Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

By Denise Dunbar , a Digital Fundraising Strategist at MobileCause , where she helps nonprofits accelerate their fundraising and engagement efforts through giving and marketing strategies. In fact, according to the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report , 33% of donors give tribute gifts to family and friends.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Now in its third edition, the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report provides 100+ donor benchmarks for NPOs, NGOs, and charities worldwide. The data reveal how donors prefer to give and engage with their favorite causes and charitable organizations. 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report. 10 Key Stats from the.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Email marketing for nonprofits is a powerful tool that can do much more for your brand than just raising awareness. In fact, a recent Global Trends in Giving report reveals that 33% of donors in the U.S. and Canada find email to be the communication channel that most inspires them to contributebeating all other platforms.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 13, 2022

When creating your nonprofit fundraising and donations strategy, email marketing should be on the top of the list of channels to use to support your efforts. However, 70% of nonprofits do not have an email marketing strategy, despite 26% of online donors saying email marketing is what inspires them to give.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

Chances are, if youre a nonprofit professional, youre curious about how mobile giving can improve your nonprofits fundraising efforts. Thats why weve created this comprehensive articleto guide you through the ins and outs of mobile giving. Well cover: What is mobile giving? All poodles are dogs, but not all dogs are poodles.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Email Strategy Only 68% of nonprofits utilize email marketing. Nonprofit Tech for Good Report ] Nonprofits sent an average of 60 email messages per subscriber in 2022, a 15% increase in volume from the previous year. [ Classy.org] 63% of nonprofits use personalization in their email marketing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 4, 2023

When we look at the giving landscape in North America, the preferences and motivations for giving vary across different generations. Below is a breakdown of overall giving behaviors, some statistics about each generation’s giving, how they like to be contacted, and their preferred giving method.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

To help you ride this massive wave of generosity, I’m answering your burning questions Q: How much email is too much email? A : The #1 thing I see that makes fundraisers feel cringey is the fear that they’re oversaturating their list with email. Open your email platform and tell me what your open rate is. They aren’t!

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 18, 2024

2024 is shaping up to be THE year of safer email, starting with big email authentication policy updates from Google and Yahoo, which will take effect on February 1st, 2024. These policy changes will impact what email Google and Yahoo will accept and deliver to their users’ inboxes, in an effort to decrease spam and spoofing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Your year-end fundraising campaigns should show your donors what you’ve accomplished together over the past year, and invite them to give toward an even brighter future. Done well, your year-end campaigns (print, email, and social media) will inspire donors to give generously at year’s end and throughout the year after.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 17, 2023

Aside from your donors themselves (which is to say, your direct mail or email list), the offer is the single most important part of your appeal by far. Here is a rundown of what an offer is and how it motivates people to give.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Based upon the survey results of 4,084 donors worldwide, the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report is an annual research project that examines how donors prefer to give and engage with their favorite causes and charitable organizations. The report also explores the impact of gender, generation, and ideology upon giving and volunteerism.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

6,057 donors completed the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Survey and based on their responses, the donor community worldwide is made up of primarily women (65%) who have a liberal ideology (53%) , characterize themselves as religious (72%), and give between ($101-$1,000 USD) annually (43%). 20% say Instagram, and 13% say Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 12, 2023

It’s not that Millennials want to give less, but they are constrained in ways that previous generations have not been. For this younger generation (sub-45 years old), what is the solution that helps ease the financial challenges of giving what you desire for both donors and nonprofits? Why Do Younger Donors Donate Less?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 6, 2020

The 2020 Global Trends in Giving Survey closed June 1 and the full results will be released September 14 in the third edition of the Global Trends in Giving Report. 1) The top three preferred methods of giving are online (80.5%), bank/wire transfer (18.6%), and direct mail/post (14.4%).

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

As fundraisers, you’re also in charge of putting together end-of-year giving campaigns for your nonprofit. Knowing how much time and effort you spend planning events and campaigns inspired us to create this resource to inspire you with these successful ideas for end-of-year giving campaigns.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Many organizations raise 30%, sometimes as much as 50%, of their individual giving in December. October Collect testimonials, impact stories, videos, and pictures and use them to write ‘reporting back’ stewardship emails, postcards, texts, thank-a-thon phone scripts, or letters. Asking yourself how on earth you’ll do it all?

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The holidays are near and the year-end giving crunch is on. That’s why I am sharing a few bloopers in direct mail and emails that could have been prevented in the past few months. It’s that time of year again.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Since 2015, so much has changed that it's making sustainer giving much easier for donors and nonprofits. Payment platforms; donor database; smartphones; and growth in email, social media and other channels have made a huge impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2023

As the world becomes increasingly more digital, nonprofits around the globe are recognizing the importance of accepting online donations as a form of giving. Online giving can provide numerous benefits for nonprofits, from increasing donation amounts to improving donor engagement.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

People often set aside a certain amount of money to give to friends, coworkers and nonprofits. If you want them to give to your nonprofit as well, it’s wise to be proactive. You’ll raise more money this time of year than any other time.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

Giving your personal information to a potential scammer is a stressful situation where answers need to come quickly. That means blocking their phone number if it happened over a call or text and their email if it was done over email. It may cost you a few bucks but it’s better than giving a scammer money.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The data from GivingTuesday comes from their 2019 GivingTuesday Impact Report and the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report data is based on the survey responses of 2,263 GivingTuesday 2019 donors. From GivingTuesday : 1) The estimated total of online and offline giving across sixty countries on GivingTuesday 2019 is $1.97 Print -13%.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 27, 2019

The third edition of the Global Trends in Giving Report (the sister report to the 2019 Global NGO Technology Report ) will be published September 15, 2020 , and for the first time, we are conducting an open call for partners worldwide. There is no personal identifiable information (name, mailing address, email, etc.).

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2024

Building a legacy giving program requires nonprofits to market the opportunity to leave a legacy gift. But it’s time to think beyond direct mail pieces and brochures. Today’s legacy giving donors and tomorrow’s prospects are engaged online. Here’s how your nonprofit can integrate legacy giving into your email program.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

She advises nonprofits to accelerate their fundraising and engagement efforts through giving and marketing strategies via digital technologies. Here are our 4 proven ways to improve your online giving page so you can bring in more donations. 1) Make Giving Simple. Online and Mobile-Friendly is Giving-Friendly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

It is tempting to allow board members to skip fundraising, but this useful list is designed to give board members a wide range of tasks they can choose from to support the financial growth of your organization, and only a few involve directly asking for money. Give in-kind support to the organization in a way that actually helps.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 15, 2020

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. According to the 2019 Blackbaud Charitable Giving Report , online giving grew 6.8% Sending donors a third-party payment site, such as PayPal, is problematic if that is the only way that donors can give. Monthly donors give $35.46

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Digital communication pieces Insights from your digital impact report can easily transfer over to other types of digital communication pieces , like online newsletters, email fundraising campaigns, and blog posts. Content from your digital report can inform your direct mail pieces, and in turn, they can act as a teaser for your full report.

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2022

Best Practices for Donor Acquisition and Retention Through Direct Mail. Sending a personalized, well-written appeal via direct mail can be one of the most impactful ways for schools to fundraise. But what about people who say that direct mail isn’t worth the investment? Refer to the data.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

By Kim Peterson , Content Marketing Specialist for Give by Cell , a technology company that provides mobile fundraising tools and text messaging services to nonprofits. With average email open rates at 20% for nonprofits , many organizations struggle to grab the attention of supporters, volunteers, and donors. But times are changing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 17, 2022

When a donor signs up for a recurring donation online, there are no checks to mail and no monthly reminders needed; much of the expense and hassle on the nonprofit’s side have been eliminated. In light of these advances, it’s time for your nonprofit to consider developing its own online recurring giving program. 1) Increased Revenue.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2023

I’m guessing you put a lot of effort into crafting your nonprofit’s email messages. You carefully consider the subject line and preview pane, email copy, images and design, and call to action. However, a quality email message, be it an appeal, thank you, gratitude report, or other call to action, isn’t the whole story.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants insight into what role direct mail plays in fundraising in a digital world: Dear Charity Clairity, I’m wondering what role direct mail plays in our digitally-dominant world ? But I wonder if in the long run the ROI is better for direct mail than digital?

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Give Something Away for Free. One of the best ways to find new prospects for your online fundraising funnel is to give something away for free on your website. Well, okay, not totally for free – instead, try giving something away in return for a person’s name and e-mail address. You have one of those, don’t you?

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CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

Its a simple formula: attracting new donors costs a lot more than getting previous donors to give again. Youre also more likely to get larger gifts from donors who give over time, so youre making more money. For example, say you had 100 donors from last year that returned to give gifts again out of the total 250 donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Gone are the days of list acquisitions and swapping of mailing lists. This series would consist of a string of emails tailored to respond to the engagement medium. This engagement series of emails would continue for a definite period. 5) Engage new donors into an online stewardship email series.

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