EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

In this six-part blog series, we’re highlighting key digital features your organization can start implementing now to boost fundraising this fall. Instead of picking up the phone to call a friend, we might text them an address or a date and time to meet up for lunch or a volunteer shift. Volunteering. What is mobile messaging?

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Neon CRM

JUNE 23, 2023

GivingTuesday participants worldwide also volunteered, performed countless acts of kindness, and gave their voices, time, and goods. That means that thousands of organizations all over the world are inspiring generosity in their communities on GivingTuesday. gave money, 20% donated goods, and 18% volunteered.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

From navigating donor data to finding the most effective ways to communicate, AI for fundraising can be applied to many aspects of your organization to help lift some of the burden of changing the world. For example, Qgiv provides AI to help your organization write peer-to-peer emails, as well as other donor communications. What is AI?

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Bloomerang

MAY 10, 2022

In this guide to donor stewardship, we’ll review what your organization needs to know and do to build authentic, long-lasting relationships with donors. We’ll explore: How does donor stewardship impact donor retention? This sets your organization up for long-term success. How does donor stewardship impact donor retention?

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EveryAction

AUGUST 25, 2022

In this 6-part blog series, we’re highlighting key digital features your organization can start implementing now to boost fundraising this fall. It’s easy to see “advocacy” and think “oh, advocacy means elections—my organization doesn’t do that.” Last week, we went over sustainer upsell lightboxes. What are digital advocacy forms?

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

A SWOT analysis is a strategic planning technique that involves evaluating your organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. It’s helpful to conduct a SWOT analysis at regular intervals, such as at the beginning of each year or after your organization has undergone major shifts in your operations.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

This ultimately results in better donor acquisition as well as stronger, more genuine partnerships with greater retention. So, start by picking a few meaningful data points for your organization, let’s say: social media and email marketing analytics. She also used to volunteer at a nearby animal shelter in her free time.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2024

With technology and societal changes, organizations like yours must stay on top of the trends to meet donors’ expectations. There are a few different AI programs your organization can take advantage of including ChatGPT , Jasper AI , and Google Bard. The fundraising landscape is constantly evolving, and that isn’t by chance.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 5, 2024

Text marketing , also known as SMS marketing, can help your organization engage supporters, build relationships, and ultimately boost your fundraising results. Give your nonprofit more chances to interact with donors by asking every existing donor to opt in to receive texts from your organization. Keep an eye on your metrics.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Even as overall giving slumps, this increase is significant because it means that more organizations are receiving reliable funding on a monthly basis. Once you know exactly what you want to achieve, glance over the tools and technology available to your organization. Organize them into groups based on their gift sizes.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

As your nonprofit organization continues to grow, it’s time to consider investing in an effective fundraising platform that truly accommodates your nonprofit’s size, financial needs, and developing fundraising strategies. Having access to donor data is important for learning donor habits and increasing donor retention.

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CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

Relationships built, not just on a one-time gift, but from a foundation of trust in your organization’s methodology and assurance that every donation will make an impact is extremely important for donor satisfaction and ultimately, donor retention. this is one of the best fundraising techniques to use.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

The program is specially design to leverage the power of technology in supporting women’s rights and social justice leaders and organizations to advance their work and impact. The participants represent a diverse cohort of 41 women’s rights and social justice leaders from 18 organizations from 11 states across the country.

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Givinga

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Below are the major pieces of functionality and customization techniques businesses should look for to increase profits. For example, some of the most powerful CR incentive programs are paid volunteering and student loan forgiveness. Employee retention? 3 Capabilities Corporate Responsibility Software Needs to Increase Profits.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

While focused on selling products, many of Ogilvy’s principles and “rules” around research, messaging, and motivating action remain surprisingly relevant today, especially for nonprofit organizations seeking to engage donors and volunteers. ” Rather than gimmicks, spotlight your mission. Lean into what works.

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Achieve

JULY 28, 2022

and Gen Z provide tremendous value to the mission-driven sector, both in their volunteer efforts and their eagerness to donate. SMS giving technique. In addition to being user-friendly, text donations enable nonprofits to easily raise donor engagement and retention. . Millennials. 84% giving regularly. Text-to-Give: This.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

What kinds of organizations use text-to-give? Test the text-to-donate process Test out the mobile giving process with your nonprofit’s staff or volunteers before promoting it to your full community. If momentum starts to slow down, try out new outbound messages or new cross-platform marketing techniques to secure more gifts.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Nothing makes a donor feel recognized and appreciated quite like personalized communication from your organization. One way your team can maintain a personal touch with your donor communications is by using donor segmentation—organizing your donors into common groups and tailoring your messaging for each segment.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

The exact dollar amount that’s considered a major gift varies from organization to organization. For some organizations—especially those that are small or are just getting started—a major gift may be $1,000. Next, you should look at past giving patterns—both to your organization and to other nonprofits as well.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 23, 2011

Would participants learn more and have greater impact if panel designers incorporated different techniques such as visual learning and if they designed for more audience engagement? Shawn Ahmed showed a powerful video of people in his network who donated to the organizations he was working with because he was brokering the relationship.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 9, 2022

Does your association’s volunteer program already have plenty of recruits? If so, your challenge may be with volunteer engagement and creating meaningful experiences for volunteers so they’re willing to give their time. . Volunteers have the power to save your association time and money. billion hours.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

That alone, I don’t know how you do that and then all your other awesome, you know, fundraising and client work, but it definitely has helped out a lot of organizations raise over $1 billion, and is just a delight to listen to. I still support a lot of organizations. . – [Steven] That was really cool. billion and above. .

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

2019 Nonprofit Organizations Institute. 2019 Nonprofit Organizations Institute. The purpose of the Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium is to highlight current best practices, lessons learned from the field, and trends in effective nonprofit and philanthropic board leadership, as well as board recruitment and retention.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 24, 2011

. • Employees clearly understood how what they did made a difference and how their contributions made the organization either more profitable or more effective. • Sometimes it was through company organized volunteer projects. Other times it was by encouraging (and rewarding) employees to volunteer on their own. •

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2009

A few days ago, I asked for some stories " What is the value of listening through social media channels for your organization? " I wanted to see examples from nonprofit organizations engaged in listening and conversation and the value it has to their missions, programs, or marketing efforts. " But what does that really mean?

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Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

Luckily, there are plenty of free nonprofit resources online for your organization to take advantage of. Free nonprofit resources offer your organization knowledge, strategic planning, and valuable data to help you accomplish your goals more efficiently. Explore these blogs to keep up with the latest trends and best practices.

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Care2

APRIL 5, 2011

Annual revenues are often 4x that of direct mail only donors, with higher retention and much better net. Jeff came to M+R from Defenders of Wildlife, where he helped grow the organization’s email list to over 800,000 e-supporters, and generate over 1 million advocacy actions and raise over $5 million online a year.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Understanding the Donor Journey Donor Acquisition Donor Retention Donor Stewardship How to Communicate With Your Donors Donor Data Management 1. Donor management refers to the strategies and processes a nonprofit organization uses to cultivate and maintain relationships with donors. What is Donor Management? What is Donor Management?

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Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2022

Nonprofits with written fundraising plans consistently outperform organizations without them. One study found that 37% of organizations with budgets under $1 million and 22% of organizations with budgets over $1 million don’t have a fundraising plan in place. What were our donor retention and new donor acquisition rates?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

One thing led to another and I designed a social media lab for arts organizations. We had space for 25 organizations out of the 100 that applied. The social media lab for arts organizations is a combination of face-to-face workshops, phone calls, and online support via a wiki and Twitter over several months.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 26, 2016

Communicating this information to your donors boosts their confidence in your organization. Stories provide great content pieces for your organization to report backs to donors. 3 storytelling techniques to effectively communicate donor impact: Share impact through pictures. You could even ask a volunteer to participate.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 20, 2023

The benefits of online fundraising Online fundraising offers benefits for both your organization and your supporters. This not only allows your supporters to share their involvement, but also spreads your organization’s mission further and inspires individuals with no previous connection to your organization to give.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 9, 2024

Imagine your nonprofit organization as an ecosystem. But how do you breathe life into this metaphor and translate it into real-world sustainability for your organization? Their hands-on involvement is like the secret ingredient that can significantly enhance your organization’s fundraising feast.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Session topics include alumni relations, marketing and communications, and professional development within nonprofit education organizations. Pre-conference Deep Dives will be held April 5-6 and feature a variety of topics, from Donor Retention Workshops to the Future of Fundraising Events. Want more time?

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Bonterra

APRIL 11, 2024

Help your busy staff segment supporters accurately, test rigorously, and help more donors, advocates, and volunteers take action from messages they want to read. Convert volunteers into donors, donors into advocates, and first-time supporters into long-term relationships through personalized, multichannel outreach.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

The benefits of online fundraising Online fundraising offers benefits for both your organization and your supporters. This not only allows your supporters to share their involvement, but also spreads your organization’s mission further and inspires individuals with no previous connection to your organization to give.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

No matter what gift amount or level of donor—loyal donors help sustain an organization. Keep in mind: Many folks give an initial, smaller “test the waters gift,” so a follow-up plan is key for retention. It was fun, we learned about the nonprofit’s important work, and we got to learn new recipes and techniques. Good news!

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