Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

By Denise Dunbar , a Digital Fundraising Strategist at MobileCause , where she helps nonprofits accelerate their fundraising and engagement efforts through giving and marketing strategies. In fact, according to the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report , 33% of donors give tribute gifts to family and friends.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Your year-end fundraising campaigns should show your donors what you’ve accomplished together over the past year, and invite them to give toward an even brighter future. Done well, your year-end campaigns (print, email, and social media) will inspire donors to give generously at year’s end and throughout the year after.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2023

Your donors and supporters start searching Google for “holiday gifts that benefit nonprofits” in early August, yet most nonprofits do not update their holiday tribute giving program until November or December. Now is the time to update and launch a holiday Tribute Giving Program for your nonprofit.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 8, 2023

Online giving is one of the fastest-growing donation methods. In 2022, online giving grew by 12.1% , motivating nonprofits to find more ways to connect with their supporters through digital channels. As a result, more organizations are looking for ways to implement an omnichannel fundraising and marketing strategy.

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EveryAction

JULY 12, 2023

Whether your nonprofit organization has used an omni-channel donor engagement strategy for years or you’re just getting started, busy fundraising seasons are the most important opportunities to communicate cohesively across mediums with your supporters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2023

As the world becomes increasingly more digital, nonprofits around the globe are recognizing the importance of accepting online donations as a form of giving. Online giving can provide numerous benefits for nonprofits, from increasing donation amounts to improving donor engagement.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 7, 2023

Successful direct mail campaigns help donors understand the goal, visualize their impact, and get excited about giving. Get inspired to break through the noise in FY24 with creative marketing for fundraisers from BCG Connect. And while managing segmented data can be complex, it does not have to be difficult.

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This is a two part article on how to create fundraising systems for your nonprofit. In Part 1, we will talk about what fundraising systems are and why they are important for development. In short, this nonprofit lacked fundraising systems. What are Fundraising Systems? A board fundraising system. And so on….

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 3, 2022

Tribute giving is when a donor makes a donation in someone else’s name to honor that person or to celebrate a special occasion. According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 33% of donors worldwide give tribute gifts. According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 33% of donors worldwide give tribute gifts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. Make a “ stretch gift ” that is very generous and is outside your normal giving pattern. Give in-kind support to the organization in a way that actually helps. Be Informed.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Storytelling has become a hot topic in non-profit fundraising. There’s a reason for this change: storytelling is extremely important to good fundraising. As fundraisers, we need to be carrying on a constant conversation with our donors. Other times, we talk to our donors through newsletters, e-mails and snail mail letters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

The end of the year is a critical time for nonprofit fundraising. A well-crafted year-end fundraising plan helps nonprofits define clear and specific fundraising goals, identify potential donors, and tailor their messaging better to resonate with their supporters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 31, 2021

Each year Nonprofit Tech for Good features a new set of online fundraising tools that are timely and relevant for the year to come. This year’s tools tap into fundraising trends that have emerged as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, from t-shirt fundraising for virtual events to contactless in-person giving.

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2022

Best Practices for Donor Acquisition and Retention Through Direct Mail. Sending a personalized, well-written appeal via direct mail can be one of the most impactful ways for schools to fundraise. But what about people who say that direct mail isn’t worth the investment? Refer to the data.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In Mastering Online Fundraising , our class for non-profit fundraisers, we talk a lot about how small changes to your online fundraising strategy can result in major returns, including new prospects, new event attendees, and of course, new donors. Give Something Away for Free. Making asks with e-fundraising letters?

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sgEngage

AUGUST 1, 2023

With the rise of mailing costs coupled with worldwide fundraising competition for every cent, your nonprofit organization can’t afford to guess when it comes to your fundraising program’s direct mail expenses. When you allow data to guide your direct mail strategy, your organization can save time and money.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Direct mail is too often associated with the past. Some assume direct mail is ineffective today and that younger audiences don’t want to receive it. But direct mail isn’t dead —the personal touch, visibility, and open rate that comes with direct mail have made it significant in the digital age. Here’s why!

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Last week, we started a three article series on year-end fundraising. The first part described why donors give during the year-end giving season. In our next post , we’ll go over a step-by-step plan for maximizing your year-end fundraising. The 5 Rules for Supercharged Year-End Fundraising. Stick with adding beds.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The tactical strategy for your fundraising should not be random, and it shouldn’t be based on a “we’ll figure this out as we go along” mentality. Your best bet to ensure maximum revenue is to lay out a tactical fundraising calendar as part of your overall fundraising plan. Facebook fundraising campaign. Walk-a-thon.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The year-end giving season kicks off with a lot of hype around GivingTuesday, when nonprofits invest significant time, energy, and resources into launching campaigns for the special day. There is still a lot of year-end giving to go around. 5 ways to get most out of the year-end giving season. It’s that time of year again.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 6, 2021

Now more than ever, effective fundraising is what your nonprofit depends on to survive. All this fundraising definitely involves sending appeals to your donor base. This type of campaign uses a combination of various digital methods and/or direct mail. . What is multi-channel fundraising? Direct Mail. Social media.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Welcome to the third and final article in our three-part series on year-end fundraising. In our first post , we took a look at why so many donors give during the final 4-6 weeks of the year. In the second post , we reviewed the five rules for supercharged year-end fundraising. Choosing Your Time-Frame. Why do you need it?

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The Q2 2022 Fundraising Effectiveness Project paints a concerning picture. in 2020 , according to nonprofit organizations surveyed by the Association for Fundraising Professionals. in 2020 , according to nonprofit organizations surveyed by the Association for Fundraising Professionals. year over year. in 2016 to 19.3%

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Here are 4 tips to help you plan a successful massive fundraising event. Compelled to give? Your data also has the potential to help you better understand how to reward and recognize top fundraisers and volunteers and plan your daily work. You are tired but feeling extremely fulfilled by the success of your accomplishment.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2023

By Jennifer Wemhoff , Communications Manager at GolfStatus – the leading event management platform for golf fundraisers. Golf has a ton of giving power. So whether you’re planning your first golf tournament or your fiftieth, here are seven ways tournament management tech can upgrade and improve your golf fundraiser.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 26, 2022

End-of-year fundraising can feel like a noisy cash grab. Yes, it is possible to do text-to-give campaigns, but I’m not talking about that: I’m talking about donor stewardship. Two weeks later, you get their end-of-year appeal in the mail. This represented a 67% increase in giving! or “MAKE YOUR DONATION BEFORE MIDNIGHT.”.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Fundraisers like you have a lot of work to do to make the world a better place, so any time you can save on administrative tasks is incredibly valuable. Fundraising automation saves your nonprofit valuable time and resources by streamlining time-consuming tasks, so you can devote more to time advancing your mission and raising more money.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Related Webinar: Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits. The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Annual giving folk are a strange breed. But, what if you’re the kind of fundraiser who is expected to complete your annual giving program “off the side of your desk,” with no fancy agency to guide you on the latest trends, no idea what your donors really respond to, no current data segmentation strategy to contend with?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

You may be wondering where to focus your fundraising as we emerge from the fog of 2020 and into, perhaps, a less cloudy future when it comes to nonprofit giving trends. People continued to give more generously than before – often referred to as a “ bump ” – and the predicted “slump” never really arrived. . Giving in the U.S.

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Achieve

JUNE 2, 2021

For nonprofits, this means millennials are a key demographic to craft fundraising campaigns around. . direct mail campaigns. benefits of direct mail. direct mail and digital marketing. Benefits of Direct Mail. Direct mail can obviously be interacted with physically in ways digital materials can’t.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It’s one of the most overlooked places to seal the deal with your donor: the fundraising landing page. . This valuable piece of online real estate is where the donor goes to take action and give your organization money. Your fundraising landing page is a perfect opportunity to make a strong connection with your donor.

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Pamela Grow

AUGUST 2, 2023

We’re in the dog days of summer… And that can only mean one thing — year-end fundraising season is upon us! Why end-of-year fundraising? And, according to ANA/DMA, “Direct mail still pulls a higher response rate than any marketing medium.” Direct mail and digital work side by side to ensure your best campaign. By segment?

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

While the end of the year can be a time to relax and unwind, it’s also a season for nonprofits to ramp up fundraising. During the giving season —October, November, and December—supporters are gearing up to send last-minute donations. Why is the End-of-Year Giving Campaign So Important? But where do you start?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2023

The top 30 peer-to-peer fundraising programs in the United States raised an astonishing $1.05 If not, it’s time to start exploring peer-to-peer fundraising platforms. Peer-to-peer fundraising software solutions provide a platform that nonprofits can use to empower their supporters to collect donations on their behalf.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 1, 2021

The 2021 Open Data Project [ español , français ] seeks to gain a better understanding of how nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide use technology for digital marketing and fundraising. To be successful at email marketing and fundraising, nonprofits must regularly attempt to re-engage unengaged subscribers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

As summer fades into fall, end-of-year fundraising season is top-of-mind for nonprofits. With so much to keep track of, it can be hard to know where to start aligning your communications so your fundraising initiatives are successful and support your brand. Review your end-of-year fundraising goals, but think deeper.

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