Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

These basic LinkedIn Profile tips for nonprofit professionals serve as a foundation for when and if your nonprofit is ready to utilize LinkedIn Groups and Company Pages. You’ll also want to click on your name in the upper right of LinkedIn and select “Settings” to configure your privacy settings and e-mail notifications.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 15, 2025

Steward these donors with personal phone calls, regular check-ins, and invitations to exclusive opportunities. You might add an immediate, automated thank-you text message for all donors, or you could send hand-signed postcards through direct mail to recurring and mid-level donors.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Donation request letters, whether sent via email or direct mail, are one of the most effective ways to reach donors and solicit gifts. Whether youre just starting your donation letter strategy or seeking ways to improve it, its always a good idea to review the basics and ensure your communication strategies lay a solid foundation for growth.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

If sending direct mail, include a QR code that goes to a landing page with multiple giving options. Invest in creating more visuals (a picture is worth a thousand words) including short videos showing the tangible impact of your work in action (it’s fine to make them on your own smart phone). Leverage your influencers to boost trust.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 15, 2020

How are we going to shift our direct mail strategy to find more mid-level donors? Chances are that at the heart of your non-profit, church, school, or foundation lies an important mission. As fundraisers, we often focus on planning and tactics: what five things are we going to do to raise $200,000 this year? Tactics are important.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Many small NGOs are also unaware of the services and resources offered to the NGO community by TechSoup Global , SANGONeT , NASSCOM Foundation , Meedan , and FrontlineSMS. You should also create a “Donate” page that details how donors can donate online, wire funds, mail funds, or send you mobile money.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 22, 2010

I also pointed her to CASE's book Advancement Services: A Foundation for Fund Raising , and CASE's Handbook of Institutional Advancement , which includes a chapter on Advancement Services, as well as the Association of Advancement Services Professionals. Advancement Services should be the foundation supporting the rest of Advancement.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

Donors can text a unique keyword or donation amount to your nonprofits dedicated phone number. Fox Foundations mobile-optimized donation form : Giving apps Mobile giving apps range from simple tools to complex and multifaceted pieces of software. Research supporters ahead of in-person meetings from your phone.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

Donors who gave $1000 or more may receive a personal phone call to learn about their interests, while $10 donors may get a welcome email series (dont worry, well talk more about that soon). They can come through any channel: email, direct mail, social media. Think about how you can personalize your stewardship to each group.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 5, 2014

The team at Lob , a company bringing commercial print and mail infrastructure to the cloud through a simple API, encountered this common struggle. Businesses need solid foundations. Similarly, your first user is the foundation for later customer success stories.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 30, 2014

We move, take new jobs, change phone plans, change email accounts, marry, divorce, raise families, change religions, develop new interests, attend new events, and get involved in new activities. What’s worse, DONOR data degrades faster than most any other type of data. Because donors are people, and people’s lives change.

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Judi Sohn

OCTOBER 13, 2012

Fill in their name, email address and mobile phone (household address and phone are on the household record). Edit the Household record to insert the mailing address. If the contact doesn’t already exist, create the contact for the primary member. Save the record, the Household is automatically created.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2011

The study was funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The John S. Knight Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The study also revealed that respondents recognized the need for innovation in fundraising and membership but continue to rely on foundation funding. Knight Foundation, [.]

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

And yet I can’t help feeling as if the internet has imprisoned us with shackles that look like computers, tablets, and phone screens. Direct mail is essential to nonprofit fundraising for the small to mid-sized primarily community-based nonprofits I work with. Everyone talks about the glut of email and direct mail.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

Writing and mailing a fundraising letter to your donors is a popular fundraising strategy for nonprofit organizations. Your purpose in raising money through the mail is two-fold: generate dollars for immediate needs and build relationships with individual donors for long-term success. Are You READY to Send a Fundraising Letter?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

They are the foundation of sound stewardship which is genuinely acknowledging and thanking donors for their precious gifts of time and money. A lot of times these calls will result in voice-mail messages, but that’s okay because the message will still leave a strong impression. Send mission impact videos. Send handwritten notes.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The Feeding America National Organization relies on individual, corporate, and foundation support. Taking a multi-pronged approach Feeding America advises using a multi-pronged direct marketing approach that includes and integrates direct mail, personal phone calls (including telemarketing), texting, and video.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Then, when those year-end asks arrive, they’ll be based on a strong foundation. Pick up the phone The phone might be old fashioned, but it’s an incredible tool for connection. Instead, use the opportunity of the weeks leading up to the new year to connect, engage, and remind your supporters of why they support you.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Lisa Tacker and her team at Two Ten Footwear Foundation , a charitable foundation based near Boston, were scrambling. Reaching people in the midst of a major disaster is challenging, said Tacker, and the Foundation depends heavily on its technology platform for outreach and processing. “In Everyone on the island suffered a loss.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

By David Farnes, Executive Director, Mobile Giving Foundation Canada , and Vice President, Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Associatio n and Jim Manis, Chairman and CEO, Mobile Giving Foundation. This year, in unprecedented numbers, more charities and corporate foundations have operationalized text?to?give

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2021

Giving USA 2021 , produced by Giving USA Foundation and Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy , reports total giving grew 5.1% Giving by foundations jumped 17% (15.6% Foundations grew 2% (0.8% direct mail, email, social media, text, phone, advertising, website), targeting different donor audiences.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Tell us about the “Abrace o Brasil” campaign you launched in partnership with the Brazil Foundation. “Abrace o Brasil” is an online fundraising campaign in partnership with Brazil Foundation that gathers 100+ Brazilian nonprofits to crowdfund at the same time. Doare was founded in 2012 with a focus on recurring donations.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Find out how to easily update your Candid nonprofit profile and earn your seal. Look for Bob (and other DAF holders) in your mailing list. How to find DAF funding using Candid’s Foundation Directory It would be nice if every donor-advised fund had a name that’s easy to remember, like “Bob’s DAF.” to track down.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 11, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits June 11, 2008 The Tides Foundation is accepting applications for the 2008 Antonio Pizzigati prize , a $10,000 annual award for outstanding contributions to software in the public interest. You go girl!

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2023

Mail The gold standard is a prompt and personal mailed thank you letter. It’s why I advocate mailing a thank you letter to donors who give online, in addition to the immediate email receipt. Let them know they’ll receive their ‘official’ thank you later in the mail. Top 10 Ways to Say ‘Thank You!’ to Nonprofit Donors 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

This morning I learned a new word for information overload – “content fried” from a colleague at the Packard Foundation. It resonated. We have so much content in our professional lives. What I do is try to avoid email first thing in the morning. Usually it is because I’m doing too much.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

These basic LinkedIn Profile tips for nonprofit professionals serve as a foundation for when and if your nonprofit is ready to utilize LinkedIn Groups and Company Pages. You’ll also want to click on your name in the upper right of LinkedIn and select “Settings” to configure your privacy settings and e-mail notifications.

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Linkedin Profile Professional Tips 113

sgEngage

JULY 30, 2024

Lay the Foundation With Robust Databases Uncovering a prospective donor’s capacity, philanthropic, and affinity indicators starts with leveraging the right tools. Content generation tools, which generate email copy, direct mail messages, talking points for phone calls, and other outreach materials that you can tailor to each prospect.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 14, 2022

This means you have a range of prospective funders you can realistically imagine tapping into, including (1) individuals; (2) businesses; (3) foundations; (4) government; (5) agencies, and (6) associations. If you’re the only one, it’s going to be hard to get off the ground. Management.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

The money you raise should come from a variety of sources including individual donors, foundations, and events. If you leave the amount vague and let the person or foundation you are asking determine an amount, you will get less than if you just told your donor what you need. To do that, you have to get people’s phone numbers.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Engage Your Board of Directors To Make Phone Calls Your Board of Directors isn’t just a governing body, they’re also your biggest supporters and most eager volunteers. 10-20 phone calls is a reasonable number for the average person. When done correctly, a 3-minute phone call can increase first-time donor retention by 30%.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I don’t give to people who can’t even tell if they’re boys or girls,” an irate long-time donor said before slamming down the phone. Benjamin Franklin Had long hair, Alexander Hamilton wore a wig, and Judith Gordon Low stopped wearing pearls: What pronouns did they use? “I

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2011

Geoff Livingston gave an overview of mobile trends , mentioning that the adoption rate of mobile phones and tablets are higher than Twitter now and mobile is now part of our lives. Steve Wright, a self-confessed obsessive user of the smart phone, emphasized that mobile is now part of the consumer landscape.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Did you know that most donors check out your web site before they make a gift? – whether they are giving on line or through the mail. A Kellogg Foundation study found that potentially up to 50% of your donors are going to want to check you out before they give, whether they give online or not. www.gailperry.com ). .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2009

Yesterday, I attended a webinar about social media policies called " E-Privacy: Can You Legally Monitor MySpace, LinkedIn, E-mail, & Blogs? At the Packard Foundation, I've been involved in discussions about social media policy. Beth: Do you have a social media policy at your foundation? Brownstone, Esq.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2009

It's an hour on the phone and in a chat room where people get to ask their questions and the expert answers. There wasn't a link for step by steps, so I fiddled with it while listening to the phone call. It looks like some organizations have had luck taking it over (see this case study about the Lupus Foundation).

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Spinal CSF Leak Foundation was among those numbers when they ran their first peer-to-peer fundraising campaign on CauseVox. Let’s take a look at how they raised 6x more with their event: Background On Spinal CSF Leak Foundation. Spinal CSF Leak Foundation generally keeps their fundraising virtual. What Made it Work.

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