Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 30, 2024

Donor motivations are the “why” that drives their support of your nonprofit. By Ryan Carpenter For the last several years, nonprofits have struggled to make ends meet due to falling revenue, rising inflation, and an increase in community needs. Learn how to uncover those motivations and inspire more support in this guide.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

To take advantage of this trend toward recurring giving, your nonprofit will need to look inward at its donor data. Before you begin any project involving data analysis, start by clearly outlining your goal so you know which metrics to analyze. Monthly giving is an essential revenue source for nonprofit organizations.

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Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 25, 2025

Many nonprofits struggle to convert supportive but sporadic donors into committed major givers. By mapping out every stage of the donor journey, nonprofits can anticipate needs, personalize outreach, and ensure no valuable donor falls through the cracks. Tracking Progress Throughout cultivation, document every interaction in your CRM.

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Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 22, 2025

In todays hyper-competitive nonprofit environment, data-driven research can mean the difference between finding your next six-figure donor and wasting precious resources chasing the wrong leads. First, centralize your data in a single donor management system or CRM, ensuring you have one source of truth for all donor information.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2022

Data analytics for nonprofits is just as valuable … and even more crucial. So why, exactly, is data so important to nonprofits? Donor data can help you understand you donors and reach new ones, set goals and track successes and ways to grow, and—most importantly—data can keep your nonprofit on track to fulfill your mission!

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DonorSnap

JANUARY 18, 2023

A nonprofit CRM will help you build meaningful relationships with your supporters. To reap the true benefits of CRM, your nonprofit will need both a system and a strategy. Keep reading to discover how you can leverage a CRM system and strategy to build lasting relationships with your supporters.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A few key places to consider include: Your Website Nonprofit web design agencies encourage you to place your donation button CTA at the top of your website in the menu or header area. For example, an environmentally-focused nonprofit might send an email with the subject line [supporter name], act now to save local forests.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

As your nonprofit organization continues to grow, it’s time to consider investing in an effective fundraising platform that truly accommodates your nonprofit’s size, financial needs, and developing fundraising strategies. Why is fundraising important for nonprofits? Leverage Nonprofit Fundraising Best Practices.

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GiveSmart

MARCH 12, 2025

Your nonprofit’s fundraising success depends on various factors, some outside of your organizations control. There are just things outside nonprofits ‘ control, from weather to current events and grant fluctuations to tax code changes. Donating should be convenient and easy for the people supporting your nonprofit.

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Qgiv

MARCH 14, 2023

2022 was a year of growth for many nonprofits across the country. While many have embraced the “new normal” as we move past the pandemic, there continue to be underlying challenges for nonprofits trying to raise money in 2023. Despite organizations utilizing fundraising best practices , many challenges for nonprofits remain.

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Gail Perry Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

We hear nonprofit leaders complain about this often. One that aligns your nonprofits mission with their donors purpose. Here's what you can do: You can facilitate a shift to proactive fundraising by setting metrics around regular, personal contacts. Are you worried that you are not getting the most out of your major gift team?

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The Fundraising Coach

JUNE 11, 2024

Data transforms nonprofit marketing and fundraising strategies; by incorporating real supporter information, you can personalize your campaigns and build genuine relationships with your donors. In this guide, we’ll provide steps you can take to break down data silos so your nonprofit can use its data to its fullest potential.

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Joe Garecht Fundraising

MARCH 7, 2022

Use these metrics to better understand your fundraising efforts, find areas for improvement, and create a more impactful fundraising strategy. #1: This dashboard will help you track the metrics that matter and demonstrate your fundraising performance over time. . #2: 1: Donor Acquisition Rate. 2: Donor Lapse Rate.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Managing a nonprofit takes patience, hard work, and a lot of organization. Luckily, there are many nonprofit software solutions designed to meet the unique needs of your organization and help keep you and your staff from getting overwhelmed! How to use nonprofit software Top nonprofit software solutions What is nonprofit software?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Morgan McLenan works on the Project Team at Donorly, where she is able to strengthen development initiatives for critical nonprofits. The challenge can be in knowing which nonprofit data to prioritize, along with how to evaluate it and use it to make improvements. What can data help your nonprofit achieve?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

What you need is a nonprofit virtual assistant or VA. Don’t assume a nonprofit virtual assistant is limited to basic clerical work like data entry and responding to emails. A nonprofit virtual assistant is often a more affordable and flexible solution than hiring an independent contractor for every individual task you need help with.

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 8, 2024

By extending the power of its Blackbaud CRM platform with Power BI, the team now sees more focused information about their major giving prospects. How Nonprofits Are Using Power BI Nonprofit organizations and educational institutions often work with data from multiple sources. What Is Microsoft Power BI?

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

A nonprofit CRM is among the most essential tools for your organization to increase support, grow fundraising , and work more effectively toward its missions. According to Verified Market Research , “The Nonprofit CRM Market size was valued at USD 4.25 What are the benefits of using a CRM for nonprofits?

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Nonprofits have a conversion problem. The data speaks for itselfaccording to the M+R Benchmarks 2024 report : Of desktop users who made their way to a nonprofits main donation page, only 16% completed a gift. Retaining donors is equally challengingthe average nonprofit donor retention rate is consistently around 45%.

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The Fundraising Coach

AUGUST 4, 2022

Donor engagement data is some of the most important information your nonprofit should track. Keep a log of all phone calls in your donor management software solution or nonprofit CRM, including when the calls took place, whether they were answered, and what was discussed. . Track donor engagement. Donor retention rate.

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The Fundraising Coach

MARCH 15, 2021

At SalsaLabs, we equip nonprofits with the data-driven tools they need to work efficiently and make smart fundraising decisions. We’ve helped thousands of successful nonprofits understand the fundraising metrics which are most critical to crafting a winning fundraising strategy. And now we’re sharing those tips with you.

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CauseVox

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

A donation page is like your nonprofits digital giving hubits the place where supporters can easily contribute and feel connected to your mission. When choosing a platform, its important to consider key features like transaction fees, customization options, and integrations with your CRM or email marketing tools.

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Not Your Father's Charity

MAY 25, 2022

Nonprofit major donors, such as endowments, foundations, and corporations, are often more complicated than individual donors. Still, you have a great deal to offer individual major donors as a nonprofit. And they ensure your nonprofit’s programs and activities reflect your mission, values, and goals.

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DoJiggy

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

We’d all like to live in a world where people give to nonprofit organizations without prompting. Nowadays, more people are struggling than ever before, and for nonprofits, that hits three times as hard – more people to help, more charities taking donations, and fewer people able to give. 9 Important Fundraising Metrics 1.

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 30, 2024

The data comes from and the project is supported by nine constituent relationship management (CRM) platforms. Rosenbaum told The NonProfit Times , “We admit that at this point, future data will tell more of the story about how durable this trend is. Data is weighted across size of organization as determined by amount fundraised.

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The Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Each and every interaction your nonprofit has with supporters comes with a data point. From informing them of ways to give more without actually paying more out of their own pockets, to crafting events that might interest them, a deep-dive in donor data positively impacts your supporters as well as your nonprofit. However, don’t fret!

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

To determine these target metrics, review past event results. For example, the nonprofit Feeding South Florida ran into issues using multiple fundraising platforms, including Eventbrite, Blackbaud, 32 Auctions, Classy, and others, making fundraising more complicated than necessary. Set both revenue and performance goals.

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Qgiv

JULY 16, 2024

This includes donor information, donation history, engagement metrics, and other data you collect across various platforms. Engagement metrics Tracking how your donors engage with your organization can help you understand their commitment and interests. Data-driven decision-making is essential in the nonprofit world.

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The Fundraising Coach

MAY 1, 2024

Nonprofits depend on loyal donors to receive sustainable support for their work. This means your organization must provide a positive donor experience , not just in one event or campaign, but over the course of their involvement with your nonprofit.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 19, 2024

Donor segmentation is the process of dividing a nonprofit’s donor base into distinct groups based on shared characteristics or behaviors. While retaining donors is far more cost-effective than acquiring new donors, nonprofits face a challenge as only 40-45% of donors typically continue their support.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 8, 2024

While nonprofits will hopefully see an increase in unrestricted funds—and a decrease in burdensome reporting requirements—as part of this and other movements, good nonprofit accounting principles still apply. There is still an expectation of transparency that’s good for both donors and the nonprofit. What Are Restricted Funds?

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

As we embark on the fundraising journey in 2024, the significance of a well-structured nonprofit annual development plan cannot be overstated. Setting Clear Objectives Setting clear objectives is the bedrock of a successful nonprofit annual development plan. A specific example of a KPI could be looking at your donor retention rate.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

Simply getting emails out the door can be a challenge for nonprofits. A nice idea, but near impossible for some nonprofits. So does this mean nonprofits will see 10x more donations from triggered welcome emails? For nonprofits, that may mean more event registrants who then volunteer. Ideas for Nonprofit Triggered Emails.

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NextAfter

JUNE 26, 2023

While this news is sure to cause stress for nonprofits that rely on the popular (and free) platform for their A/B testing needs, it doesn’t mean you should stop A/B testing altogether. There are other A/B testing platforms that nonprofits can use to continue decoding what works in digital fundraising. But VWO goes beyond A/B testing.

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DonorSnap

JULY 3, 2023

Annual Reports serve as a powerful tool for nonprofits to share their annual accomplishments. There is no legal requirement to follow a standard format for annual reports, so nonprofits can use their own creativity to build them however they would like. What are nonprofit annual reports?

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GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Planning nonprofit events and initiatives can be challenging without data. What is Fundraising Data in a Nonprofit? Fundraising data in a nonprofit is metrics or KPIs like donor contributions, grant information, number of gifts received, acquisition costs, and return on investment. How do you improve your next endeavor?

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Almost all nonprofit professionals focus their efforts on growth in one way or another, and your team is likely no exception. After all, growth plays a key role in increasing your nonprofit’s impact. But how can you improve this metric ? Focus on building relationships. Offer recurring donation options.

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