Ann Green's Nonprofit

AUGUST 6, 2024

If you’re doing a year-end fundraising campaign, the time to start planning it is now, hopefully in an air-conditioned space. You can also use this for fundraising campaigns at other times of the year. You’ll want some good photos for your letter and donation page, too. Your current donors are your best source of donations.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Sending more year-end fundraising emails without burning out your list sounds like a dream come true, right? Here are the five emails you need to send to build relationships with your donors and increase donations.

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Clairification

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The job of the smart fundraiser is inspiring passionate philanthropy to make people’s lives better. But none of us is born with a fundraising gene. And no one ever really teaches us how to write a smart fundraising appeal. The truth is writing a compelling fundraising appeal can be tricky. We copy from our predecessors.

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Pamela Grow

AUGUST 2, 2023

We’re in the dog days of summer… And that can only mean one thing — year-end fundraising season is upon us! Why end-of-year fundraising? And even digital fundraising powerhouse NextAfter has conducted studies that reveal that multichannel has 212% more revenue than offline only. Multichannel without question.

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Clairification

DECEMBER 8, 2023

You know, the one many fundraisers get around this time of year? The average nonprofit receives 26 – 30% of all donations in December. The post 14 Last-Minute Strategies to Boost Year-End Fundraising appeared first on Clairification. I’m curling into a fetal position until it’s over! Kind of frenetic?

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The messages you send are more than fundraising appeals ; theyre opportunities to nurture relationships, share your story, and inspire action. In an age dominated by digital outreach, direct mail fundraising remains a powerful tool for nonprofits to connect with donors. Personalize for Maximum Impact.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 13, 2024

Explore the pros and cons of dues versus donations for nonprofits. Learn how each approach impacts fundraising, membership engagement and organizational stability. You'll be able to decide which model best suits your nonprofit's needs and goals.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In theory, that sounds nice, but in reality, it’s a day when nonprofit organizations unleash an onslaught of transactional fundraising appeals by email, text, and social media. Just because it’s Giving Tuesday isn’t a compelling reason to give I see so many messages that say donate because it’s Giving Tuesday. That’s not what you want.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Your nonprofit donation page is a crucial tool for gaining and keeping new donors for your organization. Online donating is far and away donors’ favorite method, with 63% of donors saying they prefer to give online with a credit or debit card. Learn how to set up a donation page with our preferred solution, Qgiv by Bloomerang.

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Clairification

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Soliciting donations from your supporters is hard work. Luckily, your donation page can do some of the heavy lifting for you! When optimized for the donor experience, your donation page can help potential new supporters form a positive first impression of your organization and inspire them to contribute.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Year-end fundraising season is here. However, if you just send one fundraising letter and wait for the donations to come in, prepare to be disappointed. However, if you just send one fundraising letter and wait for the donations to come in, prepare to be disappointed. Make sure you have a prominent Donate button.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Would it encourage you to donate? Once set up properly to receive donations, it makes it easy for. Take a look at your website. If the answer is no, your potential donors probably feel the same way. Think of your website as your personal assistant.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Fundraising experts are mixed on whether this is a good idea. Next comes the ask Ask for a donation at the beginning of the next paragraph (after the story). They’re your best bet for getting donations. Create donation tiers that show what each amount will fund. Do this on your donation page , too.

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Clairification

APRIL 24, 2023

I’ve been getting nervous emails from colleagues who attended the 2023 AFP ICON conference in New Orleans, all bemoaning the fact not just donors but also donations are down. You see, information was presented from the full 2022 Fundraising Effectiveness Project report, and the results were sadder than usual. The opposite, in fact.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

You’ve worked hard to bring in those donations, but does the work stop there? Absolutely not. In fact, in a lot of ways it’s just starting. When a donor makes a gift to your organization — especially if it’s their first one.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 15, 2024

Explore the top companies that generously donate to nonprofits. You'll also learn the different types of donations and tips for requesting donations.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

AUGUST 13, 2024

Thanking your donors is just as important, if not more important than fundraising. Yet many organizations spend a lot of time putting together a fundraising campaign and then treat thanking their donors as an afterthought. It’s not only important when you’re running a fundraising campaign, but also during the “between times.”

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Clairification

DECEMBER 4, 2023

What if I told you there’s a teensy little digital upsell that could skyrocket your year-end fundraising results? It has to do with your website, so consider looping in whoever is responsible for that part of your year-end marketing and fundraising strategy. Would that be of interest? Darn rootin’-tootin’!

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MARCH 7, 2024

Fortunately, this is something you can fix, but donors don’t magically donate, or more important, keep donating to your organization. You need more than luck to keep your donors Building relationships with your donors is one of the most important components of fundraising. This is known as one-and-done.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 17, 2024

Fundraisers are optimistic about the next six months of major donations. By Maria Di Mento DAVID DEE DELGADO/The New York Times/Redux Ruth Gottesman, a former professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the 93-year-old widow of a Wall Street financier, donated $1 billion to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In this post, find out what recurring donations are, what you can do with them, how they can help your organization, and how to get started.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Learn how to write the perfect donation letter by understanding the ins and outs of appeals, following simple best practices, and referencing these two stellar examples.

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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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Pamela Grow

JULY 31, 2024

In fundraising taking advantage of every potential opportunity for cultivating relationships is essential! In A True—and Heartbreaking—Tale of Not Being Asked for a Donation , Megan Contakes writes: “Yes, it is counter-intuitive. But it remains one of those unlikely fundraising truths the data force us to accept.”

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Clairification

OCTOBER 21, 2024

How do you help people afraid of fundraising become comfortable in what should be a mission-aligned role for everyone associated with your nonprofit organization? Reluctant fundraisers tend to think fundraising is just about money. There are barriers to be overcome; first and foremost is fundraising fear.

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Pamela Grow

JULY 10, 2024

What do smart fundraisers, particularly those heading up “one-person” development shops, need to know? Individual donations dropped by 2.4%, with their share of total giving slightly decreasing from 67.4% In contrast, the Giving USA Foundation’s annual report highlights that donations rose to $557.16

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Clairification

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Fundraisers wonder about the upsides and downsides in asking donors to cover credit card and other gift transaction fees. Per iRaiser ,50% of donors covered fees, adding an average 5% to their initial donation. I’ve written about this before. But since I continue to get questions, I’m writing about it again.

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Clairification

JANUARY 4, 2024

TYPICAL THANK YOU LETTER TEMPLATE Dear [donor name], Thank you for your generous donation of $[donation amount] to [nonprofit name]. Your donation is making a difference. Because of your $[amount] donation, we are able to [impact of donation]. it sounded like another fundraising appeal).

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Clairification

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Recently, fundraising copywriting and thanking guru, Lisa Sargent , posted a list of “small stuff” it’s absolutely important to sweat. Plus, if people have to complete a donation remit piece, it can be difficult to write on it with a regular pen. Unresolved Stories Effective fundraising must be about the donor, not about you.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

An optimized donation page is key to turning visitors into supporters, ensuring they have a smooth, impactful giving experience. With CauseVox, you can create a donation page that does more than collect contributions—it engages donors, reinforces your brand, and inspires confidence in your cause.

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Clairification

MARCH 18, 2024

TRUTH #1: The Real Driver of Donations is Visceral Connection You can think about loyalty as a product of who the donor is and what outcomes your organization makes possible – with the donor’s generosity. Because, if you do fundraising and marketing the right way, donors will think of you as essential to their sense of self.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Quick Definition Online fundraising is the process of raising donations for a cause, project, or organization through digital platforms such as websites, social media apps, and email campaigns. In this article, we will cover online fundraising methods, tools, and some quick tips to get your nonprofit started!

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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. Charitable giving saw a 2.1% Once you’ve collected and organized your supporter data, it’s time to analyze it.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Evaluating Your 2024 Fundraising Events: What Worked and What Didnt? As 2024 wraps up, now is the perfect time for evaluating fundraising events. Refine Strategies Apply data to optimize your fundraising campaigns for 2025. Did sponsor contributions cover costs, enhance the event, or drive additional fundraising?

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Double the Donation

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Double the Donation has received several requests asking about matching gift programs in Minneapolis. Matching gifts can increase nonprofit fundraising without asking donors to contribute more of their own funds. […]

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Future Fundraising Now

OCTOBER 31, 2024

I often get asked about the techniques of fundraising: When we do things like write short sentences, underline copy, and tell emotional stories — isn’t that manipulative? Isn’t it like reaching into their brains and turning a switch that makes them donate? People who don’t want to donate won’t donate.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Year-end fundraising coincides with the gratitude season, which includes Thanksgiving in the U.S. This is appropriate since thanking your donors is part of the fundraising equation, even though many nonprofits don’t seem to realize this. Here are a few ways to incorporate gratitude into your year-end fundraising campaign.

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