The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 24, 2018

This October 31 st , it’s not ghosts and ghouls that most nonprofit fundraisers are worried about. As the End-of-Year fundraising season approaches and strategic planning for 2019 looms, technological advances, donor demographic shifts and nonprofit workloads all pose challenges for nonprofit fundraising professionals.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

While nonprofits often deliver highly relevant content in direct mail appeals – based on giving history, interests and past actions – that approach isn’t always carried over to their email appeals. Delivering relevant content to your audiences, though, can significantly increase email click-through rates. *.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We’ve grouped these solutions into the following categories: Donor Management Fundraising Project Management Communication Design Forms Marketing Events Website Content Management System As you assess each option, keep in mind that seemingly “free” platforms may still come with costs. Is it worth it to spend the money?

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The Q2 2022 Fundraising Effectiveness Project paints a concerning picture. Additionally, retention rates for first-time donors declined from 25.3% in 2020 , according to nonprofit organizations surveyed by the Association for Fundraising Professionals. Additionally, retention rates for first-time donors declined from 25.3%

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 25, 2024

Below, you’ll get a primer to set you up for better fundraising in the future. iMission’s Ultimate Guide to Marketing Automation for Nonprofits shows you, step-by-step, how your organization can take your fundraising to a whole new level. If you spread yourself too thin, you might fail to make waves.

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Care2

DECEMBER 16, 2013

BTW, you should check out the Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report , which historically shows that the majority of nonprofits have not raised a dime on Facebook. That’s why nonprofits spend a lot of time and resources on designing donation pages that focus on conversion rates. Donations are not a priority for Facebook.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Despite a long history filled with decades of analog advocacy, NPCA embraced one very important maxim: modern advocacy requires the right tools in order to be successful. NPCA operates robust digital fundraising, email marketing and advocacy programs. ” How it does that presents quite a few lessons. 86% growth in housefile.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2013

Delivering personalized content to your audiences can significantly increase click-through rates. While nonprofits often personalize direct mail campaigns—based on giving history, interests and past actions—that approach isn’t always carried over to their email campaigns. 2013 eNonprofit Benchmark Study by NTEN and M+R.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Leads all aspects of philanthropic fundraising and partnership development on behalf of the United Nations World Food Programme. Oversees a team of nearly 160 staff in executing a diverse portfolio of fundraising programs and activities. Gabriella Morris. Chief Philanthropy Officer. World Food Program USA. City of Hope. Sharon Russell.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

A diverse and holistic fundraising strategy is crucial to a nonprofit’s success. Whether you are fully dependent on donations or utilize a variety of revenue sources like government grants, corporate partnerships, major contributions, or membership fees, successful fundraising is key to maximizing your impact on your mission.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

bbcon 2020 is just around the corner, and I’m excited to be presenting on the critical role of benchmarking and analytics in shaping your fundraising strategy. Average gifts, retention rates, channel giving, big data, small data…the sheer volume of information involved with fundraising can be daunting.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

Online fundraising has been on an upward trajectory for years. But because of pandemic-related restrictions on in-person interactions, online fundraising increased by 32% in 2020. After a year of significant growth, online fundraising grew by a more modest 3% in 2021 , and the number of gifts increased by 5%.

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M+R

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Read time: 4 minutes If you’re a fundraiser (or read Benchmarks! ), you already know that monthly donors are pure gold. We’ve always known that the upsell rate (new recurring gifts divided by new recurring plus one-time gifts) was higher for annual vs. monthly gifts, and that makes sense, right? Want help with that?

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Effective donor management aims to build strong, long-lasting relationships with donors, increase retention rates, and ultimately, secure ongoing financial support for an organization’s mission and programs. Fundraising Donor Management Software Comparison: What’s Right for Your Nonprofit? 7 min read Read Now 2.

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sgEngage

JUNE 23, 2022

If you’re ready to ride that momentum to connect with donors who have the means and the motivation to give big to your cause, it’s time to learn how to build your nonprofit’s major gifts fundraising program. Most social good organizations receive more than 80% of their fundraising dollars from fewer than 20% of their donors.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 29, 2023

Fundraising is almost certainly a critical part of your organization’s communications strategy, so you’re probably familiar with most of the tried-and-true fundraising email best practices. These five fundraising email best practices will help you create connections with your constituents that inspire giving.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2014

With a mission on your mind and a fundraising quota to meet, it’s hard to justify—well, much of anything else. But what if taking the time to focus on other things, like measurement and new staff orientation, would provide better retention rates and a happier staff? With new board members, we do the same thing.”.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

of donors prefer going online to make a donation People receive 121 emails per day on average 76% of people trust ads they receive in the mail 56% of donors regularly attend fundraising events Text fundraising has grown 205% over the last year. Looking to grow your nonprofit fundraising program? There’s Power in Numbers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

According to the Open Data Project , of the 89% of nonprofits worldwide that use social media in their digital marketing and fundraising strategy, 75% of those use Instagram. The accepted best practice is to post to Instagram once to three times daily, but for most nonprofits posting more than once daily is a ridiculous benchmark.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Every dollar counts when it comes to fundraising. Processing Payments in “Normal” Times Even when we hit a stable patch—a “normal” time—your fundraising work is never done, and neither is the need for a system that improves everyday operations for your team. Request a Demo 2.

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Care2

JULY 10, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Philip King: We absolutely do!

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Care2

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Care2

MAY 29, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) So what’s the verdict? Let us know!

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Qgiv

APRIL 8, 2024

But Giving Tuesday doesn’t have to be the only nonprofit giving day on your organization’s fundraising calendar. With the right fundraising software to design effective donation pages and a solid marketing plan, you can host a special giving day for your organization that’ll inspire your supporters to give.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

One of the most common situations we see here, at Funding for Good, with groups that are 4, 5, 6, 7-years-old, they’re starting to apply for grants, you know, they’re upping their fundraising game, and they’re trying to share the impact from their first years. Your fundraising appeals. Ask “So what?”

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

I’m a certified fundraising executive. A member of the Fundraising Institute of Australia. Like your fundraising brain. And in order to do an audit and assessment, you have to know what your baseline data is so that you can create some goals around that and then benchmark against those goals. And I’m an MFIA.

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Care2

JUNE 1, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) nonprofits in 2008.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

So I’m really pleased to welcome back a friend of the program, someone who’s done Bloomerang webinars for us in the past, and is always a great presenter and highly rated. She’s a former ED, she’s a former fundraiser. You should fundraise really, it’s fantastic. . Sarah, how’s it going?

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

Now, I do understand that some places that are opening up again, and I’m even going to a gala, later this year, a fundraiser. Because, being a introvert, used to be, okay, I think a little bit is still in there, being an introvert, it was hard when I started fundraising earlier in my career. And this is probably.

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