Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

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. Include a short story celebrating the donor and their impact on your mission. Set campaign goals.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Here’s some stellar advice on what to think about before you start writing your appeal from fundraising expert Claire Axelrad: A compelling story. A photo that reinforces your story. If you suggest that my $100 gift will end hunger, I won’t believe you. Most donors won’t make a second gift (87%). A narrator.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 11, 2022

Read these stories in which major gifts officers either successfully reported back or didn’t. One tiny report makes a tremendous amount of difference because it closes the giving loop. The contrast is stunning.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In fact, the average annual value of a recurring gift is 10.3 times higher than the value of the average one-time gift! And, if you do attempt to convert, your best window is within 30 days of the initial gift. a matching gift) for donors who give monthly. a matching gift) for donors who give monthly.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 13, 2025

Establish funding priorities: What gifts do you need of time, talent, and treasure to robustly champion your mission? To really improve the results, show where the additional gift income will come from. This will set the stage for not only motivating them to renew gifts, but to also consider increasing the amounts.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Also, do bequest societies work to secure gifts? The $5,000 cash gifts they already made are indicators they can probably make much larger legacy gifts from their assets – once they no longer need them. You don’t need to become an expert on complex gift vehicles (e.g., Impact story of the quarter.

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Hands on Fundraising

JANUARY 21, 2025

Storytelling rightfully gets lots of attention After all, human beings communicate through stories and always have. Ive got a friend with a real gift for it. Either […] The post If you want to raise more money, tell me a story appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Understand, most funding is fungible Rather than one gigantic, dense book, think of your operating budget as a bunch of little stories wrapped up as packages. For example: Your gift will help hungry children like Jimmy and other children, families and elderly who dont have enough to eat. Would you rather read a story or a book report?

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sgEngage

MARCH 10, 2025

The traditional endpoint for philanthropic giving used to be a hard close and a hand-off of the gift to an organization offering an adequately agreeable mission statement. Your supporters want to feel more ownership over their gift even after it changes hands. Today, donors see their gift as an investment in outcomes.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Donation request letters, whether sent via email or direct mail, are one of the most effective ways to reach donors and solicit gifts. One of the best ways to do this is by sharing a story about someone whos benefited from your organization and how your donors helped make a difference in that persons life.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

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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Wired

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

A handful of gifted young tech people set out to save the world. For years, WIRED has been tracking each twist and turn of their alleged descent into mayhem and death.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Using data in the form of stories, not statistics, is a powerful idea that is important to apply in major gifts as it relates to the use of wealth data to determine the inclination of a donor to give to your organization.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

According to a recent report from the Blackbaud Institute , 72% of spontaneous gifts went to organizations with whom the donors were already familiar. Read on to learn more about who these first-time spontaneous donors are, and how to turn their GivingTuesday gifts into lasting support.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Unlike other forms of fundraising (most notably broad annual fundraising , which naturally gets more attention at year-end), building a consistent promotion strategy for planned gifts may pose a bigger challenge. When you send appeals for planned gifts later, supporters will be better primed to engage.

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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? Pick up the phone. Mail something memorable.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Step 1: Show your donors the impact of their last gift! This doesn’t mean you’re asking too often—it means asking again before showing their first gift had an impact. Whether their last gift was for GivingTuesday or months before, you need to do more than just thank them. You must tell them how their gift made a difference.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Think back on what made the day successful—was it the heartfelt story shared on social media, the surge of donations from a matching gift, or the high open rate on a well-crafted email appeal ? But data only tells part of the story. Then follow up with impact stories that show how their support has changed lives.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

By sharing genuine, personal stories, nonprofits could connect more deeply with their audiences, encouraging more substantial and sustained giving. Almost every nonprofit organization can leverage its success stories to grow giving campaign contributions. The good news? The Trevor Project heavily promoted the push during Pride Month.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Using a CRM database can help you identify donor patterns to make smart engagement decisions or make a process easier for donors setting up recurring gifts. The automated receipt donors receive when they make a gift is not a thank you. Consider all channels for delivering that information. Meet your donors where they are.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2021

You’ll also want to make sure you know which of those donors are contributing monthly versus giving one-time gifts. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to accomplish this: First, gather your GivingTuesday and end-of-year stats and personal stories in one place. Next, write an article with your data and personal stories interwoven.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

If you’ve done all the work to compile compelling stories, gather impressive statistics, and produce a visually engaging digital report, then why only use that report once? Highlight compelling data points or success stories to inspire action, whether donating or getting involved with your organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

According to the 2020 Benchmarks Report , revenue from monthly gifts increased by 22% in 2019 and now accounts for 17% of all online revenue for nonprofits. For example, the Nature Conservancy offers both honor gifts and memorial gifts – each with their own donation page. 4) Know the Power of Email Fundraising.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

A single campaign, post, or story has the potential to go viral, bringing awareness to a cause or organization. Recurring Donation Options Many online platforms, such as Blackbaud’s Donation Forms, allow donors to set up recurring gifts, turning one-time contributors into ongoing supporters, thus improving donor retention.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

As we approach the season of giving, our team has compiled a list of gifts that give back. This year, if you’re looking for gifts, why not pick a gift that has a little extra meaning and supports a great organization? Starlight Childrens Foundation Starlight Gowns are a perfect gift for a child going into the hospital.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2021

Mention the donor’s past involvement with your organization and the impact their previous gifts have made. Make it as easy as possible for donors to finalize their gifts by offering options like ACH , credit cards, and digital wallets like Google Pay or Apple Pay. Make it personal. Use language that creates a sense of exclusivity.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Some things I knew how to do, like tell the story well. You see, the best way to get a corporate gift is through a connection at the company. But there are often strict rules and enrollment periods that can make it difficult to secure the gift. And a gift from a corporation is unlikely to be renewed the following year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2021

Reviewing new donations that have the potential to become recurring gifts. Direct services can share client testimonials that help you to tell the story of your nonprofit. You can also customize your default donation amount for different segments of donors to optimize the average gift size.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 11, 2024

This is where data and statistics come in, combined with a powerful image that tells a story. But when you DO ask for a gift, make it incredibly easy to complete. Posts with personal, heartfelt stories always work best on social media. Share a personal story from a staff member, a donor, or a client, with an ask at the end.

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Candid

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Ensure the color palette, photo elements, and graphics contribute to your story. Here are some steps you can take to improve online giving and receive more gifts: Have a donate button in your websites top navigation. Prioritize returning supporters, larger gifts, and local donors for phone calls and handwritten notes.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

But there’s one unsung strategy that can elevate your donor retention rates, while expanding mid-level and major giving: multi-year gift agreements. Studies also show that the best major gift and planned gift prospects are donors that have been retained for multiple years. Does this r eally improve donor retention?

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TechSpot

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The story starts in April 2021 when Brownsville, Indiana resident Judy May fell victim to a scammer posing as a relative who told her she was eligible for federal grant money if she bought Google Play gift cards. Read Entire Article

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

In addition to the standard letters providing documentation for IRS and tax deduction purposes, I made it a priority, especially for major gifts , to send a handwritten note, ideally dropped in the mail the same day the gift was received. Learning their personal stories ranks high. The issue of money is set aside entirely.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2021

The good news is that once you embrace digital donor engagement tools, most of the grunt work – like donation forms and gift acknowledgements – is done for you through automation. Secure a major donor for a matching gift campaign. And they actually provide more opportunities to engage than you might think.

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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

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Subject line: Sofia, keep tabs on the impact of your gift by following us on social media. Plus, your social media accounts are the easiest way for donors to keep tabs on all of your organization’s fundraisers, impact stories, and events on their own time, using the platform they interact with daily. 2) Week One: The Friend Request.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

To secure the support of these crucial donors, your nonprofit needs to build a robust major gifts fundraising strategy. Because major gifts are so large, it requires time and dedication to cultivate and acquire more of these donations. Why are major gifts so important for nonprofits? What is a major gift? billion in 2022.

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