Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 1, 2024

Understanding the giving habits and motivations of your millennial audience will give you a leg up in the fundraising space. This group has begun to dominate across donor demographics, which your organization has probably seen if you’ve done a fundraising assessment recently.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

The end of the year is a critical time for nonprofit fundraising. A well-crafted year-end fundraising plan helps nonprofits define clear and specific fundraising goals, identify potential donors, and tailor their messaging better to resonate with their supporters.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Fundraising events have always been a cornerstone of nonprofit organizations’ efforts to engage donors and garner financial support. Let’s explore strategies to maximize the potential of fundraising events to both retain your loyal donors and capture their friends’ attention and support.

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Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 14, 2020

However, don’t relax just yet— you’re in the perfect position to build off that momentum and grow your fundraising capacity going forward. Don’t use this as a fundraising appeal. Celebrate the new year of fundraising with an extravagant fundraising event, similar to how the Walker’s Legacy Foundation did earlier this year.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 11, 2023

Our hope is that this series will provide fundraisers with an even better understanding of what motivates people to donate to the causes they care about. The Donor : In this post, we talk to Micah, a Communications Manager in Boulder, Colorado. A focused campaign usually helps to motivate me to actually give. .

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 14, 2023

The generosity of donors is crucial to your nonprofit organization’s success, which means that you should strategically plan your communications with them. Part of creating great donor communications is personalizing each message to its recipient, making them more engaging. Consider your communication channels. Social media.

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Nonprofit Fixer

AUGUST 15, 2023

And it’s the fundraising skill that can make your resume – and your leadership - stand out. The Power of Those Who Ask Being a good fundraiser is about so much more than dollars in the door. It requires excellent communication, organization, creativity, and problem-solving. Fundraisers also need to be effective writers.

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Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

As a fundraiser, you’ve surely run into obstacles during fundraising campaigns before. Maybe you’re still a few hundred dollars away from your goal during your most important fundraiser of the year, but it feels like you’ve totally run out of donor opportunities. Text-to-give.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2021

By Audrey Phillips , a customer success manager at Classy – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. Explain your motivation. Include all necessary tools to fundraise, if applicable.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 11, 2023

Direct mail fundraising is an impactful tool that your nonprofit can use to connect with donors of all ages. While there is a misconception that direct mail isn’t as effective as fast-paced digital marketing, this form of fundraising can uniquely motivate donors to take action and help you reach your nonprofit’s goals.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

APRIL 23, 2024

It enables organizations to communicate seamlessly with volunteers, track their activities, monitor progress, and use resources. Benefits of Utilizing Volunteer Management Software Enhanced Communication Effective communication is crucial for volunteer management.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 14, 2021

It would be nice if a product fundraiser miraculously raised money on its own, right? You must be in the driver’s seat and have a solid grasp of best practices when running a fundraiser, including a product fundraiser. Why are you fundraising? The overall goal is the north star for everyone involved in the fundraiser.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Picture this: You’re about to hold the fundraising event of a lifetime. Planning your fundraiser now feels time-consuming and stressful, and you’re not sure if you can get your event ready in time. Send updates and targeted communications. For example, let’s say your nonprofit is organizing a fun run fundraiser.

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Sweet! by BlueSky

MARCH 6, 2021

It’s prime time for event peer to peer fundraising season. The spring through fall timeframe is a great opportunity for organizations of all sizes to achieve their fundraising goals through well-organized events. Many of our clients rely on a fundraising walk-a-thon, bike-a-thon or jog-a-thon fundraising events.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

What you might not know is that the right fundraising plan template can make the job much easier. What this means is that over time, your fundraising approach should change to meet the needs of your growing organization. What Fundraising Plan Template is Right For YOU? And no two fundraising plans should be exactly alike either.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2023

As a nonprofit professional, you know how important hosting fundraising events is to both expanding your donor base and retaining existing donors. By giving supporters a way to connect with other like-minded supporters and your nonprofit’s staff, you can facilitate community and deep relationships at these events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

By Michelle Chen is an independent scholar with a PhD in mass communications with a focus on advocacy, activism and social change. While social media is now a common part of every nonprofit’s communication strategy, a common sentiment is that interacting on social media is a poor substitute to in-person interactions.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Are your board members resistant to fundraising ? Do you have a difficult time motivating them to participate in this essential activity—one that helps your nonprofit carry out its mission? . However, before you can inspire them to become effective fundraisers, you must first take responsibility for their resistance. .

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Ann Green

JANUARY 11, 2024

Often, nonprofits share donor stories to promote participation in planned and legacy giving programs. However, you can incorporate donor stories on other fundraising pages too, like peer-to-peer fundraising information pages or your ways to support page. For example, The Michael J. Use donor-focused language.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 26, 2023

Back to fundraising So, why hasn’t that small nonprofit received its million-dollar gift? Now you are a major gifts fundraiser! Delivering value with heroism The “one big thing” in fundraising is always the same: Advance the donor’s hero story. In actual fundraising, they’re also rare. Participants each get money.

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Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 14, 2020

However, don’t relax just yet— you’re in the perfect position to build off that momentum and grow your fundraising capacity going forward. Don’t use this as a fundraising appeal. Celebrate the new year of fundraising with an extravagant fundraising event, similar to how the Walker’s Legacy Foundation did earlier this year.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 7, 2023

It’s hard to work very long in fundraising without ‘learning’ that donors don’t give because they weren’t asked. Implied in this pervasive fundraising myth is that if you just ask and ask more often, you will get more donations. When fundraising is done right, the donor will often ask you what you’d like them to do next.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you might feel like your fundraising efforts stall from time to time. Maybe you’re experiencing the summer fundraising slump. Ensuring that your fundraising efforts receive a high return on investment (ROI) is critical for keeping your nonprofit running smoothly.

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Candid

APRIL 24, 2024

Each organization represented an active participant in our growing community of nearly 150 Demographics via Candid partners who have joined us to create more efficient, equitable, and effective grantmaking processes. The panelists also agreed that nonprofits are motivated to provide the data when they know how funders are using it.

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Ann Green

JULY 19, 2023

By Philip Schmitz Acquiring recurring donors for your nonprofit can revolutionize your fundraising progress, helping you efficiently and effectively achieve your goals. Make it easy and convenient for them to participate. To notify as many potential donors as possible, disperse your communications across multiple channels.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Available funds are low, and you know it will take more than one fundraiser to get your books where they need to be. To tackle this need for extra funds, many nonprofits launch concurrent fundraising events. By multitasking, organizations of any size can motivate donors to give and maximize their fundraising revenue.

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Ann Green

APRIL 14, 2022

As a fundraiser, you need to increase donor engagement , and the only way to do that is by tracking engagement metrics and monitoring your success. This article will show you four metrics for measuring donor engagement and tell you why they’re important for your fundraising team. . Fundraising Participation Rate .

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Knowing your audience members’ relative age range can help you choose how to communicate with them. Knowing about their hobbies can help you create events and fundraising opportunities that align with their interests. Engage with your community. Your local community can be a powerful source of support for your organization.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

MAY 1, 2012

Did you know that the average participant in your fundraising races or walks recruits three to four donors for your cause? The burden is on you to pursue a deeper relationship and engage them outside of their relationship with the event participant. Show the donor that you want to get to know them with plenty of communication.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 24, 2023

Your school needs a strong fundraising strategy to bring in extra revenue, engage your community members, and power your school’s mission. Whether you’re hosting an auction in-person, virtually, or as a hybrid, you can rally supporters around your fundraising goals and engage students, parents, teachers, and community members alike.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

MAY 1, 2012

Did you know that the average participant in your fundraising races or walks recruits three to four donors for your cause? The burden is on you to pursue a deeper relationship and engage them outside of their relationship with the event participant. Show the donor that you want to get to know them with plenty of communication.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2022

Fundraising events shine the spotlight brightly on event day, event week and beyond, if you do it right. Why should we run auction fundraisers? There are pros and cons to each type of fundraiser, depending on the audience, your in-house capabilities and your resources. In-person event fundraisers are fun!

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 30, 2014

To be successful fundraisers, we need to understand how to communicate to our audience segments in order to make the right kind of ask. To tap into that power, it’s crucial that we answer the question, “What motivates millennials to give?” This has been true from generation to generation.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MAY 1, 2024

Encourage new employees to actively participate in learning opportunities and provide them with comprehensive resources, including online portals, course materials, and training materials. Ensure open lines of communication between managers and new hires. Check out the Tips, Strategies, AI Tools, Masterclass, Courses, and Community.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2023

Even if you don’t have a planned giving campaign devoted to Make-A-Will Month, you should at least promote it several times via email, social media, and other communications. You should also include this resource in your donor communications to help your donor’s plan their future giving. Mailing a letter as well is best practice.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 3, 2022

More and more nonprofits are implementing DIY (do-it-yourself) fundraising in their yearly fundraising strategy–and for good reason! DIY fundraising offers your nonprofit a more hands-off approach and gives the reins to your most loyal supporters. Birthday Fundraiser. Event-based Fundraiser. 24-Hour Giving Day.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 26, 2023

7 Omnichannel Customer Engagement Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations When it comes to nonprofits, engagement is the lifeblood that fuels volunteer participation, donations, and advocacy work. Enhancing your communication: you need to effectively communicate your mission, values, and impact to inspire and motivate your supporters.

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