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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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Learning how to manage volunteers effectively will help bridge the gap between recruitment and retention, ensuring more supporters stick around long-term. Volunteer management is the process of working with volunteers throughout their engagement with your organization, from recruitment to ongoing engagement and retention.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

These include: Donation receipts and tax acknowledgments: Promptly sending these essential documents shows your professionalism and gratitude while giving donors the information they need for tax purposes. Average Gift Size: Indicates the average amount donated per gift, helping you assess the effectiveness of your fundraising strategies.

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Blackbaud

MAY 1, 2025

While complex strategies, modern donor data management systems, and multi-step engagement plans have their place, sometimes the simplest tactics can yield effective resultsand should not be overlooked. Encourage recurring giving Get 60% of current donors (653) to donate by 30th of September 2025.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Attendee Engagement Track metrics like number of auction bids, donations, social media shares, and post-event survey responses to gauge participation and event impact. Average Donation Per Attendee Divide the total revenue by the number of attendees to find the average donation per person.

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 17, 2024

However, research shows that donors expect their philanthropic donations to go directly to the cause rather than overhead. Keenan , an assistant professor in the Marketing unit at Harvard Business School Donor-Centric Strategies Boost Donations Determining a nonprofits value is done by calculating its social impact. Elizabeth A.

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GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The end of the calendar year is around the corner—the single biggest fundraising opportunity of the year! 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.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Seasoned fundraisers are well aware that fundraising involves a lot more than simply asking for donations. A fundraising calendar can help you streamline this process so you can raise more with less effort. Managing your fundraising efforts can be difficult, especially if you are working on a team.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 10, 2021

Create a communications calendar for the year, one that includes the dates for your fundraising appeals, your monthly giving asks, your annual report, print newsletters, and more. Download our Annual Fundraising & Marketing Calendar to stay on top of important dates. What to Include. Call to Action. Share something on social media?

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 10, 2025

But many nonprofits that earn organization-changing donations scramble to build the infrastructure to manage the funds effectively. They are likely not experts in investment management. Check out our next product tour to see how Blackbaud Grantmaking can help you manage your relationships and amplify your impact.

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Your nonprofit can maximize donations by integrating donor-centric practices. After all, successful nonprofits implement donor-centric policies into their core structure to effectively maximize donations. What is Donor-Centric Management? Donor-centric management is a functional fund raising concept.

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The Almoner

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The foundation then creates and manages multiple pools of funds called endowments for the good of the diocese and the parishes within the diocese. The Community Foundation for Eastern South Dakota works with the Bishop to create and manage his annual appeal. These efforts help to inspire donations from local Catholics.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

The best gift a nonprofit organization can receive is unrestricted cash, but an inkind donation of something your organization needs and would have otherwise purchased is also a high-value gift. Basically, it’s a non-cash donation made to a nonprofit organization. There’s more to inkind donations than you might think.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 2, 2024

By now, GivingTuesday has become a fixture on nonprofit calendars, inspiring generosity worldwide. Think back on what made the day successful—was it the heartfelt story shared on social media, the surge of donations from a matching gift, or the high open rate on a well-crafted email appeal ? But data only tells part of the story.

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GrantNews

JUNE 12, 2025

Integrating a transparent budget and other donor-centric practices into a nonprofit’s management allows donors and volunteers to see exactly how their contribution will make a difference. Nonprofits can maximize donations and, in turn, their impact by attracting new funding. Utilize budgeting tools to monitor spending patterns.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Aside from the normal holiday hullabaloo, you’re also busy planning fundraisers and engagement opportunities to round out your organization’s calendar year. Personally, I’m a big fan of asking those serving on the board of directors to not only donate first (which is a given) but to also volunteer with fundraising efforts.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

Recommendations Master Digital Fundraising Always, always, always focus on ease of giving from the donors perspective and how youre managing your follow-up. PayPal isneveran acceptable nonprofit donation page. Yes, while you want to offer the option of PayPal as an option, it should never be your primary donation option.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

To many, Wild Apricot is a great all-in-one solution for website hosting as well as managing members, events, invoices, newsletters, donations, and contacts. membership registration, event calendars, profiles,etc) into your existing website using Widgets! But what you might not know is that you can integrate these features (i.e.

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amplifi

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Perhaps you worked out a financing plan or used your credit card to break down your purchase into more manageable payments over a few months. And it can actually strain the donor/organization relationshipif a donor is accustomed to making $50 donations, and all of a sudden you ask for a $500 gift!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

can now receive Microsoft donations from TechSoup , as well as donations of Office 365 directly from Microsoft. From operating systems to office productivity suites to graphic design software, Microsoft has made over 250 products available for donation through TechSoup. Your Guide to Donated Software Through TechSoup.

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DonorSnap

APRIL 8, 2025

The Formal Acknowledgment Letter Every donation deserves a formal acknowledgment. DonorSnaps donation strata report automatically does this for you, simplifying the process of creating your report. If you run nonprofit auctions, take a look at AuctionSnap , our event management platform that pairs perfectly with DonorSnap.

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GiveSmart

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Fall is in the air, and with it comes many opportunities to finish up this calendar year strong. Whether your answer is yes or no, you should consider adding more fundraising and outreach opportunities to your fall calendar. Consider a text-to-donate campaign, a run/walk, or a giving day. Crunchy, colorful leaves.

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The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 17, 2025

Often, nonprofits are forced to cut corners or rely heavily on donations, which can add uncertainty to the planning process. In-kind donations, such as catering or printing services, can significantly reduce costs while building community relationships. Crowdfunding platforms can also help you raise funds in advance.

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CauseVox

MAY 27, 2025

Customer/Client Relationship Management software was developed in the for-profit world. Companies use a CRM to track their customers behavior, manage communication, and make offers that the customer is likely to be interested in. Manage time and tasks with CauseVoxs CRM 5. What is a Nonprofit CRM? This helps you raise more.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

JANUARY 21, 2025

By leveraging digital platforms, teams can tap into a broader audience, simplify the donation process, and achieve their goals faster. These include the need for digital literacy, the time required to manage online campaigns, and the competition for online attention.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Organizations where managers invest the time into mapping journeys will see impacts starting at the awareness stage and driving well into influencing retention and advocacy. The goal is to deliver an organization’s point of view (POV), explain the mission and provide inspiration that hopefully leads to engagement and donations.

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GiveSmart

APRIL 17, 2024

The Need for Sustainability According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) Q3 2023 report , market trends in 2023 pointed to a decrease in donor participation and money raised by donations. The Blueprint By taking the time to plan ahead and get creative, your nonprofit can work toward building a year-round fundraising calendar.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Fundraising requires timely and efficient processing of donations, especially in the typical end-of-year rush of gifts. This season, give your team a little December stress relief by automating and streamlining gift processing, including recurring donations and installment payments. 

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

Include fundraising fees, the subscription costs for your donor management system and other online tools, insurance, postage for appeals … everything! If you have a donor management system, such as Bloomerang or Little Green Light , you can easily pull a list of donors and prospects. Create a calendar of Asks. Be specific here.

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The Fundraising Coach

AUGUST 4, 2022

Gathering donor data and leveraging it to improve your interactions with supporters is the foundation of effective donor management and fundraising success. . In this post, we’ll highlight four strategies for improving your donor management: . Donation history. Track donor engagement. Conduct prospect research. Event attendance.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 5, 2012

Streamline the registration and payment processes for your organization’s events, conferences, and classes with cloud-based services from the Acteva Donation Program. Create Donation Pages as Well. Acteva services can also be used to set up pages for your nonprofit or library to accept donations. Networking events.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

In this interview, Julia shares some of the strategies she teaches her clients, including her secret formula for social media calendars, how nonprofits can improve engagement on their social channels, and the one thing she wishes nonprofits would stop doing online. Another thing I recommend: look at your calendar for the year.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 2, 2023

Our team at Get Fully Funded uses Trello to manage our individual to do lists plus all our team projects. Time-block your week with an online calendar. And if you share your online calendar with your team, they can see when you’re busy or help you set appointments. The real benefit of using a calendar is block scheduling.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 8, 2023

Social media to manage. And financial breakdowns are helpful as you manage your finances each month, especially when funds are tight and you need to see exactly where every penny is going. Donor databases like Little Green Light , Bloomerang , and Kindful do so much more than just track donations. Systems to put in place.

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CauseVox

MAY 27, 2025

Customer/Client Relationship Management software was developed in the for-profit world. Companies use a CRM to track their customers behavior, manage communication, and make offers that the customer is likely to be interested in. Manage time and tasks with CauseVoxs CRM 5. What is a Nonprofit CRM? This helps you raise more.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 3, 2025

Download Our Free Fundraising Plan & Calendar Template: Why Do You Need a Fundraising Strategy? Here are a few new marketing trends worth considering when putting together your fundraising plan: Influencer Marketing Does the adage people donate to people who they trust sound familiar? Thats because its so true!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

complex projects that require careful management. options that nonprofits can use for project and task management. Project management software helps organizations manage the complexities of. Project management software helps organizations manage the complexities of. Project Management Options.

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