Bloomerang

OCTOBER 29, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang besides the webinars, we are also a provider of donor management software. And we’ll actually send you after this a copy of an ebook that Steven and some of the Qgiv folks worked on that talks pretty in-depth about retaining peer-to-peer participants and donors.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Second, it makes it easy for those who have donor-advised funds to make recommended distributions to you. Third, it gives folks who are considering making a legacy gift with information to provide to their advisors. You need to reach your donors where they are. Donors who make major gifts .

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A donor database is much more than a glorified phonebook for nonprofits. When nonprofits invest in the right donor management tools and use them properly, they can become an incredible asset. These solutions optimize and expand your fundraising and donor stewardship activities to help form long-lasting relationships.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Are you struggling to find new donors? With peer-to-peer fundraising, donors raise money on your behalf by leveraging their personal networks. If you’re not sure what kind of event to host, think about what your donors all have in common. Do many of your donors own pets? Are your supporters artistic? Do they love music?

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Qgiv

MAY 4, 2021

Because many donors like doing it, it’s attractive to younger donors, recurring donors tend to give 42% more in a year than one-time donors, and monthly donors renew at a MUCH higher rate than one-time donors. Make sure your donation page is easy to understand with a clear and obvious recurring gift option.

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Bloomerang

MAY 25, 2023

Nonprofit professionals, donors and volunteers put themselves on the front lines of service to others with their gifts of time, talent and treasure. Professional and volunteer nonprofit leaders who, without fear, hesitation or anxiety, ask for gifts of time and money to fuel the good works of the nonprofit sector.

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2021

Letting donors make decisions for themselves. Blackbaud Institute npEXPERTS 2021 eBook. The Surprising Gift of Doubt: Use Uncertainty to Become the Exceptional Leader You Are Meant to Be by Marc A. Areas that need to be left behind in order to move forward. Fundraising without big events. Listen Now: Resources: Marc A.

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Neon CRM

MARCH 20, 2025

Youve probably written many thank-you letters, whether they were for birthday gifts or party invitations. The stakes are low when you write a personal thank-you note: Your Great Aunt Dottie is unlikely to shun you if your thank-you note arrives a little late or doesnt include details about how youll use her gift.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

It’s not too late, you can download our latest eBook to help you prepare. Donors expect a modern and straightforward donation process that mimics a checkout page, just like their favorite e-commerce brands. Fundraisers working in hybrid environments need to consider how the donor experience translates online.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Read on for explanations of each form element and why your donors will love it. When a donor first lands on this donation page, they’ll only see an impact statement, a compelling image, and options for choosing your donation amount and frequency. Long donation forms can feel intimidating or burdensome for your donors.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Thanking Donors. Managing Your Donors. The best campaigns—whether they’re crowdfunding, social media, matching gifts, or something else—will need your whole team to maximize your results. Gift matching programs are designed to drive support for your organization without even asking your donors for more of their own dollars.

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Qgiv

JULY 30, 2021

Donors are more likely to give when they know the person who’s doing the asking. Peer-to-peer fundraising is a great way to raise money and build your donor base, but the type of platform you use also has a major impact on your campaign’s performance, and your ability to retain new donors and fundraisers from year to year. .

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Platform Fundraising Nonprofit Donor 98

Qgiv

JULY 28, 2021

Download our free peer-to-peer event marketing eBook for helpful marketing tips to boost your success this event season. A Gift for Teaching’s 2021 Back-to-School Drive. The first of our peer-to-peer fundraising examples comes from A Gift for Teaching. Instead, their donors are using a peer-to-peer form to raise funds.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Other studies show that use of positive empathy—like a happy face—encourages donors because they either see the result of their generosity, or they want to experience the joyful mood portrayed in such an image. One important study shows that a positive image of a child leads to a higher average gift donation than a negative one.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

With 12% of all gifts made during the last few days of the year , fundraising emails are a powerful tool to encourage year-end generosity among your donors. And what’s most important to communicate to donors as the year comes to a close? Never rely on fundraising emails as the only way you connect with donors.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 23, 2024

What Are Major Gifts? Major gifts are generally the largest donations a nonprofit receives. The exact dollar amount that’s considered a major gift varies from organization to organization. The average nonprofit considers a gift of $5,000 or more a “major gift,” but that’s not a hard and fast rule. major gifts.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Everyone wants new donors, right? Bottom line: gifts are the result of effective engagement. In reality, paying to interrupt complete strangers with an uninvited ask and thinking they’ll go from stranger to a donor can amount to magical thinking. So where can you find donor prospects ? Calculating Donor Lifetime Value.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Kari Trent Stageberg, MBA and Jackie Smith will equip you with easy, practical, and actionable steps to help you win back your lapsed donors, including learning how to identify, qualify, and communicate with them. We are here to talk about how to win back your lapsed donors. Full Transcript: Steven: All right. That’s right.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

If you are looking for more recommendations, check out Book Authority’s list of 52 Best Nonprofit eBooks of All Time ( The Happy Healthy Nonprofit is #9). The book is for any fundraising professional who needs to ask for charitable gifts face-to-face. Looking for philanthropy focused reading?

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 12, 2023

One of the greatest challenges causing nonprofits and schools to fall short of their matching gift potential is a lack of knowledge surrounding the programs⁠—on the side of the donor and the fundraising workforce. That’s where equipping your team with comprehensive and informative matching gift resources comes in to help!

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

Donor acquisition is all the rage, but did you know nearly 3 out of 4 new donors leave and never come back. In 2013, Chuck Longfield was on a mission to shed light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. If the ten-year trend continues, we’ll eventually end up with donor retention rates under 20%.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Showing donors appreciation is one of the best ways you can go about retaining your donors. Donor love is the act of showing that appreciation via thank-you emails, handwritten notes, kind gestures, donor appreciation events, and other methods. How to create a donor appreciation letter or email.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

With a well-planned appeal, your nonprofit can reconnect with donors, thank them for their past support, highlight their impact, and ask for their continued support. You might hear that you can’t send an appeal to donors who have already given this year. Can you adjust your event to be more appealing to donors? Are you sure?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2014

The 2014 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report was released last week and one of the more interesting findings was that donor retention remainsa lower priority. As my colleague Frank Barry mentioned, most nonprofits stink at donor retention. Nearly 3 out of 4 new donors never make a second gift.

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2022

As digital wallets have become more commonplace, the number of donors making gifts via check has decreased. Many donors will prefer to give right on your website via their digital wallet as opposed to mailing in a physical check. It’s not enough to only include a donors’ name in your email communications. Personalization.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2014

I work as the Donor Relations Coordinator at Lena Pope , an agency that serves children and families through counseling and education. We impact over 10,000 lives each year, and in 2013 we had a donor retention rate of 43% ( compared to 27% ). Over a 5 year period, we’ve gone from retaining 29% of our donors to 43%.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Maintain a personal file of your successes and endorsements from staff and donors to use on your resume or for references or recommendations. As an ED, you can be recommending a major gift strategy for years, but the second the same recommendation comes from an outside consultant, your board suddenly hears it and is ready to act on it.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 6, 2024

Perhaps it’s your first donor newsletter. Engaging, consistent donor communications provide the engine behind your fundraising program. These are some of my favorite copywriting and donor communications pros out there. Mary Cahalane Copywriter Mary Cahalane (rhymes with “salon”) brings smarts and heart to donor communications.

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Qgiv

MARCH 19, 2024

The backbone of sustainability for nonprofits often falls on the generosity of donors! To keep your donors engaged with your mission, it’s important to make them feel appreciated. Donor recognition is one of the best ways to help you retain your donors, but a simple thank-you letter may not always feel like enough.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2012

The book is intended to help donors both big and small give more strategically. My favorite chapter is “Making Generosity Contagious” and the advice about including some “risky” donations into your mix (see the first book above). Scooter reminds folks that the Networked Nonprofit makes a great holiday gift.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

Each group was then further segmented into 3 separate audiences: Giving history divided donors into: Current donors : Members who have donated in the past year. Lapsed donors : Members who have donated, but not in the last year. These identifiers then match your information to donor Facebook profiles. 6-12 month activist.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2014

Donor retention is an on-going conversation in our sector and any time it comes up, people start to panic. We all know what we have donor retention troubles. Donor stewardship is a great place to begin making changes that can impact your donor retention rates. Take a Cue from Major Gifts. On Twitter.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 16, 2021

Dustin Pitts, Solution Engineer at Salesforce.org: NPSP allows you to know each donor to deliver exceptional experiences. Specifically: Your major gift officers can drive productivity on a modern mobile platform with instant analytics and income forecasting. You know your data and your donors best.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 29, 2014

Many of those disasters required the raising of millions in order to respond, and much of that money often came from brand new donors. And after each relief effort,we were faced with putting plans in place to thank, recognize and engage our new donors. For gifts of significance send handwritten thank you notes.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

Donor Data is a Top Priority Track Performance Using KPIs Prioritize Donor Stewardship Use Technology to Automate Processes Set S.M.A.R.T. Donor Data is a Top Priority When conducting any sort of fundraising campaign, you need to make sure you are working with data about your donors.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2014

The 2014 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report was released last week and one of the more interesting findings was that donor retention remainsa lower priority. As my colleague Frank Barry mentioned, most nonprofits stink at donor retention. Nearly 3 out of 4 new donors never make a second gift.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 18, 2021

Recently one of The Giving Crowd’s partners asked a nonprofit leader , “ h ow many gifts of assets have you received?” Surprised, the partner dug deeper and discovered that the organization’s asset-based gifts were gifts that they received upon the donor’s death – typically stocks , a house, or an occasional piece of land.

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