Here’s the Checklist You Need to Create a Communications Plan for your Nonprofit’s Next Fundraising Campaign!
No matter what type of fundraising campaign your organization is running, a well-developed communications plan will help to ensure your success. The goal of a communications plan is to assist your nonprofit in thinking more strategically and…
6 Ways to Use Social Media to Boost Your Calendar Year-End Fundraising Revenues
Anyone who has been in the nonprofits for so long already knows that social media is here to stay for decades, if not longer. There have been no signs of decline in the use of social media over the past few months.More often than not, nonprofit…
What Data Should You Leverage From Your Donation Form?
Nonprofit organizations have always fought to engage donors, optimize fundraising, and acquire increased support. However, now more than ever the struggle to raise these metrics has left many fundraising professionals drowning against the rising…
How to Cultivate Your Calendar Year-End Donors Before You Ask
The calendar has turned to October, the last and remaining quarter of the year. If we thought we had time to work on a Calendar Year-End appeal, that time is upon us. Many groups still send out one direct mail appeal letter sometime in…
Top 7 reasons why you should still use the telephone as part of your fundraising program
The most overlooked fundraising strategy starts and ends with a dial tone.An important strategy, telemarketing has taken backstage to direct mail, email, video, and text messaging.Once considered the next best method of personal solicitation,…
Is your nonprofit organization relying on the fundraising quick fix?
Roger, we have a problem.Revenue is down. What do we do? What steps can we take immediately to get us on track?Let's see; here are some possible options.Could we fire or lay off some staff and immediately reduce expenses?
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How to solve any nonprofit organization’s fundraising challenges using a simple system
Things have been moving fast and furious lately.Working long hours, late nights, and on weekends to keep up with all the nonprofit work.This past weekend, my body revolted, and I had an appendix attack. I was immediately rushed in for…
Asking the question of “why” when your nonprofit fundraising strategy tanks
Why did our last fundraising appeal "tank"? Why is our donor retention rate so low? Why are we not acquiring new donors?The big question of "Why!"In Peter Senge's book, The Fifth Disciple Fieldbook, Rick Ross points out, "We live in…
Thank your donors before you ask again
A guest post by Dennis Fischman, Communicate! ConsultingFirst-time donors and repeat donors. Average size givers and major givers. People who give annually, quarterly, or monthly. What do they all have in common?They love to be thanked.For…
Convert first-time nonprofit donors into repeat givers through Welcome Packs
Converting a first-time giver into a loyal donor is a process. New donors are the hardest to convert into second-givers. But we should make it our aim to convert them. As the saying goes, it is more costly to acquire a new donor than to keep…
How Your Nonprofit Organization Can “Beat” Facebook’s Algorithm
The first part of the donor or customer journey is building awareness.As a result, organizations often wonder how they can build awareness on their social networks.It is not easy and increasingly more difficult, particularly on platforms…
How to run a “Close the Gap” nonprofit fundraising campaign
There are times when an organization is so close to its fundraising goal but not quite there yet.A "Close the Gap" fundraising campaign will help close the gap between what you have raised and your fundraising goal. While often run…
