Clairification

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

You’re mailing appeals, sending emails, publishing newsletters, posting on social media, and more. And when you don’t make it easy for donors to choose to support your charity, you inevitably make it easy for them to choose not to. This is where I ask you how you view your role. Are you a philanthropy facilitator or a fundraiser? Lots of it.

Publishing

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.

Policies

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. Organizations collect numbers through opt-ins or promote text keywords on social media and at events. And a well-designed donation page is key.

Fundraising

CharityHowTo

MARCH 13, 2025

Social media is a powerful tool for nonprofitsbut it comes with constant changes, evolving trends, and never-ending questions on what works best. In a recent Q&A webinar with expert Jeremy Haselwood , nonprofit professionals got answers to their biggest social media challenges.

Media

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 12, 2025

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Seth Wenig, AP photo Bill Gates, Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett speak to the media during a press conference in 2006 in New York. Growing into one of the most powerful institutions in global health, the foundation drew acclaim and criticism.

Conference

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. Running a successful fundraising campaign takes clear, consistent communication that actually connects with your audience. Thats where this guide comes in.

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Candid

JULY 10, 2025

Social media is one of the most visible ways that help nonprofits reach their community, share their stories, and build support for their cause. So, we’ve curated our favorite Candid insights articles focused on improving your nonprofit’s social media. Social media myths for nonprofits. In this article, Kate Meyers Emery, Ph.D.,

Media

Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 21, 2025

We also have email, the internet, and social media, just to name a few. Also, unlike social media, its something you can control. You dont have to rely on a social media algorithm to hope your message ends up in your donors feed. And, social media is often just a lot of a lot. Think from your readers perspective.

Electronics

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.

Media

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. While thats understandable on one level, you need to be careful before you nix something you think you cant afford. It may be something you should be investing in. Stay away from the scarcity mindset. Its often not helpful. Shorter is better.

CRM

Ann Green's Nonprofit

JANUARY 20, 2025

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 concept of relationship fundraising has been around for a while, even though its not always implemented. The two go together. That includes fundraising appeals.

Donation

Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Create a thank you video and share it on your website, by email, and on social media. Invite your donors to connect with you via email and social media. Showing some appreciation to your donors right now can help you raise more money for your year-end campaign (or any campaign). You’re never too busy to thank your donors.

Donation

Ann Green's Nonprofit

MARCH 10, 2025

Use these insights to assign a mentor or buddy who will provide the most relevant support for each new hirefor example, you might pair a new social media manager with the digital marketing manager to learn more about brand voice and storytelling techniques. Your nonprofit needs a skilled, dedicated team to advance its mission.

Mentor

GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Here is some helpful information on your different donors: Gen Z: Donors born after 1997 are most likely to donate via mobile, social media, watch short videos, and almost exclusively via mobile. These supporters respond to texts and are active daily on social media. Appeal to these donors by keeping things simple and genuine.

Donation

The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 22, 2024

One-quarter of Gen Z also responded they were inspired to look into or donate to a cause because of social media. In the U.S., more than $8 billion has been raised for nonprofits on Instagram and Facebook, according to Meta, which earlier this year shutdown much of its fundraising options.

Metrics

Joe Garecht Fundraising

JANUARY 25, 2025

This means reaching out through mail, email, and social media for your low-dollar donors. Building a strong donor pipeline at your organization means engaging in constant donor outreach. For larger donors, this means reaching out through phone calls, meetings, and text messages, in addition to mail and email.

Conference

amplifi

DECEMBER 19, 2024

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. So, keep everything youve learned about effective storytelling for nonprofits in mind. LEARN MORE: 4 ways nonprofits use data to optimize email outreach. Raise awareness. Keep your donors engaged. Click here!

Goals

Blackbaud

JANUARY 14, 2025

In-person visits should be approached with caution in an active disaster zone, but you can improve your organizations communications remotely via email, phone calls, text, and social media, assuming services remain available. Recovery campaigns will follow. This can be in addition to your CEOs official announcements.

Fundraising

CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

Was it because they saw their friends peer-to-peer fundraising post on social media? Its officially 2025! We made it through 2024, and with it the final push for year-end donations. Now is the time to make sure that your organization has donor retention strategies in place to bring those year-end supporters with you into 2025.

Retainer

Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Engage Social Media: Use #GivingTuesday to join the conversation and share updates all day. Social Media: Share videos, countdowns, and donor shoutouts to keep the excitement going. Create a Matching Challenge: Double the impact of every gift with a sponsor match. Let’s Make This Your Best Year Yet GivingTuesday is just the start.

Goals

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.

Fundraising

Center for Major Gifts

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Utilizing social media is an easy way to quickly reduce major donor event costs, and increase prospective donors. Asking those people to challenge other participants on social media is the best way to reach people quickly. People are more willing to donate to a cause when they are directly asked and called out on social media.

Media

CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Go Wild With Social Media Social media is an incredibly powerful tool for your year-end fundraising campaign. You can promote your crazy charity challenge online on your website, a fundraising website, or social media. If you’re using CauseVox to power your fundraiser, use our impact meter to track progress.

Goals

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

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

CauseVox

APRIL 28, 2025

Whether its attending an event, sharing a social media post, or co-hosting a small gathering, sometimes all it takes is a personal invitation to make someone feel connected. A successful peer-to-peer campaign hosted on CauseVox that received donations from over 500 individual donors! Heres why it works: people give to people.

Nonprofit

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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Community Boost

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Digital Influence A significant driver behind Giving Tuesday’s success is the strategic use of social media and digital campaigns. Let’s dive into what Giving Tuesday is, its history, and how nonprofits can leverage this day to kickstart year-round fundraising efforts. What is Giving Tuesday? billion donated in the United States alone.

Nonprofit

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

Clairification

JUNE 2, 2025

For five easy, eye-opening days, youll experience your organization the way your supporters do: what they see, how they feel, and what might be turning them off (or winning them over). Its a chance to spark fresh insights, fine-tune your approach, and build a more donor-centered experiencewithout adding anything major to your to-do list.

Donation

CauseVox

MARCH 24, 2025

Plus, they tap into social media, where participants eagerly share their progress, bringing more visibility to your cause. Challenge fundraisers naturally gain visibility through social media shares, personal fundraising pages, and community engagement. And the best part? They invited participants to run, bike, or walk to spread hope.

Fundraising

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.

Retainer

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.

Fundraising

Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 23, 2025

One request caught my eyehelp with the Chapters social media. *Please note it will be helpful to read the following with a bit of Garden State swagger. How many us started our careers because we were volun-told? This is when you imagine me waving my hand obnoxiously high in the air!) Flash forward BEST.

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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. 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. Did you know?

Grants

CauseVox

JULY 22, 2025

For example, you might have someone like “Nancy,” a retired volunteer who gives monthly, or “Aiden,” a young professional who donates through mobile after seeing a campaign on social media. Think back to the last time you received a handwritten thank you note. Chances are, it made you feel seen.

CRM

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Heres what they value most: Branding/logo exposure at the event (73%) Tickets to the event (55%) Social media shoutouts and web presence (36%) To attract high-value sponsors, focus on these benefits in your sponsorship packages. How to Build a Successful Nonprofit Event Sponsorship Strategy 1.

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