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How The Salvation Army Uses Power BI to Boost Major Giving

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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. Our concept of philanthropist is generally people who make annual gifts of at least five figures.” An easy-to-use dashboard.

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Ideas You Can Use To Thank Donors During the Holidays

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Some donors give a one-time gift, and some sign up as monthly donors. A tiny, inexpensive gift, such as a bookmark, sticker, or magnet. You’ll be tempted to share a ton of info in your welcome kit – don’t. Someone once told me they were reluctant to contact monthly donors and remind them of their recurring gift.

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What are your nonprofit organization’s assets?

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Compelling mission (like feeding the hungry or housing the homeless). Opportunity for earned income (like a thrift store or gift shop). Want more info on the Simple Success Fundraising Plan? They are things that you have going for you that you can leverage in your plan. Large donor base. Well-known staff or Board members.

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How to Write Fundraising Emails That Get Results

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Well, one of the families we were able to work with as a result of your gift just moved into their own apartment! What gift do we want the donor to make? Your gift ensures that an animal has a warm bed and a full belly until they find their forever home.”. It was a bleak situation and they were days away from being homeless.

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Nail Your Request for Donations During Economic Ups, Downs, and Crisis Times

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It might be a smaller gift than they usually give, but they’ll keep supporting your work to the best of their ability. Using heartstring words like “homeless,” “abandoned,” “deserving,” “malnourished,” “unjust,” “innocent,” etc., Doesn’t “deserving homeless veterans” tug at your heart more than just “veterans”?

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Deepen the Donor Relationship by Focusing on the Donor Journey

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They push info out to donors and they forget that communication is a two-way street. If all your communications are one-sided (you pushing info at them), that gets old fast and the relationship starts to fall apart. When a donor clicks that Donate button and makes a gift, what’s the very next thing they experience?

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How To Increase Board Fundraising Without Having To Ask for Money

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If you have a lot of lapsed commitments, ask a board member to locate the donors on social media or get new contact info from people in your organization. For example, if you can explain that $500 will cover the cost of feeding one person for six months at your homeless shelter, you are more likely to get donors at that level.

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