Bloomerang

DECEMBER 8, 2023

A nonprofit CEO, Dorethea, asks, “ Should I send holidays gifts to donors ?” Well, Dorethea, it depends on what type of gift and which donor segment (small, mid-size, or major givers) you have in mind. A gift can work to your advantage, but it can also work against you. You make the donation, you get a small token gift.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Fundraising requires timely and efficient processing of donations, especially in the typical end-of-year rush of gifts. This season, give your team a little December stress relief by automating and streamlining gift processing, including recurring donations and installment payments.  Leverage batch processing.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Is your YMCA only asking for gifts during your annual fund campaign? Here’s the good news: as long as you properly thank your donors and report back to them on how their gift made a difference, your donors are ready to be asked again. Recruit a donor (or group of donors) to create a match of gifts up to a certain amount.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 30, 2024

Event experience expert and producer Joey Goon joined us to talk about how you can harness your event to deepen donor relationships with Digital Storytelling Joey Goon is the president of Utopia Experience , a woman-founded, minority-owned event and video production company.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 11, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Keep Your Donors Coming Back: Effective Strategies for Nonprofit Donor Retention and Recurring Gifts Ever wondered how some nonprofits have a dedicated group of repeat donors while others are constantly chasing new ones? The secret lies in mastering donor retention and recurring gifts.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 24, 2023

To maximize the full potential of this period, organizations must explore innovative strategies to drive engagement, increase conversions, and amplify their overall impact. This guide will delve into actionable strategies to help organizations like yours elevate their fundraising with employee giving. Automatic payroll deductions 1.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 24, 2024

While your mission is what drives your nonprofit, your relationships with donors are what sustain it. The work you do wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of your donors, so it’s vital that you work to build genuine relationships that inspire them to continue giving. That’s where email automation comes in. Let’s dive in!

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

When you’re looking for an employee, it’s not a decision you undertake lightly – especially when it’s someone who will have as much of an effect on your organization as a Major Gifts Officer (MGO). What is a Major Gifts Officer? What skills and qualities should you look for in a major gifts officer? What makes you nervous?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

In fact, setting your sights on major gifts this year may be more important than ever. Understanding the role of major donors, in tandem with an informed development plan, are the foundations of a securing a major gift in 2023. raise $100,000 via major gifts; volume-based—e.g., Goals may be dollar-based—e.g.,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2019

By Brent Merritt , a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper. If you reach your initial goal early, you can always raise it to a higher figure. Bonus Tip: Identify Major Gift Prospects . His work is focused on nonprofits, advocacy, and public affairs. Find What Works for You.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Yet too many nonprofits still don’t prioritize donor retention strategies. . Specifically, nonprofits need to build a relationship and offer delightful surprises , convenience , rewards , and appreciation. . Consumers want a relationship with a brand. Per the Loyalty Barometer, 81% of consumers want a relationship with a brand.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Having solid donor engagement strategies in place is important for any nonprofit that wants to inspire generosity in their community and build a base of lifelong supporters. What Is a Donor Engagement Strategy? Thank: Always send a “thank you” message to every donor, no matter the size of their gift.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2024

Your passion and drive demonstrate why donors should give to your cause, but finding new donors and keeping existing ones takes something more: a solid fundraising strategy. A thorough, thoughtful strategy takes the guess work out of the daily operations of your nonprofit. It’s the story you tell potential and current donors.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 23, 2023

As the giving season approaches, you may be thinking of new ways to raise money for your organization. One-off fundraisers have their time and place, but if you want to truly make an impact, it’s time to start thinking about major gifts. If you haven’t refreshed your major gift program, now’s the time to start.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Encouraging tribute donations on Giving Tuesday and through the giving season isn’t just a good idea; it’s a game-changing strategy. It might seem like a small change, but letting donors to donate on behalf of someone as a gift has the power to make a big impact and drive donations. What Are Tribute Donations?

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Double the Donation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

PatronManager – Patron Technology’s powerful ticketing and CRM solution – and Double the Donation are proud to launch a matching gift integration between PatronManager donation forms and 360MatchPro, the leading matching gifts automation provider by Double the Donation.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

This is why it’s so important to keep a sponsor’s attention, even after your silent auction , run/walk/ride, or other event concludes. In this article, we’ll cover the top strategies to retain your nonprofit’s corporate partner and earn much-needed support for your organization year-round.

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CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

But aside from thinking about this season as just a time to raise money, also stop to consider how you can truly enhance relationships with these current donors while you’re making the big “ask.”. In reality, you should be thinking as much about relationship-building as you do fundraising this time of the year.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy encompasses more than just earning donations from supporters. Whether you’re looking to take an improved approach to your existing strategy or design a new plan from scratch, this guide will steer you through the process of building a fundraising strategy. With that, let’s get started.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

By Wendy Mercurio , Content & Education Specialist at Qgiv — an online fundraising platform empowering 20,000+ nonprofit fundraisers to raise money for their causes while keeping costs low. Peer-to-Peer fundraising can build a major gift pipeline for your organization as well!

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Donor engagement is an essential component of an optimized nonprofit fundraising strategy. But did you also know that matching gifts can have a significant impact on your donor engagement efforts? But did you also know that matching gifts can have a significant impact on your donor engagement efforts? What are matching gifts?

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EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

Relationship building is the cornerstone of any good development plan, and it can take a while for a potential donor to be ready to give that first gift, or for a current donor to decide to “level up” their giving. It is not enough to simply send a tax receipt with a form letter when you receive a gift.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

In fact, setting your sights on major gifts this year may be more important than ever. Understanding the role of major donors, in tandem with an informed development plan, are the foundations of a securing a major gift in 2023. raise $100,000 via major gifts; volume-based—e.g., Goals may be dollar-based—e.g.,

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

In this post, I want to talk about the strategy behind raising more money during the final 4-6 weeks of the year. The final 4-6 six weeks of the year is a great time for all of the seeds you have planted during the year to bloom with year-end gifts. This means you need a plan, a message, and a multi-channel asking strategy.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 17, 2024

Now is the time to build and refine your donor retention strategies to ensure that these year-end donors remain engaged and committed to your cause. After all, organizations can raise up to 31% of online revenue in December , as reported by M+R Benchmarks. Donor retention is a core component of a responsive fundraising strategy.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Here are a few tips from Alras Digital and Raise the Roots. When it comes to recruiting and retaining more sustainers, the challenge presented to nonprofits and their partners is not just about how to keep their current supporters, but how they can improve their relationships with them. Raise the Roots. Alras Digital.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

If email or mail appeals are a part of your GivingTuesday strategy, segmenting your audience could make a big difference for return on investment (ROI.) Get specific about how a gift today will translate to impact tomorrow—and wherever possible, quantify! Greater Good Strategy. Segment your audience. That is a big difference!

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Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

Here are six easy-to-implement strategies to get you started! Use Bloomerang to identify your most generous donors and get a sense of their overall giving, including major gifts they might make to other causes close to their hearts. It takes time to build relationships.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 28, 2021

This nonprofit culture strategy post is part 3 in a 3-part series. Let’s move now to the third and final pillar: nonprofit culture strategy. . Pillar #3—No More Othering: Your Nonprofit Culture Strategy in 2021 and Beyond. How do you work on a strategy of building a culture that not only promotes goodness but also does no harm?

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M+R

APRIL 13, 2023

What are some strategies for giving nonprofit volunteers a great experience and building your program? Here are some key strategies NVP used: Hosting weekly mobilization calls to welcome all volunteers into NVP and ensure people are getting plugged into immediate actions in less than 24 hours of event attendance.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 9, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Leveraging Your Board for Nonprofit Fundraising: 10 Strategies and Tips for Success What if we told you that your nonprofit’s board members hold the keys to a fundraising revolution? Board members can also spearhead matching gift challenges. That’s where this blog post comes in!

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Is there something you can do now to influence their end of year gift? They tell you how your gift made a difference. Maybe they mention how your gift helped a person or solved a problem and include a photo (or emoji.). Think you’ll make a gift? Both groups had given the same number of gifts.

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Double the Donation

OCTOBER 4, 2021

If you’re looking to drive additional fundraising revenue through corporate gift-matching programs , making the most of matching gift upsells is the way to go. Picture this: A donor is in the process of making a gift to your organization. The Value of Matching Gift Upsells. Matching Gift Basics.

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CauseVox

MARCH 9, 2021

They tend to give 2x more over their lifetimes than those who repeatedly give one-time gifts. Let’s take a look at some of the best practices for making recurring donors a part of your fundraising strategy. To optimize for recurring giving, you’ll want to create customized donation tiers that help drive more recurring gifts.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Nonprofit-facing fundraising apps are those that your nonprofit staff members use to raise money on the go. For instance, your major gift officer may use an app to look up more information about major prospects prior to initial meetings. Donor retention is the key to unlocking a successful fundraising strategy. Individual tasks.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 16, 2022

For each of your online campaigns, your revenue goal should tie into your overall fundraising strategy. To better analyze your campaigns, you’ll need to understand a few fundamental metrics, including ROI, cost per dollar raised (CPDR), and cost per acquisition (CPA). or $1 raised for every $0.40

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2022

This is why it’s so important that you take a strategic approach to creating the message you share and develop the right marketing strategy to get the letter to the right donors at the right time. . 5 strategies to boost annual fundraising success. 5 strategies to boost annual fundraising success. We’ll review: .

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