NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2024

Add corporate philanthropy to the mix to help achieve your long-term goals. Want to diversify your organization's fundraising streams?

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

We recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What are your nonprofit’s priorities and goals for 2025?” Both of those groups have created memoranda of understanding (MOU) that spell out the responsibilities of both the receiving and giving organization.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

My personal goal is to make opportunities for the future leaders at AIIM. Helping other women succeed is an especially meaningful piece of Winton’s professional development goals. “I The ability to set inclusive goals that take cultural differences into account. Take this support beyond current performance into future goals.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 12, 2023

As you begin a New Year, it is a valuable time to revisit your fundraising goals and build a stronger culture of philanthropy among your donors, board members and professional team.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

By Greg Fine – a marketing consultant that works to elevate nonprofit marketing impact, revitalize giving campaigns, and bring energy and awareness to nonprofit brands and their mission. Starting with a general research prompt, “Highlight the top four to five giving campaigns nonprofits have created in the past three to five years.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 8, 2025

Although the definition is a little loose , “middle age” is the name we give to the period of life before we decide someone is officially old. There are several excellent reasons to want to reconsider goals for your life somewhere in this period of life. So, middle age involves the period between 45 and 60 to 65.

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The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Every year, Giving Tuesday injects a tremendous boost of energy and support into nonprofit organizations worldwide. The journey doesn’t end on Giving Tuesday; it’s a gateway to fostering deeper relationships with new and existing supporters. What strategies paid off?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Every nonprofit strives to make the world a better place, and a strong community is essential to achieving that goal. Advocates may not always be able to give in-person time or money, but they help spread awareness and strengthen the cause through their online engagements. Prioritize authenticity over perfection.

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Candid

OCTOBER 28, 2024

From 2015 to 2022, charitable giving in the United States saw significant fluctuations, shaped by economic cycles, social movements, and global events. Too often, data on individual and institutional giving remains siloed. charitable giving trends from 2015 to 2022. charitable giving trends from 2015 to 2022.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Greater Givings webinars in 2024 brought together some of the best minds in the nonprofit space to share actionable advice for planning unforgettable events. Make It Make Cents Guest Speaker: Gazala Uradnik, Founder, GFS Events Maximizing fundraising ROI requires strategic thinking and a clear understanding of your goals.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Adding fundraising to your funding model gives you the agility to stay mission-focused no matter what comes your way. Fundraising can take various forms, including online campaigns, major giving, planned giving, corporate sponsorships, and events.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 6, 2025

” because you love your cause and your community too much to give up on them now. Also, not today, full-blown panic over meeting our aggressive budget goals. This year, youre starting on the right footwith data-driven insights , realistic, air-tight goals, and the perfect plan to reach them. This year will be different.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 4, 2024

More than a third (36%) of all programmatic advertising revenues came from giving in the four days before GivingTuesday, said Adva Priso, chief digital strategy officer of Moore, refencing the firm’s client data. DonorsChoose might have been proactively — correctly — conservative in its goal. million on GivingTuesday.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 21, 2024

While it may help fundraisers hit their metric goals, it doesn’t align with how major donors think, feel or give. And that’s where a deeper, more thoughtful strategy comes into play.

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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. 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. 1) Increased Revenue.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Text-to-give: This method allows donors to contribute directly from their phones. Read Blackbaud’s recent report from The Resilient Nonprofit that highlights fundraising giving trends and outcomes. In fact, 70% of donors prefer online giving as their donation modality. It’s also how donors prefer to support.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 8, 2025

Its your roadmap to streamline and integrate your operations, stay organized and reach your goals. Step one: Brainstorm everything youll add to the fundraising calendar Start/end dates for every fundraising campaign, for example, end of year, GivingTuesday, monthly donor campaign, planned giving campaign, etc. Thats step one.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Effective donor retention strategies require you to determine your baseline, define success, and measure your progress toward your goals through reporting. Launch a monthly giving program. << Presented by: Kelly Ramage , Training Specialist at DonorPerfect. Cost: Free. Rethink your Thank You strategy.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2025

Median: The middle value within a range of numbers, meaning 50% of donors give less, and 50% give more. Why Median matters for nonprofits Unlike the Mean, the Median cuts through the noise of outliersthose extra-large or extra-small donationsand gives you a true middle ground. Heres an example.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

Can you imagine if my surgeon stalled on a decision to give my family a chance to research, analyze, or familiarize themselves with what was going on? Revisit your goal and purpose — often Leaders can often get caught up in the drama surrounding important decisions and lose sight of the goal.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This tool lets you show real-time donations, keeping supporters engaged and motivated to give. Spur Local’s Donation Counter Spur Local used a donation counter to add a sense of urgency and community as everyone rallied together to hit the goal. As donations roll in, they’ll see how their contribution adds to the overall amount raised!

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Many organizations raise 30%, sometimes as much as 50%, of their individual giving in December. Set campaign goals. November November 1-10 Host a “Thanks for giving” thank-a-thon where board members call donors to thank them and share a win the donor made possible. Asking yourself how on earth you’ll do it all?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Let’s dive into five ways that nonprofits can diversify funding in 2023: Monthly Giving and Pledges. Email Marketing and Customized Giving. 1) Monthly Giving and Pledges. There are two types of recurring giving: Monthly Giving Programs and Donation Pledges. What is a Monthly Giving Program? Major Gifts.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

The goal of Ramp Up Reykjavk was to install 100 ramps within a year; the project finished it in half the time and under budget. Following the success of the trial project, Thorleifsson expanded the initiative to cities across Iceland, with a new target goal of building 1,000 ramps in five years.

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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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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2024

To keep your organization relevant and ready for the upcoming giving season, it’s critical to not only know where to reach people, but how they want to be reached. What do you think are key tactics to boost your GivingTuesday campaign and gain super supporters during the end of year giving season? adults (18+) in September 2024.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Corporate Giving Made Simple: A Step-by-Step Plan for Company Donations In the dynamic landscape of nonprofit fundraising, relying solely on individual donors can limit your organization’s potential. Diversifying your fundraising efforts is not just a strategy—it’s a necessity.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

According to the Global Trends in Giving report , 33% of nonprofit supporters in the United States and Canada say email is the communication tool that inspires them most to give. Plus, 48% of respondents said regular email communication is the outreach method most likely to inspire recurring giving. Explain your mission.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Because of the high-profile nature of #GivingTuesday, member donors are more likely to give to causes on the day. Ensure your association celebrates GivingTuesday 2024 and meets your fundraising goals too. Become data driven Use your organization’s data to determine if you’re on track to hit your current fundraising goal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 26, 2021

As passionate as we all are about our causes and their corresponding missions, from the inside looking out, sometimes we lose sight of the actual goal of our communications. A good place to start is by making sure that our communications and branding fulfill one or more of the following goals: Move people to a specific action.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Remember, your goal ( why you do what you do ) must encompass building community, facilitating human connection, and creating opportunities for people to find meaning. Maybe in the past you weren’t set up to manage monthly giving effectively. Online monthly giving has grown by 40% in recent years and is trending across all sectors.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Understanding how these donors select organizations to give to and what encourages them to donate again can help you make the most of the surge of first-time givers attracted by your GivingTuesday efforts. In this same survey, more than 60% of spontaneous givers say they intend to give again or already have.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 1, 2021

By Corey Blake , a Digital Fundraising Strategist at MobileCause , where she helps nonprofits accelerate their fundraising and engagement efforts through giving and marketing strategies. Let’s take a look at some examples we’ve seen that really make the most of eye-catching and engaging content to promote giving by text-to-donate.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 7, 2025

Plus, when the board decides its time for a new strategic plan, having a proper data-informed organization means the goals are achievable, targets are trackable, and successes are obvious. My colleague Rachel Mace is fond of saying give me the numbers to her direct reports.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

It has plenty of features to help you stay on top of your goals, too. In terms of health-related features, it offers a heart rate monitor, stress tracking, and will give you a sleep score so you can better understand your sleep patterns each night, to name a few.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Donors give because they have all three of the following: Linkage to the organization; Interest in the cause, and Ability to give. Another important point is that inclination to give is generally a result of a group effort. Scenario 1: Fundraiser asks previous $5,000 donor for a $10,000 gift, which they give.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 19, 2024

For instance, the Blackbaud Institute Spotlight: 2023 Trends in Giving found that online giving grew by 17% among small organizations, medium organizations by nearly 10%, and large organizations by 12.5% in 2023a sign that more donors are comfortable (and even enthusiastic) about giving through digital channels.

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