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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Clairification

AUGUST 8, 2024

As you’re planning ahead, and readying your year-end fundraising initiatives, take a little time to think about your communication delivery mediums. Not to mention your message content. Are you reaching the right audiences, and making it easy for them? Are you sharing messaging that’s relevant to your constituents, and also authentically you?

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Year-end fundraising season is starting to get underway. 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. This is what I usually do.

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Clairification

JANUARY 9, 2023

Most charities are juggling a lot—development, program maintenance, fundraising, and more—and the annual report can feel like yet another mandatory routine project. An annual report that prioritizes storytelling, transparency, interactivity, and more can actually bolster donation solicitation efforts and become a lucrative fundraising tool.

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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. What’s holding you back? After all, everyone benefits from increased philanthropy.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 9, 2024

It’s no secret social media has become a powerful tool for amplifying fundraising efforts and driving donations for organizations. Your organization can harness that potential by taking advantage of social media fundraising ideas designed to boost donations and enhance engagement.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 14, 2023

Organizations that rely on donations to continue serving their communities or participants, whether they are nonprofits, schools, or sports teams, must focus on providing high-quality donor experiences. But how can you make sure the act of donating is both easy for donors and maximizes results for your organization?

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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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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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Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

GivingTuesday fundraising allows many charities and nonprofits to raise more on this day than any other and reminds us of the positive community, societal, and personal impact of supporting causes aligned with our values. 3 GivingTuesday strategies for year-end nonprofit fundraising. In 2023, GivingTuesday raised $3.1

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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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Candid

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The nonprofit sector’s recognition and adoption of diverse revenue streams, including cryptocurrency, has increased significantly over the last year, but many still feel hesitant when it comes to crypto fundraising. 3 reasons to consider embracing crypto fundraising this GivingTuesday .

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amplifi

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Donors want to know the real impact of every donation. And the most successful fundraisers know they need to show donors the impact of every donation to connect with their base and raise more money. The following strategies can help your donors understand the impact of every donation. It’s no secret.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Increasing your nonprofit’s fundraising capacity is essential to compete in today’s fundraising environment. According to the 2024 Digital Fundraising Benchmark Report , new donors acquired online gave 19.4% This shows the value of dedicating more resources to growing your online fundraising efforts. Event fundraising.

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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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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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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Online donations are a great way to maximize your nonprofit’s time and resources while having a larger impact. However, with the volume of online content growing, capturing attention and keeping it is more difficult than ever. To help you grab.

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Future Fundraising Now

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Here are some effective ways to raise more money, from the Blue Avocado Blog, at The Most Successful Nonprofit Fundraising Strategies : Simple Emails Can Boost Donations and Engagement. It’s a winning approach to email fundraising. Match Campaigns Can Double Donations, Boost Engagement. No fancy design. Just simple text.

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Future Fundraising Now

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Here’s a helpful post from the Engage Blog: How to Make Small Changes for Big Impact on Your Donation Form. This will really help you build great donation pages. This will really help you build great donation pages. Easy-to-find donate button It hardly matters how good your donate page is if people can’t find it.

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CauseVox

JULY 1, 2024

What more could you do to meet your nonprofit’s mission if your amount of monthly donations was constantly growing? We’ve created this comprehensive guide to help you navigate the essential steps to plan, launch, manage, and grow your recurring donation program effectively. Start Today!

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 25, 2022

If you’re trying to raise money but all you’re hearing is crickets, you may need to work on your message for fundraising. It can be hard, especially if you’re new to fundraising or don’t like to write. It can be hard, especially if you’re new to fundraising or don’t like to write. Why Your Message for Fundraising Is Important.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In today’s digital world, running a successful fundraiser goes beyond traditional methods; it requires innovative approaches that meet donors where they are—online. From boosting your team’s efficiency to expanding your reach, here are three key benefits of using an online platform like CauseVox to enhance your next fundraising campaign.

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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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Greater Giving

JULY 2, 2024

Make it Make Cents: Challenging Conventional Fundraising Wisdom The first part in a two-part series about challenging conventional fundraising and focusing your efforts on making the most of your revenue potential. Knowing what you plan to achieve with your event is critical to holding a strong fundraiser. Who’s your audience?

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The Fundraising Coach

JUNE 14, 2022

One of my favorite fundraising colleagues, John Donovan , once said, “Deadlines drive donations.” ” As we approach the end of June, this truth can help your fundraising efforts. Chances are, there are people in your sphere of influence who’ve been meaning to donate.

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GiveSmart

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

What is your nonprofit doing to creatively expand your audience and steward your donors with your fall fundraising? Looking for ideas for what you can build your upcoming fall fundraiser around? Whether your answer is yes or no, you should consider adding more fundraising and outreach opportunities to your fall calendar.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 25, 2024

What's more difficult: raising money or deciding which causes to support? Here's a look at the differences between the two.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2024

It’s been a challenging past couple of years for nonprofit fundraising. Plus, the M+R Benchmarks 2024 report highlighted the fact that online fundraising essentially stayed flat in 2023 (declining by 1%). This underscores the importance of having effective fundraising strategies and software solutions to bring those plans to life.

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Fundraisers are scrambling to comply with an October 12 deadline to register without penalties with the State of California regarding the Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act. Passed in 2021 , it establishes a new statutory framework regulating online charitable fundraising platforms.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Organizing a peer-to-peer fundraiser (P2P) for your cause? Whether it’s a run, walk, race , or another creative idea, peer-to-peer fundraising taps into the power of your community to expand your reach. Participants fundraise on your behalf, leveraging their personal networks to support your cause.

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Future Fundraising Now

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

A ten-week series on things you should know about fundraising. Fundraising is a relationship, not a transaction. We track success of fundraising campaigns by transactions (donations). Every donation is the result of a connection between donors and the nonprofit. Fundraising becomes profitable from repeat giving.

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The first full year of the pandemic, 2021, saw the highest amount of inflation-adjusted dollars donated. The Giving USA data is part of The 2024 Philanthropic Landscape , a report from CCS Fundraising. The point is that nonprofit donations are not keeping up with inflation, and that trend cuts across nearly all funding sources.

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Double the Donation

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Double the Donation is excited to announce an expanded partnership with Bonterra as matching gift functionality is now available on Bonterra’s Fundraising Essentials, Built on Network For Good.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

They rely more on smaller individual donors, whose numbers are dwindling: According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , in the first quarter of 2024, the number of donors who gave less than $100 dropped 10.4%, more than any other donor category. I can’t tell you for certain whether you should or not. Will you be able to secure funding?

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Blackbaud

JUNE 12, 2024

And your website’s most important asset is your donation form. It’s important to keep your website updated to attract significant traffic and to feature your donation forms prominently on the main page. Let’s explore the eight most common mistakes made on donation pages and simple solutions to fix them.

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Center for Major Gifts

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Top-down donating refers to soliciting large donations from wealthy individuals and foundations. The New Age of Fundraising Grassroots fundraising is a vital source of support for many nonprofits. The growth of social media has made it easier than ever to fundraise directly from potential donors.

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Future Fundraising Now

AUGUST 22, 2024

Your fundraising is boring because you’re spending your time explaining, not inspiring. You’re working from the assumption that if you can make people understand how your programs work, they’ll be compelled to donate. It doesn’t work that way. People don’t want or need instruction on your programs.

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