Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

These include direct mail, phone calls and messages, and in-person solicitations. Artificial intelligence is also changing how we personalize donor experiences and maximize donations. They can also benefit from smart donation asks. It will also help them build better relationships with major donors and their broader donor base.

Donation 278

Donation Fundraising Data Donor 278

Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In an age dominated by digital outreach, direct mail fundraising remains a powerful tool for nonprofits to connect with donors. It offers a personal touch that builds trust, evokes emotion, and drives meaningful engagement. You can create targeted mailing lists based on giving history, demographics, and interests.

Mail 59

Mail Fundraising Strategy Nonprofit 59

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2023

As the world becomes increasingly more digital, nonprofits around the globe are recognizing the importance of accepting online donations as a form of giving. Online giving can provide numerous benefits for nonprofits, from increasing donation amounts to improving donor engagement.

Donation 239

Donation Online Giving Digital 239

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Tie all of your year-end materials together by weaving a campaign-specific design through everything your donors will see, including emails, your website, social media posts, and direct mail pieces. For emails, your donate button should be eye-catching with short and clear text. Include a clear and compelling call to action.

Campaign 340

Campaign Fundraising Tips Mail 340

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. Also, how big does our list need to be.

Mail 111

Mail Build Nonprofit Charity 111

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

A CTA is an invitation to take action, such as donating, volunteering, signing up for something, signing a petition, pledging to do something, etc. Pay for the admission or ticket fee for people who you think should attend your nonprofit’s events with the hope they’ll donate on-site or in the future. Then help implement these tools.

Fundraising 362

Fundraising Donation Donor Social Media 362

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

A : Response rates differ by channel, for example, direct mail vs. email. Despite what you might hear, direct mail still reigns over email, but results will always vary by audience, for example, current donors vs. a cold list and audience size. For direct mail: Direct mail is all about your outer envelope. Why the range?

Problem 119

Problem Fundraising Mail Gift 119

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Design and test your year-end donation page and web overlay for the homepage to spotlight the campaign, incorporating year-end fundraising for nonprofits. Write, design, proof, test, and schedule all direct mail appeals, email appeals, and social media ads and posts (all must match). Record relevant feedback/notes.

Calendar 111

Calendar Fundraising Gift Social Media 111

CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

We made it through 2024, and with it the final push for year-end donations. You might be asking why you need to put a ton of time and energy into bringing your donors back for a second donation. This is the first interaction your donor will have with the organization after they make their donation. Whatever feels comfortable.

Retention 115

Retention Donor Strategy Social Media 115

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Gone are the days of list acquisitions and swapping of mailing lists. In this age of Google Ad Grants and inexpensive Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter targeted advertising, one can drive traffic from what is a primary relationship-building platform to an organization’s website or to a lead or landing page.

Social Media 354

Social Media Donor Social Media 354

Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants insight into what role direct mail plays in fundraising in a digital world: Dear Charity Clairity, I’m wondering what role direct mail plays in our digitally-dominant world ? But I wonder if in the long run the ROI is better for direct mail than digital?

Mail 121

Mail Roles Digital Fundraising 121

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 11, 2024

By Julia Campbell, host of the Nonprofit Nation podcast and founder of the Nonprofit Social Media Summit , a free all-virtual event created to help nonprofits navigate the fast-changing social media landscape to drive more donations. If you can eliminate any unnecessary steps in the donation process, do it! 2) Make it urgent.

Social Media 300

Social Media Donor Media Social 300

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Your GivingTuesday donation form is one of the most important pieces of your campaign. Nearly every social post, email, or direct mail piece you create for the big day will point people to this page. And how can you build a GivingTuesday donation form your supporters will love? Let’s take a look. This is key!

Donation 92

Donation Build Gift Donor 92

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

have been cast, nonprofit organizations should be prepared for a new wave of donations from voters whose candidate (or candidates) did not win. Regardless of whether they donated before the election or in response to it, don’t treat rage donors as one-and-done. Have they given recent donations to organizations similar to yours?

Donor 105

Donor Support Gift Advocacy 105

CauseVox

DECEMBER 2, 2024

By building on the momentum of a single giving day, you can extend the excitement through December and maximize your impact before the year comes to a close. Invite them to take the next step—maybe an additional year-end gift or even increasing their monthly donation. For email, plan a series that builds momentum.

Campaign 97

Campaign Fundraising Social Media Donor 97

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 4, 2023

By Michelle Kocin , Digital Marketing Manager at Sylogist Mission CRM – a donor management, fundraising, and volunteer management platform build for nonprofits and NGOs in the Microsoft Dataverse. 1) The Silent Generation (1925-1945) 88% give to charity, donating an annual average of $1,367 across 6.2 organizations** 11.8%

Giving 246

Giving Generation North America Social Media 246

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 19, 2019

They follow you on social media, donate to your cause, rally their Facebook friends, and participate in your events. In today’s digital world, a modern, updated website packed with touching photos, heartfelt testimonials, donation and registration forms, and social feeds is a must. Send direct mail, too! Email them.

Donor 277

Donor Social Media Offline Gift 277

Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

A simple direct mail piece is no longer enough to reach your audience. Consider this your primer for establishing and building your organization’s digital presence. It can include email communications, your website, an online donation portal, organic social media, and paid digital ads.

Digital 52

Digital Media Build Social Media 52

The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Now, let’s take a look at a step-by-step formula you can use at your organization to build the fundraising systems you need to thrive. Thus, you don’t want a donor database system that says, “Donations will be entered into the donor database and the donor will receive a thank you letter.”. 4 – Put it On a Calendar.

System 354

System Fundraising Create Nonprofit 354

Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

The primary types of mobile giving Text-to-give One of the most popular ways to give on the go is via text-to-give or text-to-donate, which simply involves giving via text message. Donors can text a unique keyword or donation amount to your nonprofits dedicated phone number. Check out the example below of the Michael J.

Mobile 105

Mobile Giving Guide Nonprofit 105

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

By Christy Noel , Vice President of Digital Marketing Services at MobileCause – a company that pioneered text-to-donate and also offers an extensive suite of online, mobile and event fundraising solutions. Here are our 4 proven ways to improve your online giving page so you can bring in more donations. Use a single-page donation form.

Conversation 262

Conversation Online Giving Tips 262

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2023

mail-tester:: mail-tester.com This free tool reveals if your email domain is on a blacklist, flagged for spam, and properly set up for SPF, DKIM, and DMARC protocols. The tools include a Donate button for pages, posts, and live videos as well as peer-to-peer Fundraisers. Tiltify also empowers donation processing on TikTok.

Resource 361

Resource Tools Digital Marketing 361

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

There is space to build trust in the charitable sector, with 67.4% While these are two separate questions, we think it illustrates the importance of building trust in the sector so people can give with confidence,” said Taylor. of respondents saying they highly trust charities. For example, 27.6% in the Southern region.

Charity 104

Charity Studies Ratio Attitude 104

Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

I learned that traditional approaches like annual drives, direct mail campaigns, and newsletters felt impersonal, disconnected, and transactional to donors. So, we began to view fundraising not as a necessary evil but as an opportunity to build a community of advocates deeply invested in our mission.

Donor 105

Donor Strategy Relationship Children 105

CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Personally, I’m a big fan of asking those serving on the board of directors to not only donate first (which is a given) but to also volunteer with fundraising efforts. Build Strategic Partnerships For Your End-of-Year Giving Campaigns It’s always good to be reminded that nonprofits and charities aren’t in competition with one another.

Campaign 105

Campaign Giving Strategy Donor 105

The Fundraising Authority

AUGUST 6, 2021

You need to build relationships (with sponsors, auction donors, guests, etc.) On the other hand, perhaps you can get some of your materials donated and go with a slightly less expensive, though still nice menu. Build new relationships. Add them to your mailing list. Then, they expect the money to come flowing in.

Profit 339

Profit Fundraising Sponsor Money 339

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Repetition is key to building a strong brand. Take this example: Don’t: With your support, we can reach our goal of increasing food and clothing donations by 25% in our community. They should be motivated by how that donation supports your overall mission (in this example, it’s creating thriving communities).

Communication 323

Communication Fundraising Audience Donor 323

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In this post, we talk to Lydia, a n instructor in Louisiana, about why she makes a yearly donation of $100 to the Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana (SWLA). The Cause : The Community Foundation of SWLA The Donation : $100 (yearly) What inspired you to make a donation to the Community Foundation of SWLA?

Foundation 115

Foundation Donation Local Community 115

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

It helps build your location page. According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 10% of online donors have made a donation through Instagram Charitable Tools. Once done, your nonprofit will be able to: Add a “Donate” button to your profile (only visible in the mobile app). Add “Donate” stickers to your stories.

Practice 363

Practice Nonprofit Social Media Facebook 363

The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 4, 2020

In my mind, the optimal time-frame for your year-end fundraising strategy is about 6 weeks – you spend the final two weeks in November laying the groundwork (building on the cultivation work you did all year) and then make your asks during the month of December. Send out an e-mail fundraising letter. Choosing Your Time-Frame.

Fundraising 201

Fundraising Mail Gift Social Media 201

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2019

They build wings in museums, sponsor new research at hospitals, and provide large amounts of financial support for special projects. Acknowledge their support in a way that encourages repeat donations and participation. Your donor data is only valuable if you leverage it to see who is donating and why.

Relationship 246

Relationship Donor Management Sponsor 246

sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

In digital philanthropy, it has never been more important to seek out and embrace innovations, especially innovations in online donation forms. Your online giving form is the primary instrument you use to process a donation, and it’s also the key tool you use for collecting valuable information about your donors.

Donation 111

Donation Online Donor Blackbaud 111

Bloomerang

MAY 10, 2022

Every member of your nonprofit team already knows how to build strong relationships with friends, co-workers, family members, significant others, and more. Magic happens when you build those kinds of relationships with your prospects and donors. Building your donor stewardship plan. Building your donor stewardship plan.

Relationship 111

Relationship Donor Build Tips 111

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2022

An easy-to-use, accessible, mobile-friendly online donation page is crucial for modern nonprofits. Your online donation page is your virtual fundraising hub , providing donors with a way to support your cause from anywhere, at any time. These best practices fall into the following categories: Optimizing your donation page design.

Donation 118

Donation Practice Nonprofit Donor 118

Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

The most important thing you must do when you receive a donation of any size is immediately thank your donor warmly and provide a donation receipt. And it can’t be just any boring donation receipt. Let’s take a look at what an awesome donation receipt looks like so you can nail yours. They build trust. Big mistake.

Donation 98

Donation Online Create Gift 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2023

For nonprofits, a golf tournament is the chance to raise mission-critical dollars, engage supporters, build relationships, and ultimately, do more good. Direct folks to the event website at the end of the tournament and challenge folks to make a donation, perhaps equal to that of the winning team or what their team shot.

Fundraising 246

Fundraising Technology Sponsor Registration 246

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Your most passionate volunteers have a lot of useful data floating around in spreadsheets, e-mails, texts, and minds. Build out an agenda for each meeting to make sure each challenge is addressed, and each win is celebrated! Ask local businesses if they can help you thank your volunteers by donating gifts or experiences.

Fundraising 358

Fundraising Tips Management Nonprofit 358