Candid

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Every day, people come up with creative ideas for starting a mission-driven charitable project. Professional fiscal sponsors handle your project’s back-office administration, so you have freedom to focus on your program development and test your ideas. Verify your idea is charitable. Not to worry! Fiscal sponsorship can help.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

They love me, but I’m not sure our donors feel quite the same way. — How to Be Loveable Dear How to Be Loveable, Actually, you’d be surprised how many of your donors do love your organization! Key Appeal Elements Luckily, it’s not at all difficult to provide the information donors need. This makes it about the donor.

Fundraising 96

Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofits 96

MNA Association

MAY 9, 2024

Thank your donors. This important post-campaign phase will solidify your organization’s relationships with everyone who made the campaign possible , from your staff and board members to your donors and volunteers. This may be an event like a ribbon-cutting ceremony, donor wall unveiling, or open house. Collect campaign pledges.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

As you incorporate these tips, work at fostering genuine supporter relationships, and strategize ways to improve the donor experience, you can generate more reliable revenue streams over time. Boosting revenue starts with forming stronger ties with the people who support your mission: your donors. Personalize donor outreach.

Nonprofits 110

Nonprofits Retention Values Technology 110

Ann Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We all like to feel appreciated and that includes your donors. Thanking your donors should be a priority for your nonprofit organization. Thanking your donors is not just something you do after you receive a donation and then do nothing for a while. Your donors could use a little pick-me-up. Is that the case?

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Culture Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Organizations Communication 114

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In an effort to turn this trend around, the MacArthur Foundation unveiled in September 2023 the Press Forward initiative, a coalition of 22 founding donors set on “strengthening communities and democracy by supporting local news.” Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed, according to a press release by the MacArthur Foundation.

Healthcare 114

Healthcare Foundations Public Policy Philanthropy 114

The Killoe Group

MARCH 27, 2023

There are four session tracks to challenge fundraising innovation:  Event & Auction Fundraising, Fundraising Strategy & Donor Engagement, Peer-to-Peer & Online Giving, and Storytelling & Brand. You will hear the newest ideas to level up your organization’s fundraising initiatives. Want to learn about past winners?

Education 98

Education Education Culture Fundraising 98

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

“The purpose of psychology is to give us a completely different idea of the things we know best.” When we acknowledge donations, no matter the size, we encourage a cycle of generosity. They are actually very integral to our toolkits and harnessing them can help us really enhance our impact.

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Psychology Sociology Marketing Marketing 91

Affnetz

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

For example, excessively praising donors and perpetuating the ‘White Savior Complex’ is one example of problematic behaviour. Historically, fundraising was exclusively focused on donors. While conversations may not change systems overnight, they are an important start that donors especially need to be a part of.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

In the nonprofit sector, our conversations often revolve around reaching and engaging our external audience – the people we serve and our donors. You might find a gem of an idea from the most unexpected place. This way we are acknowledging and cherishing the very foundation our missions are built on: our people.

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Recruitment Retention Culture Communication 83

Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2023

Your donors and supporters are on social media and you need to be too! Leveraging your social channels to keep in continuous and real-time touch with donors is one way to get the most out of communications. Here are easy-to-implement content ideas to help fill out your social media calendar.

Nonprofits 92

Nonprofits Management Communication Values 92

Bloomerang

MAY 22, 2021

Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who needs advice on how donor-advised funds should be recognized in their annual reports. . Dear Charity Clairity, I appreciated reading your guidance re: donor-advised funds (DAFs) and would like to have additional clarity re: listing DAFs in an annual report.

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Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance Foundations Universities 99

GiveGab

DECEMBER 3, 2022

FACT: A lack of appreciation has been found to be a primary cause of poor donor retention among nonprofits across the United States. This group is arguably the most involved with your organization and the least acknowledged. They are a big reason why your organization brought in so many awesome new donors and much-needed funds.

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Fundraising Retention Culture 98

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

By acknowledging that we all have “one of those days” it can be addressed, strategies developed and implemented, and people seen and heard.  Over-praise and under-criticize. It’s how I help develop my team, support their ideas, and stay intentional about innovation and growth.   Celebrate successes. All of them. Make it a big deal.

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Leadership Altruism and Helping Children Nonprofit Leadership 203

Lets Talk Nonprofit

APRIL 4, 2023

Want to make your donors feel like a million bucks? Handwritten notes are the gold standard," says Lynne Wester, author of the book The 4 Pillars of Donor Relations. Donors rarely get those personal touches." And when a donor makes a contribution to your nonprofit, you should always say thank you. I had no idea.

Communication 52

Communication Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofits 52

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Nonprofits who care about donor retention employ numerous strategies to keep their donors coming back year after year. Personal acknowledgments, impact reporting, and a strong monthly giving program are some of the cornerstones to a high donor retention rate. Savvy fundraisers have always kept donor retention top of mind.

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Retention Values Foundations Fundraising 96

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Your nonprofit should have a clear strategy for managing memorial donations and building relationships with donors and the family of the deceased. When you can build relationships with families, friends, and donors, you can strengthen your nonprofit’s community and foster more legacy giving in the future. Involve the honoree’s family.

Management 107

Management Communication Fundraising Fundraising 107

Ann Green

MARCH 3, 2020

In a recent Grow Repor t , fundraising expert Pamela Grow wrote about a time she had just started a new development job and the donors hadn’t been thanked for over eight months (yikes!). When she expressed concern about this to an outside consultant, the consultant replied, “In my experience, donors are lucky to get a postcard.”.

Retention 118

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2024

For the average nonprofit, roughly 80% of all revenue comes from only 20% of its donors—and most of these earnings are major gifts. Identification: Pinpoint prospective major donors with the capacity and willingness to donate a major gift. Continue sending tailored messages to keep the donor engaged in your work.

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation 52

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

There are two parts to thanking donors: Connecting with the donor’s brain by providing a gift receipt and more importantly, touching the donor’s heart by letting them know they are heroes for giving to your organization’s cause. But there is so much more to properly thanking donors. A perfect thank-you letter does both.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

In this guide, we’ve compiled a list of some top volunteer appreciation gift ideas and why they are beneficial for your organization. When your volunteers feel like their contributions are acknowledged and appreciated, they’ll feel much more inclined to continue participating in the future. Let’s dive in to learn more!

Public and Nonprofit Management 83

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Retention Environmental 83

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 13, 2020

Many nonprofits fear that asking a donor for additional support, after they’ve already made a donation, will turn them off from making future gifts. The truth is, immediately following a donation is one of the best times for another call-to-action (CTA) of ways donors can continue to support your organization. 3) Send to Social Media.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Cost Effective Online Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits [+ AI Idea Generator] Check out the Cost Effective Online Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits and the AI Fundraising Idea Generator to come up with more (specific) ideas. In the next fundraising installment, I’ll be focusing on creative ideas.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 21, 2024

As early as 2008, faith-based organizations worried “disaster fatigue” was overwhelming donors, according to Philanthropy News Digest , and climate crisis disasters have only increased since then. That survey also found that only 37 percent of American donors had given half or more of their donations to disaster relief efforts.

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Disaster Relief Health Environmental Universities 103

Candid

JULY 19, 2023

Individual donors specifically cited inflation as a major reason why they expected to give less last year. There is a high possibility that inflation will impact grantmaking from our donor advised funds as many fund values are down due to market turn.” Please share your ideas in the comment section below. 

Foundations 98

Foundations Homelessness Values Children 98

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. Address donors by their preferred names and pronouns.

Communication 59

Communication Participation and motivation Nonprofits Retention 59

Bloomerang

MAY 29, 2021

Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who wants advice on best practices around recording and recognizing in-kind donors. . How do we record, recognize, and be sure not to forget about these donors as we list our donors from the year in their circles or their donor lists by amount? The impact is the same.

Finance 107

Finance Public and Nonprofit Management Values Production 107

Bloomerang

MAY 1, 2023

In fundraising, we look at the ability to raise funds, how many new donors we gained, how many donors gave again, and the performance of specific fundraising tactics. See how our donor management software can empower your donor management strategy. How do you measure success in a given year? Take a Tour 5.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

By Meredith Gray , Head of Marketing at Keela – a complete software solution for nonprofits looking to grow revenue, centralize and manage data, and deepen donor engagement. 4) Stewarding and Engaging Donors One of the best things about ChatGPT is its ability to assist with donor stewardship, which is critical to boost donor retention.

Fundraising 144

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management Technology 144

Ann Green

JANUARY 26, 2022

Monthly or recurring donations can help donors spread out their gifts and it’s easier on their bank accounts. A gift of $100 a month may be more appealing to a donor than giving a large sum all at once. Even if they start with a smaller donation, monthly donors are more likely to become major donors and legacy donors.

Nonprofit Organizations 72

Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Organizations Retention Nonprofits 72

Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 5, 2024

Nonprofits are always looking for ways to diversify their revenue and engage their donors in new and exciting ways. That way, you can maintain brand awareness and keep your cause top of mind for donors throughout the event. It’s crucial to remind donors where their funds will go so they’re focused on the true purpose of the event.

Values 105

Values Nonprofits Charitable Organizations Children 105

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Text-to-give is a powerful donation tool that offers donors a way to easily give to their favorite nonprofits right from their phones. Text-to-give tools streamline the donation process and can even encourage donors to give more (and more frequently!). They should receive an email confirmation of their donation. Simplicity of use.

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Fundraising Disaster Relief Marketing 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2021

By Emily Rose Patz , Senior Copywriter at DonorPerfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. The good news is that once you embrace digital donor engagement tools, most of the grunt work – like donation forms and gift acknowledgements – is done for you through automation.

Fundraising 141

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation 141

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Whether it’s boosting engagement, streamlining content creation, or enhancing donor communications, clear objectives are crucial. Monitor metrics such as engagement rates, content reach, and donor response. ChatGPT can assist in brainstorming content ideas based on your organization’s focus.

Universities 118

Universities Technology Nonprofits Education 118

Nonprofit Fixer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A donor writes a check or clicks a “donate now” button online. But sometimes a donor comes to you with a contribution that is complex, confusing, time-consuming, or even controversial. A gift acceptance policy helps you be transparent with donors. Most donations are simple. Nonprofits may choose to reject time-consuming gifts.

Nonprofits 52

Nonprofits Insurance Foundations Energy 52

Bloomerang

JULY 29, 2022

Dear Conflicted and Conflated, When donors designate a specific use for their donation, it is incumbent on the charity to spend that money according to the donor’s expressed intentions. Which brings us to the question of: How do you know if the donor is expressly designating their gift for one purpose or the other?

Finance 105

Finance Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofits 105

Ann Green

AUGUST 2, 2023

It’s a good idea to revise your templates at least once a year. How can your donors help you make a difference? Your appeal letter should focus on a need and let your donors know how they can help you make a difference. Your donors don’t want to receive three letters at the same time or have their names misspelled.

Fundraising 98

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