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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 […]

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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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How to raise money for your small or new organization

People often ask how to raise money for their small or brand-new organization. While no one answer is right for every organization, there are some basics that will help. But first, some hard truths: Consider carefully whether your organization is needed Before you even begin to raise money, before you even file the papers, you […]

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Social Media in Your Fundraising Efforts: 4 Expert Tips

Depending on your nonprofit’s marketing strategy, social media may play a large role in your fundraising techniques. The increasingly digital nature of ads and marketing will make social media more prevalent in the future. But, as marketing becomes more social, it’s increasingly important to stay up-to-date on social media best practices and strategies that work. […]

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Engagement fundraising – how to fundraise smarter

I had the opportunity to read Greg Warner’s book, Engagement Fundraising, a few weeks ago. The book is pitched toward those cultivating major gift and legacy donors. And its promise is “How to raise more money for less in the 21st century.” So what’s it about? The Pareto principle tells us most of the money […]

Filed Under: Blog, Fundraising Tagged With: donor data, donor focus, donor love

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