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How to Start a Successful Volunteer Program
Building a successful volunteer program will offer numerous benefits to your nonprofit organization. Many nonprofits can be intimidated by the legwork involved in setting up a volunteer program. However, if planned properly, a volunteer program will pay itself back...
Nonprofit Donation Pages: Tips, Tricks, and Examples
Online fundraising is on the rise and your nonprofit should have an awesome donation page to collect online donations. Even if you already have a donation form on your website, taking time to optimize the page it lives on will help drive more donations. In this...
How to Thank Recurring Donors (+Sample Letter)
Thanking monthly donors is the best way your nonprofit can ensure they continue to give. According to research, recurring donors give 42% more per year than one-time donors. Because of the nature of their gifts and the value of recurring donors, it is important to...
Donor Acknowledgment Letters: A Complete Guide
Donor acknowledgment letters are a valuable component of donor retention. If you give the same amount of attention to your acknowledgment letters as you do your appeal letters, you can vastly improve your donor retention rate. Your thank you letters serve a practical...
Donor Retention Best Practices for Nonprofits
Is Donor Retention an active part of your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy? If not, investing time and resources on donor retention will have a positive impact on the financial health of your organization. It costs more money to bring in a new donor than to keep a...
Building Your Nonprofit Content Calendar in 2024
Your nonprofit’s content should help tell a story and inspire your audience. Good content also adds value and educates. Nonprofits need to plan their content in order for it to work in their favor. Sporadic posting and communication can hurt an organization. If the...
Year End Tax Statements: 7 Creative Ideas
It’s the time of year where nonprofits are busy preparing their year-end tax statements. Year-end tax statements, tax letters, or contribution statements as we call them here at DonorSnap are a great way to help your donors prepare their tax returns. What are...
Nonprofit Text Message (SMS) Campaign Best Practices
When your nonprofit has an important message, you can’t afford to have it ignored, missed, or deleted. That is where text message (or SMS) campaigns come in. Unlike email or direct mail, text message campaigns are the most effective way to share urgent messages with...
GivingTuesday 2023 Checklist for Nonprofits
GivingTuesday is a global day of giving celebrated across the world. In 2022 over $3.1 billion dollars were donated to US nonprofits on GivingTuesday. Any nonprofit and member of your community can take part in GivingTuesday. In this checklist, we will cover...
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
Even if the busy holiday season seems far off, the more you prepare ahead of time, the more streamlined your year-end giving will be. Below we cover what nonprofits should be doing before, during, and after the giving season to ensure success, improve processes, and...
Online Fundraising: A Complete Guide
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...