sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

From Mother’s Day campaigns raising money for breast cancer research to Christmas fundraisers collecting gifts for children in need, great holiday fundraisers stick in your mind for years afterwards. As you create marketing content, use storytelling strategies. But what makes these fundraisers so successful?

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2022

With that in mind, we recommend incorporating direct mail into your fundraising plan. When talking to your team about the benefits of direct mail fundraising, it’s important to consider factors that might influence the data. Here are four best practices to follow when reaching out to your prospects and donors via direct mail.

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Volunteer Hub

JANUARY 16, 2023

Gen Zers are influenced the most by social media when it comes to fundraising. Keep in mind that 72% of all charitable giving comes from individuals , make your mission resonate with them through storytelling. According to Lending Tree, 56% of American households gave to charity in 2021. Use data to back up your claims.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

I think this is my gift from my kids this Mom’s Day — and it sure beats flowers. It’s the gift of having my children teach me that everyday actions can make a world of difference. Help children that are worried or are experiencing eco anxiety by finding a group or organization with like-minded people. Devi Thomas.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

Data storytelling is about bringing your data to life in three simple steps: Explore: find patterns and insights Monitor: check performance (leading indicators and key performance indicators) Explain: go beyond the what and dig further into the why. Know your data in and out,” says Emily.

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Achieve

AUGUST 12, 2021

The real power behind appealing to this age group with your peer-to-peer fundraisers lies in the fact that they’re tech-savvy, have connections with like-minded individuals, and are willing to put in the work to help worthy causes succeed. . volunteer fundraisers to brush up on your storytelling abilities. . Millennial Impact Report.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Read on to discover the value of data-driven storytelling and how this key feature increases trust and enables your nonprofit to drive more revenue. Data-driven storytelling and the Theory of Change Like words, numbers tell a story. Donors want and expect their gifts to result in positive impact.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The simplicity of the page layout, with the recurring gift option preselected and a prefilled checkbox to help cover the cost of the transaction, is supplemented by powerful imagery. Another way to elevate this would be to add a preselected gift amount. Like many questions of this nature, there’s no one silver bullet.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Whether your organization is large or small, you’ll want to capitalize on December’s fundraising opportunities—from GivingTuesday to end-of-tax-year gifts. Be sure to keep your audience in mind and choose messages that will resonate with them. Year-end fundraising season is upon us.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And if you think about this pie chart, what I really want to call out is that bequests, which are about 9%, are gifts made by individuals. They are natural storytellers and advocates for your organization. And so of this 471 billion individuals gave $324 billion in 2020, which is about 69% of total giving.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Many of the issues they champion have taken a backseat in people’s minds this year, as our nation’s attention has been captured by one shocking event after another. There’s still time for your organization to secure important year-end gifts—if you can capture people’s attention and motivate them to support your cause.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 20, 2023

After a year of significant growth, online fundraising grew by a more modest 3% in 2021 , and the number of gifts increased by 5%. Share the gifts they’ve made. Keep in mind that you can (and should) revise your plan in accordance with the other steps listed below. Social media.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

This will influence how many volunteers you’ll need to recruit and train. A volunteer recruitment letter is a more formal way of soliciting volunteers, but you can have your current volunteers personalize them for the prospects they have in mind. Newspapers, magazines, and blogs focus on storytelling.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Up your storytelling game. Find more major gifts. Make sure you’re tracking KPIs like average gift size or email open rate to help you best determine how your fundraising strategies are working. Because giving is often a sacrifice for your donors, they want to make sure you got their gift. Use social media.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

1) Visual Storytelling. Visual storytelling does exactly that. In fact, 80% of the top grossing campaigns through CauseVox use visual storytelling to showcase their cause and crush their fundraising goal. Consistent, relevant content is key to keeping your campaign top of mind for donors. Consider this. Updates and news.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

After a year of significant growth, online fundraising grew by a more modest 3% in 2021 , and the number of gifts increased by 5%. Share the gifts they’ve made. Keep in mind that you can also leverage social media tools for your fundraising campaigns. These gifts can be matched at a 1:1, 2:1, and even 3:1 ratio.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Examine major gift planning in the context of current economic conditions, changes in donor populations and increased competition for the charitable dollar. Get ready to learn from some of the best analytics minds out there. Accounting / @nysscpa.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

In the process of coming up with a nice design and captivating storytelling to capture potential supporters, you may be overlooking a few fundamental and truly effective steps to boost conversions on your online donation page. So why can’t you convert more of your web traffic into donors? 1) Make Giving Simple.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

For example, a supporter who has just signed up to become a recurring donor will likely be more receptive to a thoughtful thank you message than they would a prompt to immediately increase their new gift. . While some recurring donors are content to just contribute their monthly gift, others will want to get more involved with your nonprofit.

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Qgiv

JULY 29, 2021

Ensuring you not only can accept mobile gifts but also leverage this channel smartly to increase fundraising is essential. Mobile giving apps – Churches and other similar institutions often use mobile giving apps to regulate any donations or receive consistent gifts like tithes. These days, it’s all about convenience.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey’s going to talk a little bit about getting inside the minds of donors. But if you can get inside a donor’s mind, I think that is the secret to reducing your attrition, which means increasing the number of people who renew and give you gifts year after year. . It’s closer to the gift. .

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. The Nonprofit Storytelling Conference is unlike any conference you've ever attended. As you dive deep into the world of storytelling and connecting with donors, we also want you to have a great time and feel inspired when you leave. Nov 10 - 11.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2017

Planned gift donors. Your nonprofit may not be able to influence every donor opinion to your liking, but you can at least address their concerns by listening and responding. Some strong areas where your nonprofit can promote engaging storytelling may include: Face-to-face donor interactions at fundraisers and volunteer opportunities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Keep in mind that crowdfunding is particularly useful to raise money for a specific project, need, or campaign. Successful crowd funding depends on great storytelling. Social Media is great for this sort of thing, especially if you can say thank you shortly after they make the gift because that generates social proofing.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

And I’ve been able to see other people’s make that shift in their minds, other nonprofits and leaders. You need to get better at storytelling, like strengthen those muscles and practice it and do it over and over again. Our gifts are going to go further.” The confused mind always says no.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). Your blog is your gift to them, as well as to yourself. Checklists.

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Double the Donation

APRIL 24, 2021

Double the Donation | Best for Matching Gifts. Overview Double the Donation is the industry’s leading provider of matching gift tools. Backed by the world’s largest philanthropic database of employer data, our platform enables you to pinpoint match-eligible donations in your database, so you can make the most of every gift.

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