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Three steps you should take now to keep your donors this year

Here's how to hold on to those donors

I hope last month was a good month for you and your organization. It is for most. According to Neon, 31% of annual giving happens in December. 12% in the last three days of the year. So, with hope, I say “Congratulations!” And then: now what will you do next? How will you keep those […]

Filed Under: Blog, Donor communications Tagged With: donor care, donor retention 1 Comment

5 Lessons From Year-End For Fundraisers Like You

Learn from last year - start today!

Chances are, your mailbox and email inbox have been busy the last few weeks. SO MANY appeals – sometimes from organizations you haven’t given to. Sometimes, you wonder how they even got your address. Sound familiar? I thought so! But it’s 2019 now. A new year. A fresh start. So instead of sighing and deleting, […]

Filed Under: Blog, Donor communications Tagged With: donor care, fundraising appeall 9 Comments

Digital Ad Campaign Basics for Nonprofits

Focus!

According to a study done by Web Strategies Inc., marketing budgets for for-profit companies are between 7 to 12 percent of total revenue. Nonprofits don’t have that luxury. If yours is like most nonprofits out there, your paid marketing and advertising budget doesn’t come close to that of for-profit companies… Which means you need to […]

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Stuck in an annual appeal dead end?

Feeling stuck?

Is annual giving something you take down from the attic once a year? Somewhere along the line, annual giving – the support an organization needs each year to operate – turned into “the one time a year we expect donors to give”. So organizations get to October, look at the holes in the operating budget […]

Filed Under: Blog, Donor communications Tagged With: annual appeal, donor newsletter, donor retention 3 Comments

Top 10 #donorlove ideas for your Year End Campaign

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… In theory. Would your donor feel that way? John Lepp (of Agents of Good fame) and I sat down to give you a tried and tested YEAR END checklist you can use as you sit down to craft the most meaningful appeal of the year. Some context […]

Filed Under: Blog, Donor communications Tagged With: donor love, year-end appeal 3 Comments

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