Candid

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Yet, according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , donor retention rates have been falling since 2020. Nonprofits may need to reimagine their donor engagement strategies to go beyond occasional outreach or standard fundraising appeals and forge relationships that resonate with their values and inspire continued support.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 11, 2025

If you want to get unstuck, consider expanding your peer-to-peer fundraising strategy beyond the traditional run, walk, or bike event. In fact, walks have grown in popularity since 2020, according to the Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Benchmark Report , and still produce the most revenue of any event type.

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Qgiv

APRIL 18, 2022

There’s a lot of fundraising software available to nonprofits, but how do you know what your nonprofit needs? And what’s the difference between a fundraising CRM and a fundraising platform? This blog post will break down what a fundraising CRM is, what a fundraising platform is, and the key differences between them.

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Network for Good

OCTOBER 19, 2020

It’s October, so year-end fundraising is here whether you’re ready or not! No need to stress, though – we wrote the guide on 2020 Year-End Fundraising and now we’re here to break down the 5 key takeaways you need to know. Start Early (Right Now). Video Will Be Big This Year-End. GivingTuesday Is Growing.

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Candid

MAY 14, 2021

percent on a year-over-year basis in 2020, even as the typical nonprofit saw a drop in fundraising revenue, a report from the GivingTuesday Data Commons finds. Based on aggregated data from seventy-four giving platforms and issue- and action-specific apps and tools, the report, Giving in Unprecedented Times: A Lookback at 2020 U.S.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

For many nonprofits, 29% of annual donations happen between #GivingTuesday (November 30 this year) and December 31, and a shocking 11% of annual donations were reported to come in during the last three days of the year. Giving Tuesday’s 2020?Impact percent on a year-over-year basis in 2020 (3.8 an Unprecedented?Year

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 1, 2023

By Annie Ma and Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Natalie Coles will never forget receiving an unexpected phone call in 2020. On the line was Virginia-based Dominion Energy offering to give money to Wilberforce University, the small historically Black college where she is in charge of fundraising.

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Qgiv

JULY 22, 2021

Giving USA’s annual report compiles data from the previous year, 2020, to see how nonprofits fared. On average, nonprofits Using Qgiv’s fundraising tools in 2020 raised 5% more than their peers. Seeing all the donations coming in just further confirmed that we had made the right choice to go with Qgiv.”.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

New year, new fundraising strategy. Are you making the most of the latest trends in fundraising to elevate your nonprofit in 2022? While there are risks to embracing new fundraising innovations, the rewards are often well worth taking the chance. The third shift in fundraising. First, there was fundraising by direct mail.

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Candid

MAY 22, 2024

The Fundraising Effectiveness Project ’s (FEP) Quarterly Fundraising Report analyzes year-to-date trends in fundraising from individual donors, based on sample data from GivingTuesday and the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Growth in Giving database. jump in 2020. from the previous year.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 2, 2022

“Digital-first” efforts leverage tools such as social media and livestream video to inspire donations from people connected with program participants. Over $154 million was generated for charity in 2021 by “digitalcentric” peer-to-peer fundraising, a 30% increase over 2020.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 13, 2022

As restrictions lift, fundraisers face a choice about how to engage their audience. 60% of the nonprofits surveyed in our State of Nonprofit Fundraising 2020 report postponed at least one in-person event, and 80% outright canceled one. As always, fundraisers adapted and found creative new ways to fill the gap.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 8, 2022

Our annual nonprofit fundraising report is here, packed full with surprising insights and new fundraising strategies, all based on YOUR answers. Download the full State of Nonprofit Fundraising report here! Dear fundraising professional : we wrote this report for you!

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

A shift is happening in nonprofit fundraising. More small donors than ever are getting involved in causes they care about by giving “micro-donations,” and successful fundraisers are jumping on it. What are “Micro-Donations,” and why should you care right now? Quickly add micro-donations to your existing campaigns.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 28, 2021

The onset of COVID-19—and the resulting restrictions on large gatherings—necessitated a very quick pivot away from traditional fundraising galas and in-person events. It was a huge challenge, and only 20% of respondents to our State of Nonprofit Fundraising report felt prepared enough to shift seamlessly to online-only. Production.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Online giving is the future of fundraising, but not all nonprofits are prepared for it. Online giving has been an important branch of fundraising for more than a decade now—but the pandemic has made the ability to accept donations digitally an absolute necessity. If you’re fundraising for a specific purpose, say that!

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OneCause

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

What will be the silver lining of the COVID-19 storm that kept nonprofits from hosting in-person events , that disrupted traditional fundraising efforts and that estranged donors from some of their favorite charities? The expansion of peer-to-peer fundraising. In the Spring of 2020, the movement toward virtual galas was just a trickle.

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CauseVox

APRIL 20, 2021

With vaccine rollouts underway, nonprofits are still wondering: how do I fundraise during COVID? Will there be a return to in-person events and normal fundraising for 2021? But we can plan carefully to ensure that fundraising is successful regardless using the latest insights and strategies. .

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 30, 2024

It was the same story, different day, for fundraising during the first quarter of 2024. Those are some of the numbers reported today by the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) and presented by the Foundation for Philanthropy at the Association of Fundraising Professionals and by GivingTuesday. and 3% respectively.

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Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2024

What does the path to a $50 million donation look like? They are activists, donating professional services, fundraising, serving on boards, and organizing events. If you hope to secure a donation of $50 million or more from this kind of donor, it behooves you to give great thought as to what you would use it for.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 13, 2024

This report compares peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising data from 2020, 2021, and 2022. As peer-to-peer fundraisers are all too aware, those were particularly disruptive years for the industry given the impact of COVID-19 on in-person events. Have people changed the way they donate? Have in-person events rebounded?

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JANUARY 4, 2024

Have a plan in place You must have fundraising and communications/marketing plans. In 2020, organizations that were able to make changes to a plan already in place were most successful. Take a look back at 2023 to see what worked and what didn’t in your fundraising and communications/marketing. That includes fundraising appeals.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 22, 2021

In fact, more charitable donations are made at the end of the year than any other time. One way to kickstart the season of giving is by participating in #GivingTuesday fundraising. On GivingTuesday 2020, over $2.47 The best way to plan this day is to think about it as you would any other fundraising campaign. You can too.

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CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2022

The only sure-fire way to capitalize on your website views is to create a successful donation page. Donation pages are an essential component of every organization’s fundraising effort. In today’s world, these pages are responsible for the vast majority of donations that an organization will receive. Be Branded (Storied).

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As nonprofit professionals, we wait and hope all day that this is the year our campaign will go viral and bring in millions of dollars in donations. And then the following day, many small, new, or unknown (due to lack of social capital) nonprofits feel defeated because they didn’t get the donations they’d hoped for. Sound familiar?

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Greater Giving

JUNE 9, 2021

Hosting a fundraiser is similar to leading a band. But what happens when an unexpected event, like the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, shuts down your event only a few weeks before your biggest fundraiser of the year? The entire fundraiser brought in nearly as much money their 2019 event, with fewer expenses and a broader audience.

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Candid

APRIL 20, 2021

In early 2020, I briefly debated the pros and cons of Wearing-a-Mask-While-Asian. In April 2020, I listened, sick to my stomach, as my mother told me she was a victim of a COVID-related anti-Asian hate incident. Early figures for 2020 funding to AAPI communities. history of interning Asian Americans ). Which is more deadly?)

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Greater Giving

JUNE 30, 2021

After the unprecedented events of 2020, event organizers have been given the opportunity to take a fresh look at typical fundraising models employed over the years to explore what worked and what didn’t. A New Philosophy in Fundraising. Designing Events from the Donor’s Perspective. Want to find out more about hybrid events?

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GiveSmart

MARCH 6, 2024

Virtual and online fundraising has been a sustainable practice for many nonprofits for years. Below you will find all kinds of virtual fundraising examples, including virtually-powered in-person campaigns, from real-life GiveSmart customers. We hope you will find fundraising inspiration!

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Qgiv

APRIL 8, 2021

It’s called “Navigating the Unknown: 2020 Findings to Future-Proof Your Fundraising,” and it examines how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the nonprofit industry in 2020. It’s full of data-backed fundraising strategies for engaging with donors during difficult times, including tips for fundraising during times of uncertainty.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

If you’re wondering how you should adapt your fundraising strategy to the new landscape, then look no further. Our Year-End Fundraising Resource Package has everything you need to craft a winning year-end campaign that is optimized for online fundraising. Download Our Free 2021 Year-End Fundraising Calendar.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Kyle Gregory is CEO/Co-Founder of Give Back Nation , a nonprofit serving other nonprofits with vetted tools, knowledge, coaching, strategy, implementation, and concierge support to help maximize efficiency, increase fundraising, and expand impact across the country. Branding & Storytelling. Removing Barriers To Giving.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 6, 2022

more than in 2020. Qgiv clients processed over 40,000 donations, and the largest gift received was over $46,000. Most notably, Qgiv released global receipt management, Apple Pay, a new peer-to-peer participant invite tool, form tags to help users better organize their donation and event forms within the Qgiv control panel, and more.

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Qgiv

MAY 7, 2021

Luckily, healthcare fundraising can ensure the financial health of your medical nonprofit as you ensure the health of your community! Read on for fundraising ideas geared toward medical nonprofits for inspiration to help you raise more. Need 10 CCs of inspiration to grow fundraising at your medical nonprofit? Gala fundraisers.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 26, 2023

But what about donating, you ask? Yes, especially donating. There’s been a huge influx of donors paying with ACH and Venmo for a few reasons: it’s fast, easy, and secure for donors, that’s why nonprofits using these payment methods are seeing higher average donation sizes. donation with Stripe or PayPal).

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

So we looked through a bunch of our favorite end-of-year fundraising campaigns from 2020 and put together eight examples to inspire you! These examples are from Qgiv clients and use our online donation forms and peer-to-peer fundraising software. That’s just what they did for their 2020 year-end campaign.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

By the numbers… The total number of nonprofit organizations using Qgiv for their Giving Tuesday fundraising campaigns increased 6% from 2020. 40,537 individual donations were made. The largest donation made was $46,350. The average donation amount was $158.72. Read the Press Release.

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