Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Make a “ stretch gift ” that is very generous and is outside your normal giving pattern. Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.). Can you survey nonrenewing donors to see why they didn’t renew?

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Explore advertising opportunities such as: Your email newsletter. You likely send a weekly or monthly newsletter to update supporters on your current projects, fundraising progress, and any upcoming events. This can help you refine your communications and identify corporate match ing gift opportunit ies. Wealth indicators.

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Demographics Retention Donor Research 81

Kindful

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

You might relate to this story from The Burk Donor Survey, having hopefully heard it from your own pool of donors, or experienced it as a donor yourself: “There were two instances this year where I made gifts over and above what I had intended and they both involved personal contact from someone in the development office (director or gifts officer).

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sgEngage

MAY 27, 2021

Explore advertising opportunities such as: Your email newsletter: You likely send a weekly or monthly newsletter to update supporters on your current projects, fundraising progress, and any upcoming events. This can help you refine your communications and identify corporate matching gift opportunities. Wealth indicators.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Some donors give a one-time gift, and some sign up as monthly donors. A brief survey about how they found out about your organization, why they chose your organization, and what types of communication they would like to receive. You can include a mail option and a QR code linking to an electronic survey.

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Achieve

APRIL 28, 2022

Promote matching gift opportunities. volunteering, donating) and passive (receiving newsletters, following on social media) ways to get involved. . Consider adding tools that integrate with your website, including payment processing, virtual event hosting, donor management, and matching gift software. Multiple active (e.g.,

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Greater Giving

JULY 20, 2022

However, 27% of nonprofits are struggling to develop major donors and large gifts. In 2021, we found that the majority of nonprofits used social media campaigns to connect and engage with their donors (73% of those surveyed). 33% of respondents said donor engagement is the greatest challenge they face in fundraising this year.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

conduct research Gather data on your current supporters Review your nonprofit’s existing data, such as donor records , volunteer information, and past survey results. Gather new data directly from your target audience This can be collected through methods such as surveys, interviews, and focus groups.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Survey existing donors on what compelled them to support you before. Surveys, interviews, and data analysis can reveal the equivalent of that Rolls-Royce insight – the key emotional triggers, values, and desires of your existing and potential supporters. Show how gifts further the outcomes step-by-step.

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Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59

Twenty Hats

MARCH 9, 2021

Step 2: Survey Your Volunteers. I surveyed volunteers by sending a short survey using Google Forms. The survey included just three question fields: a name field, an email address field, and a section with checkboxes where volunteers indicated which area(s) interested them. If you never ask, you will never know.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2018

Where it gets difficult is securing the second and successive gifts. . R ecency e ffects : As time goes on, memory of care at the hospital fades, reducing the stimulus that contributed to the first gift and would contribute to a possible second gift; . What prompted the first gift? Key metrics to explore: .

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NetWits

JUNE 22, 2011

Register for our Event Fundraising Newsletter to receive monthly content and resources specifically for event fundraising professionals. A recent survey of six national nonprofits found multi-year team captains raise two to three times more than new team captains and retain about 86 percent of their prior year’s revenue. Join Today.

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Qgiv

MAY 6, 2021

Even without the resources of a larger organization, your organization can use a reliable text-to-donate tool to collect gifts, send quick communications, and provide convenience for donors. For both text-to-donate and text-to-give, nonprofit organizations need a short code (shortened phone number) and campaign keyword.

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Donation Guide Nonprofit Mobile 64

Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2022

Send out surveys or meet one-on-one with donors to get to know them better. You can also suggest appropriate gift amounts based on your prospects’ financial backgrounds, so they don’t feel pressured to give more than they’re able or comfortable with. Personalizing your ask is a very effective way of encouraging your donors to give.

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Fundraising Donor Relationship Retention 59

NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Register for our Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Newsletter. 50 gift card for $5,000 raised). Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. Peer pressure has a funny way of inspiring larger gifts. Peer-to-Peer Event Fundraising Consumer Survey.

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DipJar

AUGUST 6, 2021

Post your volunteer opportunities on several different channels, from social media to your website to email newsletters. Sending volunteer feedback surveys so supporters can voice opinions. You can also host random giveaways for your top volunteers with bigger prizes like gift baskets or event tickets. .

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

Your website serves as the central hub for your digital strategy, followed closely by the ways you drive folks to your website, including email, blog posts, newsletters, social media, text messaging, QR codes in print media, and advertising. Consider Twitter polls or Q&A sessions or surveys. A phone call?

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Classy

JUNE 1, 2021

In a survey of 200 nonprofit organizations, Freewill found that nonprofits using virtual technology plan to steward major donors as follows: Phone conversations (21.6%). Newsletters (15.7%). Thank-You Gifts (9.9%). At a minimum, try a mix of three channels (email, social media, phone, etc.). Emails (19.9%).

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2014

Take a Cue from Major Gifts. While most major gifts folks would probably tell you that nothing could replace the value of an in-person visit or phone call, the real magic of those activities comes for the opportunity to tell the donor a story. Share a profile story in a newsletter. Let’s give them more of what they want.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The most popular pieces will be featured in our newsletter. You use e-newsletters to keep your members, supporters and volunteers up-to-date on your program developments and related issues. Section of all e-newsletters; special announcements to former purchasers. Special e-newsletter. Email Newsletters.

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

My crystal ball tells me that they are unlikely to renew their gifts. One gift and vamoose – they are gone! Don’t ask her for a gift to support the rain forest and then come back with a newsletter about the Arctic! It’s time for some phone calls to donors to hear their stories. Stay on message!

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Survey your audience to determine whether they prefer email, direct mail, SMS messaging, or phone calls. Newsletters. Consider sending email newsletters to your supporters based on how often they contribute or their involvement history. Survey your audience.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 31, 2016

Send a survey. “Why did you make your first gift to this charity?” Tell your supporters exactly what their gifts are accomplishing. According to The Able Altruist, 46% of supporters prefer a personalized letter, 35% prefer email, 11% prefer a social media post and just 8% prefer a phone call.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Research into both the "Wired Wealthy" and other consumers shows they visit organizations' websites before donating regardless of whether the gift is given online or offline. When the Haitian quake struck, many of these organizations were able to benefit from the record setting use of mobile phones to support their efforts.

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sgEngage

MAY 3, 2023

In this quick guide, we’ll dive into three essential strategies for improving your recurring gift program: Create an optimized donor experience. One major appeal of a recurring gift program is that it allows donors to regularly support your cause with ease and convenience. Spread the word about recurring giving. Email marketing.

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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

MAY 9, 2021

Appreciation Gift Ideas. It’s not a massive gift, but it’s still a substantial contribution to the cause! Dr. Adrian Sargeant conducted a survey about why donors stop giving. When you segment by gift amount , you can choose different appreciation ideas for major and mid-tier donors and others for your lower-tier supporters.

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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! Dr. Adrian Sargeant conducted a survey about why donors stop giving. When you segment by gift amount , you can choose different appreciation ideas for major and mid-tier donors and others for your lower-tier supporters.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Simply adding a line like, “Subscribe to our newsletter for stories, event invitations, and exciting updates” can make a huge difference! Consider asking only for their name and their email address—people aren’t likely to fill out a long form to subscribe to an email newsletter. Ideally, these forms will be very brief.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Employee surveys and workplace investigations. Planned and legacy gift marketing strategies. Custom compensation survey development and execution. Streamlined gift tracking and management, easily integrated with leading nonprofit platforms like Raiser’s Edge NXT. Their top services include: HR audits and assessments.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

But if you can get inside a donor’s mind, I think that is the secret to reducing your attrition, which means increasing the number of people who renew and give you gifts year after year. . It’s closer to the gift. . But when you’ve given yourself, that gives you some power to ask for a gift from someone else.

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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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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

Nearly 70% of people make gifts to charity during their lifetimes but only 6% leave a bequest. It’s hard to sort of talk to somebody about making a legacy gift and say, “Well, now you have to go visit your attorney,” but people do go visit their attorneys and they need to know that you accept legacy gifts.

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Neon CRM

MAY 31, 2023

You work long hours and spend a ton of resources getting new donors in the door, only to then see them never make a second gift, leaving you right back where you started. It begins with identifying and engaging potential donors, but it really kicks into gear after the donor has made their first gift. Which CRM is right for me?

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Donor Management Guide Retention 52

Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

Common channels include email, direct mail, social media, phone calls, your website, etc. Your nonprofit can produce QR codes that store your organization’s website or donation page; when someone scans the QR code using the camera function on their smartphone, the code will open that page on their phone.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 14, 2021

your donors as they make a gift is an important part of running a successful campaign. Then it starts asking for more: phone number, employer, how you heard about them, are you interested in volunteering? How about receiving their newsletter? Go through your form and delete any fields that are not necessary to processing a gift.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

After a year of significant growth, online fundraising grew by a more modest 3% in 2021 , and the number of gifts increased by 5%. Supporters can hop on their computer or phone and give immediately at any time of the day. Share the gifts they’ve made. Online fundraising allows your supporters to: Give at any time.

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