Blackbaud

OCTOBER 21, 2024

It’s every major gift officer’s nightmare scenario:You’re at a donor event, making small talk with an attendee you have never met before, and you’re struggling to come up with something to talk about. You make a mental note to look them up later, but with all the chaos of getting the event closed out, you’ve forgotten their name.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Your donors arent just names in your nonprofits CRM. Event participation: Acknowledge their involvement in past events, volunteer efforts, or advocacy work to deepen their connection to your mission. For example, segment your donors within your CRM.

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Pamela Grow

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

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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Blackbaud

AUGUST 12, 2024

Where does your constituent relationship management software (CRM) fit into that culture? The Power of a CRM-Centric Culture Reflecting on my 20-plus years of working with nonprofit organizations, I can point to one pivotal era that underscored the importance of a CRM-centric culture: the pandemic.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Fundraising can take various forms, including online campaigns, major giving, planned giving, corporate sponsorships, and events. Understanding the Basics of Fundraising For those organizations new to fundraising, it’s important to start small and build gradually. Technology will make all these efforts easier and more efficient for your team.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

DECEMBER 4, 2024

A good CRM/database will help you avoid any missteps.* They could be event attendees, volunteers, or newsletter subscribers. Get together a group of board members, other volunteers, and staff to help you. If that’s not possible, create a thank you letter specifically for your new donors. Make sure these are brand new donors.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Plus, you don’t think your current CRM/database can handle it and it will cost too much to get a better one. A good CRM/database is worth the investment. Remember, investing in a good CRM/database will help you with this. Are they volunteers, event attendees, or people on a list you purchased? More on that below.)

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MARCH 28, 2024

Clean up your mailing lists and CRM/database Has it been a while since you updated your mailing lists? go through your mailing lists and CRM/database to see if you need to make any additions, changes, and deletions. Perhaps it’s events or grants. Maybe you’ve held a particular event for years. Be meticulous.

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Blackbaud

AUGUST 1, 2024

Fundraising events play a crucial role in that. Turning event attendees into long-term donors starts well before the fundraising event itself. The pre-event phase is crucial for identifying and engaging potential long-term donors. By leveraging past event data, you can create a solid foundation for donor engagement.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

They often are triggered to donate by a cultural event, international conflict, or legal decision. But you do have evidence in your fundraising CRM. Did they donate in the days or hours after a motivating event, such as a convention, debate, or speech? Rage donors are not feeling charitable ; they’re feeling reactionary.

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DonorSnap

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Many nonprofits rely on their CRM to manage aspects of their auction, but combining a CRM with specialized auction software can unlock a more efficient and seamless way to manage your event from start to finish. It is important to keep track of which of your supporters attend which events. Winter Ball).

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Then, group them accordingly in your constituent relationship management system (CRM), and use the channels they indicate to promote recurring giving. Event communications. Sync your nonprofit event management platform with your constituent database so you can use your segments to inform your event communications.

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DonorSnap

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Many nonprofits rely on their CRM to manage aspects of their auction, but combining a CRM with specialized auction software can unlock a more efficient and seamless way to manage your event from start to finish. It is important to keep track of which of your supporters attend which events. Winter Ball).

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Clear value proposition: Explain what subscribers gain from your newsletter, whether exclusive event registration opportunities, discounts for your nonprofits store, or specialized content. To set up repeat visitor tracking in GA4, your nonprofit must create a new audience and event. Leverage retargeting campaigns.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Organizations collect numbers through opt-ins or promote text keywords on social media and at events. Virtual events: Online musical performances, virtual auctions, and live-streamed events allow organizations to engage donors remotely. Host a virtual fundraising event that offers a behind-the-scenes look into your operations!

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

Tatango’s guide to nonprofit text messaging recommends looking for a text fundraising platform that will readily sync with your nonprofit’s CRM and provide your organization with real-time campaign analytics and performance tracking.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2014

CRM) are often enamored by the features and bells and whistles. Successful CRM, however starts with strategy – how does your nonprofit. During Four Nonprofit CRM Strategies , a free hour-long webinar on Thursday, April 3 at 11 a.m. We'll: Review four common nonprofit CRM strategies and do a deeper dive into each.

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Planned Giving

JANUARY 25, 2025

These moves might include personalized emails, phone calls, in-person visits, or event invitationsall designed to build trust and show appreciation. Key Insight Tweet Build a Strong Data Foundation An accurate, up-to-date CRM is essential for tracking interactions. Pro Tip Tweet Track Progress Document every interaction in your CRM.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Using a CRM database can help you identify donor patterns to make smart engagement decisions or make a process easier for donors setting up recurring gifts. This could be as simple as inviting a donor to an upcoming event. This develops the relationship between the nonprofit and supporter and plays a big role in donor retention.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MARCH 21, 2024

You can also personalize letters to lapsed donors, event attendees, volunteers, etc. So is a good CRM/database to help you with this. Segment your donors into different groups as much as you can. At the very least, create different letters for new donors, repeat donors, and monthly donors. Also, please stop sending Dear Friend letters.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Plus, you don’t think your current CRM/database can handle it and it will cost too much to get a better one. A good CRM/database is worth the investment because segmenting your donors will help you with retention, which costs less than trying to find new donors. Remember, investing in a good CRM/database will help you with this.

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Qgiv

APRIL 11, 2023

Having the right people in the room is the deciding factor between a good event and a great one. But how do you know who to invite to upcoming events? Reading donor signals is a key step in deciding who to invite to your events! Connect Giving, and even attending events, are deeply personal acts your supporters make.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 4, 2023

Your nonprofit’s CRM is the centerpiece of your technology stack and will dictate how your team operates. There is a wide variety of CRM solutions available, many of which are specialized to help different types of organizations. Here are four factors to take into account when purchasing a CRM: 1.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 30, 2024

No matter what technology you’re using to collect data, make sure all of these findings are routed to your constituent relationship management (CRM) system so the information is consolidated in one unified platform. Decision: The supporter subscribes to the nonprofit’s newsletter and registers for a beach clean-up and recycling event.

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Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 25, 2025

These moves might include personalized emails, phone calls, in-person visits, or event invitationsall designed to build trust and show appreciation. Building a Solid Data Foundation An accurate, up-to-date CRM is essential for tracking each interaction, so begin by cleaning up donor records. email opens).

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DonorSnap

APRIL 29, 2024

A nonprofit CRM system offers many benefits, including facilitating team collaboration on fundraising efforts. A nonprofit CRM system helps your team maintain detailed supporter notes, enhancing donor stewardship. If your CRM isn’t being fully utilized, we want to help! You know you have an event coming up in early summer.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 24, 2022

Virtuous introduced Events, an event registration and ticketing platform designed for nonprofits to more efficiently create and manage virtual, hybrid, or in-person events.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 16, 2023

OneCause announced its new integration with Virtuous CRM. The integration seamlessly exports event, auction, and total giving data from OneCause to Virtuous CRM, centralizing a wealth of data and providing deeper insight into donor preferences and behavior.

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GrantNews

MARCH 27, 2025

Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Manage customer interactions, sales pipelines, and business relationships efficiently. Video Conferencing and Webinars: Select a host that offers virtual meetings, webinars, and live events with interactive features.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

Use your donation software such as a CRM or even a spreadsheet to track and monitor this essential donor data. Ask them to sign up for a newsletter Invite them to an event Whatever action they take, it will give them a deeper connection to your organization. Were they forwarded a link through email from one of your clients?

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OneCause

MAY 12, 2021

Nonprofits quickly had to move fundraising events online and relied heavily on online fundraising campaigns to make up for lost revenue as the pandemic swept through the world. For many successful organizations, the center of their fundraising technology is a nimble CRM, or customer relationship management system. What is a CRM system?

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Peer-to-peer events have been successfully reimagined in the wake of event cancellations caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Here are our tips for hosting a virtual peer-to-peer event: Tip 1: Make venue options clear to your peer-to-peer fundraising participants. Planning a hybrid event with both in-person and virtual options?

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CauseVox

MARCH 17, 2025

A golf tournament fundraiser is not only a fantastic day out but also a powerful fundraising event that can drive significant donations, strengthen community connections, and build long-lasting partnerships with local businesses. Download the Free Complete Guide to Nonprofit Fundraising Events : 1. Sounds pretty great, right?

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GiveSmart

MARCH 12, 2025

There are just things outside nonprofits ‘ control, from weather to current events and grant fluctuations to tax code changes. This will impact the channels and methods you use to market your campaign and the fundraising events you hold to collect donations.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

AUGUST 27, 2024

You can do this by sending out surveys or examining the data in your nonprofit constituent relationship management system (CRM). Just as a spa might purchase massage software , your nonprofit can invest in a robust fundraising platform , nonprofit CRM, volunteer management software, or any other solution that aids you in your work.

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GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Donations displayed live on-screen make giving at events fun. Inspire dinner, luncheon, or virtual event attendees to donate with a unique giving experience they’ll never forget. Branded campaigns raise more donations than non-branded ones, and these donors are more likely to become repeat donors to your nonprofit.

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Smart Donor Research Instead of spending hours Googling prospects, hunting down LinkedIn profiles, and scanning your CRM for every ounce of information, let AI be your research assistant. People tend to rely heavily on the first piece of information they receive when making decisions (also known as anchoring bias).

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