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Deepen the Donor Relationship by Focusing on the Donor Journey

Get Fully Funded

When a donor clicks that Donate button and makes a gift, what’s the very next thing they experience? Thank you for your support.” …plus the standard default language. Thank you so much for your generous gift. For extra sizzle, add a video of your mission in action to show donors what their gift will make possible.

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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

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hint: it’s very helpful if you can make your “character” a specific person/animal or small group of people/animals that you can attach names to). Use Normal Language in Your Story A long, drawn-out, flat story with a bunch of numbers and statistics and jargon is not a good way to convey your message and your needs.

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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

But if you are using their language or really innovative elements, you should credit them. Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? Hint: It’s the XYY Soup Kitchen.” You can even have fun engaging your supporters and board members when coming up with these designs. Get creative. Plaque or award.

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Top 10 Fundraising Trends and Predictions for 2016

BoardAssist

Across the board, nonprofits retain only 1 in 5 new donors, usually because of an abysmal post-gift experience for the donor. Look at Giving Tuesday’s results: Blackbaud reported that 17% of gifts it processed came from mobile devices. Sticking to the basics: solid direct mail, great website, and major gifts.

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[VIDEO] How To Know If Your Fundraising Staff Is Leaving Money On The Table

Bloomerang

We’re going to have fun over the next hour. A little insider hint for you. And we tripled that revenue in 18 months, which was a super fun ride, if you can imagine. A little stressful too, but really fun. more like transactional gifts. Don’t want that. Oh, I love that topic. So thanks for being here.

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Church Auction Fundraisers: The Ultimate Guide

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In addition to offering a streamlined bidding experience, your auction event page is customizable to match the look and language of your church. Include a link directly to your registration page on your Facebook event page to make it easy for those who find your auction to join in the fun and help with fundraising.

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How to write a year-in-review recap (that doesn’t sound like one of those season’s greetings letters) for your organization

Whole Whale

You know the moment: You’re going through your mail when you catch the hint of a red envelope. Likewise, retail platform Big Cartel had some seasonal fun with its year-end email in 2015, turning their year of accomplishments into a board-game style timeline. A snowflake stamp. “So So it begins,” you think. it reads at the top.

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