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GivingTuesday 2025 Checklist for Nonprofits
GivingTuesday is a global day of generosity that rallies people to do good together. In 2024, donors, volunteers, and advocates again showed up in force. Early tallies from sector reports indicate U.S. giving remained strong, with millions participating across causes,...
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. Between social media, your website, and other digital tools, there are endless opportunities to connect with new audiences and raise more funds. According to Philanthropy News Digest, online giving rose...
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
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...
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
Is data part of your fundraising strategy? Fundraising Report Card defines data-driven fundraising as fundraising that is compelled by data, not intuition or gut-feel. Using the data in your database will help you develop a more cohesive fundraising strategy....
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...