nonprofits is to employ a strategic fundraising plan.

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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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Qgiv

OCTOBER 18, 2022

It’s no secret that email is one of the most effective ways to communicate with donors and fundraise. But before you start sending out email blasts to all your donors, it’s well worth it to take time to fine tune your email fundraising strategies to get the most out of your Giving Tuesday communications. Focus on storytelling.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 7, 2024

Storytelling Email As in all donor comms — including your emails — let storytelling guide you. What you can learn about solid, empathetic storytelling from an email shows how. For more, check out master storyteller Vanessa Chase Lockshin’s 30 minute training. A clean list yields better supporter interactions.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The end of the year is fast approaching and with it, your year-end fundraising campaign. CauseVox’s Year-End Fundraising Fair was a mini-conference featuring 16+curated sessions with a big impact on year-end fundraising. You Can Incorporate #GivingTuesday Into Your Year-End Fundraising Plans For Optimal Results!

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

You know the drill everyone: it’s time to rev those fundraising machines for the lucrative end-of-year donor cycle. Create a dedicated campaign page on your website to help streamline all of your fundraising activities during the end of year (remember that compelling goal we told you about earlier!).

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Qgiv

APRIL 13, 2021

According to our research report, Navigating the Unknown: Findings to Future-Proof your Fundraising , social media posts were the number one drivers of charitable gifts in 2020. For nonprofit marketers and fundraisers alike, learning how to fundraise on social media is a must. Donor engagement yields donor retention.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Turning Crisis into Community: How to Make Emergency Donors Lifelong Supporters As nonprofit professionals, we are all too familiar with the cycle of emergency fundraising. Visual storytelling through images and videos from the field helps make the crisis tangible and show donors their dollars at work.

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Pamela Grow

MAY 25, 2023

Whether you’re planning a 5k fundraiser , dance-a-thon, or social media campaign, you know a lot goes into preparing for a peer-to-peer fundraising initiative. But one of the most challenging aspects of peer-to-peer event planning is recruiting supporters who will act as volunteer fundraisers. Make it easy to join your campaign.

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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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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

First use this year’s revenue to establish a baseline for all your expected revenue, including but not limited to individual giving, major gifts, events income, expected pledges, and grants. Retention Rate: The percentage of donors who gave last year and this year. Retention Rate: The percentage of donors who continue to donate.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2017

Blackbaud’s 2016 Charitable Giving Report shows us that donor retention for first time donors is still remarkably low – 29% for offline donors and 21% for online donors. But if donors are retained passed that first year, the retention rate jumps significantly to 60% for offline donors and 58% for online donors. Thank You Letters.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Kyle Gregory is CEO/Co-Founder of Give Back Nation , a nonprofit serving other nonprofits with vetted tools, knowledge, coaching, strategy, implementation, and concierge support to help maximize efficiency, increase fundraising, and expand impact across the country. Branding & Storytelling.

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Classy

APRIL 19, 2021

A fundraising campaign soft launch—the release of your campaign to a limited audience prior to the general public—allows your organization to establish early momentum on your campaign. Mention the donor’s past involvement with your organization and the impact their previous gifts have made. Be specific in your storytelling.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

Many of the most respected professionals run their own blogs to shed light on best practices, challenge the status quo, and even offer humor to help folks fundraise smarter. Claire Axelrad ( @charityclairity on Twitter) has been called a Fundraising Ninja, and we have to agree. Don’t let it be you! THE AGITATOR / DONOR VOICE.

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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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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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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Unlock the fundraising potential of your nonprofit by understanding your target audience. Discover our step-by-step guide to connecting with donors who truly care about your mission, and watch your fundraising efforts thrive.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 8, 2022

If you’re a brand-new nonprofit or a fresh face in the fundraising world, figuring out how to start a fundraiser can be an overwhelming task. Overseeing a fundraising campaign from beginning to end and meeting your organization’s fundraising goals isn’t an easy undertaking and takes time and energy to pull off.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

No matter what your mission is, you’re probably dedicating significant resources to finding potential supporters and getting that first gift. And with donor retention rates on the decline, new donor acquisition is a constant topic of conversation. What’s a fundraiser to do when you feel like you’re all out of ideas?

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Classy

JUNE 28, 2021

Recurring donors are over five times more valuable to your nonprofit than one-time donors due to their higher annual giving levels and retention rates. . Discover tips on goal-setting, a launch plan, campaign branding, donor retention, and more. 4 Storytelling Tips to Boost Recurring Donations. Download the Guide Now.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This guide is here to help you learn more about nonprofit fundraising platforms, what’s available to your organization, and when you should consider using each. Amongst the many tools nonprofits can benefit from, fundraising tools, CRMs, and marketing tools are the must-haves for organizations seeking success. Key fundraising tools.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

You know the drill everyone: it’s time to rev those fundraising machines for the year-end! Create a dedicated campaign page on your website to help streamline all of your fundraising activities during the end of year (remember that compelling goal we told you about earlier!). 2) Focus on Storytelling and Impact.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 25, 2024

A few years back, I asked donor retention expert and copywriter Lisa Sargent for her advice on stewarding monthly donors, and here is what she said: Some “best practices” I’d recommend based on direct experience and personal research: 1.) In other words, what does your donor care look like? Related Posts: Make it Monthly! |

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

This ultimately results in better donor acquisition as well as stronger, more genuine partnerships with greater retention. Donation History: Identify segments of donors by frequency of gifts, amount of giving, or those who may need to be reengaged. How to Create a Donor Persona So how do you create a donor persona?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Giving Tuesday is a big deal for the fundraising community. For many nonprofits, Giving Tuesday is the most important giving day in their yearly fundraising calendar, and it takes time and careful planning to execute a successful Giving Tuesday campaign. In fact, over half of donors who watch nonprofit videos go on to make a gift!

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

This can lead to higher user satisfaction and retention. 4 Enhanced Fundraising and Donor Engagement AI prompts can help you personalize and scale your fundraising and donor engagement efforts. For example, chatbots can answer frequently asked questions, provide donation options, and even help donors set up recurring gifts.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

On April 16-18, 2023, 3,600+ fundraising professionals descended on New Orleans, LA for AFP ICON’s 63 rd annual conference, the largest turnout in six years. Increased satisfaction, retention, and dollars raised because donors felt more positive about their giving experience. Know your data in and out,” says Emily. The outcome?

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JUNE 2, 2020

A chief initiative is the focal point of your fundraising or communications plan. When it comes to comms and fundraising (or anything really!), I've worked with massive fundraising and communications plans that had the best of intentions but ultimately set us all up for everyone up for failure. What is a Chief Initiative? ?

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2013

Here are this week’s nonprofit highlights: The 2nd gift. In this post, How to Get a 2nd Gift from New Donors , Joe Garecht shares his 4 step new donor stewardship process to help nonprofits plan beyond the first contribution and get retention rates up past 22.9%. We know that fundraising is all about asking.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2014

Guest post by Vanessa Chase : Fundraising & Communications Strategist, Storytelling Enthusiast and Philanthropy Advocate. Donor retention is an on-going conversation in our sector and any time it comes up, people start to panic. We all know what we have donor retention troubles. Take a Cue from Major Gifts.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Using Storytelling in Your Appeal . The dodo’s popularity brings up another excellent point: the importance of video in storytelling. One final way to tell a quick, visual story on your donation page is by using a fundraising thermometer. Make it easy for donors to find out if their gift is eligible for a match.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 8, 2017

After their initial gift, you still have work to do with each donor. In terms of donor retention, that’s music to a nonprofit’s ears. Now is the time to make an appeal for a second gift. A donor’s first donation to your nonprofit is a step in the right direction, but it’s not an immediate promise for smooth sailing.

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