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Blog, Campaigns, Direct mail, Donor Acquisition, Donor relations, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Online, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising

How to Grow Online Donations for Your Nonprofit Organization

The global pandemic has thrust nonprofits into the digital world out of necessity. And, there is no end in sight or turning back.So, why not make 2021 that year where you set goals to grow your online donations. Here are some steps…
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January 9, 2021
Blog, Board, Campaigns, Direct mail, Donor Acquisition, Donor relations, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Online, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising

How to follow-up with your donors this calendar year-end

The clock is ticking ever so close to midnight on December 31.Are you ready?Have you taken all of the steps you possibly can to give your donors opportunities to contribute during this giving season?Here are a few simple last-minute…
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December 12, 2020
Blog, Campaigns, Direct mail, Donor Acquisition, Donor relations, Individual Giving, Online, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising

Three Powerful Ways to Follow up Your Fundraising Letter in 2020

Following up on your fundraising appeal letter is the most important thing you can do to raise money this year.I know you put a lot of work into writing an excellent letter to donors—even the ideal appeal letter. It was even more work…
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November 28, 2020
Here Are the Top Ten Things You Should Avoid Doing this Giving Year-End Season
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The Top Ten Things You Should Avoid Doing this Giving Year-End Season

Tis the season.For appeal letters, emails, text messages, and even a video or two.Here is a list that you may want to check twice when creating your Giving Season ask.To have the best Giving Season the best, or as best as it could…
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October 31, 2020
Blog, Campaigns, Direct mail, Donor Acquisition, Donor relations, Individual Giving, Planning, Resources for the professional, Staffing, Stewardship

Using a Gift Chart During a Pandemic to Forecast Your Calendar Year-End Campaign

"Times are tough." That is the understatement of the day now. Isn't it?Donors, many who own their businesses or companies, or work for one, have faced significant losses themselves. "Times are tough" seems to be the mantra these days.What…
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October 2, 2020
The Top Ten Tips to Inspire "In Memorial" and "In Honorarium" Giving in Your Nonprofit Fundraising
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The Top Ten Tips to Inspire “In Memorial” and “In Honorarium” Giving in Your Nonprofit Fundraising

“Our in Memorium giving is declining. What should we do?”Recently, a hospice client asked me his very question during one of our recent coaching sessions.It got me thinking. Demographics are changing, and, of course, a recent pandemic…
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September 18, 2020
The Top Ten Tips to Ensuring Your Non-Profit Fundraising Appeal Inspires Donor Giving
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The Top Ten Tips to Ensuring Your Non-Profit Fundraising Appeal Inspires Donor Giving

What is the one thing that can have a tremendous impact on the success of your Calendar Year-End Campaign?A solid message.And, this year, that message needs to be on-point. Giving has entered a slump, PPP grants have ended, there is…
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August 21, 2020
10 Engaging Online Courses Your Nonprofit Team Should Take
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10 Engaging Online Courses Your Nonprofit Team Should Take

A guest post by Matt Hugg founder of Nonprofit.CoursesFrom a major university hospital with thousands of personnel to a grassroots community hotline, with one (underpaid) staff member and a cadre of volunteers, working at a nonprofit is…
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August 7, 2020
How to Plan Your Calendar Year-End Fundraising In the Middle of a Pandemic and an Election
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How to Plan Your Calendar Year-End Fundraising In the Middle of a Pandemic and an Election

Each year, I urge my clients to begin planning their Calendar Year-End Campaigns around this time of year.This year is no different. But, wait, yes it is.In any ordinary “fourth” year, we face election fundraising, but this “fourth”…
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July 24, 2020
Top Seven Tips to Collect Email Addresses of Your Nonprofit Donors
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Top Seven Tips to Collect Email Addresses of Your Nonprofit Donors

One of the questions that I am asked most often, "How do I collect email addresses for those that I do not have them for?"Quite frankly, it's not easy, and it takes hard work.Below, I will provide you with my top seven tips for collecting…
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July 11, 2020
How to use donor survey's to qualify your first-time donors for future fundraising
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How to use donor surveys to qualify your first-time donors for future fundraising

Long the hallmark of major gift work, qualification through engaging in dialogue with our top-level donor prospects has allowed us to identify those prospects who will entertain developing a relationship with our organization or not. This qualification…
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June 25, 2020
How to strengthen your donor Call to Action and raise more money
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The top 10 ways to strengthen your donor “Call to Action” and raise more money

The number one reason donors do not give aside from not being asked is that they are not provided a problem to solve. Or at least a problem that they understand why they need to solve it.It is in their donor "Calls to Action" that a slight…
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June 12, 2020
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