Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

A monthly giving program is the most effective and effortless way to retain #GivingTuesday donor support beyond the 24-hour social media buzz. While a $10 a month contribution from a millennial donor may not seem like much, multiply that by 100 and that’s an extra $12,000 you can put toward your mission every year.

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DonorPerfect

AUGUST 13, 2024

In the dynamic world of nonprofit fundraising, donor pledges are a powerful tool for securing long-term financial stability and fostering deeper relationships with supporters. Research shows that donors who give online one year are nearly 40% more likely to give again the following year.

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Neon CRM

MARCH 27, 2025

But donors often expect receipts for gifts of any amount, and keeping them happy is a key part of inspiring them to give again. Well-written donation receipts meet IRS requirements and make donors feel good about their gift. Nonprofit donation receipts make donors happy and are useful for your nonprofit. Make the most of them!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Some individual board members may want to start with “easier” tasks like thanking donors, but eventually, they should be directly helping raise thousands of dollars annually. A CTA is an invitation to take action, such as donating, volunteering, signing up for something, signing a petition, pledging to do something, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 30, 2018

The field observes and analyzes human relationships through behavioral aspects including geography, biology, law, psychiatry, and political science. This theory can be leveraged to help build sustaining funding streams into your nonprofit by encouraging donors to sign up for a monthly giving program. Here’s what you need to know.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

Did you know as many as 81% percent of new donors don’t return to give again? And only 43% of all donors remain loyal? Do you know what your retention rates are or how to increase donor loyalty? Yet too many nonprofits still don’t prioritize donor retention strategies. . Consumers want a relationship with a brand.

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CauseVox

JULY 14, 2021

In recent years, pledges have fallen out of fashion: it’s not how today’s donors give, and it’s difficult for fundraisers to track and manage fulfillment. With Auto-Pledge, pledges will never be the same! When you ask your average donor for a $1000 donation, it’s a big commitment on the spot.

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CauseVox

JULY 13, 2021

You’ve probably heard of a donation pledge if you’ve been in fundraising for any amount of time. A donation pledge is when a supporter promises to give a certain amount of money in a set time frame. Why Ask For Donation Pledges? So what is the benefit of a pledge over a donation? Increase Gift Sizes. Not anymore! .

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

By spending time with these free resources, you’ll start to hear the same themes, such as diversifying your funding streams, finding the right donors for the work your organization does, and nurturing your relationship with your donors so they keep giving. It may be tempting to treat donors like an ATM. Just beware!

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Nonprofits who care about donor retention employ numerous strategies to keep their donors coming back year after year. Personal acknowledgments, impact reporting, and a strong monthly giving program are some of the cornerstones to a high donor retention rate. Savvy fundraisers have always kept donor retention top of mind.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 30, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to credit and acknowledge donor advised fund gifts in their donor database: Dear Charity Clairity, I’m unsure how to enter donor advised fund gifts in our database so they’re credited and acknowledged appropriately.

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2022

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on when it’s a good idea to give gifts to donors. . Dear Charity Clairity, I know public broadcasting offers donors gifts in exchange for their donations at various levels. Do you think these gifts are meaningful to donors? — To gift or not to gift.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

She helps brands grow engagement and build relationships with their audience. To keep employees, volunteers, and donors safe, in-person events have been canceled for the foreseeable future. By Michelle Chen is an independent scholar with a PhD in mass communications with a focus on advocacy, activism and social change.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Since the Council on Foundations COVID-19 Pledge to loosen or eliminate grant restrictions was launched, nonprofits have reported more funders are streamlining or revising grant reporting requirements, reducing or eliminating funding restrictions, and streamlining application and proposal processes.

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CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

But aside from thinking about this season as just a time to raise money, also stop to consider how you can truly enhance relationships with these current donors while you’re making the big “ask.”. In reality, you should be thinking as much about relationship-building as you do fundraising this time of the year.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2022

At one of the first auction events she worked, she was reprimanded for showing a donor a seat a the far end of the room. Another coworker quickly took over and showed that donor to another seat right up front. Nonprofits use donor management software or a donor database to organize their donor data and ensure its accuracy.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

A common misconception among newer nonprofit professionals is that every campaign or event is meant to attract new donors and donations. The longer a donor gives to your organization, the more time you have to build meaningful relationships that will reinforce their long-lasting support. . Personalize all appeals .

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Strong relationships are built on trust. Without it, your efforts to cultivate and steward donors won’t go very far. A trusting relationship with donors contains shared perceptions and values, openness, transparency, and a willingness to grow the connection. Are your donors aware of your commitment to ethical fundraising?

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Candid

JUNE 28, 2023

Though the growing climate crisis makes headlines every day, its enormity and complexity can be overwhelming to donors who often struggle to know where to begin and how to devise equitable strategies to address its impacts. Identifying sources of inspiration, hope, and progress is critical for donors and frontline organizations alike.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

Well, because the non-profit sector is built on human connectedness, relationships, passion and the desire to create positive change in the world. By pledging an amount (say 25 cents) per Tweet for a defined amount of time (say 1 month) you can show your support for a cause you love. Amazing stuff. What else have you see ?

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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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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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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Do you know what it is like to be a donor to your nonprofit? Network for Good is launching its first ever Be Your Donor Day on October 24th to inspire nonprofits to play the role of their donors and rate how they are performing from the perspective of those supporters. October 24th is that day.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Donor plants jump up at your gala’s auction , raise their hand high, and start, or advance, the bidding. A seasoned fundraiser in Jewish philanthropy taught me about donor plants years ago and, celebrating the best of fundraising’s oral tradition, a hallmark of our field, I am passing it on to you. Carefully comb your donor records.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 6, 2025

Is it wrong to offer membership perks during your pledge drive? A relationship fundraising approach is increasingly critical for long-term success and sustainable revenue, but that doesnt mean that transactional fundraising is bad, and relationship fundraising is good. Not necessarily.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 1, 2024

As nonprofit professionals, we spend a lot of time focused on major donors or on crowdfunding campaigns that target smaller donors. As a result, we can often miss the hidden gems of our donor base, the passionate, engaged, and consistently generous mid-level donors.

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CauseVox

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

A free fundraising platform takes care of all that for you, so you can focus on what matters most: connecting with donors and raising funds. In fact, we found that 75% of donors are more likely to donate to a branded donation page than a generic design.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 15, 2021

He has worked in capital campaigns, major and planned giving (including charitable gift annuities) grant writing and donor research. This phenomenon demonstrates a long-term concern regarding the loss of donors fundraising professionals have seen across the country. So, who will be the future donors to nonprofits?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Starting a monthly giving program is a great use of your time because monthly donors are the lifeblood of a small nonprofit – bringing in sustainable revenue and creating a safety net of loyal supporters. . For the donor, $20 per month is easier to manage in their budget. Now, what if someone were to give you $20 per month?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on what to do after a donor says “no” to a meeting. Dear Charity Clairity, I’ve been getting a lot of resistance from donors saying “no” when I ask them if they’d like to get together. If I never meet, how can I build relationships? NO = Why me?

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sgEngage

MAY 28, 2024

To help you take the reins and contribute more donors and dollars, here are the top four most effective tips for prospect research. You can’t work with major donors without having a few missed estimates. Your discovery work connects your institution to enthusiastic donors and prospects to causes they find meaningful.

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Donorbox

AUGUST 5, 2022

Donation pledges can be an excellent way to encourage larger gifts and develop relationships with new donors. They can help nonprofits build on earlier gift amounts and entice donors to give again in the case of disaster relief or an organization’s urgent needs.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2021

Scott is a member of the Giving Pledge. When she signed the pledge she said: “ I have a disproportionate amount of money to share. Despite its name, the pledge is not legally binding. . Many of the nonprofits that received an award had a strong pre-existing relationship. It will take time and effort and care.

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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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Whole Whale

MARCH 28, 2025

At Whole Whale, we see too many nonprofits with a too narrow approach to digital marketing that misses out on building long-term relationships and sustainable support at scale. They deepen their relationship with your organization, take multiple actions over time, and maybe even become advocates or recurring donors.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 14, 2023

Organizations that rely on donations to continue serving their communities or participants, whether they are nonprofits, schools, or sports teams, must focus on providing high-quality donor experiences. Prioritizing donor retention will ultimately build a dedicated pool of supporters who will lend support any time you need it.

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