Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 30, 2024

By Jessica Fox , writer at Eventgroove – a one-stop, integrated platform for events, fundraisers, and e-commerce driven to help its customers amplify their brand and reach their goals. Most nonprofits would love to have more young people join their cause as volunteers or donors. Gen Z has immense potential to make a difference.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2021

By Audrey Phillips , a customer success manager at Classy – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. Remind your donors that they bring a unique value to your organization. Explain your motivation.

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Affnetz

APRIL 30, 2024

/ By Bala Guntipalli Introduction: When it comes to nonprofit fundraising, it’s not just about getting new donors. This metric holds the key to sustainable growth and impact for nonprofits. Understanding and implementing these practices can help nonprofits boost their fundraising efforts and ensure long-term success.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

If you’re starting a new nonprofit, you already know that you need to raise money. What you might not know is that the right fundraising plan template can make the job much easier. What this means is that over time, your fundraising approach should change to meet the needs of your growing organization. Many founders do.)

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Blue Avocado

AUGUST 13, 2024

We recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What are the biggest mistakes you see new nonprofits making?” Too often new nonprofits struggle to find their identity. Nonprofits are not social clubs , they have the potential to make significant positive impacts in the communities they serve. Great question.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

By Stasia Hural , Digital Marketing Lead at Keela – a complete software solution for nonprofits looking to grow revenue, centralize and manage data, and deepen donor engagement. In today’s fundraising sector, technology is vital. AI is becoming increasingly important in fundraising.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 10, 2024

The estimated 70 million Americans who belong to Generation Z show a promising commitment to the values of giving and generosity. However, lack of understanding of what motivates their generosity is causing fundraisers to leave opportunities for further engagement with them on the table.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Whether you’re a school sports coach, a member of a PTO or booster club, or the manager of a nonprofit sports organization, you understand just how vital fundraising is to keep your team going. On the other hand, if you’re just getting started, you’re probably looking for the perfect fundraising idea for your team.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 1, 2024

Understanding the giving habits and motivations of your millennial audience will give you a leg up in the fundraising space. This group has begun to dominate across donor demographics, which your organization has probably seen if you’ve done a fundraising assessment recently.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Are your board members resistant to fundraising ? Do you have a difficult time motivating them to participate in this essential activity—one that helps your nonprofit carry out its mission? . However, before you can inspire them to become effective fundraisers, you must first take responsibility for their resistance. .

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Fundraising events have always been a cornerstone of nonprofit organizations’ efforts to engage donors and garner financial support. Let’s explore strategies to maximize the potential of fundraising events to both retain your loyal donors and capture their friends’ attention and support.

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The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 27, 2024

Alex was designed as an autonomous fundraiser, independently managing a portfolio of donors. But these new and quickly developing technologies bring to the forefront many questions about the impact of AI on fundraising and the human relationships at the foundation of philanthropy. Is AI Technology Good For Fundraising?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

The pandemic has drastically altered the ways nonprofits interact with their supporters. While social media is now a common part of every nonprofit’s communication strategy, a common sentiment is that interacting on social media is a poor substitute to in-person interactions. But not all nonprofits are effective on social media.

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Nonprofit Fixer

AUGUST 15, 2023

After 30 years in nonprofit leadership, I’ve come to believe that there is one key skill that can boost your personal and professional success. And it’s the fundraising skill that can make your resume – and your leadership - stand out. The Power of Those Who Ask Being a good fundraiser is about so much more than dollars in the door.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 26, 2023

7 Omnichannel Customer Engagement Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations When it comes to nonprofits, engagement is the lifeblood that fuels volunteer participation, donations, and advocacy work. Chapters Why being omnichannel is important? This digital shift was accelerated further by COVID-19.

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Image credit:Rayson Tan on Unsplash Below is a transcript, edited for length and clarity, of “Escaping Corporate Capture: Nonprofit Survival in a For-Profit World,” hosted by Opus 40 in Saugerties, NY, on July 26, 2024. Moderating the conversation are Caroline Crumpacker of Ultra Advising and Steve Dubb of Nonprofit Quarterly.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Knowing about their hobbies can help you create events and fundraising opportunities that align with their interests. The more dedicated your supporters are, the more likely they will be to make a donation to a nonprofit like yours. Here are a few ways your nonprofit can better engage with your community: . Interests or hobbies.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 15, 2024

In today’s fundraising landscape, your nonprofit’s website is more important than ever for facilitating the donor journey. It’s simple—online giving rose from almost 8% of total giving in 2022 to over 12% in 2023 for the average nonprofit. No nonprofit’s donors are identical. Descriptive, personalized email receipts.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 14, 2021

It would be nice if a product fundraiser miraculously raised money on its own, right? You offer something for sale that benefits a nonprofit, and people scoop it up! You must be in the driver’s seat and have a solid grasp of best practices when running a fundraiser, including a product fundraiser. Why are you fundraising?

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Ann Green

AUGUST 16, 2017

If your organization is looking for ways to amp up your donor stewardship and build better relationships with supporters, look no further than your nonprofit Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Unfortunately, many of these features go unnoticed by nonprofits or aren’t used to their full potential. That’s right!

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Capturing your event via picture and video all while transforming it into marketing collateral can help you recruit volunteers, surpass your fundraising goal , and boost signups for the next one. Create a robust nonprofit marketing plan. Get nonprofit influencers on board. Offer value to the influencer.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Capturing your event via picture and video all while transforming it into marketing collateral can help you recruit volunteers, surpass your fundraising goal , and boost signups for the next one. Create a robust nonprofit marketing plan. Get nonprofit influencers on board. Offer value to the influencer.

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iMarketSmart

JULY 10, 2024

This is the process of donor identification, and it’s a critical component of any major gifts fundraising strategy. In major gifts fundraising, identification is the process of finding potential major donors from your databases, including supporters, previous donors, and other individuals with some connection to your nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 4, 2023

By Michelle Kocin , Digital Marketing Manager at Sylogist Mission CRM – a donor management, fundraising, and volunteer management platform build for nonprofits and NGOs in the Microsoft Dataverse. When we look at the giving landscape in North America, the preferences and motivations for giving vary across different generations.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 16, 2024

If fulfilling your mission and being identified as an employer of choice are priorities for your nonprofit, invest in employee professional development. This guide outlines four tips for nonprofits of all sizes and levels of sophistication to improve their professional development programs. Encourage participation in your program.

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Fundraising Coach

MARCH 31, 2023

When you create marketing content to reach out to donors or introduce your nonprofit to a wider audience, how do you describe your organization? Do you stick to the basics, repeating your mission statement and the same fundraising appeal every time? Storytelling makes supporters feel more connected to your nonprofit.

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Fundraising Coach

AUGUST 14, 2023

When your nonprofit hosts a fundraising auction, your catalog is a vital resource for connecting with supporters and sponsors before, during, and after the event. Additionally, an auction catalog with a professional design and well-written content can motivate event participants to bid on high-value items.

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 10, 2024

It cannot know the values that drive a person to give or participate as a volunteer. It cannot understand the role another person played in the journey of a supporter to become a donor to your nonprofit. These are the foundations of donor motivation. But that’s because the study author doesn’t work in fundraising.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 3, 2022

More and more nonprofits are implementing DIY (do-it-yourself) fundraising in their yearly fundraising strategy–and for good reason! DIY fundraising offers your nonprofit a more hands-off approach and gives the reins to your most loyal supporters. Birthday Fundraiser. Event-based Fundraiser.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In 2020 I shut down Esperanza San Felipe, a nonprofit I had founded seven years earlier that some, including myself, once thought held the secret to tackling one of the world’s most intractable problems: gang violence. And Matt’s knack for fundraising ensured that we could always make ends meet. By KC Hardin.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JULY 3, 2023

Crowdfunding Videos: 7 Ways They Will Help Your Nonprofit Campaigns Incorporating crowdfunding videos into your nonprofit campaigns can provide a multitude of benefits. We’ve curated the seven ways crowdfunding videos can help enhance your nonprofit campaigns. The role of content is vital in a crowdfunding campaign.

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EveryAction

JULY 18, 2018

For some things, spontaneity is highly desirable, but any fundraising professional will tell you that planning a campaign isn’t one of them. Having a detailed strategic plan in place before embarking on a fundraising campaign can be a huge determinant of its success, even before the first dollar is raised. Fundraising plan summary.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

As nonprofit professionals, we’re constantly seeking effective ways to enhance our fundraising events. Amplify impact through storytelling Storytelling in fundraising isn’t just about what you tell; it’s about how you tell it. The impact of this event went beyond fundraising.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 24, 2012

As I’ve been writing my new book on content marketing for nonprofits, I’ve tried to keep in mind the different stages that nonprofits go through as their communications and marketing programs mature. We all grow and change as people and as professionals, and so do our organizations. Stage I: Doing.

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iMarketSmart

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In major gifts fundraising, this works. It works for the fundraiser. The fundraiser is the guiding sage. But a nonprofit is not just a fundraising organization. Embracing the donor-hero story inspires fundraising. Effective fundraising culture isn’t just different from the rest of the nonprofit.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 14, 2023

The generosity of donors is crucial to your nonprofit organization’s success, which means that you should strategically plan your communications with them. This article will cover the following strategies for donor communications for small nonprofits: Tailor communications to donor preferences. Reference past giving history.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 25, 2023

As a nonprofit committed to caring for animals in need, you understand the importance of having volunteers who share your vision and are willing to work towards your goals. These should showcase your nonprofit’s mission, feature available volunteer roles, and include a QR code or URL to your website for more information.

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