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Unlock your impact: try a donor survey today!

Hands-On Fundraising

Would you like some interesting information about your donors – including testimonials and suggestions you might never get otherwise? Do you want to know what your donors think? Do you want them to know you care what they think? Then you want to try a donor survey I first created a survey years ago.

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How to Write a Killer Letter of Inquiry (LOI) to Get a Grant

Get Fully Funded

On rare occasions, a funder is so convinced by a Letter of Inquiry that the fit is just right, and they’ll write you a check without additional information or supporting documents. Look for this information on their website, if they have one (often foundations do not), or on the foundations IFR Form 990. Use a letter format.

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How Will You Welcome Your New Donors?

Ann Green's Nonprofit

You could also direct people to your website for more information about your nonprofit. Be careful about how much information you send. Your welcome package should include a warm introductory message and a few facts about your organization, but don’t brag too much. Keep it donor-centered and be personable.

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Go All In on Monthly Giving

Ann Green's Nonprofit

If thats too much, you could give a shout out to your monthly donors and include information on how to become a monthly donor in your newsletter. Include this information in their welcome letter or email. If you change your payment processor, make it easy for donors to transfer their information.

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AI for Good: Transforming humanitarian response 

Candid

By leveraging AI, nonprofits can unlock powerful insights, make informed decisions, and optimize operations in ways previously unimaginable. Where data is available, it’s often scattered across reports, spreadsheets, and platforms, which creates silos of information, making it time-consuming to derive actionable insights.

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5 Best Practices for Nonprofit Employee Onboarding

Ann Green's Nonprofit

Provide formal and informal opportunities for new hires to connect with their mentor or buddy. Debbie received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing Information Systems from James Madison University and a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from George Washington University. Schedule regular check-ins.

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Find Your Next Funder: Use Prospect Research to Secure Major Donors

Blackbaud

Donor Information Can Make Prospect Research a Dream Let’s re-envision that nightmare scenario as a dream come true: A few hours before an event, your donor relations team hands you an event briefing, with a bulleted list of attendees and a quick blurb on each of them. What is donor information management?

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