Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 17, 2022

Recurring donors are over five times more valuable to your nonprofit than one-time donors, according to The State of Modern Philanthropy. Even though monthly donors generally give smaller amounts on a per gift basis, the aggregate amount that they give over the course of a year almost always adds up to more. 5) Cost-Effective.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2021

A large part of that is examining what actions define fundraising strategies that bring in more online donations and keep donors engaged each year. Reviewing new donations that have the potential to become recurring gifts. Offer donation matching to drive urgency and increase gifts in a short time.

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Candid

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Over the past decade, it has become increasingly commonplace for those individuals to make mega gifts to other wealthy and at times famous people who have visibility, access, and power, as opposed to traditional nonprofit organizations that engage in social programming, capacity building, and direct services.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Data from recent elections shows rage donors take their candidate’s loss in a presidential bid as inspiration to donate more to causes associated with the candidate’s party, while the winning team’s incoming gifts drop off. Did they make their first (only) gift during the election cycle? They want to feel heard. Pick up the phone.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2024

If I take the time to make a monetary gift, offer community feedback, or even send along a useful article from an expert like you, I expect someone to react and interact with me. Something that reassures me my gift was appreciated, and did not fall into a black hole. If the donor gave a remarkable gift, give them a remarkable response.

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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. When teams are encouraged and reminded to look beyond their usual circles, new fundraising opportunities emerge.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

These articles offer tips for developing a robust funding strategy. Learning from peers to refine your nonprofit funding strategy. How nonprofit boards can support a sustainable funding strategy. For example, obtaining high-dollar individual gifts will require different connections and skills than ensuring government funding.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 10, 2025

People give larger gifts to receive public recognition. If you dont list names, might you lose out on larger gifts? ” “On a scale of 1-5, how important is it to you to receive public recognition for your gift?” Nor did we deliberately substitute the time we saved with another more productive strategy.

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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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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. Online Fundraising Strategy 93% of nonprofits believe that a strong brand identity has a positive impact on donor engagement.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 9, 2021

In part one of this series, I outlined my top six fundraising strategies for 2021: . Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase your donor lifetime value. Mastering an analytic approach to strategy and planning. Mastering relevant content marketing.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

Keep the momentum going with these creative donor engagement ideas you can apply to your 2021 fundraising strategy: 1) Get personal with gratitude via thank-you videos. 6) Secure matching gifts for your next fundraising campaign. You’ll even get the donor data so you’ll know who to thank for their soft credited gift.

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Greater Giving

MAY 9, 2023

Incorporating corporate philanthropy into your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy is a great way to cultivate long-term relationships with companies and increase your organization’s revenue. Here are four strategies to help you incorporate corporate philanthropy into your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 15, 2024

By investing in training and resources, nonprofits can adopt data-driven strategies that enhance participation from givers and volunteers. Empowering The Next Generation of Givers and Volunteers I’m especially passionate about engaging young people in philanthropy. Their energy, creativity, and passion are unmatched.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2020

And the value of a recurring donor goes well beyond their monthly commitment (which is already 5 times more valuable than one-time gifts). The State of Modern Philanthropy 2019 found that one-time donors who converted into recurring donors were a lot more likely to make another one-time gift on top of their recurring gift.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 28, 2021

This nonprofit culture strategy post is part 3 in a 3-part series. Let’s move now to the third and final pillar: nonprofit culture strategy. . Pillar #3—No More Othering: Your Nonprofit Culture Strategy in 2021 and Beyond. Fund in the United States and the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy in the U.K. .

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Charity Village

JANUARY 6, 2025

On April 3, join us for a free webinar to learn how to improve your donor engagement strategy for nonprofit success. Join DonorPerfect experts to shuffle your engagement strategy and ace your retention activities in one cohesive approach.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 15, 2025

Here's how to reframe your philanthropy approach in such times. In response to uncertainty, organizations often react unwisely.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2024

It’s not too early to begin planning your fundraising strategies for the fall and end of the calendar year. But what about person-to-person major gift fundraising? You need a board engagement strategy ! philanthropy” – which literally translates from the Greek to love ( philos ) of humanity ( thropos ).

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

In part one of this series, I outlined my top six fundraising strategies for 2021: . Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value. Mastering an analytic approach to strategy and planning. Number of donors who increased their gift.

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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. Many “COVID donors” were new donors to healthcare or made in-kind gifts. Healthcare organizations raised $4.9B in cash in 2020, a year-over-year increase of 2.7%.

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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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Bloomerang

AUGUST 22, 2022

I write a LOT about the role of the fundraiser as “ philanthropy facilitator.” ” This individual guides people along the pathway to passionate philanthropy. Philanthropy facilitators don’t do the work for donors, but with them — standing by their side along the journey.

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Bloomerang

MAY 31, 2022

Your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy encompasses more than just earning donations from supporters. Whether you’re looking to take an improved approach to your existing strategy or design a new plan from scratch, this guide will steer you through the process of building a fundraising strategy. With that, let’s get started.

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CauseVox

MARCH 24, 2022

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, major gift work revolved around in-person donor visits – and for many of us, that’s how we would prefer to make those big asks. But, even before the virtual shift, this approach was creating significant barriers for smaller nonprofits as well as wear-and-tear on traveling major gift officers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 4, 2019

We believe nonprofits and fundraisers who focus on these five topics and develop an overarching strategy that considers these subjects will set themselves up for long-term results as forward-minded individuals and organizations. The need for greater impact transparency and global effectiveness within fundraising and philanthropy.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

In fact, setting your sights on major gifts this year may be more important than ever. Understanding the role of major donors, in tandem with an informed development plan, are the foundations of a securing a major gift in 2023. raise $100,000 via major gifts; volume-based—e.g., Step 3: Align those goals to proven strategies.

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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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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Retention is the key to maximizing your fundraising strategy, and appreciation is at the root of that strategy. In this guide, we’ll dive into how your organization can create an appreciation strategy. The Foundations of Your Strategy. Appreciation Gift Ideas. The Foundations of Your Donor Appreciation Strategy.

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Retention is the key to maximizing your fundraising strategy, and appreciation is at the root of that strategy. In this guide, we’ll dive into how your organization can create an appreciation strategy. The Foundations of Your Strategy. Appreciation Gift Ideas. The Foundations of Your Donor Appreciation Strategy.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether it’s a good strategy to include your impact report with your appeal mailing: Dear Charity Clairity, We have started mailing quarterly impact reports to those midlevel and major donors who aren’t emailable, and emailing otherwise. Emails don’t last.

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Candid

AUGUST 13, 2024

Developing an effective funding strategy is vital to any nonprofit’s ability to sustain or increase its impact. And nonprofit boards play an important role in virtually every organization’s funding strategy. Instead of seeing every funding lead as a good lead, focus on those that align well with its strategy.

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Candid

JANUARY 14, 2025

In this analysis, well look at subject areas, which are derived from Candids Philanthropy Classification System and based on the organizations stated mission and programmatic descriptions from the IRS Business Master File. Many funders and donor advisors search Candid nonprofit profiles by keyword, subject area, and geography.

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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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