Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

If you can find 10 good grant leads — we can usually find at least 10 hot leads when we do grant research for our clients—then you can fill your grant calendar and keep your grant pipeline full all year long. Create a calendar of Asks. And there is nothing wrong with using a paper desk calendar, if that’s your jam.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 30, 2023

Most donors don’t get thank-you phone calls, and this will both surprise and delight them, especially when they think you’re calling to ask for money and you don’t. For those donors you don’t have phone numbers for, shoot a short, heartfelt thank-you video and email it to your supports. Plan your communications.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 9, 2021

Mail merges will take less time. When you’re ready to segment your contacts for outreach, you’ll be able to reliably pull details of supporters who meet certain conditions, like donors who contributed in the past but haven’t donated in this calendar year. Phone numbers. managing your donor data.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Direct mail is a major workhorse for all nonprofits. And regardless of what you hear or think about online giving, most gifts still come via the mail. This week guest blogger Gail Perry is back with her top tips to help us all raise more money by mail. 112 Tips to Raise More Money by Mail. Thanks Gail!

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2014

Make a donor retention calendar to keep your donors loyal! Over $100 Check in the mail: Thank them with a phone call & letter. Over $1000 check in the mail: Call them up and see if you can go to coffee. Multi-year donor: thank them with a phone call. Phone-a-thons. Today it’s 27%. Friendraisers.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 24, 2024

You also took some time and talked to me a couple of times on the phone that was very helpful. We started mailing them in envelopes instead of flats last year. Our December newsletter is at the printers now to be mailed the day after election day. I am sending you so much gratitude.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2022

Monthly donations are automatically drawn from donors’ accounts, meaning they don’t have to input their payment information or mail in their donations every time they want to give. Direct mail. If you have supporters’ home addresses, you can use direct mail to reach out with personalized or handwritten letters. Flexibility.

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Association Analytics

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Block it off on your calendar and record it on a project plan that someone holds you accountable to. The e-mail addresses, phone numbers and credit card numbers of those members? Think about data governance and data cleanup as an investment. Plan for spring cleaning in 2024! Be specific about what data you keep and why.

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Blue Avocado

AUGUST 20, 2024

I keep some funds in a Fidelity IRA to write a series of smaller physical checks that I mail directly to 25 different charities. At the very least, the charity should provide contact information for asking questions (phone number, email address, links to a form, etc.) Calendars go out of date quickly.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The terms “LYBUNT” and “SYBUNT” are often used to segment communications to donors that have given before but not within the current calendar/fiscal year. How you SHOULD NOT communicate with lapsed donors Stop sending reinstatement and member renewal mailings to lapsed donors on auto-pilot. Do donors realize they’ve lapsed?

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2022

Create a clear work plan or communications calendar. Create a work plan or communications calendar for your Giving Day that breaks the project into manageable pieces or chunks, so that planning seems more doable. Start with a direct mail campaign during your quiet phase to special groups. Recognize and steward Giving Day donors.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2022

When considering appropriate channels where you’ll share communications, consider how supporters already engage with you, whether that be through phone, email, social media, or physical mailings.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2020

You have to collect stories and photos of program participants, get their consent, pull data on your programs, clean up your donor database, plan events, schedule donor meetings, print materials, fix your mail merge and lick a thousand envelopes ? Set an operations calendar. Direct Mail. all in one month. . Keep it tight.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

By thinking through your fundraising strategy before October 1, you can collect your stories and integrate your efforts, keeping your messaging and images consistent through mail, email, social media, events, and any other channels you may use. In between your snail-mail appeal and end-of-year appeal, you can do a #GivingTuesday campaign.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Forget what you’ve been told: Your annual appeal doesn’t have to be sent in December only, you don’t have to focus solely on finding major donors, and sending the annual appeal letter in the mail doesn’t have to be the end of your annual campaign communications. Most emails are read on phones! In fact, it can be the beginning.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Put together a master marketing calendar. To make your multi-channel marketing efforts successful, it’s important to implement a campaign calendar. Your communications across every channel you use should be included on the calendar. Direct mail. Direct mail still works as a means to raise funds and get noticed.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 12, 2024

Consider using a content calendar allows you to take note of upcoming holidays, awareness days, and national days that are relevant for your sector. To keep it organized, the media contact is responsible for funneling the requests, coordinating calendars, and providing talking points.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

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. There are a number of ways you can tell your supporters “Thanks” on Thanksgiving, including: Social Media Email blast Direct mail. This is absolutely the time to let them know that you appreciate it.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

They can’t be expected to keep track of their giving status–especially if you’re on a fiscal year and they think in calendar years. . Ideally, mail callers stationery in advance (or send them copy they can print on their own stationery) so they can follow up with a thank you note or a letter with a remit envelope, as appropriate.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 23, 2022

While it may be tempting to stick to one marketing channel, a multi-channel strategy uses email, social media, text messaging, and direct mail, to reach a wider audience and generate more excitement for your auction. Direct mail marketing. Design your announcement. Date, time, and location. Your supporters are busy people.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2023

Your nonprofit CRM is much more than a storage space for addresses and phone numbers. For instance, you might find that people who are invited to an event after making a gift are more likely to make a second gift within the calendar year. Is the secret to growing your fundraising hiding in your CRM? It just might be!

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 4, 2022

Or maybe you sent your mailing out at a time when people are distracted with something else like vacations or elections or major holidays. Do you make it easy for them to contact you by putting your email address and phone number in plain sight? Did you make it easy to give via the mail and online? To raise more, do more!

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

These letters can come in many formats, from direct mail to emails. The best way to do that is to include a donation form with all your end-of-year giving letters, whether you’re sending them by email or direct mail. End-of-Year Giving Letter Strategies. Focus on your donors. Give your donors options.

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Allegiance Group

AUGUST 19, 2024

The calendar year-end is complex, but it’s a puzzle you must solve. This guide offers practical strategies to help your nonprofit maximize its efforts during the crucial calendar year-end period. We’ve also created a communications calendar to help you map out your messaging for maximum impact. Clearly, there’s work to be done.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 20, 2022

For retention-minded fundraisers with a strong donor cultivation plan in place, the early days of a new calendar year might even be busier than any day in November and December. In cases where this year-end gift was not their only gift during the calendar year, be sure to mention any past giving.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

This can be accomplished through various methods, such as direct mail, email campaigns, phone calls, or in-person meetings. For example, the end of the calendar year is often a popular time for fundraising because individuals are often looking to make tax-deductible donations before year-end.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 12, 2011

I use Canned Responses to provide HTML signatures when needed, and also forward all of my mail to gmail, then send out mail as other identities. (I’ve I also access Evernote on my Android phone. Another important tool, which I use in my personal life as well as consulting life, is Evernote. Evernote rocks my world.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 29, 2024

Keep members in the loop with communications on multiple marketing platforms, including email, direct mail, and text. Membership management software allows new members to easily join online using a digital form that only collects necessary information to make sign-up short and sweet. Send multichannel communications. transaction fee.

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CauseVox

MARCH 2, 2021

Others will be overwhelmed and welcome a phone call instead. Pick Up the Phone Or Write An Email. Ask your donors if they’d be okay with a phone call instead of a Zoom. Send Good Old-Fashioned Snail Mail. Snail mail can be a great reminder that just because your organization is virtual right now, it won’t be forever.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Understanding who gives, why, and when can help your nonprofit make more sensitive and inclusive appeals at the close of the calendar year. In addition to face-to-face connections, appeals can be sent via email, promoted on social media, introduced by phone, and mailed directly to donors. Online Giving.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

By leveraging multiple communication channels—email, mobile, direct mail, websites, social media, paid and earned media, SEO, and more, you expand your reach to engage new donors and supporters. For example, older donors (65+) still respond well to direct mail offers. Why is it important for nonprofits?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

Collaborative overload is defined as the burnout that results from our over reliance on e-mails, meetings and other collaborative technology tools that have, ironically, limited our ability to get stuff done. Just because the default setting on your calendar software is for 60 minutes, it doesn’t necessarily mean you need the full hour.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

In the following blog post, we will delve into practical strategies to help your nonprofit maximize its efforts during the crucial calendar year-end period. It goes without saying, but calendar year-end is a critical time for many nonprofit organizations. percent after inflation adjustments) for calendar year-end giving in 2022.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

What else is on the community calendar? Check on community calendars: Is another nonprofit holding an event the same weekend you’re considering? Will you print them and send them through the mail? Should you follow those invitations with a phone call? To ensure good attendance, you’ll want to avoid scheduling conflicts.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 11, 2010

I’m actually quite happy – I can run both Windows 7 and Ubuntu Linux on my laptop, and I like Android (and my Droid 2 phone) a lot. I actually like my Droid phone better than I ever liked my iphone, which came somewhat of a surprise to me. A scary amount of my data (mail, contacts, photos, task lists, calendars, phone etc.)

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CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2022

For context, when we talk about major donors, we’re referring to donors who make a significant gift to your org – one that’s above and beyond the typical gift that arrives in the mail. If your donor declines, try setting up a phone call instead. The goal for a Zoom meeting is simply to get it on the calendar.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Direct mail appeals are most successful with Baby Boomers. That doesn’t mean they don’t appreciate a personal touch; the next most popular method of receiving updates was through personal phone calls. Direct mail tips. Use these tips for a great direct mail marketing strategy for your next event! Still not enough?

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