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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A CTA is an invitation to take action, such as donating, volunteering, signing up for something, signing a petition, pledging to do something, etc. Download this Board of Directors Fundraising Worksheet to help your board members execute their board pledges to raise or give donations.

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Bye Bye Dirty Data, Hello Donor Love & Dollars!

John Kenyon

Problem: Dirty Data = Lost Dollars & Relationships. Here are 3 among the many types of examples of Lost Dollars and Relationships driven by Dirty Data: 1) Contact info changes but is not updated in the system => communication stops & dollars stop. Authors: Mathew Emery & John Kenyon.

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Major Donors: How to Attract (and Keep) Them

CauseVox

It takes time, effort, and trust to build lasting relationships with high-level donors. Your donors are smart and they can sense when a relationship is transactional rather than genuine. In order to truly build a genuine relationship with a major donor, you have to understand their passions and what drives them. Provide Value.

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Got Silos in Your Nonprofit? It’s Time to Build Some Bridges!

sgEngage

Every month, Barbara’s team had to do hours of detective work to find a missing pledge payment, or correct coding errors, or ask Alan’s team multiple times for reports on event sponsorship purchases. The pledge payments? Here are my three top tactics to help you make the right moves: Build relationships first. Barbara asked me.

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How To Increase Board Fundraising Without Having To Ask for Money

Bloomerang

You should include some call to action at the end of the tour, like signing a pledge to get involved or scan a barcode to take people to a specific accomplishments page on the website. If you have a lot of lapsed commitments, ask a board member to locate the donors on social media or get new contact info from people in your organization.

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New to TechSoup: Little Green Light Donor Management Software

Tech Soup

If your organization has outgrown its Excel spreadsheets for managing donors, this online constituent relationship manager gives you tools to track your constituents and giving, build lists, create custom reports and mailings, and more. Organize Your Constituent Info. Track Donations and Pledges. How Does It Work?

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Phonathons: The Fundraiser’s Ultimate Guide & 15+ Top Tips

Double the Donation

What is your relationship to the organization running the campaign? Non-pledge close: For those calls that don’t end in success, it’s important to help close the conversation gracefully to maintain the relationship with the donor. Automating pledge verification via email. Why are you calling? Tracking call results.

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