sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2022

So you can help your organization host more engaging and cost-effective fundraisers, this article walks through everything you need to know about event-free fundraising, including: What is an event-free fundraiser? An event-free fundraiser is just what it sounds like—a fundraiser with no in-person event element. Let’s get started.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Sounds great, right? You need to be there to open the mail, get donations processed, and get thank-you letters out. You need to answer the phone when donors call or greet them if they drop a check off in person. Remember from the opening of this article that 12% of annual giving occurs the last 3 days of the year?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Because of our team of monthly donors – who we fondly call Rescuers – I can now peacefully sleep at night knowing I’m safe and sound in my forever home and feel lots of love! Anytime throughout the year that you’re sending an appeal, whether through the mail or email, make monthly giving an option. Special Ask event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

The potential for being overwhelmed by technology is magnified in the workplace by something called “ Collaborative Overload ” Rob Cross and Adam Grant in a recent Harvard Business Review article. Sound familiar? As nonprofits become networked and different departments work across silos, we need to connect with more people than ever.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 11, 2018

This article is part of the bbcon 2018 Speaker Series on npENGAGE. This all sounds easier said than done, right? These notes end up sounding insincere and don’t get that the heart of the student’s gratitude. Donor phone calls and inquiries can be a significant time investment. Proactively inform donors.

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Media Cause

JUNE 28, 2022

This article will explore eight ways you can improve and optimize your donation form now: 1. After all, at first glance, what sounds like a better deal: spending $100 now or donating just $10 a month? There are many ways to thank your donors, from cards in the mail and phone calls to entire donor appreciation events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2012

These nonprofits are primarily focused on direct mail and online giving. There must be more focus on using multiple channels, including direct marketing, phone, online, social, and mobile. Get ready for the 57 blog posts, articles, emails, and webinars about how much giving happens at the end of the year. billion in revenue.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

With both nonprofit-facing and donor-facing technology, they make it easy to manage all aspects of your next event right from your phone. Communication with major donors frequently consists of phone calls and travel for face-to-face conversations. Get our tips in this article. Read reviews and get demos. A recurring donation!

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Most send at least one big appeal—that’s what we’ll focus on in this article. Forget what you’ve been told: Your annual appeal doesn’t have to be sent in December only, you don’t have to focus solely on finding major donors, and sending the annual appeal letter in the mail doesn’t have to be the end of your annual campaign communications.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 20, 2011

And the most frequent amount of communication is 1-2 times a week, by phone, text, or in person. Sounds like the makings of a topical workshop, too. I had wondered the same thing when I read this article. Micro-managing Chair. Chair has own personal agenda. Criticism without recognition. No time to meet with me. McKinney said.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2010

per day per family sounds reasonable for homeless women and children. Electronic mail vs snail mail. Q: We’re a green recycling organization and we don’t like a lot of paper mailing. Q: Are electronic newsletters as effective as hard copy–snail mail? And it doesn’t all have to be through the mail.

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Care2

APRIL 26, 2007

» Thursday Apr 26 2007 Becoming Upwardly Mobile Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 05:15PM | by Ailea Sneller Imagine a catchy cell phone ring tone lauding your organization’s greatness, or heralding your favorite cause. Now imagine that ring tone singing out from the pockets and purses of millions of cell phone users around the world.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Then two hours later, you’re sitting there looking through past writing projects and online templates hoping to find inspiration without a single word written… Sound familiar? In fact, I am planning to post a how-to article to teach you how I go about writing a typical appeal with Fundwriter. It feels like magic when I use Fundwriter.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

A number of the items in this article refer to ways you can collect, analyze, and act on donor data. Common channels include email, direct mail, social media, phone calls, your website, etc. Use Direct Mail to Stand Out Compared to digital channels like email, social media, and websites, direct mail is really expensive.

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CauseVox

MARCH 2, 2021

While it sounds uncomfortable at first, if you kindly offer up that something can be resolved via email due to busy schedules, the receiving end will most likely gratefully agree. Others will be overwhelmed and welcome a phone call instead. Pick Up the Phone Or Write An Email. Send Good Old-Fashioned Snail Mail.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Picking up the 500-pound phone and calling donors was a big struggle for me. So I consider myself an introvert, and as an introvert, there are a lot of things that I really dislike about the phone, right? Phone calls can feel a bit intrusive to me. So I’m still not in love with the phone, right? I hate phones.”

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In this article, we’ll cover how to create a donor data migration strategy with deep dives into data mapping, data cleaning, and testing. Sound exciting? Build a Donor Data Migration Strategy in 10 Steps Migrating your donor data into your new CRM sounds like a daunting task. Now for the goods news: We’re to help!

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In this article, you’ll find a simplified breakdown of nonprofit data management, including why it’s so important, what it helps you do, and how you can start managing your organization’s data. Best Practices in Nonprofit Data Management All of that sounds nice, right? You need effective nonprofit data management processes.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 22, 2021

I leafed through my stack of mail the other day, and there it was: another colorful, overfull packet from Treesavers International (not the nonprofit’s real name). That sounds like a recipe for donor acquisition. At a minimum, whatever means a nonprofit employs to reach out to donors, whether it’s direct mail, phone calls, blogs, etc.,

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Picking up the 500-pound phone and calling donors was a big struggle for me. So I consider myself an introvert, and as an introvert, there are a lot of things that I really dislike about the phone, right? Phone calls can feel a bit intrusive to me. So I’m still not in love with the phone, right? I hate phones.”

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

By leveraging multiple communication channels—email, mobile, direct mail, websites, social media, paid and earned media, SEO, and more, you expand your reach to engage new donors and supporters. For example, older donors (65+) still respond well to direct mail offers. Why is it important for nonprofits? Paid Google Ads.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 9, 2021

Perhaps you put in place a series of mailed and emailed “touches” for non-major donors, lumping $25 donors together with $500 donors. After all, for most people $25/month sounds much more approachable than making a $300 gift. Move more mid-level givers to higher levels of giving. . Usually not enough.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Giving Tuesday may sound like a great one-off event for your organization, but you may also be worried about retaining donors in the long run. Provide materials and messaging templates for your supporters to send out invitations, whether through email, social media, or direct mail. Start a recurring giving campaign. Request Demo.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Does this sound familiar? If that sounds familiar, then what your nonprofit lacks is a sound donor management strategy. Sound good? Direct Mail Then, of course, there’s the trusty old standby: Direct mail. Young people are surprisingly receptive to direct mail !) We’re going to share how it’s done.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

So the reason we do the seminar and I wrote this book on questions is because my strong belief is, this is a methodology of approaching all kinds of fundraising, whether it’s major donors, direct mail, face to face, on the street, your digital work. . In direct mail and digital fundraising, you can often base it on money targets, $82.57

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Follow Up Phone Call. Then, make sure everyone is up to date on the latest donations so that they can make these phone calls in a timely manner. . You can read more about appreciation events later in this article. . Volunteering may not immediately sound like an appreciation idea, but hear us out! Volunteer Opportunities.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Follow Up Phone Call. Then, make sure everyone is up to date on the latest donations so that they can make these phone calls in a timely manner. . You can read more about appreciation events later in this article. . Volunteering may not immediately sound like an appreciation idea, but hear us out! Volunteer Opportunities.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

And then I also threw in an article of mine that I wrote a little while back on how to keep your database clean and up to date. Many mail houses and data systems. Now, 50% of people pay more attention to direct mail than to any other marketing channel. I go in and I look at clients who just use e-mail and send out their e-mail.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2007

People used to clip articles for us about Second Life every couple of weeks--now, it seems that hardly a day goes by without news about the use and abuse of Second Life. But that’s already sounding like the grandiose hype you read about Second Life or virtual worlds. In fact, at this point it isn’t even on the Web at all.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

In this article, we’ll cover the 12 basic nonprofit event planning steps you can follow that will apply across any kind of event your organization might hold. If you’d like a slightly more exhaustive list, our article on fundraising ideas for nonprofits has 50 different types of events to choose from. Don’t know where to start?

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Connection Cafe

JULY 17, 2018

You don’t need to hear another lecture from yet another article about the importance of good data. Same goes for inaccurate mailing addresses. At a minimum, you should be certain that anyone who’s ever given you money is listed with their accurate, updated name, address, email, and phone number. TACTIC 1: AUDIT YOUR DONOR DATA.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

So diving in here, “Forbes” published an article pretty recently that revealed some interesting trends that we’re seeing and shifts in these giving tendencies. I mean, we’re not necessarily just talking about putting together like complicated direct mail campaigns just to let everyone know about Bitcoin.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

So diving in here, “Forbes” published an article pretty recently that revealed some interesting trends that we’re seeing and shifts in these giving tendencies. And kind of along those same lines, the same “Forbes” article projects that there’s a greater share of the giving that’s going to come from appreciated assets rather than cash.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Or mail in a check? Send videos and make phone calls. Harness the power of FOMO by: Posting stories and links (or newsletter articles) that let potential donors see how they can get involved. That sounds good, right? Sometimes we get so busy trying to raise money that we lose sight of something important: Why people give.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2017

In our npEXPERTS Spotlight series we’ll be sharing some of our favorite articles from the past 5 years. While this may sound hyperbolic, take a moment to think about how our business landscape has changed over just the last five years. If it had not been for cell phones, it could not have been possible even five years earlier.

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