Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2022

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on when it’s a good idea to give gifts to donors. . Dear Charity Clairity, I know public broadcasting offers donors gifts in exchange for their donations at various levels. Also, it’s a lot of work to get donated gifts, and expenses to buy them.

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Candid

JULY 18, 2023

As the saying goes, “Money talks,” and there’s no better example of this than the Giving Pledge and its effect on the social sector. To date, 241 individuals with a cumulative net worth easily surpassing $1 trillion have made the pledge—a public commitment to give the majority of their fortunes to charity.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 11, 2013

I’ll highlight what should make you smile in Nonprofit Starter Pack , Causeview , Click & Pledge , Soapbox Engage , Conga Composer , Apsona , Volunteers , and more if I can. One of my favorite features of the Nonprofit Starter Pack is how it handles gift payments. It’s not just about whether the gift has an end date.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes. This can be easily done at a low-cost through any domain registrar.

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CauseVox

JULY 13, 2021

You’ve probably heard of a donation pledge if you’ve been in fundraising for any amount of time. A donation pledge is when a supporter promises to give a certain amount of money in a set time frame. Why Ask For Donation Pledges? So what is the benefit of a pledge over a donation? Increase Gift Sizes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Kindful places a heavy focus on data, giving the user access to donors’ giving history, wealth details, and rating for likelihood to give. Individual pledge commitments or reports on pledged revenue by date, campaign, or program can be tracked easily. 5) Neon :: neoncrm.com. 7) SalesForce :: salesforce.com.

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Qgiv

MARCH 22, 2023

A pledge drive is a fundraising campaign where donors promise a gift amount to your organization based on a goal set by you or your participants. As your organization or participants meet those goals, donors increase their pledged donation. When creating your plan, start by determining your goals for the pledge drive.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

The average online gift in 2018 was $96.40 of overall fundraising in 2018 came from online giving ( Charitable Giving Report ). 54% of donors worldwide prefer to give via credit or debit card. 1% via text message ( Global Trends in Giving Report ). The average online gift in 2018 was $96.40 Recurring Giving.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

It is tempting to allow board members to skip fundraising, but this useful list is designed to give board members a wide range of tasks they can choose from to support the financial growth of your organization, and only a few involve directly asking for money. Give in-kind support to the organization in a way that actually helps.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

A matching gift is a great opportunity to leverage a generous donation from one donor, or a group of donors, to bring in even more money from other donors for your nonprofit. You then invite them to give $3,000 that can be used as a match as you raise money for the laptops. Heck, they might even give $50 that turns into $100!

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Personal acknowledgments, impact reporting, and a strong monthly giving program are some of the cornerstones to a high donor retention rate. But there’s one unsung strategy that can elevate your donor retention rates, while expanding mid-level and major giving: multi-year gift agreements.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

By Alex Wilson and Pat Duffy , co-founders of The Giving Block. Major crypto gifts haven’t slowed down, with multi-million dollar pledges happening in December and January so far. At The Giving Block, we help nonprofits fundraise with cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, ZCash and more.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to talk to legacy givers as you document their legacy gift intent. . For example, we want to document that he is a legacy giver, and we’d love to enter the amount as a pledge. How do you go about asking for amounts and documenting it?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 30, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to credit and acknowledge donor advised fund gifts in their donor database: Dear Charity Clairity, I’m unsure how to enter donor advised fund gifts in our database so they’re credited and acknowledged appropriately. And do I thank the donor or the administrator?

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

Essentially you can set up a page that allows you to fundraise by asking people to donate money in support of the cause you care about instead of buying you a gift. You can even extend the giving experience to your personal website with their giving widget. To date they’ve seen close to 10 Million dollars raised this way.

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Candid

AUGUST 11, 2022

We’re here to help you crack into the corporate giving options available to you. . between 2020 and 2021 according to Giving USA. . Given this strong growth in giving by corporations, now may be the time to build a corporate giving program at your organization. . What types of support do corporations give? .

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Text-to-give is one of the easiest and fastest ways to raise donations via SMS messaging. However, many nonprofits don’t know where to start when it comes to implementing text-to-give campaigns. This guide will explain how the process works and ways to optimize your campaigns using text-to-give platforms.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

This article offers suggestions to help churches like yours grow giving with church fundraising events. Analysis shows that giving is shifting online. Giving your church members the ability to give tithes online actually grows tithes by 32%. Themed giving days. New to the concept of giving days? The problem?

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Want to raise more funds during Giving Tuesday ? What if there was a way that your donors could give twice what they actually donated to your nonprofit? With a Giving Tuesday matching gift campaign, they can! But how do you set up a matching gift campaign for Giving Tuesday? How to secure a matching gift.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Here’s a sample letter to boost year-end giving Date Subject: Your Immediate Action Requested to Boost Year-End Giving Dear <Insert Board members names>: As we draw closer to Dec. 31st, we write with a few suggestions for your consideration to help board members maximize year-end giving. It could even be all three!

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Donorbox

AUGUST 5, 2022

Donation pledges can be an excellent way to encourage larger gifts and develop relationships with new donors. They can help nonprofits build on earlier gift amounts and entice donors to give again in the case of disaster relief or an organization’s urgent needs.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 31, 2021

We’re talking about pledge now, pay later fundraising. Why would I want to give my donors the ability to pay me later instead of right now? There are some truly exciting things coming down the pipeline for digital fundraising and a lot of them feature the Pledge Now, Pay Later model. What Is Pledge Now, Pay Later?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 5, 2024

You and four other major gift officers are soliciting donations from your major donors throughout the event. The donor you’re working with is prepared to make a five-figure donation to your organization, but your card swiper isn’t working, and—not to add more pressure—another major gift officer is waiting for it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

AI as a writing tool can make you even more efficient and give you time to do other things like plan great fundraising campaigns. How to Use ChatGPT to Create Copy & Content The prompt you give ChatGPT (or any AI chatbot) is key. ChatGPT can give you a push in the right direction! Be detailed and specific.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2021

Scott is a member of the Giving Pledge. When she signed the pledge she said: “ I have a disproportionate amount of money to share. Despite its name, the pledge is not legally binding. . Her team of advisors helps her give her wealth away faster. My approach to philanthropy will continue to be thoughtful.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

That’s where mobile giving comes in. Explore the tips and resources in this guide to improve your nonprofit’s mobile fundraising strategy: Mobile giving: FAQs 5 types of mobile giving Benefits of mobile giving Mobile giving best practices What you need to know about mobile giving software Mobile giving: FAQs What is mobile giving?

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sgEngage

MAY 28, 2024

Make More Accurate Gift Capacity Estimates Gift capacity is a sensitive subject. Only when a gift officer starts talking to a prospect via the qualification and the cultivation process can you know how much someone will give to your organization. Here are three methods for fine-tuning your gift capacity estimates.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 14, 2023

Defining Pledges and Donations When it comes to types of donations, there can be some overlap between the various categories. Here are simple definitions of and key differences between pledges and donations: Pledges. A pledge is a promise to pay a certain amount of money to an organization at a later date.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

This page will be updated as more Giving Tuesday resources come to light. To suggest more Giving Tuesday ideas, please email steven.shattuck@bloomerang.co. Get notified when additions are made to this page: Giving Tuesday is fast approaching! Each year, Giving Tuesday occurs the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Accept Pledges.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2024

But my understanding is most of these donors give through these vehicles to preserve their anonymity and not be bothered by constant solicitation, email messaging and the like. So, you should be doing everything within your power to leverage more of this giving (I’ll get to some tips to do exactly that in a moment). This is BIG.

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sgEngage

MARCH 12, 2024

There are three major exits you can take on the “Highway of Major Gift Giving.” Exit 1: Disqualification Road Exit 2: Proposal Avenue Exit 3: The Stewardship Fork Once you know what road you’re on with a potential donor, you can decide to press the gas or to let it go and move on to a better-fit major gift prospect.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Since 2012, #GivingTuesday has become a worldwide day of (mostly) online giving. billion social media impressions and over 110 community coalitions in 2018, meaning supporters weren’t just giving, they were engaging with organizations online. Potential corporate or major donor gift sponsors/matches. On GivingTuesday 2020, $2.47

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

It’s hard to believe that Giving Tuesday is just two weeks away! Hopefully you’ve downloaded Blackbaud’s comprehensive Giving Tuesday toolkit , have been learning from our Giving Tuesday webinars , and have planned out your activities, but even if the day has snuck up on you there is still time to participate.

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CauseVox

JULY 1, 2022

Monthly giving is one of the most dependable fundraising tools you have at your disposal. For more benefits of starting a monthly giving program, check out this article. We’ve put together a list of three must-dos for any successful monthly giving program. Integrate Monthly Giving Into Your Messaging.

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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 ? . Third, it gives folks who are considering making a legacy gift with information to provide to their advisors. Donors who make major gifts .

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 17, 2022

There’s a big difference between making a pledge and making a donation. A pledge is when you promise to give a certain amount of money to a cause, usually over time. A donation, on the other hand, is a one-time gift. Most importantly, pledges can be broken. Most importantly, pledges can be broken.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In capital campaigns, board giving matters. The amount will of course be different for every organization, but it’s still a standard expectation for board members to be engaged and push the campaign forward in whatever ways they’re able, including making a gift. How nonprofits approach board giving. Solicit each board member.

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