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. First, analyze your donor base.

Goals

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 16, 2025

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AI

Blackbaud

JULY 22, 2025

Cost-Effectiveness Acquiring new donors can prove significantly more expensive than retaining existing ones. to acquire a new donor , while existing donors only cost about 20 cents to retain. Retained donors are more likely to respond to annual giving campaigns, major fundraising events, and emergency appeals.

Retainer

OneCause

APRIL 28, 2025

Your participant portal is the website landing page where your peer-to-peer participants manage their fundraising and find resources to help them support your campaign or event. Retaining participants : Build an ongoing relationship with participants to keep them coming back year after year. Make the most of your participant portal.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JANUARY 15, 2025

It takes more than thank-you letters to retain donors for your nonprofit long-term. For example, consider the differing expectations of: New donors: First-time donors likely dont know much about your organization or how to engage with it beyond donating.

Donation

Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

Students can apply classroom knowledge in practical ways by handling money, calculating profits, and tracking donations. Everyone will jump at the chance to win a 50/50 prize or a basket of donated goods. Wishlists Donors love to give in-kind gifts because they know their donations will immediately impact your school.

Fundraising

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. Authenticity and resonance are key.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The best way to manage those differing priorities is through budget management tools that give you a clear view of each program, instead of trying to pull apart the organizational budget. However, donations restricted to that club are carried over year-over-year in the restricted fund until they are spent.

Budget

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

Bonterra

JUNE 19, 2025

of new donors are retained after their first gift. And when someone clicks a link in your email, that action translates to an average of $39 in donations. EveryAction features like Optimized Ask increase dollars raised by 11% per donation form. The first gift isn’t the goal. It’s just the beginning. The result is clear.

Fundraising

GiveSmart

JUNE 20, 2025

With contributions to DAFs at an all-time high, and grants from DAFs to charitable organizations reaching a reciprocal all-time high, it is time to educate yourself on DAFs and learn how your organization can secure donations from these billion-dollar entities. 3 ways to secure donations or grants from DAFs 1.

Funding

NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2025

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Retail

Blue Avocado

JULY 8, 2025

These organizations face many common challenges like securing sustainable funding, managing volunteer engagement, and navigating internal dynamics that can hinder their vital work. Donations to charities/nonprofits exist to give tax breaks for those who actively support the common good through their donations to nonprofits.

Nonprofit

CauseVox

JULY 1, 2025

They had an optimized donation page and were running campaigns online, but every time they needed to send a thank-you note, pull a donor report, or figure out who gave last year, it turned into a scramble. At its core, a fundraising platform is a tool designed to help you collect donations and run campaigns online. Sound familiar?

CRM

NonProfit PRO

JULY 3, 2025

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Retail

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Fundraising Manager Your nonprofit’s fundraising manager or director will oversee all fundraising activities, develop high-level strategies, and ensure that fundraising efforts align with organizational goals. According to Jitasa , grant management is an ongoing process that begins before funding is even secured.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JULY 16, 2025

Can becoming more intentional in your relationship-building strategies help your organization retain more donors? Also consider giving patterns at all levels—recurring monthly gifts, participation in fundraising events, or smaller but consistent donations. Every donation, regardless of size, can be a meaningful indicator of commitment.

Fundraising

Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Continuous improvement enhances the quality of fundraisers and builds confidence in the schools ability to manage these initiatives effectively. Breakdown of revenue sources: Identify which aspects of the fundraiser (ticket sales, donations, auctions, etc.) contributed most significantly to the totalrevenue.

Fundraising

Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

of new donors are being retained year-to-date, and even repeat donor retention decreased by 4.6%. 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. Only 13.8%

AI

Blackbaud

JULY 24, 2025

With the potential of AI to transform so many aspects of nonprofit operations, is it possible to employ AI technology responsibly; to retain the essential trust that underpins the uniquely human work of fundraising? Yes, but an understanding of human-centric AI is essential. So, what is Human-Centric AI?

AI

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

Wild Apricot

AUGUST 4, 2025

These include donation features, production resources and even free ad credits. These include a “Donate” button right on your videos and channel, links to your website in video annotations and access to YouTube’s Creator Academy for training. It’s an easy way to spread the word and boost turnout or donations.

Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

JULY 21, 2025

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Retail

Blackbaud

AUGUST 4, 2025

Annual Revenue Your annual revenue is like the heartbeat of your organization—it represents the total revenue your organization generates in a year, including donations, grants, and earned income. How to Calculate: Add all revenue streams—donations, grants, earned income, etc.—over over the fiscal year. over the fiscal year.

Metrics

NonProfit PRO

JULY 29, 2025

Nonprofits Struggle to Obtain Second Gifts and Bring Back Lapsed Donors Donor acquisition remains soft with new donors having dropped 10.9%, and new-retained donors (first-time donors in 2024 who gave again) having fallen 11.4%. Meanwhile, loyal repeat-retained donors had a less severe drop of 6.1% addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 24, 2024

And of course I wanted to increase our donations. But we do need to raise $350 – 400,000 in donations each year. We do really well at retaining donors. Now, every single donation letter gets a personalized, hand written note by me on them. And already, many of them have donated a second time already.

Donation

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

Software

NonProfit PRO

JULY 10, 2025

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Retail

GiveSmart

JANUARY 23, 2025

It doesnt have to be overly complicated or have dozens of layers, but tailoring your marketing to groups, such as by donation level and/or frequency, interests, and demographics, will support your donor retention and stewardship efforts best. It ties donations to outcomes. You must segment your donors to better personalize.

Fundraising

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. Additionally, online fundraising offers cost savings.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

Your first outreach should be an email welcome series , sent to everyone: Share information and updates about your institution Offer ways for grateful patients to thank their care providers Ask for feedback Grateful patients who have donated to the annual fund have a much higher likelihood of moving up the pyramid.

Ethics

NonProfit PRO

JULY 25, 2025

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Retail

The Fundraising Coach

MAY 30, 2025

When your nonprofit aims to maximize donor outreach , you’re likely hoping to reach new supporters or secure recurring donations. Understanding Planned Gifts Let’s begin by understanding precisely what planned gifts are and how they differ from other types of donations.

CRM

NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2025

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AI

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Part of Bannon’s bullishness stems from the higher number of donors, even though the average donation slipped from $166 two years ago to $140 last year. Bannon hopes urgency will spur donations. There’s something about a different month and a little bit more time passing that makes it feel easier to donate again.”

Pass-Through

Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 22, 2025

Beyond Fundraising: Building Community Through SchoolEvents Blog Summary: School fundraising is more than just collecting donations-its an opportunity to bring together students, parents, teachers, and local businesses to create lasting memories and a sense of belonging. Donate the materials (e.g.,

Fundraising

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

For example, a morning-after pill manufacturer is partnering with Louisiana health clinics to donate its contraceptive in the House Speakers home state every time Mike and his colleagues try to shut down access, spread misinformation or spew anti-contraception messaging. For every shake sold, McDonalds will donate 25 cents to RMHC.

Funding