amplifi

JANUARY 4, 2024

And you can do even more if you make it a priority to retain year-end donors! You already know making sure your current donors stick around is more sustainable than securing a bunch of one-off donations. And saying thank you the right way after someone gives is crucial if you want to retain year-end donors! Jump on it!

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OneCause

AUGUST 2, 2023

Peer-to-peer fundraising offers big benefits for your nonprofit. It’s a powerful fundraising approach. One of the most important components of a strong peer-to-peer fundraising event or campaign is your participants, or volunteer fundraisers. Target potential fundraisers. For example, consider where they live.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

To keep donors around and retain their support, organizations have to grab supporters’ attention and make their communications stand out from the thousands of messages their audience receives each day. Then, you can more easily identify major donor prospects and reach out to them with relevant fundraising appeals. Newsletters.

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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 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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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Professional fundraising firms retained 17% of donations raised in New York State during 2023, the lowest amount during the past five years. According to data in the new “Pennies For Charity” report from New York Attorney General Letitia James, 581 fundraising campaigns brought in $1.23 million was donated while $242.7

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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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Candid

JUNE 28, 2022

Send an automated thank you email and donation confirmation to assure donors that you received their gift. Be sure to include the specific donation amount and describe how your organization plans to use the gift. . Sharing your fundraising results. Donations are essential, but so is involvement in your cause.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 20, 2022

He’s also a co-author of Fundraising Principles and Practice: Second Edition. For retention-minded fundraisers with a strong donor cultivation plan in place, the early days of a new calendar year might even be busier than any day in November and December. Get the eBook: Retaining Your P2Peeps. Know who your year-end donors are.

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Joe Garecht Fundraising

MARCH 7, 2022

It’s not enough to know that your fundraising strategies are successful. These insights can only be gained by calculating fundraising Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This article will unpack 10 essential KPIs for measuring fundraising success. This article will unpack 10 essential KPIs for measuring fundraising success.

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CauseVox

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The truth is that major donors are no different than any other group of donors–they want to help causes they’re passionate about and they will continue donating money as long as they’re getting the proper return on investment (ROI) for their charitable giving. Are you tired of fundraising? Frustrated?

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 30, 2024

It was the same story, different day, for fundraising during the first quarter of 2024. Those are some of the numbers reported today by the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) and presented by the Foundation for Philanthropy at the Association of Fundraising Professionals and by GivingTuesday. and 3% respectively.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 24, 2024

I have been the primary fundraiser for our organization for the last 30 years. I have no training in marketing or fundraising. My goal in taking your classes was to be a better fundraiser for sure. And of course I wanted to increase our donations. But we do need to raise $350 – 400,000 in donations each year.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The number of new retained donors, or those who gave the previous year but never before, dropped by 18.7%. This involves practices like frequently recognizing and showing gratitude to donors, creating multichannel fundraising and marketing campaigns , and improving the overall donor experience. Offer accessible, convenient waivers.

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Pamela Grow

MAY 25, 2023

Whether you’re planning a 5k fundraiser , dance-a-thon, or social media campaign, you know a lot goes into preparing for a peer-to-peer fundraising initiative. But one of the most challenging aspects of peer-to-peer event planning is recruiting supporters who will act as volunteer fundraisers. Make it easy to join your campaign.

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The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 8, 2024

While reasons vary, one question nonprofits should always ask themselves after a donation is: Did we thank them? After all, it’s discouraging to donate your hard-earned money to what you feel is a worthwhile cause and never hear anything back. How do systems of expressing gratitude work and why do they matter for retaining donors ?

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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? Focus on Acquiring and Retaining Donors. Let’s begin.

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CauseVox

MARCH 6, 2023

Are you tired of lackluster online fundraising results? You can take your donation forms to the next level with our key insights. Join us for an exclusive webinar and live critique to learn the most effective donation form trends to help your nonprofit convert and retain more donors online.

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CauseVox

MAY 12, 2022

Here’s a surprising truth for a lot of nonprofit organizations: the donate button on your website is a really big deal! A good donation page is more than a pretty website: it can increase both your number of donors and the size of their donations. And it starts with your donate button. What Can A Donation Page Do?

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 24, 2024

Discover new techniques to increase your online presence and significantly boost your fundraising efforts. Learn how to create engaging, donor-centric websites that captivate and retain supporters. Register now!

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As nonprofit professionals, we wait and hope all day that this is the year our campaign will go viral and bring in millions of dollars in donations. And then the following day, many small, new, or unknown (due to lack of social capital) nonprofits feel defeated because they didn’t get the donations they’d hoped for. Sound familiar?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

As your nonprofit starts to blossom, don’t be surprised if you are conflicted over how much to spend on nonprofit administration, especially fundraising. Obviously, donors want as much of their donation as possible to go to your programs, to help change lives. And fundraising. The training. The print collateral.

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Qgiv

APRIL 8, 2021

It’s called “Navigating the Unknown: 2020 Findings to Future-Proof Your Fundraising,” and it examines how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the nonprofit industry in 2020. It’s full of data-backed fundraising strategies for engaging with donors during difficult times, including tips for fundraising during times of uncertainty.

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Pamela Grow

APRIL 29, 2023

According to the latest data from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , nonprofits continue to face a concerning decline in donors and donations. The decrease in 2022, however, is particularly alarming because it comes after some gains in the middle of the year, and year-end donations declined by 1.7%.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JUNE 25, 2024

Giving History Group donors based on their giving history, frequency, and patterns to tailor your fundraising strategies and stewardship efforts accordingly. Engagement Level Some of your donors are likely involved in other aspects of your organization beyond donating.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

You might invite donors to an exclusive reception the day or evening before the tournament, complete with refreshments, tee times, access to the driving range, and branded merchandise as a thank you for their donations. Tailor these to your nonprofit to recognize major contributors to your fundraising efforts. Legacy Leaders.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 17, 2024

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. For mobile users, the primary donation page conversion rate was just 10%. Make it easy for supporters to complete their donations. Optimize the submit button.

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amplifi

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

But an effective spring fundraising appeal is a great way to get ahead and crush your goals this year. So, we’ve got some tips you’ll love if you feel like you’re the only one focused on advancing your organization’s fundraising. Your data can tell you when they last donated and how much they gave. A strategic sequence.

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amplifi

JULY 25, 2024

So, when was the last time you did some soul-searching and asked, “What fundraising communications mistakes are we making, and how do we fix them?” Whether you’re new to fundraising or have been working at a nonprofit for decades, there’s always room for improvement. But they may not have had a minute to donate then and there.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 21, 2023

Here are some strategies for attracting and retaining these younger supporters: Use social media to connect and engage Undeniably, social media is a powerful tool for reaching out to Millenial and Gen-Z Donors. Use data and statistics to show the impact of your programs and how donations are making a difference.

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Qgiv

MAY 10, 2022

Ensure that you’re able to do your best work by setting up a donor pipeline: a structured way to attract, cultivate, and retain your donors. The donation stage. Hopefully your communication with prospective donors in the stewardship stage results in a donation. Not sure what your donor pipeline should look like? Give Qgiv a try.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 5, 2021

On average, nonprofits only manage to retain between 40-45% of their donors each year. Mobile-ready websites and donation forms are important because 54.8% Opt them in on your donation form. An easy way to obtain consent is on your online donation form. Market your text fundraising keywords.

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Candid

OCTOBER 19, 2022

As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you’re continually looking for new ways to maximize fundraising for your mission, expand your organization’s network, and bring in new supporters. Peer-to-peer campaigns succeed because supporters have a personal relationship with the fundraiser asking them to donate.

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Double the Donation

MAY 5, 2023

As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you likely understand the importance of maximizing retention among supporters. But do you have a plan in place to go above and beyond, implementing the right strategies for effectively retaining matching gift donors? Not only […]

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Fundraising during Covid has been disruptive for everyone – every single sector has been impacted but particularly those that work in event fundraising. Due to social isolation policies, many nonprofits have had to cancel or reimagine their future fundraising events (depending on their location). Crowdfunding.

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Penelope Burk

MARCH 18, 2020

Yes, the underlying cause is different this time, but it is a crisis of unknown duration and it is very likely going to have an impact on fundraising. Given very recent research on whether and to what degree donors trust charitable organizations, that must make fundraisers shiver.

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Qgiv

JULY 30, 2021

Peer-to-peer fundraising is an incredible opportunity to leverage your supporters’ personal networks and increase the reach of your campaign. This strategy involves recruiting supporters to fundraise on your behalf, and you might be surprised to find out just how many of them are willing to fundraise for your organization!

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