Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Contributing memorial donations is a meaningful way to honor someone’s life after they’ve passed away. Your nonprofit should have a clear strategy for managing memorial donations and building relationships with donors and the family of the deceased. Managing memorial donations requires sensitivity and thoughtfulness.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2023

Online fundraising platforms are software solutions that your nonprofit can use to solicit, accept, and process donations made via the internet. Many online fundraising platforms also make it easy for supporters to start fundraisers of their own to gather donations on behalf of your organization. What are online fundraising platforms?

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Achieve

JULY 26, 2021

It’s easy to get overwhelmed when you’re thinking about how you’d like to ask your supporters for a donation. Maybe you’ve hosted a couple of events already or have launched a fundraising campaign, but have found that your messaging hasn’t resulted in many donations. Make it easy to donate. Track your donations. .

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 7, 2023

Fundraising is a year-round concern for nonprofit organizations, delivering the critical donations and contributions they need to keep their operations running. 3 FAQs How Marketing Can Increase Donations Let’s get started by walking through the different people and groups you’ll ask for donations to your nonprofit. Businesses.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 23, 2022

Direct mail fundraising was relatively accurate in PFLAG’s legacy fundraising system, but membership updates were coming in through a clunky external tool that was hard to manage. Increased Donations : Integration with Salesforce powered our online donations, as well as the critical “Find a Chapter” functionality on our website.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Read time: 3 minutes This spring, we’re cooking up some exciting new updates for Scout Quest — M+R’s data co-op — and I hope you’ll join me at an upcoming webinar on Thursday, March 7 from 4–5pm ET to learn about those updates. Scout Quest doesn’t ask you to give your donor or activist names or contact information to anyone.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Instead, try using multi-channel marketing to earn more Giving Tuesday donations. How to Earn Giving Tuesday Donations with Multi-channel Marketing. Use these tips to put together a great multi-channel marketing campaign to earn more Giving Tuesday donations. Here are some tips! What is multi-channel marketing?

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

At Dataro , we specialize in machine learning tools for nonprofits, so we’re big believers in this technology’s ability to completely change how organizations think about and use their data. Machine learning is the new answer for modern fundraising. Machine Learning & Predictive Modeling. Let’s walk through why.

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M+R

MARCH 5, 2024

Read time: 3 minutes This spring, we’re cooking up some exciting new updates for Scout Quest — M+R’s data co-op — and I hope you’ll join me at an upcoming webinar on Thursday, March 7 from 4–5pm ET to learn about those updates. Scout Quest doesn’t ask you to give your donor or activist names or contact information to anyone.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

You may be surprised to learn how easy it is to find out important participant and donor characteristics through the right tools and data. Your most passionate volunteers have a lot of useful data floating around in spreadsheets, e-mails, texts, and minds. Understand Your Audience.

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CauseVox

MAY 6, 2021

Whether you’re creating a receipt for a general donation form on your website or for a specific a fundraising campaign, one of the essential components is creating a donation receipt that will get automatically sent to donors following their donation. full_name}}, Thank you for your donation to {{organization_name}}.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Gone are the days of list acquisitions and swapping of mailing lists. They are not places where individuals go first to seek out information about a cause or to make a donation. For those who do not make a donation through your initial stewardship program, I do not recommend that you “give up” on engagement.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

Direct Mail Fundraising is Responsible for 60–80% of Revenue Online donations’ popularity continues to rise, but direct mail isn’t dead. In fact, 60–80% of all fundraising revenue is raised through direct mail. It can be difficult to track people who read a direct mail appeal and respond by donating online.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2022

You’ve likely seen that your annual appeal inspires donors to make some of the largest donations your organization receives in a given year. If your appeal letter is too wordy or complex, donors may fail to read it all the way through and miss your call to donate. Does your letter include a clear call to action and ways to donate?

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Mobile messaging is a useful part of a multi-channel fundraising and engagement strategy , given the state of email and direct mail. The direct mail fundraising landscape is also complicated, given supply chain shortages and increasing costs. However, 90 percent of text messages are read within only three minutes of being received.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Many nonprofits have finalized their plans, but some are still adapting and adding tactics, like tweaking donation page settings, updating social media images, or double-checking that their organizations are in alignment with email best practices before the big day. You should immediately try to learn why. Segment your audience.

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Bloomerang

MAY 19, 2023

We have many long-time donors for whom we only have a mailing address. Our online form for giving collects more, but most gifts still come by mail. Make it easy to accept donations wherever your donors are. Learn More There are also donor data append services you can purchase. — Call Me Maybe?

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 24, 2020

An astute reader e-mailed me after the article was published to remind me that I forgot one important piece of the puzzle: stewarding donors after they give. Using newsletters, e-mails , videos, podcasts, websites, non-ask events , etc. Want to learn more about how to steward your donors? Read The Non-Profit Fundraising Formula.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes. 1) Implement Donation Page Best Practices.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 8, 2023

How can you grow your nonprofit email list in a sustainable way that keeps fake contacts out and keeps supporters subscribed and engaged? Buy Contacts Have you ever purchased one of those mystery packages where you’re not sure what’s inside but you hope it’ll be something good? Small lists raised more money per contact, too.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 7, 2024

Your real test lies in converting these opens into donations. What you can learn about solid, empathetic storytelling from an email shows how. A Reactivation Email If your nonprofit has an email list that you’re mailing to consistently, you’ll want to make a practice of cleaning your list regularly. Looking for inspiration?

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2021

Artificial intelligence works through machine learning, which involves the discovery and analysis of deep patterns in datasets. Machine learning technology uses these patterns to train predictive algorithms that will measure specific propensities and make predictions. This quick guide will review the essentials.

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Cloud 4 Good

DECEMBER 2, 2021

With this release, Salesforce.org is introducing the Elevate Power of Us Edition to expand the opportunity for nonprofits to hit the ground running with online fundraising and feature enhancements such as tracking undeliverable addresses and soft credit donations. Read on to learn more. Tis the season of snail mail!

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As nonprofit professionals, we wait and hope all day that this is the year our campaign will go viral and bring in millions of dollars in donations. And then the following day, many small, new, or unknown (due to lack of social capital) nonprofits feel defeated because they didn’t get the donations they’d hoped for. Want to learn more?

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NetWits

MAY 22, 2012

to learn more about the turn to online fundraising, the need for a multichannel approach and how direct mail is still alive and well. For example, you may send an animation showing how their donation actually moved your nonprofit closer to its goal, or had a direct effect on the cause in some other way. Download Now!

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Developing a digital donor acquisition strategy takes a similar approach to direct mail. Learn More! Donor acquisition is the process of attracting new supporters and convincing them to donate to your cause through marketing efforts. the timing of their donation)? Let’s get started! What is donor acquisition?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Leveraging a secure payment solution throughout the donation process strengthens donor trust and allows them to use a convenient payment method. Tap-to-pay creates a speedy in-person donation process and doesn’t require any specialized card readers. per transaction. transaction fee 6. per transaction 7. per transaction 7.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 28, 2023

When it comes to reaching your fundraising goals, email reigns supreme (after direct mail and face-to-face, of course). A PS is imperative in direct mail and you’ll want to include one in your emails as well. You’ll put your contact information, social media links, and, of course, your unsubscribe button. But what about reach?

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 13, 2021

With a robust feature set, Apsona provides a wealth of productivity features for nonprofit organizations ranging from cross object filtering and multi-step reporting to extensive data management and mail merge tools. Apsona also offers unrivaled ease of data uploading, automatically importing and configuring custom objects into Salesforce.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

Are there easily-identifiable links and buttons to your donate page or plugin? . Is it clear that you’re a nonprofit organization and therefore need donations to fulfill your mission? . Is it easy to join your mailing list? Is it easy to get to your donation page or plugin from your home page? . If so, how?

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Qgiv

MAY 10, 2022

They arrive at your website or your info booth at an event with the intention to learn more. You’ll have received their contact information at this phase, so reach out via email, give them the occasional phone call, or send a piece of direct mail. The donation stage. The stewardship stage. By focusing on stewardship.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2023

From tracking conversations and donations to event registrations, you can note every interaction you have with a supporter in your nonprofit CRM. These profiles include relevant information based on your goals, such as contact information, interests, engagement history, and more. Your donation pages should also be mobile-friendly.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

First I’ll show you how the Environmental Defense Fund used their email list in a creative way to increase online donations by 63%. Result: 63% more donations, 55% higher conversion rate and a 2X ROI. This means you can target Facebook ads to appear on the feeds of people who have donated to your nonprofit. per click.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 18, 2022

Think about all of the steps you have to take when you get a check in the mail: wait for the check to be sent, wait for the check to be delivered, manually enter the check into your database, send out a thank you letter and tax receipt. No more missing a zero or adding an extra zero when entering donations. Simplify your donation form.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

You can share pertinent information about your organization, what the tournament is raising money for, the event’s schedule, and more, plus collect registrations and donations and sell sponsorships. An event website also gives sponsors premium digital exposure every time someone visits the site to learn more about the fundraiser.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Text-to-give is one of the easiest and fastest ways to raise donations via SMS messaging. We’ll cover: Text-to-give: FAQs Pros and cons of text-to-give How to set up text-to-give Best practices for an effective text-to-donate campaign 7 top text-to-give platforms Text-to-give: FAQs What is text-to-give and how does it work?

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Ready to learn more about effectively encouraging donors to participate in employer giving programs? According to these fundraising statistics from Double the Donation , over 18 million individuals work for companies with matching gift programs?—but Direct mail. within the calendar year, six months following the donation).

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