Pamela Grow

JUNE 6, 2024

eCardWidget’s guide to charity eCards provides examples of the different occasions nonprofits can send eCards to supporters to show they’re valued: After a donation. Assess your audience’s interests, preferences, and goals to determine what appreciation methods are likely to resonate with them.

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CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2022

We all know that converting website viewers to donors is one of the primary goals of a nonprofit organization. The only sure-fire way to capitalize on your website views is to create a successful donation page. Donation pages are an essential component of every organization’s fundraising effort. Be Branded (Storied).

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Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2011

You may have read or heard about recent updates to TechSoup's Microsoft Donation Program. Updates to the Microsoft Software Donation Program. We are holding two webinars to help provide you with further information on the updates and to help answer questions you may have. Microsoft Donation Program: How Does It Work?

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Must-Watch Webinars for Event Planning from Industry Leading Professionals Planning a successful fundraising event requires creativity, strategy, and expert insights. Greater Givings webinars in 2024 brought together some of the best minds in the nonprofit space to share actionable advice for planning unforgettable events.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Marketing-qualified leads are individuals who have engaged with your nonprofits marketing materials in some way but arent yet ready to donate. On the other hand, fundraising-qualified leads have been closely involved with your organization and demonstrated their interest in donating. Streamline your online donation form.

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GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

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. Join us for our upcoming webinar, Year-End Best Practices Every Nonprofit Should Know. Appeal to these donors by keeping things simple and genuine.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 28, 2012

In May, we held the first webinar in our Microsoft Tips & Tricks webinar series, Creating Better Presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint. More recently, you may have attended our June webinars from this series, Creating Better Spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel and How Real Nonprofits Fundraise with Microsoft.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Looking to crush your Year-End and GivingTuesday fundraising goals? With donations more competitive than ever, it’s time to ditch the cookie-cutter playbook and bring your A-game. In this webinar, we’ll show you how to use CauseVox’s cutting-edge tools to create standout campaigns that grab attention and drive donations.

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GiveSmart

DECEMBER 3, 2024

What else can your nonprofit do to have a strategic end-of-the-year to reach your goals? As you finalize your plans, here are a few questions you and your team should ask yo urselves: How are the organization’s actuals trending toward 2024 goals? Do we have the capacity to squeeze in another donation campaign?

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 1, 2023

Join Barbara O’Reilly, CFRE, and guest fundraising expert panelists, including Mackenzie Burckbuchler from Double the Donation, for a highly interactive, panel conversation webinar, on Thursday, March 30th at 2pm ET, to learn how to not only easily replace this revenue stream, but to wildly surpass your overall fundraising goals.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 19, 2022

What they did: Embed a Donation Form with Recurring Giving Options. To make it easy to support their mission and help with year-round giving efforts, Veterans Heritage Project embedded a donation form right on their website. The large, blue “Donate” button directs visitors to a form with one-time and recurring giving options.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

When it comes to building relationships with donors, we assume that it will take weeks or months of relationship-building before they’ll be willing to respond to our donation appeal. During the webinar, you’ll also get links to other resources to help you and a copy of all presentation slides. But what if this is wrong?

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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. How Do Organizations Collect Donations Online? And a well-designed donation page is key. It’s also how donors prefer to support.

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Candid

JANUARY 18, 2022

Donation information . Grantmaker status: Does your organization make grants or donations? . Impact—share goals and the difference you’re making . Strategy & goals: upload strategic plan or briefly answer two questions . Attend our free webinar! . Register for the webinar. Contact information .

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Candid

JUNE 8, 2021

Outsourced experts make it their business to stay up-to-date (unlike IT staff who have to juggle professional development against day-to-day tasks), giving them—and through them, you—access to the best resources and tools needed to help your organization grow and reach its goals. Register for the webinar. Want to learn more?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 22, 2010

As I kick off a series of posts on planning, I thought it would be good to talk first about goals. Setting goals for your fundraising plan is the obvious first step. Is your goal to “raise more money than last year” or “get more donors”? Do yourself a big favor and make your goals SMART. M=Measurable. A=Attainable.

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Candid

JANUARY 20, 2023

Become eligible for Apple Pay donations : If you are looking to give your supporters an additional way to donate to your mission, you are in luck. Become eligible for Apple Pay donations : If you are looking to give your supporters an additional way to donate to your mission, you are in luck.

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Community Boost

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Its initial goal was to create a day dedicated to giving back, providing a stark contrast to the consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. billion donated in the United States alone. Notably, 2022 also marked a milestone in digital giving, with online donations exceeding $1 billion for the first time ever.

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Clairification

AUGUST 10, 2023

They require an understanding of goals, of the way the world works and our mutual respect. For a modest $100/year donation you get all my new blog articles, monthly tips (July’s are now live!), bonus tips, templates and worksheets, course and product discounts, and access to archived posts, webinars, and podcasts.

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Greater Giving

MAY 21, 2024

Conquering Donation Procurement: Track, Thank, and Triumph at Your Next Fundraising Event As fundraising professionals, we know the magic of a well-stocked fundraising event. Fundraising procurement of donated items fuels excitement,drives bids, and ultimately, raises crucial funds for your cause.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

With Giving Tuesday and year-end appeals on the horizon, leveraging social media effectively can make all the difference in reaching your fundraising goals. But how can you ensure your social media efforts translate into actual donations?

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Blackbaud

MAY 1, 2024

It should encompass friction-free and on-brand donation forms, personalized and automated communications, and integration of internal systems. Convert More Donors with a Better Donation Form The goal for nonprofit organizations and higher education advancement teams is always to raise more money online.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

have been cast, nonprofit organizations should be prepared for a new wave of donations from voters whose candidate (or candidates) did not win. Regardless of whether they donated before the election or in response to it, don’t treat rage donors as one-and-done. Have they given recent donations to organizations similar to yours?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2011

On Thursday, August 4, I had the pleasure of assisting in the webinar, Microsoft Donation Program: How Does It Work? During the webinar, Meg did a wonderful job outlining the main program updates to TechSoup's Microsoft Donation Program. Updates to the Microsoft Software Donation Program. Still have questions?

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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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Blackbaud

MAY 6, 2024

A clear understanding of your core mission and short-term and long-term goals aligns the budget and financial decisions with the overall direction of the organization. Having your organization’s mission and short- and long-term goals as a guide will also allow for flexibility in the budget.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Some tips and tricks for how to tell a compelling story and get more donations on GivingTuesday Recently we were joined by Victoria Leonhardt from GivingTuesday to talk about the power of GivingTuesday and how to harness it for your organization. Set Your GivingTuesday Goal Not every nonprofit will be using GivingTuesday to raise more funds.

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Candid

OCTOBER 12, 2022

GivingTuesday also kicks off what the nonprofit industry refers to as giving season —when organizations receive up to 30% of their annual donations— from November 29 through December 31. . Have a GivingTuesday campaign planning party and create a goal. This year, GivingTuesday is November 29, 2022. . Some examples are: .

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2009

Next Thursday, I, along with a fantastic group of smarty-pants co-workers, will be hosting a webinar called Learn How TechSoup Can Help Your Organization. Sounds lofty, right? But it's true! Here's the official description. I hope you'll join us! read more.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Start with five to eight fundraising ambassadors with a goal of understanding them and how they can best engage in ways that will make them feel great while raising money for your organization. Just asking ambassadors to spread the word and “help us reach our fundraising goal” won’t lead anywhere. and achieve their goals.

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Greater Giving

MAY 12, 2021

They understand the donor’s desire to help and have proven their dedication to reaching the goals of the nonprofit. When a relationship with a new donor or prospect begins, don’t hit them with a high-pressure request for a donation. Check out Greater Giving’s latest webinar for more information about working with your donor community.

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CauseVox

JUNE 23, 2022

In a recent webinar , Nathan gave us some tips for effective communication with donors. The pattern will probably sound familiar: a large group of email recipients results in a smaller group of website visitors, resulting in an even smaller number of donations. An Example Of A Value Proposition On An Organization’s Donation Page.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

At a recent webinar hosted by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Jennifer Chheang of The California Endowment (TCE) and Allie VanHeast of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation (KCF) shared how they are using Demographics via Candid in practice to better understand alignment with institutional goals and measure their progress.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

With new ideas and tweaks to the activities that would typically be included at in-person events, virtual galas can keep fundraising goals on track and even add to more than expected to the annual goal. For more information about virtual fundraising in 2021 check out our latest webinar: “ Virtual Gala 2.0-Going

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

With the slowing down of things such as mail, this might be a good opportunity to push more of your supporters online to donate and a crowdfunding appeal can help do that. After NTEN had to cancel their annual conference, they set up a crowdfunding page where people could still donate to help cover lost revenue from the conference.

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GrantNews

JUNE 5, 2024

With goals of improving human health and increasing efficiency in healthcare systems, nurses lead as change agents. The goal is to then utilize this broader understanding in the treatment of rare diseases. The program goal is to promote early-career faculty who are committed to careers in health professional education.

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Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Highlight how donations can make a difference during this season of giving. Virtual Events : Consider virtual holiday events, such as online auctions or webinars, to reach a wider audience. Donor Milestones : Create milestones or challenges that encourage donors to contribute more, such as matching gift challenges or stretch goals.

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