You don’t need us to tell you how hard it can be to get your nonprofit’s email campaign to stand out in an over-crowded world. The average office worker in the United States receives 121 emails per day. Almost half of those are considered spam. It’s important to...
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Three Ways to Open the Door for Charitable Millennials
We’re not the only ones who have called millennials the activist generation. In fact, an article in Forbes claimed that millennials will become the most generous generation in history. It’s known that people become more generous with age, and 84 percent of millennials...
Two Quick Tips for Fundraising at the End of the Fiscal Year
The days are getting longer. The weather is getting warmer. And the end of the school year is just around the corner. While the kids, teachers, and parents have their eyes set on a fun-filled summer, development professionals are focused on one thing, their end of...
5 Can’t Miss Strategies Proven to Enhance Your Appeals
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again. The fundraising landscape is not the same as it was five years ago. Despite that, we still see many nonprofits using their same appeal strategy, hoping for different results. As part of our ongoing mission to help...
10 Great Fundraising Blogs You Should Also Be Reading
We’ve shared a lot of our own advice with you over the past several months. Data-driven communications for nonprofits and fundraisers are our expertise. But we’ve also branched out to cover a wide variety of topics that can help nonprofits think differently about...
How Nonprofits Can Raise More with Data-Driven Emails
Data-driven emails are crucial for nonprofits that want to better connect with their donor base and raise more money. In fact, 65 percent of donors would give more if they felt that nonprofits better understood their preferences, according to Salesforce.But...
Six Things Your Donor Data is Telling You
If donations are the fuel that gets your nonprofit’s engine going, think of donor data as the oil that keeps it running smoothly. If you’ve ever pushed off getting a much-needed oil change in your car, you probably noticed that it wasn’t running so smoothly. Your...
Introducing Action’s New Development Strategist
We recently sat down for a Q&A with our new Development Strategist, Amy Boroff. Amy shared a bit about her experience and what excites her about joining the Action team. She also offered some advice for nonprofits looking to advance their communications. During...
How Transparency Improves Your Nonprofit’s Credibility
Fundraising is about much more than raising money. In fact, raising money wouldn’t be possible if your donor base didn’t fully understand why your organization exists and how you achieve your goals. We’ve stressed the first step is for nonprofits to build...
3 Things All Fundraisers Must Do in 2019
We’ve seen the fundraising landscape shift dramatically over the past several years. Many of the “tried and true” efforts nonprofits used in the past are becoming less effective. Fundraising in 2019 should feel a lot different than it did in 2009 or 1999! If your...