Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Julie Ordoñez will outline a proven strategy, messaging and action steps you can implement right away to close major gifts faster, ethically. We’re here to talk about 3 steps to closing over $10,000 gifts by December 31st. It is not too late to raise major gifts this year. Julie: Let’s do it. That’s right.

Gift 108

Gift Video Calendar email 108

BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Direct mail is a major workhorse for all nonprofits. And regardless of what you hear or think about online giving, most gifts still come via the mail. This week guest blogger Gail Perry is back with her top tips to help us all raise more money by mail. 112 Tips to Raise More Money by Mail. Thanks Gail! Guaranteed!

Mail 61

Mail Money Raise Tips 61

Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

Ask them if they’ll write a brief handwritten note on the next appeal you mail (give them a few sample notes). If they can’t come into the office, send them a bunch of sticky notes to write and mail back to you; insert these into the appropriate envelopes. If you feel you get too many gifts a day to do this, reconsider.

Action 126

Action Donor Tips Fundraising 126

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

We are here to talk about philanthropic leadership. That’s awesome, really involved in their nonprofit leadership program, which is really cool. 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. Who doesn’t want that, right?

Leadership 60

Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 60

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Ask yourself, your leadership, and your trusted lead volunteers to fill in the blank: At the end of our event, we want our supporters (or) attendees to leave feeling __. Your most passionate volunteers have a lot of useful data floating around in spreadsheets, e-mails, texts, and minds. Focus on Experience. Appreciated? Informed?

Tips 342

Tips Fundraising Management Cancer 342

Bloomerang

MARCH 27, 2024

Start where you are and be realistic about the mindsets of those in leadership across your organization. The days should be long gone that a woman receives mail without her correct name, usually due to making assumptions based upon relationships. Change organizational culture to impact the bottom line Know thyself.

Philanthropy 83

Philanthropy Strategy Fundraising Indiana 83

sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2022

Held during the first week of April, Tartan Tuesday invites all members of the Maryville College community to support the programs and causes that are important to them and help the College earn challenge gifts. A participation goal (either trying to achieve a specific number of donors or gifts) seems to work best.

Giving 67

Giving Phase Gift Channel 67

Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Creative Deviations, How you can infuse your story-telling, fundraising and direct response with more creativity by John Lepp For years, my go-to bible for direct response was Denny Hatch’s Million Dollar Mailings. What I can tell you is that you’ll be thinking differently about every aspect of your next mailing.

Game 59

Game Fundraising Storytelling Press 59

Qgiv

AUGUST 9, 2023

Boost program participation and engagement with the following strategies: Optimize your recurring gift calls to action (CTAs) A recurring gift or donation CTA is a button or form field that encourages donors to become recurring supporters. Day 50: Send another piece of mail to let donors know what their gifts helped fund.

Relationship 52

Relationship Donor Gift Retention 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 21, 2021

By: Stu Manewith, Director of Thought Leadership and Advocacy at Omatic Software. For example, if direct marketing segments are pulled before the most current gifts have been entered from donation pages, contacts may be pulled into the wrong groups and sent inappropriate solicitation messaging. And 2020 didn’t help.

Integration 120

Integration System Los Angeles Picture 120

Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

The real work of major gift fundraising is relationship building. This is why the fundraising adage “ major gift officers have to get out from behind their desks ” has long been accepted wisdom. . Executive and development directors, as well as major gift officers, need to understand the need to get out of the office.

Develop 118

Develop Gift Charity Teach 118

ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 25, 2022

posted by Kelly Hart Fall 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. Leadership must recognize this impact on their staff and adapt to strengthen and build a more resilient workplace to achieve sustainability. Adjust your leadership style. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Allow employees to work autonomously.

Results 98

Results New Jersey Leadership Nonprofit 98

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 14, 2022

This means you’ve got (1) motivated leaders; (2) volunteers; (3) leadership; (4) a board, and (5) staff. You need a leadership team committed to your mission and willing to give and get. Human Resources. Running a nonprofit is a team effort. If you’re the only one, it’s going to be hard to get off the ground. Do you have one?

Place 86

Place Fundraising Articulate Charity 86

CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2022

For context, when we talk about major donors, we’re referring to donors who make a significant gift to your org – one that’s above and beyond the typical gift that arrives in the mail. Restricted gifts are earmarked for a specific purpose or project. Restricted gifts are earmarked for a specific purpose or project.

Money 64

Money Donor Tips Technique 64

Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2021

Even if you had her mailing address I doubt it would matter. . Her team’s focus has been on “identifying organizations with strong leadership teams and results. billion to 786 recipients since she announced her first gifts in July 2020. She refers to a “team of advisers” rather than a large, dedicated staff.

Fund 139

Fund Help Tips Pledge 139

Connection Cafe

JULY 19, 2018

Four years ago, the only thing major gifts officers and direct marketing teams shared was the office bathroom. Mid-level giving programs exist at the intersection between major gifts and direct marketing. Major gifts fundraising is a game of quantum leaps. Engaged leadership is pressing for coordination and rules to live by.

Gift 28

Gift Team Marketing Donor 28

Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Let’s say that your contributions from direct mail donors of less than $1,000 fell off by 60% in 2020 as compared to the previous year. This was because you had to cut your budget, and the volunteers who usually helped with mailings weren’t available—so no mailings were sent. Take revenue generation as an example.

Training 105

Training Train Volunteer Effective 105

Kindful

JUNE 3, 2021

Imagine getting a new $100,000 sponsor and finding out the next day they expect access to your membership and mailing list. Matching gifts. In-kind gifts. Matching employee gifts. Consider joining your local chamber, their leadership program, or professional clubs (such as a business leader breakfast club).

Support 91

Support Sponsor Gift Benefit 91

sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2022

For instance, have you considered including winter solstice celebrations in your holiday gift appeal? When you can authentically rejoice in special days across religions and cultures, you’re giving a gift of recognition and welcome to all of your constituents. Yalda is a winter solstice celebration for Iranian-Americans, Dec.

Giving 92

Giving United States Celebrate Tips 92

Qgiv

AUGUST 15, 2023

Fundraisers responded that the strategies most impacted during a period of economic instability were their fundraising events, such as luncheons and galas, followed by direct mail appeals and donations from corporate funders also being affected. Your donors are making cuts to other spending areas before stopping their giving.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Impact Report Giving 52

Qgiv

AUGUST 18, 2023

Fundraisers responded that the strategies most impacted during a period of economic instability were their fundraising events, such as luncheons and galas, followed by direct mail appeals and donations from corporate funders also being affected. Your donors are making cuts to other spending areas before stopping their giving.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Impact Report Giving 52

DipJar

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

There could be issues with the appeal itself keeping your organization from reaching key donors—maybe you’re sending your direct mail campaigns to donors who prefer email campaigns. When you combine these data sources, you can answer questions like: Who is new to your file that hasn’t made a gift yet?

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Channel Files Data 52

Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

If any of this sounds like you, and you’re tired of being so stressed, check out this webinar, led by fundraising and leadership expert, Mazarine Treyz (Wild Woman Fundraising). Her organization runs two virtual conferences per year, one on nonprofit leadership and one on fundraising careers. In this webinar you’ll learn: 1.Fundraising

Fundraising 52

Fundraising New Jersey Empowerment Stream 52

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

By focusing a little extra energy on your mid-level donors, you can raise more money and create a quality pipeline for your major gifts officers. Collaborate with your membership and major gifts teams to discern who these donors are. For this group, make between two and eight solicitations a year, mostly via mail.

Program 101

Program Donor Create Gift 101

Twenty Hats

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

You become an essential part of the leadership team, equal in status to development. When I’ve blogged in the past about volunteers as donors, readers have shared their fears that this shift leaves the volunteer contribution unappreciated, as if volunteers are only valued for their other gifts. Do you belong on the Leadership Team?

Relationship 75

Relationship Volunteer Management Roles 75

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

In your leadership role, it's vital that your team members know how to deliver excellent customer service. Knock Your Socks Off " type service as book editor Ann Thomas and Jill Applegate would say. Part of delivering excellent customer service is saying "Thank You" to your customers and knowing when to say "Thank You".

Mail 40

Mail Service Leadership Roles 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2014

In your leadership role, it''s vital that your team members know how to deliver excellent customer service. Customer Retention Customer Service Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management' Knock Your Socks Off " type service as book editor Ann Thomas and Jill Applegate would say.

Time 71

Time Learning Retention Leadership 71

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

In your leadership role, it''s vital that your team members know how to deliver excellent customer service. Customer Retention Customer Service Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership' Knock Your Socks Off " type service as book editor Ann Thomas and Jill Applegate would say.

Time 74

Time Retention Leadership Mail 74

John Kenyon

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Example: A donor family received 3 of the exact same mail pieces, including one to their small child – all to the same address. Example: a donor that is duplicated in donor management system receives an $25 dollar direct mail appeal before the major gift appeal call for the donor record showing $50k in giving.

Data 52

Data Donor Info Retention 52

DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

Guest post blog submitted by: GivingMail, a leading provider of direct mail solutions. It can help secure major gifts. Gaining a thorough understanding of the benefits of a nonprofit database will also help you convince your board, nonprofit leadership, and other members of your organization why choosing the right software matters.

Database 52

Database Software Template Nonprofit 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

In your leadership role, it''s vital that your team members know how to deliver excellent customer service. Customer Loyalty Customer Retention Customer Service Customers Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Giving Thanks' Knock Your Socks Off " type service as book editor Ann Thomas and Jill Applegate would say.

Time 71

Time Retention Leadership Mail 71

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2013

In your leadership role, it''s vital that your team members know how to deliver excellent customer service. Leadership Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Thanking Customers Customer Retention Customer Service' Knock Your Socks Off " type service as book editor Ann Thomas and Jill Applegate would say.

Time 76

Time Retention Leadership Mail 76

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

6 internal factors The internal factors concern the organizational structure of your nonprofit: capacity, board support and engagement, strategy and planning, leadership issues, communication issues, and budget and finance. Are you “managing up” your CEO to guide executive leadership toward greater fundraising knowledge and action?

Action 72

Action Report Practice Fundraising 72

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

DAFs; gifts of real estate, stocks, or businesses; and planned giving offer your supporters means to make a dramatic impact even when the market fluctuates. It’s tempting to eliminate direct mail in favor of a more budget-friendly, digital-first approach. During uncertain times, alternative sources of giving typically rise.

Build 68

Build Strategy Blackbaud Philanthropy 68

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 11, 2018

In your leadership role, it's vital that your team members know how to deliver excellent customer service. Knock Your Socks Off " type service as book editor Ann Thomas and Jill Applegate would say. Part of delivering excellent customer service is saying "Thank You" to your customers and knowing when to say "Thank You."

Time 40

Time Mail Leadership Roles 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 8, 2018

In your leadership role, it's vital that your team members know how to deliver excellent customer service. Knock Your Socks Off " type service as book editor Ann Thomas and Jill Applegate would say. Part of delivering excellent customer service is saying "Thank You" to your customers and knowing when to say "Thank You."

Time 40

Time Mail Service Leadership 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Here it is from 2012: In your leadership role, it''s vital that your team members know how to deliver excellent customer service. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Giving Thanks Leadership Thanking Customers' During this season of giving thanks, I thought I''d bring back one of the most popular posts from my Blog.

Time 73

Time Leadership Mail Roles 73