The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

” That headline didn’t create much of a stir when we first wrote the article in 2013. If Giving Tuesday offered a natural boost to fundraising, then even organizations that don’t participate would be receiving additional gifts. “Avoid GivingTuesday Like the Plague!” Send out an email blast.

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Care2

MARCH 17, 2014

Is your nonprofit effectively engaging donors? Are you moving donors up the ladder of engagement? And, if you were surveyed on your donor engagement, would your org fall under the good, the bad, or the ugly? Here''s a sneak peek into what was discovered during this undercover donor testing: Thank You Emails. Second Gifts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2013

According to research from Blackbaud and reported by Steve McLaughlin on the NpEngage blog, “ Online giving on #GivingTuesday 2013 was up 90% compared to 2012. million in online donations on #GivingTuesday 2013. The average online gift on #GivingTuesday 2013 was $142.05, which was significantly up from $101.60

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2014

I’ll be talking about the role of hyper-connected donors based on my experience and some recent research that shows how valuable these champions are for crowdfunding and social fundraising. 28% of donors are repeat donors. 28% of donors are repeat donors. I love serendipity! Brand the fundraising page.

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Pamela Grow

JULY 10, 2024

Nonprofits have been concerned about the decreasing number of American donors for years, and the 2023 report reinforces these worries. in 2023, down from 73% in 2013. Your unique donor base and the connection you have with those donors. Important: Invest in donor stewardship and reliable data. in 2022 to 67.2%

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Now, in your 6th year, drum roll, tell us Give to the Max Day by the numbers : Total raised: $18,316,626.42 (7% increase over 2013). Total gifts: 120,664 (13% increase over 2013). Total organizations: 5,544 (a 25% increase over 2013). Total donors: 62,607 (a 20% increase over 2013).

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

The 2013 Charitable Giving Report includes 24 months of overall giving data from 4,129 nonprofit organizations representing more than $12.5 Overall giving in 2013 grew 4.9% Online giving in 2013 grew 13.5% Online giving to faith-based organizations grew the most in 2013 with an 18.1% billion in total fundraising.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Other studies show that use of positive empathy—like a happy face—encourages donors because they either see the result of their generosity, or they want to experience the joyful mood portrayed in such an image. One important study shows that a positive image of a child leads to a higher average gift donation than a negative one.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Last week I published the 112 Nonprofit Blog Posts, Articles, and Stories from 2013 You Can’t Miss , that compiled some of the wisest words and insights from across the industry this year. . npEngage’s Top 20 Posts from 2013. Read his 5 Facts About Online Average Gift Size , and you might learn to love the metric too.

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Care2

APRIL 18, 2014

Loyalty, donation levels, and fundraising performances is just some of the data unveiled in Blackbaud''s 2013 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising study. The study looked at peer-to-peer giving across 39 organizations over the last 3 years (from 2011 to 2013). Cycle events saw the biggest percentage jump year over year in average gift size at 9%.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 21, 2023

Engaging the next generation of donors, including Millenial and Gen-Z Donors, requires understanding their values and preferences. Who Are Millenials? Anyone born between 1981 and 1996 Millenial and Gen-Z Donors Focus on Impact Younger donors are often more interested in the impact of their donation than the size of their gift.

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Care2

DECEMBER 10, 2014

According to Pew Research , 63% of adult cell owners use their phones to go online, as of May 2013, and 34% of cell internet users go online mostly using their phones, and not using some other device such as a desktop or laptop computer. The average gift size increased on responsive sites.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Brent Grinna is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub and the founder and CEO of EverTrue , a leading social donor management platform. Building relationships with donors is crucial for every type of nonprofit. And research has shown that donors give more when they have personal ties with a charity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

million for 520 South Florida nonprofits, with a total of 19,245 gifts. Working with a cohort of local partners , including Knight Foundation, The Miami Foundation helped incentivize community giving by making a bonus gift for every online donation between $25 and $10,000 received on Give Miami Day.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2014

I work as the Donor Relations Coordinator at Lena Pope , an agency that serves children and families through counseling and education. We impact over 10,000 lives each year, and in 2013 we had a donor retention rate of 43% ( compared to 27% ). Over a 5 year period, we’ve gone from retaining 29% of our donors to 43%.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

Donor acquisition is all the rage, but did you know nearly 3 out of 4 new donors leave and never come back. In 2013, Chuck Longfield was on a mission to shed light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. There’s no time like the present to improving your donor retention rates.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 12, 2014

In 2013, internet users donated more than any previous year, with online giving up 14% since 2012. millions total gifts and nearly $325 million were raised, making 2013 a huge year for nonprofits working to optimize their online presence. Size does matter, according to Donor Digital. More than 5.5

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Care2

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Why should your organization integrate its donor channels? Monthly Donors, Social Media, and Cross Channel Integration: Critical Tactics to Boost Your Fundraising in 2013 from Care2Team. For more tips like these, listen to the web recording here or view the slides below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 7, 2014

Jamie is an expert in online engagement and giving, inspiring Millennial donors, and the force behind BMore Gives More, the movement to raise $5.7 million in a day on #GivingTuesday 2013. Number of donors. Number of new donors. Number of volunteers (if you are including an activity). This can really boost your efforts.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 22, 2021

As advancement leaders at higher education institutions consider their options in the age of COVID-19, they’re rethinking conventional wisdom by choosing Salesforce to build lifelong alumni and donor relationships. With Salesforce.org, Morehouse has developed better-informed campaigns aimed at alumni and donors.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 3, 2014

But what does Dylan’s changin’ times have to do with gift type parity? Recurring giving grew by 27% in 2013 , becoming a preferred way for donors to engage with organizations online. Despite this growth, many organizations fail to create an equal playing field for the recurring giving gift type on their donation forms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2014

LCF has built a dynamic network of Latino nonprofit leaders through its advocacy platform, the California Latino Agenda and has engaged a powerful group of female donors through the Latina Giving Circle. We also discovered that the choice of a platform is key important and it has to be user-friendly for your donors to navigate and use.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Founded: 2014 Give Lively builds tech for peak fundraising experiences on both the donor and nonprofit side. This means a bit of a lift for donors, who will need to download the app and sync it with their bank account. Online revenue is up for nonprofits. So what’s the best donation platform? Click To Tweet. For a Budget. Give Lively.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2013

What donors can teach us about making more money. She has an uncanny ability to articulate what donors want and backs that up with solid and compelling research. Penelope has just released her third book, Donor-Centered Leadership , on how to build and sustain a high performance fundraising team.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 5, 2013

When was the last time you had to look up a donor's contact information while you were away from your desk? Mobile CRM apps can help you stay organized and track potential donors while you're at a fundraising event, on the road, or networking at a conference. TechSoup Donor Partners. Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Mobile.

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sgEngage

JUNE 12, 2023

Critical information gets added here such as a new gift, a breakthrough conversation with a potential donor, or the assignment of a fundraiser to manage the relationship with a major donor. Criteria could touch on giving potential, affinity, contact information, or the purchase of a book at the gift shop.

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Whole Whale

JULY 10, 2021

Don’t forget matching gifts. Matching gifts are to #GivingTuesday as deals are to #CyberMonday. Use Double the Donation’s #GivingTuesday Matching Gift Pages for free. Focus on new donor cultivation. . Fox Foundation did this very well in 2013. Don’t ignore corporate giving! Once again, The Michael J.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 15, 2014

In the days leading up to December 10, my email and Face book page lit up with information and requests to participate in 2013’s Colorado Gives Day (coloradogives.org). His appeal was my favorite – he asked all his family members across the country to donate to his environmental advocacy group in lieu of a birthday gift to him.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2013

Or you continue managing in your portfolio, the same major gift and planned gift prospects and don’t see any additional prospects to fill in your pipeline that have identified potential or inclination.

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Candid

JULY 7, 2022

This ‘holiday’ began in 2013, when Givver.com promoted it as an opportunity to leverage social media platforms for donations. Meta and TikTok have made donations even easier, giving potential donors the opportunity to donate without leaving the platform. July 15 is officially Social Media Giving Day. Since then, a lot has changed.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Increasingly, board members are looking to development staff to devise a plan using social media to increase gift income. There were tens of thousands of people who never gave to ALS until they were specifically asked for a gift. Development staffers are spending countless hours brainstorming the next big social media campaign.

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Candid

JULY 27, 2023

Candid’s grants data set currently includes comprehensive information about over 30 million grants and other philanthropic transactions, such as pledges, in-kind gifts, program-related investments, etc. 2013-2014 – Tweens A decade in, the importance of consistent year-over-year comparisons grew. government agencies ii.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 4, 2013

More than 10,000 partner charities, volunteer organizations, corporations, community centers and foundations joined in the ‘giving spirit’ as they asked donors to give to their favorite causes from across the nation and around the world. Online giving on #GivingTuesday 2013 was up 90% compared to 2012.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2013

Here are this week’s nonprofit highlights: The 2nd gift. It’s almost as important as the first and it’s indicative of a donor’s likelihood to give again. She tells you why on #fundchat, and addresses any concerns you might have about time, money, staff, and donor complaints. I would love to hear them.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 28, 2014

in 2013 and has been growing by double digits ever since. If you get 1,000 visits to your donation form and 3% of them convert into donors, you’ll have 30 donors. And depending on your average gift amount, this could equate to a significant increase for your organization. Online giving was up 13.5%

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2013

Take a gander at what industry professionals are saying about your donors: baby boomers, generations x and y, and the matures. What Do You Really Know About Your Donor? – The Agitator. Your Donors Are Old! 5 of a Number of Takeaways from Blackbaud’s 2013 Next Generation Giving Study – NPQ. Celebrate! – The Agitator.

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NTEN

MARCH 5, 2013

Beyond generous, this is a community that loves to connect - online and offline - so the fundraising campaign focused on just that: delivering you more local community-driven events from NTEN in 2013. Our board even matched your donations! When we launched the campaign, our goal was to reach a total of $30,000.

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