amplifi

DECEMBER 19, 2024

You know an effective email strategy is an important part of achieving your nonprofits goals and fulfilling your mission.And you can engage more donors, inspire action, and make a bigger impact when you use your nonprofits data to optimize your email outreach and keep up with the latest trends. Start by setting a specific goal.

Goals

GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Once the end-of-year giving campaign goes public, the remaining fundraising goal will be met by following best practices and promoting across all channels. 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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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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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.

Media

CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Since you probably raise a good percentage of your fundraising goal during the month of December, you have to make the time count! Go Wild With Social Media Social media is an incredibly powerful tool for your year-end fundraising campaign. To build momentum, keep your supporters updated on your campaign progress.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JANUARY 20, 2025

Many nonprofits seem to focus too much on meeting their revenue goals, which of course is important. Giving Tuesday is the worst example of this, with Year End close behind. Generally, it happens way too often. Remember this Building relationships is just as important as raising money. The two go together. That includes fundraising appeals.

Donation

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 ? Adjust Year-End Goals Based on GivingTuesday Insights Again, since time is of the essence, this step should be swift. Here’s how to do it.

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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

MARCH 24, 2025

Plus, they tap into social media, where participants eagerly share their progress, bringing more visibility to your cause. Set Clear, SMART Goals Before launching your challenge fundraiser, take a moment to define your goalsbecause a challenge without a goal is just an activity! Consider your fundraising goal.

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Community Boost

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Its initial goal was to create a day dedicated to giving back, providing a stark contrast to the consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Its initial goal was to create a day dedicated to giving back, providing a stark contrast to the consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. What is Giving Tuesday?

Nonprofit

Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Here’s the deal: a well-planned year-end campaign isn’t just about hitting your goals. Start With a Clear Goal What do you want to accomplish before the year ends? Knowing your goals keeps your team focused and your message sharp. Kickoff Your Campaign: Announce your goals and invite people to be part of something big.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 19, 2025

Picture this: It’s Monday morning, and your year-end campaign launches in exactly eight days. Your marketing director sends an urgent email to the entire team: “Anyone have stories that show how we’ve changed lives this year? We need them by Wednesday!” ” Sound familiar? They weave it into their organizational DNA.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Even if it feels overwhelming at first, break it down into essential steps: Setting goals Identifying potential donors Defining your message Starting with a well-conceived plan helps you clarify goals, outline specific actions, and define your budget to achieve your goals. Also important: develop a clear fundraising plan.

Funding

CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

But heres the good news: 2025 can be the perfect year to strengthen your donor retention with clear goals , a well-thought-out fundraising calendar , a killer fundraising campaign and a refined donor retention strategy to help you keep your supporters year-round. Its officially 2025! Youre saving money by improving your donor retention.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 10, 2025

Expand Your Reach with Social Media. Social media is perfect for broadcasting fundraisers. Instead of simply posting donation links, try these strategies for promoting your fundraiser on social media: Post authentic, heartfelt stories from people your nonprofit has helped. Craft compelling ad copy. Be clear, emotive, and direct.

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Candid

OCTOBER 16, 2024

By themselves, social media appeals, fundraising letters, and other mass marketing efforts offer low conversion rates and contribute to message fatigue and information overload. Events, social media, and marketing are only small links in a much bigger chain of interactions with supporters.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Who Is a Rage Donor? Are they active with election- or issue-related social media: likes, dislikes, shares, comments? The window of opportunity to engage more deeply with rage givers is relatively small, so consider conducting a short donor survey via email or social media. Respond to their social media posts. Send updates.

CRM

Blackbaud

JANUARY 14, 2025

While you may be aware on a general level that your CRM platform is becoming a headwind to your organization achieving its fundraising goals, the prospect of migrating vast amounts of data, retraining staff, and committing the money and resources required for a successful upgrade can make it tempting to say, Lets make do for another year.

CRM

Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This way, readers understand what youre fighting for and the goals you want to accomplish. According to the Global Trends in Giving report , 33% of nonprofit supporters in the United States and Canada say email is the communication tool that inspires them most to give. Explain your mission. How does it help them make a difference?

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2025

Whether youre setting up your website or improving an existing one, explore best practices for promoting your nonprofit online effectively in this guide. By Carl Diesing Your website is an essential tool in your online marketing kit. As a small nonprofit, you may have created a website but not had the bandwidth to flesh it out and optimize it fully.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 8, 2025

You can create a clean, visually stunning layout that aligns with your organizations branding and goals. raised, the campaign has exceeded its $85,000 goal. When donors see how close the goal is, they feel inspired to take part in the final push. But where do you start? It really grabs you, doesnt it? With $90,819.17

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amplifi

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Schedule emails and social media posts strategically over the following weeks to communicate the urgency of giving at this time of year. Remember, stick to your story and demonstrate the impact donors are making on your goals. This can help you cross the finish line if you’re just short of your goal. Recruit social ambassadors.

Media

Big Fundraising Ideas

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

What Types of Fundraisers are Most Popular Among Schools Blog Summary: This blog explores popular fundraising options, including catalog fundraisers, online storefronts, direct sales campaigns, and seasonal themes, each offering unique advantages for engaging supporters and meeting financial goals.

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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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DoJiggy

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Here are some of the most important: Ease of Use : A simple, user-friendly interface is crucial. One of the best free options is DoJiggy. DoJiggy DoJiggy is a leading fundraising platform for churches, nonprofits, and schools. While not exclusively a church-focused platform, its flexible features, and affordable (free!)

Donation

GrantNews

DECEMBER 17, 2024

For example, give frequent updates to donors on the good things your organization is doing through social media or email blasts. Of course, the end goal is to increase donations. To reassure potential donors, nonprofits must prove they are a sustainable solution and how a specific community will benefit from their mission.

Grants

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Share clear, achievable goals and progress updates to keep supporters engaged and informed. Find best practices, campaign planning worksheets, and time-tested email and social media templates for GivingTuedsay and beyond in Your Ultimate End-of-Year Planning Toolkit! The sheer volume can feel overwhelming. Transparency builds trust.

Donation

DonorSnap

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Whether it’s setting fundraising goals, streamlining donation entry, or enhancing donor stewardship, a CRM like DonorSnap has the tools you need to make your year-end campaign more efficient and impactful. Set Up Goals on Your Dashboard Setting and tracking goals is an important pillar of fundraising success.

CRM

Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 23, 2025

One request caught my eyehelp with the Chapters social media. Her goal in life is to leave the world a little better than it was when she got here and most importantly, to pet all the dogs! *Please note it will be helpful to read the following with a bit of Garden State swagger. Flash forward BEST.

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Center for Major Gifts

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Establish your goals and make a plan to cultivate major donors The very first step is sitting down with the board of directors and establishing goals for the organization. You get what you put into fundraising, so paying it the attention it deserves can help your nonprofit reap the financial benefits for years to come.

Goals

GiveSmart

MARCH 12, 2025

These data points are great for setting campaign goals and evaluating the success of your nonprofit at a high level. You may realize your donation frequency is comparable to the schedule of your newsletters or social media posts. Reliability is the number one factor to consider when collecting donor data.

Fundraising

Candid

DECEMBER 3, 2024

making calls, sending emails, hosting or attending meetings with prospective donors, posting on social media, etc.), They’re often giving by donating items, volunteering their time, and supporting fundraising (e.g., and most are giving financially on some level. Consider starting by going where NextGen already is.

Fundraising

OneCause

APRIL 28, 2025

Be sure to build and optimize your participant portal to help your participants recruit team members, access resources that help them fundraise, showcase their personal fundraising pages , ask for donations from their social networks, and track progress toward their fundraising goals. Embrace mobile tools and tactics.

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

But big goals cost big money. Launching a new nonprofit is an exhilarating feeling. With 501(c)(3) status, you have the beginnings of the framework to improve your community, change lives, help others, and realize your bold vision. And that means you have to figure out how to fundraise for your new venture. Where do you start?

Funding

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Many organizations are experts at driving traffic to their online donation forms, but plenty struggle to actually secure donations and reach their fundraising goals. As mentioned, your primary goal in designing your online donation page is to ensure that supporters follow through on making their donations.

Donation

Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

Theyre an opportunity to showcase your schools achievements and build relationships that translate into broader community support for your educational goals. Post students photos on social media or your schools website and allow community members to vote for their favorite looks by contributing donations.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

MARCH 11, 2025

Ill also provide useful tips for launching and promoting your unique P2P challenge, everything from enabling solo DIY fundraisers to achieve their sometimes zany personal goals to making sure your app makes donating easy for their supporters. Lets get to it! Check out how one New York organization is reinventing the wheeled event.

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