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. Third: Regarding donor recognition, some organizations do a double listing.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 1, 2022

Many fundraisers have inquired about asking donors for gifts, and more specifically, how to get over the fear of it. Very simply, there is only one way to get over that fear.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

It’s a common tactic for nonprofit organizations to seek out an older donor base in the hopes of soliciting larger gifts. When most people think of millennials and Generation Z, their financial freedom to give doesn’t typically come to mind.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Some donors may only be able to give a nickel per day. If you are patient — and thank them, steward them and engage them — you’ll be able to ask them for extra gifts, special projects and upgrade them to higher levels. Then goes to a dime, to a quarter, to a dollar.

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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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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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CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

Now is the time to make sure that your organization has donor retention strategies in place to bring those year-end supporters with you into 2025. You might be asking why you need to put a ton of time and energy into bringing your donors back for a second donation. Youre saving money by improving your donor retention.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 14, 2022

When you think of why your nonprofit’s donors support your organizations, do you expect each of their motivations to be the same? On the other end of the spectrum, there are nonprofit leaders who neglect philanthropy psychology. This person fears offending donors by asking at the “wrong” time.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 21, 2022

A major motivator for generous giving to nonprofit organizations is contributing to a solution and changing something for the better. According to the Fidelity Charitable Overcoming Barriers to Giving Report, 65% of donors would give more if they knew the impact of their donations. 2) Give social media shoutouts.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 21, 2023

Nonprofits should use events for stewardship, moving donors up the pipeline. After all, events are a great entry point where you can make a donor want to be part of the community your nonprofit is building around your cause or mission. Here’s a look at how to cultivate event attendees into major donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Ask any nonprofit fundraiser if he or she wants to increase the results of their fundraising efforts and you’ll get a resounding “yes”! In other words, you create donor journeys. . If you’ve never done so, developing donor journeys (also known as donor journey mapping) can feel like quite an undertaking. Ask yourself: .

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

If youre like most nonprofits, attracting new donors is a costly endeavor. Many nonprofits prioritize donor acquisition over stewardship, treating stewardship strategies as a frivolous or just a nice to have endeavor. It also includes a survey to learn more about the donor and deepen the donor relationship.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 2, 2023

Let's discuss ways that fundraisers can utilize this strategy to acquire and properly manage major gifts. In fundraising, there is one singular approach to success, and that is relational fundraising.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 13, 2023

As many wealthy individuals and families now prefer working through intermediaries, such as lawyers, DAFs, and donor advisories to handle their giving activities, nonprofits are finding this increased distance to be challenging. Here are some tips to help your organization adjust.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Donor retention on steroids – Make it monthly I implore you to make soliciting recurring donations a priority. Retention is a phenomenal 80 – 90% compared with under 20% for new one-time donors and just 45% when ongoing donors are added to the mix. Donor lifetime value skyrockets from 1.73 years among monthly donors.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Setting goals for the donors in your portfolio is important, but there’s another level of planning that successful major gifts officers do that leads to a transformational gift. Here are 6 tips on how successful major gifts officers can cultivate a transformational gift.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

GivingTuesday presents an invaluable opportunity for nonprofits to capture the generosity of first-time, spontaneous givers. These donors, who contribute without prior planning, can be the unsung heroes of your end-of-year fundraising. This is even more important as you seek to expand your donor rolls.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2024

By Abby Jarvise , writer, marketer, and speaker at Neon One – software built for small and midsize nonprofits to help them manage fundraising, communications, events, volunteers, and more. Donor retention is important. All that is true, but the fact remains that donor retention is a struggle. The short answer is “no.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 17, 2022

When a donor signs up for a recurring donation online, there are no checks to mail and no monthly reminders needed; much of the expense and hassle on the nonprofit’s side have been eliminated. In light of these advances, it’s time for your nonprofit to consider developing its own online recurring giving program.

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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. Post-election rage giving: +57.55% increase in gifts to nonprofits associated with the opposite political ideology of the winning presidential candidate -2.9%

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 23, 2024

He was a donor to one of our charity clients and we had talked about the possibility of gifting assets to reduce or eliminate tax liability. After a tremendous team effort, the donor successfully transferred his entire ownership into a donor advised fund (DAF) on December 30. The call came on December 2.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Fundraisers rarely engage in balanced dialogues with donors. Instead, incorporate active listening into your major gift asks.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 20, 2024

While every organization is different, there are some guiding practices that nonprofits should follow in order to attract and retain major donors. Here is some insight into what two nonprofits are doing to steward their major donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

By Sean Kosofsky , is the Nonprofit Fixer and founder of Mind the Gap Consulting. Nonprofit organizations have a lot of challenges relating to fundraising. 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.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 10, 2023

Historically, major gift officers solely sought donors with the capacity to make major gifts, and planned gift officers focused on prospects with the result being a planned gift. But now, blended gifts are the future of gift planning.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 30, 2023

If you’re planning a capital campaign, or perhaps in the midst of the long quiet phase slog, challenge gifts are the perfect way to reenergize your community of stakeholders and donors.

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Candid

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Reactive donors respond based on emotion, giving less than donors who give regularly, and historically have been fleeting supporters. For nearly all nonprofits, converting one-time donors into long-term partners is a struggle. With memorable messaging, you can inspire new donors and cultivate long-term engagement.

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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!

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Employer matching gifts offer key advantages to nonprofit organizations, including increased individual donations, opportunities for additional corporate funding, improved supporter engagement, and more. If youre wondering if corporate matching gifts can boost donor retention levels, the answer is yes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

By Denise Dunbar , a Digital Fundraising Strategist at MobileCause , where she helps nonprofits accelerate their fundraising and engagement efforts through giving and marketing strategies. In fact, according to the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report , 33% of donors give tribute gifts to family and friends.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

I believe that, over the next 10 years, major gifts fundraising will grow rapidly and become more sophisticated and donor-centered. So, here are some things to think about if you are new to major gifts fundraising.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2025

What can we learn from last years largest gifts from individuals about the latest giving trends and what to expect in 2025? Candids Philanthropy News Digest and the Chronicle of Philanthropy covered 24 nine- and 10-figure gifts from U.S.-based based donors in 2024, down just one from 2023. billion from $5.4

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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”. They have a charitable and philanthropic mindset, and yet, many nonprofits say millennials aren’t showing up treasure-wise in the same way as previous generations. Why Do Younger Donors Donate Less?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Diversifying your funding is critical to your nonprofit’s stability and ability to achieve your mission. With the ups and downs of the past few years, many nonprofit organizations that were heavily dependent on just one or two funding sources found themselves in a tight spot. Major Gifts. Peer-to-Peer and Team Fundraising.

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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 PRO

JULY 23, 2024

Annual campaigns and major gift fundraising both rely on building relationships with donors. Here's the distinction between the two.

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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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