Bloomerang

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Or theyre told they must bring in X number of new donors at the organizations major gift level. The number of current major donors. The number of current mid-level donors. The number of repeat donors. The finance directors understanding of their role in helping put together compelling donor offers.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

A solid donor relationship is the backbone of successful fundraising. When donors feel like they’re making a difference and that they’re valued for their contribution, they stick around and keep giving. Just like any other relationship in life, your relationships with your donors should be mutually beneficial and enjoyable.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Major donors make a major impact on your nonprofit, but it can be a bit scary to ask major donors for a donation. If you’re new to major donor work, you know what I mean. And the best way to get to know your major donors is to ask good questions that spark conversation. Don’t try to wing a visit with a major donor.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 23, 2024

He was a donor to one of our charity clients and we had talked about the possibility of gifting assets to reduce or eliminate tax liability. He was facing a significant tax liability if he didn’t get this completed before the calendar rolled into January. This allowed him the complete deduction in that calendar year.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

We all know how important the final 4-6 weeks of the calendar year are for non-profit fundraising. Then, in the final post in this series, we’ll look at a step-by-step plan you can implement for your donors. Remember Why Donors Give in the First Place. Understanding your donor’s mindset is always extremely important.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Exciting fundraising trends on the horizon for 2024 include peer-to-peer fundraising, giving flexibility, digital wallets, unconventional and emerging donors, and AI being used in fundraising. When a fundraiser receives a notification that a donor is close to lapsing, they can reach out and reconnect with that donor.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 8, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether they can credit a donation in 2023 if the check was dated 2024: Dear Charity Clairity, A donor advised in early December a $20,000 check was mailed to us. — Want to keep donor happy Dear Want to keep donor happy, Of course you do!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

Imagine what your organization could accomplish in 2022 if you began each initiative with clean, streamlined donor records that record donations from your online forms and update automatically , an arsenal of canned reports to track key metrics, and a solid plan to prioritize each donor segment individually. Winter 2022.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Nonprofit board members are growing increasingly interested in how nonprofit executives are using technology to increase funds, retain donors, generate engagement, and cultivate awareness. Relationship management is HUGE for nonprofits–small and large. Image courtesy of Mass Global Developers. Supporter information lifecycle.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Even if you don’t follow a definitive fundraising calendar , it’s still vital to come up with a year-end fundraising plan —and stick to it. It’s also a perfect time to tell your donors thank you. For more ideas on giving thanks, read our post: 21 Unique Donor Thank You Ideas. They’ve been here for you through a lot this year.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 15, 2024

For many nonprofits, a live or silent auction is the pinnacle of their fundraising event calendar. For example, if your highest-priority segment is major donors, they likely have the desire and financial capacity to bid on luxury vacations and designer goods. Happy fundraising!

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 2, 2024

By now, GivingTuesday has become a fixture on nonprofit calendars, inspiring generosity worldwide. It’s a day when donors, businesses, and communities come together to create positive change—and it’s also the perfect launchpad for your year-end fundraising efforts. For new donors, start with a warm welcome. Consistency is key.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Aside from the normal holiday hullabaloo, you’re also busy planning fundraisers and engagement opportunities to round out your organization’s calendar year. Try these 13 successful, yet underutilized strategies to help you raise more money and create stronger relationships this year-end.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 11, 2022

If your nonprofit posts interesting and interactive content and engage regularly on the platform, you can attract donors and supporters who will help your organization spread the word about the work you’re doing. 2) Engage with Donors and Supporters . And you don’t have to have a large following to make a big impact.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 31, 2024

As 2023 has drawn to a close, tax season looms on the horizon, and we nonprofits gear up for a unique opportunity—issuing tax summaries to our donors. Bloomerang refers to them as tax summaries—which they are—but they also summarize each donor’s cumulative giving. Allow me to explain. What are tax summaries?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2023

It not only helps raise awareness about your cause but also enables you to connect with a wider audience and attract potential donors and volunteers. Develop a content calendar that outlines when and what type of content you’ll post. Consistency : Consistency is key when it comes to social media.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In fundraising, digital acquisition is the process of acquiring email addresses and converting them into donors. To grow your donor file, add three easy upgrades to your current acquisition plan and watch how kickstarting a better content, promotion, and conversion strategy can work wonders for your donor pipeline.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 31, 2025

These consulting relationships may last years, providing long-term stability for consultants and nonprofits. For example, an organization might reserve time on a consultants calendar to write a couple of complex or high-stakes grant proposals each year. Try documenting what youve done for one or two clients. Get comfortable saying no.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

If you loved our 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2019 calendar! Throughout the year we'll be updating this calendar with even more conferences, updated ticket prices, and event hashtags. Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar 2019. It's finally here! Nonprofit Management.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 11, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants tips to improve first-time donor retention: Dear Charity Clairity, What tips would you give to a small to medium-size shop to improve first-time donor retention? Thank you kickstarts the relationship-building process. Send new donors a great thank you letter.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 23, 2024

Donor fatigue is real, and it’s hurting lots of small nonprofits that are over asking their donors without balancing those asks with enough feel-good interactions. Some experts say donor fatigue is a myth. So, what does it take to prevent donor fatigue and keep people giving? What is Donor Fatigue? I’ll show you.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Of the many things nonprofits need to focus on, recurring donors can sometimes fall by the wayside due to their reliability. However, it’s this same reliability that makes their relationships with your nonprofit so important to your overall success. . In general, donors tend to give more the longer the stay with a nonprofit.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Here in Nonprofit Land, we’re writing appeals, and setting goals, and looking nervously at our calendars, as the end of the year creeps ever closer. Your donors. It’s actually an opportunity to build stronger relationships with your supporters before you make your year-end asks. Donor motivation: Why do they support you?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 17, 2021

Stellar stewardship can deepen your relationship with your partners and help build trust in your area of expertise that in turn translates to positive funds for your mission. The impact that partner (or any kind of donor) retention can have on a charitable organization should be no different.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Donor cultivation takes a whole lot of time and resources. A fundraising calendar can help you streamline this process so you can raise more with less effort. It is sometimes hard to keep track of your correspondence with donors when it isnt scheduled or, at the very least, documented.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events. The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar is ready for upload right into your Google or Outlook Calendar with a single click. What are you waiting for?

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NetWits

AUGUST 11, 2011

The average event should have at least four email templates: one for the team leader, one for general participants, one for team members, and one donor thank you message. Immediately following an event is one of the best times to engage participants and work toward building donor retention. Focus on customer service.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 14, 2014

We’ve talked on this blog before about constituent relationship management systems (CRM). Here are 5 quick ways: It is a place to store all of your donor, volunteer, and constituent information. This information is invaluable, and helps you understand the best way to approach a donor in the future. Image courtesy of WiseGeek.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Corporate giving opportunities like matching gift programs, volunteer grants, and fundraising event matches allow nonprofits, donors, and corporations to build and grow mutually beneficial partnerships. additional revenue and strengthened relationships. But what exactly does the donor get out of the arrangement? Let’s dive in.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Todays question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to increase donor-advised funds: Dear Charity Clairity, Ive been hearing a lot about donor-advised funds as a growing source of philanthropic dollars, but Im not sure how to go about leveraging some of this money. See here , here and here.] times more revenue.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on what to do after a donor says “no” to a meeting. Dear Charity Clairity, I’ve been getting a lot of resistance from donors saying “no” when I ask them if they’d like to get together. If I never meet, how can I build relationships? NO = Why me?

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Want to create a presentation for a donor meeting? Email and calendar. Office 365 accommodates your email and calendar functions, and ensures that everyone in your organization is on the same page and communicating through the same platform. >. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Need to write up some website copy? Database software.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2019

The reason these peer-to-peer fundraisers are so effective is that they can tap into networks of people who aren’t personally invested in your cause but who are willing to give based on their relationships with your organization’s supporters. 3) Send direct invitations to past creators. 5) Take advantage of the matching donation feature.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

You may be balancing your final push to reach your fundraising goal with event planning, donor meetings, board meetings, and planning for the new year—and that list doesn’t include all the things you do outside of work, either. That’s why it’s essential to have a donor retention plan in place. Let’s take a look.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Your donors are the key to your organization’s success–which is why the relationships you build with your donors are so important! To create the best donor retention strategies for your organization, understanding the donor cycle is crucial for transforming your efforts into success.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 9, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Clean Up Your Act: Donor Data Management for Nonprofits. Your nonprofit CRM is a powerful tool that can help you better understand your donors. And ultimately, a well-maintained donor database can help you build strong relationships with a greater number of people.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

It’s easy to focus on fundraising success and forget about donor retention. Retaining your GivingTuesday donors is important, too. GivingTuesday Donor Retention Makes Financial Sense… While you work on your plan to attract new donors on GivingTuesday, spend some time thinking about how you’ll retain them after the big day.

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