CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

As fundraisers, you’re also in charge of putting together end-of-year giving campaigns for your nonprofit. Knowing how much time and effort you spend planning events and campaigns inspired us to create this resource to inspire you with these successful ideas for end-of-year giving campaigns.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Social media campaigns Social media platforms provide an ideal space to post highlights from your digital impact report. Digital communication pieces Insights from your digital impact report can easily transfer over to other types of digital communication pieces , like online newsletters, email fundraising campaigns, and blog posts.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Beyond viewing GivingTuesday as a standalone event, we can think of it as the starting line for a broader campaign. With updated benchmarks, you’ll have a roadmap to guide your campaign and keep your team focused. As December 31 approaches, build urgency with countdowns and clear calls to action. Here’s how to do it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 17, 2022

When a donor signs up for a recurring donation online, there are no checks to mail and no monthly reminders needed; much of the expense and hassle on the nonprofit’s side have been eliminated. Of those recurring donors, 51% return to also give through a different campaign type, according to The State of Modern Philanthropy 2020.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 25, 2024

Five Types of Membership Campaigns When communicating with members you’re trying to build a rapport with them throughout the year, nurturing that relationship before you actually go in and ask for a renewal or membership relationship. Segmentation Proper segmentation can significantly enhance the effectiveness of renewal campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

The term “call to action” (CTA) is used multiple times in the list. A CTA is an invitation to take action, such as donating, volunteering, signing up for something, signing a petition, pledging to do something, etc. Research the steps needed to create a direct mail fundraising program (e.g. your neighbors. your family members.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants insight into what role direct mail plays in fundraising in a digital world: Dear Charity Clairity, I’m wondering what role direct mail plays in our digitally-dominant world ? But I wonder if in the long run the ROI is better for direct mail than digital?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 17, 2020

There’s an understanding among non-profits that Facebook Ads offer something very powerful, but there is a large gap in the understanding needed to run truly strategic campaigns. . It’s very easy to go into Facebook and quickly set up an ad campaign, but difficult to develop a winning strategy if you don’t know what you’re doing. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 26, 2021

A good place to start is by making sure that our communications and branding fulfill one or more of the following goals: Move people to a specific action. These practices are quintessential ways to turn interested parties into devoted advocates, action-oriented followers, and committed donors. Make a Blessing/Be a Blessing Campaign.

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

Secret Sauce: Easy-to-implement, practical action steps. ACTION: Get board members to review your donor list. Ask them if they’ll write a brief handwritten note on the next appeal you mail (give them a few sample notes). ACTION: Get board members to review your donor list. ACTION: Get more proactive around tribute giving.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

It’s a perfect opportunity to rally support and build excitement, but it’s not where your year-end campaign should stop. Here’s the deal: a well-planned year-end campaign isn’t just about hitting your goals. How to Build a Year-End Giving Campaign (That Includes GivingTuesday) 1. What milestones will show you’re on track?

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The action steps below assume you have 3-6 weeks available, if you have less, just modify them to meet your situation. First, Prepare Your Campaign. Remember, year-end fundraising should be treated like any other fundraising “campaign” (like your annual giving campaigns , for example). How much do you need?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2022

Encouraging actions such as signing petitions or driving social media engagement. Small nonprofits are eligible for Google Grants and they can often reap the same advantages that a larger organization can reap such as additional donations, increasing their audience, and encouraging people to take action. and get them approved.

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TechImpact

JULY 16, 2014

In another 2013 study conducted by Blackbaud found that “response and click through rates in nonprofit email campaigns declined by 16% and 18.7%, from 2012.” The study substantiates the claim by stating that”declining response rates illustrate a saturated channel with non-differentiated messaging and campaigns.”. Direct mail.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Likely a sign of best practices to come, their donation pages simply ask for credit card information and an email address (not a mailing address) and have an extensive offering of different ways to donate. It’s also worth sending a postcard campaign to your one-time donors asking them to become monthly donors. Add a pop-up!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 11, 2024

What makes this campaign urgent, timely, and relevant? Social media campaigns require a lot of content creation. Conversions are simply marketing objectives for your audience to complete, such as subscribing to a mailing list or making a donation. Along with urgency, clearly spell out how the funds will be used.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2023

Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use these free or low-cost tools and resources to significantly improve your digital marketing and fundraising campaigns. Websites & Email 1. It is important to note that you must upgrade to Google Analytics 4 by July 1, 2023. See also OptInMonster.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The click-through rate tells us a few important pieces of information including how compelling the call to action was for subscribers and whether or not the content resonated with subscribers. If your click-through rate was lower, go back to the basics of a strong call to action. Was the call to action obvious enough in the email?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 7, 2022

Creating your next fundraising campaign requires a lot of work: you must identify your goals, your audience, segment your lists, create compelling content, and set up and test everything in your CRM. We are here to help you with 5 ways to supercharge your email campaigns through improved Email Deliverability. million emails per second.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

Creating measurable goals with actionable items is vital to a fundraising strategy, and just as important is checking in to see how you’re doing. Did you mail out an appeal at a different time? For example, if you hosted a Giving Tuesday campaign in prior years, run a report looking at funds brought in through that campaign.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

Similarly, all text-to-give campaigns are a form of mobile giving, but not all mobile giving involves texts. Whether youre hosting a live social media event or a text-to-give campaign, the steps for getting started with mobile giving remain essentially the same. Track data points and metrics to evaluate your campaigns progress.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 1, 2021

Odds are your emails are going to spam folders and are in violation of email compliance laws that require opt-out information and a mailing address to be prominently featured in all email campaigns. Sending email newsletters with an attachment is an absolute worst practice that is common with BCC email campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

Using the Wayback Machine – a website that allows you to view archived screenshots of your website all the way back to 1996, below is an exploration of how the World Wildlife Fund’s website and online fundraising campaigns have evolved since 2008.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

If you’ve ever led an advocacy campaign, you know that it has an incredible number of moving pieces. As you quickly grow and engage your audience , it can be easy to lose track of your campaign plan. That’s why planning is the most important stage in your advocacy campaign. Set clear campaign goals and identify a timeline.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Download Your Fundraising Planning Guide and Calendar Template: Fundraising calendars are designed to outline donor correspondence, campaign timelines, special events , benchmark dates, and other noteworthy occurrences that your fundraising team will be engaged in over the course of the year. Always focus on what works best for you.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 27, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Write a Call-to-Action (CTA) That Inspires Engagement. A call-to-action (CTA) is a statement designed to get the person reading it to take specific action. Every successful fundraising appeal employs a CTA to motivate supporters to donate, volunteer, subscribe or otherwise take action.

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M+R

JUNE 5, 2023

Read time: 5 minutes It’s 1980, and you hear the mail slot clank down the hallway. That version of you — now sitting on a valuable piece of real estate — probably had their address bought by a man named Paul Weyrich, a pioneer of conservative political direct mail. It grew from there: more campaigns hired him, and his lists grew.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

8 Fiscal Year-End Donor Retention Action Strategies + Practical Tips. An exclusively online campaign can be executed much faster than a traditional direct mail campaign. You can archive them for historical purposes if you wish, but stop paying to mail to these folks. Send an email targeting lapsed donors. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2019

Instead of mailing in checks for a ticket, offer supporters the opportunity to seamlessly purchase a ticket online, while also getting all the event details, signing up to volunteer, and making a donation in the process. 7) Get supporters excited through campaign updates. more than campaigns without updates.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2020

As an example, see the primary donation page for the Humane Society of the United States : However, to effectively promote your monthly giving campaign in print, in email, and on social media, you need an additional donation page with a unique URL where monthly giving is the only option. 10) Include a phone number and mailing address.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

If you are incorporating new ideas into this year’s fundraising efforts, use this data to make some predictions about how you can best motivate your audiences into action. Just because a campaign is already live doesn’t mean you can’t iterate and adjust language along the way. 2) Review Your Goals. Hint: they should!)

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The Storytelling Non-profit

MAY 3, 2022

Any nonprofit organization dreams of having successful fundraising campaigns. Of course, managing a fundraising campaign can have a lot of parts and pieces. It can be a challenge to figure out how to manage them all while dealing with other day-to-day fundraising tasks.So, what is the key behind a successful fundraising campaign?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

But there’s no good reason to be discouraged because your actions right now will speak louder than any words or lamentations can. (My Actions do.”) You’ve probably read our excellent year-end tactical guidance on how to succeed at year-end fundraising , but if you haven’t, I recommend them. Ten Steps For Immediate Action.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2023

Your organization likely relies on direct mail, emails, social media, and even phone calls to get the word out about your organization’s work and solicit support for your mission. You can use outbound text messages to inform donors about upcoming fundraising events and campaigns.

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2021

For instance, AI can quickly rank individual donors by their likelihood to give to a direct mail appeal right now. . Its most immediate benefit is that it gives you real-time lists of the individuals who are most likely to take action on your next appeal or stewardship message. AI for Nonprofits in Action.

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Candid

APRIL 6, 2023

Peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns have become an increasingly popular strategy for nonprofits in recent years. In this blog, we’ll explore how to build and optimize your peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns in order to achieve success. That way, all visitors to your website can easily find key information about your initiative.

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The Verge

APRIL 9, 2021

Workers voted in February and March by mail over whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), a possibility Amazon fought with anti-union meetings and other aggressive measures. Amazon has long resisted unionization and waged an aggressive campaign in Bessemer.

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