Jeff Brooks

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

2020 and 2021 were record-breaking years for those who kept fundraising. Donors were pouring out donations, because they understood the crisis we were all facing together. The difference is that if you stayed on top of things during the pandemic, you probably have a healthier and larger donor file. What about next year?

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Affnetz

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Nonprofit Software Journey Mapping: For Fundraisers Donor Management & Engagement/ By Mike Crum There’s a huge emphasis on donor journey mapping. More donor engagement means repeat giving. Quite simply: How can you ensure you’re optimizing your journey towards donor engagement? Less clicks means more gifts.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 8, 2023

A nonprofit CEO, Dorethea, asks, “ Should I send holidays gifts to donors ?” Well, Dorethea, it depends on what type of gift and which donor segment (small, mid-size, or major givers) you have in mind. It also depends on your previous conversations or donor surveys. Dorethea was asking about sending gifts to her major donors.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Rather than crossing your fingers and hoping for the best when the big event day arrives, it’s important to strategically plan how you’ll secure enough gifts to turn your gala into a fundraising success. This is where getting your major donors involved can help. This is where getting your major donors involved can help.

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 26, 2022

What campaigns did they execute and for how long? How much did they raise? I upload the Zoom recording to Otter.ai It makes sense for them to have a copy for their records. Also, make sure you explain to them how you plan to use the case study. To help, here's my 8-step process! ??Get Get Permission. Womp womp. ??

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 30, 2024

Philanthropy is starting to talk more about reparations. The conversations remain small and overdue, but recent momentum is notable with new organizations , publications, resources, and frameworks exploring how philanthropy can—and, in the eyes of many, should—engage the movement for reparations in the United States.

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Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Advertising Universities 126

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.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

An effective nonprofit mission statement draws supporters and donors to an organization. As a fundraising professional and nonprofit consultant working on a doctorate degree in business, I was curious about just how much a mission statement matters when it comes to nonprofit fundraising. How Sad is Your Mission Statement?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Before you ask, tell your donors the impact they made this year. Your communications are a mirror to your donors. How will you make them look? Don’t talk about what YOU did with their money. Host a thank-a-thon Put simply, this is when you gather a group of volunteers (preferably board members) to call and thank donors.

Food 101

Food Leadership Fundraising Fundraising 101

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?

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Finance Public and Nonprofit Management Values Production 106

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Great communications emphasizing results and gratitude are the key to increasing your donor retention rate. Not explaining how the gift will be used. Registration is only $20 and recordings will be provided to registrants if you can’t attend live. Not understanding that thank yous are an important communications strategy.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Even without this research, you’ve likely intuited that an effective mission statement draws supporters and donors in and gets them excited about helping you achieve that mission. . The results have me rethinking how mission statements affect a nonprofit’s fundraising efforts. For each one, we recorded their mission statement.

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Homelessness Associations Production Technology 128

The Charity CFO

JANUARY 13, 2022

Hopefully you already know a bit about what in-kind donations are and how they help grow your mission. In this article, we’ll dig into how to account for in-kind donations on your nonprofit’s books. How accounting for in-kind gifts works . For this reason, they’re an invaluable tool in your fundraising toolkit.

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Values Nonprofits Non-Profits Nonprofit Accountability 98

The Volunteer Hub

MARCH 21, 2023

In this blog post, we will talk about what volunteer management is, why it is worth the investment, and what to look for in software. Watch a short video to see how VolunteerHub works. Leveraging technology to manage volunteers in 2023 is essential. So, you’ve been tasked with running a volunteer program. You want to save time.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Attend live webinars and workshops (including the ones listed below), watch recorded webinars, enroll in exclusive online courses and access our entire library with templates, worksheets, e-books and more, and join our Private Facebook Group all with one purchase. September 23: Getting People to Click: How to Write (Ethically!)

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 22, 2024

Whether you’re looking for a platform to collect fundraising data, automate marketing messages, or simply streamline giving for donors, choosing the right fundraising software is critical to your nonprofit’s ability to raise support. If you’re not sure how to start your search or what to look for , this guide is for you!

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The Charity CFO

MARCH 27, 2024

Let’s dive into the benefits of using QuickBooks Online for your nonprofit and explore how to get the most out of the program. In addition, nonprofit groups are generally under more scrutiny from government agencies, donors, board members, and the general public when it comes to financial matters.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 8, 2023

In this post, we talk to a donor who made a donation within one minute of learning about Out Boulder County. How did you decide on the amount you donated? I want to receive a confirmation receipt immediately so I can file that away for tax purposes and for my own records. How did the nonprofit acknowledge the donation?

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Major donors make a major impact on your nonprofit, but it can be a bit scary to ask major donors for a donation. If you’re new to major donor work, you know what I mean. And the best way to get to know your major donors is to ask good questions that spark conversation. Others don’t want to talk about their decision.

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Fundraising Coach

AUGUST 14, 2020

Talking directly to people. Being in the same space as the donors. Meeting face-to-face is so important, most major gift officers' job performance is measured by how many in-person meetings they have, in addition to how much money they raise. But now major donor officers are asking, "What's next? Or office office.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 9, 2023

This means you can’t just slap anything on a page, send it to a donor, and expect great results. How do you motivate people to take action so you’ll get the results you’re looking for? Your request for support should connect with the passion your donor or prospect already has for the work your nonprofit does. It’s pretty simple.

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Psychology Homelessness Fundraising Fundraising 122

Caring Truth-Teller

JANUARY 18, 2023

How did your 2022 fundraising year end? Would you like some sage advice on how to make 2023 your best fundraising year ever? We talked about 2022 year-end giving and provided some insights into how to make 2023 a successful fundraising year. Have you done a year-end giving review?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

He had figured out how to reach chronically unhoused men and women and build trust with them. He’d sorted out how to scale their services into Nashville, TN, Wichita, KS, Huntsville, AL, Chicago, IL, Chattanooga, TN, and Tampa Bay, FL. Paul Schmitz and his wife Rhonda founded ShowerUp in 2016 in Springhill, TN.

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Jeff Brooks

MARCH 13, 2023

They actively discourage donors from giving. Here’s a myth-busting post from Clairification that can help you leave those unfortunate approaches behind: Before Sending a Fundraising Appeal Do This, Not That : Talk to your donors, NOT at them. Donors don’t give because you’re awesome. Donors give to make something happen.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 23, 2021

Nonprofits understand the importance of sending acknowledgement letters and making phone calls to thank their donors. These are simple and effective ways of thanking your donors, but creating Thank You videos can help you show rather than tell your supporters how much you appreciate them. Emphasize Your Mission. Make it Timely.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 21, 2024

Practitioners are starting to listen to the “historically ignored knowledge of survivors, youth, frontline defenders, and those with lived climate-related experiences to understand better how to provide a fully encompassing environmental and mental health—or environ(mental)—approach that includes climate, social, and cultural justice.”

Disaster Relief 101

Disaster Relief Health Environmental Universities 101

iMarketSmart

JANUARY 10, 2024

AI and machine learning are the new buzzwords in the prospect identification field proposing yet another solution to the challenge of building caseloads of major donor prospects. But can they really help you fill a caseload with qualified major donor prospects better than other methods? What Is Machine Learning and AI?

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Fundraising Coach

JUNE 22, 2023

Yes, the USA recorded over $499 billion was given from non-government sources last year. As a sector, we have to change…” That’s why it is imperative nonprofit leaders learn how to talk to donors more effectively. That’s how the tax structure is in the United States. Are people less generous?

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

How do you find, attract, and qualify people who can give major gifts to your nonprofit organization? Gift officers lose so much time on prospects who don’t want to give, don’t want to talk, and don’t have the capacity to give transformational gifts even if they wanted to. Donor discovery and qualification is hard work.

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The Storytelling Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Let's talk about why delivering emails is not as simple as you might think. With new rules for bulk senders coming down from Google and Yahoo this year, more non-profits are beginning to pay attention to a long overdue topic -- email deliverability. Not so fast, my friend.

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The Charity CFO

APRIL 20, 2023

How can nonprofit accounting software help your organization with efficiency? Meeting these requirements is crucial to the organization’s survival and to maintain donors’ trust. Incoming and outgoing payments: Record incoming payments, such as donations and grants, and outgoing payments, such as expenses and salaries.

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Nonprofit Accountability Finance Technology Nonprofits 98

iMarketSmart

APRIL 12, 2023

But how well does it really work? So how does this happen, and what role does wealth screening data play? Let’s dive in and see what wealth screening is, how it works, and why it so often generates terrible leads, in addition to the occasional success story. RFM looks at the past behaviors of a donor.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The season of gratitude is upon us and there is nothing more important you can do than thank donors for their support this year. Actually, from a donor’s perspective, it’s annoying. To build a relationship on purpose with a donor, you must communicate with them often without asking for anything. I thought so.

Food 130

Food Children Values Homelessness 130

Bloomerang

MARCH 8, 2023

In this post, we talk to a donor who made a donation within one minute of learning about Out Boulder County. How did you decide on the amount you donated? I want to receive a confirmation receipt immediately so I can file that away for tax purposes and for my own records. How did the nonprofit acknowledge the donation?

Values 75

Values Nonprofits 75

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. You make the brain connection when you give them the data they need for their records.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 24, 2022

The lexicon of fundraising is full of one-way terms, as if fundraising is something we do TO donors not WITH them. No one who uses these terms is ill-intended but the repeated use of them can dull our appreciation of donors’ sensibilities. Want someone to presume to tell you how to “plan” your giving? Donor profile.

Fundraising 52

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Bloomerang

MAY 13, 2021

The most effective type of donor cultivation is a donor-centered approach. In this donor-centered approach, nonprofits seek to discover as much as they can about the potential donor. There are certain things that must take place: Donors talk more than the nonprofit leader. So, be patient!

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