Affnetz

MARCH 14, 2024

Among the myriad of challenges they face, managing donor relationships, coordinating fundraising efforts, and optimizing volunteer engagement stand out as critical components in achieving their missions. In this blog, we dive into nonprofit management software, focusing on two prominent players: Salesforce and Affnetz.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

This post is a guest blog by Bonnie Meyers at Meyer Partners. Donors are foundational to your nonprofit’s success, so you don’t want your donors to think of you as their pestering friend that always asks for money. Follow along to learn more about our recommendations for donor outreach strategies other than donation requests: .

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Nonprofit Megaphone

AUGUST 1, 2022

Donor retention is one of the most prevalent challenges for nonprofits. The key to this is to keep your donors feeling appreciated, engaged with your mission, and optimistic about the difference they can make. We’ve compiled a list of seven successful ways to retain donors and keep them engaged. . Thank Donors Properly

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Socailbrite

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Donors are still eager to support the organizations and causes they care about, yet they expect to be engaged differently — often through digital channels. Nurture donor relationships through digital channels. As the statistics above show, it’s best to keep your donor relationships thriving through proactive, digital means.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

They scrambled to connect with donors in new and fresh ways with an updated nonprofit digital strategy. How much more of your donor communications went digital ? . Did you check in with donors more frequently simply to see how they were doing? Donor experience. They confronted their biases and justice agendas. .

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Nonprofit Megaphone

JUNE 16, 2023

According to a survey by Content Marketing Institute, 86% of nonprofit marketing professionals believe content marketing is an effective way to raise awareness for their organization. Engages Supporters and Builds Community Nonprofit organizations rely on the support of their donors, volunteers, and other stakeholders to achieve their goals.

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The Agitator

MARCH 16, 2015

Over the weekend I read a piece by Gerry Adams on his New Thinking blog that got me wondering whether in the name of ‘donor engagement’, ‘donor experience’ and ‘multi-channel marketing’ many nonprofits are in fact abusing their donors. Let me explain.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2015

It’s Friday so let’s celebrate with some Mixed Links… The Nonprofit Blog Carnival for September is up. Don’t waste valuable resources on lapsed donors. Here’s Why You Need To Say Goodbye To Some Donors. This theme was how to say thanks. And How You Can Do It. Want to know more about Instagram?

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Won’t you join me for some fine Mixed Links… Today is the LAST DAY to take our 2018 Nonprofit Communications Trends Survey. Take the survey and get a special invite to our Trends Report Preview Webinar. The post Mixed Links for Nonprofit Communicators appeared first on Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 18, 2021

Plus, I said it can help you move your mid-level donors up. For nonprofits, this boosts confidence from the donor. Or say you sent them a survey asking for input about several branches of your overall mission. A wealthy potential donor responds. Plenty of donors just don’t want to meet. You know it’s true.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2014

But first, a special note to those of you who get the blog emailed to you. Today we switched the provider we use to send you the blog post, so it may look a little different. Yeah, we do too, and we are consolidating the blog subscribers list into our main CRM. You know how you sometimes have multiple lists in multiple places?

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iMarketSmart

APRIL 12, 2022

Those metrics don’t reveal the quality of your relationships with your major gift donors and prospects. They don’t measure the value your donors get from engaging with you and supporting your mission. How much value are you delivering to each donor? But there’s a problem with most of those metrics. Staying constant?

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

APRIL 21, 2017

Join me for some Mixed Links… If you aren’t one of these people who can sit down and churn out articles and blog posts in one sitting, try these 5 Ways to Write Faster. Donor retention is a big deal, right? M+R will release the 2017 Benchmarks Study next week. Parts 1 and 2 are $199.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We’ve grouped these solutions into the following categories: Donor Management Fundraising Project Management Communication Design Forms Marketing Events Website Content Management System As you assess each option, keep in mind that seemingly “free” platforms may still come with costs. Is it worth it to spend the money?

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The Volunteer Hub

MAY 13, 2022

Gen-Z is also the most civically engaged generation alive today, according to a Global Millennial and Gen-Z survey by Deloitte. If your organization can engage Generation Z volunteers, you may also be able to easily convert them to financial donors. Nonprofits are important to Generation Z. Engaging Generation Z Volunteers.

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iMarketSmart

MAY 2, 2016

I like to say, “Be donor-centric. What do your donors think? Consider this: Is your new donor retention rate high? I think if your retention rate is under 40%, your donors are sending you a message about your direct mail program. Will you sell your list of new donors? Survey them! Be relevant.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 10, 2020

Nonprofit marketers should realize the importance of social media for brand engagement and donor retention ? Post a Facebook survey. Photos from a social contest or survey questions used for audience engagement are great ways to connect to supporters on an emotional level. Use them to give donors a personal shoutout.

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iMarketSmart

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

I wanted to help one of my beloved charities generate more legacy gift leads at lower costs and the Director of Individual Giving recommended her book Donor-Centered Fundraising. 2017 Burk Donor Survey. More on donor advised funds: . That’s why we help nonprofits capture donor digital body language too.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

JANUARY 9, 2014

In its fourth year, this report represents survey responses from 2,135 nonprofit communicators. Here’s a quick sample of some of the insights in the report: —Cited as the most important communication tools for nonprofits: websites, email marketing, and social media other than blogging.

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Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

We know in CompassPoint''s recent national survey of nonprofit fundraising , that CEO''s are particularly feeling the pressures of tightening budgets and diminishing fundraising results. So I dedicate this month''s Nonprofit Blog Carnival to these leaders. The Nonprofit Blog Carnival happens each month. A few more posts.

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iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

But it affects the middle class (the majority of your donors) and the poor much more than it affects the wealthy. economy well into 2022, as constrained supply chains keep upward pressure on prices and, increasingly, curb output, according to economists surveyed this month.” . It makes everyone poorer. The problem as I see it.

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The Agitator

JULY 12, 2018

We’ve pointed out how volume has been poorly tested by those who advocate sending more and more … how organizations have found lower volume works better , and that donors hate it ( twice ). I once had a vendor who accidentally put active donor names into a lapsed telemarketing program. Cui bono ?

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 12, 2017

Where are you focusing your acquisitio n and retention efforts? Then, once you acquire those new WEALTHY donors, survey them to determine: If they really have assets (and wealth). Then, once you acquire those new WEALTHY donors, survey them to determine: If they really have assets (and wealth). Why they care.

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 20, 2017

The left-leaning Institute for Policy Studies crunched the data from Giving USA Foundation’s annual philanthropic survey to figure out who was giving what. Are you focused on events and low-dollar donors? If you’re not focused on major donors with capacity, it’s time to alter your strategy. LIKE THIS BLOG POST?

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JULY 31, 2018

Who doesn’t love a monthly donor? . They’re retained at an exceptionally high rate of 85-90 percent, compared to an average retention rate of 45 percent for all donors, according to the 2017 Fundraising Effectiveness Survey Report. So, how do you get more monthly donors? The Upsell Lightbox.

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iMarketSmart

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

First, there’s a lot of talk about donor retention these days. . I believe it’s critically important to retain donors with awesome stewardship. But sometimes I wonder, should we retain every single donor? After all, stewardship costs money and aren’t some donors more valuable than others?

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 5, 2023

7] The new donor problem The hidden impact problem in the game often matches the new donor experience. About 70% of first-time donors to a charity never give to that charity again.[8] About 70% of first-time donors to a charity never give to that charity again.[8] In that case, donors still give a lot. This works.[14]

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The Agitator

DECEMBER 20, 2011

As part of our expedition into the future we also set up The Agitator Lab and, along with DonorVoice broke important new ground on donor retention and loyalty with the first national Donor Commitment and Retention Study. Not everyone was smitten. Tom’s post, Wouldn’t You Want to Know? pretty much explains why.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2013

The best first step in that process is to make sure that your employees/volunteers/donors fully understand and appreciate your useful content. Why this is relevant for nonprofits: 1) Marketing from within can inform your donor retention strategy. How to do “inside out” marketing: Survey those who support your cause.

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iMarketSmart

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

She challenges the donor to heroism. She helps the donor start the hero’s journey. She helps the donor finish the hero’s journey. The fundraiser advances the donor’s hero story. The fundraiser advances the donor’s hero story. When the fundraiser fulfills this role, it can be powerful for donors, too.

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iMarketSmart

JULY 12, 2022

Effective fundraising story hinges on the donor’s action – the gift. Thus, the donor is a main character. The donor’s story can progress through these same story steps. Donor story: Inciting incident. The donor will face a challenge. 1] What if the project was the wrong project for this donor?

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The Agitator

APRIL 23, 2012

For suggesting that maybe “Thank you’s” to donors don’t matter, some of you concluded I’m the rudest of cads, brought up in a home that instilled no values of reciprocity, gratitude or mere good manners. They take pride in the quality of their work and donors pick up on that message, too.”

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iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

1] Another writes, “Fundraisers need to focus MORE on creating memories and moments with their donors … and LESS about hitting those wacky metrics or year-end goals.”[2]. Now, replace the word “customer” with the word “donor.” An analysis of 3,576 charities found, “76% of gifts come from 3% of donors.”[9] of decedents.[11].

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The Agitator

JANUARY 27, 2010

But whether it’s a donor pyramid, trapezoid, ladder or bucket, no one is going to donate, at any level, whatever tactics fundraisers throw at them, without effective messaging. But, arguably, putting together an effective message is a different challenge … introducing "art" as well science.

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The Agitator

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Maybe direct marketers don’t have to worry about ugly fundraisers vs. beautiful fundraisers and ugly donors vs. beautiful donors. Nor do the donors, mercifully, see us. When they ask how to improve the next Conference, speak out on your evaluation survey. I think this anonymity represents a huge shortcoming. (I

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The Agitator

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

The Agitator has released the third and fourth in its new series of DonorTrends White Papers, based on our proprietary donor survey research. It examines online giving habits across three generations of US donors: Seniors - born before 1946; Boomers - born 1946-1964; and Newbies - born after 1964. " activities surveyed.

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iMarketSmart

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Are we focused on the right donors? Are we focused on the right donors? You spend the next two years working with 100 donors. You spend the next two years working with 100 donors. Major donor math. Ideally, we want donors with high interest and high capacity. We can influence a donor’s interest.

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