Candid

JANUARY 25, 2023

If you read any recent reports on philanthropic giving, you’ll likely be confronted by the term “DAFs,” which stands for donor-advised fund. Many experts in the social sector will tell you that DAFs are an increasingly popular way for individual donors to formalize their giving. Quite simply, DAF stands for donor-advised fund.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 24, 2024

We had our own in-house donor base software program that was actually ahead of its time and worked well for us. We do really well at retaining donors. Many of our donors have been with us 20-28 years. We have always had a policy to thank every donor no matter how big or small. Letters go out within 48 hours.

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Judi Sohn

APRIL 8, 2013

But did you know that you can use Conga to generate a fully formatted Word file of your monthly donors, let’s say for your newsletter or annual report? Every month in our Shofar newsletter, we publish a list of our donors, separated by the Fund they donated to. I maintain the Salesforce database for my synagogue. That’s it.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

. “How do we ask for specific things while transparently keeping the money in an undesignated fund (rather than making the gift specifically for specific line item/fund)?” Don’t feel obligated to overemphasize it – donors understand that even though you’re talking about one thing (i.e.

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Care2

MARCH 17, 2014

Is your nonprofit effectively engaging donors? Are you moving donors up the ladder of engagement? And, if you were surveyed on your donor engagement, would your org fall under the good, the bad, or the ugly? Here''s a sneak peek into what was discovered during this undercover donor testing: Thank You Emails.

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NTEN

MAY 3, 2011

The institutional version raised more than 4 times as much from almost twice as many donors. The average gift was also much higher for the institutional version. A 2005 Public Agenda study found a substantial backlash when donors felt the appeal was too "slick" and intentionally exploitative. You'd be wrong. So what to do?

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

We are here to talk about where to find potential donors to support your cause. We’ve got a good old-fashioned donor acquisition webinar for you today. But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond these webinars or if you’re a first-timer, Bloomerang is also a provider of donor management software.

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CauseVox

MARCH 11, 2022

With less staff capacity, name-brand recognition, and resources compared to larger orgs, it may seem like smaller nonprofits have extra hoops to jump through. Using these standards, and for the purposes of this article, we’re classifying any org with assets totaling $500K or less as small. Corporate Matching Gifts.

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3rd Sector Labs

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Who remembers the days of charities arguing with local United Ways over the donor data? “We own the workplace giving data,” was the typical United Way response to charities wanting to know more about the donors supporting them, “because they are United Way donors – our donors.” The result?

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CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2022

Cultivating a major donor and setting the stage to make an ask for money doesn’t have to be a nerve-wracking experience. For context, when we talk about major donors, we’re referring to donors who make a significant gift to your org – one that’s above and beyond the typical gift that arrives in the mail.

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Double the Donation

MARCH 17, 2021

Double the Donation is proud to announce a new partnership with RKD Group with a matching gifts integration between DMC Fundraising by RKD Digital and 360MatchPro by Double the Donation. The new integration allows nonprofits to identify match eligible donors, automate outreach to those donors, and see matches to completion. .

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Diversifying your donor base has two meanings: to ensure your revenue comes from a variety of sources so that your organization can better weather economic fluctuations, and to ensure your donor base reflects the diversity of your community. Diverse donors are expanding the tools and practices of fundraisers.

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Achieve

MARCH 29, 2023

According to The Fundraising Authority , fundraising generally follows the 80/20 rule, which states that 80% percent of your revenue comes from only 20% of your donors. Set up a major gifts program. Incorporate matching gifts into your strategy. Invite major donors to get involved in other ways. Thank your donors.

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Double the Donation

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Double the Donation and SimplyFundraisingCRM are proud to unveil their new integration partnership, opening the door for nonprofit organizations to identify more matching gift opportunities for their donors with every donation. Activate in Seconds and Start Raising More from Matching Gifts?

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Double the Donation

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Nonprofit organizations can now use the two solutions together to raise more from matching gifts by incorporating valuable company information and outreach to donors during the giving process. . Activate in Seconds and Start Raising More from Matching Gifts! Drive More Matching Gifts to Completion with 360MatchPro!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

By Laura Quinn, Idealware Since most organizations don’t track just one type of constituent, the idea of a single database for all of them—donors, volunteers, clients, email subscribers, advocates and everyone else—is something of a holy grail. For most organizations, this will probably be either donors or clients. (If

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 12, 2024

clear and direct, but still kind) Similarly, help your Gen Z colleagues understand frequently used phrases at your org that carry important subtext. We manage the databases, gift processing, donor acknowledgment, and serve the analytics back to our fundraisers. Its okay to make mistakes sometimes. Will you please correct this?

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John Kenyon

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Example: Donor loves our organization but we only had her old work email address and when that changes, we lose touch with her, costing us a lifetime of giving. The new email address is known by a board member who is a good friend of the donor. Bye bye long term donor. Bye bye loyal donor family.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The CauseVox 2023 Giving Study found that among the younger generations, 76% said that social media influences their decision to make a charitable gift. Potential corporate or major donor gift sponsors/matches. Shows your progress so your donors visually see how their donation moves the needle.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Fundraising and Donor Analytics. The ultimate goal is to uncover trends, understand performance, and discover useful next actions to help nonprofits achieve their fundraising and donor stewardship goals. So for example, if you’re hoping to increase major gifts, focus on major gift-related metrics. Web Analytics.

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Care2

APRIL 18, 2014

The percentage of people raising money has remained flat across all 4 event types the last three years, but donors gave more each year. The average online gift for Endurance events was the highest at $80.05, while the lowest was 5K events at $54.96. Cycle events saw the biggest percentage jump year over year in average gift size at 9%.

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Double the Donation

APRIL 29, 2021

All-in-one fundraising solution Community Funded has teamed up with Double the Donation to offer a new integration to their clients: matching gifts automation. We’re proud to partner with the leader in the matching gifts space,” says Katie Haystead, Senior Vice President of Partnerships at Community Funded. The best part?

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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 9, 2022

As we approach the end of the calendar year, many of your donors will be thinking about end-of-year donations to your organization. In order to make that possible, your systems – especially your Salesforce org – have to “be ready” for the big push. Cleanse Your Data + Get Insights. Convert Your Volunteers.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Here’s How Your Org Can Adapt – and Flourish Educate and Engage Your Donors Communicate openly with your donors about any changes and what they might mean. A well-informed donor might be more inclined to cover additional fees or adjust their donation habits. in a calendar quarter. of every $100 you raise.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 19, 2021

TPF4Y needed a single source of truth for their data that would give them a 360-degree view of their constituents, allow them to track donors and volunteers, and make data-based decisions on programs. These factors are why they chose to apply for a Salesforce trial org. A More Efficient Way of Tracking Donations.

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CauseVox

JUNE 29, 2022

Alas, that’s not really enough to inspire donors and bring in more donations for your mission. Luckily it doesn’t take too much time or work to create a donation experience that captures your donor’s attention and brings in increased donations. Example #1: Salt’N’Light Ministries Keeps Donors on Their Branded Donation Page.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 18, 2013

org, causes.org, and change.com. There are three channels that work well for converting advocates to donors: email, direct mail, and telemarketing. And all three channels have a place in the integrated marketing paradigm to convert advocates to donors. Convert to Donor. So you ask, Dennis, where do I find advocates?

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2012

And when we fail, the donor would be notified at the same time as the executive director So as we were developing this new technology for reporting, it was no giant leap of imagination to ask ourselves, “What if our internal accountability platform were entirely open to donors?” Anybody could observe our progress, at any time.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2012

The median number of online gifts grew by 12.6%. The smallest tier of orgs (less than 10,000 email records) experienced a median of $89,917 in online fundraising. The average online gift for that tier was $105.01. The largest tier of orgs (more than 250,000 email records) experienced a median of $1,993,713 in online fundraising.

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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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CauseVox

JULY 11, 2022

They also let donors know why they were raising money and translating the impact of gifts in terms of programming: (Invest In Kids’ impact statement featured on their Jane-A-Thon campaign). Corporate matching is a type of incentive that motivates donors to give in the moment, rallying donors quicker and more efficiently.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 30, 2011

There is way too much philosophical debate on which channel should get the credit for the gift. Here’s the reality: Donors are multichannel. They don’t care about your org chart or who gets credit for the donation. They don’t care about your org chart or who gets credit for the donation. That’s broken and really costly.

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Whole Whale

JULY 10, 2021

Don’t forget matching gifts. Matching gifts are to #GivingTuesday as deals are to #CyberMonday. Use Double the Donation’s #GivingTuesday Matching Gift Pages for free. Focus on new donor cultivation. . Announce new donors and interact with social media interactions via YouTube or Facebook Live.

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Judi Sohn

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Batch gift entry - Here's the new features added according the release announcement: Add donations of most record types. Add stock gifts including assets. Associate a donation with an open major gift or pledge. Add multiple designations on a gift. But for the most part it was a smooth process. I certainly have.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

Pay attention to the donor/attendee experience, then weigh out the potential cost and get ready to PLAN, PLAN, PLAN! Yes, your org will get a handful of dollars for doing basically nothing. Brings in dozens of new donors (or renews existing ones). Consider how much time and energy it will take to make your event successful.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2011

I tell them, “Yes, I would like to make a gift this year, however I would prefer you save the stamp and I’ll go online to make my gift. As the number of touch points grows, it will become more and more important for organizations to determine which channels are prompting the gifts they receive.

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2022

No matter the type of event you’re planning, we’re here to help you and your donors spring into giving. They’re also great if your org wants to reach new audiences and build deeper connections with existing supporters. Essentially, when donors give, they can submit a request to their employers to match their donation dollar for dollar.

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