NonProfit PRO

APRIL 15, 2024

Packed with practical advice and proven best practices, the Field Guide will help you boost the performance of your direct mail and digital fundraising, and serve as a collaborative checklist of tactics for you team.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 23, 2022

The best advice I can offer is to think not just about your donors during this time, but, more importantly, your staff. How has your staff recently connected with your mission and strengthened their relationship with your cause?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to energize their legacy giving program: Dear Charity Clairity, We have an on-paper “legacy society” that was started before my time here. You are right to consider how to reboot your legacy giving program so it brings donors the connection and meaning they seek.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 6, 2024

From 2018 to 2022, the average nonprofit’s recurring donor base grew 127 percent! Recurring donors are easy to retain, highly engaged, and deeply connected to the causes they love. Download now to access benchmarks, donor insights, data-backed strategies, and advice from industry fundraising experts.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 2, 2022

Richard Perry offers advice on the key indicators of donors who are willing to give and how you can better manage officers' time. The development function of many nonprofits has been lacking for some time, and there are two reasons why.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Here’s some stellar advice on what to think about before you start writing your appeal from fundraising expert Claire Axelrad: A compelling story. This is the problem your donors can solve. What are you asking donors to support? One of the greatest gifts we can give our donors is the gift of being known by us.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 10, 2024

According to fundraising copywriter and author Jeff Brooks, “ Donors to political campaigns and donors to charity are mostly different people.” To be clear, that advice is for nonprofits mailing direct mail and email appeals in battleground states and only covers the 14 days before the presidential election. There’s one caveat.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2022

In this roundup, I compiled the best year-end fundraising advice from several nonprofit consultants in my network. The biggest mistake that nonprofits make at the end of year is not building relationships throughout the year with donors. As a donor it doesn’t inspire me to give. Vary Donor Segments. Start earlier.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Packed with practical advice and customized for small nonprofits on a limited budget, this webinar will stress the importance of professional website design and strategic email marketing and fundraising. How to launch and maintain an email marketing strategy that consistently engages donors and supporters. •

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Each month, receive expert advice on securing the second gift, retaining donors, reimagining events, making successful asks, and more. DonorPerfect's Fundraising Calendar empowers nonprofit heroes! Get 12 months of tailored inspiration, with practical tips, key dates, self-care, and customizable stickers.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Todays question comes from a nonprofit leader who wants metrics and advice on how to justify and calculate fundraiser salaries: Dear Charity Clairity, I am looking for some updated industry standards for fundraising metrics around staff positions. . The number of current major donors. The number of current mid-level donors.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Todays question comes from a nonprofit supporter who wants advice on how and when organizations should acknowledge nonprofit supporter input: Dear Charity Clairity, As a major supporter at a number of charities, Im becoming increasingly frustrated with the dismal lack of personal interaction I have with these organizations. — Very Frustrated.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Donors share their good fortune with those in need. In that same spirit, we asked some of our favorite fundraisers to share their best piece of fundraising advice, as a way of paying it forward to other gift officers. If you’re looking for fundraising ideas that really work, put our experts’ advice to good use. Then pass it on.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 22, 2022

Download this essential guide, featuring indispensable advice and pro tips from golf fundraising experts, with decades of experience in scoring big in engaging donors and supporters, and raising big money with golf fundraising events. Want to significantly improve your golf fundraising game?

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Guide Fundraising Advice Tips 245

NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 1, 2022

Download this essential guide, featuring indispensable advice and pro tips from golf fundraising experts, with decades of experience in scoring big in engaging donors and supporters, and raising big money with golf fundraising events. Want to significantly improve your golf fundraising game?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 13, 2020

Packed with practical advice and customized for small nonprofits on a limited budget, this webinar will stress the importance of professional website design and strategic email marketing and fundraising. How to launch and maintain an email marketing strategy that consistently engages donors and supporters. •

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email Websites Practice Marketing 364

sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Offering donors the option of becoming monthly or sustaining supporters makes that revenue source even more reliable. These tools help you track donor interactions, segment your audience, and tailor your communications to maximize engagement. Also important: develop a clear fundraising plan.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 20, 2023

Join us for this highly interactive, panel conversation webinar to gain valuable insights and advice from faith-based fundraising experts, including Dan Kearns, Executive Director for the Society of St.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 27, 2023

Join us for this highly interactive, panel conversation webinar to gain valuable insights and advice from faith-based fundraising experts, including Dan Kearns, Executive Director for the Society of St.

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Fundraising Donation Advice Relationship 245

Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

This advice from Rick Shadyac, President of ALSAC , the fundraising and awareness organization for St. We asked Shadyac to share his learnings and advice for other nonprofit organizations to accelerate their fundraising efforts and investments in innovation. Their advice and insights have been invaluable to me and our team.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether it’s a good strategy to include your impact report with your appeal mailing: Dear Charity Clairity, We have started mailing quarterly impact reports to those midlevel and major donors who aren’t emailable, and emailing otherwise.

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Bloomerang

MAY 28, 2024

They need a supportive culture of philanthropy flowing throughout the organization that actively engages other staff, board, volunteers, and current donors to strengthen discovery, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities. Each solicitation and interaction with donor prospects provides the opportunity to learn and improve.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2020

Online fundraising makes it simpler for your donors to give, and easier for them to make recurring donations to support your mission. As you take advantage of new opportunities to use online fundraising to grow and engage your donor community, make sure that you know what you need to know to be compliant. Social Media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Online fundraising makes it simpler for your donors to give, and easier for them to make recurring donations to support your mission. As you take advantage of new opportunities to use online fundraising to grow and engage your donor community, make sure that you know what you need to know to be compliant. . 1) Online Donation Pages.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 4, 2024

Each month, receive expert advice on securing the second gift, retaining donors, reimagining events, making successful asks, and more. DonorPerfect's Fundraising Calendar empowers nonprofit heroes! Get 12 months of tailored inspiration, with practical tips, key dates, self-care, and customizable stickers.

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Calendar Fundraising Impact Advice 222

Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2022

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on when it’s a good idea to give gifts to donors. . Dear Charity Clairity, I know public broadcasting offers donors gifts in exchange for their donations at various levels. Do you think these gifts are meaningful to donors? But n ot so fast!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 10, 2020

Packed with practical advice and customized for small nonprofits on a limited budget, this webinar will stress the importance of professional website design and strategic email marketing and fundraising. How to launch and maintain an email marketing strategy that consistently engages donors and supporters. •

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

By Stephanie Kanak , Content Strategist at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. We surveyed over 700 nonprofits to find out what advice they’d give themselves and others about fundraising in the new normal. Build A Multichannel Donor Strategy.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 4, 2022

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on best practices around sharing tax information with donors. First, I’m not really comfortable with the way we inform donors of the tax-deductibility of their gifts. Suggest tax-beneficial giving alternatives when speaking with major donor prospects.

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Bloomerang

MAY 8, 2024

What comes to mind when you hear “ lapsed donors ”? A massive generational shift in giving is happening right now with donors aged 60 and older. If you’re like most nonprofits, the average age of the donors in your file is 64. You may not know the average age of your donors. Don’t do it! Most nonprofits don’t.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Considering doing a donor cultivation event ? According to fundraising expert and author Penelope Burk, 67% of respondents attending a donor cultivation event credited it as the reason why they made their gift. . The number one thing donors want is to know they make a difference. Why should you do a donor cultivation event?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2024

What is your biggest piece of advice for other small organizations to operate,grow, and transform? For small nonprofits, my biggest piece of advice is to embrace technology. It centralized all of our client and donor data, making it much easier to analyze and understand the needs of our supporters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 4, 2019

Packed with practical, how-to advice and examples for small nonprofits on a limited budget, this free webinar will show you how to leverage your social media accounts to raise money and strengthen relationships with donors so they give again. Presented by: Julia Campbell , Founder of J Campbell Social Marketing. Sponsored by: TBD.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

During a hectic work day where many can only squeeze in a lunch break between firing off emails, it can be hard to know if you’re making your donors feel appreciated or if you’re giving them the impression that they’re getting copy and paste interactions. That’s why you need to chart your donor lists carefully.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2022

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to handle donor rejection. . Dear Charity Clairity, How do I get a donor? Be gentle, both with yourself and your donor. Your offer is a message about the problem, solution, and how the donor can help. — Living in No-Man’s Land.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2021

So you want to start up (or restart) a donor acquisition program. The reality is, whether you are trying to grow a new file or stop attrition on your existing file, there’s no better way to obtain and keep new donors than with a well-executed donor acquisition program. First of all, congratulations! Tip #1: Identify .

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 23, 2024

He was a donor to one of our charity clients and we had talked about the possibility of gifting assets to reduce or eliminate tax liability. Now, there was a real urgency to the conversation—he was calling (the first week of December ) because he needed to act quickly on my earlier advice. The caller and I had met a few years before.

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