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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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

To succeed, it’s important to grasp the basics of three strategies: email fundraising, direct mail fundraising, and fundraising events. While the goal of fundraising is in the name—to raise funds—it’s also about increasing your reach and support for the next campaign. There is also John, who is more focused on restoration.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Today, I want to present a sample year-end fundraising e-mail for a fictional non-profit organization. Lots of fundraisers ask me what a great year-end e-mail appeal should look like — well, here it is. The primary difference between offline fundraising letters and e-mail fundraising letters is length.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Communicating stories and opportunities to engage in ways that deepen your relationship with your supporters is a critical strategy for any mid-level donor program, and digital can support that. Finding your audience part 1: file analysis. So the key question is of course, does all of this extra work yield results?

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Developing a digital donor acquisition strategy takes a similar approach to direct mail. Donor acquisition is the process of attracting new supporters and convincing them to donate to your cause through marketing efforts. Supporters should clearly understand what you do to aid beneficiaries and further your mission. Learn More!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

It’s important that you understand that if anyone donates to your nonprofit on any of these sites, the funds are mailed to the contact information your nonprofit has in GuideStar. Business Master File (BMF), thus limiting their capacity to receive online donations from giving portals and social networking sites.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 9, 2022

Plus, not all of your supporters want to be wined and dined like a major donor. The majority of your funding likely comes from these major donors, so you should have specific strategies aimed at acquiring these key supporters. Referrals from current supporters and board members. Tips for cultivating major donors.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

You likely already have an idea of the kind of support you’re looking for. Major giving and prospect research support. Internal support, like for accounting or HR. Nonprofits generally don’t partner with consultants year-round for ongoing support with all of their operations. Zobrio – Financial & Accounting Support.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

What are the methods do your supporters respond to? Here are some ways you can fundraise during year-end: Email “asks” A phone-a-thon Online crowdfunding campaign Peer-to-peer fundraising Direct mail pledges A one-day giving blitz such as #GivingTuesday Virtual events Incorporate a matching grant.

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Judi Sohn

JUNE 30, 2009

You can use the icon from the page’s website, or point it towards a PNG file of your own. I no longer have to be concerned about keeping my mail tabs accessible in Safari. Mail, Facebook are built in to Fluid. When you launch the application you just tell it which page should now be treated as a stand-alone application.

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NTEN

JUNE 25, 2010

This past April, how did you file your taxes? Did you mail them or e-File? Of course, while open is good for you, me, and the work we do in the social sector, it's not always good at padding the bottom lines of the telecommunications industry. You can support the cause by signing the individual letter of support.

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

Everyone who comes into our file is sourced. (If Of course, while our return per recruit is outstanding, we only have 2,259 names from Facebook on our eFile and only 48 of those gave online in the last 12 months. This deeper relationship will hopefully yield larger financial support. Our Facebook presence helps us do that.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

At CauseVox, we’re all about helping everyone to meet their goals – donors and the causes they support. Will you have partner or major donor support through a matching gift? One incredibly important piece of peer-to-peer fundraising is supporting your fundraising. Are you funding programs or operations or both?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2009

I tend to lose more followers, fans and friends on weekends than during the week, and my stats show that there is very little ROI [Return on Investment] in terms of traffic, e-mail newsletter and mobile subscribers, event sign ups, etc. from working on the weekends. Pick a time to quit in the evening and stick to it. How to handle them?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

Creative Tools: Support Your Mission Visually. FileMaker 14 allows users to create custom databases for managing mailing lists, funders, volunteers, and more through an easy-to-use interface. Streamline File Sharing, Social Media, and Collaboration Online. We've added five Autodesk products to our catalog.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Any nonprofit seeking to recruit online supporters should rightly be concerned with the ultimate value derived from such supporters. selecting the number of addresses you can use a subset, such as all email gathered from a particular source or in a given year, or your entire file. The Value of an Email. What’s an email worth?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

All of this is tied to a direct mail appeal, that can go out as early as mid-November or the beginning of December. Finally, we also configure the option for recipients to opt-out of receiving campaign emails all together, which is why a December e-news is important. When is the best time to send a direct mail newsletter?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 9, 2015

Box is an online file sharing and collaboration tool. Now is a good time to get an SSL certificate: Mozilla recently announced its plans to decrease support for non-secure websites. You can use Litmos to create your own online instructional courses and track learners' progress. Two Truths and a Lie.

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Care2

MARCH 25, 2008

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 12:36PM | by Eric Rardin How to Measure the Value of an Online Supporter Over here at Care2 we get this question a lot. Any nonprofit seeking to recruit online supporters should rightly be concerned with the ultimate value derived from such supporters. And we should.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 7, 2015

And of course, Justin Bieber ( We really are sorry about that one …). The success of events like this in Canada is simply because we love to support our friends in their charitable endeavours. Canadians are known for many things. Maple syrup. Saying sorry all too often. But Canadians are also unique for their giving habits.

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Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2023

Don’t ignore a single disgruntled supporter. She was intimating, of course, that my blog bored her. You mail too often. Too often the response here is to mail less. Mailing more raises more! next time you send an appeal randomly divide your mailing list into two segments; mail to one and not the other.

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Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 12:36PM | by Eric Rardin How to Measure the Value of an Online Supporter Over here at Care2 we get this question a lot. Any nonprofit seeking to recruit online supporters should rightly be concerned with the ultimate value derived from such supporters. And we should.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Another example of indirect content is that of social networks.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 9, 2021

That’s not to say you don’t value smaller donations ; of course you do! Your nonprofit may be different, but I can’t think of any organizations I’ve worked with who didn’t receive the lion’s share of giving from a small group of generous, devoted supporters. The ratio may not be exactly 80/20 (i.e. Usually not enough.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2012

I even boldly predicted the demise of direct mail – although I was wrong about that! Though many thought I was crazy, I persevered with the support of my cofounder David Crooke, our early team members, early adopter clients, investors, and of course my wife. Over the years we faced many highs and lows.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 20, 2021

This continued growth, and the natural gravitation toward technology to support growing foundation operations, is leading foundation professionals to examine the business priorities – or ‘imperatives’ – that need to be highlighted so that they can remain effective. Business priorities for foundations. Cloud-based integration technology.

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Achieve

JUNE 7, 2021

It would be another few years before Prince and File would publish their groundbreaking study on wealth and giving, “. If we’re just talking about methods, there’s major gifts, bequests and trusts, corporate relations, grant proposals, direct mail, social media, virtual and in-person events. Support staff. The Science of Giving.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2022

Recruiting Volunteers and other individuals who can get involved in supporting the nonprofit’s mission. For the United States as one example, the organization must have filed with the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Signing up for you mailing list. Encouraging actions such as signing petitions or driving social media engagement.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2023

With all those donations, of course, comes more responsibility. Of course, these tasks are important. To capitalize on the generosity of their supporters, most nonprofits launch seasonal campaigns. Builds trust and transparency with supporters Donors want to feel in control of their contributions.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2023

With all those donations, of course, comes more responsibility. Of course, these tasks are important. To capitalize on the generosity of their supporters, most nonprofits launch seasonal campaigns. Builds trust and transparency with supporters Donors want to feel in control of their contributions.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2005

XML-based web services Probably the biggest trend we see is that organizations are trying to push more functionality out to members and supporters via the internet. And since these services are now an accepted standard, most up-to-date website development languages and frameworks offer built-in support for them. Business rules change.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

But today, they’re going to be talking about how to get those lapsed donors back into the fold, which, of course, we’re all about here at Bloomerang. You were looking at some sort of return on investment selection tool or something before you put an appeal to those donors in the mail. Check them out.

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sgEngage

MAY 17, 2021

Of course, most community and independent foundations operate with lean staffs and can’t (and wouldn’t) repurpose donor intent. Foundations can proactively jump on this bandwagon by better using technology to support their business activities and, by extension, to further their vision and mission. Of course you would.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

And I learned a lot about fundraising before the internet, when you just dialed for dollars and sent mailings and had a lot of house parties. . With your support, we are fighting for health for kids, for equity, for change, for all of us. But I worked on a couple of political campaigns. People have full plates. Kids are down the hall.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 29, 2011

If the specific textbook is in the NIMAC, but not yet in the Bookshare library, an authorized user of the NIMAC must request for that textbook be assigned to Bookshare to be converted into a student-ready file. It is Bookshare’s goal to respond to support inquiries within two business days, and we meet or exceed this goal in most cases.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

It doesn’t feel good just to see “Thank you for completing your transaction” after you’ve made the effort to support a cause you believe in — something like “Thank you for helping us save the lives of dogs around the world” means so much more. Online Course. Don’t ignore it. This is how your gift is being put to work” email.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

” And just possibly they may wish part of their legacy to be supporting the causes that they cared about during their lifetime, which may be your cause. And that’s with your legacy program case for support. So now you’ve got a documented case for support, you can show the projected gap. Emphatically no.

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