Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Julie Ordoñez will outline a proven strategy, messaging and action steps you can implement right away to close major gifts faster, ethically. We’re here to talk about 3 steps to closing over $10,000 gifts by December 31st. It is not too late to raise major gifts this year. Julie: Let’s do it. That’s right.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2022

When respected researcher Penelope Burk asked donors why they stopped giving, or why they gave less than they could, here are some of their responses : I didn’t receive any information at all after making a gift to a not-for-profit last year. What my friends and I talk about is how donors who make smaller gift are dismissed as unimportant.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

If they donate by check, you should send them a hard copy thank-you letter with tax information by regular postal mail, sent within two business days of when you receive their check. Some donors give a one-time gift, and some sign up as monthly donors. You can include a mail option and a QR code linking to an electronic survey.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Thanking donors well is an essential aspect of fundraising that is often done just once—when the donor makes a gift, or, worse, it’s overlooked entirely. Send a series of automated email thank yous—starting with the one sent immediately after a donor makes a gift online—expressing thanks and encouraging engagement. “

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Judi Sohn

OCTOBER 13, 2012

I’m in it constantly to record gifts, run reports, analyze giving history, etc. Edit the Household record to insert the mailing address. I’d love to see some conditional logic in a later version of Visual Workflow so I can script something like “If email address is entered, match that otherwise match first/last name.”

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

A well-executed thank you is a reminder of why they supported you in the first place and creates lasting feelings of goodwill, which certainly extends to when you are ready to ask for another gift or when year-end comes around. Don’t forget that artwork can be copied and mailed to donors (clients don’t have to make 100 original drawings!)

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 18, 2012

Analyze the gifts your organization has received to determine who has given, how much he or she has given and the frequency of the gifts and arrange according to how likely they are to give again. Determine how many gifts at varied levels you’d like to shoot for. Create scripts and make the asks. Plan and communicate.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

By focusing a little extra energy on your mid-level donors, you can raise more money and create a quality pipeline for your major gifts officers. Collaborate with your membership and major gifts teams to discern who these donors are. For this group, make between two and eight solicitations a year, mostly via mail.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2023

If you want to move away from transactional one-time gifts, and towards longer-term, transformational giving, here is the single most important thing you need to know to keep nonprofit donors: RESOLVE to rock the power of thank you! loses over 80% of donors after the first gift ! Begin by making donor retention a priority.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Specific personalization When sending an appeal letter, thank-you note, or email to a donor, always include a note at the bottom and say something about the impact their gift has made and something very specific about their kids, dog, family, home, job, favorite sport, hobby, alma mater, volunteer work, or latest travel adventure.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2021

Recaptured donors (whose last gift was two or more years ago) were up nearly 14%. Moving donors from their first gift to their second continues to be a chronic issue for the sector. Gifts of less than $250 grew by 15.3%. Gifts of $250 to $999 increased 8%. Gifts of $1,000 or more increased 10.4%.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 22, 2025

In this case, your volunteers might need more than just a general script. Maybe having specialized scripts tailored to different voter demographics or issues would have made their conversations more efficient and targeted. First, ensure that individuals are okay with public appreciation.

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Matching gift programs empower companies to support their employees’ philanthropic interests by matching their donations. Yet, according to Double the Donation , billions of dollars in eligible gifts go unmatched each year, mainly because donors aren’t unaware that their employers offer these programs. Sounds too good to be true?

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Appreciation Gift Ideas. It’s not a massive gift, but it’s still a substantial contribution to the cause! He found that 5% of one-time donors thought the charity didn’t need them, 9% had no memory of supporting, 13% never got thanked for donating, and 8% never had any information about how their gifts were used. Let’s dive in!

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Appreciation Gift Ideas. It’s not a massive gift, but it’s still a substantial contribution to the cause! He found that 5% of one-time donors thought the charity didn’t need them, 9% had no memory of supporting, 13% never got thanked for donating, and 8% never had any information about how their gifts were used. Let’s dive in!

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 14, 2021

If your challenge relates to accepting gifts, an online donation form could be the answer. . Trying to increase donor gifts based on past giving? . Want to gather additional donor information while they’re making their gift? . Donors need the ability to designate funds? . Need a solution immediately? .

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 11, 2022

If a prospective donor encounters an obstacle while trying to donate (like if your donation process is cumbersome or if they can’t find the donate button or if there’s no address for them to mail a check), they may give up. You might be surprised how many people will want to write a check and mail it to you! Don’t go on and on.

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Kindful

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Mail them a handwritten card. Even in an increasingly digital-first world, getting something in the mail is refreshing and can be heartwarming. Your gift mint a lot to us!” . Donors want to know that you used their gift to help the people or cause that you serve. . Mail them swag or merch. . Thank them publicly. .

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2020

You have to collect stories and photos of program participants, get their consent, pull data on your programs, clean up your donor database, plan events, schedule donor meetings, print materials, fix your mail merge and lick a thousand envelopes ? This year, I am choosing to look at this pandemic as a gift. Direct Mail.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Williams suggests classifying donors by tiers, rather than by “major” or “minor” gifts. “The major gift classification created these unintended consequences of certain people feeling like they were the uber-in group and other people feeling like they were the less-than outgroup,” she said. Thank you’s. Peer to peer.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

In this blog, you’ll learn about: Annual Giving, Donor Retention, Major & Legacy Gifts, Online Fundraising, Boards & Leadership, Content Marketing, Social Engagement , Strategy & Management, and Culture & Values. It’s the specific change you’re asking the donor to help make with their gift. Clairification .

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Williams suggests classifying donors by tiers, rather than by “major” or “minor” gifts. The major gift classification created these unintended consequences of certain people feeling like they were the uber-in group and other people feeling like they were the less-than outgroup,” she said. Thank you’s. Peer to peer.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 6, 2022

If your fundraising plan doesn’t include a strategy for finding, cultivating, and asking major donors for a large donation, you’re missing out on some big gifts for your small nonprofit. Larger gifts equal more net revenue which means you can do more good. So, let’s get you some major gifts, okay? They don’t know who to ask.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Finalize your direct mail and send it (and your data) to the print/mail house. you designed and finalized your direct mail appeal (and, hopefully, the rest of your fundraising pieces). Now it’s time to get your appeal to your print/mail house so it can get out the door! October. , Build and prep email solicitations.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2011

It breaks my fundraising heart when I hear about gifts going unthanked. Saying thank you isn’t just polite; it’s the key to cultivating small gifts into major gifts. None of the groups she supports have identified her as a major gift or planed gift prospect. Why do so many gifts knowingly go unthanked?

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 8, 2015

After speaking with nonprofits about the need to access matching gift funds in a cost-effective way, Double the Donation was born. _. Matching gifts are corporate giving programs that encourage employees to donate to nonprofits. Matching gifts allow companies to boost their cultures of corporate social responsibility.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 19, 2017

To add this code you’ll need access to place the script in the header or footer tags of your website. You can even connect the lead captures directly to a mailing list provider, like MailChimp. That’s a 500% increase over a one-time gift, assuming the donor gives monthly for an entire year.

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NTEN

MARCH 26, 2009

Our strategy was simple: send HSUS' mobile subscribers a text message on December 30th asking them to reply to call or directly call a 1-800 number to make their year-end gift. (We Step 4: Send the following message to 7,628 mobile subscribers on December 30th: "HUMANE: 24 hrs to make your tax-deductible gift for animals.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Emma Lewzey will identify the specific shifts you must make to raise more 5- and 6-figure gifts–without letting fear, intimidation, or imposter syndrome get in your way. And if you’re like a lot of fundraisers, you probably have some desires that you’re experiencing when it comes to major gift fundraising. There we go.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

Emma Lewzey will identify the specific shifts you must make to raise more 5- and 6-figure gifts–without letting fear, intimidation, or imposter syndrome get in your way. And if you’re like a lot of fundraisers, you probably have some desires that you’re experiencing when it comes to major gift fundraising. There we go.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

You know the moment: You’re going through your mail when you catch the hint of a red envelope. Flip the script from “ Look what you made me do ” to “Look what you did.” A snowflake stamp. “So So it begins,” you think. You open the envelope and the single sheet of green paper that was clearly at the end of an ink cartridge.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2020

One of the interesting side effects of the widespread shutdown is that most people are getting fewer commercial emails and direct mail than usual, as businesses like hotels, restaurants, music and sporting venues, and travel agencies all put a halt to their marketing. You see a sample phone script for this call here. can get involved.”

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

And a lot of this content that I’m talking about today is in my book called “Cloudburst” on fundraising, you’ll find scripts and things in there you haven’t ever seen before. How have you made me feel for the monetary gifts I’ve made and the non-monetary gifts? How did you make me feel?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And if you think about this pie chart, what I really want to call out is that bequests, which are about 9%, are gifts made by individuals. You know, one of the things about being a donor, it’s not just giving a gift, it’s building a strong culture of philanthropy.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2019

However, given that most annual giving programs are vestiges of heavy direct mail programs where costs are tied intrinsically with the cost of printing, this has deeply influenced how we view personalization. For example, based on information on the gift record, you could find out if the donor: Attended an event.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

There are two parts to thanking donors: Connecting with the donor’s brain by providing a gift receipt and more importantly, touching the donor’s heart by letting them know they are heroes for giving to your organization’s cause. Donors lose trust in your organization when they only hear crickets after sending a gift.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Believe it or not, I’ve found that there are parallels between one of the greatest Halloween movies ever made and major gift fundraising. When preparing a major gift proposal, focus on the short-term and long-term impact their gifts would make on the trajectory of the organization. Are your appeals emotional and compelling?

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