Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. That said, there are some resources and tools that I continually refer to and use again and again, and others that I am still experimenting with that may (or may not) become integral to my communications routine.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. A social search tool that allows you to easily track mentions of your nonprofit on social networking sites, blogs, and websites. This website tracks what sites are the most popular in the world today.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2023

Nowadays, life’s moving fast, and donors really appreciate the option to give when they want to, without dealing with going somewhere or mailing a check. When it comes to online giving, donors don’t have to stress about being there in person or mailing in their support.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 4, 2023

Should you print, stuff, and mail your own fundraising letter? If you have fewer than 200 mail recipients, the answer is probably yes. 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). No labels needed!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

When it comes to donor data, there’s a lot to keep track of. From tracking conversations and donations to event registrations, you can note every interaction you have with a supporter in your nonprofit CRM. Bloomerang gives users access to a dashboard that actively tracks your retention rate to keep it top of mind for your entire team.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

On the other hand, outbound marketing is usually a nonprofit advertising approach that focuses on communication channels such as: Google Ads, social media ads, commercials, mail campaigns, and other paid marketing. Direct mail often provides a more personal touch that may be missing in online communications.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Direct Mail Fundraising is Responsible for 60–80% of Revenue Online donations’ popularity continues to rise, but direct mail isn’t dead. In fact, 60–80% of all fundraising revenue is raised through direct mail. It can be difficult to track people who read a direct mail appeal and respond by donating online.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Provide them with a resource that outlines your goals and plan to achieve them. You can use your Donor Management System to keep track of grants from donor-advised funds along with the recommending donor with these helpful features: Soft Credits for Charitable Sponsors . What you expect the end result to be. Personalized Thank Yous.

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Qgiv

MAY 23, 2022

At Kennari Consulting, we believe strongly that nonprofits should build relationships with donors – you are doing important work in a community they care about, and they are partnering to provide resources to ensure that work can happen. At the very least, you need a donor database that allows for basic tracking. Or at least we should.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 27, 2024

Add to this, that during the Great Migration of Wealth, which is currently underway, it is women who will lead the way with inheriting extraordinary sums of philanthropic resources. The days should be long gone that a woman receives mail without her correct name, usually due to making assumptions based upon relationships.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

Did you mail out an appeal at a different time? For example, if you raised $5,000 as the result of a recent solicitation and spent $1,500 in mailing and printing costs to raise this money, your return on investment is $3,500 (Total Revenue: $5000- Total Expenses: $1,500 =$3,500). Did you use a different subject line in an email appeal?

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Unnecessary meetings are a drain on productivity, costing organizations wasted time and resources. If so, the meeting can be an e mail. Before you schedule your next meeting, consider the objective and establish a clear agenda so you can keep attendees on track and save time.

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sgEngage

JUNE 15, 2023

Lost receipts, multiple tracking spreadsheets, and unchecked spending, oh my! These hurdles are a few of the challenges facing school business offices and nonprofit organizations doing their best to evaluate and keep track of employee purchases day-to-day. Is this sounding like your month-end scramble?

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sgEngage

AUGUST 10, 2021

In our current engagement tracking, we tend to rely very heavily on opens as confirmation our message was enjoyed and appreciated, but I think we all know that’s not really an accurate tracking mechanism. And don’t forget about those corporate email protection systems such as Barracuda which affect open tracking.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

To succeed, it’s important to grasp the basics of three strategies: email fundraising, direct mail fundraising, and fundraising events. Measurable: Ensure your goal is measurable to track progress and success. Direct mail, emails, and events will make up the foundation of your fundraising campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 1, 2021

Odds are your emails are going to spam folders and are in violation of email compliance laws that require opt-out information and a mailing address to be prominently featured in all email campaigns. PBA provides news, careers & resources for the common good. 2) 37% regularly delete unengaged email subscribers. Upgrade as you grow.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 7, 2024

Check out Why and how to rewrite your nonprofit’s email Welcome message for resources on writing yours. A Reactivation Email If your nonprofit has an email list that you’re mailing to consistently, you’ll want to make a practice of cleaning your list regularly. But how do you make yours engaging?

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Cloud 4 Good

DECEMBER 2, 2021

With this release, Salesforce.org is introducing the Elevate Power of Us Edition to expand the opportunity for nonprofits to hit the ground running with online fundraising and feature enhancements such as tracking undeliverable addresses and soft credit donations. Tis the season of snail mail! returned mail).

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Qgiv

AUGUST 26, 2021

Darrell specializes in maximizing results out of limited resources. Research consistently shows that it almost always costs more to acquire a new donor than it does to retain an existing donor, making your donor retention rate a very important metric to track. What Is Donor Retention Rate?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 6, 2019

You might consider mailing save-the-dates, formal invites, or a packet or tangible reminder ahead of the event, but be sure to also take full advantage of digital channels —emails, your organization’s newsletter, social media channels, and the like. With every communication, be sure you provide a way to register online right then and there.

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Qgiv

APRIL 15, 2024

Include information about legacy giving in newsletters, on your website, and in direct mail or email campaigns. Explain the different types of legacy gifts that your organization accepts and provide resources to help your donors make the right choice for them. Or meet with your donors in-person to talk about your legacy giving options.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2023

Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use these free or low-cost tools and resources to significantly improve your digital marketing and fundraising campaigns. Today, the number of low-cost, well-built digital marketing tools is incredible! Websites & Email 1. See also OptInMonster. Social Media 1.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Track your own data. Here are some of the questions you might ask in order to understand what metrics to track: . Next, prioritize numbers that are the most meaningful and strategically allocate resources accordingly. What do you do once you know what numbers you want to track and what areas of improvement you want to focus on?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The people deeply invested in achieving social justice often lack the financial resources to fund their mission because of the systemic barriers they face. When Juliette Gordon Low sold her familial pearls to help fundraise for Girl Scouts , she showed others what feminist fundraising could look like.

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Donorbox

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

It’s far too common to spend time holding events and sending out mail or online campaigns without seeing a significant return on your investment. Fundraising calendars are meant to help your nonprofit plan out the year ahead of time and keep on track. Fundraising can feel like you’re jumping on every trend.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 25, 2021

Mail stats. Direct mail response rate (to house): 4% Postage per letter: $0.49. Mail stats. Direct mail response rate: (to house): 5% Postage per letter: $0.47. Mail stats. Direct mail response rate: (to house): 5% Postage per letter: $0.49. Mail stats. Mail stats. Mail stats.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Nonprofit advocacy campaigns require focused planning and robust software solutions and outreach resources. Use your CRM to track relationships with supporters. Direct mail. Traditional mail does still have a place in advocacy campaigns. Track your engagement rates on each marketing platform you leverage.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 14, 2022

These have to do with your (1) Institutional Readiness; (2) Human Resources; (3) Markets; (4) Management; (5) Dynamic Functions, and (6) Fundraising Vehicles. Human Resources. This means you’ve got a plan and business systems in place to develop, manage and track your work. As you see, you only get to the vehicles (e.g.,

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Nonprofit organizations are being asked to do more with fewer resources, prompting us to look at our internal fundraising operations to see how to become more efficient with the resources we have. From small shops to large advancement teams, fundraisers are being asked to do more with fewer resources. Prospect portfolios?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 3, 2024

Some key features of Qgiv’s text fundraising platform include: Customizable campaign options Real-time donation tracking Integration with Qgiv’s other fundraising solutions These key features provide you with an end-to-end fundraising solution through one platform, rather than needing to use different platforms for different types of fundraisers.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Today, I want to present a sample year-end fundraising e-mail for a fictional non-profit organization. Lots of fundraisers ask me what a great year-end e-mail appeal should look like — well, here it is. The primary difference between offline fundraising letters and e-mail fundraising letters is length.

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Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Snowflake is a particularly good option for organizations getting started with data warehousing, offering platform support that simplifies hosting and maintenance while supporting advanced data management needs and highly scalable storage and compute resources. Direct mail is a key part of your fundraising strategy.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Developing a digital donor acquisition strategy takes a similar approach to direct mail. Along the way, it’s key to track and analyze your campaign’s performance data. Potential donors use your organization’s website as a resource to learn who you are, what you do, and how to get involved. Launch your campaign.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

As a nonprofit professional, time is our most valuable resource, and it often feels like there’s not enough of it. 2) Keep Yourself On Track Using A Project Management Tool. Even in the best case, keeping track of your tasks is a chore. Sometimes, it takes longer to track the task than it does to complete it.

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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.) Track and analyze your results. How many people will your organization provide ‘x’ resource with ‘y’ dollar amount? Segment your audience. Get in touch here!

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Greater Giving

MAY 25, 2022

Hosting and marketing a successful event can require a significant investment of time and resources. Marketing your event to everyone who passes you on a random street corner wouldn’t be the best use of your resources. Fundamental Strategies to Maximize your Event Marketing ROI. Let’s jump in! Prepare ahead of time.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

As you quickly grow and engage your audience , it can be easy to lose track of your campaign plan. If you’re a new organization without many resources or contacts, you may have more luck working first at the local level. Which goals helped you stay on track in past campaigns? What can you learn from campaigns of the past?

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