Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 11, 2016

With just weeks remaining in 2016, many fundraisers will adopt the stance, “Ask early, ask often, and ask boldly.” It’s the time of year when we really crank up the volume (quantity and intensity) of our fundraising messages, knowing that how the year ends will greatly impact 2017. My mailbox and inbox are already filled with requests.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2013

The Foundation is offering webinars and publishing white papers for nonprofits. Two recent papers that caught my eye were: ” How to Use Social Media for Social Good ” and “ Building Meaningful Engagement.” We used to only track the gifts we won or lost. Fundraising'

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NTEN

JUNE 8, 2011

Flickr photo: ibarir I know only the biggest nerds have favorite white papers, but we've already established my nerd street cred, right? Well, my favorite white paper of 2009 just became my favorite white paper of 2011! According to the report, the answer is essentially "not so much."

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

When you tell board members that you need help with fundraising, many of them automatically think you are telling them they need to go ask their friends and colleagues for money. There are lots of ways that your board members can help your fundraising efforts. . WEBINAR: How to Get Your Board Excited About Fundraising .

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 11, 2014

What they found is that as the economy continues to recover and online fundraising outpaces other development efforts, nonprofits are planning to invest more in their digital footprint. Let this white paper help. The paper is broken out into 5 sections that outline the research and prep needed for making the pitch.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 9, 2014

Three out of four first time donors will never make a second gift. According to Penelope Burke ( via npENGAGE Magazine) , over-solicitiation isn’t defined as too many appeals but asking for another gift before ever communicating how the original gift made an impact. Fundraising Stewardship donors fundraising stewardship'

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Care2

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

While high dollar donors comprise less than 2% of total online donors, their gifts make up 18%+ of funds raised ever year. Chances are, your organization doesn’t have a 4-digit donor strategy as part of your online fundraising program, but organizations may want to start experimenting with one. One of the biggest lessons of all?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

It will make your life easier so that you can manage the steps and actions necessary in raising money from your major, planned, and maybe even mid-level gift prospects. With either scenario, there are many ways to get started, so please check out my colleague David Lamb’s white paper, The Basics of Prospect Management.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 28, 2014

You don’t have a formalized fundraising database. You don’t have a formalized major and/or planned gifts program. Whatever the reason, if you are embarking on more formalized major and/or planned gifts program or campaign and wish to track your portfolio(s) of prospects for larger gifts, then start with an Excel spreadsheet.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 23, 2014

Like a good major gifts solicitation, there will be questions. Technology nonprofit leadership nonprofit technology Online Fundraising technology investment' Leadership is responsible for the strategic plan and part of that requires having the right tools in place to be successful. Be Ready for Questions. What is the ROI?

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2022

The Giving Block, the leading crypto donation platform, reported that the average gift received through their platform in 2021 was $10,455, an increase of 236% from the previous year ( 2021 The Giving Block Report ). Crypto donors will probably give more.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Events: An action on your site, such as signing up for a newsletter or downloading a white paper. For each step of the donation process, you can create a tag to track how a donor reacts to your site (such as creating an account, entering payment details or confirming their gift). About the Author. . Rai Masuda.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Lately I have seen some discussion groups, listservs, and blogs on when to create a proposal in the Prospect Module of Raiser’s Edge® or for that matter in any fundraising legacy system. This is when the prospect manager/development officer contacts the prospect to see if a viable gift opportunity exists and the conversation will continue.

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NTEN

MARCH 29, 2012

At the booth, pick up a complimentary copy of Acxiom’s “Finding Your Next Best Donor” white paper and receive a free drink pass! Stop by our booth and pick up a free drink ticket, as well as online gift cards for the Foundation Directory. There will also be a drawing for a larger caramel gift package. Drinks are on us!

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

Common Knowledge's Rapid Donor Cultivation (RDC) program attempts to wed these two strategies by focusing on both the long-term ROI and the elapsed time to the first gift. So far, Common Knowledge says the RDC program has demonstrated a 15% increase in average gift size and an 83% increase in donor conversion.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 28, 2015

These pop-up messages appear automatically when donors are making a one-time gift, giving them the option to turn that one-time gift into a recurring gift. Provide donors with a way to securely manage their gifts and credit card information online. After all, this is what they expect. After all, this is what they expect.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Nonprofit organizations have a lot of challenges relating to fundraising. A creative fundraiser can make any of these items sound attractive to the donor. Thank them on the anniversary of their gift, directly tying it to a win or impact. Offer discounts at your gift shop, merchandise, or affiliated coffee shop.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 18, 2015

Sustainers are faithful if you treat them well, and not all are motivated by gifts alone—as always, the primary motivation is the mission. What is the impact of a $5, $10, or $50 monthly gift? Average monthly gift amount. Create messages that matter. Now who at your organization “owns” it? Attrition per month.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Consider how you might reach out by sending them one or more of your current fundraising appeals. It could be a white paper, “how-to” video, tip list or recommendations (e.g., Offer gifts of useful content. If you want gifts, you must give them.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2010

Like Mark Twain's famous quote, there is good news in the data -- the death of direct mail by some has been exaggerated -- but, when one looks at the data direct mail will not remain the dominate channel for soliciting and collecting gifts that it is today. Yeah, more people to do fundraising solicitations! Is it all consistent?

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

All Blackbaud Blogs Contact Us Blackbaud.com About Nonprofit Trends Books Research Reports Speaking Tis the Season for Charity Gift Cards Posted by Steve MacLaughlin on November 9th, 2010 The Los Angeles Times had an article the other day called “Causes offers gift cards for charitable giving.&# Will it work?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 20, 2019

With the future in mind, I think there are five fundraising truths that are especially urgent to understand as higher education fundraising leaders set the course for FY2020. It’s Time to Adopt a Coordinated Multichannel Approach to Fundraising. The Traditional Phone Model is Shifting. A numbers game.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 20, 2017

Most conversations about planned gifts don’t start with technical questions; rather, they center on donors’ wishes to have an impact on the organization’s needs. This glossary of terms, which uses practical examples, will give you a basic working knowledge of key words common in ongoing planned gift conversations.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 1, 2010

77% of nonprofits had at least one online gift of $1,000 or more last year. The median online gift above $1,000 was $3,500 in 2009. Check out the “Making Event Participants More Successful with Social Media” white paper to learn more. A higher percentage of donors 45 to 54 and 55 to 64 give online than offline.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 2, 2015

What does matter, though, is making it an integral part of your fundraising mix. Extremely popular in the United Kingdom, Canada, and other regions, sustained giving has also gained momentum in the United States—having grown from 5 percent of online fundraising revenue in 2010 to nearly 17 percent now. Sustained giving. Monthly giving.

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NTEN

MAY 6, 2015

As Digital Media Manager for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, Jen is putting technology to effective use by putting on a digital fundraiser: #FoodBank24: A New Media Telethon. Check out the event video , event highlights , and white paper.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2021

Ellen Bristol is renowned for her expertise in managing fundraising strategy and operations. days – Before COVID – I was having lunch with the executive director and board chair of an advocacy organization, talking about fundraising. The uber-wealthy, the ones making huge gifts in the millions and billions, are the infamous “1%.”

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2014

For a refresher, my 2013 piece Non-Technology Trends for the CIO and a 2011 white paper for the Association of Fundraising Professionals on similar topics may be good places to start and worth a read as well.). And, for better or worse, this New Normal is not going away anytime soon. Working Smarter.

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