Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

On Giving Tuesday, many nonprofits and donors alike use the #GivingTuesday hashtag to find nonprofits participating in the big day and donors who want to contribute to them! This is a great time to set up your GivingTuesday donation page, plan a few publicity blasts, and start approaching donors about commitments.

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DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

It’s time to step into your donors’ shoes and work to optimize their experience on your website. . Because more than ever, donors are looking for opportunities online to champion the causes they love—especially in the wake of a pandemic, which has shifted so much of life to digital spaces. . Let’s get started! .

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sgEngage

APRIL 19, 2023

Building a successful workplace giving strategy can provide your organization with a reliable source of funding, deepen supporter relationships, and increase awareness of your cause. Leverage donor employment details to uncover opportunities. Leverage donor employment details to uncover opportunities.

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Whole Whale

MAY 5, 2021

We are inclined to participate in this amazing cause, but first we want to do our homework on an organization or viral fund before donating real money. But how does your audience of potential donors and partners verify your organization’s legitimacy? CharityWatch exposes nonprofit abuses and advocates for your interests as a donor.”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

They offer a chance to dress up, get together with others, and have a good time — while also raising money for a good cause. Instead of serving everyone at a single location, consider a catered meal delivered to each of your donors from a local restaurant. Events are many people’s favorite thing about charity fundraising.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

To take advantage of this trend toward recurring giving, your nonprofit will need to look inward at its donor data. Your data can reveal hints about donors’ giving preferences, giving capacity, willingness to give, and the reasons why they support your cause. Understand donors’ giving behaviors.

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Candid

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This year, create a social media strategy that gets donors excited to support your organization. Remind your audience why they love your cause and your organization. The goal here is to build a positive community that wants to support your cause, so you need to be active in it. This is another great way to build community.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Use these strategies to design a successful livestream program: Build excitement to a main feature, cultivate a fun and entertaining environment, crowd-source content and establish a personal and emotional connection to the cause. Looking for even more ways to spice up your virtual event this year? Audience Participation. Treasure hunts.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Read on for explanations of each form element and why your donors will love it. When a donor first lands on this donation page, they’ll only see an impact statement, a compelling image, and options for choosing your donation amount and frequency. Long donation forms can feel intimidating or burdensome for your donors.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Peer-to-peer fundraising—individuals raising money for a cause with the help of their family and friends—is a fun, easy, and lucrative strategy to attract awareness and generate funds for your cause. 75% of peer-to-peer donors are first-time donors. Tips and tricks : Ready for more friendly competition?

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Socialbrite

MARCH 8, 2020

Donorbox is a powerful and efficient next-generation fundraising system that allows organizations to raise more donations, implement smooth donation management, promote fundraising campaigns in a variety of ways and establish lasting relationships with donors. Donorbox continues to be the organization’s first choice for fundraising.

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

Charity events don’t just raise money for your charity, they also help to engage your supporters and bring publicity to your cause. Charity events don't just raise money for charity, they also help to engage supporters and bring publicity to your cause. Yes, people will jump into ice cold water for your cause!

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

In other words, you need to get your money from many different sources, not just one awesome foundation, one government grant, or one generous donor. If you get all your money from a single, wonderful donor, what happens when that donor turns their attention—and their dollars—elsewhere? Folks across the U.S.

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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. Campaign Tactics. 4) Create urgency with deadline marketing. Find What Works for You.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

But all too often, foundations, corporate grantmakers, and donors end up unintentionally causing problems instead of helping to solve them. Here are five common ways foundations cause more problems than they solve: Providing short-term funding for a long-term outcome. Offering seed money without considering sustainability.

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3rd Sector Labs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

In fact, being in the nonprofit data services business, we get asked lots of questions about how to obtain more donor data, better data, the right data. Let’s use donor data for our discussion. Did you know that too much donor data can lead to bad decisions and fundraising mistakes just as easily as too little data can?

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Whole Whale

JUNE 13, 2024

New subscribers should be eased into what your nonprofit is about, the community, mission, stats and language you use to talk about the cause. Hint: Email them.) Signatures on petitions or views on stories of people who have personally benefitted from your cause and work? Welcome to Welcome Series 101. Shares on social media?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

There’s still time for your organization to secure important year-end gifts—if you can capture people’s attention and motivate them to support your cause. You’ll reach donors where they’re at and maximize your marketing budget. You’ll attract more donors to your mission and meet the growing demand for good news. Final Thoughts.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Inspires potential donors to give. hint: it’s very helpful if you can make your “character” a specific person/animal or small group of people/animals that you can attach names to). It’s boring to the donor and doesn’t inspire them to give. You need to become comfortable asking people for help in supporting your cause.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

It is not a secret that nonprofits need volunteers and donors to achieve their goals and carry out their mission. Many nonprofits do not know that the line between their volunteers and donors is very thin. The value of a volunteer who donates is also on average much higher than a donor only prospect (About 10 X Higher).

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

We are witnessing the rise of a new generation of donors and nonprofit employees. Your donors have experienced strong emotions too. How have you considered your donors’ changed perspectives in your fundraising and marketing strategies? Did you recruit new donors, or not? . And how did this work out?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 11, 2010

I’m hoping that someone (hint, hint) will write the blog post or report taking off on this work, and articulate the major nonprofit use cases for Social CRM. How do you know which of your Facebook fans/Causes members are also a donors (separate from donations through Causes)?

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Position your organization for even greater success by having a strategic donor engagement cycle in place—for all donors, not just board members. Hint: Don’t make them scroll through their inboxes—more on that below!) So, what does this look like? Incorporate a “Mission Moment.” Create board trios or a board buddy system.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 27, 2021

If you want to reach your fundraising goals and engage your donors in giving, your words matter. With careful planning, the right message, and a lot of effort, you can build a big, loyal donor base of people who want your organization to fulfill its mission and will give almost every time you ask.

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 9, 2022

As we approach the end of the calendar year, many of your donors will be thinking about end-of-year donations to your organization. Maybe that means that your Major Gift Officers are able to have a great conversation about an event with a potential donor. Convert Your Volunteers. Optimize Your Giving Pages.

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Candid

MAY 31, 2023

This series features seven quick guides to support your professional success, including How to Find New Donors and Get Them to Give Again and How to Run a Strategic Planning Retreat. Hint: It takes courage, vulnerability, and trust.) Perfect Phrases for Writing Grant Proposals and Perfect Phrases for Fundraising by Beverly Browning.

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DNL OmniMedia

JANUARY 14, 2022

New and developing nonprofit technology is constantly paving the way for improved fundraising and overall donor experiences. For example, let’s say your fundraising team is looking to increase your matching gift efforts and collect more corporate donations for your cause ( hint: you should be !). But how exactly can you do that?

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

You know the moment: You’re going through your mail when you catch the hint of a red envelope. Chances are your organization’s successes in the past year were thanks to the support of countless donors and advocates. Regardless of your cause, now is the perfect time to say, “Thanks for giving.” A snowflake stamp. “So

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 6, 2022

As an animal-related nonprofit, you often compete with other similar organizations, not to mention thousands of other deserving causes, for every donation. When considering these animal fundraising ideas, don’t forget the power a well-placed friendly rescue can have on your donors. Let’s get started! Partner with a local pet store.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I was recently asked for advice on how to engage with all of the new donors that were added to a database as a result of a walk-a-thon. Segment: These new donors, often called “net new donors”, should be segmented from the rest of the database population so that you can target these individuals differently. Probably not.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 13, 2024

New subscribers should be eased into what your nonprofit is about, the community, mission, stats and language you use to talk about the cause. Hint: Email them.) Signatures on petitions or views on stories of people who have personally benefitted from your cause and work? Welcome to Welcome Series 101. Shares on social media?

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NetWits

JUNE 1, 2012

hint: effective nonprofit websites follow the two-or-less rule) If not, revise your structure. 60% of donors visit a nonprofit’s website before making a gift. Be transparent – share your annual report and show how much of the support goes to the cause. Does it take two-click or less for key tasks? Never say “click here”.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 29, 2023

With few resources and a lot of donors to manage, it can be very hard to give each contact the personalized attention needed to keep them engaged. But there are some things that you can do with the donor information you have to make your campaigns more engaging. Keep reading to learn how. Report The Nonprofit Email Report Learn More 3.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

Typically about one year of that time is spent focused exclusively on major donors (this is called the silent phase). That will help you to target specific donors at each level. There are a few helpful hints that can get you started: Look at the donors you have and identify the largest donation you believe any of them will give.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

You are passionate about your cause. Some people will be aligned with social causes other than your own. Always attempt to convert volunteers into donor evangelists. Take a hint from them and stop trying to fit in. But are you willing to take the lonely path? Small, Meet Small. Budding entrepreneurs are driven too.

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CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2021

There are few things people love more than getting a bit competitive or showing their friends that they’re willing to get wild for a cause. The more clearly you connect it to your cause, the better it will catch on. You can run it virtually or in person, and walk away with stronger relationships and happier donors.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

When planning to post about these topics, make sure you are building scheduled posts into your social media editorial calendar to “tease” the event in the days or weeks leading up to it and getting your donors ready to give! Sometimes, unique or cause-specific holidays can be perfect for your social media. What are they interested in?

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