Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Your donors arent just names in your nonprofits CRM. 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.

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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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Clairification

MARCH 18, 2024

Today I’d like to illuminate: Truths about what drives philanthropy, Challenges nonprofits have developing and implementing strategies that take these truths into account, and Suggestions for moving forward with a new paradigm to generate increased philanthropy. Why would they shed a tear? Could there be a formula to express this?

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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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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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Ann Green's Nonprofit

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Your website can be a great marketing tool, but it can also help your nonprofit raise funds. Learn how to encourage donations on your nonprofit website. However, one of its most important functions is as a tool for fundraising. If designed correctly, your website can be an unstoppable force in driving donations.

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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. Truth be told, more and more nonprofits are going this route. Per iRaiser ,50% of donors covered fees, adding an average 5% to their initial donation. I’ve written about this before.

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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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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.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JANUARY 11, 2024

By Anne Stefanyk Donors want to know that their contributions matter to your nonprofit. According to Double the Donation’s donor retention guide , not receiving a proper thank-you is one of the top reasons donors stop giving. Often, nonprofits share donor stories to promote participation in planned and legacy giving programs.

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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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The Fundraiser Coach

JANUARY 20, 2025

In the world of major gift fundraising, relationships ought to be at the heart of the work we do. With the pressure of ever rising revenue goals, lack of full staffing, or a focus on "getting the gift," some fundraisers fall into the trap of treating donors like transactions. ” Why does transactional fundraising happen?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 4, 2024

The past couple of years have represented a challenging time for nonprofit fundraising. Individual giving declined in 2022 , and 70% of nonprofits expect giving to continue to decrease or remain flat. This guide will review these tips for bringing in more donations: Prioritize building strong supporter relationships.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MARCH 28, 2024

Your nonprofit organization may be putting off some version of your own spring cleaning and decluttering. You might also want to move some lapsed donors who haven’t donated for several years into an inactive file. Don’t do this until you’ve sent targeted, personalized appeals asking them to donate again. I know I should do more.

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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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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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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. Let’s get started!

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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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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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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MARCH 7, 2024

Donor retention is a perennial problem for nonprofit organizations. Fortunately, this is something you can fix, but donors don’t magically donate, or more important, keep donating to your organization. If you ignore your donors or communicate poorly, they’re unlikely to donate again. This is known as one-and-done.

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Pamela Grow

JULY 24, 2024

Imagine this: Your nonprofit is in the midst of several key projects and is planning to launch a new community program, all of which will greatly benefit your mission. However, you quickly realize there are several obstacles to starting a new fundraising campaign, including team time, resource availability, and donor fatigue.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 10, 2021

When done well, your print newsletter can be an additional source of revenue that can generate as much — if not more — than a fundraising appeal. What are the basics of a good nonprofit e-newsletter? I’ve signed up for hundreds of emails from nonprofit organizations. Your Goals. to drive traffic to your website.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 9, 2024

Keeping things simple is important for your nonprofit organization, too. Fundraising numbers are down. Is it to ask for a donation, say thank you, or send an update? Suppose you send a message that includes requests for a donation, volunteers, and for people to contact their legislators. Stick to one call to action.

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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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Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 29, 2024

Is your nonprofit poised for long-term growth? Check out these future-proof nonprofit fundraising strategies based on today’s top philanthropic trends. As a nonprofit professional, you know this all too well and likely implement all kinds of cost-saving and efficiency-boosting practices into your work.

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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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Ann Green's Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

September also brings us to the start of the busiest time of the year for nonprofit organizations, especially if you’re doing a year-end appeal. 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 are people, after all.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 11, 2024

Follow the Domain Formula , which was developed by the Domain fundraising group. They also recommend putting a donation envelope in your print newsletter. Share your stories Stories are the most important part of a nonprofit newsletter (print and email). And be sure people can read it on a mobile device.

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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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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Recent nonprofit trends show that giving is on the decline, decreasing by 2.1% For example, to promote recurring giving, Double the Donation recommends segmenting your audience based on factors like: Interests and affinities. Cater your fundraising asks based on donor giving capacity. between 2022 and 2023. Engagement level.

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Clairification

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The lion’s share of nonprofits spend more time asking. 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]. What do you spend more time on?

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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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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JANUARY 27, 2025

Monthly giving is one of the few types of fundraising that does well. Whether youre a big or a smaller organization or your fundraising went well last year or it didnt, monthly giving makes so much sense (or cents). Monthly gifts are smaller, but you can raise a lot of money with lots of small donations.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 29, 2024

These fundraising gems have been a hit with our readers, and Ive gathered them all in one place just for you. Our goal is to equip you with practical fundraising tools and ideas you can implement right away. Get ready to dive into the wealth of knowledge from these 2024 fundraising articles. Thats how youll get people to donate.

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Candid

JULY 16, 2024

We’re hearing from many nonprofit fundraisers that it’s harder than ever to drive revenue growth. According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , in 2023, the number of donors was down three years in a row, while Giving USA found that total individual giving fell 2.4%, adjusted for inflation. vs. 39.9%). vs. 39.9%).

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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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Clairification

JANUARY 4, 2024

Alas, the lion’s share of nonprofits spend a lot more time asking than thanking and reporting back on impact. 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. to raise $1.00 ).

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