Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2024

When it comes to reaching your nonprofit’s revenue goals, major gifts are critical. For the average nonprofit, roughly 80% of all revenue comes from only 20% of its donors—and most of these earnings are major gifts. What role should marketing play in your major gift strategy? Let’s get started!

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sgEngage

JUNE 3, 2024

Could AI fundraise better than I can? It’s possible that AI will take over your role—if you let it. AI could help you keep the fundraising job you’re worried about losing to AI. AI could help you keep the fundraising job you’re worried about losing to AI. The same concept can be applied to nonprofit fundraising.

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EveryAction

JULY 3, 2023

This week, our friends at Cornershop Creative are dropping in to talk about the best ways for nonprofits of all sizes to improve their website performance, increase user engagement, and ultimately boost digital fundraising. Are there any gaps in your current digital fundraising and engagement strategy?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

Paybee’s Annual Bid Masters competition reveals the 54 best benefit auctioneers of 2024, these trailblazers are leading the way in the world of benefit auctioneering and transforming the fundraising landscape.

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Bloomerang

MAY 28, 2024

One of my favorite colleagues and co-host of our Eskin Fundraising Training Non-Profit Empowerment webinar series, Rhanda Luna, has been hired as Director of Corporate Giving and Special Events for SAFE, based in Austin, Texas. Rhanda is representative of the enormous movement and flexibility of fundraisers.

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sgEngage

JULY 28, 2023

A challenge gift is a donation that creates an incentive for others to give by offering a financial reward based on an established contingency. Challenge gifts are issued only once a contingency, or “challenge,” has been achieved.

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Neon CRM

MAY 22, 2023

Email marketing has emerged as a powerful tool for nonprofits to drive supporter engagement and boost their overall fundraising efforts. By extension, it’s also one of the most impactful ways that an organization can promote matching gift opportunities to its audience. The same is true for matching gift emails⁠.

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Twenty Hats

MARCH 9, 2021

When the pandemic hit, this volunteer manager created volunteer roles that were a win-win for staff and volunteers. I wanted to offer them new roles that they would embrace, while also increasing staff capacity. I came up with a process for matching volunteers with capacity-building roles that was very successful.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

When you’re looking for an employee, it’s not a decision you undertake lightly – especially when it’s someone who will have as much of an effect on your organization as a Major Gifts Officer (MGO). What is a Major Gifts Officer? What skills and qualities should you look for in a major gifts officer? What makes you nervous?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2021

As you work to implement your fundraising vision, its likely gift officers play a vital role. In this dynamic work environment, how are you keeping gift officers motivated and connected to their outcomes? I have worked with a lot of leaders to develop plans for keeping gift officers excited and on track.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

Fundraising Stats. The average online gift in 2018 was $96.40 of overall fundraising in 2018 came from online giving ( Charitable Giving Report ). The average online gift in 2018 was $96.40 of overall fundraising in 2018 came from online giving ( Charitable Giving Report ). Email Fundraising. 9% via PayPal.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2021

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on what to do when you get notified of an estate gift of which you were previously unaware. . Who should we thank for this gift and how can we get in touch with them to show our appreciation?

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CauseVox

JULY 26, 2023

In today’s digital landscape, mobile optimization is a game-changer for successful fundraising campaigns, and we want to show you how to leverage its power. Join us as we dive into the world of mobile optimization and its crucial role in peer-to-peer fundraising. Examples of successful mobile-first campaigns.

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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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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy encompasses more than just earning donations from supporters. That’s why developing a strategic fundraising plan is necessary. We’ll cover: Why you should create a fundraising strategy. 6 elements your fundraising strategy should include. 10 steps to build your fundraising strategy.

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Achieve

MAY 11, 2022

You wouldn’t apply for a job without knowing everything about the role, right? That’s where your role descriptions come into play. Your volunteer role descriptions let potential volunteers know about the skills required for the role, the tasks they’ll be completing, and other important logistical details. The role title.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 16, 2024

The stakes are always high when you’re launching a fundraising campaign. Professional fundraisers need to cover all the details to meet their targets. Nonprofit leaders managing both types of fundraisers need to equip and motivate everybody throughout the campaign. Hit them up.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 3, 2022

You survived the end-of-year fundraising season ! . After you’re done celebrating your wins, it’s time to evaluate the success of your end-of-year fundraising campaign. . Why you should evaluate your end-of-year fundraising campaign . So, ask yourself : What was your original fundraising goal? Total number of gifts.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 30, 2024

They won’t help with fundraising.” But the good news is, I’ve also figured out how to help them become a fundraiser voluntarily. So let’s pull back the curtain and take a look at the 5 steps I follow to create a fundraising Board. On a scale of 1 to 10, how willing are they to help with fundraising in some way?

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sgEngage

JULY 19, 2024

Yet many nonprofits fail to strategically engage middle tier donors beyond building a pipeline for major gifts. Just as AI is revolutionizing the way major gift officers fundraise , AI is fast becoming a powerful tool for identifying and engaging the unfulfilled potential of donors in the middle of your database.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Giving your volunteers appreciation gifts is a great way to show gratitude and goes a long way toward creating an environment that your volunteers want to continue being a part of. In this guide, we’ve compiled a list of some top volunteer appreciation gift ideas and why they are beneficial for your organization.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Do you think a donor wants to be asked for a capital gift in April, a bequest gift in July, and an annual gift in November – all in the same calendar year? But that’s what all too often happens when you silo departments and campaigns: Asking becomes centered on your organization’s processes. No, they don’t.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

When you look at more niche nonprofits—like those focused on arts and culture —fundraising plays a critical role in enabling your organization to make a positive impact on their communities. This leadership is critical to driving both community impact and fundraising success.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Text-to-give tools streamline the donation process and can even encourage donors to give more (and more frequently!). There are many ways you can use text-to-give to improve your fundraising strategy. Use Text-to-Give in Fundraising Events. Incorporate Text-to-Give in Ambassador Fundraising. How does Text-to-Give work?

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

And that the future of corporate giving is increasingly trending toward employee-centric giving programs, such as matching gifts, volunteer grants, and other forms of workplace giving. More and more organizations are beginning to emphasize corporate fundraising efforts in their overall nonprofit strategies. The Solution. An individual?—donors

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

There are two parts to thanking donors: Connecting with the donor’s brain by providing a gift receipt and more importantly, touching the donor’s heart by letting them know they are heroes for giving to your organization’s cause. Donors lose trust in your organization when they only hear crickets after sending a gift.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

AI for nonprofits can be a real game changer in the fundraising landscape. From navigating donor data to finding the most effective ways to communicate, AI for fundraising can be applied to many aspects of your organization to help lift some of the burden of changing the world. How do you use AI for fundraising? What is AI?

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Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2021

If your job description doesn’t include the words fundraising, development, or advancement, then why should you care about any of these things? In this article, I will talk about how you can support your organization’s charitable gift efforts. And I can hear you now: “I just don’t like fundraising.

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sgEngage

JUNE 6, 2024

If a regular audit process isn’t already part of your operations, try adding a couple of audit queries to ensure key fields are correctly coded to catch anything that may fall through the cracks. An audit query can be as simple as looking for data entry errors, like a recent cash gift with a gift date of two years later.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

By Stephanie Kanak , Content Strategist at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. That process begins on Welcome Wednesday, the day after Giving Tuesday. Subject line: Sofia, keep tabs on the impact of your gift by following us on social media. Why send this email?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 31, 2022

This digital-first mindset embraces the central role that technology plays in the lives of their customers and employees. As fundraising professionals, we are on the frontlines of the digital revolution. These scores allow us fundraisers to quickly segment and prioritize high-potential prospects based on these scores.

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Classy

JUNE 2, 2021

A large part of that is examining what actions define fundraising strategies that bring in more online donations and keep donors engaged each year. 7 Fundraising Actions Taken by Successful Nonprofits. Reviewing new donations that have the potential to become recurring gifts. Adding donor support contacts to each campaign.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

For newer nonprofits, making informed decisions about how to get set up with donation processing can be especially difficult, and for good reason. It’s a complicated process. That’s exactly why we’ve compiled a few essentials about the donation system implementation process: Invest in a secure online payment processor.

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Qgiv

JUNE 2, 2021

Luckily, there’s a great way to make your donors’ gifts double (and sometimes triple) in value. By instituting a matching gifts program at your medical nonprofit, your donors can provide additional funds so you can continue to do your crucial work. What is a matching gift program?

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sgEngage

AUGUST 2, 2024

As a Strategic Consultant at Blackbaud, I have the privilege of working closely with many leaders in higher education who are navigating the ever-changing waters of fundraising. So maybe it’s not surprising that there is no singular career path to a top fundraising role. I was the VP of a pediatric hospital.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Securing major gifts is an incredibly strategic effort. Each step you take with a prospect, from the first communication to receiving a gift, needs to be carefully tracked and planned for. In the nonprofit world, this tracking process is referred to as moves management. Covering the Basics of Moves Management Fundraising.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Boost Your Donations: Pro Tips for Tackling Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Challenges Are you struggling to inspire donors and fuel your peer-to-peer fundraising program? A study by Social Fundraiser found that 69% of P2P fundraising participants faced barriers in meeting their goals.

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