GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The end of the calendar year is around the corner—the single biggest fundraising opportunity of the year! 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.

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GiveSmart

JANUARY 23, 2025

There are pockets of opportunity to better engage donors, invest in technology, and better strategize fundraising efforts. What can you and your team expect in the fundraising event, donor relationship, and nonprofit marketing landscapes? It ties donations to outcomes. You must segment your donors to better personalize.

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Clairification

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In other words, where they’ve come from (direct mail; online appeal; website; social or other media; event; peer fundraiser; emergency appeal; volunteer activity; personal introduction; user of services; etc.), demographic info (name; address; marital status; age; etc.) This will help you unearth a donor’s “ origin story.”

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 15, 2024

For many nonprofits, a live or silent auction is the pinnacle of their fundraising event calendar. Leverage Corporate Sponsorships While individual donors can be instrumental in providing donated or discounted auction items, it’ll be easiest to secure many of these prizes through your nonprofit’s corporate partners.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

As fundraisers, you’re also in charge of putting together end-of-year giving campaigns for your nonprofit. Aside from the normal holiday hullabaloo, you’re also busy planning fundraisers and engagement opportunities to round out your organization’s calendar year. Early preparation is key in ensuring a successful campaign.

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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. However, we do know that donor demographics and fundraising methods are always changing. Do you ever get stuck with your event planning? But I want to do more than just inspire you.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 30, 2024

Whether you’re future-proofing your fundraisers by focusing on future giving initiatives or leveraging low-cost digital channels to acquire donors , your nonprofit can still inspire enough support to keep its operations going strong. Don’t limit your analysis to basic data points like demographic information or average gift size.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JUNE 25, 2024

Demographics One of the simplest ways to segment your donors is by demographics. If you don’t have the demographic data you need readily available, consider enhancing your database through a demographic data append. This information helps you understand your donors’ backgrounds and communication preferences.

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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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Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 29, 2024

Check out these future-proof nonprofit fundraising strategies based on today’s top philanthropic trends. Do your fundraising practices look forward and actively build a foundation for long-term success? This often means investing in new forms of fundraising or making significant updates to existing practices.

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Future Fundraising Now

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Great Fundraising Organizations: Why and How the Worlds Best Charities Excel at Raising Money by Alan Clayton Why is fundraising difficult? Shifts in demographics and psychographics? Those organizations that overcome these problems universally see explosive growth in their fundraising revenue. Too much competition?

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Veteran fundraisers know that the better your non-profit organization can understand your donors (and potential donors), their motivations, and their patterns of giving, the more effective your fundraising efforts will be. Fortunately, there’s no lack of expert research to be found on the Web.( read more ).

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 10, 2024

So, if you’re considering launching a GivingTuesday fundraising campaign , having a strong presence on social media is a no-brainer for success. Free Download: Year-End & GivingTuesday Fundraising Toolkit 1. An example of storytelling in a Raising Hope Dogs GivingTuesday social media fundraising campaign.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

What Types of Fundraisers are Most Popular Among Schools Blog Summary: This blog explores popular fundraising options, including catalog fundraisers, online storefronts, direct sales campaigns, and seasonal themes, each offering unique advantages for engaging supporters and meeting financial goals. Types of Fundraisers 1.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

The past couple of years have represented a challenging time for nonprofit fundraising. In difficult circumstances, it’s helpful to return to the fundraising basics to ensure you’re making the most of tried and true strategies to boost your nonprofit’s donation revenue. Explain the impact of donations.

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Candid

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Fundraising and AI Nonprofit fundraising in an election year is especially tough. What can fundraisers do? Not surprisingly, the Candid insights article with the most pageviews brings together two hot topics, one cyclical and one perennial: elections and nonprofit fundraising. by Chris Maddocks, Blue State.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

MARCH 18, 2025

How to Secure Sponsorships for Your School Fundraisers Blog Summary: School fundraisers are crucial for enhancing educational experiences. School fundraisers have always played a vital role in bringing communities together and supporting important educational initiatives.

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The Fundraising Coach

MAY 30, 2024

One of the best ways to identify your most enthusiastic donors is by looking closely at demographics. Demographics are key to understanding your audience, which will help you create informed campaign strategies and personalized messaging for top donors. If a donor has only donated once, try to reengage with them.

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Center for Major Gifts

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Using Giving USA 2024 and IRS Statistics on Individual Tax Returns , I discovered a massive decline in individual donations that could have long-term consequences for fundraising. 2022: Donations dropped to $386.76 2022: Donations dropped to $386.76 Why Was 2021 a High Year for Fundraising? Americans donated 2.1%

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Blackbaud

MARCH 20, 2025

That translates into increased donations and fundraising success, she said. Here are the top 5 CRM tech trends Leggett says enterprise fundraising organizations should pay close attention to in the coming year. Migrating to a Cloud-Based CRM Moving to a cloud-based CRM platform is a trend thats gaining momentum.

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GiveSmart

AUGUST 2, 2024

You can make a year-round impact by implementing these turn-key fundraising ideas in minutes. Fundraising doesn’t always need to mean involved annual galas, golf tournaments, and large-scale campaigns. No- it’s not a get-rich-quick scheme, it’s proven and simple year-round fundraising! Have a free minute?

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CauseVox

JULY 13, 2021

You’ve probably heard of a donation pledge if you’ve been in fundraising for any amount of time. A donation pledge is when a supporter promises to give a certain amount of money in a set time frame. Why Ask For Donation Pledges? So what is the benefit of a pledge over a donation? Increase Gift Sizes.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Harness today’s LARGEST donor demographic with these quick and effective micro-philanthropy strategies. 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.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

If you’re looking for a cost-effective and efficient way to ask for donations from your donors and prospects, look no further than a fundraising email! With email, you can send numerous donation asks out with the click of a button. Take a look at these top six best practices for asking for donations with emails.

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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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Candid

OCTOBER 1, 2024

As nonprofit fundraisers navigate the ever-evolving world of philanthropy, keeping up with donor trends is crucial. Here’s a look at select key findings fundraisers should consider when planning their strategies. Here’s a look at select key findings fundraisers should consider when planning their strategies.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Donation request letters, whether sent via email or direct mail, are one of the most effective ways to reach donors and solicit gifts. However, its not enough to simply send the same appeal to your entire supporter base and ask them to donate. Well cover: What is a donation request letter? How do you write a fundraising letter?

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The Fundraising Coach

MARCH 11, 2020

Last month, I shared some ideas on fundraising in an age of the Covid-19 coronavirus. What is a nonprofit fundraiser to do? In my time as a nonprofit fundraiser, we've seen recessions related to the dot-com bust, the 9/11 attacks, and the housing market implosion around 2008 and 2009. Cutting fundraising and marketing budgets.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Audiences can be categorized into different segments based on their demographic information and donation behavior. Identify Your Audience One of the most elemental steps of digital reporting is identifying your audience. The stories you tell in your report may vary based on which segment of your audience you’re talking to.

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Greater Giving

MAY 17, 2024

It’s official, National Wine Day is May, 25th , but fundraising with wine can take place year round. Some fun event themes/ideas include: Host an Intimate Tasting Event Partner with a local winemaker(s) or retail shops to host an intimate tasting event for your top supporters, or as an avenue to reach a new demographic.

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Blackbaud

AUGUST 1, 2024

Before we explore my best tips for non-cash donations to your organization, let’s look at a common scenario: A donor receives a paycheck, pays taxes on the earnings, deposits the proceeds in their checking account, writes a check to charity, and receives a partial deduction for their gift. Know how to manage asset-based gifts.

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Candid

JULY 26, 2022

keeping the lights on”), and invest in fundraising innovations that can result in raising more funding toward the mission. How can you maintain fundraising transparency and convey the importance of overhead spending? Our first tip is to set your organization up for overall fundraising stability. The result?

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Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

We conducted our annual Status of Fundraising research in Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia/New Zealand (ANZ). Digital Maturity A digitally mature nonprofit is one where digital is integrated across all areas, including fundraising, supporter experience, internal processes, and more.

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Have you noticed your board members avoiding eye contact when the subject of fundraising comes up? In fact, fewer than 40% of nonprofit CEOs say their boards actively fundraise. I have an unusual viewpoint on the subject of board fundraising.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

After many organizations received a fundraising boost during the pandemic, direct response professionals once again seem to be bracing for a decline. Even so, direct-response fundraising remains critically important—both as a source of sustainable annual revenue and as a funnel for the cultivation of higher-level donors. Young or old?

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This involves practices like frequently recognizing and showing gratitude to donors, creating multichannel fundraising and marketing campaigns , and improving the overall donor experience. Your nonprofit may use waivers for its volunteer opportunities or before fundraising events. Offer accessible, convenient waivers.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

As technology continues to advance, nonprofits are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline and optimize their fundraising efforts, and for good reason. Predictive analysis, chatbots , and automation have the power to increase fundraising capacity. Clearly explain the purpose and benefits of AI tools. Let’s dive in!

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