Greater Giving

DECEMBER 21, 2023

You could turn to ChatGPT to help you outline captivating, story-centered messages that get people excited about contributing to your campaign. The Risks of AI There are also some risks that come with using AI, though you should note that you can avoid many of these risks by putting the right guardrails in place.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It’s one of the most overlooked places to seal the deal with your donor: the fundraising landing page. . And that strong connection is what motivates people to give. Components of a successful fundraising landing page Most people don’t think of a fundraising landing page as anything other than a place to send people to give.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 8, 2024

If there were holdouts on giving IT a pivotal place in the organization, the pandemic shifted that perspective. If you feel as though your job would be perfect—if you could just eliminate the people, consider taking steps to improve your interpersonal skills. Motivation— supports developing strategy, setting goals, and staying focused.

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.orgSource

APRIL 8, 2024

It happens when smart people with guts and irrepressible creative energy are left to their own devices. I hope you enjoy this snapshot of a conversation that left me with more questions than answers, a place where I always love to be. They get invited to places like Davos, but it’s not their speed.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 27, 2024

“Harmony and understanding Sympathy and trust abounding No more falsehoods or derisions Golden living dreams of visions Mystic crystal revelation And the minds true liberation” — Lyrics from Aquarius, Hair the musical You – all of us – need to put a new system in place to help. But it’s absolutely the best place to begin.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 4, 2022

It is recommended that you form a Branding Committee of no more than 10 people, made up of a variety of your constituents — board members, senior and junior staff, members at-large, donors, and colleagues. In many cases, you’ll have to employ a bit of “institutional psychology” to probe the hearts and minds that shape your organization.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Nearly every social post, email, or direct mail piece you create for the big day will point people to this page. A great donation form will make people more likely to give—and make the donation process an easy one—but what does a good donation form look like? Your first step is to add a great image to the top of your donation form.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

Working with NGOs, thought leaders, and policymakers in DC for the last decade, she specializes in getting people to care about complex issues that might otherwise get ignored. While building this community takes time, it will ensure you always have a full pipeline of people interested in engaging with your cause.

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Greater Giving

JULY 5, 2024

While some options allow more people to attend, other formats can increase engagement or offer chances for participants to engage more deeply. Popular Event Formats In-Person Events In-person events occur in a specific place, such as a community center, park, or hotel. Virtual Events Virtual events take place entirely online.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 4, 2021

But as Goodwill’s new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Onney Crawley, told me during a virtual fireside chat conversation last month, most people still don’t know that the organization’s biggest focus of work is on its comprehensive workforce development program. So there’s a big divide between what people think we do and what we actually do.

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

By having tags in place, you can start building personas around your member’s behaviors and demographics and begin to learn what types of products and services they are interacting with and when. Once you have your taxonomy and metadata in place, you can use metrics to analyze the performance of your marketing channels.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

However, to achieve your goal, what else do you need? people who want to help. a revenue goal and a budget. A good CRM like HubSpot or EveryAction can help you do that, or if not, pulling available data into a centralized “source of truth” is a good place to start. That is a GREAT start. the tools to help you do your job.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Lindsay Simonds will decode the top five most impactful ways people contribute to communities. If you’re watching the recording, hope you’re having a good day because we are here to talk about some creative ways that people are contributing to the community. Full Transcript: – [Lindsay] Okay. . I’m Steven.

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EveryAction

JULY 31, 2023

People tend to experience heightened generosity and are increasingly motivated to make charitable contributions, which explains why so many nonprofit fundraisers refer to this period as the year-end giving season. Needless to say, if you’re a fundraiser, meeting your organization’s fundraising goal is top of mind in the fall and winter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

In fact, 55% of people who engage with nonprofits on social media decide to support them in some way. Millions of people participate in Giving Tuesday, and billions of dollars are raised annually. Use insights to get ahead of year-end goals and maximize your major donor potential. Giving Tuesday. Winter 2022-2023.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2023

BoardSite’s features are designed specifically with nonprofits in mind. It takes time to get new members up to speed on your organization’s goals, challenges, and communication styles, especially if your operations are disorganized. Your members can also upload any other relevant documents to the platform to keep them all in one place.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

By Emily Rose Patz , Senior Copywriter at DonorPerfect and lead author of #GivingTuesday Ideas for 2018 , a new guide designed to equip and empower nonprofit professionals to achieve their #GivingTuesday goals. More than a passing fad, crowdfunding is a lucrative fundraising tool that connects your community and builds toward a common goal.

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TechImpact

JULY 18, 2014

Nonprofits everywhere are searching for ways to increase their exposure online to increase donations, spur community involvement, and to make the world a better place. So with their noble goals in mind, what is the best way to engage users online? Did you know that over 100 million people watch videos online each day.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

The list created by Sean Kosofsky of Mind the Gap Consulting can be used by an executive director, board chair, or any individual board member to consider their contribution to your organization’s financial health. On behalf of your organization, investigate ways to receive money that the organization may not have in place already.

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OneCause

JUNE 15, 2023

The best place to optimize end-of-year giving campaigns is, of course, your current donors! With a strong P2P fundraising platform in place and a successful campaign marketing strategy , your P2P end-of-year campaign can be a success. Giving walls, social feeds, and leaderboards create excitement to carry you to your goals.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Although there are many benefits to holding a nonprofit focus group, the main goal is to collect specific data from a certain group of people. With that in mind, when should you hold a nonprofit focus group? Getting feedback on particular events, online platforms you use, how easy it is to place donations online, and more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 6, 2019

1) Clearly define your goals for the event on the front end. Start with broader objectives, then narrow in on SMART (Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, Timely) goals that fall under each. Refer back to your goals when considering who and how you recruit supporters for the event. Is fundraising your key priority?

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Achieve

MAY 3, 2024

Repositioning the call-to-action to a more prominent place in your email can help address this issue. Revisiting your targeting criteria and refining your messaging can help ensure that your content is as relevant as possible to the people you are reaching. An acceptable bounce rate is around 2%.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 3, 2022

I hope that you smashed your goals and are currently basking in the glow of knowing that you’ll be making an even bigger impact in 2022. . Taking stock of how your results compare to your campaign’s goals is the best way to set yourself up for future success. . So, ask yourself : What was your original fundraising goal?

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

For the purposes of our exercise, let’s say our story takes place in India. hint: it’s very helpful if you can make your “character” a specific person/animal or small group of people/animals that you can attach names to). Our goal is to expand our shelter so that we can help more women and children who need an emergency place to stay.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 11, 2021

I know about donor retention rates, goals, etc., but I’m not finding much data on what is a good new donor acquisition rate or goal annually. . And, remember, there were a lot of truly urgent reasons for people to give over the turbulent period so new donor acquisition may have been particularly robust.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

But long term, you can’t run an entire organization from the generosity of only a handful of people. The bottom line: you need a fundraising plan built on the right fundraising plan template — one that outlines goals, actions, and the specific results you want. (Many founders do.) What Fundraising Plan Template is Right For YOU?

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 3, 2022

If you can get yourself organized and get a plan in place, you can take advantage of the best time of year to make Asks and raise money. It’s easy to think that people will give at the end of the year to get the tax benefit, especially here in the U.S. What’s your goal for year end fundraising this year? See the difference?

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Qgiv

MAY 3, 2023

Planning ahead ensures you’ll stay organized and keeps you on track with your goals. A fundraising calendar enables you to keep your goals, campaigns, strategies, and due dates all in one place that your whole team has access to. Another objective you need to define for your fundraising calendar is your awareness goal.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

Events are a great way to bring like-minded people together and have a good time in the name of your cause. Both have their place and can be highly profitable. Community/Fun Events Community/Fun Events are widely promoted events that encourage people to do something active or fun while supporting your cause.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2024

For most nonprofits, the lion’s share of money comes from the smallest group of people. Not to mention being asked to give by people who they know, like or admire. ” Your goal is to get your board members to LOVE facilitating philanthropy ! TIP: Reframe fundraising in your own mind. Asking isn’t begging.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Good communication is the key to being an effective fundraiser, building strong relationships, leading well, and serving the people you’re working to help. The things I’ll cover in this series—strategy, creativity, and logistics— are the building blocks for how to share quality stories that change minds, win hearts, and improve relationships.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2024

In fact, most people tend to write a Will during a big life change such as marriage or having a child — life changes that often take place in people’s 30s and 40s. Conversations about gift and estate planning may need to happen with people younger than you think. It’s not just Boomers.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 26, 2023

The more money you can raise, the better your chances are at achieving your organization’s goals. It is a continuous process that takes place throughout the year, not a one-time event, and it should be planned and implemented with this in mind. No matter what kind of nonprofit you run, the annual fund is always important.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

This year GivingTuesday will take place worldwide on Tuesday November 28, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. This day of global giving has grown into an impressive movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. Remember SMART goals? You determine the amount that’s right.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

With fewer people picking up their phone for unknown callers, phone-a-thons appear to be waning in effectiveness. Calling up a donor to thank them for their gift will keep your nonprofit top-of-mind when the next appeal comes around. The thank-a-thon can take place all in one day, or over a series of days.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

Plus, inviting thought leaders, influencers , and other guest speakers that your audience cares about helps secure your place as a trustworthy nonprofit. Establish the fundamental aspects of your podcast by answering the following questions: What is the primary goal of the podcast? What unique perspectives can we offer?

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