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Steal this E-Mail! A Sample Year-End Fundraising E-Mail for Your Non-Profit

The Fundraising Authority

As well they should… a very high percentage of all charitable gifts are made during the year-end fundraising cycle. The articles in that (free) series present a clear, step-by-step plan you can use to raise more money during the final weeks of the year. The rule online is less, less, less. The Background Behind the Letter.

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The complete year-end guide to maximizing matching gifts

EveryAction

One way to bring any organization’s end-of-year fundraising strategy to the next level is a matching gift strategy. Understanding matching gifts Matching gifts are a type of corporate philanthropy where companies pledge to match employees’ donations to eligible nonprofits. Maximize corporate philanthropy funding.

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Making the Most of Year End Fundraising Appeals

The Fundraising Authority

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. For other folks, the end of the year is simply a time of gift giving, including giving gifts to charity. Advanced Strategies for Maximizing Year End Gifts.

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How to Launch & Grow a Tribute Giving Program for Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Your donors and supporters start searching Google for “holiday gifts that benefit nonprofits” in early August, yet most nonprofits do not update their holiday tribute giving program until November or December. According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 33% of donors worldwide give tribute gifts.

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How to Do Year-End Fundraising the Right Way (Part II)

The Fundraising Authority

In this post, I want to talk about the strategy behind raising more money during the final 4-6 weeks of the year. If you’re a homeless shelter and have spent all year talking to donors about how you want to serve more homeless and thus need more money to add beds to your facility, talk about that at the year-end as well.

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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. Make a “ stretch gift ” that is very generous and is outside your normal giving pattern. For example, could people who donate every year be cultivated for a larger or monthly gift?

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How to Do Year-End Fundraising the Right Way (Part III)

The Fundraising Authority

Why you are asking donors for money at the year-end? What will you do with the money? Send out a dedicated e-mail to your e-mail list introducing your year-end campaign, without making an ask (see this as a “cultivation / stay tuned!” Here’s what you should do: Call your top donors to directly ask them for a gift.