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Nonprofit Email Basics: Master Effective Fundraising Communications

sgEngage

“It may seem counterproductive to ask your subscribers to opt into your emails twice, but some research on open rates suggests that customers may prefer a confirmed opt-in (COI) email more than a welcome email.” Newsletters. Be consistent in how often you update your constituents, whether it’s once a week or once a month. Thank you’s.

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8 Tips To Make Your Nonprofit’s Emails More Clickable

TechImpact

According to recent studies , using a real person’s name as the sender in an email increases open rates. Some browsers do not support HTML, while some individuals may be running old machines, with out-dated software, who can not view advanced scripts and formats. Send your email’s from an actual name.

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Nonprofit Email Basics: Master Effective Fundraising Communications

sgEngage

“It may seem counterproductive to ask your subscribers to opt into your emails twice, but some research on open rates suggests that customers may prefer a confirmed opt-in (COI) email more than a welcome email.” Newsletters. Be consistent in how often you update your constituents, whether it’s once a week or once a month. Thank you’s.

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Online Fundraising and 3 Reasons to Start a Recurring Gift Program

NetWits

The average monthly gift ranges from $5 to $50 per month and with low dropout rates, no end date for each recurring gift, and regular appeals to upgrade monthly contributions, the lifetime value of each donor can reach into the thousands. The concept of recurring gifts is simple.

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The AI Writing Prompt Formula and Prompt Ideas

Whole Whale

Newsletters : AI writers can help nonprofits design and write newsletters that keep donors and supporters up-to-date on their latest activities and achievements. Video Scripts : AI writers can help nonprofits create compelling video scripts that showcase their work, impact, and vision.

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Relationships That Raise Funds: 5 Tips for Creating Successful Peer-to-Peer Fundraisers

NetWits

Specific audience-centric communications will help you relate to individual constituents and give you the ability to track response rates based on each group. Also consider a bi-weekly or monthly newsletter that includes quick tips, examples from other fundraisers, and links to available resources. 2) Educate. 3) Involve.

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Data hoarding: Does the term apply to your donor data?

3rd Sector Labs

You keep mailing out newsletters and fundraising appeals. Your response rate falls from 60% to 40% to under 30% over time. So we studied the problem, then created custom scripts to clean and de-dupe based on reasonable best practices. Perhaps this story is familiar. Year after year you gather information about donors.

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