Bloomerang

AUGUST 17, 2022

We rarely know who coined certain development terms or originated some of the activities and fundraising we use today. The concept of a “mega gift” was coined by the late Jerold Panas , a fundraising pioneer in our industry. Principal gifts vs. mega gifts. What do principal and mega gifts have in common?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Here’s the rub: There is nothing more profoundly personal and intimate than philanthropy the voluntary sharing of time, talent, and treasure lived out in a virtually unlimited range of compelling ways to express love of humanity. Supposedly, time, effort, and pain are removed from writing projects.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Organization Name] is a global network of philanthropy organizations, changemakers, and critical thinkers committed to ensuring that philanthropy reaches its fullest potential by serving as a catalyst for social change and social progress. 33% of donors give tribute gifts to family and friends. Promote Your Tribute Gifts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

This opens the possibility for multiple activities to occur at once, such as games , a meditation activity, presentations, auctions , and more. Once you know your nonprofit’s activity is being seen by all your new followers, it’s time to post share-worthy content that’ll remind them why they support your cause. The best part?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2012

I also want to them to discover and follow their own sense of social activism and philanthropy and become Philanthroteens , teens with a passion for social change who grew up not knowing what it was like to not to have a cell phone or not to be connected to Facebook. Parenting Tips To Encourage Your Child’s Philanthropy.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Corporate philanthropy is a key component of corporate social responsibility , which is a category of initiatives held by businesses to improve society in some way. For nonprofits, corporate philanthropy means free corporate support for their missions and programming. Corporate Philanthropy Best Practices. Let’s dive in!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2020

In fact, many are starting to think of their traditional online fundraising efforts—like donation forms, peer-to-peer fundraising, and crowdfunding—as top-of-the-funnel activities that can ultimately drive recurring donors. What’s more, recurring donors typically make this additional gift within one year of their first donation.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2021

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit leader who needs advice on who the best prospects are to ask for legacy gifts. Dear No Rockefellers, It’s a myth that legacy gifts must come from rich people. This may be those who give to you religiously, or even those who don’t make cash gifts but who give their time as volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2014

Now that we’ve had some time to reflect, I am wondering about how the Sharing Economy will catalyze new forms of philanthropy and CSR? Data Philanthropy. Can cities and sharing companies strike pro-active data sharing deals that protect users privacy, inform public policy, and benefit communities – without going to court?

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

So how should a non-profit, no matter its size, leverage corporate philanthropy? Consider these important fundraising opportunities, compliments of Adam Weinger, president of Double the Donation, a company that provides tools to nonprofits to help them raise more money from corporate matching gift and volunteer grant programs.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

In the wake of last weeks news regarding the Office of Management and Budget memorandum instructing federal agencies to temporarily pause all activities related to obligations or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, many of us are trying to understand the potential impact of a freeze on federal funding on the nonprofit sector.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

In fact, setting your sights on major gifts this year may be more important than ever. Understanding the role of major donors, in tandem with an informed development plan, are the foundations of a securing a major gift in 2023. raise $100,000 via major gifts; volume-based—e.g., raise $100,000 via major gifts; volume-based—e.g.,

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2024

While traditional events still have an important place in the fundraising calendar, activity-based fundraising events now encompass a diverse range of experiences, from yoga to pickleball to kayaking and more. What Activity Will Appeal to Your Donors? About 28% of online contributions are made from a cell phone.

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sgEngage

MAY 28, 2024

Make More Accurate Gift Capacity Estimates Gift capacity is a sensitive subject. Only when a gift officer starts talking to a prospect via the qualification and the cultivation process can you know how much someone will give to your organization. Here are three methods for fine-tuning your gift capacity estimates.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 4, 2023

Their average individual gifts are the highest among all generations, so securing even one donation from a member of these generations is a huge win. As they approach or enjoy their retirement years, many from this generation are actively involved in philanthropy, making valuable contributions to charitable causes.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 27, 2024

With all of this in mind, even if it has never been a targeted approach at your organization, delving deeper into the trove of research we have about Women’s Philanthropy could be an incredible tool for your fundraising success. When teams are encouraged and reminded to look beyond their usual circles, new fundraising opportunities emerge.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 25, 2023

Especially not in our digitally revolutionized marketplace where you must actively pull supporters towards your magnetic center rather than pushing out energy likely to dissipate before it does your cause any good. And I also prefer a new donor paradigm that doesn’t look at donors from top to bottom based simply on the size of their gift.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 4, 2019

In fact, a recent survey for the Chronicle of Philanthropy and Association of Fundraising Professionals revealed some similarly concerning findings, such as: 51% of fundraisers said they will leave their current nonprofit within the next two years. 30% said they planned to leave fundraising altogether. Their common thread?

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Double the Donation

JUNE 2, 2021

Double the Donation is proud to announce its new partnership with ClickBid , a simple and affordable mobile bidding platform, with an integration between ClickBid bidding donation forms and text-to-give forms with 360MatchPro, Double the Donation’s strongest gift matching tool. Activate in Seconds and Start Raising More from Matching Gifts!

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Double the Donation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

PatronManager – Patron Technology’s powerful ticketing and CRM solution – and Double the Donation are proud to launch a matching gift integration between PatronManager donation forms and 360MatchPro, the leading matching gifts automation provider by Double the Donation. Check out some key features below: .

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The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 21, 2024

So, what can philanthropy leaders do to support your CEO, making them more valuable to fundraising efforts and extending needed tenure. Being bold means you have to “sell” the ROI of the CEO’s time in philanthropy relationship building, the CEO’s critical value with larger donors, and respectfully push for more access to a CEO.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2025

But many traditional approaches to philanthropy can be unnecessarily time-consuming, burdensome, and inflexible. And more human and grantee-centered approaches to the funder-grantee relationshiplike deferential philanthropy and trust-based philanthropy continue to grow in popularity.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Most of the donor databases and CRMs today incorporate AI to an extent, and you can purchase add-ons from companies like Momentum for major gift fundraising or DonorSearch AI for predictive modeling. They may feel like “make work” to you, but remember these activities are not just for your client beneficiaries.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

They found that when looking at giving, 93% of respondents made a donation in the last year.However, 58% said their largest gift was less than $100. 10% said they gave single gifts larger than $1,000. 41% said very likely if there was a matching gift. The survey was distributed online only. What makes you stop donating?

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sgEngage

MARCH 24, 2025

CHWs build individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support, and advocacy. What does a Community Health Worker Do?

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Givinga

DECEMBER 4, 2018

To help you build your CSR strategy, we’ve gathered five corporate philanthropy examples that you can use for inspiration. The campaign donated a meal’s worth of money to food banks every time someone liked their Facebook page, combining philanthropy with social media marketing and brand awareness. This year, Kraft Heinz gave $2.5

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 9, 2021

Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase your donor lifetime value. Internalizing and externalizing an organization-wide culture of philanthropy. Sadly, on average, one-time gifts have no monetary value at all. They actually cost you money !

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 30, 2014

We move, take new jobs, change phone plans, change email accounts, marry, divorce, raise families, change religions, develop new interests, attend new events, and get involved in new activities. A Major Gifts Officer is actively developing personal relationships with existing and potential donors. People know people.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Unfortunately, philanthropies are typically (and problematically) judged by the first two criteria. For years, weve used language from for-profit businesses to explain nonprofit organizational activity. As Chuck McLean and Suzanne E. Thats where Return on Mission comes in. How Did We Get Here?

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Double the Donation

JANUARY 13, 2025

Not only through governance and strategic leadership but also by actively contributing to revenue-generation efforts through dedicated board member fundraising. One powerful yet often underutilized way board members can amplify their impact is byleveraging corporate philanthropy programslike matching gifts […]

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2024

But what about person-to-person major gift fundraising? Late summer is a great time to hold an “inspiring philanthropy” (aka board fundraising training) session Consider who your potential advocates are (e.g., board, advisory group members, committee members, active volunteers, major donors, key staff), and invite them all to attend.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Set a realistic scope for ESG activities. Unwrapit recommends rewarding employees committed to CSR with small tokens of appreciation, such as gift cards or an extra day of paid time off. He is active on LinkedIn and regularly posts about leading positive change through sustainable business, relationship-building, and philanthropy.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 6, 2023

You may have heard the buzz in the nonprofit sector around matching gifts, the corporate philanthropy program in which companies match donations that their employees make to nonprofits. In other words, do donors actually care about matching gifts enough to request them? This makes marketing matching gifts crucial.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Driving your nonprofit’s mission forward requires your team to manage many different activities, from fundraising to strategic planning to marketing your cause in your community. These make up the bulk of most nonprofits’ funding and include small, mid-sized, and major gifts , as well as event revenue and in-kind donations.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

On average, donor retention rates increase based on the average gift amount. For donors who give gifts under $100 the average retention rate is 25%. They are the foundation of sound stewardship which is genuinely acknowledging and thanking donors for their precious gifts of time and money. Photos typically catch more attention.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

The real work of major gift fundraising is relationship building. This is why the fundraising adage “ major gift officers have to get out from behind their desks ” has long been accepted wisdom. . Yet about a third of the folks you initially identify as major donor prospects will be receptive to bonding activities.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

Essentially you can set up a page that allows you to fundraise by asking people to donate money in support of the cause you care about instead of buying you a gift. They call it “social fundraising that makes it easy for individuals to get involved in philanthropy in a whole new way!&#. 3) Jumo – [link].

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