Achieve

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In this guide, we’ll review four essential best practices for nonprofit financial management. These make up the bulk of most nonprofits’ funding and include small, mid-sized, and major gifts , as well as event revenue and in-kind donations. Corporate philanthropy. Earned income.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to attract corporate matching gifts: Dear Charity Clairity, I have a question about how to attract corporate matching gifts. Matching gifts are truly the social benefit sector BOGO. Raise one gift, get the second gift free!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 20, 2024

A supplemental post to 101 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits , the statistics listed below can guide your nonprofit in creating and maintaining a successful online fundraising strategy. Bonterra ] 33% of online donors give tribute gifts to family and friends. increase in revenue. increase in revenue.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Corporate philanthropy is a key component of corporate social responsibility , which is a category of initiatives held by businesses to improve society in some way. For nonprofits, corporate philanthropy means free corporate support for their missions and programming. Corporate Philanthropy Best Practices. Let’s dive in!

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sgEngage

MARCH 11, 2024

The social sector and major gift fundraising are no exception. AI tools enable major gift officers to do more with their time by minimizing administrative tasks, helping with research, and drafting communications. The Benefits of AI to Major Gift Fundraisers Fundraising is an industry that faces high stress and burnout.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 10, 2021

Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who needs advice on best practices around acknowledging and recognizing major gifts. . We’ve received the largest ever single gift to our organization, over $800,000. As in, Mr. Smith’s gift of $800,000 will create an endowment to provide X every year. The amount?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Several years ago, I was attending our local National Philanthropy Day luncheon, and the most striking comments were made by a nine-year-old girl accepting an award for the first time in the youth category. Here are 10 practical ways that you can enjoy fundraising. Watch others in action: Never solicited a gift before?

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Closing the Generosity Evidence-to-Practice Gap I often hear from nonprofit leaders the importance not just of having research data available, but resources that help them apply it to their organizations. This approach ensures that organizations are not just informed but equipped to implement best practices effectively.

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sgEngage

APRIL 30, 2021

2020 brought an inflection point in history that is providing an exponential opportunity for healthcare philanthropy. Trend: Fewer Donors, Larger Gifts. Leveraging moves management best practices is one of the best ways to retain and steward these donors and where possible, move them up in their giving.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

6) Secure matching gifts for your next fundraising campaign. More and more corporations are choosing to give back to their communities, and many offer matching gift programs to their employees, where they’ll donate the same amount or a certain percentage of the amount their employee gives as an additional donation. The best part?

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

GivingTuesday Ideas & Best Practices. It’s no secret that you have the opportunity to capitalize on the momentum #GivingTuesday to fundraise for your nonprofit: the challenge is what #GivingTuesday ideas and best practices will help your nonprofit capture attention? Potential corporate or major donor gift sponsors/matches.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 27, 2024

With all of this in mind, even if it has never been a targeted approach at your organization, delving deeper into the trove of research we have about Women’s Philanthropy could be an incredible tool for your fundraising success. You can find it here at the Proven Practices website. Let us know in the comments.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2021

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit leader who needs advice on who the best prospects are to ask for legacy gifts. Dear No Rockefellers, It’s a myth that legacy gifts must come from rich people. This may be those who give to you religiously, or even those who don’t make cash gifts but who give their time as volunteers.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

For example, obtaining high-dollar individual gifts will require different connections and skills than ensuring government funding. Where are we seeing sustained changes in grantmaking practices to reduce grantee burden? Grantmakers are taking steps to help nonprofits facing financial, operational, and personnel pressures.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2023

We’ve recently witnessed an unprecedented number of what many consider to be “transformational gifts” across the social sector. The momentous impact the gift will have on the trajectory and pace of the organization and its work. Solicit and Act on Feedback: Philanthropy doesn’t have all the answers. The common thread?

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2025

But many traditional approaches to philanthropy can be unnecessarily time-consuming, burdensome, and inflexible. The cumulative impact of these practices can do more harm than good when it comes to enhancing grantee well-being and creating sustainable social impact.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Employer matching gifts offer ample benefits to each stakeholder, including the company matching the gift, the employee making the initial donation, and the nonprofit receiving the funds. . Some of the most notable advantages to nonprofits from employer matching gifts include: Added fundraising revenue. Improved donor retention.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Do you think a donor wants to be asked for a capital gift in April, a bequest gift in July, and an annual gift in November – all in the same calendar year? Asking hinges on which department gets credit for securing the gift. Asking depends on which campaign gets to include the gift towards reaching their monetary goal. .

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Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2023

When asking for a legacy gift from a donor to your nonprofit, it’s important to approach the conversation with sensitivity and professionalism. Here are ten practical steps to help you navigate the process: 1. Look for donors who have a history of regular giving, long-term involvement, or a personal connection to your mission.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 16, 2021

For the last three years, I’ve devoted virtually every day to the challenge of training professionals and especially volunteer fundraisers to overcome the fear of asking for gifts for their favorite nonprofits. My specialty is addressing the solicitation of major gifts, particularly from individuals. Philanthropy is no different.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 9, 2021

Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase your donor lifetime value. Internalizing and externalizing an organization-wide culture of philanthropy. Sadly, on average, one-time gifts have no monetary value at all. They actually cost you money !

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Givinga

DECEMBER 4, 2018

To help you build your CSR strategy, we’ve gathered five corporate philanthropy examples that you can use for inspiration. The campaign donated a meal’s worth of money to food banks every time someone liked their Facebook page, combining philanthropy with social media marketing and brand awareness.

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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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sgEngage

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Unfortunately, philanthropies are typically (and problematically) judged by the first two criteria. There are undoubtedly for-profit business practices that we in the charity world use every day for the benefit of our employees and missions. As Chuck McLean and Suzanne E.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 28, 2021

For years now, there’s been a powerful evolving discussion in the social benefit sector around “ culture of philanthropy ” and why it’s so critically important to fundraising success. Fund in the United States and the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy in the U.K. . Fundraising is a servant to philanthropy. Be ethical.

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sgEngage

MAY 10, 2023

Major gift donors are a scarce commodity 75% of the benchmark group’s constituents have given less than $100 cumulatively in their lifetime. Outcomes don’t scale with spending The 380% increase in spending on major giving only equates to a 5% increase in major gifts per fundraiser.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 4, 2022

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on best practices around sharing tax information with donors. First, I’m not really comfortable with the way we inform donors of the tax-deductibility of their gifts. I hear a lot about IRA rollovers and stock gifts, but we don’t really receive those.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 11, 2013

Stanford University lecturer Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen teaches students at Stanford about how to master philanthropy. The author of the book, Giving 2.0 , has just released all her teaching notes and syllabi, along with philanthropy library. Philanthropy' I first heard Laura speak when she launched her book , Giving 2.0,

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 6, 2023

You may have heard the buzz in the nonprofit sector around matching gifts, the corporate philanthropy program in which companies match donations that their employees make to nonprofits. In other words, do donors actually care about matching gifts enough to request them? This makes marketing matching gifts crucial.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

On average, donor retention rates increase based on the average gift amount. For donors who give gifts under $100 the average retention rate is 25%. They are the foundation of sound stewardship which is genuinely acknowledging and thanking donors for their precious gifts of time and money. Photos typically catch more attention.

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Candid

APRIL 21, 2025

Based on careful analyses of FEPs Q4 2024 data , the strategic insights and practical recommendations below were shaped directly by frontline fundraisers and nonprofit practitioners. Those who donated for four years (9.9%) added another 18.4%, and three-year donors (12.6%) contributed 14.1%. but contributed only 10.9% of total revenue.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Corporate giving opportunities like matching gift programs, volunteer grants, and fundraising event matches allow nonprofits, donors, and corporations to build and grow mutually beneficial partnerships. Understand common roadblocks to corporate philanthropy. Let’s dive in. Educate donors on other corporate giving opportunities.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 24, 2025

Topics span fundraising fundamentals and CFRE test prep, to major gifts and capital campaigns. With practical case studies, trend analysis and insights from subject matter experts, youll leave with actionable strategies to amp up your mid-level giving efforts. Customize your registration for the most impactful experience.

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The intention is to support the expansion of research and data collection efforts on generosity beyond monetary giving to and volunteering with nonprofit organizations, and support research on giving and volunteering practices that reflects the full diversity of the American public. The Filer group also issued a report.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 19, 2024

There was a small increase in total dollars donated (0.9%) for the first three quarters of 2024 but there were significant declines in donor participation, particularly among smaller donors (gifts less than $100), which had a 12.4% The FEP is led by the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy and GivingTuesday.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

From day one I vividly understood that most people rank asking someone they know, face-to-face, for a nonprofit gift on par with a root canal or a colorectal exam. Even business and community leaders who are virtually fearless in everything else they face in their personal, professional, and civic lives are terrified of asking for gifts.

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Bloomerang

MAY 4, 2023

Like philanthropy, customer service is uniquely American. Donor cultivation is other- centered too; we even have a name for the best way to practice it–donor-centered. Innovative fundraising researcher Adrian Sargeant, co-director of the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy, says, “Nonprofits are a means to an end for the donor.

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