Association Analytics

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Block it off on your calendar and record it on a project plan that someone holds you accountable to. The e-mail addresses, phone numbers and credit card numbers of those members? Think about data governance and data cleanup as an investment. Plan for spring cleaning in 2024! Be specific about what data you keep and why.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2022

Create a clear work plan or communications calendar. Create a work plan or communications calendar for your Giving Day that breaks the project into manageable pieces or chunks, so that planning seems more doable. Start with a direct mail campaign during your quiet phase to special groups. Recognize and steward Giving Day donors.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2022

When considering appropriate channels where you’ll share communications, consider how supporters already engage with you, whether that be through phone, email, social media, or physical mailings.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2023

Your nonprofit CRM is much more than a storage space for addresses and phone numbers. For instance, you might find that people who are invited to an event after making a gift are more likely to make a second gift within the calendar year. Is the secret to growing your fundraising hiding in your CRM? It just might be!

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2020

You have to collect stories and photos of program participants, get their consent, pull data on your programs, clean up your donor database, plan events, schedule donor meetings, print materials, fix your mail merge and lick a thousand envelopes ? Set an operations calendar. Direct Mail. all in one month. . Keep it tight.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Put together a master marketing calendar. To make your multi-channel marketing efforts successful, it’s important to implement a campaign calendar. Your communications across every channel you use should be included on the calendar. Direct mail. Direct mail still works as a means to raise funds and get noticed.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

They can’t be expected to keep track of their giving status–especially if you’re on a fiscal year and they think in calendar years. . Ideally, mail callers stationery in advance (or send them copy they can print on their own stationery) so they can follow up with a thank you note or a letter with a remit envelope, as appropriate.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Even if you don’t follow a definitive fundraising calendar, it’s still vital to come up with a year-end fundraising plan—and stick to it. There are a number of ways you can tell your supporters “Thanks” on Thanksgiving, including: Social Media Email blast Direct mail. This is absolutely the time to let them know that you appreciate it.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 23, 2022

While it may be tempting to stick to one marketing channel, a multi-channel strategy uses email, social media, text messaging, and direct mail, to reach a wider audience and generate more excitement for your auction. Direct mail marketing. Design your announcement. Date, time, and location. Your supporters are busy people.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 4, 2022

Or maybe you sent your mailing out at a time when people are distracted with something else like vacations or elections or major holidays. Do you make it easy for them to contact you by putting your email address and phone number in plain sight? Did you make it easy to give via the mail and online? To raise more, do more!

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

These letters can come in many formats, from direct mail to emails. The best way to do that is to include a donation form with all your end-of-year giving letters, whether you’re sending them by email or direct mail. End-of-Year Giving Letter Strategies. Focus on your donors. Give your donors options.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

In the following blog post, we will delve into practical strategies to help your nonprofit maximize its efforts during the crucial calendar year-end period. It goes without saying, but calendar year-end is a critical time for many nonprofit organizations. percent after inflation adjustments) for calendar year-end giving in 2022.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 12, 2011

I use Canned Responses to provide HTML signatures when needed, and also forward all of my mail to gmail, then send out mail as other identities. (I’ve I also access Evernote on my Android phone. Another important tool, which I use in my personal life as well as consulting life, is Evernote. Evernote rocks my world.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Understanding who gives, why, and when can help your nonprofit make more sensitive and inclusive appeals at the close of the calendar year. In addition to face-to-face connections, appeals can be sent via email, promoted on social media, introduced by phone, and mailed directly to donors. Online Giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

Collaborative overload is defined as the burnout that results from our over reliance on e-mails, meetings and other collaborative technology tools that have, ironically, limited our ability to get stuff done. Just because the default setting on your calendar software is for 60 minutes, it doesn’t necessarily mean you need the full hour.

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CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2022

For context, when we talk about major donors, we’re referring to donors who make a significant gift to your org – one that’s above and beyond the typical gift that arrives in the mail. If your donor declines, try setting up a phone call instead. The goal for a Zoom meeting is simply to get it on the calendar.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 11, 2010

I’m actually quite happy – I can run both Windows 7 and Ubuntu Linux on my laptop, and I like Android (and my Droid 2 phone) a lot. I actually like my Droid phone better than I ever liked my iphone, which came somewhat of a surprise to me. A scary amount of my data (mail, contacts, photos, task lists, calendars, phone etc.)

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Direct mail appeals are most successful with Baby Boomers. That doesn’t mean they don’t appreciate a personal touch; the next most popular method of receiving updates was through personal phone calls. Direct mail tips. Use these tips for a great direct mail marketing strategy for your next event! Still not enough?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

Shared calendaring has become a basic need. Cloud-Based Phone Systems for Nonprofits Wednesday, April 17, Noon to 1 p.m. Want to forward your office phone to your mobile phone? Want to forward your office phone to your mobile phone? Want to have your voice-mail e-mail you your messages?

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

. — Did you know that nearly 90 million Americans use their phone to read email ? ComScore reports that nearly 90 million Americans use their phone to read email – and that number grew by 28% over the past year. Just stop it. Stop and accept. View it in your browser.” ” line had taken over his mobile in-box.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 5, 2010

I tested PocketMirror, CompanionLink, Go Contacts Sync, gSyncIt, Google Calendar Sync, and Evernote. Calendar: Google Calendar Sync. gSyncIt would probably be fine, but I already had Google Calendar Sync working before I found gSyncIt. That's not ideal -- it doesn't respect the manual mail sync frequency I had set up.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2020

According to research : An average organization with a database of 50,000 records could be wasting up to $3,200 per mailing due to inaccurate addresses and deceased records. Find constituent phone numbers. Check and identify constituent phone numbers annually – and cell phone numbers biannually. Ensure email delivery.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Pursuing a multichannel marketing strategy using a variety of channels, from social media and email to direct mail, will allow you to expand your reach and promote your cause to the widest possible audience. Your fundraising plan should include an event calendar so that you have ample time to prepare for each event. Direct mail.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 27, 2022

If you operate on a calendar year, your fourth quarter will be your most lucrative by far. Remind yourself that you have plenty of time to make adjustments and additions to your fundraising calendar to catch up. Did you make it easy for the recipient of the letter to give by mail and online via a QR code and an easy URL?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. A mobile app that allows you easily conduct mobile searches by simply speaking into your phone using their new “Speak Now&# technology. You can either manage your group online or on your mobile phone.

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CauseVox

MAY 16, 2022

Fundraising Calendar Template. Once you have your plan and calendar in place, it’s time to set out your goals. Make sure you are communicating with all channels – social media, email, direct mail, even phone calls! Don’t waste time designing a new system for event planning every time.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

And yet the most charitable giving that happens in all of the calendar year is December 31st. Does the calendar year matter to you? I want you to ask them questions, “Hey, so does the calendar year matter to you in your charitable giving?” ” “Does the calendar year matter to you in your charitable giving?”

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2022

So, if your organization is interested in these benefits, now is the perfect time to integrate online fundraising into your campaign calendar and toy with new, virtual strategies. Once your donations are processed, you receive a check in the mail for the shoes collected. Can nonprofits hold event-free fundraisers on a budget?

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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%). Direct Mail (19.2%). At a minimum, try a mix of three channels (email, social media, phone, etc.). Emails (19.9%). Newsletters (15.7%). Events (13.9%).

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2019

Use an editorial calendar to help manage what you want to share with prospective students and their families. The average smartphone conversion rate is up 64%—this means that people are making decisions to fill out forms, download more information, and buy things all from their phones. Follow up with mail.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2011

The study reports that many of these organizations recognize the need to innovate and experiment with social media, but still rely on direct mail, email, and web sites for fundraising. Most do not have a replacement strategy for these tried and true methods. This is troubling given the changing media landscape.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

Outlook.com now has 400 million active accounts, more than a quarter of which are getting their mail, contacts, and calendars on mobile devices via Exchange ActiveSync. Outlook.com is pretty easy to set up on a phone or mobile device. This makes your Outlook.com messages, calendar, and contacts viewable in your regular Outlook.

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Achieve

MAY 19, 2022

Managing checkout, allowing guests to pay for their phones. This could involve email, direct mail, video, social media, and more. meetings throughout the process, maintaining an overall planning calendar, and setting benchmarks to make sure everyone’s hitting their goals. productive. !) Set parameters around item procurement.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

There are year-end fundraisers and volunteer appreciation events to attend, donors to thank, holiday cards to get in the mail, and last-minute appeals to send out. According to the calendar, we’re supposed to start counting our blessings around Thanksgiving and work our way up to total and complete joy by New Year’s Eve.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Store their contact info like email addresses and phone numbers and easily track donor interactions when they make a donation or volunteer for your organization. Keep supporters updated with email blasts about fundraisers they can participate and set up a social media calendar to easily post across social media platforms.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Segmenting your target audience will also dictate whether your organization should appeal through mobile, snail mail, email, social media, or phone calls. One snail mail letter to a long-time donor for a year-end gift may be enough. Get #GivingTuesday tips and resources in Blackbaud’s free toolkit: Download it now !

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Not only that, but with the move to more and more online giving (there was a 32% increase in online revenue in 2020), events like #GivingTuesday have become an even more important part of your fundraising calendar. Here’s a few ways to get your major donors on board with your year-end campaign: Send them mail.

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