Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

6,057 donors completed the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Survey and based on their responses, the donor community worldwide is made up of primarily women (65%) who have a liberal ideology (53%) , characterize themselves as religious (72%), and give between ($101-$1,000 USD) annually (43%). 20% say Instagram, and 13% say Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2023

By Shay Lessman , Content Writer and Editor for Qgiv — an online fundraising platform empowering 20,000+ nonprofit fundraisers to raise money for their causes while keeping costs low. Big brands know that texts have an incredibly high open rate—that’s why many of our favorite retailers have adopted a text marketing strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2024

Rival IQ Social Media Industry Benchmark Report ] Nonprofits have an average engagement rate of 0.066% on Facebook. 35% of nonprofits raised more money than they expected while 23% raised less. Give Panel ] 22% of nonprofits utilize UTM codes to monitor website traffic from Facebook/social media. Facebook Facebook has 3.05

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2023

With giving declining in 2022 for the fourth time in forty years, many are worried about the state of fundraising in 2023 and beyond. Read on for our breakdown of the most important findings from the Giving USA 2023 Annual Report and our proposed solutions to the decline in household giving. when adjusted for inflation) in 2022.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 4, 2023

When you get more than 200 donors, you may be eligible to mail at nonprofit postage rates as low as 19 cents per piece (as of July 2023). Below are my 5 top tips to save you precious money and time when preparing your own appeal. Puts color on the front of the letter and grayscale on the back to save money. from the bottom.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 23, 2021

For the last 5 or so years, there has been a trend in new donor acquisition : Response rates continue to drop while average gifts continue to rise. This means that fewer people are donating to charities, but those who do are giving larger amounts. For email, the key metric to review is your Open Rate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

An Interview with Fanny Villiers , Directora General of Donadora – an official partner of the Global Trends in Giving Report ( en español ). How has this impacted individual giving to NGOs in Mexico? Is online giving growing rapidly as well? Online giving is growing as fast as e-commerce.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 9, 2023

Membership retention rates for nonprofits vary widely. If you want to improve your membership retention rates, you need to nurture and build your member relationships consistently. What’s Affecting Your Membership Retention Rate? Your membership retention rate is the percentage of people who renew their memberships each year.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 12, 2021

Do you know your organization’s donor retention rate? Adrian Sargent bemoaned the fact that first-time donor retention rates were below thirty percent: “The USA still holds the record for the most shockingly poor pattern of results. Because according to the FEP, the 2020 repeat donor retention rate was 59.6%—whereas

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 15, 2022

Online giving is a great way to raise money. It’s free (or seems to be at first glance) and easy – you set up a campaign and people come find you to give, right? To successfully raise money online, you need a compelling reason for someone to give, a tool to raise money, and a plan for driving traffic to your site.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Based upon the survey results of 4,084 donors worldwide, the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report is an annual research project that examines how donors prefer to give and engage with their favorite causes and charitable organizations. The report also explores the impact of gender, generation, and ideology upon giving and volunteerism.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 14, 2021

With Giving Tuesday in the rear view, it’s tempting to forgo a year-end giving campaign and coast to the end of the year, catching up on work and enjoying the holidays. A year-end giving campaign is your chance to win over donors when they are in a giving frame of mind. This is NOT the time to take your foot off the gas!

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2022

But as we kick off 2023 and look back at what worked well in 2022, an excellent tool for evaluating donor retention is to look at the donors that gave last year but unfortunately not this year (LYBUNT) and work on engaging them with new opportunities to give. When you ask a donor for money, it’s critical that you follow up with them.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

According to the latest M+R Benchmarks Study , monthly giving increased by 11% in 2022, making up 28% of all online revenue. Even as overall giving slumps, this increase is significant because it means that more organizations are receiving reliable funding on a monthly basis. Understand donors’ giving behaviors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 1, 2021

By not using an email marketing service, your organization can not track open and engagement rates, segment your subscribers, or ensure that the opt-in is consensual. If they can not, then those subscribers should be deleted to improve your open rate, thus email deliverability. 2) 37% regularly delete unengaged email subscribers.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 7, 2024

Drawing on her experience as a successful businesswoman, Greer is now out to “save giving” by teaching nonprofits how to improve the ways they interact with donors. Still, Greer didn’t give up. Of course, in the nonprofit world, a subscription model is a recurring giving program. So, don’t discount recurring gifts as too small.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

When you’re able to set the stage with analytics and donor attributes – like their wealth rating, public giving records, and personal interests – you can strengthen your understanding of each donor segment, and position your asks to speak to specific audiences. Monthly giving. Giving Tuesday. Winter 2022. Autumn 2022.

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DonorPerfect

AUGUST 12, 2021

Data shows that inviting donors to celebrate your cause through an ongoing commitment increases your overall retention rate, and in turn, your annual revenue. In fact, nonprofits who create their program through DonorPerfect have an average monthly donor retention rate of 90%. That’s because monthly donors give more money more often.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Prediction: Giving will surpass $3 Billion on November 30th, 2021. Based on our analysis that incorporates an adjusted linear regression, trends in Google Search terms around “Giving Tuesday,” and national giving trends, we predict that $3.048 Billion will be raised on Giving Tuesday 202 1. since 2012.

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Donorbox

JANUARY 26, 2024

Most donors feel a need to believe that organizations will do what they promise to do in order to feel comfortable giving their hard-earned money. Improving donor trust is a big fundraising trend these days, and for good reason.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Consider these four tricks for increasing email open rates by tapping into the inner psyche we all possess. • So whether you’re having an event or asking them to give you time, talent or money, offer some sort of value for their support. So insert a query in the header and see if doing so increases open rates.

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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. At Qgiv, we’ve used AI and machine learning to help detect fraud, suggest dynamic giving amounts, automate thank you emails, and more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2023

2) Increased Donor Retention: According to Nonprofit Source , nonprofits that effectively use storytelling in their fundraising efforts have a donor retention rate of 45%, compared to 27% for organizations that do not focus on storytelling.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

First, you’ll learn how to calculate your donor retention rate, and then you’ll uncover some specific steps you can take to keep new donors engaged with your organization in the coming months. The Donor Retention Rate Formula If donor retention is a priority for you, it’s important to know how to calculate and track your donor retention rate.

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Qgiv

MAY 24, 2023

Knowing what inspires each generation to give to your nonprofit is important to ensuring your financial stability as an organization. Qgiv’s Generational Giving Study focuses on the information that nonprofits need for current and future fundraising. They also devote their time!

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NetWits

DECEMBER 1, 2011

So significant that organizations who run effective online advocacy campaigns followed by timely and relevant fundraising appeals are seeing double the fundraising response rates. Transform Actions Into Money. So how do you clear a path from taking action to giving money? Download the full report ).

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2021

Giving 2020 facts that may surprise you. Giving during the pandemic and recession did not go down; it increased, albeit modestly. Giving USA 2021 , produced by Giving USA Foundation and Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy , reports total giving grew 5.1% Giving by foundations jumped 17% (15.6%

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In capital campaigns, board giving matters. So, board giving is all too easily put to the side without a concrete plan in place. If you make board giving a part of your capital campaign planning from the start, you’ll help ensure your campaign gets off to a powerful start. How nonprofits approach board giving.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 13, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes The Psychology of Giving: Important Words to Use in Your Appeals. Your donors want to know that they make a difference when they give. Convincing your supporters to take action can be as simple as giving them a reason why. When can you use because to compel people to give more automatically?

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Corporate giving isn’t just about writing checks; it’s a strategic partnership between businesses and nonprofits to transform communities. The world of corporate giving is ripe with opportunities for nonprofits and companies to join forces and address societal challenges with creativity and determination.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

By Christy Smaglio , Instructional Writer at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Maybe you’ve saved money from the prior year by utilizing more volunteer power, or perhaps you’ve cut expenses associated with a fundraising event. this year for major donors. 1) Pledges.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This gives you greater control over your nonprofit’s finances. If you want to raise money for your nonprofit, it helps to reassure would-be supporters that they’re giving to the right organization. This requires segmenting your donor database into audiences based on their area of interest and giving levels.

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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.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

By Kelly Pullin , Marketing Manager at RoundUp App – the nation’s largest tool for rounded up donations, giving nonprofits across the country a new stream of recurring giving. According to the 2020 Benchmarks Data from M+R , overall online giving revenue increased by 10% in 2019, and revenue from monthly gifts increased by 22%.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

But you have to spend some money on running your nonprofit. You may find yourself spending money on the tech tools. For your small organization to thrive, you have to spend money on fundraising. You can’t raise the kind of money you need for free. And fundraising. The training. The print collateral. The postage.

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Classy

JULY 7, 2021

This helps organizations meet donors where they like to give with an easier checkout experience. In a world where we can order our favorite cereal instantly with a voice command and use facial recognition to authorize payments, giving back should be an intuitive checkout experience too. Donors Receive a Simpler Giving Experience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. Make a “ stretch gift ” that is very generous and is outside your normal giving pattern. Give in-kind support to the organization in a way that actually helps. Be Informed.

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