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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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

To get the attention of your donors and increase their engagement, you can make your impact report come to life. Here are six best practices for creating an effective digital impact report that truly reflects your organization’s mission and accomplishments, with a goal of increasing donor engagement.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

These donors, who contribute without prior planning, can be the unsung heroes of your end-of-year fundraising. According to a recent report from the Blackbaud Institute , 72% of spontaneous gifts went to organizations with whom the donors were already familiar. This is even more important as you seek to expand your donor rolls.

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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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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

A digital impact report is an amalgamation of components demonstrating your organization’s impact – all your very best evidence of the ways in which you are changing lives for the better. Here are five ways to use your digital impact report as a marketing tool: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2025

Technology is making planning and managing charity golf tournaments easier, more efficient, and more impactful than ever before. 3) Mobile Apps Will Boost Donor Engagement Mobile apps designed for golf fundraisers are a game-changer. As golf grows in popularity, it has become a vital fundraising tool for nonprofits of all sizes.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 1, 2024

The balance of power within nonprofits is shifting in favor of wealthy donors and boards. Here are two strategies to address these issues.

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Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Donors are an important part of any nonprofit’s mission. Yet, according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , donor retention rates have been falling since 2020. Rethinking donor relationships When I started Imani Collective, it was a small nonprofit training program in Mombasa, Kenya.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In my role as Blackbaud’s vice president of customer success and as a member of the board of directors of the Giving Institute, I have the unique privilege of witnessing firsthand the incredible impact nonprofits have on our communities. Utilizing social media platforms, community events, and other channels to feature these stories.

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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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NonProfit PRO

MAY 20, 2024

Many donors want to know specifics about your nonprofit before giving. Here's how an impact report can help gain donor trust.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

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. One way to create a major donor program or donor perks system is to replicate one from another organization. Many sponsors and donors want recognition for their support.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2022

From increased revenue to improved volunteer and donor engagement, professional design and visual branding create tangible financial benefits for charities and nonprofit organizations around the world. Furthermore, 97% of freelance designers believe they are making a real social impact through their creative work.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Gaining new donors and maintaining those relationships long term is essential to the success of your nonprofit and its projects. It’s important to recognize that the next generation of donors has arrived with their own set of expectations, values, and perspectives. Millennials and Gen Z are both nuanced demographics.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Telling your donors that you’ve made progress toward achieving your mission is one thing, but showing how you’ve accomplished this with data does a better job of painting that picture. Here are three tips for collecting impact data.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether it’s a good strategy to include your impact report with your appeal mailing: Dear Charity Clairity, We have started mailing quarterly impact reports to those midlevel and major donors who aren’t emailable, and emailing otherwise.

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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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Hands on Fundraising

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Do you want to know what your donors think? Would you like some interesting information about your donors – including testimonials and suggestions you might never get otherwise? Then you want to try a donor survey I first created a survey years ago. You […] The post Unlock your impact: try a donor survey today!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Imagine a potential donor who happens to pass by a poster for your organization’s annual festival. They can help you raise money, gather volunteers, inspire your donors, better understand your supporters, and connect with people who may not have heard of your organization. How do you turn good intentions into action?

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 22, 2024

New nonprofits need effective donor acquisition strategies to maximize their reach and impact. Explore the best strategies in this guide.

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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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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Data from recent elections shows rage donors take their candidate’s loss in a presidential bid as inspiration to donate more to causes associated with the candidate’s party, while the winning team’s incoming gifts drop off. Regardless of whether they donated before the election or in response to it, don’t treat rage donors as one-and-done.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 16, 2024

Reporting is essential for nonprofit organizations to demonstrate the impact of their work to funders and donors. You’ll also learn how an impact management solution with built-in reporting capabilities can help. In this e-book, you’ll discover the four most common reporting mistakes you may be making and how to fix them.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 17, 2024

One reason donors stop giving is that organizations never tell them how they made a difference. Here are four ways to show them their impact.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 23, 2025

Nonprofit organizations are often challenged with the daunting task of delivering significant impacts with limited resources. Its potential impact on the nonprofit world is enormous, but its still relatively unknown and underleveraged. Join thousands of other organizations to expand your digital presence.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 30, 2024

Our DAF roundup includes the four biggest reporting DAF charities sharing year-over-year grant totals, as well as a look at how this revenue stream is impacting nonprofits.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 24, 2024

Donor acquisition is the top challenge nonprofit leaders are facing this year, according to the latest research from NonProfit PRO.

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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 PRO

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Here are the top tips to drive impactful year-end marketing campaigns that turn one-off donors into lifelong supporters.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

In the wake of last weeks news regarding the Office of Management and Budget memorandum instructing federal agencies to temporarily pause all activities related to obligations or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, many of us are trying to understand the potential impact of a freeze on federal funding on the nonprofit sector.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Also, the Wiedemann-Steiner Syndrome Foundation has curated a catalog of top-selling items, leveraging their logo to engage supporters, and deliver products that donors wear with pride. Consider customizing best-selling print-on-demand products with your nonprofit’s logo, mission statement, or impactful visuals related to your cause.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Donor hesitancy remains a constant threat to nonprofits. Here are some challenges associated with hesitancy, and tips to overcome them.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Join us for an insightful webinar, "Giving Tuesday: 2022 Learnings & Donor Insights," where we'll delve into pivotal takeaways, donor perspectives, and crucial decisions that can drive your philanthropic efforts in 2023. Be part of this engaging discussion on maximizing your impact and making informed choices.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Strong donor relationships are the cornerstone of successful fundraising. However, traditional engagement strategies can feel transactional - failing to create deep, meaningful connections that drive long-term impact.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 31, 2025

The order was quickly challenged in court and the ultimate impact is not yet clear. Communicate proactively to your most important stakeholders: Consider all the stakeholders who benefit from the mission of your organization, including funders, donors and your staff, generally as a group but also the individual departments and humans.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Now let’s take a deeper look into what complying with this law means for nonprofits with employees doing business in the state — discussing everything from human resources to donor relations.

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