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Leveling up your major gifts program

Candid

As we emerge from the depths of the pandemic, we must remember that never in the history of the United States have we experienced an equitable recovery to a disaster or recession. What does success look like, and how will you track it? Be sure you are clear on how you will track donors through the cycle. Remember to ask.

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What is Planned Giving?

sgEngage

Giving USA found that 78% of an organization’s donors who made a planned gift had a history of making donations within the past 20 years. Planned Giving Is Accessible to All Planned giving flips the script on the traditional donation structure because it does not disrupt a supporter’s current cash flow.

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What Hocus Pocus Can Teach You About Major Gift Fundraising

Bloomerang

So how do you keep track of them? The Engagement Meter looks at giving history (recency, years given, upgraded gifts), interactions (event attendance, volunteering, communication preferences, website visits), and e-mail (subscribes, opens, clicks) to give you a temperature reading on each donor in your database. .

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Fundraiser Burnout? Try Automation to Boost Both Efficiency and Employee Morale

sgEngage

So much of a fundraiser’s day is tracking, reporting, researching, and analyzing. Pro tip: Keep track of how many hours per month you spend on manual communications, such as new donor welcome emails and receipts. Elements of those tasks are perfectly suited to automation. Automation can be an easy fix, especially for smaller gifts.

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Best Fundraising Practices from Carousel Ranch, a CauseVox Nonprofit

CauseVox

If you’re doing 1:1 fundraising, we encourage referencing an individual’s donor history. While most organizations tend to focus on peak giving months (spring, year-end, GivingTuesday, etc), Carousel Ranch flipped the script by hosting their peer to peer fundraiser in February. ” – Allen Hohnroth and Renee Berlin.

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6 Types of Nonprofit Video Messages

Greater Giving

A brand story relays the history, character, motivations, and other defining qualities of your nonprofit, from conception until today. The script should provide insight into the nonprofit by following to the common writer’s mantra of “show don’t tell.” Going to the Next Level in 2021 with Stellar Fundraising Auctions. The Brand Story.

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Online Fundraising Ideas (7 Strategies & 63% More Donations)

Nonprofits Source

Instead of uploading their entire list, EDF first segmented it into 2 groups: Giving History. Each group was then further segmented into 3 separate audiences: Giving history divided donors into: Current donors : Members who have donated in the past year. Twitter Conversion Tracking. LinkedIn conversion tracking.

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