Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 9, 2025

Whats your plan for thanking fundraisers and donors? What will you do to nurture relationships with the new donors you acquire through the campaign? Other potential fundraisers could include volunteers, recurring donors , and those actively engaging with your organization on social media. How will you keep track of results?

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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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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 9, 2020

According to the 2019 Giving USA Report , American donors gave an estimated $427.71 According to the 2019 Giving USA Report , American donors gave an estimated $427.71 based donors. donors’ needs and interests and why they give. donors’ needs and interests and why they give. Foundation Maps. GrantWatch.

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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. Inbound Engagement is the foundation of authentic relationships. But what exactly is a digital community, and how can one be effectively built?

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Charity Navigator and Stand Together Foundation announced the launch of a new Feedback Excellence best charities page. This new resource will measure how deeply lives are affected by a charity to provide donors with deeper insights beyond the number of people served or cost-effectiveness.

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Candid

JANUARY 7, 2025

Every nonprofit wants donors who are deeply connected to the work they fundsupporters who dont just write checks but are invested in the mission. But this requires organizations to do something they find uncomfortable: asking donors to change. Nonprofits are experts at fulfilling donor needs, not the other way around.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Foundation Source released its 2024 client survey to offer a glimpse into how private foundations are approaching charitable giving this year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2021

As a non-profiteer of many years, I have known donor giving programs to be described via a myriad of terms; sustainment, long-term, continued, recurring – all ways to describe the length of the relationship a donor establishes with a non-profit. Creating powerful solutions. What they really need are affordable, lasting solutions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 11, 2024

29% of online donors say that social media is the communication tool that most inspires them to give [email 27%, website, 18%, print, 12%, TV ad 6%] (According to the Global Trends in Giving Report ). One question that I see nonprofits constantly asking, and with good reason: “Can social media really bring in new donors for our nonprofit?”

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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 PRO

AUGUST 21, 2023

announced the launch of "OpenGiving," an AI-powered search engine that changes donor discovery for nonprofits. OpenGiving helps organizations find new donors outside their existing database, leveraging the IRS filings of nonprofits, grant-giving foundations, and the individuals associated with them.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 2, 2023

President & CEO, Community Foundation of Broward: Build relationships with funders. President & CEO, Arreva: Increasing donor acquisition. Roundtables include sports foundation leaders from the Miami Dolphins, Florida Panthers, and Miami Marlins. President & CEO, Carter: Charity vs. Philanthropy.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 15, 2023

President & CEO, Community Foundation of Broward: Build relationships with funders. President & CEO, Arreva: Increasing donor acquisition. Roundtables include sports foundation leaders from the Miami Dolphins, Florida Panthers, and Miami Marlins. President & CEO, Carter: Charity vs. .

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 4, 2021

leads all of the fundraising at MSF, including mid-level gifts, major gifts, planned gifts, corporate gifts and foundation gifts. Currently, Kim Goldsmith-N'Diaye, director of development at Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders in the U.S.,

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Foundation Source acquired Vennfi, the financial technology company powering Charityvest, a donor-advised fund sponsor.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Major donors are the most valuable supporters of the nonprofit world. Follow these three steps to engage and nurture the high net worth donors who share your vision. 1) Invite major donors to be an integral part of the work they’re funding. 2) Don’t forget about the impact of donor-advised on fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2022

How much time do you spend thinking about where your donors are coming from ? It is super important to understand where your donors are coming from and how you could be acquiring more! How to keep growing your donor acquisition. While acquiring (and keeping) new donors can often feel like a game of chance, it really shouldn’t.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 24, 2024

Shirley Nagar, Sarah Traisman and Mitch Stein join The NonProfit Voice to discuss the rise of donor-advised funds as a way to give.

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Candid

DECEMBER 23, 2024

While BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) donors have been taking care of their communities for generations, they have yet to be significantly represented in traditional philanthropy. The Donors of Color Network (DOCN), a community of BIPOC donors, is part of that movement. So, how can we empower BIPOC donors?

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 24, 2024

Join us on June 6th at 2pm for an exclusive webinar designed for nonprofits leaders like you, featuring Chris Miele, President of Golden Retriever Foundation. Learn how to create engaging, donor-centric websites that captivate and retain supporters.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Nearly half (47%) of family foundations have assets of more than $10 million, an increase of 17% during the past 10 years. Data in the new Trends 2025 report, shows that donors are shifting from a donor-centric mindset to a community-centric one. It’s not all great news.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 29, 2024

Join us on Thursday, June 6th at 2pm ET for an exclusive webinar designed for nonprofits leaders like you, featuring Chris Miele, President of Golden Retriever Foundation. Learn how to create engaging, donor-centric websites that captivate and retain supporters.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 28, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission and 10 states are suing Cancer Recovery Foundation International and its operator for deceiving generous donors.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Your nonprofit’s mission may be the first thing to catch a donor’s eye, but it’s the experience you offer that not only converts them into a donor but keeps them coming back. It’s about how it makes donors feel. If the donor experience isn’t seamless, engaging, and empowering, your nonprofit will lose out.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

As bridge builders whose success depends on forging authentic relationships with donors, fundraisers can sometimes find the line between the professional and the personal becoming blurred. Inevitably, a donor or prospect will ask, But what you do you personally think about? Maybe the donor is just curious.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 26, 2022

Titled 'Next Gen Donor Learning: Lessons for Effective Programs from Houston and the Field,' the report identifies core questions facing any next gen donor learning effort and offers practical guidance for tackling each question.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 15, 2020

How are we going to shift our direct mail strategy to find more mid-level donors? Chances are that at the heart of your non-profit, church, school, or foundation lies an important mission. Your donors (and prospective donors) will care about that mission. What’s our social media fundraising plan ? Guess what?

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 29, 2022

PayPal announced Grant Payments, a new product that enables donor-advised fund (DAF) sponsors, community foundations, and other grantmakers to deliver grants to charities quickly and electronically via PayPal.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Before exploring specifics about planned giving prospects, you must understand something much more fundamental—why donors choose to give through bequests and other planned gifts in the first place. Understanding donor motivations will inform your entire fundraising approach, from research to segmentation, outreach to stewardship.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 19, 2021

Meanwhile, a Bezos company foundation awarded $1 million grants to 19 nonprofits. Jeff Bezos will donate $200 million to the Smithsonian—its largest donation since James Smithson’s founding gift in 1846.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2025

At the top of my list is hearing from nonprofit colleagues that donors arent interested in making unrestricted gifts. Even worse, is when they believe that asking for such gifts is not consistent with being donor centric. Frankly, too many donors were driven by the desire to mirror themselves or their experience. She isnt alone.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 18, 2024

These challenges make sustainable donor support essential for creating lasting solutions. For nonprofit professionals serving rural communities, building strong donor relationships starts with clear communication about local needs and measurable outcomes. Nonprofit professionals need distinct strategies for each setting.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2025

To grow your following on social media, you need to make a concerted effort to let your supporters and donors know how to find your nonprofit on social media. The Africa Wildlife Foundation cleverly uses its website domain name to promote its social media profiles by creating easy-to-type redirect URLs.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 2, 2022

Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released a new report, Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining two years of giving, that details COVID-19-related philanthropic funding in 2021. The new report highlights the need for more philanthropic support for long-term recovery.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Donor-advised fund (DAF) disbursements to charitable organizations declined 1.4% Likewise, contributions into DAFs by donors decreased 21.7% The decline in contributions to DAFs follows two years after the sharpest increase on record in 2021, attributable to donor response to urgent needs created by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 3, 2025

Todays question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to recognize and credit donor-advised fund gifts in their CRM: Dear Charity Clairity, I have a nuanced question on how to record DAF gifts in my CRM. But do I enter Schwab Charitable as the donor, or is Better Get to Giving at Schwab Charitable the donor?

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