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The Art of the Ask: Crafting a Winning Major Gifts Strategy

The Modern Nonprofit

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes The Art of the Ask: Crafting a Winning Major Gifts Strategy In the world of nonprofit fundraising, major gifts stand as a cornerstone, providing substantial financial support that can significantly impact an organization’s ability to serve its mission.

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A New Nonprofit Donor Paradigm: Thoughtful And Passionate Gifts

Bloomerang

How powerful a magnet is your nonprofit cause and the way you engage potential constituents? 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.

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8 Ways to Improve Your Matching Gift Emails & Drive Results

Neon CRM

By extension, it’s also one of the most impactful ways that an organization can promote matching gift opportunities to its audience. The same is true for matching gift emails⁠. In fact, matching gift emails sent in the first 24 hours after a donation result in 2-3 times higher than the average nonprofit email open rate !

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Asking For A Legacy Gift: 10 Practical Steps To Get Started

Bloomerang

When asking for a legacy gift from a donor to your nonprofit, it’s important to approach the conversation with sensitivity and professionalism. I usually start my research with the board, volunteers, and staff members of the nonprofit to see if any of them meet the profile for a legacy gift.

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6 Ways to Make Giving Easier With Embedded Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Highlight the impact of your work and provide them an avenue right then and there to join your cause. Word-of-mouth is how 67% of donors were most likely to find out about new causes in 2021. Elevate different gift amounts and frequencies to be accessible for varied financial situations.

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7 “Must Do’s” When Thanking Donors To Win Their Heart and Set Up Future Gifts

Get Fully Funded

There are two parts to thanking donors: Connecting with the donor’s brain by providing a gift receipt and more importantly, touching the donor’s heart by letting them know they are heroes for giving to your organization’s cause. Donors lose trust in your organization when they only hear crickets after sending a gift.

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Silent Auction Baskets: 5 Tips to Create Unique Gifts

Get Fully Funded

Gift baskets are a staple of silent auction fundraising events. If they bring home a high-quality, interesting gift basket, they’ll have a memento of a good experience that will remind them to stay involved with your nonprofit. Let’s get started! Home and garden. Community spotlight.

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