Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2019

When you solicit a prospective supporter, you need to be prepared with data, compelling testimonials, personal knowledge of what motivates the donor as an individual, and a concrete plan of how their major gift will help you make major changes. During your solicitation meeting, make sure you communicate: How much money the project needs.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 28, 2025

Connecting with your donors on a personal level can help strengthen your fundraising efforts. Here's how segmentation plays a role.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 12, 2022

This fragmented donor communications experience is a pernicious problem in the nonprofit industry. Donor engagement can be complicated. Donors are engaged in multiple ways, frequently with different appeals and solicitation amounts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

By Bryna Dilman , Director of Marketing at FrontStream , who offers expert tips to nonprofit organizations planning to move their in-person auctions online. . Do your research to find a site that reaches a large bidding community and streamlines promotion efforts by choosing a platform with email and communication tools.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 6, 2023

Creating individualized 12-month communication plans for all 150 donors on your major gifts caseload to a fundraiser may initially sound like a lot of touchpoints to create. But the truth is you can create the vast majority of your planning for each donor in less time than you think.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Its an opportunity to deepen relationships, show gratitude, and keep the conversation going, turning one-time participants into lifelong supporters. Personalized thank-you messages: A heartfelt, tailored message of appreciation reminds supporters that their presence and contributions made a meaningful difference.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Instant messaging, email, video calls, and other digital tools have largely replaced in-person communication for most workplaces. We have all become virtual communicators, and with this comes a new set of rules for interpersonal success. The same applies to virtual communication. P is for perspective taking.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 2, 2023

Check out the speakers: President & CEO, Charity Navigator: Outreach and communication strategies. President & CEO, Community Foundation of Broward: Build relationships with funders. President & CEO, Carter: Charity vs.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 15, 2023

Check out the speakers: • President & CEO, Charity Navigator: Outreach and communication strategies. President & CEO, Community Foundation of Broward: Build relationships with funders. President & CEO, Carter: Charity vs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2025

It tells donors their voices matter and directly shapes your future relationship. Use their answers to fine-tune your messaging, events, and communications. By regularly asking forand acting ondonor feedback, you’ll build the kind of relationships donors value. Bottom line: Listening is your secret superpower.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

The 4Cs or critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication complement technology and will serve any organization well in competitive markets. A collegial attitude that contributes to productive relationships. Help your people to develop interpersonal skills by encouraging networking and relationship building.

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Allegiance Group

JANUARY 28, 2025

With both donor acquisition and retention becoming more challenging, your organization must aspire to forge relationships with donors that go beyond a single transaction in order to deepen your donors affinity for your cause. By contrast, relationship fundraising is a deeper, more personal connection.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

I love technology as much as the next person, and have benefited enormously from its application throughout my personal, professional, and civic lives. The most common concept spoken about in the nonprofit community is being in the business of building relationships. Nothing is as personal as fundraising.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Such subpar messages may be the reason that 63% of fundraisers feel uncomfortable using AI for personalized donor communications. While AI is often touted as a way to hyper-personalize fundraising efforts, to many fundraisers, AI can make communications seem less personal, less authentic.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Gaining new donors and maintaining those relationships long term is essential to the success of your nonprofit and its projects. Their attitudes to money Understanding Millennials’ and Zoomers’ relationships with finances can give you insights into how you can engage with them as donors.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Effective donor stewardship isnt just about saying thank you; its about cultivating meaningful, genuine relationships. This requires tailoring the frequency and type of communication you do for each donor level, whether its a donor who gives $25, or one giving $50,000.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 18, 2024

For nonprofit professionals serving rural communities, building strong donor relationships starts with clear communication about local needs and measurable outcomes. Building donor awareness through personal stories Personal narratives make statistics meaningful and memorable.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 15, 2025

To effectively steward donor relationships and inspire higher levels of giving, you must strategically engage donors in various ways that deepen their connections to your nonprofit. With your stewardship matrix as a guide, your staff will have a clear roadmap to engaging donors throughout their entire relationship with your nonprofit.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In those cases, Id wait to ensure that this high performer is making an effort to work on leadership quality, including their peer relationships. Many professionals overlook their peer relationships, focusing instead on managing up to satisfy their boss or managing down to lead their teams performance. Where do I start?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2024

By Abby Jarvise , writer, marketer, and speaker at Neon One – software built for small and midsize nonprofits to help them manage fundraising, communications, events, volunteers, and more. Retaining your donors requires building relationships with them, and those relationships will rely heavily on effective communication.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 16, 2024

Branding can make or break a nonprofit, yet many organizations struggle to communicate their value effectively. Without clear, concise communication, potential supporters may not grasp the full impact of the nonprofit’s work. Habitat for Humanity excels at communicating its mission.

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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. It will also help them build better relationships with major donors and their broader donor base. Personalized requests are crucial.

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Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Nonprofits may need to reimagine their donor engagement strategies to go beyond occasional outreach or standard fundraising appeals and forge relationships that resonate with their values and inspire continued support. We had open discussions about our personal attitudes toward fundraising and role-played donor interactions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

Communicate with Volunteers. They appeal to those who may be interested in volunteering because they enjoy helping others or have a personal connection to the cause that the organization supports. Keep all of this important personal information organized and in a secure database. Process Volunteers. Onboard and Train Volunteers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

For nonprofits, it’s proving to be a valuable resource for writing communications, deepening engagement with supporters, and fundraising. Keep reading to check out our list of ways your nonprofit can leverage ChatGPT and use AI to enhance donor relationships, optimize communications, and ultimately increase revenue.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Frequent communication is vital in cultivating donor relationships, especially with new supporters. Maybe it’s a phone call or a personalized email, but taking these few moments can make a difference to your donors. The reporting is done for you so you can get to work in building a meaningful relationship with your donors.

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Candid

OCTOBER 24, 2024

It’s ironic: Despite having many more ways to communicate with their constituencies today—through social media, email, webinars, Zoom, and in-person events—many nonprofits still struggle to reach a broad audience. If you’re new to nonprofit communications, spend some time learning which ones are focused on your field.

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Candid

APRIL 2, 2024

Grassroots organizations provide vital services to local communities, yet they struggle to compete for grants against large national nonprofits that can leverage robust development teams, considerable fundraising experience, and established relationships with grantmakers. Here are some steps to get started.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 14, 2025

As a tech leader at a growing social impact organization, you know that migrating to an enterprise-scale constituent relationship management (CRM) system can be a daunting proposition. Youre Managing Complex Engagements with Major Donors Major donors often require a high level of engagement and personalized attention.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

Like you, many of your constituents are also working from home, using their personal cell phones and email addresses. Make a plan to segment your constituent base and decide who from your organization will make personal contact with your constituents.”. Many nonprofits rely heavily on in-person fundraising.

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The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 1, 2024

At its core, fundraising is about developing generous donor relationships. Such relationships build loyalty and trust in an organization’s partnership over time, thus fulfilling the donor’s passion and the mission of your cause. The post Donor Communications Breed Loyalty appeared first on The NonProfit Times.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 9, 2022

These types of donations, once set up, are easily executed with nonprofit software such as Giveffect – an all-in-one nonprofit management software that includes donation management, relationship management (CRM), volunteer management, email marketing, and more in one easy-to-use suite. 3) Major Gifts.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Relationship-building, communication, commitment to the cause, perseverance, creativity, and project management are all transferable skills that can be applied to fundraising. It is always a bonus if your team has personal qualities like integrity, leadership skills, and outstanding manners.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

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 sites are for relationship building.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

What we found: Only 13% of fundraisers use text messaging despite it being the third most preferred communication method for donors. Only 47% of fundraisers take full advantage of CRM tools to personalize outreach and streamline engagement. How to fix it: Reduce friction in communication. Want to strengthen donor relationships?

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

Leaders and managers who share experiences of uncertainty can also create personal connections that can help motivate and inspire others. The curriculum emphasizes emotional self-awareness and intentional self-disclosure as a means to build trusting relationships, grow influence, and resolve conflict. Avoid venting.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 19, 2024

To create meaningful material that will move audiences to action, though, a human touch and a sound communication strategy is still essential. There’s a real danger that messages from organizations without a strategic approach to communications will be drowned out in a sea of generic AI-generated content.

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