Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2022

And while stock gifting has been limited either by lack of awareness among potential donors or a painstaking process, the prize for nonprofits is enormous. “If As a result, pre-tax stock gifts are generally much larger than after-tax cash gifts. Tap into a new source of funding.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

A major gift caseload is not just a bunch of donors who meet a certain giving or capacity criteria. Your caseload will have donors of different economic quality, which is why you should tier your caseload so you know where to spend your time. Current giving and capacity play into the selection of a caseload pool.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

GivingTuesday presents an invaluable opportunity for nonprofits to capture the generosity of first-time, spontaneous givers. According to a recent report from the Blackbaud Institute , 72% of spontaneous gifts went to organizations with whom the donors were already familiar.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 24, 2023

From 2020 to 2022, National Geographic Society nearly doubled its average gift amount to $324 and made significant strides in the number of major gifts received — at a time when major gifts are declining sector-wide. Here’s a look at the organization’s path to success.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 23, 2024

He was a donor to one of our charity clients and we had talked about the possibility of gifting assets to reduce or eliminate tax liability. Many situations can indicate a donor’s readiness to discuss end-of-year gifts of assets. How, then, should you talk about year-end gifts of assets? The call came on December 2.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 16, 2022

And while you may be hesitant, now is an excellent time to consider asking for an upgrade. If you have a sustainer program that’s been around for a few years, you must consider upgrading them at least once a year. Everything has become more expensive — food, pet food, gas, utilities, etc.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The value of your donors goes up when they donate a second time. Here is some insight on when and how to make your ask for a second gift.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 1, 2023

Many agencies feel client pressure to reach a certain goal, and it’s safer to focus on one-time gifts. So how do you convince your agency to add monthly giving to your appeals?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Achieving this level of personalization at scale has traditionally been time-consuming and difficult for many organizations. AI-Powered Insights: Salesforce’s Einstein AI analyzes donor data to predict future giving potential, identify major gift prospects, and recommend personalized engagement strategies. Theres good news.

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Candid

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Whether as a flash point response to a crisis, natural disaster, or an election, one-time, smaller donations are becoming commonplace. For nearly all nonprofits, converting one-time donors into long-term partners is a struggle. Prioritize returning supporters, larger gifts, and local donors for phone calls and handwritten notes.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

If you want to turn one-time donors into lifelong supporters, you need to build out a new, personalized donor cultivation journey. Why personalization matters: A checklist for donor cultivation The greatest gift you can give a donor is the gift of feeling known by you. How can you do it? pop the cork!

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It’s that time of year again. The holidays are near and the year-end giving crunch is on. That’s why I am sharing a few bloopers in direct mail and emails that could have been prevented in the past few months.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 12, 2024

As their list of frustrations grew and their unfulfilled hopes piled up, they asked me if I thought it was time to change to another donor CRM. Does your team have the time and technical aptitude to evaluate and learn a new system? Could it be more time- and cost-effective to invest in training on your current CRM?

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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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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

As year-end giving heats up, here's a handy list of major giving tips to help make this overwhelming time more manageable and successful.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 14, 2025

Save up to $20: As of April 14, you can grab several tiers of Instacart gift cards on sale at Best Buy. Grab a $50 gift card for $45, a $100 gift card for $90, or a $200 gift card for $80. It's a hard deal to beat, which is why we were thrilled to see Best Buy offering discounts on three different Instacart gift cards.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Employer matching gifts offer key advantages to nonprofit organizations, including increased individual donations, opportunities for additional corporate funding, improved supporter engagement, and more. If youre wondering if corporate matching gifts can boost donor retention levels, the answer is yes.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In the past, you may have considered some of these strategies “back burner” items or things to do “on the side,” as time allowed. It’s time to change things up! Retention is a phenomenal 80 – 90% compared with under 20% for new one-time donors and just 45% when ongoing donors are added to the mix. years to 8.08

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

By Kyle Brown , COO at DonateStock – a fundraising platform that makes stock gifting to nonprofits easy and accessible. DonateStock has ignited a conversation in philanthropy with their innovative approach to stock gifting. Why Stock Gifting? Donors can deduct the fair-market value of the gifted stock on tax returns.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Taking time to recharge is a gift to yourself that makes a difference for everyone. Thanks and best wishes to our friends and clients. I hope the season brings holiday magic and a break from your professional responsibilities to enjoy other activities that enrich your life. Rest is a leader’s best friend.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Or theyre told they must bring in X number of new donors at the organizations major gift level. Mid-level, major, and legacy gifts are a long game. Whether they have necessary administrative support, without which half their time may be eaten up with non-donor-facing tasks. annual gifts, major gifts, or legacy gifts).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 17, 2022

In light of these advances, it’s time for your nonprofit to consider developing its own online recurring giving program. Recurring donors are over five times more valuable to your nonprofit than one-time donors, according to The State of Modern Philanthropy. There’s no need for repeat solicitation with recurring gifts.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The biggest challenge that nonprofits face with new planned giving programs, however, comes when it’s time to switch on the prospect pipeline. 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.

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Allegiance Group

JANUARY 7, 2025

Matching gift opportunities can double or even triple the donations you receive at the end of the year. We often see these during Giving Tuesday or year-end campaigns, but have you considered how matching gifts can accelerate your campaigns year-round? Lets look at the many benefits matching gifts can bring your organization.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 4, 2024

For example, Google search advertising costs increased 18% per click year-over-year, but the return on ad spend exceeded that by four times, according to Priso citing client data. Average gift size was for the most part stable, slipping slightly under 1% from $238.59 Promotion for the day was more expensive than in 2023.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 13, 2025

At face value, AI appears to be a gift from the fund development and marketing gods. Over time, donors will yawn and move on because there is nothing to bond with. Major gifts and long-term donor engagement still depend on human-to-human interactions phone calls, handwritten notes, personal meetings. But whats the reality?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

What was our average gift amount? How many new first-time donors did we have at end of year? Test all buttons, links, post-gift email auto-responders, and landing pages on desktop and mobile devices. November 11-20 Train all staff to handle last-minute donor requests, like processing gifts online or accepting stock gifts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Tribute and honorary gifts , made in honor or in memory of someone who is not a donor, are a great way for nonprofit organizations to raise awareness and funds while honoring an individual, either in memoriam or celebration. In fact, according to the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report , 33% of donors give tribute gifts to family and friends.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to energize their legacy giving program: Dear Charity Clairity, We have an on-paper “legacy society” that was started before my time here. Also, do bequest societies work to secure gifts? You don’t need to become an expert on complex gift vehicles (e.g.,

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 13, 2025

Better yet, its a perfect time to dream. For the public at-large, the most popular resolutions are exercising more, eating healthier, losing weight, and saving more money, followed by more time with family and friends, and spending less time on social media. Youre in a wonderful position to aim and reach higher.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

Now is the time to make sure that your organization has donor retention strategies in place to bring those year-end supporters with you into 2025. You might be asking why you need to put a ton of time and energy into bringing your donors back for a second donation. Youre saving money by improving your donor retention.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Donation tax receipts allow you to confirm that youve processed and implemented a charitable contribution while expressing appreciation for donors gifts. In addition to the essential details youd include on a cash donation receipt, your in-kind donation tax receipts should feature the following: Gift description.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 6, 2025

First-time donor conversion rate If you can get a first-time donor to make a second and even a third gift, youre well on your way to keeping them! But first-time donors are fickleonly 19% give again. Run a report of first-time donors and track how many made a second donation within the same year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2021

As a partner to thousands of nonprofits, Classy spends a lot of time learning about what makes each of them successful. A successful nonprofit dedicates time early on to master the details. They set aside time daily to prepare themselves with actions such as: Learning about new tools to enhance their campaigns.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

If you suggest that my $100 gift will end hunger, I won’t believe you. Here are several examples to help you: Add this phrase somewhere in your appeal: “Your gift will not only help this project, but all our work at X.” One of the greatest gifts we can give our donors is the gift of being known by us.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

By Steve Latham , CEO & Co-founder at DonateStock – a fundraising platform that makes stock gifting to nonprofits easy and accessible. The table below shows how nonprofits that receive non-cash gifts (in addition to cash) have been much more successful in growing their top lines.

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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. Show me you noticed! Even if I reach out, I dont get a reply.

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