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MARCH 2, 2024

Introduction In the dynamic world of nonprofit management, where every dollar and every minute counts, the need for efficient and comprehensive software solutions has never been more crucial. In evaluating the landscape of nonprofit software solutions, the comparison between DonorPerfect vs Affnetz in 2024 is pivotal. At Affnetz, we understand the challenges organizations face in managing diverse tasks—from donor relations to volunteer coordination.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Why Choose Affnetz Over Bloomerang? In the non-profit world, the need for comprehensive development software has never been more important than now. Nonprofits often find themselves juggling multiple software tools to manage their development efforts, board management, donor relationships, peer-to-peer fundraising , and volunteer management. The right software can simplify these complex t asks , while saving money, and enhanceing operational efficiency.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Dive into the transformative realm of fundraising as we unravel the profound impact of the 10 Principles of Community-Centric Fundraising. Join us on a journey that reshapes nonprofit dynamics, prioritizes community voices, and sparks a revolution in philanthropy Community-Centric Fundraising (CCF) is a revolutionary approach that is reshaping how organizations connect with their supporters.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The Key Reasons to Utilize Task Management Software / By Mike Crum In the dynamic world of nonprofit organizations, staying organized and focused on our mission is paramount. With countless responsibilities ranging from fundraising endeavors to volunteer coordination, nonprofit teams require efficient tools to streamline their efforts. Task management software has emerged as an invaluable asset in our journey towards making a meaningful impact.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

What is Community-Centric Fundraising? / By Mike Crum In the world of nonprofit organizations, fundraising is the base that enables these organizations to carry out their missions. However, the reach of traditional fundraising has been evolving, and one concept that has gained powerful attention is “Community-Centric Fundraising.” In this blog post, we’ll delve into what community-centric fundraising is, why it matters, and how it transforms the way nonprofits engage with the

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Exploring Donor Management Software: A Go-To Guide for Small Nonprofits / By Mike Crum The best software for fundraising activities include a range of impressive features that help with the different stages of a fundraising cycle. A good fundraising software can help you optimize your virtual fundraising approach. Usually these software offerings come with features like personalized donation pages, donation receipts, reminders, peer-to-peer campaigns and more.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Exploring Donor Management Software: A Go-To Guide for Small Nonprofits Exploring Donor Management Software: A Go-To Guide for Small Nonprofits / By Mike Crum In today’s digital age, technology has transformed the way Nonprofit organizations operate and connect with their supporters. Small Nonprofits, just like larger counterparts, are increasingly leveraging donor management software to streamline their fundraising efforts, enhance donor relationships, and maximize their impact.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

15 best Peer-to-Peer fundraising software for Nonprofits 15 best Peer-to-Peer fundraising software for Nonprofits / By Mike Crum Regardless of what you call it, peer-to-peer fundraising is here to stay. Also known as social fundraising, and DIY fundraising, peer-to-peer fundraising allows supporters of Nonprofits to tap into their personal networks to raise money for Nonprofits.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

15 best Peer-to-Peer fundraising software for Nonprofits 15 best Peer-to-Peer fundraising software for Nonprofits / By Mike Crum Regardless of what you call it, peer-to-peer fundraising is here to stay. Also known as social fundraising, and DIY fundraising, peer-to-peer fundraising allows supporters of Nonprofits to tap into their personal networks to raise money for Nonprofits.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

Free And Affordable Nonprofit Software Solutions Free And Affordable Nonprofit Software Solutions / mike crum Free and Affordable Nonprofit CRM, Donor Management, Fundraising, Stakeholder Engagement Software Solutions Nonprofits are infamous for tight budgets. Regardless of size, cause, and history, all Nonprofits can greatly benefit from affordable Nonprofit CRM software.

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JULY 26, 2023

Best Fundraising Ideas Best Fundraising Ideas / by mike crum I’ve covered how Nonprofits make money and that fundraising is usually the number one way that Nonprofits make money. But, what are the best ways to fundraise? In this post I'll cover the best fundraising ideas and methods that Nonprofits use to make money. First, a quick statistic : 90 to 95% of a Nonprofit’s budget usually comes from 5 to 10% of its donors.

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JUNE 1, 2023

6 Techniques to Boost New Donor Acquisition and Retention By Mike Crum It’s essential to acquire new donors for your Nonprofit to have a thriving fundraising program. Here are 3 techniques you can use to acquire new donors today. BUT, given that more than 2 out of 3 first-time donors NEVER make a second gift, I’ll also cover 3 techniques you can use to ensure they make a second gift too.

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JULY 10, 2023

How do Nonprofits make money By mikecrum Here’s a question that is often asked in many contexts – as a Development Director frustrated with the lack of revenue coming into a Nonprofit, as a new board member to a nonprofit, or perhaps you just posed it as a Google search phrase: How Do Nonprofits Make Money? Nonprofits making money – surely this must be an oxymoron, but it’s a real thing.

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JULY 10, 2023

How do Nonprofits make money By mikecrum Here’s a question that is often asked in many contexts – as a Development Director frustrated with the lack of revenue coming into a Nonprofit, as a new board member to a nonprofit, or perhaps you just posed it as a Google search phrase: How Do Nonprofits Make Money? Free Trial The post How do Nonprofits make money appeared first on Affnetz.

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JUNE 1, 2023

It’s essential to acquire new donors for your Nonprofit to have a thriving fundraising program. Here are 3 techniques you can use to acquire new donors today. BUT, given that more than 2 out of 3 first-time donors NEVER make a second gift, I’ll also cover 3 techniques you can use to ensure they make a second gift too. Acquiring New Donors: View your communications with prospective donors as conversations.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

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FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Seth Godin’s Advice for Nonprofit Fundraisers: Overcome the Dip F undraising-campaign-management/ By mikecrum Seth Godin’s Advice for Nonprofit Fundraisers: Overcome the Dip Nonprofit fundraising is definitely a profession for optimists. First off, you have to get used to a lot of “no’s” and “not now’s”. Second, as a fundraiser you’ve got to explore numerous strategies in an effort to engage your donors and prospects, and this requires the energy of an optimist (or someone who likes fishing!).

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Nonprofit Software Journey Mapping: For Fundraisers Donor Management & Engagement/ By Mike Crum There’s a huge emphasis on donor journey mapping. Less clicks means more gifts. More donor engagement means repeat giving. You get the point. But: What about Nonprofit software journey mapping for fundraisers? Quite simply: How can you ensure you’re optimizing your journey towards donor engagement?

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JANUARY 24, 2023

Six Steps to Build Your Nonprofit’s Email Fundraising Program Fundraising Campaign Management / By Mike Crum Building a successful fundraising email program can be an effective way to boost your organization’s donations. It’s essential to stay in front of donors as well your Nonprofit’s ‘orbit’, and email is a cost effective way to do so.

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JANUARY 20, 2023

How Do You Get Nonprofit Board Members to Fundraise? Fundraising Campaign Management / By Mike Crum First off, when you recruited board members – did you tell them they would have to be involved in fundraising? And if you did, did you explain to them that doesn’t have to mean making the ask – it can also involve thanking donors and promoting the Nonprofit?

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JANUARY 17, 2023

Do You Use Job Descriptions with your Nonprofit Board Members? Nonprofit Management Software / By Mike Crum. We have several blog posts on recruiting board members and engaging your board members, so this post will focus on the job description. It’s worth noting you don’t want to create a job description just for the sake of having one in a packet for new board members.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

How to keep a development director more than 18 months. fundraising campaign management / By Mike Crum. The average Development Director (person who heads up fundraising for a Nonprofit) is 1.5 years. Just think of your sunk cost – you’ve gone through all that time and trouble with your search committee and interviews, conducted training and onboarding, and then they’re gone in 18 months?

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JANUARY 10, 2023

Stakeholder Management for Emerging Nonprofits. Donor Management & Engagement / By Mike Crum. You’re growing your Nonprofit and you’ve been so focused on programs and outcomes. But… you’ve been so busy flying the plane, you haven’t had time or focus to work on the plane! You’ve got to grow your Nonprofit’s inside operations and capacity so you can keep growing and increase your effectiveness.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

Top Three Tips for Donor Engagement. Nonprofit management software / By Mike Crum. From a fundraiser’s point of view, donor engagement is reflected in the fundraising cycle – identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. But, donor engagement really comes down to three basic things: . Promoting Your Nonprofit / Remaining Relevant. Thanking Donors.

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JANUARY 3, 2023

Keeping Nonprofit Donors Engaged. Nonprofit management software / By Mike Crum. Some fundraising statistics are worse than others. Probably the most perilous statistic is the percentage of first-time donors that never make a second gift. In North America, approximately two out of three donors never make that second gift? Why is this number so low?

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JANUARY 2, 2023

Foundations Are Only a Part of a Fundraising Program. Nonprofit management software / By Mike Crum. There’s a tendency in nonprofits (and life!) to do what we feel comfortable doing and either ignore or minimize the things we don’t necessarily like or fully understand. I know this was certainly true when I began my professional career in fundraising in 1995.

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

Three Ways to Bolster Your Year-End Annual Giving. The post Three Ways to Bolster Your Year-End Annual Giving appeared first on Nonprofit Management Software, Association Membership Software.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Nonprofit Board Give, Get or Get Off? Nonprofit management software / By Mike Crum. Some Nonprofit boards have a give, get, or get off policy and their Nonprofits are suffering because of it. Read on and we’ll talk more about why Give, Get, or Get Off needs to get kicked to the curb and replaced by a Community-Based Fundraising model. Yeah, sure, get 15 board members to guarantee giving or getting $100,000 each and you’ve got $1,500,000 which definitely helps with the budget.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Five Good Ideas to Increase Your Nonprofit Fundraising Revenue. Let’s keep it simple – five easy ways to increase your Nonprofit’s fundraising revenue. Treat Major Donors Differently. Leverage Your Board. Increase Foundation Proposals. Create a Monthly Donor Program. Grow Your List of Prospects. Treat Major Donors Differently. The post Nonprofit Fundraising Revenue appeared first on Nonprofit Management Software, Association Membership Software.

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JUNE 13, 2022

5 Principles to Help Guide your Donor Engagement & Fundraising. Donor Management & Engagement / By Mike Crum. When talking about donor engagement and fundraising is essential to talk about mindset – not a donor’s mindset YOUR mindset. Whether you’re a board member, executive director or staff member seeking to engage donors and succeed in fundraising, your mindset is critical.

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JUNE 18, 2022

Stewardship Program to Work for Your Nonprofit. Donor Management & Engagement / By Mike Crum. The Facts: Nationally, 70% of first-time donors never make a second gift and according the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Fundraising Effectiveness Project, the average donor retention rate was 43.6 percent in 2020. That is, if 100 donors gave to a Nonprofit in 2019, only 44 donors would also make a gift in 2020.

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JUNE 24, 2022

Is Your Nonprofit Software Easy to Use? Donor Management & Engagement / By Mike Crum. Your nonprofit software is only as useful as it is easy to use. Definitely a ‘no-duh’ sentence, but we see way too many nonprofit leaders and staff struggling to just learn the basics of how to use their software. And even then, the software often doesn’t deliver the automation it should to help nonprofits scale their engagement, fundraising, and operations.

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JUNE 28, 2022

Why is donor engagement often a matter of life or death to small nonprofits? Donor Management & Engagement / By Mike Crum. Donor engagement is essential to fundraising success, but for small nonprofits, it can mean whether a nonprofit has enough funding to continue operating. Why is donor engagement often a matter of life or death to small nonprofits?

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JUNE 18, 2022

Stewardship Program to Work for Your Nonprofit. Blogs / By Mike Crum. The Facts: Nationally, 70% of first-time donors never make a second gift and according the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Fundraising Effectiveness Project, the average donor retention rate was 43.6 percent in 2020. That is, if 100 donors gave to a Nonprofit in 2019, only 44 donors would also make a gift in 2020.

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JUNE 24, 2022

Is Your Nonprofit Software Easy to Use? Blogs / By Mike Crum. Your nonprofit software is only as useful as it is easy to use. Definitely a ‘no-duh’ sentence, but we see way too many nonprofit leaders and staff struggling to just learn the basics of how to use their software. And even then, the software often doesn’t deliver the automation it should to help nonprofits scale their engagement, fundraising, and operations.

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JUNE 28, 2022

Why is donor engagement often a matter of life or death to small nonprofits? Blogs / By Mike Crum. Donor engagement is essential to fundraising success, but for small nonprofits, it can mean whether a nonprofit has enough funding to continue operating. Why is donor engagement often a matter of life or death to small nonprofits? Consider these statistics from the U.S.

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OCTOBER 12, 2022

How to Set a Nonprofit Fundraising Goal. Blogs / By Mike Crum. How do you set fundraising goals for your Nonprofit? Do you simply try to raise 10% more than last year? Or, do you worry you might set a goal is not attainable or based in reality? Or, perhaps you feel like you can raise significantly more that last year, but you’re not sure just how much more.

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