Center for Major Gifts

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

For organizations in the beginning stages of focusing on large donations, there are certain tried-and-true steps to cultivate major donors. This is one part of your organization where you don’t want to wing it. Where do you want to sit financially in a year’s time? It is helpful to plan backwards in a situation like this.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JUNE 25, 2024

Engagement Level Some of your donors are likely involved in other aspects of your organization beyond donating. Giving Capacity When you know donors’ giving capacity, you can tailor your donation asks accordingly and identify potential major donors. Check out these donor segmentation strategies.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 21, 2017

Storymakers 2017 is here! The contest opens on September 5, and closes on October 31, 2017. Simply put, a good video or set of photos can make the difference and result in a donation or a supporter taking action on behalf of your nonprofit. Check out Storymakers 2017 and get a dose of your own nonprofit inspiration.

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Center for Major Gifts

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Top-down donating refers to soliciting large donations from wealthy individuals and foundations. Millennial women, in particular, are more likely to donate to societal causes than older generations. Most people love to give, especially when it benefits others and not just ourselves.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

You might invite donors to an exclusive reception the day or evening before the tournament, complete with refreshments, tee times, access to the driving range, and branded merchandise as a thank you for their donations. A big part of such relationships is thanking donors and partners for their continued support and generosity. Legacy Leaders.

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Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 23, 2017

I took a peek into my Google analytics this weekend and here are the ten most popular cause marketing posts on Selfish Giving in 2017. Raise More Money From Businesses with Donation Boxes. Raise More Money From Businesses with Donation Boxes. I just wrote a post on how donation box fundraiser may soon be a thing of the past.

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The Fundraiser Coach

JULY 17, 2023

Conversational asking is a powerful tool for moving conversations to secure donations and major gifts. 3 (September 2017): 430-452.) It invites conversation and empowers the donor to engage and immediately sets up a back-and-forth conversation. Would you consider a gift of $10,000 for four years to support students?"

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Many organizations are reshaping their year-end messaging to position themselves appropriately for 2017 and beyond. Make sure you make the case for monthly giving, either in the body text or P.S. of your email message, and also on all your donation pages. Keep Sending Appeals to People Who've Already Donated. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2015

This isn't a comprehensive list of all our donor partners' environmental activities, but this time I'd like to talk about Cisco and Symantec and also about our Green Technology Product Donations. Symantec donated more than 432,000 licenses reaching more than 23,000 organizations in 29 countries last year.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Thursday, March 2, 2017. Saturday, March 4, 2017. Vancouver, British Columbia: 2017 Vancouver Open Data Day Hackathon. Monday, March 6, 2017. Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Friday, March 10, 2017. Monday, March 13, 2017. Seattle, Washington.

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Double the Donation

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The Double the Donation and DonorDock teams are excited to announce a new integration between DonorDock online donation forms and 360MatchPro by Double the Donation. Our new integration with DonorDock is designed to close that awareness gap directly from the point of initial donation onward.”. “Our

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

On July 3, 2017, I joined TechSoup as director of marketing communications, and it has been everything I thought it was going to be … and nothing like I thought it was going to be. Just today, she was just named to the 2017 NonProfit Times Power and Influence Top 50 list. It's hard living two lives. Maybe you can relate?

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 14, 2018

That is the idea behind PurPics , a cause engagement tool launched in February 2017. Our platform connects brands with college organizations, whose members promote businesses on their personal Instagram account in exchange for donations to a nonprofit of their choice. However, this hot market has its downsides.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

billion was donated to US based nonprofits — a 25% increase compared to GivingTuesday 2019. GivingTuesday is inherently a short-term initiative, so having a specific fundraising and impact goal set for your campaign has been proven to help drive urgency and donations. On GivingTuesday 2020, $2.47

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Planned Giving

MAY 15, 2024

That’s why, in 2002 and again in 2017, we dove into research on the role that technology plays in the lives of senior citizens. While a mix of marketing styles (print and digital) is still the best way to reach your prospects, you’re missing out on a fortune in potential donations if you ignore the digital side. 40% of all U.S.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

Office 365 — how nonprofits can take leverage Microsoft's donated suite of tools to modernize their organizations and embrace the cloud. Monday, April 3, 2017. Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Thursday, April 6, 2017. Monday, April 10, 2017. Tuesday, April 11, 2017.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 15, 2021

in 2017, Ryan raised funds for the United Way of the Midlands (Omaha, NE), and Omaha Home for Boys. As a group, they want multiple avenues to make donations, 50% want to see the impact of their gifts, and 50% don’t mind multiple solicitations in a year. Recall the trend of more donations and fewer donors? Strawhecker, Inc.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2017

A recent study published in May 2017 by digital tool provider EveryAction reported that over 18 percent of nonprofit fundraising emails ended up in junk folders in 2016. That number jumped to 36 percent during #GivingTuesday , seriously hindering fundraising campaigns during the biggest giving season of the year. Email Deliverability Defined.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 3, 2017

DipJar is a Donation Box for Credit Cards * * *. We found out the answer last month when Patagonia kept their stores open on Black Friday and donated 100% of sales toward saving the environment. 10 Best Cause Marketing Promotions of 2016 from Selfish Giving Welcome to my annual 10 Best Cause Marketing Promotions of 2016. Raise money.

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The Fundraising Coach

JUNE 9, 2023

Online registration and donations with secure payment processing. Keep golfers in the loop about special events, make donation asks, and recognize sponsors throughout the tournament. You might also set up a donation station at check in and sell mulligans or raffle tickets. Push notifications and emails.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Photos are a central element to create emotional impact in your email appeals, on website pages, on website pop-up lightboxes, in digital advertising, and even on donation pages. Featuring a good image on your donation page that captures the essence of your work can significantly improve your fundraising campaign's success.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

A study conducted by Roland Zullo and published in the Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) Review (2011) [3] found that charitable donations to United Ways increased in localities with higher union density and in areas where unions were financially stronger. 4 (August 2017): 835–864. Accessed July 19, 2021. 4] Booth, Jonathan E.,

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 17, 2018

In 2017, dance marathon fundraisers collectively raised a whopping $38 million dollars for CMN and its children hospital affiliates across North America. Most organizers were focused on getting in-kind donations to offset expenses, which is great,” said Elyse. But we’ve never had any large corporate sponsorships for it.” That was 2016.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

For spring 2017, we're focused on nonprofit cloud services. In the US, the Chicago and Portland groups visited their local Microsoft stores to learn how to leverage the Office 365 donation. Thursday, June 1, 2017. Monday, June 5, 2017. Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Friday, June 9, 2017.

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Selfish Giving

JUNE 20, 2017

If you haven't checked out the 2017 America's Charity Checkout Champions report, it's a must-read for anyone in the cause marketing space. But they're not trying to pitch businesses on charity pinups , donation requests , donation boxes or round-up programs. Not Doing Checkout Charity? The kicker,” Bronkowski adds, “is the bell.”

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Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 22, 2017

The WAA board formed an RFP Committee and began the process for the 2017-2019 contract to ensure that Worcester's pricing of wreaths is competitive. The company eked out a small profit in 2013 and 2014, although they donated 50% of that profit back to WAA. Then, in 2015, the Wall Street Journal published an article that unnerved me.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Trend Micro: January 30, 2017. They recommend Bitdefender Antivirus Plus , Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 , and of course Norton AntiVirus , which is available as a donation to qualified charities and libraries on TechSoup. Not at all? We went on a quest to find out what experts recommend. Not at all? BitDefender: January 2016.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Adobe still supports Acrobat XI Pro and will continue to through 2017. It will work on your PC or Mac indefinitely, but Adobe will no longer support it after October 15, 2017. Adobe Acrobat Pro DC donations. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro for Windows donations. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro for Mac donations. Accessibility.

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Critical Fundraising

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Our standard narrative of the history of modern fundraising is simplistic and doesn’t contain as many truths as it could do. Marina Jones explains why we need more complexity in our study of fundraising history. Conferences are full of workshops on how to tell better and more compelling stories. Is there a different story we can tell?

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Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

This is double what they raised in 2017 ! ?? Instagram is testing a donation sticker in stories , and what you can do to raise money until they roll out this feature. Instagram is testing a donation sticker in stories , and what you can do to raise money until they roll out this feature. Okay, here you go. Marketing Your Cause.

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Selfish Giving

JUNE 6, 2018

Cream liqueur maker Amarula reports the results of its 2017 cause marketing campaign in which they removed the elephant symbol from their packaging for World Elephant Day in solidarity with the war against poaching. ?????? Men expect something in return for their donation. While Mastercard looks self-serving, Lush is taking a stand.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2013

In May, Gartner predicted that by 2017, half of employers will stop giving employees company devices altogether. That’s not a bad thing. Many private enterprises are moving in that direction anyway; people appreciate the comfort that comes with using their own devices. The trend has a name: BYOD, or Bring Your Own Device. A study of 3.4

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

A few months ago, TechSoup was able to launch a donation program for nonprofits in over 40 countries simultaneously for the first time. We hope to have this exciting new offering available to you in fall 2017. This milestone was made possible in part by the use of the online conferencing platform Zoom. Zoom Meetings Business Plan.

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The Fundraising Coach

JUNE 11, 2024

Keep track of fundraising metrics —such as each donor’s individual gifts, your average donation amount, and donor retention rate—to assess your strategy. However, when your data is isolated in different systems, it can be difficult to generate useful insights. Fundraising. Email marketing software.

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Tech Soup

JULY 10, 2017

Have you ever wondered if people are donating more or less to causes similar to yours or how and when they are most likely to donate? The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth is working to answer your questions on charitable giving with Donation Insights. How do they donate? Upcoming Donation Insights Event at TechSoup.

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Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Instead of making a donation with each purchase, Sketchers is making a flat donation. Instead of making a donation with each purchase, Sketchers is making a flat donation. Lexus will match donations up to $250,000. ?? You have to show them that you've done this before. This is where case studies come in handy.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 2, 2017

It's 2017 — it's time to revolutionize the way nonprofits raise money, by taking advantage of e-commerce. Creating a dedicated online store means you can easily accept donations from all around the world. If it's not selling products, your online store can act as a safe and secure place to gather donations.

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