NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 16, 2023

I previously shared answers to the top five questions on monthly giving. Now, I’d like to share the top three tips for fundraisers who are looking to start growing their monthly giving program to the next level.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 3, 2025

From donor shifts to budget stress, discover the 9 biggest fundraising challengesand how to overcome them with smarter strategies and better data. Unlock insights that help you grow giving, boost efficiency, and engage high-value donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2025

By Jennifer Wemhoff , Communications Manager at GolfStatus the leading event management platform for golf fundraisers. As golf grows in popularity, it has become a vital fundraising tool for nonprofits of all sizes. 3) Mobile Apps Will Boost Donor Engagement Mobile apps designed for golf fundraisers are a game-changer.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

One big reason donors give is the desire for action. Here's how you can appeal to this want to boost fundraising success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2025

But somehow, nonprofit giving still often feels more complicated than it should be. Your donors feel the same way about giving. Remarkably, fewer than 3% of fundraisers prioritize seamless payment methods like PayPal, Venmo, or Apple Payeven though nearly a quarter of donors prefer exactly these options.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 3, 2024

With reports of fewer donors and dollars, here are 10 strategies you can employ now to boost your fundraising success.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2024

Want to diversify your organization's fundraising streams? Add corporate philanthropy to the mix to help achieve your long-term goals.

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

If he could just hear about our work, he’d give us the million dollars we need to build our new building! They are a sign that you, your board, or your team are waiting for a “magic bullet” to solve your fundraising problems. And it seems like a really slow way to go about fundraising. Magic Bullets are Tempting. It takes time.

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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. Aside from the normal holiday hullabaloo, you’re also busy planning fundraisers and engagement opportunities to round out your organization’s calendar year. Early preparation is key in ensuring a successful campaign.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2024

It may feel intimidating at first, but here’s the exciting part: today, more than ever, nonprofits have the tools and resources to make a smooth shift to the grants-plus-fundraising model. Adding fundraising to your funding model gives you the agility to stay mission-focused no matter what comes your way.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

According to the M+R Benchmarks report , fundraising mobile messages generate an average of $92 in revenue for every 1,000 messages sent. Chances are, if youre a nonprofit professional, youre curious about how mobile giving can improve your nonprofits fundraising efforts. Well cover: What is mobile giving?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2023

Cause awareness and giving days are powerful themes upon which to launch digital marketing and fundraising campaigns. Those who register and attend all three webinars in the series will earn a Certificate in Digital Marketing & Fundraising from Nonprofit Tech for Good. 28: Giving Tuesday — #GivingTuesday.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Quick Definition Online fundraising is the process of raising donations for a cause, project, or organization through digital platforms such as websites, social media apps, and email campaigns. In this article, we will cover online fundraising methods, tools, and some quick tips to get your nonprofit started!

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Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

GivingTuesday fundraising allows many charities and nonprofits to raise more on this day than any other and reminds us of the positive community, societal, and personal impact of supporting causes aligned with our values. 3 GivingTuesday strategies for year-end nonprofit fundraising. In 2023, GivingTuesday raised $3.1

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This is a two part article on how to create fundraising systems for your nonprofit. In Part 1, we will talk about what fundraising systems are and why they are important for development. In short, this nonprofit lacked fundraising systems. What are Fundraising Systems? A board fundraising system. And so on….

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

As many nonprofits of all sizes now recognize, planned giving represents a significant opportunity to advance their missions. This form of fundraising provides predictable (and often unrestricted) future funding, strengthens relationships with loyal supporters, and builds powerful social proof among your community.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In today’s digital world, running a successful fundraiser goes beyond traditional methods; it requires innovative approaches that meet donors where they are—online. From boosting your team’s efficiency to expanding your reach, here are three key benefits of using an online platform like CauseVox to enhance your next fundraising campaign.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 7, 2023

On the final day of Nonprofit POWER in Baltimore, Maryland, Bill Stanczykiewicz, senior assistant dean for external relations at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, led the keynote session, “Fundraising in Turbulent Times” to help the nonprofit professionals in the room make sense of data and the wealth effects of charitable giving (..)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

By Wendy Mercurio , Content & Education Specialist at Qgiv — an online fundraising platform empowering 20,000+ nonprofit fundraisers to raise money for their causes while keeping costs low. December is an important month for nonprofit fundraisers. Fundraisers can receive helpful cues from these intelligent tools.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 27, 2024

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Todays question comes from a nonprofit leader who wants metrics and advice on how to justify and calculate fundraiser salaries: Dear Charity Clairity, I am looking for some updated industry standards for fundraising metrics around staff positions.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Yet, as a lifelong advancement professional for three institutions of higher education, and now as a fundraising consultant/trainer, I have serious questions about the potential of artificial intelligence, or the ubiquitous AI, in the profoundly unique discipline of resource development. Nothing is as personal as fundraising.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 2, 2024

You’ve sent a fundraising email to your nonprofit’s email list. And that’s when you know it’s time to troubleshoot your fundraising email. And that’s when you know it’s time to troubleshoot your fundraising email. Subject lines are important in email fundraising, no doubt about it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

While ChatGPT may be all the buzz, have you considered how it and other artificial intelligence tools could enhance your fundraising efforts ? For nonprofits, it’s proving to be a valuable resource for writing communications, deepening engagement with supporters, and fundraising.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

For the last 20 years, I have held the title of “fundraiser”—to be more exact, a Black and Indigenous woman fundraiser. Thriving, not just surviving, as Black fundraisers For Black fundraisers, the work is often more than just a job; it’s deeply personal. Wellness, for Black fundraisers, is a revolutionary act.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Storytelling has become a hot topic in non-profit fundraising. There’s a reason for this change: storytelling is extremely important to good fundraising. As fundraisers, we need to be carrying on a constant conversation with our donors. That’s why we need to incorporate stories into our fundraising work.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Many organizations raise 30%, sometimes as much as 50%, of their individual giving in December. End of year is the most lucrative, high-stakes fundraising there is. A solid year-end fundraising plan can help! Just follow my timeline below to create your year-end fundraising plan! Feeling stressed and overwhelmed?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

End-of-year fundraising is like our version of the Superbowl. With many nonprofits raising as much as 50% of their budget in December alone, there’s a lot at stake — and a lot of end-of-year fundraising problems to overcome. One of the greatest gifts we can give our donors is the gift of being known by us. They aren’t!

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 13, 2025

From my experience, here are recommendations on ten fundraising resolutions based on proven principles, strategies, and best practices. Start with recent giving history. And be honest about the bandwidth you bring to meeting the challenge the fundraising capacity of board, staff and infrastructure. Where should they start?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 12, 2023

By Megan Allison , Content Marketing Specialist for Qgiv — an online fundraising platform empowering 20,000+ nonprofit fundraisers to raise money for their causes while keeping costs low. Social media is one of the greatest tools your nonprofit has, especially with Giving Tuesday right around the corner.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

We’re heading into the busiest, most lucrative time of the year for nonprofits— end-of-year fundraising. My friends at Magic Wheelchair are total pros at building show-stopping costumes for kids in wheelchairs—and they get it: a little flattery goes a long way to getting those fundraising emails opened. Did someone say “donate now?”

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2025

Youre not fit to be a fundraiser unless you hear things that frustrate the daylights out of you. It is up to all of us involved in philanthropy to tell their story and explain the indispensable role of unrestricted giving in advancing the missions, objectives, and dreams of our causes. Why is there resistance to unrestricted giving?

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DonorPerfect

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The DonorPerfect team recently welcomed Lynne Wester, leader of the Donor Relations Group and host of the podcast Fundraising is Funny, for a conversation on best practices for nurturing your donors after Giving Tuesday or any other day of giving.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 20, 2023

By Jessica Fox , Content Manager at Eventgroove – a one-stop platform for virtual, hybrid, and in-person events that offers event management, online fundraising, ticketing, and online storefronts for print and digital merchandise. As a fundraiser, you’re up against some tough odds. If it doesn’t, do something else.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

By Shay Lessman , Content Writer and Editor for Qgiv — an online fundraising platform empowering 20,000+ nonprofit fundraisers to raise money for their causes while keeping costs low. Peer-to-peer fundraising is a great way to engage your existing supporters and get them to fundraise on your behalf. That’s right!

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The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 7, 2025

Fundraising isnt always about money. Here are five ideas to make that happen: * Share giving recipes to spark creative volunteerism. Here are five ideas to make that happen: * Share giving recipes to spark creative volunteerism. The post 5 Ideas For Volunteers As Fundraising Resources appeared first on The NonProfit Times.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Meta announced a new partnership with PayPal Giving Fund over the summer, but there are ramifications for nonprofits that don’t agree to Meta’s new terms and the new payment provider. Here are four changes that your nonprofit should know if it plans to continue using Facebook and Instagram to fundraise for year end.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

By Steve Latham , CEO & Co-founder at DonateStock – a fundraising platform that makes stock gifting to nonprofits easy and accessible. Philanthropy is at an inflection point and fundraisers are looking opportunistically beyond cash and credit as their sole sources of funding. million DAF accounts worth $250 billion in assets.

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