Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

54% of donors worldwide prefer to give via credit or debit card. 11% via direct mail/post. 4% via mobile app/wallet. The number of new donors giving to charity declined by 7.3% The number of new retained donors dropped 14.9% ( Fundraising Effectiveness Project ). Monthly donors give $35.46 9% via PayPal.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2022

As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you’re always thinking of ways to encourage your donors to increase their donation amounts. Some donors upgrade their giving without being asked, but most donors need some prompting. This makes it easier for your donors to choose how much to give to your nonprofit.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Leveraging a secure payment solution throughout the donation process strengthens donor trust and allows them to use a convenient payment method. With this functionality, donors can tap their credit card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay digital wallet onto a mobile device and have their gift processed through the Bloomerang mobile app.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Further, with 64% of total giving coming from individual donors in 2022, ensuring you have a well thought out strategy to attract these dollars is critical. Lauren Henderson, IT database administrator, Dexter Southfield This clean-up process is a great opportunity to take stock of who is in your donor base. Is there drop off?

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The number of donors also increased that year by more than 11%, another sign of the power of online giving. Most nonprofits should instead consider their usual channels of direct mail, email campaigns and social media and experiment in some new areas like Livestreaming. Be sure to tie your story to the impact a donation makes as well.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

That means you need to make sure you don’t lose any of those donors you took such pains to acquire last year. 8 Fiscal Year-End Donor Retention Action Strategies + Practical Tips. There’s nothing more important to your bottom line and long-term sustainability than donor retention. Call your most important lapsed donors. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

As a general rule, donations pages should be simple, optimized for mobile giving, and ask for the minimal amount of information required to make a donation and to capture a donor’s contact information. It’s also worth sending a postcard campaign to your one-time donors asking them to become monthly donors.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 6, 2017

Mobile giving is on the rise , and there’s no platform more prevalent than text-to-give. As you can probably infer from its name, text-to-give software enables donors to make contributions by texting your nonprofit. Follow up with donors. Devise a data management strategy. Make sure text-to-give is right for your organization.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

You know the drill everyone: it’s time to rev those fundraising machines for the lucrative end-of-year donor cycle. The number of donors also increased that year by more than 11%, another sign of the power of online giving. If you’ve decided to try out using QR codes in any of your mail appeals (of course you have!),

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Educate Your Donors. The weeks leading up to Giving Tuesday is a time to educate your donors about your nonprofit’s causes, mission, and programs. Engage donors, or potential donors, with evidence—facts, figures, and testimonials from those who have benefited—that demonstrates how their donation affects your mission.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 18, 2016

In the first part of this mobile fundraising series , we covered the basics, diving into the various forms of mobile fundraising and key terms that every mobile fundraiser should know. Now that you have that background, we’re moving on to part 2, which answers: Can mobile giving technology be used for more than just fundraising?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 23, 2022

In addition to this hurdle, we also had a non-mobile friendly website with an outdated visual design that affected both user experience and our search engine optimization (SEO). This prohibited us from building important relationships with our community, including our donors and volunteers. Results Following Implementation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

So much so that many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. A website (mobile app coming soon) that allows users to check-in while doing good deeds.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Consider this—7 out of every 10 donors only donate once. 77 percent of donors leave due to a lack of communication. And with the right donor management tool to fit your organization’s needs, you have a better shot at communicating in the right way and building better relationships, so donors come back for round two.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 12, 2017

Consider this—7 out of every 10 donors only donate once. 77 percent of donors leave due to a lack of communication. Now, we’ll walk through our favorite donor management tools to help you find one that can organize and centralize all the donor data you’re collecting! Donor Databases for Medium-Sized Nonprofits.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 23, 2024

A matching grant pledge prior to the big day encouraged supporters to dig deep, resulting in a 40% revenue increase compared to the previous year’s total by the time the day drew to a close. This can vary, but the point is it should be easy to find especially for those who interact with email on their phones and mobile devices. “If

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Specific: Have a set number or level you want to reach, such as dollars raised, volunteers mobilized, etc. Download this Sample Year-End Fundraising Goals Spreadsheet: You’ll see this fundraising goal sheet is broken up into 2 parts: A donor thank-you campaign from 11/2-11/13 and a fundraising campaign from 11/14-12/31.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

While there are plenty of options available for different purposes, nonprofit tools help organizations do things like connect with their donors, plan events, run campaigns, collect donations, and cultivate strong donor relationships. Once you’ve organized your donor data, you can use marketing tools to connect with your donors.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

One church fundraising consulting firm found that as many as 50 percent of people who receive fundraising mailings go online to make their contribution. TechSoup has a number of donated products that are available to churches to manage donors, accounting, and donation tracking and reporting, so you can go high tech with your collection plate.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 13, 2020

They get out there, put boots on the ground and rely on physical communications: in-person coffee meetings, foot-in-the-door conversations and direct mail fundraisers. They don’t worry about sustainability, and as a result, their donor pool is a mile wide and an inch deep. Donor Reach.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

Other tools you’ll likely invest in include an event registration tool, a livestreaming platform, eCommerce tool, and online/mobile auction tool— but the specifics will depend on the unique idea you decide to host. To give all donors an at-home virtual screening, consider livestreaming the video online. Pledge drive.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2016

With online and mobile fundraising becoming more popular each year, it's no surprise that traditional fundraising methods like email and direct mail marketing, and in-person fundraising events with paper pledge forms, are starting to see exciting changes. What does that mean for a fundraising event organizer?

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

As I read case studies, blog posts and participate in sessions, I imagine replacing the term "social media" with "direct mail" or "email marketing." Crowdrise Crowdriseplaces the spotlight on individual donors, allowing people to create their own fundraisers, bring in their friends and compete for rewards and public praise. HelpAttack!

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

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. Check out our comprehensive list to keep your fundraising campaigns fun and fresh for all of your donors. Email campaigns.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Some of the key trends supporting rapid adoption of technology by nonprofits are: 1) Online lifestyle, behavior and giving of consumers and donors leading to success. 2) Mobile technology. Nonprofits, Donors and Consumers Adopting Online Lifestyle. 3) Technology that equalizes the playing field for all nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2014

Mobile Beacon offers hotspot devices with $10 unlimited 4G mobile broadband data for use when you’re working or traveling in places without Internet access. Blackbaud eTapestry is web-based donor contact management and fundraising software. Bloomerang is also cloud-based donor management software. Mobile Beacon.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 5, 2024

Recurring payments, donor portals , contactless payments, donor-covered fees. The donor experience is central. As a fundraising organization, you work day in and day out to inspire your donors to open their hearts and wallets for your cause. The donor can even use their phone if they don’t have a credit card handy.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Harness today’s LARGEST donor demographic with these quick and effective micro-philanthropy strategies. We posted recently about how Small Donors are Giving Big since the pandemic began, and that trend doesn’t show signs of slowing down. Who are these small donors? A shift is happening in nonprofit fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Several of her regular readers including Deb Roby have pledged to match her donations to The Bay Area food bank. They mention DonorsChoose , SharingTV , the Salvation Army's use of mobile phones for its " text a kettle campaign." Donors of all ages will be looking for meaningful points of engagement with your organization.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5%

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Interested in knowing how to prioritize resources, analyze a donor database, create mobile applications or visualize community indicators? Stop by Booth #75 to visit Little Green Light (online donor management) and drop your business card off to get a chance to win a Flip HD video camera. Looking to build your e-mail list?

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Interested in knowing how to prioritize resources, analyze a donor database, create mobile applications or visualize community indicators? Stop by Booth #75 to visit Little Green Light (online donor management) and drop your business card off to get a chance to win a Flip HD video camera. Looking to build your e-mail list?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Direct Mail typically generates a 0.5%

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Focus on Increasing Donor Retention. Accept Pledges. Are your Giving Tuesday donors retained at a higher or lower level than other donors? Do Giving Tuesday donors upgrade at the same velocity as donors garnered via other campaigns? Segment your donor lists to make sure you reach out effectively. .

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Here are just some of the ideas found there.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

No matter your donors’ reasons for giving, the stats above show that at the end of the year, they’re ready and willing to give. Show the impact your donors are having. Plan a special email welcome series for new donors. As you review these best practices, remember to keep your donors’ needs top of mind.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. Ideal for mobile social networkers, this $.99 Google Mobile :: google.com/mobile.

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