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’? This engineering insight became his headline: “At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in a Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock.”

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 18, 2023

Imagine multiplying your team’s fundraising productivity without hiring more people. Let’s have a look at how you can elevate your fundraising game. A Helping Hand in Automation Whether you’re a team of one or one hundred, there’s no denying that fundraising comes with its fair share of repetitive tasks.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

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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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 17, 2023

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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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

If you’re a professional at a nonprofit, you probably understand how stressful hitting your fundraising goal can be. Luckily, there are affordable and effective tools you can leverage to spread awareness and get people excited about your fundraising efforts—namely, your website. Promote your fundraising events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 12, 2019

By Maryanne Dersch , a speaker, coach, and creator of the Superstar Fundraising Academy. Making it easy for donors to find our website is crucial to fundraising. Use the “mullet” philosophy when writing website and blog headlines. Courageous communications isn’t a strategy or a tool.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Here’s what we’ll cover: Using Instagram promotion before your event Instagram event promotion during your event Following up on your Instagram event promotion Whether you’re hosting a fundraising event or a community volunteer opportunity, Instagram can help you engage current and new audience members and set your event up for success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

In the last few years, Microsoft has rebuilt LinkedIn working out many of the kinks and bugs that made it frustrating to use, and has launched a suite of new tools and functionality for LinkedIn Pages , Profiles , and Groups. Upload work projects, such as presentations, videos, or special fundraising campaigns.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

These same rhythms that you would follow in baking the perfect loaf of sourdough can be brought into your fundraising skillset and leveraged to grow your best nonprofit fundraising strategy. The post 3 Ways to Bake Success into Your Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy appeared first on Qgiv Blog. Investing Proactively.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

I’m going to share 7 insanely easy online fundraising ideas that are making a huge impact for nonprofits. Then I’ll break down how you can apply 6 additional nonprofit fundraising strategies to grow your revenues TODAY. 7 Online Fundraising Ideas (That Actually Work): 1. Had a 55% increased conversion rate.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 9, 2018

This principle applies similarly to the event management and fundraising spaces. In this article, we’re going to share: Why nonprofits are investing in mobile giving to reach their fundraising goals. Real use cases for how nonprofits are leveraging mobile fundraising platforms. Text-to-give donations.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Essential Details for every gala invitation Headline: Captivate with a catchy title that reflects your event’s theme and purpose. Attention Grabbing Headline This is your chance to grab the attention of your reader and get them to pay attention to this special gala invitation. Let’s dive in! Digital or Physical?

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Whole Whale

APRIL 25, 2022

The rapidly growing crypto phenomenon is emerging not just as an opportunity for growth in the for-profit sector, but as a fundraising tool for nonprofits. Cryptocurrency may seem like a daunting frontier for nonprofits, but there is a huge overlap between the future of fundraising and the potential of cryptocurrency fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

Let’s look at ways to make your event stand out from the crowd and grab some headlines. They gave Dozer a ceremonial finisher medal and set up a fundraising webpage for Dozer. Dozer’s fundraising page raised over $25,000 for cancer research that first year. Social media channels are essential tools for extending your reach.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

When it comes to reaching your fundraising goals, email reigns supreme (after direct mail and face-to-face, of course). Craft a minimum of three different headlines and use a tool like Advanced Marketing Institute’s Headline Analyzer to gauge the most effective subject line. But what about reach? billion by 2025.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 13, 2014

Facebook is a powerful social outreach tool that is often under utilized. Its many tools and features left unused and ignored with so many other options available to nonprofits looking to advocate through social media. Say, for, example your nonprofit is running its biggest fundraiser of the year. Pin to the top.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2022

At this time of year, we assess our fundraising performance and make plans for next year. In fundraising, we talk a lot about donor lifetime value. The idea of donor lifetime value is a big one in fundraising. You can’t help but notice the negative headlines this year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2006

Reed Stockman from AFP Blog (Associate of Fundraising Professionals) told me that he is using a widget called RSSMIX to combine feeds and republish them on their Master Blog. He points to google analytics as a tool they have started using to track their audience. He notes that this widget is useful because it: a.) drives traffic c.)

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. Yeah, engaging those board members to be fundraising ambassadors. Is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started?

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NTEN

JUNE 17, 2011

There are some great events coming up and some interesting conversations about picking the right tools for the job. A mobile app may be just the tool your organization could use to further its mission. Confused by the best attributes to share in your profile summary or headline? Have m ore news to share? Sign up today for free!

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A photo accompanied by a concise story or a short video with an attention-grabbing headline should be right there to introduce your visitor to the essence of your organization’s work. Don’t lead with a photo from your latest fundraiser. The video should not be about your organization’s history or recent fundraising event.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 19, 2018

The endless news cycle with one outrageous headline after another and organizations continuing having to engage in rapid response work in this political climate. In a previous blog posts from my friend, colleague and all around wonderful human Adva Priso, she laid out three steps to creating a fundraising moment for your organization. .

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2017

Whether you call it an annual fundraising plan or a communications road map, now is your chance to push the envelope on your ongoing digital efforts to engage constituents, grow your list, and raise money. Beyond the thank-you email is your welcome series, which is a key engagement tool and often one of the most read series of emails.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2011

While social media continues to make headlines as a critical agent of change in recent and ongoing revolutions and protests in North Africa and the Middle East, the PdF Network Call series is taking a fresh look at a perennial opportunity for nonprofits: how to use social media to fundraise. Read his full bio below.

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Qgiv

MAY 5, 2021

Despite the fact 57% of people who watch a nonprofit video go on to make a donation, video still seems skill- and cost-prohibitive for strapped fundraising professionals. We’ll share some tools down below). There are tons of fun and random holidays nonprofits can take advantage of to create unique and interesting fundraising appeals.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

GivingTuesday 2023 by the Numbers Most leading headlines focus on the overall total dollars raised on GivingTuesday. 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. Resist that temptation!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Getting the media to cover your organization's fundraising campaign can help you reach new donors, garner larger donations, and become a well-known, trusted entity in your community. After years of being on both the press side and the PR side of the media game, here are some of my favorite tips for elevating a fundraising campaign.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

But it’s really not hard, thanks to some great tools available on the market and the tips I’m about to give you. This is the tool you will interact with daily as you keep your website fresh and up-to-date. A well-defined brand supports your marketing and fundraising efforts and lets people know instantly what you’re about.

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Everyaction

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

At EveryAction we’re on a mission to provide nonprofits with best-in-class fundraising, engagement, and advocacy tools, but we like to think that we’re a pretty fun place to work, too. In the current news cycle, it seems like bad news makes it to all the headlines. Q: What is your favorite thing about working at EveryAction?

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 7, 2021

However, if your nonprofit lacks the canvassing tools necessary for traditional advocacy outreach, you can still reach supporters through multi-channel fundraising. CharityEngine’s guide to multi-channel fundraising advises nonprofits to get in touch with supporters on a variety of platforms, including: Email.

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The Fundraising Authority

MAY 8, 2021

A clever tool built into Google Ads will ease the process. Be sure to set up an ad for each keyword that includes that keyword in the headline and the description. The post Everything You Need To Know About the Google Ad Grant first appeared on The Fundraising Authority. Include your keywords in your ads.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

If you’re reading a blog post with the words “capital campaign” and “board” in the headline, you might be spiraling through questions that are keeping you up at night (hopefully, it’s not 2 a.m.): Help board members become incredible fundraisers : Learn more. Did we set appropriate capital campaign goals with our board?

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

Writing and mailing a fundraising letter to your donors is a popular fundraising strategy for nonprofit organizations. Take a look: So, what does it take to get your fundraising letter right so you can raise thousands through the mail, even if this is your first mailing or if your last letter was a total flop?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. That said, here’s a tool kit to help you ask for that raise and get it. Good luck.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2011

These best practices serve as a foundation for upgrading your website to be compatible with the Social Web and are then elaborated upon in the upcoming webinar How Nonprofits Can Successfully Utilize Online Fundraising and e-Newsletters. Use bold for headlines. You can view their website at defenders.org. Repetition is key.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

In 2017, the headline from their Trust Barometer was “Trust has Imploded!” In this low-trust environment, how can we be successful at fundraising? Ramp up your p eer-to-peer fundraising. If your best marketing comes from the voice of your supporters, why not your best fundraising as well?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

So, why would we not want to use this powerful communication tool when writing grant proposals? For example, you could use a series of headlines from the local news such as this (again, fictional): June 9, 2017 — The Daily News: Shelter Takes in 87 Abandoned Dogs. Start Your Grant Proposal with a Story. Engage the Reader.

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