sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

These donors, who contribute without prior planning, can be the unsung heroes of your end-of-year fundraising. According to a recent report from the Blackbaud Institute , 72% of spontaneous gifts went to organizations with whom the donors were already familiar. This is even more important as you seek to expand your donor rolls.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 18, 2024

By Simon Yost , Founder of Glued Network — an AI fundraising leader who uses software to automatically identify your top donors and AI to find similar new ones. In the evolving fundraising landscape, nonprofits have more tools than ever to engage donors, grow their base, and achieve their missions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 12, 2023

Clair , Co-Founder & COO at B Generous – the first-ever platform allowing nonprofit donors to “Donate Now, Pay Later”. According to Nonprofit Pro , “Millennials represent 33 million annual donors, have a $481 annual gift, and contribute to three charities annually.” Why Do Younger Donors Donate Less?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

As leadership and development teams lean in for a final push, donors are receiving countless requests for limited financial support. . By reducing the friction for donors and nonprofits, stock gifting is now accessible and easy for everyone – and now donors can donate stock to their favorite cause in just a few clicks. .

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

This negligence means youre letting potential donations slip away without even realizing it. Every unused feature represents a missed opportunity to connect with donors. The untouched donor form? Its a chance to create unforgettable donor experiences gathering dust. That neglected communication tool?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 15, 2025

It takes more than thank-you letters to retain donors for your nonprofit long-term. 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. The answer is a donor stewardship matrix.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

have been cast, nonprofit organizations should be prepared for a new wave of donations from voters whose candidate (or candidates) did not win. Regardless of whether they donated before the election or in response to it, don’t treat rage donors as one-and-done. Now that the votes for the 2024 election in the U.S.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 19, 2023

Though giving tends to rise around these events, nonprofits often are unable to retain these often one-time donors. If your organization doesn’t have a plan to steward these reactionary donations to make them become more commonplace, it should. Nonprofits react to crises.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 9, 2025

A peer-to-peer campaign (or P2P) is a type of fundraising where individuals organize and host a campaign on behalf of a nonprofit organization and collect donations from their friends. Whats your plan for thanking fundraisers and donors? What will you do to nurture relationships with the new donors you acquire through the campaign?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Imagine a potential donor who happens to pass by a poster for your organization’s annual festival. What if that poster contained a QR code, and your passerby bought event tickets and made a quick donation right then and there? They’re interested and tell themselves they’ll check it out later.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Thanking creates loyalty Did you know that 53% of donors stop giving because they feel unappreciated, and 41% cite lack of acknowledgment or thanks as their reason? Conversely, loyal donors give 42% more over their lifetime and are 70% more likely to leave a planned gift.

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Candid

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Whether as a flash point response to a crisis, natural disaster, or an election, one-time, smaller donations are becoming commonplace. Reactive donors respond based on emotion, giving less than donors who give regularly, and historically have been fleeting supporters. But dont dismiss their motivations.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Did you know that a lot of nonprofit organizations raise 30%, sometimes as much as 50% of their annual donations during the year-end giving season ? Most nonprofits bring in nearly half of their online donations in the last week of the year. December 31st reigns supreme , with 31% of donations coming in that day.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 11, 2024

By Julia Campbell, host of the Nonprofit Nation podcast and founder of the Nonprofit Social Media Summit , a free all-virtual event created to help nonprofits navigate the fast-changing social media landscape to drive more donations. Need some inspiration and specific examples of how to grow your donor base using social media?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Nonprofits need every tool possible to entice donors to join and then stick around for years. Some organizations use donor perks or benefits to do this. One way to create a major donor program or donor perks system is to replicate one from another organization. Many sponsors and donors want recognition for their support.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 15, 2025

After someone passes away, their family members and friends might be motivated to donate to a nonprofit organization in their honor. Memorial donations are a beautiful way to honor someones life and carry on a positive legacy. That means your nonprofit must create a dedicated strategy for managing and acknowledging memorial donations.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

This guide will help you understand how clean donor data and ID verification stop bad actors looking to take advantage of your trust and goodwill, prevent donor churn, and drive revenue so you can have a successful year!

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 23, 2024

With no signs of slowing down, DAF donors are a big source of donations for nonprofits. Here are eight ways to engage and retain DAF donors.

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Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Donors are an important part of any nonprofit’s mission. Yet, according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , donor retention rates have been falling since 2020. Rethinking donor relationships When I started Imani Collective, it was a small nonprofit training program in Mombasa, Kenya.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

By Stasia Hural , Digital Marketing Lead at Keela – a complete software solution for nonprofits looking to grow revenue, centralize and manage data, and deepen donor engagement. They can now analyze lots of data, understand donor behavior, and tailor their strategies. They can also benefit from smart donation asks.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Fundraising Effectiveness Project's third-quarter findings continued to show fewer donors and fewer donations across the sector.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

This GivingTuesday, Venmo and Classy, an affiliate of GoFundMe and giving platform that empowers nonprofits to connect and build lasting relationships with donors, are teaming up to encourage individual users to donate to organizations that matter most to them through Venmo.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Packed with practical advice and customized for nonprofits with limited time and financial resources, the certificate program requires following three webinar recordings: 1) Website & Email Marketing for Nonprofits October 23, 2024 • 2 hours Website design best practices that improve the user experience and SEO The top five calls-to-action to convert (..)

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Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2025

Nonprofit fundraisers, meet your new best friend in donor data analysis: the Median average. When it comes to understanding your donor base, using the right type of average is crucial. Outlier donations can skew your results, making your donor base appear more or less stable than it actually is. Heres an example.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The holiday season is a traditional time for nonprofits to seek additional donations. Perhaps you're considering reaching out to new leads or revisiting past donors. Regardless, before you make that move, it is crucial to have a clear plan for nurturing these relationships for retention.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 7, 2024

Discover best practices for motivating today’s donors to stay involved in your mission. Old fundraising models like the “donor funnel” fall short because they emphasize monetary contributions over meaningful connections.

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OneCause

JANUARY 5, 2025

Holding a special event is a great way for an organization to generate fundraising proceeds, engage new and previous donors, and build awareness for their cause. Weve put together tips and best practices for the perfect silent auction donation request letters to send to corporate sponsors and individual donors.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 30, 2024

Text fundraising is a great way to reach donors, regardless of location. But what’s the difference between text-to-donate and text-to-give?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

A digital community consists of active supporters such as staff, volunteers, partners, donors, and advocates connected through various social media platforms. It’s one of the most effective ways to stay connected with supporters, offering a platform to thank donors, highlight impact, and nurture relationships.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2025

Offer mobile-friendly payment methods so golfers can make a donation, purchase mulligans, or buy raffle tickets directly from their phones. 3) Mobile Apps Will Boost Donor Engagement Mobile apps designed for golf fundraisers are a game-changer.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

This helps you more fully understand your donors and members, create more personalized and effective campaigns, reduce fraud, and make more informed decisions for your organization. Did you know that when you verify an address, youre also verifying so much morelike names, contact information and location details like geocodes?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2024

Donor retention is important. All that is true, but the fact remains that donor retention is a struggle. Retaining your donors requires building relationships with them, and those relationships will rely heavily on effective communication. But how can a single fundraiser communicate effectively with an entire donor base?

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

It's always a good thing to be as transparent as possible to your donors. So here are my top five best practices when it comes to recurring gift receipts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

But did you know it’s also a great way to acquire new donors for your nonprofit? You can easily acquire new donors using peer-to-peer fundraising. Are you ready to expand your donor base? If yes, keep reading to learn four ways that you can acquire new donors with your next peer-to-peer fundraiser! That’s right!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Installing a robust SSL certificate on your website helps protect confidential contact and financial information when when donors make an online donation and builds trust among users by assuring them that your site is secure. 7) Provide safe and secure online donation pages. 5) Install SSL certificates on your website.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 10, 2025

Todays question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on the pros and cons of public donor listings: Dear Charity Clairity, There has been some concern about the fact we have our $1,000+ donors listed on our website. As you intuit, there is no one right way to approach donor listings. So, thank you! How do you know?

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This guide will help you understand how clean donor data and ID verification stop bad actors looking to take advantage of your trust and goodwill, prevent donor churn, and drive revenue so you can have a successful year!

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