Nonprofits Source

MARCH 4, 2024

Or, if you’re still planning community engagement ideas, send out a survey to your support base to ask for their opinions on ways they’d like to get more involved. This might entail your campaign posting a general thank-you to your supporters on social media, your website, or in your monthly newsletter. Clean supporter data.

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TechImpact

MAY 12, 2014

ExactTarget – “The 2012 channel preference survey” (2012). Daily we spend 9 minutes on email via a mobile device, that is 7,6% of the total 119 minutes we use our phone per day. Only 11,84% of newsletters use responsive design techniques to optimize their layouts for mobile devices. O2 – “Mobile life report” UK (2013).

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Statistics Mobile Marketing India 168

NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

First and foremost, determine which existing audiences you wish to engage (board members, major donors, past event fundraisers or attendees, all donors, volunteers, etc) in your fundraising and how you will reach out to them (email, social networks, mail, phone, on-site events, etc). Peer-to-Peer Event Fundraising Consumer Survey.

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Raise Relationship Tips Fundraising 208

Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

We released our report on the 2012 TechSoup Global NGO Cloud Survey in September of 2012 and have now had more time to ponder the findings and talk to several of you about what you think of them. We publish articles, blog pieces, newsletters, web content, and conduct trainings and webinars every day across our network.

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NGO Survey Global Knowledge 48

Greater Giving

JULY 20, 2022

In 2021, we found that the majority of nonprofits used social media campaigns to connect and engage with their donors (73% of those surveyed). While 72% of nonprofits used personal phone calls, 69% said they relied on email newsletters to get the word out.

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Action Money Raise Donor 52

Kindful

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

You might relate to this story from The Burk Donor Survey, having hopefully heard it from your own pool of donors, or experienced it as a donor yourself: “There were two instances this year where I made gifts over and above what I had intended and they both involved personal contact from someone in the development office (director or gifts officer).

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Mail Relationship Digital Donor 52

sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Explore advertising opportunities such as: Your email newsletter. You likely send a weekly or monthly newsletter to update supporters on your current projects, fundraising progress, and any upcoming events. Listen to your supporters’ needs by sending surveys and polls where they can provide feedback.

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Demographics Retention Donor Research 76

NetWits

JUNE 22, 2011

Register for our Event Fundraising Newsletter to receive monthly content and resources specifically for event fundraising professionals. A recent survey of six national nonprofits found multi-year team captains raise two to three times more than new team captains and retain about 86 percent of their prior year’s revenue. Join Today.

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Causes Sample Script Support 202

Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Survey existing donors on what compelled them to support you before. Surveys, interviews, and data analysis can reveal the equivalent of that Rolls-Royce insight – the key emotional triggers, values, and desires of your existing and potential supporters. Sending a recurring newsletter or print mailing to engage supporters.

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Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59

sgEngage

MAY 27, 2021

Explore advertising opportunities such as: Your email newsletter: You likely send a weekly or monthly newsletter to update supporters on your current projects, fundraising progress, and any upcoming events. Listen to your supporters’ needs by sending surveys and polls where they can provide feedback.

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Giving Retention Metrics Demographics 122

Forum One

APRIL 28, 2022

Rather than needing to wait for users to engage over time, conversational marketing allows visitors to complete everyday actions immediately—such as booking an appointment or getting an answer to a question, rather than having to go through an online form and wait for an email or phone response. Convert new visitors into contacts faster.

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Conversation Marketing FAQ Nonprofit 56

Achieve

APRIL 28, 2022

volunteering, donating) and passive (receiving newsletters, following on social media) ways to get involved. . such as email address, social media profiles, home address, and phone number. We have one word for you: Surveys. ! Multiple active (e.g., But don’t stop there! Donately has compiled a comprehensive list of tools.

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Donor Tips Online Gift 59

Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2022

Send out surveys or meet one-on-one with donors to get to know them better. Every time someone makes a donation of any size, make sure to send a thank you email or even a handwritten note or phone call. While you’re engaging donors, ask them to share their thoughts, opinions, and any feedback they have. Stewardship.

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Fundraising Donor Relationship Retention 59

Bloomerang

JUNE 9, 2022

Volunteers, event attendees, annual fund donors, or people with whom you have engaged on some level through your emails and newsletters are often great candidates to move up the pyramid—they just need to receive some personal attention to motivate them. Follow up with a phone call. Send a survey. See if you can set up a meeting.

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Donor Gift Database Relationship 107

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Can you survey nonrenewing donors to see why they didn’t renew? Ask any businesses you know with an email newsletter or other marketing budgets to promote the organization 1 or 2 times a year. Set up face-to-face meetings or phone calls to ask contacts to donate. Is the donor renewal rate low?

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Fundraising Mail Law Donation 336

NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Register for our Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Newsletter. Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. According to the Blackbaud and the Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Consumer Survey, only 45% of fundraisers personalize their fundraising page.

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Support Fundraising Sample Raise 270

NetWits

JANUARY 25, 2012

Also monitor their fundraising progress and reach out by phone, if needed. Register for our Event Fundraising Newsletter and immediately get access to the 5 whitepapers. Peer-to-Peer Event Fundraising Consumer Survey. Chances are they’re closely connected to your cause. Tell them “you did this!” Looking for more? Register Now!

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Raise Money Fundraising Contest 226

Forum One

MAY 18, 2021

Whether they are browsing your website content on their desktop or scrolling through your social media posts on their mobile phone, it’s crucial to create continuity across all your marketing touchpoints. To learn more about your audiences here are some useful tools and strategies you can use: User surveys Social listening Interviews.

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Marketing Impact Create Tips 47

Allegiance Group

JUNE 13, 2024

You or your marketing agency may conduct interviews with target audience members, share surveys, create audience personas, perform A/B tests, and more. Or, you could rally volunteers to phone their representatives if a regressive law is about to be passed in your state. Conducting user research. Performing audits.

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Marketing Analysis Nonprofit Audience 52

DipJar

AUGUST 6, 2021

Post your volunteer opportunities on several different channels, from social media to your website to email newsletters. Sending volunteer feedback surveys so supporters can voice opinions. Reach out by email, phone, or direct mail, shout them out on social media, or offer a token of appreciation such as a free t-shirt. .

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Volunteer Program Management Retention 98

Qgiv

MAY 6, 2021

For both text-to-donate and text-to-give, nonprofit organizations need a short code (shortened phone number) and campaign keyword. Once the supporter texts the organization signifying that they want to give, they are charged a predetermined amount to their phone bill. Text-to-Donate vs Text-to-Give.

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Donation Guide Nonprofit Mobile 64

Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

Your website serves as the central hub for your digital strategy, followed closely by the ways you drive folks to your website, including email, blog posts, newsletters, social media, text messaging, QR codes in print media, and advertising. Consider Twitter polls or Q&A sessions or surveys. A phone call?

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Strategy Online Fundraising Plugin 142

Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2015

If you send out a newsletter, what percentage of the open rates come from mobile phones? You could also do a short survey from your website to determine if your community uses apps or if they'd use an app from your organization. Android Versus iOS Versus Windows Phone. And what about Windows Phone?

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Mobile Phone Nonprofit Game 36

NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The most popular pieces will be featured in our newsletter. You use e-newsletters to keep your members, supporters and volunteers up-to-date on your program developments and related issues. Section of all e-newsletters; special announcements to former purchasers. Special e-newsletter. Email Newsletters.

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email Campaign Work Newsletter 81

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

A brief survey about how they found out about your organization, why they chose your organization, and what types of communication they would like to receive. You can include a mail option and a QR code linking to an electronic survey. Recent print collateral, such as a newsletter or annual report.

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Donor Ideas Gift Social Media 130

Classy

JUNE 1, 2021

In a survey of 200 nonprofit organizations, Freewill found that nonprofits using virtual technology plan to steward major donors as follows: Phone conversations (21.6%). Newsletters (15.7%). At a minimum, try a mix of three channels (email, social media, phone, etc.). Emails (19.9%). Direct Mail (19.2%). Events (13.9%).

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Virtual Donor Fundraising Retention 62

Care2

JUNE 8, 2010

While they may send you a long Christmas letter (the personal friend version of a nonprofit’s annual report), they don’t send you a 12-page newsletter every three months and never talk to you otherwise. They ask you questions about how you are doing too (think online surveying and polling). as well as images and video.

Communication 52

Communication Relationship Build Newsletter 52

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Each year, Kivi Leroux Miller of Nonprofit Marketing Guide publishes a survey and a Nonprofit Communications Trends Report. Visual social media such as Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube videos moved up in priority again this year, surpassing blogging and phone banking for the first time ever. Communications.

Communication 36

Communication Tech Trend Fundraising 36

Tech Soup

AUGUST 29, 2013

The benchmarks are based off results from the Millennial Impact Survey , which was conducted by Achieve, a creative services agency that works with organizations to understand how Millennials get involved in causes. We want to be able to access newsletters, donation pages, websites, and more from our phones, tablets, or PCs.

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Benchmark Library Generation Impact 58

Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2014

Over $100 Check in the mail: Thank them with a phone call & letter. Multi-year donor: thank them with a phone call. Monthly e-newsletter themes. Phone-a-thons. BOTTOM LINE: Solicitations Calendar + Surveys + Event Calendar + E-News Calendar = Donor Retention Calendar. Once a year thank-a-thon for all donors.

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Calendar Retention Donor Empowerment 39

BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Don’t ask her for a gift to support the rain forest and then come back with a newsletter about the Arctic! It’s time for some phone calls to donors to hear their stories. Or, Send them a survey and ask for their frank personal responses. Don’t leave it to a boring newsletter to do this work for you. Stay on message!

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Donor Create Brazil Newsletter 40

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2014

While most major gifts folks would probably tell you that nothing could replace the value of an in-person visit or phone call, the real magic of those activities comes for the opportunity to tell the donor a story. Donors consistently tell us through surveys that they want to hear how their gift was used and what kind of impact they have had.

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Story Donor Integration Storytelling 44

Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2011

If the current name and address are located on your organization's website, we can also verify the information over the phone and likely requalify your account. Organizations changing their type from religious to non-religious must instead send in a Secular Clarification Survey located on our Serving Faith-Based Organizations page.

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Management San Francisco PDF Registration 36

Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

It's been almost three years since Edward Snowden's revelations about the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance of American's online and phone communications and records. Since then, the Pew Research Center began an in-depth study on how Americans view privacy and sharing of personal information.

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Data Policy Literacy Nonprofit 36

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2018

Survey: The purpose of the survey is to get as much actionable information from the donor to target future solicitations better than the competition. Possible questions include the following (*also see the end of this article for a sample survey): a. Sample survey: . Phone call from Foundation staff or board member .

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Gift Donor Foundation Rate 22

Tech Soup

MARCH 1, 2016

It's been almost three years since Edward Snowden's revelations about the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance of American's online and phone communications and records. Since then, the Pew Research Center began an in-depth study on how Americans view privacy and sharing of personal information.

Data 36

Data Policy Nonprofit Literacy 36

NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Today's online consumer gives through a multitude of channels as 61 percent report mailing a check (most, after checking the website), 38 percent gave at an event, 17 percent used the Internet to sponsor a friend or family member in a run, walk or ride, and 16 percent responded to a phone call in addition to their personal online giving.1.

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Online Giving Convio Mobile 74