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Here’s How to Raise More Money with Your Next Fundraising Letter

The Fundraising Authority

I am in the middle of writing a direct mail fundraising letter for a non-profit client, and tomorrow I will be presenting the letter to them, and explaining why it will be effective. And it got me thinking… there are really only three things that separate super-successful fundraising letters from ones that are just mediocre.

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Supercharge Giving Tuesday Contributions with an Optimized Donation Page

The Modern Nonprofit

Crafting a Donor-friendly Giving Page If you’ve ever experienced the warm-feeling of giving to a charity, chances are it was through a fundraising page. Unfortunately, subpar formatting, uninspiring content, and other mishaps could be holding back your fundraising efforts. Sounds pretty smooth, right?

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Year-End Fundraising Basics: From Donor List Vitality To Finding The Best Angle For Your Creative Content

Bloomerang

Listen carefully and you’ll hear the call going up in charity offices everywhere: What’s the plan for our end-of-year fundraising campaign ? In this article I hone in on two critical factors for fast tracking end-of-year fundraising strategies. This is where the angle of a fundraising drive is established.

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What’s in My Inbox | Shorter attention spans means you need to deliver with your enews

Pamela Grow

What does that mean for you as a nonprofit fundraiser/donor communications professional? Lots of great takeaways, including… Short, compelling headlines and article leads directing the reader to their website (for online, endeavor to keep your writing to a 5th-grade level or below. Hemingwayapp can help!).

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Calls to Action that Get Results

Network for Good

Any successful nonprofit fundraising campaign has an effective call to action. Your job as a fundraiser is to educate and guide your supporters to making a donation as quickly and easily as possible. When writing copy for your fundraising page , your headline should reinforce your call to action. Is it easy to do?

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Calls to Action that Get Results

Network for Good

Any successful nonprofit fundraising campaign has an effective call to action. Your job as a fundraiser is to educate and guide your supporters to making a donation as quickly and easily as possible. When writing copy for your fundraising page , your headline should reinforce your call to action. Is it easy to do?

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5 Design Techniques That Will Increase the Lifespan of Your Nonprofit’s Website

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Promoting a special fundraising campaign. Avoid stretching images if they live next to content; you don’t want to end up with a skewed or blurry picture. Notice the similarities of the layouts: they have a headline, a description, an impactful statistic, and a link. Other potential announcements include: Brand updates.

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