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Who to Target with Your Planned Giving Program & Why

sgEngage

Before exploring specifics about planned giving prospects, you must understand something much more fundamental—why donors choose to give through bequests and other planned gifts in the first place. Additionally, remember that “planned gifts” are a diverse category. What Motivates Planned Giving? Who Gives to Planned Giving Programs?

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Mastering Your End-of-Year Fundraising Plan: Calendar + Checklist

Bloomerang

What was our average gift amount? October Collect testimonials, impact stories, videos, and pictures and use them to write ‘reporting back’ stewardship emails, postcards, texts, thank-a-thon phone scripts, or letters. Test all buttons, links, post-gift email auto-responders, and landing pages on desktop and mobile devices.

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4 Top Donor Retention Strategies to Keep Your Year-End Donors

CauseVox

It costs 200-300% more to attract new donors than it does to get a second gift. Youre also more likely to get larger gifts from donors who give over time, so youre making more money. Very simply, donor retention refers to the number (or percentage) of donors that return to give another gift in a specific time period.

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Top 4 Donor Prospect Research Tips Leading to Bigger Gifts

sgEngage

Make More Accurate Gift Capacity Estimates Gift capacity is a sensitive subject. Only when a gift officer starts talking to a prospect via the qualification and the cultivation process can you know how much someone will give to your organization. Here are three methods for fine-tuning your gift capacity estimates.

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The State of Nonprofit Fundraising Today — 9 Top Fundraising Methods

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For a clearer picture of the sector, let’s look at some of the best nonprofit fundraising methods out there — encompassing a range of old and new methods. 9) Gift fundraising. You could even use their gifts in auctions. 9 Modern Nonprofit Fundraising Methods. Or, feel free to get creative!

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You, too, can have a Jack Dorsey-like block profile picture

The Verge

My friend said this picture makes me look like Hide the Pain Harold. Oh, who am I kidding — just make it your Twitter profile picture, and change your display name to some geometry-shaped pun. That’s letting me imagine that Jack has a tungsten cube with his portrait laser-engraved on it, which is a gift in and of itself.

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Donation Receipts (+8 Free Templates!)

Neon CRM

The IRS requires nonprofits to send receipts for any charitable gift over $250, and we all know how critical it is to keep the IRS happy. But donors often expect receipts for gifts of any amount, and keeping them happy is a key part of inspiring them to give again. Then, include a note about the tax deductibility of their gift.