The Fundraising Coach

MARCH 6, 2024

These interactions can be anything from attending a fundraising event to donating online. Not only does technology enable online giving, but it also automates repetitive tasks like sending thank-you messages and donation receipts. Let’s get started with the most important part of the conversation: choosing effective technology.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2015

It's probably baked in to our cash-strapped nonprofit DNA to see if we can first get something donated before buying it outright. But asking for donations is time-consuming and not effective all the time. Luckily, there are a number of online donation platforms for in-kind donations that can make the process easier.

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Planned Giving

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

By dedicating a robust budget to planned giving, youre not only preparing for an influx of future donations but also positioning your institution to benefit from the long-lasting impact of legacy relationships. Support: Arrange no-pressure consultations with our planned giving experts. Set clear metrics for success.

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Center for Major Gifts

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Reviewing past donation patterns, engagement levels, and event participation can provide valuable insights into a donors likelihood of making a major contribution. Unlike smaller, transactional donations, major gifts are often motivated by a donors deep emotional connection to a cause.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

This notes the number of donations needed to reach your goal, as well as the number of donations at varying levels you need to solicit. Measure all fundraising metrics. No matter how extensive your software features are, the most important thing is that all of these metrics are stored in your centralized CRM system.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 30, 2024

According to BWF’s AI for nonprofits guide , the process of using these predictive AI fundraising tools looks like this: Your nonprofit gathers data using sources like your online donation form, donor feedback surveys, and website analytics. You can use this information to identify trends and patterns in donor sentiment.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

What can you do to improve the metrics that matter? Put all your goals on paper and include every metric you need to measure to meet the goals in your fundraising plan. It’s cheaper to get another gift from someone who already donated than to recruit a brand new donor! Is it easy to donate? What’s working? Is it engaging?

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 12, 2025

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

These same metrics are important to track during crises to effectively determine which indicators can signal alarm. More specific reports from peer-to-peer fundraising can transform donor data into segmented information about participants, donations, teams, badges earned, and inventory details. Who is ready to give?

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Planned Giving

APRIL 17, 2025

30 We dont need consultants. 43 We dont need to track metrics. You are if you want donations. Right after they finish donating to people who asked first. And they dont need your donation. Try saying that to payroll or lets see how far that gets you on rent day Delusion No. 29 Our cause sells itself. Delusion No.

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Double the Donation

JULY 27, 2021

Double the Donation is thrilled to announce its newest integration with ascend by UC Innovation, a CRM software and consulting company committed to delivering innovative, sustainable results. With this integration, your donation records will flow from ascend into your 360MatchPro portal to kick off the matching gift process.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 13, 2015

Publish metrics to highlight what you've done well. Contact for-profit marketing agencies, as well as business and technology consultants, who can help you analyze your operations and better deliver on your goals. Fill your next grant request or appeal to donors with the data points, metrics, and stories you've gathered.

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Candid

JANUARY 30, 2023

Next, consider what audience learnings you can surface using your nonprofit’s marketing analytics, such as email engagement metrics, website traffic measures, and social media performance. As a first step, consult your nonprofit’s budget and determine how much you can afford to invest in rebranding.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 6, 2024

When evaluating your school’s readiness for a capital campaign, database readiness might not be at the top of the list for your campaign consultants or administration. Work closely with administrators to identify reports that need to be run and the metrics to track during the campaign, which will inform your fund setup and gift entry process.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

These supporters give your organization’s largest donations, and it’s not an exaggeration to say their support helps keep your nonprofit afloat. Encourage engagement beyond donating. The UpMetrics guide to impact reporting recommends taking the following steps to make your reports as compelling as possible: Choose relevant metrics.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 12, 2023

Well-designed messaging can help your nonprofit reach its various goals, from boosting donations for your year-end giving campaign to growing strong relationships with constituents. This will help supporters understand the impact of a gift and generate emotion that’s needed to drive donations for your text-to-give campaign.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The CFO’s task, then, is to remind the grant writers—preferably on the record—that M&G cost must be funded (perhaps via donations or some other revenue stream) unless the executives and the board are willing to live with deficits. M&G is not a problem to be solved after the proposal has been submitted and approved.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 24, 2024

For example, if you use Salesforce and its marketing automation add-on, you can populate emails with data like donors’ first names and most recent donation amounts. If you need help choosing the best email automation tool or leveraging it to meet your goals, consider reaching out to a consultant.

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Tech Soup

JULY 19, 2017

For the Professional Social Media class I teach at Sonoma State University , I created an exercise designed to help folks practice both content creation and looking at metrics. Although I think getting just "likes" is not a great metric, it's better than no interaction at all. The totals are then tallied.

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 30, 2024

The CFO’s task, then, is to remind the grant writers—preferably on the record—that M&G cost must be funded (perhaps via donations or some other revenue stream) unless the executives and the board are willing to live with deficits. M&G is not a problem to be solved after the proposal has been submitted and approved.

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Selfish Giving

MARCH 27, 2019

To celebrate National Plant a Seed Day on March 20th, Chipotle sold a Home Grown Garden Box and donated a percentage of sales from stores in seven markets to Big Green , an organization that aims to build a healthier future for kids by connecting them to real food. Jersey Mike’s Subs expects to collect more than $6 million in donations.

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CauseVox

MAY 27, 2021

The organization raised more in a single campaign than it ever had before, and beyond the donations, they were getting notes back in the remittance envelopes from donors saying “I believe in you,” “your organization is an inspiration,” and “if anyone can do this, you can!” We were shocked by the results of the campaign.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 19, 2023

An effective case for support is a must-have for any organization that relies on donations to get its work done and make a difference in its community. The core message of your case for support would detail how you enact your mission: Donations make a life-changing difference for homeless pets. Gather diverse stakeholder perspectives.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 6, 2022

If your fundraising plan doesn’t include a strategy for finding, cultivating, and asking major donors for a large donation, you’re missing out on some big gifts for your small nonprofit. I was pretty nervous about asking people for a large donation when I was new to fundraising. They don’t know who to ask.

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The Fundraising Coach

MAY 1, 2024

While communication metrics and donor feedback are good places to start stewarding donors, your nonprofit may overlook a valuable resource for enhancing donor stewardship: your bookkeeping data. For example, donors who contributed bags of dog food to an animal shelter might want to know how many animals were fed with their donation.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 6, 2022

As an animal-related nonprofit, you often compete with other similar organizations, not to mention thousands of other deserving causes, for every donation. Pet stores often have long, comprehensive lists of customer contacts who love animals and have money to donate. In-kind donations. Make donating easy and rewarding.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2017

Those decisions are based on hundreds of different metrics. TechSoup Product Donation. TechSoup offers donated products from Informz, an online email marketing platform for sending and tracking email communication. What causes poor deliverability? How Your Emails Become Spam. The 2017 Nonprofit Email Deliverability Study.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Hes very brown, very Mexican-looking, and owns a funny-sounding company, said Armando Enrique Zumaya, founder of Somos El Poder, an Alameda, California-based consultancy that advises Latino nonprofits on fundraising. The suggested donation is just $100. The requests come by mail. The idea of detouring makes us so anxious.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2021

If you’re looking for a new CRM or investing in a system for the first time, be sure to look for a solution that includes features like: Detailed donor profiles: Your CRM should be able to log information about donors, such as their involvement, donation, and outreach histories. This helps supporters see what their donations can accomplish.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The latest metrics from Fundraising Report Card’s Benchmarks show that: 19% of first-time donors are retained on average. The formula for calculating LTV is: [Average number of years donors stay involved with your nonprofit] x [Average donation amount] x [Average donation frequency] = Donor LTV.

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The Fundraising Coach

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Social media engagement metrics. You can identify these metrics through Google Analytics and use them to understand your website user demographics on a deeper level. . Instead of donating funds, they can volunteer their time and have their employer give on their behalf. . Website demographics.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2013

If you don’t have much time, you might check out TechSoup donation partner, Mobile Beacon’s What's Involved in Technology Planning , which boils things down to three questions: What does your group plan to do with computers in the next few months? Finalize the technology plan with benefits and outcomes. Look for it on page 49.

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Allied Grant Writers

OCTOBER 11, 2024

In-Kind Donations : Non-monetary support such as products, services, or expertise. Individual Donor Grants While less common, individual donors can provide substantial grants: High Net-Worth Individuals : Philanthropists making large, often recurring donations. Local Resources Consult your local library for grant research resources.

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DoJiggy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

When people’s living costs go up, they can’t afford to donate as much or as often, if at all. Your nonprofit needs to manage its finances responsibly to be prepared for these thin donation times. Use intuitive accounting software to secure financial data in the cloud and track metrics in real-time.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

Development officers, executive directors, event planners, consultants, and emerging leaders came together to discuss fundraising trends, donor retention, DEI (diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace) strategies, and so much more. Implement procedures to asess metrics. She used her network to attract hundreds of new donations.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Plus, your organization can identify giving patterns and use this data to boost donation revenue with targeted strategies. Personalized donor communications: You can use the data in your CRM to tailor communications like donation requests and event invitations to their individual recipients.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 6, 2025

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