Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to build a nonprofit mailing list: Dear Charity Clairity, We’ve relied in the past on government and foundation grants, but since many of these sources are drying up we need to develop an individual fundraising program. Leverage in-person and online event sign-ups.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 4, 2023

Below is a breakdown of overall giving behaviors, some statistics about each generation’s giving, how they like to be contacted, and their preferred giving method. Silent Generation donors value personal connections and traditional forms of communication. organizations** 11.8% organizations** 23.6% organizations** 23.6%

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Its new app, Sunshine Contacts, aims to be a better tool for organizing, updating and sharing contact information with others. Or, as Mayer puts it, “if technology can drive a car, how come it can’t just organize my contacts, make scheduling easier or do some things that seem a lot more straightforward?”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2021

Fortunately, golf tournaments continue to provide a safe option for in-person fundraisers , with their outdoor setting and innate social distancing. Thanks to technology, there’s no need to spend hours processing mailed registration forms, checks, receipts, and entering information in endless spreadsheets. 4) Sell digital sponsorships.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

Giving your personal information to a potential scammer is a stressful situation where answers need to come quickly. Here are several steps you can take to attempt to freeze out scammers from using your personal information. Contact the wire transfer company and tell them that you have been scammed.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Donation request letters, whether sent via email or direct mail, are one of the most effective ways to reach donors and solicit gifts. By personalizing your donation letters, your nonprofit can increase fundraising revenue and develop long-lasting supporter relationships. Plus, these campaigns see average response rates of 5.3%.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Create an e-mail signature that includes your website, blog, and social networking links. Purchase.org domain name for website and e-mail addresses. Add a website, blog, and social networking pitch to your “Thank You for Subscribing” e-mail. Add a social networking pitch to your “Thanks for your Donation” e-mail.

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TechImpact

JULY 16, 2014

This means that email campaigns lacked creativity, personalization, and users felt like they were receiving a spammed message, not a message that was sent specifically for them. The answer lies in the segmentation of donors, and the personalization of emails to each one of these unique donors. Direct mail. Communication method.

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Achieve

JUNE 2, 2021

direct mail campaigns. benefits of direct mail. direct mail and digital marketing. As you consider direct mail’s place in your marketing, remember that millennials are a diverse group, and other characteristics such as income, location, and giving history can also impact the results of your marketing campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Classy.org] 63% of nonprofits use personalization in their email marketing. Nonprofit Tech for Good Report ] Emails with personalized subject lines are 26% more likely to be opened. Campaign Monitor ] Personalized calls to action convert 202% better than default calls to action. Nonprofit Communications Trends Report ]

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M+R

MAY 31, 2022

About this time last year, we all started talking about Apple’s new Mail Privacy Protection , a.k.a. Apple Mail Privacy Protection works by pre-loading email content — including open tracking pixels. This affects anyone who uses the Apple Mail app to read emails on their iPhone, iPad, or Mac desktop. Read time: 8 minutes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 7, 2022

This means that you can focus your communication efforts on supporters who want to be contacted, increasing engagement. We live in a world where data is collected about our habits and we expect personalized ads, content, and asks, so ensure that your content is personalized and targeted to your recipients.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 18, 2024

These changes primarily affect bulk email senders , which are defined as any email sender/domain that sends 5,000 or more messages to personal accounts within a 24-hour period. As of now (but this may change), Google is not counting emails sent to Google Workspace accounts in this number – just personal Gmail accounts.

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

As you are looking for donors to make contact with and insert into your fundraising funnel, you don’t want to waste time. In order to be a major donor prospect, the person has to have the capacity to give at the level that you consider to be a major gift. Who qualifies as a major donor prospect for your organization?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Investing in strategic email marketing can amplify your fundraising return on investment (ROI), engage supporters personally, and rally even more people to champion your mission. Meanwhile, new volunteers could receive a personalized roundup of volunteer opportunities that fit their interests, skills, and availability.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Todays question comes from a nonprofit supporter who wants advice on how and when organizations should acknowledge nonprofit supporter input: Dear Charity Clairity, As a major supporter at a number of charities, Im becoming increasingly frustrated with the dismal lack of personal interaction I have with these organizations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Gone are the days of list acquisitions and swapping of mailing lists. Surely, we should be looking at social networks as a “cultivation” and “relationship-building” tool in the same sense that we do offline in person. Far too many groups are not focusing their fundraising efforts on wide-scale donor acquisition efforts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

How long someone has been supporting your event, how they prefer to be contacted, and the content they’re most likely to interact with are just a few examples of how data helps you reach your supporters where they are. Use information wisely to reach folks with a personal, heartfelt invitation to join the fight your organization began.

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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 predicts outcomes and personalizes interactions with prospective donors. Personalized requests are crucial.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 30, 2020

When donor information is lost in the mail, buried in an inbox, or incorrectly added to a spreadsheet, organizations risk substantial logistical challenges the day of the event that can offend donors and make for an unpleasant experience. Contacts events@golfstatus.org to learn more and get qualified. 7) Communication Challenges.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 8, 2023

We’ll explore a few strategies for integrating your digital and direct mail fundraising strategies to reach donors across various media channels. To point direct mail readers to your digital campaigns, your nonprofit can: Use engaging snippets. You can also include URLs on mail, but remember to keep them short and easy to spell.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Baby Boomers are the generation most likely to give as a result of direct mail/post (18%) , but overall, all generations are becoming more homogeneous and tech-based in their giving habits. As a result, at 50% African donors have the highest rate of donating to personal crowdfunding campaigns in the world.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Reading and writing emails have been improved with single-line views, a new mail compose UI, and even a feature to ignore emails. Microsoft has also improved the way contacts work in Outlook for Mac. Microsoft seems to have focused a lot on customization and personalization with this new Outlook for Mac design.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

For example, Oceana and the Dogs Trust : Account Category & Contact Information. You can also add contact information which will add a “Contact” button, a “Call” button, or an “Email” button to your profile depending upon which contact information you provide.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

As virtual events continue into 2021 and the outlook for traditional in-person fundraisers looks bleak, golf tournaments have become especially crucial for nonprofits large and small. Free Webinar On February 23: How to Host a Successful Virtual or Hybrid Golf Fundraiser for Your Nonprofit.

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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. You can only steward a person. Using newsletters, e-mails , videos, podcasts, websites, non-ask events , etc. A few weeks ago, I wrote an article called Prospect.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Starting tomorrow, December 1, Google is removing unattended accounts, including all photos, Drive documents, contacts, e-mails and calendar […] © 2023 TechCrunch. For personal use only. All rights reserved.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 3, 2025

Contact Us What are lapsed donors? Integrate an email campaign with your direct mail appeal and follow up with a phone call based on donor value, if warranted. Integrate an email campaign with your direct mail appeal and follow up with a phone call based on donor value, if warranted. Try something new.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

When you meet someone for the first time, you make a special effort to put your best foot forward, especially if you want to cultivate a relationship with that person. Yet, that image of a child going from home to home with their belongings in a garbage bag will be heart-shattering to the person reading your Letter of Inquiry.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 25, 2024

This can be due to incorrect contact information or a history of irrelevant communications leading them to ignore emails. When you’re dating, you don’t show up in a bar, sit down, and immediately ask the person next to you to get married. The cost is negligible and gives double duty to the communication you’re already sending.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

We are here to talk about personal branding, specifically how to make yourself memorable. We got five excellent tactics for you that’ll help you raise more money, and improve your donor relationships through personal branding. So personal branding, I love this topic. So that means it’s personal. But get this.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Suppress mailings and emails—especially solicitations. In the wake of a disaster , your contacts will be focused on their and their family’s immediate needs, as well as those of their neighbors and community members. They’re likely dealing with limited or no utilities or access to the other supplies which make our daily lives easier.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Web-based email communication services such as iContact , Constant Contact , or MailChimp make it very simple to launch an e-newsletter and fees start at $15US monthly for email lists of 500 subscribers or less. 2) Launch an e-newsletter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Don’t require a snail mail address or a username and password to subscribe, and if you must ask for the person’s name in order to personalize your campaign, make only the first name a mandatory field. Also, it’s important that you keep the subscription process as simple as possible. Include Social Media Icons or Graphics.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 27, 2022

Starting February 25, Valve will contact the first batch of reservation holders in the same order reservations were made. Customers will have three days from the receipt of their order e-mail to complete their purchase before their spot goes to the next person in line.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Disable image autoloading in Apple Mail: Select “Mail” > “Preferences.”. Tap the account you want to personalize, and tap into “Images.”. Note that for those wishing to do this on Gmail’s mobile client, it appears it will only work for personal accounts and not enterprise ones managed through G Suite, for now.

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Allegiance Group

JANUARY 14, 2025

SMS messaging is a direct and personal communication channel that allows nonprofits to send concise messages straight to a donors mobile phone for fundraising, awareness campaigns, volunteer coordination , and more. Show your appreciation to donors with personalized thank-you texts. Contact Us Today! What Is SMS Messaging?

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