Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2023

And it keeps you from wondering why you’re not raising more money from your 10,000 email list – which really should be whittled down to half that size. Practical advice: How often to message people? As you expand services and need to raise more money, expanding the number of mailings you send makes a lot of sense.

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Care2

AUGUST 9, 2013

There were also some interesting findings on Direct Mail VS Online Giving. If you have been following the Death of Direct Mail debate, you should note that Direct mail is alive and well, but it’s on the decline according to Blackbaud. It will be interesting to see if this trend changes as Gen X and Gen Y age.

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Kindful

JUNE 15, 2021

If your organization is interested in beginning the process of collecting donations online, keep reading to see our advice for navigating the technical world of online giving. Direct mail. Some people prefer to make a donation by mail. Sell branded items on your website to bring in more money for your organization.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to persuade leadership to get donor thank-you letters out sooner: Dear Charity Clairity, I just took a new job and have discovered they don’t get thank you letters out for two weeks. Do you wait for the mail to arrive? Where does the mail go first?

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Robert Weiner

MAY 15, 2017

They asked for advice on how to handle their existing recurring donations, and whether it’s possible to migrate those transactions to the new processor. Some of the best advice I’ve seen on this came from technology consultant TJ Griffin. Try to avoid losing or angering loyal donors.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2021

While some advice may suggest starting with determining a channel, the reality is, if you want the best results, you need to know who your audience is FIRST—and let that drive your decision about which channel you think they will respond to. . Options could include: Direct mail. Peer-to-peer fundraisers. Events (live or remote).

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Robert Weiner

JULY 22, 2011

Your payment would be sent to you via any of your preferred option and would be mailed to you via UPS. DO NOT SEND MONEY TO ANYONE UNTIL YOU READ THIS: The actual fees for shipping your ATM card is $420 but because UPS have temporarily discontinued the C.O.D Your Address: Home/Cell Phone: Preferred Payment Method (ATM / Cashier Check).

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 30, 2014

Next problem, the fundraising advice. A recent Third Sector Labs survey of fundraising advice showed us that 80% of expert advice focused on content, messaging and materials. Less than 5% of the advice focused on technology and/or data. Yet all fundraising appeals and campaigns start with data. The takeaway?

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Attention Data Donor Retention 157

Allegiance Group

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

At Allegiance Group, when we talk about fundraising writing, we focus primarily on direct mail and email appeals directed toward individual donors. Being in the business of improving direct mail and email fundraising campaigns for nonprofits, as I am, you start to see patterns of success and failure.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to recognize and steward tribute donors: Dear Charity Clairity, Our small organization has been around for many years, but we have only just recently begun receiving donations “in memory of a loved one in lieu of flowers” for example.

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Donor Gift Charity Newsletter 93

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to attract corporate matching gifts: Dear Charity Clairity, I have a question about how to attract corporate matching gifts. Is there something I could do to help more donors access this matching money? Matching gifts are truly the social benefit sector BOGO.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 13, 2022

You can even send a postcard in the mail with the same copy as your social media post. Ask them to give too little , however, and you leave money on the table. Have a link that goes right to the monthly donation page on your website, include the relevant information on the reply device in your direct mail piece, etc.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 30, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to credit and acknowledge donor advised fund gifts in their donor database: Dear Charity Clairity, I’m unsure how to enter donor advised fund gifts in our database so they’re credited and acknowledged appropriately.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether it’s okay to apply for a corporate grant and sponsorship at the same time: Is it okay to make an ask for a sponsorship (say, for an event) from a corporation AND separately to that corporation’s independent charitable foundation? What’s your geographic reach.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on the best fundraising strategy for new nonprofits. . Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Do you have one?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2023

Today’s question comes from a director of development who wants advice on how to quickly and efficiently find the best major gift and planned giving prospects: Dear Charity Clairity, We recently purchased donor analytics and now have a database overlay indicating who has major gift and planned gift likelihood.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2018

She also writes about digital marketing with helpful and actionable advice on Wired Impact’s nonprofit marketing blog and for their online guides. Growing your mailing list. By Katy Teson , a content strategist at Wired Impact , an organization seeking to make powerful websites something all nonprofits can afford.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Before you hit send, use this helpful advice to get the most out of your email marketing for Giving Tuesday. There’s no point in spending money to send a massive email appeal to donors who haven’t given in years. Direct mail. Direct mail still works as a means to raise funds and get noticed. Local Media.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 13, 2021

We continue to solicit donors using direct mail and emails. Many thanks for your professional advice, Bonnie. Plus, her organization is raising money with their newsletter. I suggested that her organization segment their mailing. Or they might mail to their major donors using first-class postage.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

In this blog, you’ll find articles about: Opinions on Industry Trends, Topics in Behavioral Science, Whitepapers and Case Studies in Philanthropy, and Direct Mail and Online Fundraising. While her content might not look super modern, her advice is invaluable. Don’t think of donors as ATMs that dispense money from time to time.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

MAY 3, 2022

The longer timeline you have to prepare and diffuse your campaign, the greater your chances are of raising more money. Some examples of fundraising and marketing assets you may use in your campaign include: direct emailing , radio ads, bus ads, mail drop, etc. Being able to write your direct mail letters in September.

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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. A mistake nonprofits make is jumping in your mailbox or inbox at year end asking for money. If you had one piece of advice for successful end-of-year fundraising what would it be? Are you prepared?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

You must spend money to make money. . If instead you think of it as a revenue-sucking cost center, fundamentally only about money, you’ll always consider it a “necessary evil” at best. Development staff, and even development board committees, are shoved to a corner and ordered to “go raise money.” If not, why not?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2016

Based on expert advice and insights from a variety of respected industry experts, Nonprofit Fundraising 101 is an essential text for nonprofit professionals, volunteers, activists, and social entrepreneurs who want to leverage best practices to promote their cause. Individual donors, major gifts, events, and direct mail.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

We’re here to talk about “Raising More Money By Asking and Answering Better Questions.” And the better you get at the whole suite of donor engagement, the more money you’re going to raise. And that gets you, again, much more money in the long run. . Well, good afternoon, everybody.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 5, 2021

This means, you have their consent to reach out via direct mail, email, calls, and texts! Use that checkbox for event registrations, volunteer signup forms, and mailing list signup forms. You can place keywords on your website, social media pages, in emails, and direct mail. Other ways to opt supporters into your texts.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This post features advice from IT and grants management experts on how to streamline your tech solutions, create clear processes, and drive more external and internal impact. In years past, there was no online application, a clunky, manual database, and checks that had to be processed, printed, and mailed, said Tacker.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 5, 2021

But as I tell my students and clients regularly, writing to raise money is a learnable skill that you can master. For direct mail, you might want to start more like 8 weeks before the mail date because of additional production time. This class will teach you the nuts and bolts of copywriting that raises money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Frank Barry offers this guest post with some advice about how to succeed with nonprofit fundraising in 2013. Telephone, events, Facebook, Twitter, direct mail, website, mobile, in person, peer-to-peer , etc. Relying on direct mail alone isn’t going to cut it anymore. become ineffective at raising money).

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

Carefully evaluate each idea so you can choose the one that will bring you the most money and awareness for the least investment of time and money. Charge a modest entry fee and offer small prizes such as swag or a giant candy bar, which you can mail to the winners. You still make money on sponsors as well as participant fees.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to encourage their Development Director to take meetings with major donors. . This needs to happen or you’ll leave money on the table. for direct mail donor acquisition. CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity.

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Roundtree

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

My one piece of advice to my daughter and son-in-law at their wedding was “never assume what has never been said.” Retaining a donor becomes much easier when they feel they are valued beyond their money. #3: Scratch a personal thank you across the top of every donor receipt that goes into the mail. This is also true with donors.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether it’s okay to apply for a corporate grant and sponsorship at the same time: Is it okay to make an ask for a sponsorship (say, for an event) from a corporation AND separately to that corporation’s independent charitable foundation? What’s your geographic reach.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 24, 2024

Diana Hoyt | Formula for Fundraising My greatest joy is teaching fundraising and helping nonprofits raise even more money using donor analytics and donor-centric strategies. Focus Fundraising Website: [link] Focus Fundraising consultants work side-by-side with nonprofit teams to strategize and execute plans to raise money.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Direct mail appeals are most successful with Baby Boomers. A personalized event email can be the perfect way to reach your supporters without investing a lot of time and money. Direct mail tips. Direct mail is still a tried and true way of reaching supporters and getting them to join you at your peer-to-peer event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

That’s good because recent data from Network for Good indicates that 6X more money is raised through branded “Donate Now” pages. Muchos kudos to the nonprofits that kept the donation process limited to one or two pages with only minimal data required to donate (name, mailing/billing address, and credit card information).

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Care2

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Make sure that you email your donors, but also mail them letters, especially if they are responsive to mail. However, if they aren''t don''t waste your money and paper. I know that some of your donors would love to seek out their advice and would pay for it all while supporting your organization. Some people like both.

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