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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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

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 Charity Clairity, Every time I attend a conference or webinar on the subject of major donor development I learn about the importance of meeting with major donors in person.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

We understand what it takes to empower teams of supporters, and using our firsthand knowledge, we’ve pulled together several volunteer engagement ideas and strategies for maximizing your team’s impact. Much like a volunteer recruitment strategy, this volunteer engagement playbook is essential to all your volunteer programs and activities.

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Top Nonprofits

MARCH 3, 2023

In fact, nonprofits typically find that 80% of their revenue comes from just 20% of their donors —their major donors! To effectively tap into major donor fundraising , you’ll need an airtight approach. In this post, we’ll dig into four surefire strategies that will help make your major donor fundraising efforts more effective.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

To help you build a sustainable volunteer program, in this guide, we’ll cover the essential steps for starting a volunteer program: Conduct a community needs assessment. To help you build a sustainable volunteer program, in this guide, we’ll cover the essential steps for starting a volunteer program: Conduct a community needs assessment.

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 8, 2018

Unsuccessful fundraisers don’t understand qualification. Unsuccessful fundraisers don’t use the qualification process effectively. Unsuccessful fundraisers don’t use the qualification process effectively. They don’t recognize the fact that understanding qualified supporters in-depth is crucial.

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iMarketSmart

APRIL 27, 2022

This goes beyond things like work ethic, commitment, technical understanding, and all the stuff they may have learned in college. What you really need to know is: Can they take the position of counselor and guide when they’re meeting a major donor prospect? Can they sustain momentum when it’s just them and the potential donor?

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iMarketSmart

APRIL 27, 2022

This goes beyond things like work ethic, commitment, technical understanding, and all the stuff they may have learned in college. What you really need to know is: Can they take the position of counselor and guide when they’re meeting a major donor prospect? Can they sustain momentum when it’s just them and the potential donor?

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iMarketSmart

JULY 16, 2018

Instead, it is a filter designed to help you cull your list prior to outreach for qualification purposes. Understand what you really get with wealth screening. Let me repeat that: The best way to further qualify your list is with donor lead generation and donor self-qualification. First, wealth screening.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Some volunteer management systems integrate with donor management software, allowing nonprofits to gain a 360-view of all supporters from one convenient dashboard. Volunteer management software is a tool that nonprofits can use to better organize their volunteers by handling everything from scheduling to ongoing communication. Let’s dive in!

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Bloomerang

JUNE 9, 2022

As a nonprofit fundraiser, you’ve probably heard some variation of the phrase, “treat every donor like a major donor.” If you treat every donor like a major donor, you’d probably run out of team member time. Plus, not all of your supporters want to be wined and dined like a major donor. Who are your major donors?

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iMarketSmart

APRIL 5, 2023

More than anything else, asking good fundraising questions will build trust with donors, allow them to connect the act of giving with their own identity, and make possible an authentic conversation, as opposed to a manipulated one. At first this may not seem as profound or essential as it is. But it’s not that simple.

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 26, 2018

They understand and support our mission. And other donors, the ones with means, the ones who already gave A LOT OF THEIR MONEY to her organization, funded all of that. Those donors (funders) make up only 12% of her database and their gifts amount to 83% of her organization’s revenue. All donors deserve that.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 11, 2021

Sadly, too many nonprofit leaders don’t understand what’s involved with major gifts fundraising or how to get the best out of their people—even the all-stars. The most serious costs show up as lost donors and lost opportunities, as already mentioned. To a point, this might be true. But it’s simply not cost-efficient. A better way?

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iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Too often, nonprofits get addicted to making requests for transactions (solicitations) aimed mostly toward low-capacity supporters even though most of the funding already comes from major donors (including bequests). Never mind that donors are lapsing. No kidding! Just send out another mailer or e-blast! the beginning!

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The Fundraising Authority

MAY 8, 2021

This powerful combination of targeting and effectiveness makes Google Ads extremely valuable for organizations looking to drum up more donors, increase site traffic, and expand their reach. For example, it helps nonprofits understand how ads work. However, many eligible people are still unaware of the program and how to use it.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond the webinars we are first and foremost a provider of donor management software. But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond the webinars we are first and foremost a provider of donor management software. Full Transcript: Steven: All right. Aaron, Brian, I got 2:00 Eastern.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

A successful peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising campaign requires thoughtful planning and a strong understanding of how to motivate your fundraisers to meet and exceed their goals. The more work you can do before publicly launching, the more time you’ll have to focus on communicating with your donors and fundraisers.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Volunteers make up an essential part of a nonprofit’s workforce. The essential elements of volunteer management What you need to know about volunteer management software Volunteer management best practices Your volunteer management strategy shouldn’t be a secondary consideration. In fact, about a third of Americans volunteer each year.

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