CauseVox

JULY 22, 2025

Use a CRM At the heart of personalized fundraising is this simple truth: you have to know your donors. That’s where a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system comes in. You can segment by giving level, program interest, donation frequency, or even how they got plugged in with your organization. Was it quick and clear?

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Donation request letters, whether sent via email or direct mail, are one of the most effective ways to reach donors and solicit gifts. However, its not enough to simply send the same appeal to your entire supporter base and ask them to donate. Well cover: What is a donation request letter?

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CauseVox

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

A donation page is like your nonprofits digital giving hubits the place where supporters can easily contribute and feel connected to your mission. Having a dedicated donation page ensures that giving is simple, accessible, and distraction-free. Clean Water For The Worlds optimized donation page hosted on their website with CauseVox.

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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. But you do have evidence in your fundraising CRM.

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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.

Donation

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Here are a few other skills for fundraising that can transfer from a grants-based approach or can be acquired with minimal training: Technology proficiency: It helps to have (or to prioritize learning) basic skills with database management or, as it is often called in fundraising, constituent relationship management ( CRM ) systems.

Funding

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. These supporters respond to texts and are active daily on social media. These supporters respond to texts and are active daily on social media.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

We made it through 2024, and with it the final push for year-end donations. You might be asking why you need to put a ton of time and energy into bringing your donors back for a second donation. This is the first interaction your donor will have with the organization after they make their donation. Whatever feels comfortable.

Retainer

CauseVox

MARCH 24, 2025

Challenge fundraisers often go hand-in-hand with peer-to-peer fundraising , where participants rally their friends and family to donate. Plus, they tap into social media, where participants eagerly share their progress, bringing more visibility to your cause. These campaigns thrive online, making them perfect for virtual fundraising.

Fundraising

CauseVox

APRIL 28, 2025

You know the feelingyouve sent the thank-you notes, optimized your donation page, and run a successful campaign or two. A successful peer-to-peer campaign hosted on CauseVox that received donations from over 500 individual donors! Social media isnt just a marketing channel anymoreits where people go to feel something.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 24, 2025

This cadence can include a series of emails that thanks them for their donation, welcomes them to the organization, and shares additional resources to learn more about the organization. Mistake #4: Recurring Giving Has Slipped from Your Priority List Fail: Your organization focuses exclusively on one-time donations.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

Annual giving is the collection of donations throughout the year to support an organization’s day-to-day operations and programs. Major donations and planned gifts often get the limelight, but without annual gifts, the day-to-day functions of your nonprofit could come to a halt.

Donation

CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2025

When donors are thanked within 48 hours of making a gift, they’re 4x more likely to donate again. Immediately after receiving a donation, be sure to send an email confirmation that includes a donor “thank you”. But don’t let an automatic thank you after receiving a donation be the only time you reach out to your donors.

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GiveSmart

MARCH 12, 2025

If youre able to understand your donors, you give yourself an increased chance of personalizing their experience to keep them engaged and donating longer. Examples of quantitative data include metrics such as donation amounts, number of donors, and page views. In that case, youd have an easy way to attempt to boost donations!

Fundraising

GiveSmart

JANUARY 22, 2025

According to Double the Donation, eight out of 10 US donors regularly attend fundraising eventsfrom charity auctions and galas to run/walk/ride initiatives and more. This may include: E-mail marketing Text messages Phone calls Social media posts Your nonprofit website (or even an event-specific microsite!) The result?

Fundraising

CauseVox

JULY 28, 2025

A CRM for nonprofits makes it simple by pulling gift history, email engagement, event attendance, and more into one place so you can spot when someone is slipping and jump in early–for their sake and yours! Now, here’s where your CRM can do the heavy lifting. Use your CRM filters to weed out bounced emails and unsubscribed contacts.

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Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 25, 2025

Building a Solid Data Foundation An accurate, up-to-date CRM is essential for tracking each interaction, so begin by cleaning up donor records. Remove duplicates, verify contact details, and capture crucial data points like donation history, event attendance, and engagement metrics (e.g., email opens).

Management

CauseVox

APRIL 18, 2025

Whether youre refining an existing program or just beginning to play around with the idea of recurring donations, this guide is designed for you. Optimize Your Sign-Up Process As a fundraiser, you know that its vital to make the donation process as accessible and intuitive as possible.

Donation

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. These touchpoints dont have to be elaborate a heartfelt email or social media post can go a long way.

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CauseVox

MARCH 17, 2025

A golf tournament fundraiser is not only a fantastic day out but also a powerful fundraising event that can drive significant donations, strengthen community connections, and build long-lasting partnerships with local businesses. Your event site is the hub where golfers register, sponsors get recognized, and donations roll in.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

MARCH 10, 2025

Sharing data in an integrated financial and CRM ecosystem aligns functional teams and reduces time-intensive manual extracting and inputting of data, allowing you to put more of your time, energy, and resources into furthering your mission. Before and after giving, donors demand more information about the impact of their donations.

Finance

DoJiggy

JULY 1, 2025

By enabling participants to create personal fundraising pages and solicit donations from their social networks, P2P fundraising platforms empower organizations to expand their reach and grow their donor base. But how do you decide on the best peer-to-peer fundraising platform with so many options available?

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 9, 2024

This might mean inspiring individuals to donate , volunteer, advocate, become a peer-to-peer fundraiser, or otherwise support your cause. Use CTAs to encourage supporters to take actions that align with your goals, such as donating, volunteering, or joining your grassroots advocacy campaign. Thats where calls to action (CTAs) come in.

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Bonterra

JULY 9, 2025

Digital advocacy Digital advocacy uses channels like email, social media, and SMS to mobilize supporters wherever they are. Done right, petitions can drive legislative change and also help grow your list of active, invested supporters.

Lobbying

Community Boost

APRIL 17, 2025

When nonprofits do engagement right, they build trust and garner support well beyond a single donation. When people feel seen and heard, they not only donate or volunteer, theyll also advocate and bring others along, which in turn creates a ripple effect that builds momentum. What is Community Engagement?

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DonorSnap

JULY 17, 2025

If you’re already using DonorSnap, you know it’s a powerful CRM for tracking donors, recording event attendance, and managing communications. Using DonorSnap for Event Management DonorSnap helps you stay organized by tracking attendance, managing donations, and sending follow-ups.

CRM

Center for Major Gifts

MARCH 22, 2025

Although email, printed letters, and social media acknowledgments have their place, they rarely match the impact of a live conversation. Timing Is Everything The sooner you reach out after receiving a donation, the more meaningful the thank-you call becomes. Why a Phone Call Over Other Methods?

CRM

Wild Apricot

JULY 8, 2025

Imagine your nonprofit’s mission clearly shining through to anyone who looks your way, not just from your programs, but across your logo, messaging, social media, signage and emails. To truly connect, start by diving into the data you already have in past surveys, emails and your nonprofit CRM. Who are we here to serve?

Nonprofit

Bonterra

JULY 28, 2025

Customer profile Product: Bonterra EveryAction Sector: Nonprofit Vertical: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security With growing public support and increased media attention, the organization faced a new challenge: scaling its fundraising infrastructure in a way that matched the demand for frontline support.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

To run a silent auction, you’ll need to plan many logistics, such as how guests will bid on items, what items you’re procuring, and how you’ll process donations. If you need to budget more conservatively, recruit more volunteers to support the event or gather more in-kind donations rather than purchasing auction items yourself.

Procurement

Fundly

JANUARY 20, 2025

Top Features of Fundly vs. GoFundMe Successful fundraising requires more than putting up a donation page and waiting for donations to come in. Encourage more donations by creating multiple giving levels with custom incentives. Access real-time data on campaign updates, page views, donations received, and other key metrics.

Funding

Blackbaud

JULY 16, 2025

Research tools and the native capabilities of your fundraising CRM can help you understand the giving patterns of all your supporters and prospects, not just those considered for major gifts. Look for volunteer service, social media interactions, and other forms of engagement.

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 24, 2025

That’s why providing a smooth and hassle-free donation process is so important. After all, with the average American spending over five hours a day on their phone , why not make donating as easy as a text? Promote your text messages across email, social media, events, and your website to grow your list and build awareness.

Fundraising

Wild Apricot

JUNE 24, 2025

Marketing automation for nonprofits simplifies repetitive tasks like sending emails, sharing updates on social media or following up with new supporters. Once set up, these actions happen based on triggers like someone joining your list, clicking a link or making a donation. The solution? Marketing automation. That time adds up.

CRM

Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 22, 2025

First, centralize your data in a single donor management system or CRM, ensuring you have one source of truth for all donor information. Look at donation history, event attendance, volunteer hours, and online engagement metrics like email open rates and social media interactions.

Metrics

Bonterra

JULY 3, 2025

Plus, it can help you increase engagement, interest, attendees, and donations. Bonterra EveryAction Best for: All-in-one nonprofit CRM Bonterra EveryAction is an all-in-one nonprofit CRM that combines AI and automation to streamline events end to end. Reviews Ease of use 4.2 Customer service 4.6 Pricing: Contact for pricing 4.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 18, 2025

GivingTuesday is a global movement that inspires millions of people to give back through donations, volunteering, and acts of kindness on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. In the United States alone, donations jumped from $400 million in 2018 to over $3.6 donations since the movement launched in 2012 36.1 Key Facts and Stats $3.6

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