Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Thanking donors well is an essential aspect of fundraising that is often done just once—when the donor makes a gift, or, worse, it’s overlooked entirely. Aaron and his team have designed a donor thank you process that’s an ongoing practice integrated into the fundraising culture at Feeding America. Aaron LaMonica-Weier , Sr.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In today’s fundraising world , with dozens of nonprofits competing for donors’ hearts and wallets, it’s important to stand out from a donor relations standpoint. Here are 16 uncommon and practical donor relations tactics that will delight and surprise your donors: 1. Leave a voicemail if they don’t answer.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Have you had trouble coming up with the perfect thanksgiving messages to donors this Thanksgiving? During this season of gratitude, don’t put Thanksgiving messages to donors on the backburner. Why Thanksgiving Messages To Donors Matter Regularly expressing gratitude and thanking your donors is more than just good manners.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Your donors are the ones who make your organization’s mission possible. Here at Bloomerang, we specialize in donor retention. Our team has studied the effectiveness of retaining donors rather than acquiring new ones, and that research guides our entire approach. Why Does Donor Appreciation Matter? . Ideas for New Donors.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Your donors are the ones who make your organization’s mission possible. Here at Bloomerang, we specialize in donor retention. Our team has studied the effectiveness of retaining donors rather than acquiring new ones, and that research guides our entire approach. Why Does Donor Appreciation Matter? . Ideas for New Donors.

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3rd Sector Labs

MARCH 1, 2015

Now, let’s talk about your donor database. Year after year you gather information about donors. Donors lapse. You keep mailing out newsletters and fundraising appeals. You keep adding new donors, new prospects and your mailing lists get larger. Is your organization is a donor data hoarder?

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

First and foremost, determine which existing audiences you wish to engage (board members, major donors, past event fundraisers or attendees, all donors, volunteers, etc) in your fundraising and how you will reach out to them (email, social networks, mail, phone, on-site events, etc). Understanding the Value of Team Captains.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2023

Securing donors only to lose them is just silly business. If you want to move away from transactional one-time gifts, and towards longer-term, transformational giving, here is the single most important thing you need to know to keep nonprofit donors: RESOLVE to rock the power of thank you! Begin by making donor retention a priority.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2021

Here are a few 2021 key findings from the report to help us retain and upgrade nonprofit donors: . Giving was unevenly directed; donor perceptions of greatest need had an impact. Giving was unevenly sourced; wealthier donors were more insulated from pandemic effects. New donors were up by 18.5%. adjusted for inflation).

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The subject line is like the envelope for a direct mail letter; it’s a critical part of your appeal “package” as 47% of email recipients open an email based on the subject line alone. Second, it makes it easy for those who have donor-advised funds to make recommended distributions to you. You need to reach your donors where they are.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Before you ask, tell your donors the impact they made this year. Your communications are a mirror to your donors. Host a thank-a-thon Put simply, this is when you gather a group of volunteers (preferably board members) to call and thank donors. Here’s the simple, three ingredient recipe for a great donor thank-a-thon : 1.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

By focusing a little extra energy on your mid-level donors, you can raise more money and create a quality pipeline for your major gifts officers. Successful mid-level donor programs are all about providing donors with a personal touch while maintaining the analytic discipline that allows you to scale your programming.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 16, 2021

Whether it’s sending out an ask, an update on a project, or a thank you letter, a nonprofit’s message isn’t effective unless it reaches the right donor at the right time. Reaching out to a selected group of donors can sometimes miss the mark and not make it to the intended audience. What is Donor Segmentation?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

See what your board or staff members, donors and volunteers are up to on social media. You want your ambassadors to be themselves, not a scripted version that resembles themselves and strips away the authenticity that made their relationship as an ambassador so powerful, to begin with. So set objectives and let them guide you.

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Blue Fox

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Is your staff prepared to make the asks, attend the events, mail the collateral and try some Facebook fundraising ads? In 2020, U.S. nonprofits raised $2.47 billion dollars. What was your piece of that ‘pumpkin’ pie? Let’s talk 2021! What about your board members… are they fired up for fundraising season?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Tom Iselin will show you how to increase your likability and “memorability” among donors that will deepen relationships, help you raise more money, and create greater donor loyalty. We got five excellent tactics for you that’ll help you raise more money, and improve your donor relationships through personal branding.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 11, 2022

If a prospective donor encounters an obstacle while trying to donate (like if your donation process is cumbersome or if they can’t find the donate button or if there’s no address for them to mail a check), they may give up. There are many ways to give and donors have different preferences. This option isn’t just for older folks.

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Kindful

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

We all know how important it is to thank your donors. . Being thoughtful about how you thank your donors will help build rapport with them and improve the odds that they’ll come back and make the second (or golden) donation. . What better time to start thanking your donors than during the end-of-year giving season?

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 14, 2014

It’s no different for nonprofits, and donor data is at the top of the critical care list. The problem that every nonprofit faces, however, is that all data degrades, and donor data degrades faster than most. Then there’s the obvious problem of the donors themselves. What about cleaning? But let’s not overdo it here.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 18, 2012

Yet, donors are still available but are far more discriminating about where to invest their charitable dollars. Here are some items that donors want when making their decisions: Results. Donors want to know what happened with the dollars you used to have. Others are designed to give the donor an opportunity to make the gift.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 6, 2022

If your fundraising plan doesn’t include a strategy for finding, cultivating, and asking major donors for a large donation, you’re missing out on some big gifts for your small nonprofit. It’s the old 80/20 rule at work: Over 80% of all funds come from about 20% of donors. Why Focus on Major Donors? Here’s why: 1.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2020

You have to collect stories and photos of program participants, get their consent, pull data on your programs, clean up your donor database, plan events, schedule donor meetings, print materials, fix your mail merge and lick a thousand envelopes ? Your campaign is only as strong as your data, so review your donor database now.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2023

When well crafted, this resource can be a vital tool to retain and grow donor support. The audience for this report is the donors, volunteers, constituents, and other stakeholders who have been involved with the organization’s projects and programs throughout the year. They’re often seen as a drain on time and resources.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Add Value Value doesn’t have to be a giveaway or a freebie offer for donors, according to the Forbes Nonprofit Council , “but rather information that they can utilize on a daily basis to help benefit and stimulate their lives.” When segmenting your list, be careful about language that could alienate certain donors. Thank you’s.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Donors need the ability to designate funds? . Trying to increase donor gifts based on past giving? . Want to gather additional donor information while they’re making their gift? . Many of our donors want to support a specific cause or the hospital where they received care – or a specific cause at a specific hospital.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 13, 2020

Build volunteer relationships, create new opportunities for existing supporters, and develop a donor pipeline. Take a page from Donors Choose’s personalized donation thank you letters. More about donor thank you messaging and templates. Recruit volunteer thank you ambassadors to leave scripted messages on fundraising pages.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

In this blog, you’ll learn about: Annual Giving, Donor Retention, Major & Legacy Gifts, Online Fundraising, Boards & Leadership, Content Marketing, Social Engagement , Strategy & Management, and Culture & Values. THE AGITATOR / DONOR VOICE. Abstractions and generalities fail to move donors to action.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

ADD VALUE Value doesn’t have to be a giveaway or a freebie offer for donors, according to the Forbes Nonprofit Council , “but rather information that they can utilize on a daily basis to help benefit and stimulate their lives.” When segmenting your list, be careful about language that could alienate certain donors. Thank you’s.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Signing up for a new donor management platform is exciting. Getting all of your old donor data cleaned and ready so that you can move it into the new system? While migrating donor data is one of the most important steps in implementing a new CRM, it’s also the part that’s most time-consuming, mind-numbing, and prone to error.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Finalize your direct mail and send it (and your data) to the print/mail house. you designed and finalized your direct mail appeal (and, hopefully, the rest of your fundraising pieces). Now it’s time to get your appeal to your print/mail house so it can get out the door! October. , Start testing social ads.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

Each group was then further segmented into 3 separate audiences: Giving history divided donors into: Current donors : Members who have donated in the past year. Lapsed donors : Members who have donated, but not in the last year. These identifiers then match your information to donor Facebook profiles. 6-12 month activist.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond the webinars, we are also a provider of donor-management software. That’s what Bloomerang is, it’s a donor database. Their donor database, it’s fantastic. You want to have a connection with the donor, with the volunteer. We love doing these webinars.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

But in addition to these webinars, if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang, we are a provider of donor management software. And that made the biggest difference for me in going from struggling and feeling insecure, honestly, right, and fearful of talking to major donors to raising a million a year from individuals to up to 2.5

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2011

Poor donor appreciation has serious financial consequences because failing to properly steward your small gifts ensures they can’t grow into major gifts. I recently read this story about Gail, a donor who has been giving consistently for over 30 years to the same organizations and has never had her cumulative gifts recognized.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2024

increasing donor base by 20%). Attract 100 new individual donors and secure corporate sponsorships from 5 local businesses.” Review the event night timeline and script in detail at your program rehearsal. These goals should be both financial (e.g., raising $10,000) and non-financial (e.g.,

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Yet, according to Double the Donation , billions of dollars in eligible gifts go unmatched each year, mainly because donors aren’t unaware that their employers offer these programs. That’s why it’s up to your nonprofit to spread the word to both your donors and their employers so you can leverage this unbeatable fundraising opportunity.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

But when it comes to connecting with donors on a deeper, more personal level, can AI truly understand the heart behind your mission? It’s a time when organizations rely heavily on donor generosity to meet their financial goals and push their missions forward. Think of it as a helpful tool for getting started or providing ideas.

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