DonorDock

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Here's the latest round of improvements for DonorDock, including signup forms, pledged gifts upgrades, gift reports for individual contacts, and more.

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Pledge Gift Report Product 40

NonProfit PRO

JULY 26, 2021

You know how Richard and I are always talking to you about reporting back to your donor the impact their gifts are making, right? And the reason we do it is that the lack of reporting back is still the No. 1 reason why donors stop giving to you.

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Report Impact Donor Gift 173

Bloomerang

AUGUST 17, 2022

The concept of a “mega gift” was coined by the late Jerold Panas , a fundraising pioneer in our industry. In his iconic book Mega Gifts , he writes about the types of people who give mega gifts and what it takes to have relationships with these donors. Principal gifts vs. mega gifts. Who Gets the Gifts.

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Gift Difference Raise Donor 110

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.  Enable donors to manage recurring gifts.

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Process Gift Software Platform 83

Bloomerang

MARCH 1, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to recognize tribute gifts when donors want to remain anonymous: Dear Charity Clairity, We list tribute gifts in our annual report. They are making the gift “in tribute” so it’s likely they’ll want the honoree recognized and notified.

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Gift Donor Phone Charity 98

sgEngage

MARCH 13, 2024

The 12th edition of the Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Benchmark Report is here! This report compares peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising data from 2020, 2021, and 2022. We encourage you to read the full report where we dive into these questions and more. Can your P2P fundraisers ask for a bigger gift? Have in-person events rebounded?

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Blackbaud Report Fundraising Benchmark 77

sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

To meet those requirements, you’ll need to be able to successfully track and manage your grants and effectively report on how you allocated these funds. If you are a grant-funded organization, it will be important to manage spending restrictions and meet reporting requirements.

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Grant Fund Report Software 91

sgEngage

MARCH 12, 2024

There are three major exits you can take on the “Highway of Major Gift Giving.” Exit 1: Disqualification Road Exit 2: Proposal Avenue Exit 3: The Stewardship Fork Once you know what road you’re on with a potential donor, you can decide to press the gas or to let it go and move on to a better-fit major gift prospect. Action : Let it go.

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Gift Proposal Blackbaud Phase 79

NonProfit PRO

JULY 31, 2023

The report finds fundraising is a major hurdle for nonprofit organizations. Bonterra announced key data insights and takeaways from a recent study conducted by Jumpstart, its nonprofit capacity building program, which shed light on the challenges faced by the nonprofit community.

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Report Fundraising Studies Challenge 240

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

What if there was one thing you can do right now to ensure your fundraising success and boost year-end gifts? Here are 3 rules for reporting impact Be warm, heartfelt, and sentimental. I want you to know the impact of your gift this year. It’s easy but most people will skip it (to their detriment). What’s the answer?

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Gift Script Phone Voice 101

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

To secure the support of these crucial donors, your nonprofit needs to build a robust major gifts fundraising strategy. Because major gifts are so large, it requires time and dedication to cultivate and acquire more of these donations. Why are major gifts so important for nonprofits? What is a major gift? billion in 2022.

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Gift Raise Guide Relationship 99

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 20, 2024

M+R Benchmarks ] Online Giving The average gift made on desktop devices is $194; for mobile users, the average gift is $94. [ Bonterra ] 33% of online donors give tribute gifts to family and friends. M+R Benchmarks ] Online Giving The average gift made on desktop devices is $194; for mobile users, the average gift is $94. [

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Statistics Online Fundraising Benchmark 240

EveryAction

AUGUST 29, 2023

This is an area of growing interest for many nonprofits, and it’s backed by data: Giving USA’s latest report found that corporate giving grew in 2022. The post Elevating your major gifts and planned giving with data-driven decision-making appeared first on EveryAction.

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Data Gift Giving Children 214

Double the Donation

APRIL 2, 2024

Giving USA’s latest report estimates that companies gave an incredible $29.48 Matching gifts are a special part of this, and these programs provide the easiest way to tap into that funding. Corporate giving is a big deal for nonprofits. billion to charities in the U.S. in just one year, showing how generous businesses can be.

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Gift Fund Nonprofit Charity 52

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Personal acknowledgments, impact reporting, and a strong monthly giving program are some of the cornerstones to a high donor retention rate. But there’s one unsung strategy that can elevate your donor retention rates, while expanding mid-level and major giving: multi-year gift agreements. Does this r eally improve donor retention?

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Retention Gift Donor Pledge 95

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

New in her role, with two new staff persons reporting to her and an already-packed end-of-year schedule—including appeals, a holiday catalog, events, and concerts—Melissa felt torn. In other words, they looked at retention and future gifts among both groups. Staff got into the spirit with personalized doodles and videos.

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Gift Volunteer Celebrate Culture 90

Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2023

The Giving USA 2023: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2022 is the most comprehensive report on philanthropy in America and the data within sheds light on the state of fundraising and ways nonprofits can overcome shortfalls in funding. Religious organizations , for instance, reported a 5.2% decline in gifts’ impact.

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Giving Report Grant Gift 97

Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

What Are Major Gifts? Major gifts are generally the largest donations a nonprofit receives. The exact dollar amount that’s considered a major gift varies from organization to organization. The average nonprofit considers a gift of $5,000 or more a “major gift,” but that’s not a hard and fast rule. major gifts.

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Gift Strategy Raise Database 52

Bloomerang

AUGUST 23, 2023

These 5 reports will help us figure out who is in your database So to get started, log into your database and note the total number of people. If anyone needs a quick tutorial on the basics of running Bloomerang reports, this is a great place to start! Report #1: Total number of donors Let’s get started. Or even 70%?

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Report Donor Database Template 87

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2023

Your donors and supporters start searching Google for “holiday gifts that benefit nonprofits” in early August, yet most nonprofits do not update their holiday tribute giving program until November or December. According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 33% of donors worldwide give tribute gifts.

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Program Giving NGO Gift 268

Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to accept a real estate gift for the first time: Dear Charity Clairity, We have a board member who wants to donate a gift of real estate. Whether or not this is a gift you can “make happen” depends on a number of variables. We’ve never done this before.

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Gift Law Charity Guidelines 81

Neon CRM

MAY 22, 2023

By extension, it’s also one of the most impactful ways that an organization can promote matching gift opportunities to its audience. The same is true for matching gift emails⁠. In fact, matching gift emails sent in the first 24 hours after a donation result in 2-3 times higher than the average nonprofit email open rate !

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Gift Results email Metrics 97

Bloomerang

JUNE 30, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to credit and acknowledge donor advised fund gifts in their donor database: Dear Charity Clairity, I’m unsure how to enter donor advised fund gifts in our database so they’re credited and acknowledged appropriately. And do I thank the donor or the administrator?

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Database Gift Fund Donor 116

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Believe it or not, I’ve found that there are parallels between one of the greatest Halloween movies ever made and major gift fundraising. You can then pull a report on all donors with “Hot” or “On Fire” engagement levels—and there’s your loyal donor list! Are you able to articulate the impact their gift will have on your mission.

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Gift Teach Fundraising Donor 135

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Lucky for you, employee matching gifts and nonprofit fundraising events are two of the most significant tactics for charitable organizations today. In fact, a Neon One study indicates that the majority of nonprofit executives report fundraising events as accounting for over 21% of their organizations’ annual operating budgets.

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Gift Fundraising Guidelines Companies 52

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to talk to legacy givers as you document their legacy gift intent. . Today, the portion of organizations showing the estimated dollar value of bequest intentions on internal management reports may be approaching 50%. So help your colleagues by asking away.

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Gift Pledge Charity Mentoring 101

Bloomerang

JULY 1, 2021

Legacy gifts are an area of revenue in the nonprofit sector that few can afford to overlook. A recent report by CNBC found the pandemic caused a large increase in Americans taking the time to write their will and testimony. . How have you seen nonprofits getting their gifts and wills program wrong? Stay motivated.

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Gift Program Guide Charity 109

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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Retention Gift Donor Effective 75

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 23, 2023

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. Some of the most meaningful gifts to your organization likely come from the same small percentage of donors. If you haven’t refreshed your major gift program, now’s the time to start.

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Gift Program Track Campaign 52

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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Gift Develop Measure Reflection 75

Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2023

It can expedite research, gift processing and acknowledgments, preparation of proposals, contact reports, and monitoring and reporting on the impact of precious donor gift dollars. With it, the door opens to boundless opportunities in securing the uber competitive gifts of time, talent, and treasure.

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Gift Personal Work Fundraising 79

Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Check out our soon-to-be-released report (and fill it out for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card!). Want to learn how other membership organizations are growing and gaining revenue?

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Report Research Organization Amazon 133

Bloomerang

JANUARY 13, 2023

Today’s question come from a nonprofit leader who wants advice on how to frame monthly gift asks to minimize accounting complications between restricted and unrestricted gifts: . Is promoting giving for a specific purpose helpful in attracting monthly gifts? Make a Monthly Gift. Let’s take them one at a time.

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Gift Lesson Skills Training 82

Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2021

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit leader who needs advice on who the best prospects are to ask for legacy gifts. Dear No Rockefellers, It’s a myth that legacy gifts must come from rich people. This may be those who give to you religiously, or even those who don’t make cash gifts but who give their time as volunteers.

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Gift Charity Award National 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2020

We look forward to upcoming events that dive further into our report’s findings and exploring ways that nonprofits can benefit from AI to increase and deepen support for their efforts. Allison and I will be presenting findings from the report at the Causevox Digital Fundraising Summit on August 25th.

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Report Social Media Course Facilitation 146

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

2) Write and distribute quarterly Impact Reports. . According to the Fidelity Charitable Overcoming Barriers to Giving Report , 65% of donors would give more if they knew the impact of their donations. Why Quarterly Impact Reports? Quarterly Impact Reports enhance your website, email, and social media content strategy.

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Trend Digital Marketing Fundraising 326

sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2021

As you work to implement your fundraising vision, its likely gift officers play a vital role. In this dynamic work environment, how are you keeping gift officers motivated and connected to their outcomes? I have worked with a lot of leaders to develop plans for keeping gift officers excited and on track. It isn’t a one-time fix.

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Gift Tips Metrics Articulate 77