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. Keep and manage the growth of monthly donors: Manage the back end in your systems.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Thanking Donors. Managing Your Donors. Gift matching programs are designed to drive support for your organization without even asking your donors for more of their own dollars. Your Best Peer-To-Peer Fundraising Campaign [eBook]. Qgiv: [Free Ebook] 2020 #GivingTuesday Ultimate Guide. Campaigns & Ideas.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

These nonprofit books provide sample messaging and practical guidance to help you write appeals that resonate with your donors and compel them to support your organization. Dive into this classic to set yourself up for success with its proven approaches for compelling direct mail or online fundraising appeals. Happy reading!

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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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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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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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

When Bookshare was first created, most people with print disabilities read printed material via books on tape or hardcopy braille books delivered through the mail. Sustainability Plan: Every product needs to sustain itself on revenues after the initial donor investment in building and bringing it to market ends.

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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

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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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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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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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

You work for a nonprofit that is totally stuck in the donor acquisition cycle from hell. You work long hours and spend a ton of resources getting new donors in the door, only to then see them never make a second gift, leaving you right back where you started. What is Donor Management? What is Donor Management? Sound good?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 17, 2014

Our donors don’t give year after year. Donors staying loyal is the exception, not the rule. According to Chuck Longfield , ten years ago the average retention rates of a newly acquired donor were roughly 33%. Make a donor retention calendar to keep your donors loyal! Once a year thank-a-thon for all donors.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 10, 2010

I’m throwing the doors open on my library of ebooks and ebook/audio combos, and marking them all half off. Choose from these ebooks & audios: Simple Success Fundraising Plan. Fundraising Buffet: 101 Practical Tips to Increase Donations and Deepen Donor Satisfaction. Secrets to Raising Money Through the Mail.

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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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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

MAY 20, 2014

Think of your own reading: in addition to books and magazines, how much time do you spend reading e-mails, other material for work, mail and even text messages? Perhaps you’ve heard the reason why we seem addicted to our e-mail in-boxes, mobile devices, social media and the like. Do longer e-mails work?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 29, 2014

If you’re in the business of encouraging donors to hand over dollars to support a mission, you likely get it. Today, your job is much more focused on the percentage point in converting potential supporters into long term donors than being focused on the color of the new logo or the catchy headline. How do they consume information?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 8, 2014

While organizations focus on their development goal and raising money through major gifts, events, direct mail, grants and online, we continue to see a lack of focus on stewardship and retention. Consider that for every 100 new donors gained, 105 donors were lost through attrition. There is always a reason to say thank you.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 6, 2025

Transactional and relationship fundraising are simply different approaches to raising money that get different kinds of results and appeal to different kinds of donors. Transactional fundraising focuses on single donations over donor retention, immediate ROI over lifetime value, and short-term wins over long-term gains.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Each week, we’ll focus on one particular area of donor-based fundraising and we’ll give you the action steps you need to take to implement what you’ve learned quickly and easily. Donor-based fundraising is all about building relationships with donors and prospects so that they give because they love the work your organization is doing.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Direct mail just doesn’t yield what it used to. We’ve got a personal outreach to 2,000 and we’ve got a strategy to convert 50% of them into donors, now we’re talking about having 600 or 1,000 people donate to a single campaign. It’s a nice complement to, and maybe a full-on replacement, for those direct mail and email campaigns.

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Qgiv

MAY 21, 2021

If you’re running your store as part of a peer-to-peer event, check out our Marketing Your Peer-to-Peer Event eBook! An individual donor may not be able to buy a $5,000 sponsorship, but they could spring for a $500 package. If you’re selling event-specific merchandise, will donors be able to pick up their items on the day of the event?

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 25, 2015

Any fundraiser who has ever used a donor database knows what a nightmare it can be if their nonprofit’s donor data is messy, inconsistent, inaccessible or nonexistent. But a donor database doesn’t just go bad on its own, and no system is immune from neglect or over-indulgence. Number of years as a donor.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Interested in knowing how to prioritize resources, analyze a donor database, create mobile applications or visualize community indicators? Stop by Booth #75 to visit Little Green Light (online donor management) and drop your business card off to get a chance to win a Flip HD video camera. Looking to build your e-mail list?

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

From text messages to emails, you can send information straight into your donors’ hands with a few quick clicks. A newsletter can also help keep your donors engaged between events and drive more traffic to your website. Donor/volunteer spotlight. Any important announcements for your network of donors and supporters?

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 25, 2015

Any fundraiser who has ever used a donor database knows what a nightmare it can be if their nonprofit’s donor data is messy, inconsistent, inaccessible or nonexistent. But a donor database doesn’t just go bad on its own, and no system is immune from neglect or over-indulgence. Number of years as a donor.

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Database Donor Data Social Media 28

Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

Direct mail appeals are most successful with Baby Boomers. Almost 50% of Boomer donors prefer to give with a physical check. Almost 50% of Boomer donors prefer to give with a physical check. 33% of donors in this age group prefer to give in response to social media channels, and 29% prefer to give via text messages.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2014

Read more from Marc by downloading the npEXPERTS ebook and by following him on Twitter. In the nonprofit world, we also spend considerable amounts on donor acquisition. We throw big events, encourage birthday pledges, and send out plenty of direct mail. Becoming trusted advisors to your donors. Consistency. Persistence.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The calendar is available as a downloadable PDF , which also comes with a list of related blogs, videos, ebooks, and community resources. The voice, tone, and messaging will remain the same across different channels and mediums, allowing donors to better connect to your organization’s work and mission. That’s a lot of stuff!

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Interested in knowing how to prioritize resources, analyze a donor database, create mobile applications or visualize community indicators? Stop by Booth #75 to visit Little Green Light (online donor management) and drop your business card off to get a chance to win a Flip HD video camera. Looking to build your e-mail list?

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Neon CRM

JUNE 8, 2023

When it comes to receiving communication from nonprofits, donors have a clear favorite: Email! Our latest research uncovered that 48% of donors cite email as their preferred method of communication from nonprofit organizations. Direct mail can be a great way to let donors and potential supporters know that you have an email list.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Viral moments are like lightning in a bottle; most of the time, you’re just churning out messaging that you hope will reach and appeal to a wide range of prospective donors. On the other hand, a unique value proposition speaks directly to donors about why they should support you in this work. They’ll find you.

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Foundation Fundraising Donor Cancer 52

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2014

With the season of giving just around the corner, it’s crucial that your organization is prepared to capitalize on the generosity of your donors and potential donors. And if you want to really step-up your game, take a look at the new eBook about writing and designing fundraising appeals that work!

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 14, 2016

This got me thinking about suppressions, which are tricky and often fraught with emotion and territorialism—much like junior high dating ( “don’t touch my donors! Simply search for donors with a recent gift who have active suppression flags and correct any issues that appear. I raised over $7,000! I posted about them on social media!

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2014

Of course we could talk about how to apply the science of persuasion to many different areas of our lives, but let’s stick to the topic of improving your fundraising appeal (download the ebook ). Here’s how the science of persuasion can be used to create more effective fundraising appeal letters—email or direct mail.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 18, 2018

As the 2018 midterm elections near, it’s likely hard to ignore the ads, phone calls, mail pieces, and emails from political campaigns in your area reminding you to vote. For new donors, hearing about your organization from a trusted member of their community can be a powerful motivator for getting involved. peer-to-peer fundraising.

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