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Most nonprofit professionals recognize that their organization can’t grow and thrive without a solid technology foundation and strategy. A 2020 Nonprofit Trends Report by Salesforce shows that 85% of nonprofits agree that technology is key to their long-term success. But here’s a catch: Today’s market includes an overwhelming number of vendors selling nonprofit technology. And […]
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This article was originally posted on NonProfit PRO’s blog. There are a lot of effective ways to communicate with your peer-to-peer fundraising participants, such as social media, apps and push notifications, SMS and direct mail – to name a few. But email is still king. It’s a powerful tool for your peer-to-peer fundraising. It can help you […]
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Corporate philanthropy, workplace giving, corporate social responsibility — they’re all things that equip for-profit businesses to make a positive impact on the world around them. By partnering with charitable organizations already doing the work while engaging employees and consumers alike, corporate philanthropy continues to be a growing fundraising trend across the mission-driven sector. As a […]
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Whether writing email communications is your full-time job, or it’s occasionally added to your to-do list, you’ve likely come up against the age-old problem of staring at a blank screen, not knowing where to start. To engage your participants and entice new supporters, you need to reach out. You need to communicate. But what, exactly, […]
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This article was originally posted on NonProfit PRO’s blog. Last month, I shared tips on how to find the right timing for your peer-to-peer fundraising email communications. They included key points from a five-session email communications workshop I presented with peer-to-peer fundraising experts as part of the virtual conference, It’s a Peer-to-Peer World. In the last […]
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As a nonprofit professional, you’re probably always on the lookout for tips to boost your fundraising. Here are our top five fundraising tips articles to help you take your fundraising to new heights in 2022: 10 Simple Things You Can Do to Improve Your Peer-to-Peer FundraisingHere are 10 simple but impactful things you can do […]
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Last year, we explored how to build a strong email strategy for your peer-to-peer fundraising. We highlighted some key points from a five-session email communications workshop with peer-to-peer fundraising experts as part of the It’s a Peer-to-Peer World virtual conference. But building a peer-to-peer email strategy isn’t just about planning what you’ll say—it’s also about […]
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As a nonprofit professional, you probably rely quite a bit on email marketing to engage with donors, prospective donors, volunteers, and other constituents. And, while you might have typically relied on the number of email opens and open rates to help measure email engagement, those days are behind us. In late September, Apple released iOS […]
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As part of the recent virtual conference, It’s a Peer-to-Peer World, I worked with peer-to-peer fundraising experts to present a five-session email communications workshop. In the first session, Kari Bodell from Susan G. Komen and Jillian Stewart from Peerworks Consulting helped attendees learn how to build a strong peer-to-peer email communications strategy. Here are some […]
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Matching gifts are often referred to as a “2 for 1” sale on charitable revenue, as they allow nonprofits to collect bonus gifts in addition to initial donations made by generous supporters. When you make the most of matching gift fundraising efforts, you can better engage with your donors, maximize funding, and leverage corporate philanthropy […]