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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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Quick Definition Online fundraising is the process of raising donations for a cause, project, or organization through digital platforms such as websites, social media apps, and email campaigns. How Do Organizations Collect Donations Online? And a well-designed donation page is key. It’s also how donors prefer to support.

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Blackbaud

MAY 23, 2025

Creating an effective donation form is crucial for maximizing contributions and ensuring a seamless donor experience. As a result, optimizing your donation form can significantly impact your fundraising success. What makes a donation form accessible? Perceivable: Is your donation form easy to locate on your website?

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 15, 2025

Email and social media are okay, too. You can also use email and social media. The downside is people get a ton of email and social media messages, so make yours stand out. It’s summer! I hope you’ll get a chance to take a vacation or just some time off. Either way, you don’t want to be too quiet and ignore your donors.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JANUARY 20, 2025

Why does making a donation often feel like a transaction? Sometimes I see the words Transaction complete after I make an online donation. Your recurring donation has been processed Donation tax receipt Transaction Receipt from for $… This again emphasizes the transaction. Generally, it happens way too often.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 21, 2025

We also have email, the internet, and social media, just to name a few. Are you asking for a donation? If you ask someone to make a donation, volunteer, and contact their legislators in the same message, they may not do any of that. Also, unlike social media, its something you can control.

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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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Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Whatever you decide, DO NOT include a donation envelope or any other type of ask with your thank you message. Be ready to thank your donors as soon as you receive a donation Every single donor, no matter how much they’ve given or whether they donated online, gets a thank you card/letter mailed to them or receives a phone call.

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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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Ann Green's Nonprofit

DECEMBER 4, 2024

You may have or will see an increase in donations because of the recent U.S. This is why it’s so important to get a second donation, also known as a golden donation. Once you get that golden donation, you’re more likely to have long-time donors who will keep giving. These donors are sometimes referred to as rage donors.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2025

Think of the enormous amount of email and social media posts you receive as opposed to postal mail. You could put a donation envelope in your newsletter to raise some additional revenue, but do not put one in a thank you or holiday card. It may be something you should be investing in. Stay away from the scarcity mindset.

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CauseVox

MAY 12, 2025

The Fundraising Campaign Communication Templates resource is your plug-and-play toolkit for what to say, when to say it, and how to say it across email, social media, and SMS. Use our modern platform to build your next campaign with branded donation pages, easy setup, and real-time reporting, no coding required.

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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.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 22, 2024

GoFundMe and Meta announced new sharing features intended to drive more donations to nonprofits. One-quarter of Gen Z also responded they were inspired to look into or donate to a cause because of social media. Features include real-time, dynamic progress metrics and a new donate button designed to inspire action.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Master key strategies to elevate your GivingTuesday and year-end fundraising with social media, including profile optimization, engaging content, and video storytelling. With Giving Tuesday and year-end appeals on the horizon, leveraging social media effectively can make all the difference in reaching your fundraising goals.

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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. You might be asking why you need to put a ton of time and energy into bringing your donors back for a second donation.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2025

It serves as the foundation of your digital strategy by providing a place for any individual to find the information they seek about your nonprofit, whether thats your mission statement, impact on beneficiaries, how to donate, or volunteer sign-up forms. By Carl Diesing Your website is an essential tool in your online marketing kit.

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DoJiggy

MARCH 11, 2025

While traditional methods like handwritten thank-you notes and email acknowledgments remain valuable, social media offers a unique and highly visible way to recognize donor contributions. In this guide from DoJiggy, well explore the best ways to thank donors on social media, with examples to help you craft engaging and effective posts.

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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. Have they given recent donations to organizations similar to yours?

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 10, 2025

Your digital marketing strategy determines whether donors will actually donate to your fundraiser. For example, if someone searches “donate to stop deforestation,” your environmental organization’s Google Ad might appear at the top of the search results, leading them directly to your donation page. For example, U.S.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 27, 2025

Its no secret that effective fundraising fuels your nonprofits workbut not all of the donations that may be useful to your nonprofit are necessarily monetary. In-kind donations (i.e., In-kind donations (i.e., Knowing this amount is important for accurately tracking your nonprofits donation revenue in your financial records.

Donation

CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

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. Corporate sponsors can provide financial support, in-kind donations, or even employee volunteers to help strengthen your campaign.

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Community Boost

OCTOBER 30, 2024

billion donated in the United States alone. Notably, 2022 also marked a milestone in digital giving, with online donations exceeding $1 billion for the first time ever. Digital Influence A significant driver behind Giving Tuesday’s success is the strategic use of social media and digital campaigns. What is Giving Tuesday?

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

GivingTuesday provides an opportunity for these donors to reconnect with your organization through word of mouth, peer-to-peer, or social media campaigns. Personal stories and endorsements are incredibly compelling, so consider featuring testimonials and success stories on your social media platforms and in your email newsletters.

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Candid

MARCH 10, 2025

This is what we learned: In online fundraising competitions, past experience matters In traditional fundraising settings, organizational factors such as significant investment in fundraising, more employees and volunteers, and a robust social media presence are correlated with better outcomes.

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CauseVox

JULY 22, 2025

Snapshot of a donor profile in the CauseVox CRM, tracking everything from contact info and donation history to call notes, emails, and personal highlights to help build stronger donor relationships. You can segment by giving level, program interest, donation frequency, or even how they got plugged in with your organization.

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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! But as the dust settles, a nagging question pops up: How do we keep this momentum going?

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 2, 2024

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 ? Beyond viewing GivingTuesday as a standalone event, we can think of it as the starting line for a broader campaign. Here’s how to do it.

Fundraising

Wild Apricot

JULY 16, 2025

And it’s a valuable use of your time: 48% of social media platform donors give on Facebook. Whether your nonprofit is aiming to raise awareness locally or nationally, engage volunteers, or boost donations in your city or region, focusing your efforts on Facebook makes strategic sense. Include your website, email and donation link.

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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.

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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.

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Center for Major Gifts

DECEMBER 18, 2024

There also seems to be a preference for monthly donations, with monthly donations growing by 40%. Since the average online donation is $177USD, and online events can reach a wider audience than in-person functions, there is solid fundraising potential online. The internets reach is worldwide.

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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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amplifi

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Start with a heartfelt thank you to follow up after every donation. Instead of reach more people, set a goal of add X new potential donors to our mailing list or secure X new social media followers. They will be eager to give again the next time you ask. So, what do you need to do differently to keep donors engaged in 2025? Click here!

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Between the holiday spirit, the push for tax-deductible donations, and people reflecting on how they can give back, it’s the perfect storm of generosity. Show how donations make a difference with real stories and photos. Engage Social Media: Use #GivingTuesday to join the conversation and share updates all day.

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Grant Writer Team

JULY 17, 2025

Raising funds to boost your nonprofit donations in a fast-changing digital world requires more than the usual tactics—it takes innovation. With donor fatigue and changing giving habits, organizations must get creative to keep donations flowing. Boost Your Nonprofit Donations! Offer pre-set donation levels (e.g., $25,

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DoJiggy

OCTOBER 29, 2024

An effective online giving platform simplifies donations, encourages generosity, and helps churches manage their funds more efficiently. Congregants should be able to make donations quickly without navigating complicated menus or forms. Recurring Donation Options : Churches thrive on consistent support from their congregants.

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