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Can AI help your nonprofit connect more authentically with people so you, and the social benefit sector as a whole, do a more effective job addressing today’s most pressing problems? In other words, can AI help you drive loyalty? The short answer is yes. But it won’t happen if you keep…
March 22, 2024 | Categories Donation Processing, Featured, Fundraising Strategies, Monthly Giving Expert trainers and fundraisers using DonorPerfect share ideas and recurring giving success stories One of the perks of being a DonorPerfect user is access to our evolving and growing collection of fundraising resources, including live and on-demand webinars that help attendees gain mastery…
This week, international crowdfunding expert Anita Gallagher came to The Nonprofit Academy to teach us the latest trends on successful crowdfunding. The shift in messaging may surprise you. Appealing to the Head or Heart? For a long time, nonprofit fundraisers have wrestled with whether we should appeal to people’s heads or hearts. The first inclination…
The pandemic continues to change the way we’ve always done things. What if you’re a board member who’s stuck at home? How can you support your nonprofit’s fundraising? 3 Ways to Help Your Nonprofit Fundraise in a Pandemic People are still being generous. They are still giving to nonprofits. Even in a pandemic with unprecedented…
When we entered the pandemic lockdown here in the United States, nonprofits were rightly concerned about potentially plummeting donations. Those of us who’d been in fundraising through disasters and economic downturns, knew there’d be an initial spike in giving. But based on our past experiences, we expected that spike to be short lived. Well, I’m…
On a recent call, I heard a concept that really impressed me. Amanda Herlihy is the Director of DevelopmentSouth Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities Foundation. She knew that she was going to have to shift her fundraising events to a virtual format. So in addition to reading about virtual events and taking…
Today is the start of the last week of the fiscal year for many nonprofits. And one thing we know about fundraising: deadlines drive donations. Year after year, we’ve seen even arbitrary deadlines like galas or the end of the fiscal year generate fundraising bumps. Do Deadlines Make Donors Act? The pandemic has me reflecting…
As a nonprofit professional, you know how important it is to cultivate deep and meaningful relationships with your supporters. It’s even more important to work toward these relationships during difficult times. To effectively build these relationships, times of social and economic chaos present the perfect opportunity for increasing your communications with donors. Increasing communication, especially…
For decades, we’ve known that face-to-face meetings were the best way to raise major gifts. Talking directly to people. Taking them on a tour of the project. Being in the same space as the donors. Meeting face-to-face is so important, most major gift officers’ job performance is measured by how many in-person meetings they have,…
If you have donated money to a quirky aid event focused on snorkeling or a unique chess fundraiser, you know that fundraising events have evolved far beyond the typical 5K runs, cycling events, and charity walks. While traditional events still have an important place in the fundraising calendar, activity-based fundraising events now encompass a diverse…