Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

On Giving Tuesday, many nonprofits and donors alike use the #GivingTuesday hashtag to find nonprofits participating in the big day and donors who want to contribute to them! Hint: Make your mission tangible and specify how each donation will impact the cause, e.g. “$20 can feed two families this holiday season.”. Get creative!

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

We are witnessing the rise of a new generation of donors and nonprofit employees. This is a question I broached in “ What Will a Post-COVID Nonprofit Economy Reveal ? ” We’re living in a transformational – new and unprecedented – novel nonprofit economy. The digital revolution created hyper-connection. — Brian Solis.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. EVERY nonprofit has stories to tell! And while there are times and places for these reports, storytelling for nonprofits to raise funds is not the time or the place.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Just about every nonprofit made major changes in 2020. Like a balloon that you inflate and let the air escape from, your nonprofit isn’t going to look the same after. Today is the day you’re going to shed the “vacation” mentality of training your nonprofit staff and volunteers. Here are five steps to get them there.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2019

His work is focused on nonprofits, advocacy, and public affairs. Facebook Fundraisers are a relatively new fundraising tool, but they’re already driving a major boost in revenue for some nonprofit organizations. Bonus Tip: Identify Major Gift Prospects . Campaign Tactics. 4) Create urgency with deadline marketing.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

And how they feel about their experience of giving to your nonprofit determines whether or not they stay in the relationship. Too many nonprofits think they’re doing a good job of building relationships, but they’re not. They want to feel good, knowing they made a good decision to give to your nonprofit.

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

Since 2012, thousands of nonprofits have run campaigns on CauseVox ’s fundraising platform. Catalogue for Philanthropy made use of Giving Tuesday Now (a national fundraising day to support nonprofits through COVID) to hype up their own one-day giving event online. Livestream Event. Or, do the work yourself.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2012

UPDATED 4/3/12: If your nonprofit has yet to start using Pinterest , then hopefully new data released for March 2012 revealing that Pinterest now generates more referral traffic than Twitter will motivate you to start pinning – or at the very least to sign up and reserve your first choice of usernames (hint, hint!).

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 27, 2021

5 Places to Find Grants for Your Nonprofit for FREE! Knowing where to look and what you’re looking for will minimize wasted time and maximize the number of best matches for your nonprofit. The 10 Roles and Responsibilities of a Nonprofit Board of Directors. The 10 Roles and Responsibilities of a Nonprofit Board of Directors.

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Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

Obviously, I was flattered, but also anxious to deliver a lecture that could bring true value to nonprofit professionals. . Now I recognize that many nonprofit organizations may not be able to send their team to conferences, so I’ve rounded up an overview of the ten social media mistakes discussed at Planet Philanthropy: . was born.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 22, 2012

It puts your nonprofit between a rock and a hard spot financially, and all eyes look to you to pull a rabbit out of your hat. Your best source of an unrestricted gift to right the ship is a major donor. And how do you find one who can give you a big gift and get it to you quick? So what do you do? (No,

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 22, 2012

It puts your nonprofit between a rock and a hard spot financially, and all eyes look to you to pull a rabbit out of your hat. Your best source of an unrestricted gift to right the ship is a major donor. And how do you find one who can give you a big gift and get it to you quick? So what do you do? (No,

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 9, 2023

If you inspire people, you’ll get a gift. Your request for support should connect with the passion your donor or prospect already has for the work your nonprofit does. It’s not about convincing people that your mission matters or that your nonprofit is worthwhile. Your words matter when you’re trying to get people to donate.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

Customer personas (like mine above) are not just for marketing professionals, they are also incredibly beneficial for nonprofits seeking to understand who their donors are, why they give, how they like to be communicated with, and what their barriers to giving are. Interests: Within your cause, what are donors particularly passionate about?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 22, 2017

While it might seem a little early to start thinking about 2018 to some (hint: it’s not ), it’s the perfect time to benchmark where 2017 has taken you. Gift range chart : Utilizing a gift range chart is a great way to created focused, goal-oriented campaigns. Use this checklist to check in.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 9, 2022

Maybe that means that your Major Gift Officers are able to have a great conversation about an event with a potential donor. One of our partners, Classy, put together a comprehensive guide on what nonprofits need to know. . You May Also Enjoy: Report: 2022 State of Salesforce in the Nonprofit Sector. Invest in Campaign Services.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

To help you break down your overall fundraising goal into more approachable pieces, you can create donation tiers (sometimes called a gift range chart or gift table). The purpose of this chart is to help you see how many gifts at each level you will need to hit your goal. You’ll want 3-5 prospective donors for each gift level.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2010

To Mama With Love is a project of US 501c3 nonprofit Epic Change. And, if anyone in my house is reading this blog, this would make a terrific mother's day gift - hint - hint.). Here's how it works. You have to make a donation first.

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DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

Guest post blog submitted by: Donately, a nonprofit technology provider. Hint: Need more help? While most nonprofits are happy to accept donations of any amount, no matter how small, you also want to make it possible for a donor to feel like they can give in higher amounts if they want to. . Provide a recurring gift option.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 11, 2014

Bloomerang helps nonprofit organizations reach, engage, and retain the advocates they depend on to achieve their vision for a better world. You can use templates and refer to helpful hints on how to get the most out of your message and capture your donors' attention. Manage Your Emails. Manage Your Mailings. Case Studies.

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NTEN

JANUARY 30, 2012

A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources and other goodies. Hint: English already has plenty of words.). So, after brushing up on the new Google Analytics features , giving the gift of charity , and pickling your website , why not stop by your local animal shelter ? Read more posts on our blog.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 14, 2014

Let’s apply nonprofit-logic to some day-to-day life choices: 1. Do we practice the same philosophy in our nonprofits? Investing in Your Nonprofit (and Your People). Your nonprofit exists to help the world. For example – it might cost a nonprofit $50,000 to hire a major donor fundraiser. Don’t believe me?

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Care2

DECEMBER 8, 2010

million gifts to 66,470 different nonprofits from 2003 – 2009.&# What this means for you as a nonprofit? According to the study, “the more intimate and emotionally coherent the giving experience online, the stronger the relationship between donor and nonprofit appears to be.&#. Here are some key findings.

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Everyaction

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

We explored everything from must-have nonprofit reporting tools , tips for upping your email game , direct mail strategies , and most recently using data to improve your major gifts program. In my free time, I'm a fellow and lecturer at Georgetown, focusing on how to best activate audiences to support causes/nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

It is not a secret that nonprofits need volunteers and donors to achieve their goals and carry out their mission. Many nonprofits do not know that the line between their volunteers and donors is very thin. In other words, your nonprofit would need about ten donors to match the average value of a volunteer who donates.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2006

My colleague, Michael Stein ("Internet Strategist and Author") who works with nonprofits, emailed me about a new Internet campaign Take Back Mother's Day for Peace that was recently launched by a Bay Area public grantmaking foundation, The Ploughshares Fund ( www.ploughshares.org ).

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BoardAssist

MAY 10, 2016

What are the trends that are going to impact your nonprofit in 2016? Here are the issues that YOUR nonprofit needs to address for 2016. If you don’t, there are plenty of other deserving nonprofits who are tackling them. Every nonprofit needs a well-rounded fundraising program with diversified sources of revenue.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

By Sean Kosofsky , is the Nonprofit Fixer and founder of Mind the Gap Consulting. Nonprofit organizations have a lot of challenges relating to fundraising. Nonprofits need every tool possible to entice donors to join and then stick around for years. Hint: It’s the XYY Soup Kitchen.” Get creative. Recognition/Appreciation.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 11, 2016

Research completed by Target Analytics® in 2015 shows that: Only 29% of first-time donors renewed their gifts. Roughly one out of every two donors renewed their gifts last year. Getting your donors to renew their gifts is the easiest way to raise money for any nonprofit. What does it take for donors to renew their gifts?

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 6, 2017

As you can probably infer from its name, text-to-give software enables donors to make contributions by texting your nonprofit. instead, we’ll be focusing on how you can make the most of text giving for your nonprofit. As with many specialized forms of fundraising, text-to-give isn’t right for every nonprofit. to pull off.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 5, 2011

This means you probably need to be sending more newsletters and more email updates about the work your nonprofit is doing. And the way you avoid that is by sending communications to your donors giving them an update on the work your nonprofit is doing. Thank them warmly and sincerely for their gift. Of course not!

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

In 1999, Blackbaud pioneered the nonprofit technology market by introducing reliable, secure, and donor-friendly online donation forms. The last three years, in particular, have shown how online giving continues to be a growth engine for fundraising in the nonprofit sector. Hint: Donor behavior is consumer behavior.).

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 12, 2013

What this means is identify who have behaved in a favorable manner that may likely contribute to a year-end gift. Like many other nonprofits, they scheduled an early morning email in advance to December 31st (if using Luminate Online, this helps to ensure place in the queue for larger lists) to their entire housefile. No, not exactly.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Jack Karako is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub. Jack has been a major gifts fundraiser and senior organizational executive working with or consulting to nonprofit and advocacy organizations. __. But the one resolution your nonprofit definitely doesn’t want to break is mastering donor acquisition. Direct Mail.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Jet Blue told me that “Love is a Trip”, Redbox offered movies I’d “Fall in Love With”, and Groupon had gifts I could “Send Faster Than Cupid’s Arrow.”. They even included my user name and my password hint in case I was having trouble logging in to my Tour Center. Give Them A Gift! Is more love possible? What’s to love?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2009

The nonprofit sector is no exception. For many in the nonprofit sector, the effects show up in the form of lower revenue and increased demand for services. For many in the nonprofit sector, the effects show up in the form of lower revenue and increased demand for services.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Don’t give hints. Don’t give hints unless they are completely stuck. Another variation is: “Tell me 3 things you liked about the website and 3 things which could be improved” From here, you can just thank them, give them a gift card if doing incentives, and say good-bye. Some tips for running your test.

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