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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 2025
Your nonprofit’s content should tell a compelling story and inspire your audience. Effective content also educates and adds value. To achieve this, nonprofits must thoughtfully plan their content strategy to maximize its impact. Sporadic posting and inconsistent...
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 2024 Checklist for Nonprofits
GivingTuesday is a global day of giving celebrated across the world. In 2023 over $3.12 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...
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 2024
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
Are you looking to get the most out of your nonprofit's email marketing? Email is the most important communication channel for nonprofits according to Nonprofit Marketing Guide’s 2021 Trends Report. There are a number of things your nonprofit can do to ensure you are...