Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Nonprofit direct mail fundraising is a great way to find new donors. Here are our best tips for making sure your campaign is a success.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 7, 2020

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, it might actually be a great time to fundraise through direct mail. Here are our best tips for making sure your campaign is a success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

By Bryna Dilman , Director of Marketing at FrontStream , who offers expert tips to nonprofit organizations planning to move their in-person auctions online. . To meet this surge and move their mission forward, nonprofits must decide – and decide quickly – the best way to continue their fundraising efforts in a contactless way.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Let’s get specific: 3 more strategies + 6 new tips to boost generosity In the past, you may have considered some of these strategies someone else’s job. Maybe you relied on your database manager, digital fundraising specialist, or volunteer coordinator. TIP 9: Make it easy for people to participate on their terms.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

End of year is the most lucrative, high-stakes fundraising there is. A solid year-end fundraising plan can help! I’m here with an end-of-year timeline and fundraising communications calendar to make end-of-year fundraising as easy as pie. Just follow my timeline below to create your year-end fundraising plan!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 6, 2019

By Katie Casillas , director of marketing at GolfStatus.org , an event management platform specifically for golf fundraisers. Golf fundraisers are a huge opportunity for outreach, stewardship, and certainly for fundraising. Here are ten tips to consider ahead of your 2020 event. Is fundraising your key priority?

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The end of the calendar year can (and should) be a bonanza for non-profit organizations looking to raised small and medium-sized gifts to round out their fundraising numbers. Today, we’re presenting some tips for maximizing your non-profit’s revenue from year end appeals. The Basics of Year-End Fundraising.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Last week, we started a three article series on year-end fundraising. In our next post , we’ll go over a step-by-step plan for maximizing your year-end fundraising. The 5 Rules for Supercharged Year-End Fundraising. Many non-profits make the mistake of trying to use gimmicks during year-end fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

By Denise Dunbar , a Digital Fundraising Strategist at MobileCause , where she helps nonprofits accelerate their fundraising and engagement efforts through giving and marketing strategies. Pro Tip: In addition to adding tribute gifts to all your donation forms, create a donation form where tribute giving is the only option.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Cabral, MA, CFRE, MFIA , founder of Development Consulting Services , which serves both fundraising professionals and executive directors new to fundraising, wanting to excel in their fundraising role, or advance in their career. Gone are the days of list acquisitions and swapping of mailing lists.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 9, 2023

If you’re ready to make your digital channels work for you, bring in more online revenue, and save yourself some time, here are my top tips.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Digital communication pieces Insights from your digital impact report can easily transfer over to other types of digital communication pieces , like online newsletters, email fundraising campaigns, and blog posts. Content from your digital report can inform your direct mail pieces, and in turn, they can act as a teaser for your full report.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 28, 2020

By Katie Casillas , director of marketing at GolfStatus.org , an event management platform specifically for golf fundraisers. The challenges fundraisers face in the months ahead present a complicated outlook—especially for those with budgets that rely heavily on event revenue. Eliminate Mail-In Registration Forms.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2024

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants insight into what role direct mail plays in fundraising in a digital world: Dear Charity Clairity, I’m wondering what role direct mail plays in our digitally-dominant world ? to raise $1.00.

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Allegiance Group

JANUARY 14, 2025

Whether youre a small nonprofit or a large organization with a national or even global reach, SMS messaging can elevate your fundraising strategy, help build deeper donor relationships , and increase the ROI of your online and offline campaigns. Send your supporters updates on ongoing projects and campaigns (including direct mail).

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Segmentation is about talking to different audiences in different ways, depending on who they are and how they might be interested in your cause. Email communications are most effective when you personalize the message, information and asks based on what you know about the audience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

In today’s fundraising sector, technology is vital. AI is becoming increasingly important in fundraising. Traditionally, fundraising has relied on old methods. These include direct mail, phone calls and messages, and in-person solicitations. They let organizations use data to improve their fundraising.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Did you know that nearly one-third of individual fundraising happens during the month of December and 12% of giving happens in the last week of the calendar year ? . With that in mind, here are some year-end fundraising tips to help you make the most of your online fundraising efforts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

By Christy Noel , Vice President of Digital Marketing Services at MobileCause – a company that pioneered text-to-donate and also offers an extensive suite of online, mobile and event fundraising solutions. 5% of 2018’s overall fundraising revenue was raised online, a record high 1. Online and Mobile-Friendly is Giving-Friendly.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 18, 2022

You can increase the response rate of your fundraising direct mail campaigns by designing your envelope to stand out. These five ideas will instantly help your donor want to open your mail piece and review your carefully-crafted message inside.

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

My last article of this two-part series, “ Nonprofit Giving Trends and Future Fundraising Strategy ,” began a discussion of smart fundraising strategies to take advantage of best practices and current trends. It covered broad brush strategies all nonprofits today should incorporate into their donor fundraising/marketing mix.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 2, 2024

It’s a day when donors, businesses, and communities come together to create positive change—and it’s also the perfect launchpad for your year-end fundraising efforts. Maybe you noticed a large segment of your audience hasn’t given yet, you want to hit a specific fundraising target, or are hoping to engage more first-time donors.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Here are a few top tips: 1. Use GivingTuesday as the kickoff to your year-end fundraising campaign. So, consider creating a communications calendar from GivingTuesday through December 31 st and using email, snail mail, social media, telephone calls, and even SMS messages to connect with donors and remind them to give.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 17, 2021

This is part one in a fundraising auction two-part series. . When executed properly, a fundraising auction can be an incredibly effective way to raise money for your nonprofit. Tip #1: Put the right team together. . Putting together and running a fundraising auction takes a lot of work. Tip #4: Get creative. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 17, 2022

When a donor signs up for a recurring donation online, there are no checks to mail and no monthly reminders needed; much of the expense and hassle on the nonprofit’s side have been eliminated. Part of this is due to the seasonal nature of giving, and part of this is due to the fact that fundraising tends to be cyclical.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

With year-end fundraising swiftly approaching, here are the latest tips for fundraising and marketing from the recent Bridge Conference.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2024

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Our problem is we don’t have much of a mailing list. — Feeling Listless Dear Feeling Listless, First, congrats on branching out to fundraising from individuals. So, let’s look at some strategies to build your list (both snail mail and email).

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

While acquisition is definitely a worthwhile goal, a sensible fundraising specialist will tell you that another top priority of any given fundraising project should be retaining the dedicated supporters that you already have. . Direct Mail versus Digital Communications . Tip #1: Personalize all appeals .

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Enhance the effectiveness of your organization's fundraising emails by spotlighting impact goals. Here are four tips to get started, and stand out from the crowd.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 18, 2023

The pandemic presented unique challenges for fundraisers everywhere, but this difficult time has also led schools and other organizations to come up with more creative fundraising ideas than ever before. Get specific fundraising asks. Use these tips to get started! Communicate frequently with your supporters.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2021

Tip #1: Identify . Tip #2: Locate. Options could include: Direct mail. Peer-to-peer fundraisers. Peer-to-peer fundraisers and events are a bit more hands on, but they are still very viable channels for acquiring new donors. Tip #3: Plus One. But where do you start? . There are several ways to do this.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2024

It’s not too early to begin planning your fundraising strategies for the fall and end of the calendar year. You’re probably already thinking about your mail appeal. But what about person-to-person major gift fundraising? TIP: The key to getting board members to do what they’re predisposed to hate (i.e.,

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Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Yet, according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , donor retention rates have been falling since 2020. Nonprofits may need to reimagine their donor engagement strategies to go beyond occasional outreach or standard fundraising appeals and forge relationships that resonate with their values and inspire continued support.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

In part 1 of this series, I outlined my top six fundraising strategies for 2021: . Investing in digital-first fundraising and marketing communications. Tip: Conduct a formal or informal website audit, beginning with your homepage. . Is it easy to join your mailing list? You can read part one here. If so, how?

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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.

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Achieve

JUNE 17, 2024

Fundraising asks are like sales pitches. In the long term, nailing your fundraising asks can also help you build lasting relationships and encourage further engagement. Let’s explore five proven tips to improve your fundraising asks. Develop a fundraising ask strategy. Develop a fundraising ask strategy.

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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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