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4 Ways to Generate More Monthly Donors Via ACH Transfer

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Many nonprofits are considering ways to upgrade their recurring donors to higher levels. I’ve written in the past about best practices for getting recurring extra gifts and upgrades, but here are a few different approaches you can use with your recurring donors. Ask your monthly donors for a straight upgrade. Ideally, segment your donors by source of […]

Crafting A Recurring Donor Welcome Series: A Guide

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Recurring giving is a significant source of revenue for nonprofits, as 57% of nonprofit donors are enrolled in a recurring giving program. Recurring donations provide reliable funding every month to keep your organization running. This means your organization should be dedicated to cultivating these donors—and be extra careful to retain them! As a nonprofit leader, […]

4 Fundraising Ideas to Reach Environmentally-Minded Donors

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Guest Blog by Logan Foote, Sales and Education Manager at GolfStatus As you know, trying new fundraising ideas is critical for nonprofits to grow and scale. Finding ways to reach specific donor segments with campaigns and messaging that resonate with them is crucial to boosting conversions and retention.  One way to employ this strategy is […]

Expert Q&A: Laying the Groundwork For Your Monthly Giving Program

When I first started fundraising monthly, now more than 30 years ago, there were only mail and phone appeals. Face-to-face conversations had just started, and some nonprofits were putting their toes in the water with direct response TV. Now, things are quite different. Just about every payment processor and constituent relationship management system (CRM) allow […]

5 Must-Know Google Ads Tips to Turn Clicks into (Recurring) Donations

Guest Blog by Jessica King, Business Lead at Getting Attention Nonprofits are always testing new ways to reach donors, understand their interests, and market to them more effectively. With the many fancy tools out there, you may feel tempted to reinvent the wheel to attract new donors to your organization but that’s not necessary. If […]

3 Nonprofit Operations to Streamline With Your CRM

This article explores three nonprofit operations that can be streamlined with a CRM solution.

As a fundraising professional, you’re always looking for ways to level up giving. But to raise funds efficiently, your nonprofit’s operations must be streamlined to ensure a standardized process for garnering support and collecting donations. The right constituent relationship management (CRM) solution can help your organization manage its donor data while also streamlining daily operations. […]

4 Common Recurring Gift Bloopers

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It’s that time of year again. The holidays are near and the year-end giving crunch is on. GivingTuesday results are in. Were you up? Were you down? The year-end emails are scheduled or close to being ready to be scheduled. Plans for calendar year 2024 are pretty much final as well. You’re doing great! But could you […]

Answers to 5 Key Questions About Monthly Giving

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As I’m sure you can imagine, fundraisers ask me questions about monthly giving all of the time. That’s why I wanted to answer a few of those key questions.  1. What’s the Best Time of Year to Ask for Monthly Gifts?  There is no bad time to ask for monthly gifts, but if you want […]

What Will Giving Look Like This Year?

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If you’re worried about the latest trends in giving, you’re not alone. The Fundraising Effectiveness Project and the Giving USA results for 2022 are troubling, to say the least.  The pandemic’s bump in giving is gone and then some.       M&R Benchmarks 2023 also indicates that average online giving revenue is down — despite monthly giving rates increasing! That’s why I […]

The 3 Recurring Donation Automation Workflows Every Nonprofit Needs

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As you know being more personalized with fundraising in general will help you be more successful– but it’s simply impossible to build relationships with thousands of donors at a time. Thankfully, there’s a way to simplify your outreach and retain a personalized, relationship-driven donor experience! The responsive framework lays out exactly how to be more personalized, contextual, […]