Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to build a nonprofit mailing list: Dear Charity Clairity, We’ve relied in the past on government and foundation grants, but since many of these sources are drying up we need to develop an individual fundraising program. Of course, you’re correct. Host a webinar.

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M+R

MAY 31, 2022

About this time last year, we all started talking about Apple’s new Mail Privacy Protection , a.k.a. Apple Mail Privacy Protection works by pre-loading email content — including open tracking pixels. This affects anyone who uses the Apple Mail app to read emails on their iPhone, iPad, or Mac desktop. Read time: 8 minutes.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 9, 2022

You’ve segmented your audience, built compelling content and prepared to design emails that will grab your readers’ attention. So, you’ve created a strategy for your peer-to-peer email communications. Now there’s one thing left to do: Start executing on your plan (and find ways to improve it).

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Achieve

JUNE 2, 2021

direct mail campaigns. benefits of direct mail. direct mail and digital marketing. As you consider direct mail’s place in your marketing, remember that millennials are a diverse group, and other characteristics such as income, location, and giving history can also impact the results of your marketing campaigns.

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TechCrunch

MAY 1, 2021

The whole thing is honestly worth a read, but we especially paid attention to how funding has dropped for female founders: Round sizes for women + non-binary founders were up to 49% lower than males. All Raise, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing the footprint of women founders and funders, has released its annual report for 2020.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

Did you mail out an appeal at a different time? When measuring your progress it’s important to know how much money you’ve raised, but it’s also critical to pay attention to how much money was dedicated to the fundraising effort. You also want to pay attention to what they term the Dependency Quotient.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 26, 2021

And equally important, consistent and smart use of your brand reflects the organization’s efficiency, thoughtfulness, and attention to detail — something your supporters will care about. Shown here are two brochures — one for mail and the other for in-person meetings. Congregation Beth Shalom. Health in Harmony.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 8, 2023

We’ll explore a few strategies for integrating your digital and direct mail fundraising strategies to reach donors across various media channels. To point direct mail readers to your digital campaigns, your nonprofit can: Use engaging snippets. Make these snippets short and attention-grabbing like you might for an email subject line.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

With average email open rates at 20% for nonprofits , many organizations struggle to grab the attention of supporters, volunteers, and donors. Spamming is illegal, and often goes straight to a junk mail folder. Today, statistics show that one in five consumers has more than 1,000 unread emails in their personal inbox.

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TechImpact

JULY 16, 2014

Direct mail. This will help your nonprofit understand if it is better fundraising from individuals vs organizations or if you’re getting a lot of attention from foundations vs families. It seems intuitive, but ensuring you’re sending millennials a text message alert or an email is far more effective than sending them a direct mail.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2020

It’s an important page because it is one of the few times you have the hyper-focused attention of your donors as they wait for their payments to be confirmed. 10) Include a phone number and mailing address. Yet surprisingly it is one of the most overlooked pages on a nonprofit’s website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 7, 2022

5) Pay Attention to the Technical Stuff. DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) is a type of digital signature to verify that the domain you are sending from is legitimate. There are a few terms that are important to understand and investigate with your Email Service Provider (ESP): DKIM & SPF.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 2, 2024

And don’t rely on just one channel; emails, social media posts, and direct mail all play a part in meeting donors where they are. To keep their attention, you’ll need to meet them across multiple channels. And don’t underestimate the power of direct mail. Social media is a natural fit for keeping the GivingTuesday buzz alive.

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TechSpot

JUNE 6, 2022

The feature iOS 16 gives the most attention is the lock screen. Apple made it more customizable and made important information more accessible. Widgets displaying information like the weather, calendar, and fitness data can now appear when the phone wakes up without requiring users to swipe to the widget menu.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Short paragraphs keep attention. The most important thing for you to understand when typing up emails in 2014 is to understand how it will appear on mobile devices before sending it out to your mailing list. Additionally, the longer the title the more space it takes occupies at the top of the screen.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

Think strategy, think subject lines, think engagement and attention. We invited them to our monthly tour and gave them some extra attention. Direct mail is essential to nonprofit fundraising for the small to mid-sized primarily community-based nonprofits I work with. Everyone talks about the glut of email and direct mail.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 15, 2025

These donors are also your best prospects for upgrading to major donors, so they typically warrant more attention. You might add an immediate, automated thank-you text message for all donors, or you could send hand-signed postcards through direct mail to recurring and mid-level donors.

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The Verge

MARCH 1, 2021

Scan documents directly into Mail, Finder, and other Mac apps. Shoutout to TikTok account @keyboardshortcuts for bringing it to my attention. Besides Notes, the iPhone’s scanner can be accessed from a number of different Mac apps, including the Finder, Mail, Messages, and Pages 7.2 Image: Apple.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

Writing and mailing a fundraising letter to your donors is a popular fundraising strategy for nonprofit organizations. Your purpose in raising money through the mail is two-fold: generate dollars for immediate needs and build relationships with individual donors for long-term success. Are You READY to Send a Fundraising Letter?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2023

Your organization likely relies on direct mail, emails, social media, and even phone calls to get the word out about your organization’s work and solicit support for your mission. Only a fraction of those ads makes it past our “attention wall” and are something we remember as consumers.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Because of the pandemic, it is harder than ever to get attention, let alone make a connection. Direct mail captures 100% of your audience’s attention. Winning marketers are strategically merging automation and digital data with the more intimate channel of direct mail. So how should marketers proceed?

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Direct mail fundraising should be an integral part of your nonprofit’s direct response strategy. When leveraged with other communication channels, direct mail can generate significant engagement and gift-giving from donors. Allegiance Group makes achieving direct mail success simple. Does direct mail work? Contact Us!

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2021

For instance, AI can quickly rank individual donors by their likelihood to give to a direct mail appeal right now. . AI can generate predictions that help you: Create highly targeted mailing lists for appeals, reducing upfront costs and increasing conversion rates. Data analysis for planning campaigns is the perfect example.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Theyve also regularly gotten mail and phone calls intended for the other NATO , the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. But upgrades in theaters are nothing new, OLeary said, theyre just helping to draw attention to it. But the theater owners organization is looking to the future, with a new name and a refocused mission.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 24, 2020

An astute reader e-mailed me after the article was published to remind me that I forgot one important piece of the puzzle: stewarding donors after they give. Using newsletters, e-mails , videos, podcasts, websites, non-ask events , etc. A few weeks ago, I wrote an article called Prospect. Engage them.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Choosing a consultant with print and web design services can help your organization quickly develop effective appeals for all of your marketing channels, from social media to direct mail. Direct mail: There’s a common misconception out there that direct mail is an out-of-date marketing channel. Contact Team DNL today!

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Donation request letters, whether sent via email or direct mail, are one of the most effective ways to reach donors and solicit gifts. Donation letters are used to request financial contributions or solicit in-kind donations through traditional channels, like direct mail, or using digital channels, like email.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

If sending direct mail, include a QR code that goes to a landing page with multiple giving options. People have the attention spans of goldfish these days (under 8 seconds), so you need to cast your net far and wide. TIP 8: Since fewer folks in any demographic write checks, stop making checks your primary mode of payment.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

And while the presidential election gets the most attention, voters cast their ballots for offices at all levels – congressional, governors, statewide legislators, local, and even ballot referendums – for which the outcomes may make them feel inclined to donate regardless of whether their party won the presidency. Mail something memorable.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 3, 2025

Integrate an email campaign with your direct mail appeal and follow up with a phone call based on donor value, if warranted. Following up a direct mail appeal with an email reinforces the need and offers an alternative way to give. You dont always have to ask for a donation in a direct mail appeal letter. Try something new.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Today, we continue using this spreadsheet to collaborate in biweekly meetings that include major stakeholders: our Chief Administrative Officer, Director of Development, Direct Mail Consultant, and yours truly as Database Manager, the one spearheading our efforts.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Pay attention to how your messages are received to identify the best balance of outreach content for your organization. Every email should include a single call to action to drive support and avoid confusing supporters by pulling their attention in multiple directions. Use your email marketing tool to A/B test different elements.

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Network for Good

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Focus on the essential elements of a year-end appeal to catch your donors’ attention during this season. A strong year-end appeal increases the odds that your supporters will pay attention and respond. Postcards and letters are old-school and remain an effective way of gaining attention.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

They can come through any channel: email, direct mail, social media. Get it to your donor quickly so that they know youre paying attention. Within the first 30 days of the year, its a good idea to share some stories about your organization with these new donors. Whatever feels comfortable.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Is there a problem you can reveal that needs immediate attention but that no one is really paying attention to? Think about the opportunities you have for a WOW moment. Is there a specific life you changed that you can talk about in your Letter of Inquiry? Is there a problem that can be immediately addressed while making a huge impact?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 23, 2021

As we look specifically at direct mail or email strategies for new donor acquisition, the way to improve this global trend is to mail fewer people with a focus on connecting with the right people. M = Mail to proven donors. There are many data sources out there for direct mail and email acquisition.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 11, 2024

Send new online donors an additional thank you by mail. Even donors who give online should get something in the mail, especially if this is their first gift. A mailed thank-you letter is likely to be saved, put up on the fridge, or given a special place on the bulletin board. every fifth donor).

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