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Why Mass Texting is not a solution for Fundraising

Sending out a broadcast text to supporters, asking them to contribute to a new initiative might seem tempting. You could reach all the people in your contact list at once, and you wouldn’t need to worry about finding volunteers. The same goes for emails and social media updates. But consider this – Source: Evergage 2019 […]

Volunteers: are you missing these important donors?

Do you think of volunteers as donors, too? Fundraisers spend a good amount of time thinking about their donors – at least if they want to succeed. But there may be a group of people you’re not thinking of: your volunteers. Fundraising staff might not be responsible for managing volunteers – interviewing, scheduling, assigning. But […]

The case of the hidden development staff

Have you ever felt your organization’s development staff were hidden away? Maybe on a different plane of existence? Doing strange work normal people wouldn’t understand? I feel strongly about this: development staff must be accessible. Internally and externally. Your work might be specialized, but it’s integral to your organization’s success. (Unless you are fully funded […]

Online Fundraising: 5 Tools to Make Your Efforts Easier

Online fundraising tools As a nonprofit professional, fundraising is one of the most important parts of your job. Between stewarding donors, creating engagement opportunities, and planning communication strategies, you have quite a bit on your plate! That’s where online fundraising tools come in. Online fundraising isn’t anything new. Nonprofits have been asking for donations on […]

Align Peer-to-Peer and Mobile Fundraising: 5 Best Practices

However strong you consider your online fundraising strategy to be, it’s almost certain that the internet has allowed your nonprofit to reach more donors in more innovative ways over the past few years. Whether you’re interacting with your supporters over social media or accepting donations through your website, connecting with your donors has never been […]

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