Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

So it may not come as a surprise that text message communication is on the rise as doctors’ offices, retail operations, schools—even job recruiters are sending reminders, coupons, and employment opportunities via text. Spamming is illegal, and often goes straight to a junk mail folder. So how can you legally and easily build your list?

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 15, 2020

How are we going to shift our direct mail strategy to find more mid-level donors? Strategy is important. We can’t ignore them: that’s why much of our article archive is dedicated to writing your plan, tweaking your strategy, and implementing tactics that work. What’s our social media fundraising plan ?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2024

Eighty-eight percent say the demands of their job feel never-ending. One-third plan to leave their job in the next two years, and nearly a quarter plan to leave the nonprofit world completely. So take a bit of summer downtime, completely unplugged from your job – to revisit who you are and what lights you up. They book up early.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 15, 2023

Here at Qgiv, we know being a fundraiser is not always an easy job. With rising costs, the Great Resignation shaking up nonprofit teams, and individual donor numbers declining, fundraisers face increased pressure to raise more money with even fewer resources.

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Bloomerang

MAY 3, 2021

My last article of this two-part series, “ Nonprofit Giving Trends and Future Fundraising Strategy ,” began a discussion of smart fundraising strategies to take advantage of best practices and current trends. It covered broad brush strategies all nonprofits today should incorporate into their donor fundraising/marketing mix.

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Neon CRM

MAY 16, 2024

For example, Neon CRM users can create groups based on gift size, initial donation type (online, direct mail, or in person), their level of engagement (one-time donation versus recurring donors, for example), or the campaign that prompted their gift. Focus on connecting your donor to the people they helped instead of to you, the organization.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to persuade leadership to get donor thank-you letters out sooner: Dear Charity Clairity, I just took a new job and have discovered they don’t get thank you letters out for two weeks. Do you wait for the mail to arrive? Where does the mail go first?

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

It’s in your job description. It’s a big job, serving as a development officer. You can be a grant writer or direct mail specialist or fundraising events specialist. A Nonprofit’s Culture of Philanthropy: Who’s Job is it? . Sure, you’ll raise some money. But you’ll leave even more money on the table.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

But in order to do so, it helps to understand why donors are so likely to donate money at year’s end. Create Your Strategy Early Donors start vetting the organizations they’ll support around the month of September. Ask questions like: Have donors responded better to email over direct mail? would work best for each.

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sgEngage

JULY 18, 2024

This is also where we tend to spend the most money, and a lot of time. When finding individuals to solicit, many nonprofits do not have a data-driven strategy. Donor acquisition can be one of the hardest activities for development departments. Classify current donors. Take five easy steps to clarify the process.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Events can divert attention from other more fruitful strategies. First focus on strategies that develop all those things for you; then consider an event to help the process of transformation to powerful engagement and passionate commitment along. The importance of a cost-benefit analysis for your fundraising strategies.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Is there something I could do to help more donors access this matching money? Everyone wins with corporate matching gifts Businesses put aside matching gift money at the beginning of their fiscal year, just waiting for it to be claimed. Donors don’t like leaving money on the table any more than you do.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 26, 2022

As you get comfortable trusting your plan, you will have the map you need to raise the money you need to fund your programs and change more lives. Getting the message just right will save you from feeling nervous about asking for money, rambling when you talk about your organization’s work, and boring your audience.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 20, 2023

That’s why it is critical to have a tuition collection strategy that encourages on-time payments and reduces tuition delinquency. When a situation calls for compassion, the best approach is to negotiate a partial payment because some money in the short term is better than none. Understanding the need for flexibility.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 25, 2022

A powerful tool to keep employees interested and engaged is by simply giving them the ability to carry out their job in their own way. Providing a supportive and caring environment requires no money and can be applied on a daily basis. Create a feedback culture. This four-course program can be completed in less than three months.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2016

A peer-to-peer fundraising strategy has benefits year-round, but it's particularly useful during the end of the year. You really can't be too obvious — a big DONATE button does the job really well. Keep Your Direct Mail Program. Direct mail still works. That's too great a response rate to ignore.

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Kindful

AUGUST 19, 2021

And once you locate them, you can begin the job of acquiring them. . Who they are : They pay for things online and/or via mobile and are very up to date with all of the latest money transferring apps and may even use cryptocurrency to make donations. . Understanding your ideal prospective donor. Some are married, while others aren’t.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

You say : “You’re wrong; research shows sad images raise more money than happy ones.” . They complain to their colleagues, take a couple of aspirin, run home to vent to their loved ones, and contemplate switching jobs. . This enables others to become co-creators with you in developing strategies. Rather than guide, we badger.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 12, 2021

It’s the perfect time to reevaluate your fundraising strategies, leaving the less effective approaches in the past, and considering the addition of (or emphasis on) some new ones. But with a limited amount of time and resources, how do you decide which strategies to implement again this year and which to leave behind?

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 30, 2014

Build a fundraising strategy? We move, take new jobs, change phone plans, change email accounts, marry, divorce, raise families, change religions, develop new interests, attend new events, and get involved in new activities. 49% have no idea how much money their organizations will lose to donor attrition each year. The takeaway?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 9, 2022

As an essential and integral part of your fundraising strategy, your major donors should feel valued by your organization. . The majority of your funding likely comes from these major donors, so you should have specific strategies aimed at acquiring these key supporters. Approach your current donors first.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Building a robust monthly donor program is a Fundraising 101 strategy, but some nonprofits keep this strategy on the bench and instead look to events and campaigns for quick returns. Now, here’s the more surprising part of monthly giving: Not only do you get more money when someone gives a monthly gift, but the loyalty level increases.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

They’re so focused on the money that they forget about the person giving that money, and don’t do a good job of thanking the donor or giving them a good experience. Your donor software should allow you to insert the donor’s name into the thank-you in either email or snail mail letters. I don’t like this approach.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

The Fundraising Planning and Climate Report ’s findings show the following: Adjust fundraising strategies : Based on the report’s predictions, consider adjusting your fundraising strategies to align with the current socioeconomic and cultural climate, and donor preferences. Your own careful review of the report is encouraged.

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 7, 2023

Next, we’ll cover 10 ways to leverage marketing and other communication strategies to motivate donors to give consistently. Relying on smaller contributions is not a viable strategy over the long term. Repeatedly asking supporters to contribute more money to your cause can cause friction and turn away even dedicated patrons.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Have you tried new strategies to push your nonprofit further and get more innovative as you raise money to carry out your mission? For example, when I worked as director of development and marketing at Jewish Family and Children’s Services, I was looking for ways to expand awareness and build our mailing list. Not enough.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In the world of charitable organizations, money is often tight, and organizations frequently operate with the bare minimum of employees. Personalized thank-you notes Though it seems to be less of a thing these days, people still love getting snail mail! As you know, money ebbs and flows in the fundraising world.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Instead, think of branding as a way to make your job easier. People already perceive your organization in a certain way, based on their interactions with you and yours, from the logo on your website to the e-mails they receive to conversations they have with their friends. Consistent? Series Sessions.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 12, 2022

If so, I have done my job and can move on. A subject line has ONE job – to get the email opened. Given that the goal here is to get your donor to open the email, read it, and donate, you really need your subject line to do its job. Mail Chimp gives you immediate feedback on your subject line’s length.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

They, in turn, will capitalize on this relationship and, ideally, promote your non-profit through their own marketing strategies. Or perhaps ask a boutique to send out a call for used clothing that can be used by someone as business attire for a job interview.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey McKinnon and Andy Robinson will discuss how to build stronger donor relationships and how you can use this strategy to improve every kind of fundraising. We’re here to talk about “Raising More Money By Asking and Answering Better Questions.” And that gets you, again, much more money in the long run. .

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Qgiv

MAY 21, 2021

There are tons of advantages to having an online fundraising store—it’s a great way to raise some extra money, it gives people a way to show their loyalty to your mission, it boosts your visibility in the community—but it does take a little extra planning to do well. Your donors are used to shopping online. It’s very satisfying!

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Furthermore, for those of us in the nonprofit world who rely on technology every day to do our jobs, the efficiencies gained by this technology can make a significant impact in the funds we deliver to improve social good. First and foremost is clean, standardized, and updated mailing information. Returned mail is a hassle.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

In this blog, you’ll learn about: Annual Giving, Donor Retention, Major & Legacy Gifts, Online Fundraising, Boards & Leadership, Content Marketing, Social Engagement , Strategy & Management, and Culture & Values. Don’t think of donors as ATMs that dispense money from time to time. And you’ll do a better job.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

With the global financial crisis at its peak and a recession looming, many nonprofit managers are probably asking themselves, "How will my nonprofit raise money next year?" " I suspect fewer fundraisers are asking themselves, "How will my nonprofit raise the money it needs four years from now?"

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

A diverse and holistic fundraising strategy is crucial to a nonprofit’s success. That’s why we’re starting with the basics and sharing nonprofit best practices that cover the most important elements of your fundraising strategy. Nonprofit Fundraising Strategies by Channel There is no one right way to raise money for your nonprofit.

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OneCause

MARCH 14, 2023

A well-designed direct mail piece sent to several local area codes or a radio or tv slot can also be great methods, depending on the budget allocated to the event. Also existing nonprofit mail channels, newsletters or PS in mailed donor communications or letters. Marketing After the Event: Your Job Isn’t Done Yet!

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