Bloomerang

AUGUST 24, 2022

You just landed a ten million dollar mega gift for your organization. For those of us who have accomplished this, exhilaration hardly describes all the emotion that comes with raising a multimillion dollar gift from one donor. That may seem obvious, however, there has been some conversations as to whether mega gifts are a good thing.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Many non-profit organizations rely on grants from foundations, corporations, and government agencies to round out their fundraising efforts. You can use Google to find not only foundation websites, but also lists of grants on non-profit websites (where the non-profit lists all the gifts that have received that year).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Of all social media worldwide, Facebook dominates and its new fundraising tools will likely transform global giving. If Facebook extended their fundraising tools to WhatsApp (owned by Facebook) and Facebook Messenger, messaging apps would likely become much more powerful in their ability to raise money for charitable organizations.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

You may be wondering where to focus your fundraising as we emerge from the fog of 2020 and into, perhaps, a less cloudy future when it comes to nonprofit giving trends. Who laid off their fundraising and marketing staff, and cut back on donor communications. If you rely on contributed income, fundraising and marketing are essential.

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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. Take a look: So, what does it take to get your fundraising letter right so you can raise thousands through the mail, even if this is your first mailing or if your last letter was a total flop?

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CauseVox

MARCH 9, 2021

They tend to give 2x more over their lifetimes than those who repeatedly give one-time gifts. As fundraising becomes more and more digital, creating sustainable and predictable donations takes on new importance. Let’s take a look at some of the best practices for making recurring donors a part of your fundraising strategy.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 18, 2021

For many of us, summer fundraising can be frustrating because often our donor communications during this season yield less-than-ideal results. . Determine if a summer fundraising campaign would help your communications. Determine if a summer fundraising campaign would help your communications. Plan a 24-in-24 campaign. .

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Double the Donation

JULY 26, 2023

As homelessness remains a persistent issue across the globe, the organizations that provide shelter and assistance to those in need are essential to our society. And in order to generate much-needed financial support for homeless shelters and nonprofit missions, impactful fundraising initiatives often come into play.

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Qgiv

JULY 28, 2021

Is your nonprofit hosting a peer-to-peer fundraising event this fall? If so, are you sticking with a tried and true fundraising event or are you looking for something new? Need inspiration for your next peer-to-peer fundraiser? We’ve got you covered—check out these peer-to-peer fundraising examples we love from Qgiv clients!

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

Email is a powerful marketing tool, but to get results you need to learn how to write fundraising emails that connect emotionally and inspire people to give. Nothing about your fundraising email should be left to chance. So, let’s look at the key pieces in detail so you know how to write fundraising emails that get results.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

1) From the outside, it appears that NGOs in Kenya do not have access to the traditional fundraising services that are so common here in the United States, such as a “Donate” page for processing credit cards and PayPal accounts. Fundraising is never easy, but NGOs who take a long term view of crowdfunding can achieve self-sustainability.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

There are year-end fundraisers and volunteer appreciation events to attend, donors to thank, holiday cards to get in the mail, and last-minute appeals to send out. Your programs may also rev up during the holidays, providing meals and gifts, keeping homeless people warm, or preparing for an influx of post-holiday pets needing homes.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 25, 2021

On the surface, this champion may seem very different from “rock star” physicians and from fundraisers themselves. As a fundraiser, you regularly set big, hairy, audacious goals, whether running a billion-dollar campaign or building a new hospital campus. Hospital fundraising attracts a unique individual. We’ve got you.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Ethical and empowering storytelling is also BETTER and more effective storytelling for fundraising! Help everyone on your staff understand how important stories are for effective fundraising and exactly what your process is for protecting and empowering storytellers. ? Approach storytellers with transparency and collaboration. ?

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

It’s Fall and that means it’s time to find the perfect fundraising letter template. If your Fall fundraising appeal is all planned out, well done. I have a fundraising letter template that works. I have a fundraising letter template that works. Set goals for your fundraising appeal. And good news!

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Have you noticed your board members avoiding eye contact when the subject of fundraising comes up? In fact, fewer than 40% of nonprofit CEOs say their boards actively fundraise. I have an unusual viewpoint on the subject of board fundraising.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Fundraising season is upon us and it’s time to set some big year-end fundraising goals and go after them! We call it Fundraising Season and the key to maximizing your revenue potential during this special time of year is to have and execute a plan. So, what does an integrated year-end fundraising campaign look like?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2017

It times like this that I wish I had won that Power Ball 700 million plus lottery so I make a significant gift to many areas. Covenant Hous e (helping homeless youth). Then it comes down to what aspect of the recovery do you want to support? Here’s a list of suggestions from people in my network: United Way of Houston.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2012

When I was in the third grade, I volunteered to bake cupcakes to help fundraise for Lucy the Elephant (who thankfully survived super storm Sandy ). The good folks at Razoo offered me two gift $50 cards , one to make a donation to the charity of my choice and the other to give away. I grew up at the Jersey Shore.

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Qgiv

MARCH 9, 2022

People often ask, “What’s the best way to end homelessness?” However, peer-to-peer fundraising is a great way to raise money for human services organizations and, more importantly, it’s a grassroots way to build awareness of the issues facing the unhoused community. 3 Successful Peer-to-Peer Events. Make It a Party.

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Tech Soup

MAY 24, 2013

Fundraisers serve a vital function in securing contributions from donors and maintaining relationships with those donors that will lead to more (and bigger!) gifts in the future. If it weren’t for development staff, many nonprofits would be out of business tomorrow! That part is pretty obvious, right?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

If you are ready to turn your board around and increase their comfort level with fundraising, Sabrina Walker Hernandez will show you how! We are here to talk about the board’s role in fundraising and resource development, one of my favorite topics, and we got one of my favorite people also here to talk about it. You are worth it.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

We hear from folks all the time who are looking for new fundraising ideas for nonprofits, especially fundraising ideas for a new nonprofit. It’s not easy to figure out what works in fundraising when you have little to no experience raising big bucks. So, you found yourself sidelined while you tried to figure out fundraising.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

In the modern fundraising world, creating an online fundraising strategy is essential to the success of your nonprofit. As the world continues to grapple with the ups and downs of COVID-19, it’s essential to meet your donors where they’re most comfortable, and that means coming up with inventive online fundraising ideas.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2022

As you begin planning your final fundraising push for the Season of Giving, make a point of honoring multiple faiths and cultures by creating a more inclusive end-of-year appeal. For instance, have you considered including winter solstice celebrations in your holiday gift appeal? There are roughly 400,000 Iranian-Americans.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

The best gift a nonprofit organization can receive is unrestricted cash, but an inkind donation of something your organization needs and would have otherwise purchased is also a high-value gift. In reality, the van or other gift you receive is not exactly what you would have purchased. And it’s called an inkind gift.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 8, 2024

To help major gift officers focus on donors instead of desk work, The Salvation Army Southern Territory has begun using Microsoft Power BI to build powerful dashboards for the organization’s major giving program. Power BI can help organizations translate complex data into an action plan for every team, from the finance office to fundraising.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

We’ve all received a fundraising appeal letter in the mail asking us to donate. Maybe YOU have sent out a fundraising appeal letter for your nonprofit, hoping to see donations pouring in. And there are some common mistakes that nonprofits make in sending out a fundraising appeal letter that causes their results to tank.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Their giving patterns are shaping the future of fundraising for human services. When Human Services organizations make digital payment options available, it’s been shown to reduce donor checkout friction, build trust, and increase unplanned gifts by 32% and repeat donations by 79%. A bright future awaits.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

And as a nonprofit organization, the start of October also means you’re entering the last quarter of the year and the beginning of the year-end fundraising season. When you’re planning your end-of-year fundraising campaigns, you really won’t want to miss out on all the fun the holidays provide. Halloween Fundraising Ideas.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2013

Fundraisers serve a vital function in securing contributions from donors and maintaining relationships with those donors that will lead to more (and bigger!) gifts in the future. When we create this expense entry, we have to tag the entry as related to “Meals for Homeless Children”, just as we tagged the revenue entry initially.

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The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Do you need a meaningful gift for your loved ones this holiday season? 2021 is the perfect year to give charitable donations as gifts in honor of your friends, family, community, and the issues about which you feel passionately. Oxfam: Gifts That Give Back. Heifer International: Holiday Gift Catalog.

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sgEngage

JUNE 4, 2023

If your fundraising team is stressed and stretched too thin, you’re not alone. A recent study by the Chronicle of Philanthropy found that long hours and limited staff support has almost half of fundraisers eyeing the door, with 28% planning to leave the profession altogether. Burnout is widespread.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

For most of us, fundraising isn’t something that comes naturally, especially a straight request for donations. It’s the great irony of fundraising – we love to help but we don’t like to ask for help. Fundraising is not about you. Doesn’t “deserving homeless veterans” tug at your heart more than just “veterans”?

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2015

A good donation page “connects the dots between cause and effect, gift and impact,” says Haydon. So when you make your ask, you’re shouldn’t be requesting that a donor help your specific group but rather help with your end goal, whether it be saving wildlife, feeding the hungry, housing the homeless etc.

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sgEngage

JULY 18, 2024

A donor profile is typically noted in your CRM and helps your fundraising team track important information about each donor. A persona is based on broad attributes or motivations, for instance, The Doubler, a donor who multiplies their philanthropy through matching gifts. Identify what data you need.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 3, 2022

It’s time to plan for the most productive time of the year – Year End Fundraising Season! Those of us in the world of nonprofit fundraising are starting to think about how to best leverage the next four months. Get Ready Now For Year End Fundraising So, what does it take to make this your best year end fundraising season ever?

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