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8 Steps to Setting Up a Monthly Giving Program
If your nonprofit does not have a monthly giving program, you are missing out on the fastest-growing segment of online fundraising. A monthly giving program is more than adding giving frequency to your forms. In this article discover how you can launch a successful...
14 Tips to Streamline Year-End Giving Season
As we soak up the last few weeks of summer, this is your reminder to start preparing for year-end giving. While the busy holiday season may seem far off, the more you prepare ahead of time, the more streamlined your year-end giving will be. Below we cover what...
Online Fundraising: A Complete Guide for 2021
Online fundraising gives your nonprofit new avenues for growth. There are abundant opportunities to reach new audiences and raise more funds between social media, your website, and online fundraising tools. According to philanthropynewsdigest.org, online giving up was...
Using Emotion and Reason to Write a Donation-Worthy Impact Story
Nonprofits need to be great storytellers. Sharing stories of your organization and the work you do, as well as those of your donors and the people you help, impacts your success as an organization. Weaving emotion and reason into your nonprofit’s narrative is a great...
LYBUNT & SYBUNT: 3 Steps to Re-Engage Lapsed Donors
What is a LYBUNT Report? LYBUNT is an acronym for Last Year gave But Unfortunately Not This. LYBUNT reports are used by nonprofits to find lapsed donors. Lapsed Donors are donors who gave within a specific time period but not in the following time period. With the...
Nonprofit Memorial Donations: A Complete Guide for 2021
This guide will cover everything from nonprofit memorial donation thank you letters to keeping track of memorial donations and how to notify families. Nonprofit memorial donations are an impactful way to pay tribute to a friend while supporting a grieving family....
Nonprofit Email Marketing: 8 Best Practices
Is your nonprofit using email marketing as part of your outreach? Email is now the most important communications channel for nonprofits according to Nonprofit Marketing Guide’s 2021 Trends Report. However, the report states that they see minimal email list management...
Donor Segmentation: 3 Ways it Will Improve Fundraising
Are you sending out mass communications to your mailing list without performing donor segmentation first? If so, you may be missing out on the opportunity to improve engagement with your supporters. Donor segmentation is a powerful tool used in both marketing and...
Top 4 Fundraising Reports to Watch
Are you regularly using nonprofits reports in your fundraising strategy? Fundraising Report Card defines data-driven fundraising as fundraising that is compelled by data, not intuition or gut-feel. Using the reports data in your database will help you develop a more...
DonorSnap April 2021 System Updates
Added searching to DataMiner Platinum Field Export Selection and Query Builder tabs and alphabetized the field order. Updated the following reports to include a standardized set of fields in the export, include user-defined fields, and various functionality additions:...
How to Account for Credit Card Fees When Collecting Online Donations
Collecting online donations is a great way to reach potential new donors. It is no surprise that millennials prefer online and social giving, and organizations need to provide an outlet for this demographic. Online payment processors charge small fees for accepting...
SalesForce™ Not Designed For Non Profits
Salesforce is one of the largest software companies in the world. It is well known as one of the most successful business Customer Relationship Management platforms on the market. While Salesforce is a great CRM solution for for-profit organizations, it was not...