iMarketSmart

MAY 1, 2024

If you’ve read our other posts about LinkedIn, you understand that the point of your LinkedIn profile is not to get a job. You have a job. As a gift officer, the best use of your profile is to appeal to your major donor prospects. Now, let’s look at what to put in your LinkedIn experience section.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2023

billion social media users in 2021 – an increase of five percent from a year ago – it’s a valuable communication channel that should be part of your mix. Your donors and supporters are on social media and you need to be too! Your social channels should reflect your mission and values.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Today I’d like to address something practical: How we learn. If you don’t learn new things, you slowly wither. And with today’s rapid pace of change, confident learning has become critical to adapting, adopting, and feeling connected to the world we inhabit. Why am I bothering with this? And we learned fast.

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iMarketSmart

MARCH 27, 2024

It can elevate your nonprofit from merely surviving to thriving. But the journey toward harnessing this potential isn’t solely about asking for referrals. Do you have a process for generating referrals? If so, please share your wisdom so others can benefit. What do you think of these ideas?

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iMarketSmart

APRIL 24, 2024

Generally speaking, measuring what you do improves performance and results. But here’s the rub when it comes to fundraising metrics – it matters very much which accountability metrics you use. Use the wrong ones, and your fundraising revenue will start trending the other way. Or, is each month taken in isolation?

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Fundraising Coach

APRIL 2, 2024

Your nonprofit’s donors interact with your organization in a variety of ways, whether they’re giving online , volunteering, following you on social media, or attending your events. All of this involvement is referred to as donor engagement. Be genuine when asking donors to engage.

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iMarketSmart

AUGUST 23, 2023

The more you can learn about major donors before you meet them, the more effective you will be at that first meeting. A good first meeting is more likely to lead to a second meeting, and eventually a transformational gift for your organization. The best way to learn the most you can about donors is through surveys.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 26, 2023

By focusing on these strategies, your nonprofit organization can forge meaningful connections, inspire action, and create a positive and lasting impact in the community. By embracing various channels, you can connect with your audience on their terms, foster relationships, and create lasting change.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value. It’s important to showcase how what you do relates to what’s top of mind for folks. Make your content something with which they’ll want to engage.

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Affnetz

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

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. Historically, fundraising was exclusively focused on donors.

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Bloomerang

JULY 26, 2021

You can read part one here. Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value. Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2022

After two isolated years of the conference being virtual , everyone was excited to be back in person – even if transitioning from solitude to a crowd of thousands gave you some awkward middle-school-dance flashbacks. . Fundraising Fails & How to Survive Them. Accidentally letting a donor eat potpourri (ouch!).

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JANUARY 3, 2023

It’s important to reap the highest return on your investment (ROI) so you don’t lose money on conducting outreach for your cause. . One of the best ways to maximize your ROI on outreach is to cultivate your digital presence through marketing. Collaborate with nonprofit influencers.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

A solid donor relationship is the backbone of successful fundraising. When donors feel like they’re making a difference and that they’re valued for their contribution, they stick around and keep giving. Just like any other relationship in life, your relationships with your donors should be mutually beneficial and enjoyable.

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iMarketSmart

MARCH 20, 2024

But winning them requires you to make the donor think about their own death. We’re going to give you three legacy giving language tools you can use to bring up the idea of a planned gift, and none of them require going near the subject of death. Why would a donor give to something that doesn’t directly relate to them?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2024

By Jessica Fox , writer at Eventgroove – a one-stop, integrated platform for events, fundraisers, and e-commerce driven to help its customers amplify their brand and reach their goals. You’ve heard many (many) times that all your nonprofit’s blog and site content should be optimized to drive traffic.

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Candid

JULY 12, 2022

Many people have amazing ideas for creating a nonprofit or public-benefit project, but aren’t sure how to get started or find funding. Instead of starting a new organization, you may want to consider working with an existing 501(c)(3) public charity under a formal arrangement known as fiscal sponsorship. Community foundations; .

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to encourage their Development Director to take meetings with major donors. . Dear Fear of Being Held Back, You are right to be concerned about this.

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iMarketSmart

APRIL 21, 2023

Ask Good questions and listen. Think where you want a relationship to be 10 years from now rather than 10 weeks from now. It’s NORMAL to text donors. Passion for the mission along with discipline is INFINITELY more important than skill or connections. No one likes vague asks or sort of kind of asking for a visit.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2023

This means the story you share about your mission-driven work can motivate everyone—from your potential and existing donors to your staff and board members. Moreover, an online search may take your prospective supporter to other platforms like YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, and, of course, Candid.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I’ve offered you checklists , FAQs and e-guides with templates for writing donor-centric annual appeals. In this blog post, I’m going to talk about how to evaluate those annual appeals before you publish them so you know you’re sending out the best possible ask. . How you want them to feel.

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Bloomerang

MAY 24, 2021

We are witnessing the rise of a new generation of donors and nonprofit employees. This is an evolution, accelerated by the COVID pandemic and social upheaval, from what he previously called Generation Connected, or Gen C. The digital revolution created hyper-connection. And hyper-connection came with its set of consequences.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2023

Your nonprofit is quickly growing, bringing in more donations than ever before and fostering a strong donor base. These advancements mean you have the budget available to invest in new fundraising software that can streamline your fundraising tasks and empower you to raise even more.

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 9, 2023

How long can we do that? What if instead, we ask a question? How long can we do that? After we ask a question, we stop talking. The donor must participate. He must agree to answer our questions. He must agree to answer our questions. We aren’t asking for a gift. Monomyth motives.

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iMarketSmart

APRIL 10, 2024

You know that feeling when you’re talking to someone, and you realize they’ve already made up their mind about you? Worse than that, it also puts up a wall between you and the other person. When you make assumptions about your major donors and prospects, the damage is even more severe.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Picture this: Your nonprofit is getting ready to host a virtual event. You’ve invested in the right fundraising software , planned your event activities, and conducted a trial run to make sure there are no technical issues. To craft your event marketing strategy, you’ll need to produce high-quality and emotionally compelling content.

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Candid

APRIL 11, 2023

As a nonprofit professional, you understand how much time, resources, and planning goes into running a successful fundraising event. Between reserving a space, booking catering, lining up items for your charity auction, and more, costs can quickly add up for your organization. This is where corporate sponsors can help.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The trick to hosting a successful raffle is ensuring that the raffle baskets and prizes you offer are enticing enough to encourage scores of ticket sales. Let’s start by answering a few frequently asked questions to understand how raffles function. Raffle basket FAQs How does a raffle work?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

If you’re starting a new nonprofit, you already know that you need to raise money. What you might not know is that the right fundraising plan template can make the job much easier. In the beginning you may self-fund your fledgling organization. Or you may ask your friends, coworkers, and family to give a few bucks.

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 16, 2023

A compelling fundraising challenge will connect with the donor’s identity. Backstory connects the cause, charity, or project with the donor’s history, people, or values. We need a victory that is personally meaningful for the donor. We need a victory that is personally meaningful for the donor. It connects.

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iMarketSmart

AUGUST 16, 2023

Getting that initial engagement from a major donor prospect is a big hurdle. Yes, we all want to meet with donors, have great conversations, build relationships, and win big gifts. How do you get your foot in the door? Because the kinds of people you’re trying to reach out to already know your organization.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

For many of you, this is your fiscal year-end. That means you need to make sure you don’t lose any of those donors you took such pains to acquire last year. It also means tying up loose ends to assure you don’t leave money on the table. Most donors are well-intentioned; they’re just busy.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

Alarmed at how unprepared they were, they sped up their digital transformation. They scrambled to connect with donors in new and fresh ways with an updated nonprofit digital strategy. And now, having survived, nonprofits are left wondering how to move from surviving to thriving. Did you host virtual events ? .

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iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Why do too many major donor prospects not give, or give far less than their giving capacity? One of the main reasons is because they have not been helped to see and feel the connection between their identity and making a gift to your nonprofit. No longer are they just giving to ‘help out.’ How’ Questions.

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iMarketSmart

APRIL 12, 2022

If you looked up suggestions for which major gifts metrics and KPIs your organization should be measuring, most of what you’d find would seem fairly reasonable. Those metrics don’t reveal the quality of your relationships with your major gift donors and prospects. Building trust helps support value delivery.

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Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2021

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question comes from a donor relations manager who needs advice on how to best organize, prioritize, and stay on top of tasks. . Do you know any programs that can help keep me on task? — I’m all ears!

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iMarketSmart

APRIL 10, 2023

Socratic fundraising asks questions. Or donors don’t want to meet. Or there are too many donors to meet. It’s still possible to ask questions. The universal steps for a compelling donor experience are: Socratic fundraising guides the donor through these steps.[1] You just wanted fast cash.”

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