The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

I am in the middle of writing a direct mail fundraising letter for a non-profit client, and tomorrow I will be presenting the letter to them, and explaining why it will be effective. And it got me thinking… there are really only three things that separate super-successful fundraising letters from ones that are just mediocre.

Raise 231

Raise Money Headline Fundraising 231

Qgiv

AUGUST 23, 2024

Fundraising is all about connecting with your audience with personal and relevant messages. And one of the most powerful ways to achieve this is by using donor segmentation to communicate more directly with your supporters. A message that resonates with long-term, repeat donors will fall flat with a lapsed donor.

Donor 104

Donor Raise Tips New Jersey 104

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 20, 2024

A supplemental post to 101 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits , the statistics listed below can guide your nonprofit in creating and maintaining a successful online fundraising strategy. DonorDirect ] 48% of donors cite email as their preferred method of hearing updates and appeals from the organization.

Statistics 225

Statistics Online Fundraising Benchmark 225

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

As a nonprofit, you’re always looking for creative and effective ways to raise funds and awareness for your cause. In today’s digital world, online fundraising is essential, and merchandise offers a fantastic opportunity to engage your supporters and generate revenue. Need merch ideas ?

Fundraising 217

Fundraising Sponsor Product Cancer 217

The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

If we raise everything we need now, we can focus on programs later.”. Or, “I keep trying to set up a meeting with that big donor. They are a sign that you, your board, or your team are waiting for a “magic bullet” to solve your fundraising problems. And it seems like a really slow way to go about fundraising.

Fundraising 350

Fundraising Profit Grant Raise 350

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. In today’s fundraising sector, technology is vital. AI is becoming increasingly important in fundraising.

Donation 247

Donation Data Fundraising Analytics 247

NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 13, 2022

Don your nonprofit superhero capes for this highly interactive workshop and as Fundraising Expert, Barbara O’Reilly, CFRE of Windmill Hill consulting shares how to take your donor engagement to new heights, and make your fundraising results soar in 2022! Eastern Time.

Fundraising 246

Fundraising Donor Money Raise 246

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

Paybee’s Annual Bid Masters competition reveals the 54 best benefit auctioneers of 2024, these trailblazers are leading the way in the world of benefit auctioneering and transforming the fundraising landscape. This remarkable journey is a dream come true for Brett, who has always possessed a profound love for helping others.

Fundraising 223

Fundraising Jordan Texas Los Angeles 223

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 1, 2021

Reserve your spot today and join us for this highly interactive webinar featuring Nicole Betancourt, Development Coordinator, Ronald McDonald House Charities® of South Florida, and Manny Perez, Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Expert with Arreva.

Interaction 223

Interaction Money Raise Florida 223

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 26, 2020

The rise of the livestream, combined with the growing popularity and widespread appeal of video games, has created an attractive new opportunity for charities — gaming fundraisers. These events are an exciting new kind of fundraiser in which gamers raise money for charity by livestreaming themselves playing video games.

Game 293

Game Raise Donation Fundraising 293

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

By Wendy Mercurio , Content & Education Specialist at Qgiv — an online fundraising platform empowering 20,000+ nonprofit fundraisers to raise money for their causes while keeping costs low. December is an important month for nonprofit fundraisers. Fundraisers can receive helpful cues from these intelligent tools.

Trend 299

Trend Fundraising Digital Celebrate 299

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 14, 2022

Fundraising to support the mission of nonprofits is no different. Gauging success isn’t necessarily about comparing ourselves with others, but is instead characterized by the effort we make to improve over our own past performance.

Raise 290

Raise Data Donor Difference 290

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 17, 2021

Learn how your nonprofit can diversify fundraising efforts and raise more with FrontStream’s free eGuide: 10 Smart Ways to Diversity Your Fundraising Efforts. Engage supporters in multiple channels, including email, mobile and social media to increase donor engagement and raise more for your mission.

Raise 165

Raise Fundraising Virtual Channel 165

The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This is a two part article on how to create fundraising systems for your nonprofit. In Part 1, we will talk about what fundraising systems are and why they are important for development. They were worried about donor communications. Everyone at this nonprofit was constantly wringing their hands about raising money.

System 354

System Create Fundraising Nonprofit 354

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

By Meredith Gray , Head of Marketing at Keela – a complete software solution for nonprofits looking to grow revenue, centralize and manage data, and deepen donor engagement. While ChatGPT may be all the buzz, have you considered how it and other artificial intelligence tools could enhance your fundraising efforts ?

Tools 359

Tools Fundraising Analytics Analysis 359

The Fundraising Authority

AUGUST 6, 2021

Fundraising events are a staple part of non-profit development programs worldwide. Your goal as a fundraiser is to make sure that you are maximizing your events to raise as much money as possible, without wasting valuable time and resources. Fundraising events are still fundraising , and all of the rules of fundraising apply.

Profit 339

Profit Fundraising Sponsor Money 339

OneCause

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Explore how OneCause equips your organization to capture donors' attention and raise more with online fundraising.

Raise 59

Raise Online Fundraising Attention 59

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Facebook Fundraisers are a relatively new fundraising tool, but they’re already driving a major boost in revenue for some nonprofit organizations. Additionally, Facebook has made both creating and donating to Fundraisers a highly streamlined process. His work is focused on nonprofits, advocacy, and public affairs.

Facebook 222

Facebook Raise Fundraising Audience 222

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2023

By Jennifer Wemhoff , Communications Manager at GolfStatus.org – the leading event management platform for golf fundraisers. Here’s why: 1) You’ll raise money and awareness. Golf’s fundraising power is massive—the sport raises nearly $4 billion for charity annually.

Fundraising 316

Fundraising Sponsor Registration Platform 316

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The 2021 Open Data Project [ español , français ] seeks to gain a better understanding of how nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide use technology for digital marketing and fundraising. At the core of the project is the 2021 Global NGO Technology Survey and the data below is based on the survey responses of 592 online fundraisers.

Stats 282

Stats Data Online Fundraising 282

Donorbox

JULY 16, 2024

County fairs, a close-knit community of donors, and servicing the people you live amongst are all great incentives. However, encouraging donations when you rely on a smaller pool of donors can be challenging.

Money 52

Money Raise Ideas Effective 52

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Year-end fundraising is upon us and we are entering an intense season of asking. And sure, there is absolutely an upside to sending more fundraising emails —you may raise more money. Seth is speaking to consumer marketers trying to get the sale, but there’s a big lesson in here for anyone sending fundraising emails.

Money 84

Money email Raise Content 84

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Disclosure: Bloomerang is one of several software providers that helped the Fundraising Effectiveness Project collect the data analyzed in the report we discuss in this post. . You’ll also find our recommendations for how you can use your nonprofit organization’s data to fundraise more effectively. Recommendations. By how much?

Raise 92

Raise Report Project Effective 92

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Meta has quietly announced that the Facebook Fundraiser functionality is being expanded to Instagram. If your nonprofit is eligible for Instagram Charitable Giving Tools, then your supporters can now create fundraisers for your nonprofit. In the coming weeks, you’ll now be able to raise money for more than 1.5

Feeds 334

Feeds Fundraising Nonprofit Facebook 334

DonorPerfect

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Donor lapse is something that all fundraisers want to avoid. These reports will give you the information you need to analyze your donors, find out who hasn’t given this year, and use that information to re-engage these important contributors. This is where LYBUNT and SYBUNT reports come in handy. What are LYBUNTs and SYBUNTs?

Retention 98

Retention Raise Report Donor 98

OneCause

MARCH 27, 2023

Raise 2023, presented by OneCause, is for nonprofit and fundraising professionals wanting to raise their fundraising game. RAISE is part interactive learning + part crowd-sourcing = and 100% FUNdraising! Here are the top 7 reasons to be at RAISE 2023: 1. Share your story with fellow Raise attendees.

Raise 98

Raise Nashville Award Sponsor 98

Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

A diverse and holistic fundraising strategy is crucial to a nonprofit’s success. Whether you are fully dependent on donations or utilize a variety of revenue sources like government grants, corporate partnerships, major contributions, or membership fees, successful fundraising is key to maximizing your impact on your mission.

Raise 98

Raise Strategy Help Fundraising 98

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The development director recruited members to become donors at invitation-only ‘after-hours’ events, where the adults roamed the museum, slid down slides, and tinkered and played at every exhibit to their hearts’ content. It’s understanding donor motivations. Most fundraising is helping ‘other people.’ Admirable goal.

Gift 87

Gift Raise Museum Arts 87

Blue Fox

AUGUST 17, 2020

Fundraisers certainly have their work cut out for them this year. All of these make for a super challenging fundraising environment. So, what’s a fundraising organization to do? How much more effective could your fundraising team be?” Coronavirus. Unemployment. Business closures. Natural disasters.

Money 148

Money Raise Fundraising Disaster 148

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Many organizations raise 30%, sometimes as much as 50%, of their individual giving in December. End of year is the most lucrative, high-stakes fundraising there is. A solid year-end fundraising plan can help! Just follow my timeline below to create your year-end fundraising plan! What number of donors gave at end of year?

Calendar 84

Calendar Fundraising Gift Test 84

DonorPerfect

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Whether given in memory, to celebrate milestones, or as a unique holiday gift, these contributions help organizations forge connections with both new and returning donors.

Raise 52

Raise Help Celebrate Gift 52

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

We hear from folks all the time who are looking for new fundraising ideas for nonprofits, especially fundraising ideas for a new nonprofit. They’ve tried what they know to raise money, but it just isn’t working. It’s not easy to figure out what works in fundraising when you have little to no experience raising big bucks.

Money 126

Money Raise Ideas Work 126

Pamela Grow

JULY 31, 2024

In fundraising taking advantage of every potential opportunity for cultivating relationships is essential! Consider the honeymoon period as the two to eight weeks immediately following a donor’s gift (or expressed interest). You did a crowd-funding campaign and raised enough to fund your new program. Usually several.

Phase 64

Phase Relationship Donor Fundraising 64

Hands on Fundraising

APRIL 23, 2024

So I know more than a little about raising money for an arts organization. One day I was talking with people at […] The post How to raise money for an arts organization appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising. My love of theater brought me into the nonprofit world. Let me tell you a little story.

Arts 101

Arts Money Raise Organization 101

Qgiv

JULY 12, 2021

It’s nice to talk about fundraising in the abstract and offer up best practices and tips for making the most of your fundraising techniques and tactics. Having said that, we’ve taken a look at some fundraising statistics that we think are very interesting and deserve to be brought to your attention. 12% said animals.

Statistics 116

Statistics Raise Fundraising Social Media 116

Get Fully Funded

JULY 30, 2023

And how to raise more money this Fall. You see, great fundraising takes planning and preparation. If you want to make sure that you raise more money this Fall and have your BEST fundraising season ever, there are some things you need to do NOW to set the stage. But good fundraisers carve out time to review their numbers.

Money 98

Money Raise Newsletter Donor 98

Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

In the modern fundraising world, creating an online fundraising strategy is essential to the success of your nonprofit. As the world continues to grapple with the ups and downs of COVID-19, it’s essential to meet your donors where they’re most comfortable, and that means coming up with inventive online fundraising ideas.

Raise 98

Raise Ideas Online Help 98