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8 Tried-and-True (Secret) Individual Donor Fundraising Action Tips

Bloomerang

It covered broad brush strategies all nonprofits today should incorporate into their donor fundraising/marketing mix. These are my favorite tips to enhance what you’re already doing to attract and sustain individual donor fundraising. . ACTION: Get board members to review your donor list. Only 6 out of 10 ongoing donors renew.

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There Are Only Three Ways to Raise More Money

iMarketSmart

That’s not to say that uncovering efficiencies, prioritizing activities, and increasing productivity are all for naught (they aren’t), it simply means that “saving time” plays a direct role in increasing funding. Of course such a broad question can’t be addressed in a blog post, nor should it be. Retain existing donors/customers.

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Super Useful Nonprofit Fiscal Year-End Action Strategies

Bloomerang

That means you need to make sure you don’t lose any of those donors you took such pains to acquire last year. 8 Fiscal Year-End Donor Retention Action Strategies + Practical Tips. There’s nothing more important to your bottom line and long-term sustainability than donor retention. Don’t let them!

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The Courage To Change

The Agitator

Early this year the 100 year-old American Cancer Society (ACS) rocked the direct response ecosystem with its decision to stop all direct mail acquisition … stop the use of direct mail to non-dm acquired donors … and remove the ACS list of donors from all exchange universes. Here’s the deal.

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What to Listen for in Donor Onboarding

The Agitator

More fundamentally, they change the economic engine from one of pure volume (make more, ask more with all its diminishing returns and inevitable slow/no growth trajectory) and guesswork on what to send, to one based on donor understanding.”. Now, that was in 2007, so donors are probably more accoustomed to customized emails.

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How Social Media and Fundraising Fit Together

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

You’ve probably been cautioned to avoid using social media as a fundraising tool and to focus instead on donor “engagement” – which will someday lead to fundraising opportunities. If you are already doing event fundraising, you can add fundraising through social media to the event. Major donor engagement to increase donor retention.

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5 Mail Lessons Learned While Fundraising for Higher Education

Fundraising Coach

Since he works with DMW Direct Fundraising , I’ve asked if he’d share his insights into direct mail fundraising. Check out his blog at No Green Bananas. And yes, “premium-acquired” donors often require to be “premium-renewed” – but so what? Direct mail should drive online giving.