ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Unfortunately, there is little interest on the part of most funders to invest in high quality, methodologically sound research on leadership and philanthropy topics that are so very important to those who lead, manage, and support nonprofits. We are seeing more research reports based on convenience samples (i.e.,

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OCTOBER 3, 2022

Sounds great, right? You need to be there to open the mail, get donations processed, and get thank-you letters out. You know, the kind where you get mind-blowing results like higher than average email open rates, more donations than ever on Giving Tuesday, and surprise donation after surprise donation the last week of the year.

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MAY 29, 2023

When you receive a gift by check, you should print and mail a personalized letter of appreciation that serves as the receipt. Try reading your letter aloud and see if it sounds like you are chatting with your donor. This completes the cycle and sets the stage for your organization to receive another gift from the donor.

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JUNE 11, 2023

We’ve all received a fundraising appeal letter in the mail asking us to donate. You may have given money to some of these groups after receiving a request in the mail. Direct mail DOES work after all. However, statistics show that direct mail works. Make sure your mailing list is clean. Lots of people do.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 9, 2010

What if you could send powerful invitations to spread the word or rally behind a cause or action to a select group of people instead of creating mass mailings to everyone you know? It sounds simple, but there are always infastructre requirements behind everything. Giving permission to peer influence.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2014

Whatever you do for supporters who give via mail. Sending a thank you letter sounds much easier than making a thank you call, but for many donors it may be well worth it to pick up the phone to say thank you — in addition to sending a letter before or after. Personal notes. Don’t create a 2-class system. Phone Calls.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Beaconfire Blog, " The Twilight of Direct Mail " provides an analysis of the role of direct mail in Obama Campaign. Amy Sample Ward writes about the new plugin launched by Social Actions that will place ???possibly Sounds like an European version of change.org ? possibly related classroom projects???

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Regardless of how well-designed or technologically sound the tool, if people aren’t already using that tool then they won’t turn to it in a time of disaster.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Does that sound good? If that sounds like you, put “me” in the chat. So I want you to tell me which one of these sounds most like you, related to getting 10k gifts. Number 1, if this sounds like you, put a 1 in the chat. If that sounds like you, put it in the chat. So I want this to be interactive.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Sound exciting? Build a Donor Data Migration Strategy in 10 Steps Migrating your donor data into your new CRM sounds like a daunting task. A good place to start would be looking at your email bounces and returned mailings to see if any email or physical addresses are out of date. Well, we’re starting anyway!

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

” Well, you know, it sounds like a good goal, right, but do I need to lose that? So a couple samples here this is from Charity Water. Sample metrics. ” A couple of samples here for you, and I know we’re tracking along. ” So, if I say, “Oh, you know what? I want to lose 5 pounds.”

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 9, 2021

Perhaps you put in place a series of mailed and emailed “touches” for non-major donors, lumping $25 donors together with $500 donors. After all, for most people $25/month sounds much more approachable than making a $300 gift. Move more mid-level givers to higher levels of giving. . Usually not enough. ” More than 90% said yes!

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

The first thing I suggest is to be genuine -- interview people who are affected by the work your organization does, record actions you are taking to solve problems in your community, ask YouTube users to sound off on why your issues are important. Nonprofits can find tips for creating a high-quality video in the YouTube Video Handbook.

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

The first thing I suggest is to be genuine -- interview people who are affected by the work your organization does, record actions you are taking to solve problems in your community, ask YouTube users to sound off on why your issues are important. Nonprofits can find tips for creating a high-quality video in the YouTube Video Handbook.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Then two hours later, you’re sitting there looking through past writing projects and online templates hoping to find inspiration without a single word written… Sound familiar? Fundwriter further trains this AI using nonprofit-specific writing samples from websites to appeals to proposals to social posts. To put it simply, Fundwriter.ai

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MAY 24, 2022

Getting to 1,000 may sound intimidating, but there are tons of strategies to find new donors , like: Mail appeals. Sample Revenue Stream for a Small Nonprofit Circling back now to pie charts and numbers, here’s a sample table of revenue estimates for a small nonprofit, broken down by percent of the overall fundraising pie.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

Chad: Sounds great, Steven. Many of them will do like a little sample screening for you so you can see what it looks before you make the investment. So I have a sample donation reply card on the Resource page. You do this and they say, “Oh, you know, that sounds a little bit like my neighbor, Monica.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

You were looking at some sort of return on investment selection tool or something before you put an appeal to those donors in the mail. So one thing that you absolutely need to look at is, just like it sounds, when did they last give? Kari: So we’ve got three sample donors. This could have been an intentional thing.

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JUNE 13, 2022

That sounds good, right? We will accomplish this through quarterly emails with specific Asks, two campaigns via social media, and two snail-mail appeals. [If While goals are vital to success, SMART fundraising goals help make sure you’re setting goals that you just can’t miss. Can’t miss” goals! Want to lose weight? Set a goal!

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

You can see a sample of this type of timeline below: . Volunteering may not immediately sound like an appreciation idea, but hear us out! Do you have a leap of excitement when you check the mail and notice that there’s a letter in there for you that’s not a credit card or utility bill? Volunteer Opportunities. Thank You Letters.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

You can see a sample of this type of timeline below: . Volunteering may not immediately sound like an appreciation idea, but hear us out! Do you have a leap of excitement when you check the mail and notice that there’s a letter in there for you that’s not a credit card or utility bill? Volunteer Opportunities. Thank You Letters.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

So the reason we do the seminar and I wrote this book on questions is because my strong belief is, this is a methodology of approaching all kinds of fundraising, whether it’s major donors, direct mail, face to face, on the street, your digital work. . In direct mail and digital fundraising, you can often base it on money targets, $82.57

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2022

They want to see innovative thinking and sound business practices in place at the nonprofits they support. Your communications package can include an annual report, a sample newsletter that goes to your constituents, or a publication that goes to other donors, or a link to a video essay about your activities and constituent success.

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

When I started at NTEN back in 2006 as an AmeriCorps Volunteer, my first task was to sort through a pile of returned mail and fix bad addresses. As silly as it sounds, this is actually one of the most important steps. > Download our Sample Dashboard < Tags: dashboards measurement Newsletter NPTech NTEN. Make It Look Good.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And here’s just a sample breakdown, $56 billion for individuals and families, $86 billion for health, $211 billion for education and childcare, $40 billion for transportation. Is it phone, e-mail? And it sounds like we’re going to have a lot of questions at the end. There’s more in there. Rachel: Sure.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

It sounds cooler anyway. ” I don’t know if these questions sound familiar to you, but we’ll just do a little poll to see which of these questions you have about grants. There are lots of great samples and guidance out there.” Really cool thing is she’s got like an 83%. And always submit on time.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

That sounds great. . Sometimes we forget to even like mail or, sorry, email them the final strategic plan. Steven: Yes. Will do it. Julie: Great. Steven: Julie, you’re awesome. And so accuracy, kind of go with your gut too. They’re like, “What happened to that plan,” right?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

What’s the sound of your nonprofit’s brand? Colleen Fahey’s article, How Audio Enhances Your Brand Content: Find Your Signature Sound , provides guidance for how your nonprofit can strengthen its voice. Mix it up, break some rules, and most importantly.get to the point. Have you ever thought about it? You should.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2017

Listen to the webinar >> 64% Fundraising Conversion Rate: In an effort engage remote alumni who couldn’t attend the universities annual fundraising event called Fill the Hill, “Spirit Packs” were mailed (yes, mailed!) Sample subject lines (not A/B tested): Can you tweet @Postus today? Share our FB Live Kick Off.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

So chatbots are very useful if you do have a list of frequently asked questions or if you want to direct people, say, to a hotline or to some other resource when you might not be directly answering e-mails. I’m going to show you some sample social media posts. That sounds cool. It sounds really amazing. Make a plan.

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