NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 3, 2024

There may be a lot of pressure to hit fundraising goals. After all, your nonprofit depends on that revenue to continue its mission's work. But all that pressure doesn't have to feel so intense.

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EveryAction

APRIL 18, 2023

EveryAction, which is becoming Bonterra, is excited to announce two new ways our platform enables nonprofit organizations to maximize fundraising through matching gift programs. We’re announcing a new partnership with Double the Donation , including an integration with 360MatchPro’s automated gift matching platform. The result?

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 17, 2021

Just think how much more exposure you’d get and how much more money you’d raise if you only broke it up in smaller chunks and spread it out over the month. . I see so many organizations with so much great content to share. It’s often all squished into one humongous monthly email update.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 20, 2022

Overall, more money was raised than on Giving Tuesday 2020. I’ve been tracking results from the various CRMs and payment platforms to look at Giving Tuesday trends.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 29, 2023

This is why data-informed donor screening and segmentation practices are so important: with the right tools and practices, your team can maximize and optimize fundraising efforts to raise more money, spend fewer resources raising it, and increase your impact on the communities you serve. Plenty of people with children donate money, too.

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Donorbox

DECEMBER 15, 2023

When looking for fundraising tactics that will bring in major gifts and other large donations, sometimes you have to be willing to spend money to make money. We call these big money fundraising ideas – those that may require a higher budget, but should produce big results.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2025

At the top of my list is hearing from nonprofit colleagues that donors arent interested in making unrestricted gifts. Even worse, is when they believe that asking for such gifts is not consistent with being donor centric. In many tangible ways, unrestricted cashflow is the most valuable gift any organization can receive.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 3, 2025

Todays question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to recognize and credit donor-advised fund gifts in their CRM: Dear Charity Clairity, I have a nuanced question on how to record DAF gifts in my CRM. First there is a corporate listing, determined by cumulating all gifts from a single sponsor (e.g.

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Far too many organizations reply “everyone is a prospect” or “everyone with enough money is a prospect.” You only have so many staff members, so much money and so much time in a day. In order to be a major donor prospect, the person has to have the capacity to give at the level that you consider to be a major gift.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2023

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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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

If you understand your donor’s motivation for the gift, and the circumstances surrounding the donation, it will help you make a far better ask that fits in to your overall cultivation strategy. The final 4-6 weeks of the year is a natural time for donors to make gifts in accordance with their financial planning strategies.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As nonprofit leaders and their teams know all too well, every gift matters and makes a difference to the communities nonprofits serve. But philanthropy isn’t limited to giving money. There are many ways to be a philanthropist and advance the causes that are important to you.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Major Gifts. Donation pledges are donor promises to give an organization a certain amount of money over a set period. Their contact and gift information is saved in your CRM, a thank you note and receipt are automatically sent, and you are ready to solicit donations again in the future. Peer-to-Peer and Team Fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

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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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This is a wondrous motivation behind inspiring gifts of time, talent, and treasure generously given to touch, improve, and save more lives, especially to help those who are struggling. As Marv LeRoy, President & Founder, Institute for Philanthropic Excellence, has aptly made his mantra: More Money = More Mission.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2019

A wealthy constituent wants to know what their money will be going toward and what it can accomplish. During your solicitation meeting, make sure you communicate: How much money the project needs. The specifics of what their money would be funding. Reports can include: Major Gifts Follow Up Report.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

For those that prefer to donate money as gifts, consider purchasing a charity gift card from TisBest.org or GlobalGiving.org. Audubon Marketplace gifts are unique and play an important role in protecting our birds and butterflies. Perfect gifts for the nonprofit techie! Jude Gift Shop :: giftshop.stjude.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

The average online gift in 2018 was $96.40 Donating money has increased in 2017 among those donors from developed nations (from 40% in 2016 to 42%), but has declined among developing countries (from 25% in 2016 to 24%). 91% of organizations stopped acknowledging recurring gifts by month three ( NextAfter ). Tribute Gifts.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 16, 2018

The benefits of recurring gifts are obvious—more predictability in funds and the ability to plan operations. However, a recurring-gift donor base requires a commitment to engagement strategies and technologies that nurture donors and make them feel connected to your organization on a more regular basis. Make the “ask” personal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 4, 2022

This is preferable for many people since they can donate in smaller quantities each time rather than parting with a significant sum of money upfront. 9) Gift fundraising. You could even use their gifts in auctions. 7) Peer-to-peer fundraising . Imagine if you could tap into the networks of all of your donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 12, 2023

According to Nonprofit Pro , “Millennials represent 33 million annual donors, have a $481 annual gift, and contribute to three charities annually.” Still, that’s around 34% less than Generation X and 60% less than Baby Boomers in terms of average annual gift size.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Subject line: Sofia, keep tabs on the impact of your gift by following us on social media. Why do donors stop giving after their first gift? Since your donor’s first gift was during Giving Tuesday, your update email should talk about the impact created by the funds raised during that day. 2) Week One: The Friend Request.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A time when many nonprofits ramp up their email volume to try to get more gifts. And sure, there is absolutely an upside to sending more fundraising emails —you may raise more money. With email fundraising, we’re able to send more emails to (theoretically) raise more money at a very low cost. We know this.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Though the campaign goal was met, it will continue raising money through February 2022. Inspiration4 returned from orbit Saturday, raising millions for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the process.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

Other events are smaller, more intimate gatherings where guests are directly asked for money. You can raise money with all kinds of fundraising events like parties, galas, sporting events, concerts… and the list goes on and on. That means that spending money on an event can be a little scary.

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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. 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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 3, 2022

Tribute gifts are most often made by supporters with a strong belief in your mission who prefer to donate to a good cause rather than spend money on traditional gifts. According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 33% of donors worldwide give tribute gifts. Nonprofits began to offer tribute gifts in the early 2000s.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

33% of donors give tribute gifts to family and friends. Donors are most interested in giving tribute gifts as memorials (43%), birthday gifts (25%), and on religious holidays (10%), such as Christmas, Hanukkah, and Eid al-Fitr. This allows you to easily promote each tribute gift individually via email and on social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

2) Only 14% of organizations prompt one-time donors to upgrade to a recurring gift during the donation process. Let me explain this one a bit, because I’m not just talking about having a checkbox on your donation page to make a gift recurring. If they wanted to give a recurring gift, they would’ve just clicked the checkbox.”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

For those that prefer to donate money as gifts, consider purchasing a charity gift card from TisBest.org. The Field Museum Store offers gifts for those interested in science and cultural, natural, and human history. 12) National Park Foundation Gift Shop :: nationalparks.org/gift-shop.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Why you are asking donors for money at the year-end? What will you do with the money? Here’s what you should do: Call your top donors to directly ask them for a gift. Ask your board for a year-end gift. Send out a snail-mail fundraising letter to your housefile list asking for a gift. Why do you need it?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As in, “Will this REALLY raise me more money?” If you aren’t segmenting, these four unique recipients would all get the same exact appeal: Can you imagine making a gift and then immediately receiving another ask? For example, if a current donor’s last gift was $100, you would present them with an ask string of $100, $150, $200.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

By Wendy Mercurio , Content & Education Specialist at Qgiv — an online fundraising platform empowering 20,000+ nonprofit fundraisers to raise money for their causes while keeping costs low. Peer-to-Peer fundraising can build a major gift pipeline for your organization as well! In return, donors may provide larger gifts.

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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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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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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

They’ve tried what they know to raise money, but it just isn’t working. It’s like a money grab because that’s what it’s all about — the money. The way you’re trying to raise money doesn’t work, no matter how hard you try. You started your nonprofit to make a difference, not to raise money. Avoid them!).

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