Greater Giving

APRIL 26, 2023

Proven Strategies and Best Practices for Nonprofits to Increase Fundraising Event Revenue Our recent survey showed that there are a variety of effective methods to generate event revenue for your cause, including sponsorship, ticket sales, live and silent auctions, raffles, fund-a-need, text-to-donate, and peer-to-peer fundraising.

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Greater Giving

JULY 20, 2022

In 2021, we found that the majority of nonprofits used social media campaigns to connect and engage with their donors (73% of those surveyed). While 72% of nonprofits used personal phone calls, 69% said they relied on email newsletters to get the word out. Use Multi-Channel Marketing to Communicate Your Message.

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Achieve

JUNE 11, 2021

Send Event Surveys. Each of these methods aims to take advantage of the same virtual platforms your event initially engaged supporters on. As your nonprofit further develops your relationships with guests, you can change communication methods to fit supporter preferences. Send Event Surveys. Invite Them to Similar Events.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Donor engagement is what your organization does to build and strengthen donor relationships and the methods you use to keep donors active and involved. Your humanity will make it easier for donors to connect with you, even when they’re being inundated with other marketing messages. You can try: Sending donor surveys.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 7, 2021

A genuine social media shout out from a happy visitor is fantastic for marketing your arts and cultural institution; consider it like a testimonial but not as arduous to solicit. Consumers are naturally driven to trust each other more over marketing collateral. Social media challenges .

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Kate Kramer is the Partner Marketing Manager at Bloomerang. She has over 15 years of development and marketing experience. Having your board members and other leaders make phone calls adds a personal touch to your appreciation efforts. Send a survey to gather donor feedback. Highlight upcoming ways to get involved.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

1,071 fundraising professionals were surveyed at small and medium-sized nonprofits supporting a variety of causes. Multiple, practical action steps are presented below to advance your fundraising based on the survey results. Launch a Text-To-Give, or Text-To-Donate drive : Your donor likely has a cell phone. And that’s fine.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

In return, your nonprofit can include their logos in your event marketing materials, creating win-win benefits for both community partners and your organization. Present the benefits of getting involved, such as a marketing boost and positive PR opportunities. Drive revenue for your nonprofit. Find new sponsors. Merchandise.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Gone are the days when organizations relied solely on traditional methods to find and engage donors. Or better yet, host a screen-share session and watch them make an online gift to see where they struggle or get frustrated.

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Qgiv

MAY 6, 2021

Text fundraising is a popular method of charitable giving facilitated by messages on a mobile device. For both text-to-donate and text-to-give, nonprofit organizations need a short code (shortened phone number) and campaign keyword. Text-to-give is a carrier-based mobile fundraising method.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

What if we could have a conversation about fundraising strategy with David Ogilvy, founder of Ogilvy a leading marketing/PR firm and deemed the ‘Father of Advertising’? Survey existing donors on what compelled them to support you before. Evaluate telethons and phone banks – what makes people donate on the spot?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

For example, they may collaborate with your donor recognition team, event planner, volunteer coordinator, and marketing manager. Follow up with a phone call, thanking them for past engagement and discussing what they love about your mission. Send a survey if you don’t hear back. Make one last phone call. Make phone calls.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2015

If so, then your organization can probably benefit from conducting market research. Before these assumptions are baked into choices being made or considered, get access to accurate information using market research : who are your constituents and what are their attitudes, preferences, satisfaction levels, and needs? Choose a method.

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sgEngage

JULY 30, 2024

My Experience In my over two decades in admissions and marketing at higher education institutions across public, private, 2-year, 4-year, and career colleges, the challenge of finding and recruiting students over the age of 18 has been paramount to institutional growth. Let me share more.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 23, 2022

This makes event-free fundraising a desirable solution for organizations looking for affordable fundraising methods. Then, market the fundraiser to your supporters, encouraging them to donate their gently worn, used and new shoes at collection sites. You can use this information later to launch email or text-to-give campaigns.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2021

I like to begin with something known in marketing as the ‘Rule of 7 – in most cases it will take 7 tries to get a conversation with a potential donor. Follow up with a phone call. If not now, ask for permission to spend a few minutes now on the phone. Find out their preferred method of communication. Send a survey.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 2, 2020

In a recent survey we ran of planned and major giving professionals on March 24, 44% said they were already increasing their digital fundraising. Only a week later, a survey of the same population showed that 60% were moving to more digital fundraising — a massive shift for a normally slow-moving sector. can get involved.”

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BoardAssist

AUGUST 26, 2014

In a survey asking donors why they stopped supporting an organization, 53% cited poor communication with the nonprofit. While there will be some differences in follow-up methods, depending on the size of the organization, there are three main elements to following up on a fundraising campaign. Thanks for the helpful post Allison!

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

How have you considered your donors’ changed perspectives in your fundraising and marketing strategies? You may have cut back on marketing communications , assuming constituents wouldn’t want to hear from you right now. . Do this via survey, focus group, or one-to-one interviews. Your donors have experienced strong emotions too.

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Achieve

APRIL 28, 2022

such as email address, social media profiles, home address, and phone number. such as lifetime value, method of giving, gift amount, and frequency of giving. We have one word for you: Surveys. ! Throughout my career, I've been able to help sales and success teams tackle new markets, grow and expand. Contact information.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 9, 2022

One approach your organization may use is something known in marketing as the “Rule of Seven.” Follow up with a phone call. If not now, ask for permission to spend a few minutes on the phone within the same week. Learn more about their passions and find out their preferred method of communication. Send a survey.

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Qgiv

JUNE 24, 2021

Use One of the Most Effective Forms of Marketing: Word-of-Mouth. Word-of-mouth marketing is one of the oldest (and most successful) tools in a marketer’s toolkit. Your method of asking will depend on your relationship with the person, so you may need a different strategy for different groups of people. You’ll get $40.00

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

We all have our own way of doing things, but sometimes our work outgrows our organization methods. Forms can be used to survey volunteers and program participants about their experiences with your organization, gather opinions from donors about an upcoming strategic plan, and about 100 other things. Check out bullet journaling.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2021

To successfully market your nonprofit, you need to have a strategy. Whether you’re looking to raise more money, recruit volunteers, or just spread the word about your nonprofit, you should draft a thorough nonprofit marketing plan to help you meet your goals! The Importance of Creating a Marketing Plan. Request Demo.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Then, market any relevant virtual volunteering opportunities to that segment. As you start brainstorming, consider looking to your database for popular past experience or directly asking your volunteer base with a survey. The first method can clue you into the type of opportunities that volunteers have historically been attracted to.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

You’ve probably redirected your focus to virtual methods, too. Instead of multiple phone calls back and forth, they can just enter their information on your online form and press “submit.” Prioritizing your online presence and digital engagement methods is key to not just surviving, but thriving, during this time.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Marketing strategy development. Meyer Partners – Multichannel Marketing. Brian Lacy & Associates – Nonprofit Marketing Support. At DNL OmniMedia , we offer a complete range of nonprofit technology, marketing, and analytics services, making us a full-service choice for organizations in all nonprofit verticals.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

To improve you e-communications, you will first want to clearly outline the purpose of each email marketing effort and determine how it fits into your overall marketing strategy -- and e-marketing strategy. Email marketing goal. Best Method/Vehicle. Another popular rule: Newsletters are not a direct marketing tool.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Almost a year ago, I got a phone call from James Leventhal who follows me on Twitter. The social media lab for arts organizations is a combination of face-to-face workshops, phone calls, and online support via a wiki and Twitter over several months. I select what I questions I do based on answers in an online pre-survey.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Donor segmentation is a method of splitting your donors into multiple groups based on shared characteristics. Or you can survey your donors and discover their preferences and interests regarding your cause. Volunteers and event attendees can provide further data through registration, conversations, and surveys as well.

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Everyaction

MAY 24, 2018

Combining both content marketing techniques and digital advertising tools has delivered value to nonprofits. 40% of website traffic, 24% of website transactions and 17% of website revenue is attributable to the use of smart phones. We saw social media audiences growing particularly on Instagram. Mobile list size grew by 35% in 2017.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2022

Google Ad Grants are a terrific fundraising and marketing tool that Google makes available to nonprofits and charities. Miscellaneous: The nonprofit must respond to Google’s annual program survey. The annual survey is emailed once a year and can also be submitted by going directly to the online form.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Survey your audience to determine whether they prefer email, direct mail, SMS messaging, or phone calls. Other methods may include segmenting your donors based on giving history with groups for major, mid-level, and smaller donors or grouping them based on their donor lifecycle stage to separate newer donors from long-term supporters.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

There are 5 elements key to an effective transfer or exchange of knowledge, the report suggests: Audience, Message, Method, Messenger, and Evaluation: Audience. The choice of method for transferring and exchanging knowledge will depend on the audience and the message [but] knowledge is most effectively exchanged when using multiple methodsâ?

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Care2

APRIL 26, 2007

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Connection Cafe

JULY 9, 2013

Sometimes it’s a quick, half-hour phone call and other times it’s a two day on-site visit. What methods of promoting your site already exist? Marketing plans for the site. Surveys and Interviews. See the end of this post for a linked index of other posts in the series. What metrics will demonstrate a successful project?

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Several micro-yeses that lead to the Ultimate Yes. – Daniel Burstein, Marketing Experiments. The micro-yes is one of my absolute favorite marketing concepts since being introduced to it by Marketing Experiments several years ago. What does it take to get a customer to act?

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