sgEngage

JULY 3, 2023

Consider the various impacts the current situation has on your business model, such as staffing, fundraising, and service delivery. For example, think of strategies for engaging your base through new, low- or no-cost channels, or implement automated processes to speed up operations. Evaluate your current business model.

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Care2

AUGUST 7, 2014

Care2 and Parachute Digital teamed up to create a White Paper explaining just that! The report’s Six Stages of an Effective On-boarding Strategy guides you through and answers these questions: Some of the key points that resonated for me were: You don’t have to target everyone.

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NetWits

MARCH 3, 2011

Register today to learn more about strategies for inspiring and mobilizing activists online. Did you know advocates are seven-times more likely to give as compared to non-advocates?

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Candid

JUNE 23, 2022

Innovative technologies helped mobilize fundraising campaigns and increase donations to support these efforts. But he also noted that organizations with access to technologies, fundraising plans, and marketing campaigns fared better than those without. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

SOS Children’s Villages International uses cloud technology to help fundraise for children in need. Note From Beth: I am thrilled to host this guest post from Microsoft Philanthropies General Manager that showcases examples of digital transformation and fundraising. As a result, the need to maximize fundraising is greater, too.

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2013

This guest post was authored by Nancy Palo, a senior consultant on Blackbaud's strategic services team with an emphasis on peer-to-peer fundraising. This past week marked my one-year anniversary as a strategy consultant at Blackbaud. Read one thing related to your job a day (news article, blog post, or white paper).

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OneCause

JULY 7, 2022

Also consider that for many nonprofits, GivingTuesday marks the launch of their end-of-year fundraising campaign as they specifically target their mid-size and smaller dollar donors with online asks. An online solicitation strategy has indeed become a staple element of a comprehensive end-of-year fundraising campaign.

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Double the Donation

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

You know better than anyone that planning a university fundraising campaign can feel a bit overwhelming. With many moving parts and ever-changing components, it’s important to find the right higher ed fundraising platforms that can support your school every step of the way. Why We Love This School Fundraising Platform.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

A new white paper “ The Effectiveness of Celebrity Spokespeople in Social Fundraisers ,” written by my former Zoetica colleagues, Geoff Livingston and Henry T. The Chronicle of Philanthropy review of the white paper says it succinctly: “ Celebrity Fundraisers May Be Overrated.”

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 11, 2020

Today’s episode features an excerpt from part one of a three-part Blackbaud webinar about how better talent management can up your fundraising game featuring Eric Bowman, talent manager at Texas A&M Foundation. Determining mission, values, goals, and strategies. Topics Discussed in This Episode: Eric’s background.

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Care2

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Is your nonprofit sending out 8-10 online fundraising appeals this holiday season? Presenters also discussed the importance of utilizing successful fundraising strategies including: Telling passionate stories and using assets like photos and videos to reinforce your stories. Tags: Online Fundraising. Related Resources.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Whether you’re looking for tools for accounting, event management, fundraising or something else in your operation, we’ve got you covered. When you’re looking to link with tools like career centers, event services, an LMS or some other type of integration, your data strategy will play a role.

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Associations Professional Software Tools 141

Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2013

This past week marked my one year anniversary as a strategy consultant at Blackbaud. The more I engage with clients the more I find myself wishing I knew what I know now when I was on the fundraising staff at a nonprofit. Read one thing related to your job a day (news article, blog post, or white paper).

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 11, 2014

CharityDynamics just released the Interactive Investment Benchmark Study that looks at how organizations plan to invest in digital resources and strategy. 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.

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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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Forum One

APRIL 28, 2022

Conversational marketing is a strategy to engage people in an online one-to-one discussion immediately. Chatbots are a tool used to execute this conversational strategy. Generally speaking, traditional online forms are seeing fewer conversions on websites for things such as e-newsletter signups or white paper downloads.

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NTEN

APRIL 27, 2012

The results of the survey are compiled in a new report which highlights fundraising and constituent engagement as the biggest hurdle for the nonprofit sector. Funding Mobile Strategies for Social Impact is ZeroDivide’s newest white paper, a great look into nonprofits' uses of mobile technologies.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2021

My unenlightened “strategy” looked a bit like an Oprah Winfrey car give-away. Where Do Qualifying and Tiering Donors Fall Within Major Gift Fundraising? There’s an economic reality inherent in the process of major gift fundraising. Author information Claire Axelrad Fundraising Coach at Bloomerang Claire Axelrad, J.D.,

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Achieve

DECEMBER 19, 2017

But if data showed that your highest-value users are more likely to be older than 45 and female, you’d likely rethink your strategies and tactics in response. Setting goals that align with your nonprofit’s digital strategy allows you to measure effectiveness and adapt tactics to improve conversions. About the Author. . Rai Masuda.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

For example, younger donors may prefer to see the impact of their donations through photos on Instagram or short 15-second Viddy videos, while older members enjoy data-driven blog posts, white papers or podcasts. Order your Social Branding Blueprint now and receive an extra online access pass FREE to give to a non-profit colleague.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2022

So every client we work with, even on the lowest end there’s an active strategy. NFT – non-fungible token fundraising projects are increasingly common and allow groups to collectively buy into a project that benefits a nonprofit. So as a result, five-figure programs are the norm. They’re getting this from mostly new donors.”.

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Forum One

MARCH 31, 2009

Fundraising When Money is Tight.? Warwick is very positive about the prospects for non-profits to continue to receive donations today despite the economy, and he insists that we continue our fundraising activities. t cut fundraising costs without careful consideration. Tags: Strategy. d add to this?host Input welcome!

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Last month PayPal and Zoetica Media announced a white paper about the effectiveness of celebrities in social media fundraising. In traditional fundraising, having great name recognition and devoted fans can generate increased awareness and raise funds if a celebrity cares about the cause and invests time.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

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. Tags: Case Studies Online Fundraising. Donors who gave at least 2 gifts of more than $100 within the last three years.

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sgEngage

MARCH 4, 2024

Universities across the globe face challenges with successful digital transformation and what it means for their fundraising and alumni data, legacy systems, data literacy, and access to skills. It cannot and should not be all about fundraising. As such, no longer can we think of our advancement system as just a ‘database ’.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 20, 2013

As your event gets closer we should start seeing a variety of posts specifically aligned with your upcoming event or online fundraising campaign. Your event fundraising website should already have opportunities to share actions like donating or registering for the event. Related Posts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

But it is also theme of a panel that I’m moderating at the Innogive Conference on Monday, April 2 that will focus on how this trend is and will continue to impact nonprofits’ communication strategies. Goodwill has learned from measuring its mobile strategy. Her blog is Contentious.com. Twitter: @agahran. Best Practices.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Check out this great compilation of '' Must-Read Online Fundraising, Social Media and Mobile Communications Reports for Nonprofits '', assembled by Tech for Good. You can also learn more by downloading a copy of the Mission Driven Volunteer White Paper. Get the full description and sign up for the webinar here. Register now!

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

I follow several nonprofit fundraising blogs, one of which is The Agitator, and this recent post about "ask amounts" on direct mail and fundraising forms caught my eye. Read the post, and the linked white paper about the research and testing that went into this sweeping declaration. Author: Sally Heaven.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Check out this great compilation of '' Must-Read Online Fundraising, Social Media and Mobile Communications Reports for Nonprofits '', assembled by Tech for Good. You can also learn more by downloading a copy of the Mission Driven Volunteer White Paper. Get the full description and sign up for the webinar here. Register now!

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Research San Francisco Montana Homeless 61

NTEN

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Stars in Fundraising Success Magazine. Check out Blackbaud 's white paper (PDF) for a good introduction and some considerations. and strategies that will help nonprofits, but who keeps us all updated on. AIDS event to provide mobile fundraising and event update help for. what she's hearing and learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Although it is a slow time of year and the busy fundraising season is still several months away, there's been lots of activity in the social fundraising judging by these roundups of links from Peter Deitz and Tom Watson (not to mention all the items tagged in the nptech tag stream ). posted Ten Tips for Journalists to Fundraise.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 28, 2014

You don’t have a formalized fundraising database. 2) If you have a tab or notes section in your fundraising software that allows you to enter in some free text data or add fields of data, then do it! You don’t have the budget to purchase either of the above. You don’t have a formalized major and/or planned gifts program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2009

The conversations about what constitutes an effective nonprofit social media strategy have been thought provoking. The most interesting question was "What should funders think about to encourage effective social media strategy best practice?" How to or if to use social media?" I've been thinking about that question a lot.

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Social Media Leadership Media Social 62

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. The timing or stage at which you create a proposal is truly up to each nonprofit organization.

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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. Inspired by the best practices of the online retail industry, the RDC program attempts to maximize the ROI of a nonprofit's email subscriber acquisition efforts.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. This is a difficult question to answer in a brief response, but I’ll endeavor to cut to the chase with (1) five donor acquisition strategies, (2) your case for support, and (3) how to impress. — Charity Clairity Have a question for our Fundraising Coach?

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