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The Psychology Behind Giving: Motivating Members to Become Donors

Bloomerang

Understanding what flips the switch for your members to transform them from participants to passionate donors is the key to boosting your fundraising efforts. Empowering donors: Creating impact with every contribution Members convert into donors when they realize their power to effect change.

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Low Dollar vs Major Gifts Fundraising – It’s the Underlying Strategy that Matters, not the Amounts

iMarketSmart

The emphasis is on quick wins, often at the cost of building real relationships with donors. Without an understanding of each donor’s personal motivation, it’s hard to foster a connection that lasts. Tactical, Not Relational In low-dollar fundraising, donors are often treated like targets rather than valued partners.

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The 4-step guide to turning one-time event participants into lasting donors

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

Did you know that the average participant in your fundraising races or walks recruits three to four donors for your cause? Their guide outlines a four-step process for identifying, engaging, qualifying, cultivating and converting event donors. Are you doing all you could to embrace these friends of friends? Be sure to: 1.

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The 4-step guide to turning one-time event participants into lasting donors

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

Did you know that the average participant in your fundraising races or walks recruits three to four donors for your cause? Their guide outlines a four-step process for identifying, engaging, qualifying, cultivating and converting event donors. Are you doing all you could to embrace these friends of friends? Be sure to: 1.

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Agitator Cliff Notes: “Hacking Marketing”

The Agitator

This time, I’m going with a non-fundraising book: Hacking Marketing by Scott Brinker of Chief Marketing Technologist fame. The idea is how to take the lessons from the agile software development movement and apply them to more traditional marketing. Intimate customer tribes over impersonal mass markets.

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4 Tips to Find the Right Audience for Your Nonprofit’s Event

Nonprofit Megaphone

Answer: Knowing your audience and targeting the right people to attend your fundraising event is the first step to donor engagement. This means not only knowing the needs, passions, and motivations of your donors, but also matching them to the needs, program, and format of your event. Create a contact strategy. Occupation.

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Donor Stewardship: Expert Tips to Build Strong Relationships

Bloomerang

Follow up with each donor by sending messages that describe how their donation is being used and the impact it’s having. In these messages, you should invite donors to continue engaging with your mission in other ways. You can do this by encouraging them to participate in a volunteer opportunity or attend one of your events.