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Best Practices for Recurring Donor Receipts
Last year, proposed Mastercard regulations and deadlines for subscription provided quite the scare for nonprofits. One of the regulations would have mandated providing recurring gift receipts every month — at least online. Another ... - View moreI wasn’t interested in many Olympic sports until someone came ...
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Annual Campaign
Raising money all year round.
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5 Advanced Strategies to Raise More Money
Your non-profit is probably doing lots of things right… You’re looking for new prospects. You’re sending out e-mail newsletters. You’re casting a big vision for your donors. Chances are that despite ... -
$10M+ Gifts Report 2023
In this year’s annual report we examine gifts of $10M+ given in 2022. Top-line findings include: Total $10M+ giving is down 38% compared to 2021. When excluding the top gifts ... -
3 Ways to Activate Allyship in Black History Month
By Brenda Asare, President & CEO Black History Month is a time to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Black Americans. It’s a time to acknowledge and disrupt bias while fostering ...
- Last year, proposed Mastercard regulations and deadlines for subscription provided quite the scare for nonprofits. One of the regulations would have mandated providing recurring gift receipts every month — at least online. Another regulation would have required making it easy for the donor to find contact information on those receipts, in case the ...
- I wasn’t interested in many Olympic sports until someone came up with the clever idea of preceding them with insightful and inspiring stories about the athletes participating in them. Listening to inspirational stories about how athletes had overcome trauma, injury, and denied opportunities had me pulling for people in sports ...
- Tips and Tricks from Andrew Robison, Petrus President Q: Cold calls to prospective donors are really hard for me. I don’t like making them, and I rarely get the results I want. Are calls a necessary part of fundraising? How do I increase my odds of success? A: Cold calls are ...
- In this episode, Andrew chats with Evan Woolsoncroft, vice president of philanthropy for Heroic Media. Andrew invites Evan to share about his work at Heroic Media, and the two discuss the need for proactiveness, innovation, and smart modeling in ministry. Show Notes Background Evan began his career in fundraising ...
- In my experience, about 2 out of 5 people who complain about a piece of fundraising will give a gift immediately after complaining. You read that correctly. Here’s what it looks like… If the complainer can be spoken to in person or on the phone, and… The staff member does ...
Major Gifts
Big gifts from passionate individuals.
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For Stronger Philanthropic Partnerships: Match and Share Back Stories
I wasn’t interested in many Olympic sports until someone came up with the clever idea of preceding them with insightful and inspiring stories about the athletes participating in them. Listening ... -
The problem with participation rates among fundraising shops in higher education
I think colleges and universities should STOP worrying so much about DONOR PARTICIPATION RATES and become much more concerned about QUALIFICATION RATES. Just think about how much time and money ...
Direct Mail
Sending out invitations to your mission.
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Turning Complaints into Gifts
In my experience, about 2 out of 5 people who complain about a piece of fundraising will give a gift immediately after complaining. You read that correctly. Here’s what it ... -
The Harmful Big Assumption
When a nonprofit is discussing a complaint that’s come in, someone invariably says… “…and if this person complained, there must be a lot of other donors who feel the same ... -
MacKenzie Scott rewrites the future of grants
Why didn’t MacKenzie Scott give OUR worthy cause a ton of money suddenly out of the blue? A. Her team did due diligence. “Out of the blue” was never in ... -
So. Many. Reasons. To. Complain.
Donors complain for all sorts of reasons. To illustrate, I’ve compiled a list of complaints that we at Better Fundraising have seen firsthand. For context, all of these complaints were ... -
The Two Times Smaller Orgs Get More Complaints
There are two times smaller organizations get more complaints: When they start to send out more fundraising. For instance, the organization sends out 4 appeals instead of their usual 2. ... -
Natural, But Not Productive
It’s good to recognize that it’s natural to focus on complaints. Unfortunately, it’s also natural to focus too much on complaints. Here’s a story I just heard that illustrates this ...
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Grant Writing
Written requests to institutional donors.
Mission Fundraising
Find the funding to answer God's call.
Online Giving
Using technology to connect with donors.
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Best Practices for Recurring Donor Receipts
Last year, proposed Mastercard regulations and deadlines for subscription provided quite the scare for nonprofits. One of the regulations would have mandated providing recurring gift receipts every month — at least online. Another ... -
5 Reasons Social Media is One of the Most Valuable Nonprofit Marketing Tools
In today’s society, people are spending more and more time online. According to Pew Research Center, 85% of people have a smartphone. Plus, many people are active on a number ... -
Spring Into Event Season with These Five Tips
Looking for a way to expand your nonprofit’s reach this spring? Events are a great way to interact with and engage more donors. Ninety-five percent of nonprofits run at least ... -
3 Recurring Giving Predictions for 2023
A new year. New opportunities. A renewed focus on donors, mission and impact. To kick off 2023, here are my top three recurring giving predictions for 2023: 1. Offering Donors ...
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