Blackbaud

JULY 16, 2025

According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , only 8% of first-time donors make a repeat gift. Utilize prospect research tools : Invest in tools that can screen large lists for wealth indicators and philanthropic history. The relationship between an organization and a donor can take weeks, months, or even years to foster.

Fundraising

Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

By personalizing your donation letters, your nonprofit can increase fundraising revenue and develop long-lasting supporter relationships. These letters are particularly impactful during nonprofit giving days like GivingTuesday and targeted fundraising campaigns, providing a personal touch that can resonate with recipients.

Template

CauseVox

APRIL 18, 2025

This model of convenience and consistency isn’t just limited to consumer goods; its actually been part of nonprofit fundraising for decades in the form of monthly giving, and it fits right into this subscription culture. And don’t forget to plan your follow-up strategy, utilizing your nonprofits CRM as a tool to keep you on track.

Donation

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

These unrestricted gifts are necessary to pay fundraisers’ salaries, overhead, bills, and the supplies for your tried-and-true programs. How Is Annual Giving Different from Other Fundraising Types? Let’s take a look at annual giving compared to other fundraising types like major gifts or planned gifts.

Donation

Candid

OCTOBER 29, 2024

They value the ability to move fluidly between projects and industries, allowing them to utilize their diverse skill set while maintaining independence. “I tried many different types of nonprofit work: direct service, fundraising, and even CRM sales for a large corporation.

Consulting

Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 22, 2025

Organizations that use data analytics in fundraising report significantly higher major gifts and donor retention rates than those that rely on guesswork. A targeted approach optimizes fundraising efforts and ensures youre stewarding limited time and money responsiblydirecting your outreach to the right donors in a strategic, effective manner.

Metrics

Planned Giving

MAY 12, 2025

industry average) Executive Director’s Reflection: “The transformation went beyond fundraising. ” language to existing communications SEO Tip : Include images and donor quotes in your materials to enhance shareability and visibility in search results. Focus on generating gifts, then invest in back-end operations.

Policy

Planned Giving

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Organizations clinging to outdated fundraising tactics find themselves increasingly marginalized in competitive grant cycles. Strategic vision beats emergency fundraising in today's competitive grant landscape. Nonprofits without legacy programs will miss the biggest fundraising opportunity in history.

Funding

Wild Apricot

JULY 8, 2025

Look to peer organizations for inspiration, and utilize real success stories and infographics to clearly demonstrate your impact. To truly connect, start by diving into the data you already have in past surveys, emails and your nonprofit CRM. Making changes to how you promote your big fundraiser ? Who are we here to serve?

Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Understanding the fundamentals of accountingkeeping records of revenue generation and expendituresis critical for your nonprofit to launch successful mission-driven programs, plan engaging fundraising campaigns, and even just keep its lights on. if you pay for a separate donation processor when your CRM has one built in).

Management

Blackbaud

APRIL 28, 2025

Use your award management software to help monitor fund utilization and scholarship impact, refine strategies, and ensure funds are used effectively. Incentivizing high-achieving students with renewable scholarships encourages continued enrollment and academic success year after year.

Award

Wild Apricot

JUNE 24, 2025

Nonprofits utilize it differently depending on their goals, audience and tools. Fundraising Campaign Running a fundraising campaign manually takes a lot of time, especially when you’re trying to keep up with emails, social posts and donor follow-ups. Automation can take over much of that work.

CRM

The Fundraising Coach

MAY 30, 2025

While establishing relationships that can lead to planned gifts can take time, there are ways nonprofits can effectively raise more funds through this type of fundraising. Use your CRM to identify loyal, long-term donors, particularly those over the age of 55. Incorporate planned giving into fundraising appeals.

CRM

Bonterra

JUNE 27, 2025

Make it easier for your team to manage your organization with one of the best nonprofit constituent relationship management (CRM) systems designed for organizations like yours. These tax deductions provide ample incentive for donors to contribute to fundraising efforts. Instead, their fundraising goals are tied to their missions.

Nonprofit

Blackbaud

AUGUST 12, 2024

Where does your constituent relationship management software (CRM) fit into that culture? The Power of a CRM-Centric Culture Reflecting on my 20-plus years of working with nonprofit organizations, I can point to one pivotal era that underscored the importance of a CRM-centric culture: the pandemic.

CRM

OneCause

MAY 12, 2021

Using technology to support your organization’s fundraising isn’t new, but it’s become increasingly important in the COVID era. Nonprofits quickly had to move fundraising events online and relied heavily on online fundraising campaigns to make up for lost revenue as the pandemic swept through the world. What is a CRM system?

CRM

Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2024

It’s been a challenging past couple of years for nonprofit fundraising. Plus, the M+R Benchmarks 2024 report highlighted the fact that online fundraising essentially stayed flat in 2023 (declining by 1%). This underscores the importance of having effective fundraising strategies and software solutions to bring those plans to life.

Software

NonProfit PRO

MARCH 3, 2022

Manage your nonprofit’s core activities—fundraising, CRM, and accounting—in one software solution. Foundant’s NonprofitCore helps utilize your staff, time, money, and other resources more effectively with streamlined and automatic workflows and reporting.

CRM

Qgiv

JULY 30, 2021

Peer-to-peer fundraising is an incredible opportunity to leverage your supporters’ personal networks and increase the reach of your campaign. This strategy involves recruiting supporters to fundraise on your behalf, and you might be surprised to find out just how many of them are willing to fundraise for your organization!

Fundraising

DonorSnap

APRIL 29, 2024

Is your nonprofit fully utilizing its database? A nonprofit CRM system offers many benefits, including facilitating team collaboration on fundraising efforts. A nonprofit CRM system helps your team maintain detailed supporter notes, enhancing donor stewardship. Your event staff notes this in your nonprofit’s CRM.

CRM

The Fundraising Coach

JUNE 9, 2023

Nonprofit professionals know the best fundraising events are fun, interactive, and accessible. There’s one type of fundraising event that’s traditional but modern, competitive but fun, keeps people coming back but attracts new donors: a charity golf tournament. Live-scoring.

Fundraising

Qgiv

MARCH 14, 2023

Despite organizations utilizing fundraising best practices , many challenges for nonprofits remain. They are: Donor retention Leveraging technology Economic uncertainty Fundraising events Donor communication and engagement 1. Leveraging Technology Nonprofit fundraising technology drives so much of today’s giving.

Nonprofit

GiveSmart

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This means your nonprofit faces an excellent opportunity to engage with donors through your year-end giving fundraiser and gain more support. To help inspire creative ideas, you can utilize campaign management software to access analytics and data that help you come up with unique themes.

Software

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

After many organizations received a fundraising boost during the pandemic, direct response professionals once again seem to be bracing for a decline. Even so, direct-response fundraising remains critically important—both as a source of sustainable annual revenue and as a funnel for the cultivation of higher-level donors.

Demographics

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

To be a skilled fundraiser, you need many skills. You’ll make mistakes, miss opportunities, and learn valuable lessons on your journey to becoming a seasoned fundraising professional. That being said, everyone makes fundraising mistakes, it’s how you learn from them that matters most. Top fundraising mistakes to avoid 1.

Fundraising

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

From planning peer-to-peer fundraisers to properly marketing your online campaigns, there’s an endless number of items on your to-do lists. That’s why it’s essential to carefully choose the right software solutions to support your operations–the right tool can drive a high ROI for your fundraising efforts. Personalize donor engagement.

Software

Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2025

Fundraising involves the process of gathering voluntary contributions of money or resources from individuals, businesses, or foundations to support a specific organizations cause. Below, we cover everything from different types of fundraising to upcoming trends for 2025. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to fundraising.

Fundraising

CauseVox

OCTOBER 1, 2024

They play a key role in fundraising by providing a steady stream of significant support while having the potential to increase their giving over time. Cultivating relationships and refining your mid-level donor strategy can lead to deeper engagement and long-term loyalty, making them valuable assets in any fundraising plan.

CRM

Qgiv

JULY 17, 2024

This partnership marks a significant milestone in our mission to make innovative and effective fundraising accessible to everyone. What this partnership means Through this exciting collaboration, OTE clients will have access to Qgiv’s easy to use fundraising tools. For Qgiv clients: Access to unique fundraisers.

Utilities

Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 10, 2024

How Can We Use Data Analytics to Improve Our Fundraising Strategies? Blog Summary: In todays competitive landscape, nonprofits, schools, and community groups can significantly enhance their fundraising efforts by leveraging data analytics. Understanding Data Analytics in Fundraising What Is Data Analytics?

Fundraising

CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Considering the twists that fundraising plans may have taken in 2023, it’s crucial to recalibrate for the upcoming year. As we embark on the fundraising journey in 2024, the significance of a well-structured nonprofit annual development plan cannot be overstated. What’s your plan for 2024?

Calendar

Blackbaud

APRIL 8, 2024

Many don’t cover operating costs or have a small allotment for indirect costs such as salaries, insurance, and utilities. These can be used to pay operating costs such as rent, utilities, and salaries. An organization might do a fundraising campaign specifically for new equipment or apply for a grant that aligns clearly to their goals.

Funding

The Fundraising Coach

MAY 30, 2024

In this guide, we’ll cover four top strategies for targeting your nonprofit’s top donor demographic groups in your online fundraising efforts to maximize your revenue. Interests and hobbies: If your donors share specific hobbies or interests, you can tie that back into your fundraising efforts.

Demographics

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Utilize Their Strengths Volunteers feel valued when they can use their expertise for a good cause. Ciconte and Jeanne Jacob propose TheVolunteer Bill of Rights in Fundraising Basics: A Complete Guide. Never schedule or conduct meetings without a full agenda, and ensure the content is both relevant and critical. Authors Barbara L.

Retainer

Qgiv

AUGUST 4, 2023

Volunteers save your organization time and money when utilized correctly with a volunteer management process. Use a CRM to track your communication efforts and your volunteers’ responses. Look at the data you collect from your CRM communications and offer volunteer surveys to gain direct feedback from your volunteers.

Management

GiveSmart

JULY 30, 2024

For your nonprofit, breaking up with your fundraising software that is not serving you will allow you to evolve and provide you with new opportunities. Having the right fundraising software allows your nonprofit to provide a seamless donor experience, utilize top-performing features and best practices, and manage your data like never before.

Software

Qgiv

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Strategic partnerships and research inform her approach to new challenges and when drafting fundraising communications. It’s been proven time after time that data-driven strategy creates the most successful fundraising results. Advanced reports can highlight information like new donors, at-risk donors, and lapsed donors.

Metrics