4 Ways to Generate More Monthly Donors Via ACH Transfer
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
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
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 […]
3 Nonprofit Operations to Streamline With Your CRM
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
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 […]
Top 3 Tips for Fundraisers Looking to Level Up Their Monthly Giving
Last month, I shared answers to the top five questions on monthly giving. This month, I’d like to share the top three tips for fundraisers who are looking to start growing their monthly giving program to the next level. Let’s jump right in. 1. Commit to Monthly Giving If you’re not committed to growing, you’re never […]
Answers to 5 Key Questions About Monthly Giving
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?
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 […]
What to Do When Your Agency Doesn’t Want to Ask for Monthly Gifts
Sadly, I still hear about direct mail and digital agencies and consultants that don’t see the value of monthly giving. A friend of mine, a nonprofit fundraiser, sent me this email recently: “My agency is against monthly giving. We asked for it to be added in house appeals, and the agency says, ‘We’ll test it […]
