Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Show them precisely what impact their gift will make. Similar to how consumer brands use holidays like Black Friday and Cyber Monday to ignite the spirit of the holiday season and boost foot (or click) traffic, nonprofits can leverage Giving Tuesday to attract donor awareness, gifts, and loyalty. Provide suggested donation amounts.

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CauseVox

JULY 2, 2024

Well the good news is that with a matching grant or matching gift, you can! Not only does every donation get doubled (or tripled) but with a match in place, 84% of donors say they’re more likely to give, and a staggering 1 in 3 say they would give a larger gift if matching is applied to their donation.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Soon, we’ll spend our days purchasing holiday gifts for loved ones, baking, and gearing up for visits from family and friends. Segment Your Donors It’s not always advisable to take a “one-size-fits-all” approach to fundraising because your supporters have different income levels, motives for giving, interests, and intended engagement levels.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

We surveyed 1,000+ donors and 380+ fundraisers to uncover the hidden challenges impacting donor retention and the small but powerful changes that can make a difference. A year later, they havent received an update on how their gift helped. Make donors the heroes of your storytelling. Why donors quietly disengage 1.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Whether you’re striving to make a difference in your community, protect the environment, or provide a lifeline to those in need, your storytelling ability can mean the difference between a thriving and well-funded program and one that falls flat. The Power of Storytelling in Fundraising Humans are meaning-making creatures.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

By Julia Campbell , a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. While Facebook and Twitter may be waning a bit in popularity and usage, visual storytelling platform Instagram keeps growing in engagement and daily time spent on the site. .

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In that same spirit, we asked some of our favorite fundraisers to share their best piece of fundraising advice, as a way of paying it forward to other gift officers. Tracey Harrow, private elementary school Make a Special Swag Delivery to Major Donors “Members at the two highest levels receive physical gifts.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Storytelling Storytelling possesses an unparalleled power to ignite empathy, drive action, and foster connection – making it an indispensable tool for your GivingTuesday social media campaigns. An example of storytelling in a Raising Hope Dogs GivingTuesday social media fundraising campaign.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Storytelling : Beyond basic communication, your new fundraising program will benefit from having a writer on the team who can convey the emotion at the root of your commitment—for example, sharing success stories and writing compelling profiles of the donors who support your organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Donors are looking to stay connected to and support the organizations they care most about, and a recurring giving program helps donors break a larger gift into smaller, more affordable portions. Peer-to-Peer fundraising can build a major gift pipeline for your organization as well! In return, donors may provide larger gifts.

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CauseVox

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

You can choose to embed your donation form directly on your website or create a hosted donation page for even more customization and storytelling. Then, consider including a short mission statement or tagline that reminds donors why their gift matters. Plus, with CauseVox, its completely free to set up your page!

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In fact, storytelling encompasses blog writing, advertising, and stewardship efforts. There are several ways to hone your storytelling craft. Here are four nonprofit storytelling strategies that will help you attract new supporters and keep them for years to come: Maintain the right tone of voice.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Here are four different donor motivations and how you can use them in your fundraising to raise more gifts from members for your museum, cultural, or arts organization : 1. Firstname%, it’s only with your monthly gift that we can preserve these trails and native plant species. Drop your strategy it in the chat!

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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. Tailor your most compelling narratives for different channels to share them widely. The page includes several storytelling graphics. How can you break through the noise?

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Neon CRM

MARCH 27, 2025

The IRS requires nonprofits to send receipts for any charitable gift over $250, and we all know how critical it is to keep the IRS happy. But donors often expect receipts for gifts of any amount, and keeping them happy is a key part of inspiring them to give again. Then, include a note about the tax deductibility of their gift.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 25, 2023

And I also prefer a new donor paradigm that doesn’t look at donors from top to bottom based simply on the size of their gift. Let’s look, instead, at the energy their gift represents. A new donor paradigm for nonprofits In Part 1 I suggested some different categories for gifts. If you want gifts, you must give them.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

This can be particularly complicated if the institution makes decisions that the gift officer disagrees with personally. Leverage Success Stories Share positive outcomes from the new leaderships initiatives by relying on your outstanding storytelling skills. Maybe the donor is just curious. And most organizations are not ready.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 13, 2023

As the coach of a youth sports team or the leader of a school-affiliated academic bowl team, you know that there are some aspects of team fundraising that make it different—and often more challenging—than other types of fundraising. Here are a few of the different types of supporters your team might have: Parents and family members.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 19, 2023

An effective case for support is a must-have for any organization that relies on donations to get its work done and make a difference in its community. Your case underpins all of your messaging and is a tool that can be actively used to engage different audiences and motivate action in support of your mission. Let’s take a closer look.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Do you think a donor wants to be asked for a capital gift in April, a bequest gift in July, and an annual gift in November – all in the same calendar year? Asking hinges on which department gets credit for securing the gift. Asking depends on which campaign gets to include the gift towards reaching their monetary goal. .

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

How are you using my gift to make a difference?” “You Next-gen donors also seek instant gratification — they want to come away from your donation site feeling good about their gift. As its merchandise expanded, so did its giving: buying a pair of eyeglasses gifted vision care to someone in need.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

When donors add commentary to their gift, the people that CSI helps can see these personalized messages of support and encouragement. Using The Power Of Storytelling To Sell The Need. A great fundraiser is a great storyteller. You need to be able to put yourself in the shoes of a donor and sell an experience.

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CauseVox

APRIL 28, 2025

With customizable pages, built-in storytelling tools, and easy sharing options, your supporters can raise funds and awarenesswithout needing a marketing degree. That makes them some of your most authentic and powerful storytellers. Lean into storytelling , and remember to do it ethically. Theyve seen the impact up close.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

Things like focusing on the last 20 largest gifts. Things like accepting gifts from people, institutions, and corporations whose values dont align with yours. Thats because human beings are hardwired for nonprofit storytelling. Think in terms of creating storytelling systems that honor your clients and your mission.

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Qgiv

JULY 10, 2023

As new thinking continues to emerge and donor positioning shifts, ethical storytelling is evolving, and a new messaging strategy, called strength-based messaging , has emerged. The benefits of strength-based messaging Strength-based messaging encourages long-term and recurring giving, rather than a one-time gift to meet an immediate need.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 3, 2025

While acquisition is critical, without retention those donors never become monthly, annual, planned or major gift donors. Phone calls are more personal and could help donors feel their support will make a big difference. Explain what still needs to be done, how you will use their gift, and the consequences of not giving.

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Allegiance Group

JANUARY 8, 2025

As fundraisers, were also storytellers and every donor has a story. These potential mid-level donors were inspired to make their first gift during the extraordinary environment of the pandemic and required a distinct donor journey. First Gift: The donor makes their first gift. Second Gift: They give again.

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Allegiance Group

JANUARY 28, 2025

However, a single gift doesnt necessarily imply a deep-seated concern for the issues you aim to solve. Say you run an animal shelter and offer address labels as an incentive for someone to make a first gift. The benefits vary a discount to your local art museum, a branded T-shirt, a gift card.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

This compares with just 19% of first-time single gift donors and 60% of recurring single gift donors. Monthly giving is no different. The very best way to communicate with both current and prospective monthly donors is through storytelling. . Begin Your Monthly Giving Storytelling before Asking. They give/you give.

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CauseVox

APRIL 18, 2025

With CauseVox, you can customize different donation tiers for one-time and recurring donors, helping you demonstrate the increased impact donors dollars have when they give monthly. Instead of making a big gift all at once, donors can commit to a larger amount and pay it off over timemonthly, yearly, or on a custom schedule.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

In the process of coming up with a nice design and captivating storytelling to capture potential supporters, you may be overlooking a few fundamental and truly effective steps to boost conversions on your online donation page. Supporters want to know that giving to your organization is making a difference. 1) Make Giving Simple.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Thank first-time donors for their first gift, highlight the impact of that gift, and ask them to consider making a second gift to make a bigger difference. Thank lapsed donors for their past support and share updates about your organization’s work and the impact of their previous gifts.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 1, 2025

. “ Why Full-Funnel Thinking is a Game-Changer for Fundraising Let’s be real: your supporters are at different stages of readiness to give. ENGAGED: Inspiring the First (or Next) Gift Your goal: Nurture your supporters to make giving easy, compelling, and timely. A single “Donate Now” button wont cut it.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 5, 2022

In the fundraising appeal, you are laying out a case for why donating will make a real difference to a community or global problem. We know from Penelope Burk’s research that donors want to know 1) how their money was used and 2) what impact it had after making a gift. What has influenced this difference? The Problem Story.

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Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2022

While every fundraising plan looks a bit different, they all involve the same planning steps and core ingredients. Incorporating storytelling. Use storytelling techniques , such as introducing the main character, the issue your organization is trying to address, and your proposed solution. 6 steps to creating a fundraising plan.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Nonprofits may face challenges, including anonymous gifts or contributions misaligned with their programs, which can raise questions about the role of DAFs in fostering donor relationships. The average DAF gift ranges from five to twenty times higher than traditional gifts $1,100 compared to $68.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The answer lies in the power of storytelling. Pattern recognition: A storytelling superpower Our brains are wired to recognize patterns. Amplify impact through storytelling Storytelling in fundraising isn’t just about what you tell; it’s about how you tell it. The power of stories Why stories?

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