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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...
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...
Acquiring new donors takes a lot of time, effort and money. But it is still one of the first strategies nonprofits turn to when looking to boost revenue. Why not make more of the donors you already have instead? According to Bloomerang, 12 percent of a nonprofit's...
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...
Nonprofits always have their eyes set on acquiring new donors, and with good reason. New contacts and leads can really drive your nonprofit’s fundraising! But if you want to acquire new donors, you need to get them excited about your organization and activities before...
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...
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...
2018 has been quite a year for fundraisers. Since we know that nearly 10 percent of annual giving happens during the last three days of the year, it’s way too early to analyze fundraising totals. However, we can take a minute to review the five most impactful...
Guest Blog by Abby Jarvis, Qgiv We know donation forms should be mobile-friendly. We know donors appreciate being able to make gifts via text messages. We also know people love getting involved in and donating to peer-to-peer events. But we don’t talk much...
The lead up to the new year is a crazy time for nonprofits. Fundraising organizations spend a lot of time thinking about, stressing over, and executing their end-of-year appeal. So much time and effort goes into developing these appeals that fundraisers sometimes...