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CRM Integration for Nonprofits and Schools: Helping Organizations Save time and Eliminate Errors

Blackbaud

Is your nonprofit or school getting the most from its fundraising CRM? Many organizations use CRMs to track donor information, but most are missing out on the benefits that come from integrating them with their other software. When you link your existing tools with your CRM, it becomes more than just a place to store data.

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4 Proven Direct Mail Fundraising Strategies For Nonprofits

Pamela Grow

Your donors arent just names in your nonprofits CRM. Mailing donors is a form of direct marketing, which Double the Donation defines as appeals addressed and sent to individuals. You can also customize suggested donation amounts based on their giving history or tailor recommended involvement opportunities to provide new ways to give.

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How to Keep Donor Data Safe With Your Nonprofit CRM

Pamela Grow

Thankfully, your nonprofit constituent relationship management (CRM) system can help keep donor data safe. Invest in secure software First and foremost, the CRM itself must be secure. Your nonprofit must know the right safety features to look for when evaluating your CRM or looking for a new one.

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Get Your Grant-Funded Nonprofit Started in Fundraising

Blackbaud

Here are a few other skills for fundraising that can transfer from a grants-based approach or can be acquired with minimal training: Technology proficiency: It helps to have (or to prioritize learning) basic skills with database management or, as it is often called in fundraising, constituent relationship management ( CRM ) systems.

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How to Make High-Tech Fundraising Feel More High Touch for Your Donors

Blackbaud

Your CRM and online fundraising tools should help you with much more than transaction management. Make Authentic Connections with Supporters Record and use personal details : Use your CRM to track personal details like birthdays, donation anniversaries, and interests. Segment your audience : Not all donors are the same.

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Year End Giving: The Step-by-Step Guide For Nonprofits

GiveSmart

This guide will show you how to create a year-end fundraising campaign that will effectively reach the hearts and wallets of donors during this spike in end-of-year donations. Millennials: Donors born between 1980 and 1996 are most likely to donate via mobile, watch campaign videos, and prefer to give via peer-to-peer fundraising.

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How to Use AI for the Right Ask (Without Being Creepy)

Blackbaud

They’re vague, don’t explain the impact of the donation, and ask for an arbitrary amount of money. Real relationships: Making an ask for a donation immediately after meeting someone is like asking to borrow a car from someone you just met—there isn’t enough trust built to warrant the interaction. Train your AI tool.

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