https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Sandy Rees, CFRE will show you seven simple steps to creating a written plan so you can raise all the money you need to fully fund your budget in the coming year.
https://getfullyfunded.com/plan/
The document summarizes a presentation on missionizing special events for nonprofits. The presentation discusses four types of events: [1] the classic Point of Entry event and derivative events, [2] a Free One-Hour Ask Event, [3] a Free Feel-Good Cultivation Event, and [4] a Point of Entry Conversion Event. It provides details on the purpose, format, frequency and scripts for each type of event to effectively engage attendees and solicit donations while upholding the nonprofit's mission.
Nonprofit Leadership: How to Show the WayBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Larry C Johnson will explain how three hallmarks of effective leadership work together to put a nonprofit organization on top—and stay there.
Ask Without Fear! Powerful Secrets To Help Fundraisers Handle ObjectionsBloomerang
Are your board members beating down your door with new donors, eager to ask them for money?
Join Marc Pitman and Jay Love for a discussion on asking for donations and dealing with objections. Marc will draw on his years of experience to present simple & effective fundraising ideas to help you raise lots of money, and Jay will offer best practices in donor retention to make sure you hold onto those supporters!
This document discusses the importance of creating and following a fundraising plan. It notes that common reasons for needing a plan include lack of funding, being overwhelmed, outdated methods, and lack of coordination. The document emphasizes getting out of the office to implement the plan in order to be successful. It provides tips for measuring fundraising success, getting organized, scheduling tasks, and asking for donations fearlessly.
The document provides information about fundraising for The Great Generation (TGG), a charity that promotes sustainable development. It discusses TGG's mission, values and vision. It then outlines different fundraising strategies like event fundraising, online/network fundraising, and corporate fundraising. It provides tips on keeping fundraising legal and explains concepts like gift aid. The document aims to educate volunteers on effective fundraising methods and regulations.
The document discusses effective messaging strategies for fundraising. It emphasizes that messaging should be simple, easy to understand, and avoid jargon. The best messages focus on impact by explaining how an organization makes a difference rather than focusing on process or details. Effective message types include elevator speeches that introduce an organization's work through stories, impact statements that explain problems solved and results achieved, and calls to action that request support for specific impacts. Overall, the key is communicating an organization's impact in a way that is clear and inspires donors to support its mission.
How to Lead & Manage In Our New Work RealityBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Kishshana Palmer will show managers and organizational leaders how to ensure they don’t burn(out) their people to achieve organizational outcomes.
The document summarizes a presentation on missionizing special events for nonprofits. The presentation discusses four types of events: [1] the classic Point of Entry event and derivative events, [2] a Free One-Hour Ask Event, [3] a Free Feel-Good Cultivation Event, and [4] a Point of Entry Conversion Event. It provides details on the purpose, format, frequency and scripts for each type of event to effectively engage attendees and solicit donations while upholding the nonprofit's mission.
Nonprofit Leadership: How to Show the WayBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Larry C Johnson will explain how three hallmarks of effective leadership work together to put a nonprofit organization on top—and stay there.
Ask Without Fear! Powerful Secrets To Help Fundraisers Handle ObjectionsBloomerang
Are your board members beating down your door with new donors, eager to ask them for money?
Join Marc Pitman and Jay Love for a discussion on asking for donations and dealing with objections. Marc will draw on his years of experience to present simple & effective fundraising ideas to help you raise lots of money, and Jay will offer best practices in donor retention to make sure you hold onto those supporters!
This document discusses the importance of creating and following a fundraising plan. It notes that common reasons for needing a plan include lack of funding, being overwhelmed, outdated methods, and lack of coordination. The document emphasizes getting out of the office to implement the plan in order to be successful. It provides tips for measuring fundraising success, getting organized, scheduling tasks, and asking for donations fearlessly.
The document provides information about fundraising for The Great Generation (TGG), a charity that promotes sustainable development. It discusses TGG's mission, values and vision. It then outlines different fundraising strategies like event fundraising, online/network fundraising, and corporate fundraising. It provides tips on keeping fundraising legal and explains concepts like gift aid. The document aims to educate volunteers on effective fundraising methods and regulations.
The document discusses effective messaging strategies for fundraising. It emphasizes that messaging should be simple, easy to understand, and avoid jargon. The best messages focus on impact by explaining how an organization makes a difference rather than focusing on process or details. Effective message types include elevator speeches that introduce an organization's work through stories, impact statements that explain problems solved and results achieved, and calls to action that request support for specific impacts. Overall, the key is communicating an organization's impact in a way that is clear and inspires donors to support its mission.
How to Lead & Manage In Our New Work RealityBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Kishshana Palmer will show managers and organizational leaders how to ensure they don’t burn(out) their people to achieve organizational outcomes.
Marketing and Fundraising: Together at Last!Bloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Assuring fundraising and marketing are strategically aligned, not siloed, has become an essential role of nonprofit leadership in the 21st century. Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE will look at hard questions to be asked and answered to be sustainable in a post-digital economy.
Create and Run Your First Really Big Fundraising CampaignBloomerang
Sandy Rees, CFRE will show you exactly what to do to create and run your first really big fundraising campaign. You’ll learn how to plan the campaign, the tools and materials you’ll need, and how to find the best people to ask for a gift. You’ll leave feeling hopeful and more confident about raising big money.
13 Nonprofit Thank You Mistakes to AvoidBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE will help you think through your thank you process, put some procedures in writing, and get others on board.
Festival 2017 - Grandes Doações - John GreenhoeABCR
This document discusses strategies for conducting discovery calls with major donor prospects. It emphasizes that identification calls are difficult but important for maintaining a donor pipeline and identifying new major donors. The key aspects covered are overcoming apprehension about cold calls, conducting strategic research on prospects, making initial contact through letters and phone calls, asking questions to determine interests and capacity during an in-person meeting, and following up appropriately with thank you notes and potential next steps. The overall goal is to continue building the relationship over time which may eventually lead to securing larger gifts.
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Lori L. Jacobwith will show you examples of how others have harnessed the passion of their community and their mission using authentic, clear word choices.
Finding Your Sizzle: the Importance of Emotions in FundraisingBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Wendy Dyer will explore the importance of emotions in fundraising among the growing movement of “effective altruism,” which encourages funding decisions based solely on intellect.
Anatomy of a Successful Fundraising Appeal: Make a Compelling Offer Your Dono...Bloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Whether you’re an old pro and just want some new tips, or you’re writing your appeal letter for the first time, you’ll find killer strategies and tried-and-true tactics from Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE to get your appeal to the next level.
Boosting Your Major Gifts Fundraising - Professional Advancement QuizRoewen Wishart CFRE
Just started a new major gifts job or wanting to switch roles? Wondering where to begin with major gifts? Needing a “circuit breaker”?
Are you a board member or CEO - wondering if there’s something simple but important which isn’t happening the right way?
Try this professional advancement quiz. Our suggested answers to these four questions might surprise you.
What’s the most effective first step where major gifts prospects are lacking?
What case material is most useful for staff to engage with donors to encourage major gifts?
What is useful for staff to prepare before a cultivation meeting with prospective donors?
What’s the one irreplaceable staff role in major gifts planning and execution?
Donor Communications That Engage and Retain Donors (INRN 2017)Bloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/speaking/
This workshop will focus on how to effectively communicate with your donors in order to increase your retention rates. We will also focus on what can be done about retaining donors and building donor loyalty. Presented by Steve Shattuck, Bloomerang.
Sponsored by the Indiana Nonprofit Resource
Getting Beyond the Board – Engaging Your Community as Donors and ChampionsBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Terry Axelrod will explain how to move past the board and deeply engage individuals in the broader community who can in turn engage others and perhaps become your next board members!
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webin...
Richard Perry will show you how to build a donor centered budget, what is needed to support it, and a clear description of every program category to put into proposals and present to donors.
Raise the Money of Your Dreams With Donor-Centered Major Gift FundraisingBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Join author, speaker and consultant Gail Perry, CFRE, MBA to learn her secrets for bringing major donors – and mega gifts – into your organization.
Granted: Identifying, Applying for and Managing Grant FundsBloomerang
This document provides an overview of a presentation on identifying, applying for, and managing grant funds. The presentation covers information needed prior to applying for grants like an organization's name, tax ID, mission statements, and annual budget. It discusses elements of grant proposals like executive summaries, statements of need, project descriptions, budgets, and evaluations. The presentation also touches on grant readiness, building strong applications, and managing grants once received. The guest presenter, Mandy Pearce, is an expert in grant writing and nonprofit fundraising.
How to Build and Sustain Your Major Gifts PipelineBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE will review where to begin, which prospects to prioritize, how to develop and manage a major donor pipeline and cultivation plan, and how to get and stay organized so you reach your goals.
How to Keep Donors Happier Longer: Use Strategic Stewardship to Get More and ...Bloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE will help you create a goal-oriented strategic donor retention and upgrade plan – one that incorporates tried-and-true relationship-building principles and keeps donors SATISFIED – because research shows this is the number one reason they stick around.
Donor Retention Education w/ Steven Shattuck (AFP DFW 2017)Bloomerang
This session explores the Fundraising Effectiveness Project report commissioned by AFP and the Urban Institute. The dismal news in this report can and should be an eye opener for every nonprofit engaged in fundraising.
We will focus on the root causes of poor retention rates, and offer tips for improvement based on the principles of Dr. Adrian Sargeant and Tom Ahern: two world-renowned authorities on building donor loyalty. Sargeant and Ahern’s principles are based upon years of research conducted in the sector and can be used by any organization, whether you are a one-person shop or a large department. We will show examples of their principles in action. The results can be astounding when put into daily use!
Learning Outcomes:
Be familiar with current research on donor retention and how an increase or decrease can impact your bottom line
Understand how to calculate your donor retention rate
Learn new donor communications techniques in order to improve donor loyalty and retention
Focuses on events and what to do after having a fundraising event. Now that the event is over for your nonprofit, how do you not let that one night be the donor's only impression of your organization?
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Rachel Muir, CFRE will help you see through your donor’s eyes in this thought provoking workshop loaded with tips for better donor communication, cultivation and discovery.
5 steps to raise big money with major giftsgailperry
This document summarizes Gail Perry's webinar on fundraising strategies for major gifts. Gail is a fundraising consultant and coach with 25 years of experience. The webinar outlines a 5-step process for securing major gifts: 1) tell your organization's compelling story, 2) develop a list of qualified prospects, 3) cultivate relationships with prospects, 4) ask prospects for support, and 5) create a management system to track the process. Gail provides tips for each step, such as customizing cultivation strategies, asking for advice to identify giving capacity, and following up consistently with prospects until a gift is secured.
Maximizing the Lifetime Value of Your Donors for Fundraising Success (AFP FL ...Bloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/speaking/
Within your donor database lies untold lifetime value. Unfortunately, many nonprofits fail to properly nurture and steward their donors, and are content with high acquisition and high churn.
Why let this enormous asset go underutilized?
In this session, we will cover the tenets of effective database management, no matter what program or vendor you use. We will show examples of best practices in data management, communication segmenting, engagement tracking and reporting in order to help your team work smarter, not harder.
Learning Outcomes:
Be familiar with data management techniques that maximize the capabilities of your database and increase productivity
Understand segmenting strategies lead to higher response rates from your donor communications
Learn how to generate meaningful reports that will impact your internal procedures
Asking Styles: A Revolutionary Concept in the FieldBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Brian Saber will help you discover your Asking Style, its specific strengths and challenges, and how to apply your Style to be a more comfortable and effective fundraiser.
The use of digital media as a communications and fundraising tool is has become essential for nonprofit organization, but does your organization have a clear understanding and plan of the role online communications plays in raising funds? Learning ways to leverage multichannel communications for your cultivation and stewardship strategies will benefit your bottom line and better serve your mission.
• Understand the strategic role online communications plays in fund development. Investigate options for using digital media as a fundraising tool.
• Learn the role of social media in the fundraising process.
Develop online engagement strategies for organizational staff, board members, volunteers and current donors.
Marketing and Fundraising: Together at Last!Bloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Assuring fundraising and marketing are strategically aligned, not siloed, has become an essential role of nonprofit leadership in the 21st century. Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE will look at hard questions to be asked and answered to be sustainable in a post-digital economy.
Create and Run Your First Really Big Fundraising CampaignBloomerang
Sandy Rees, CFRE will show you exactly what to do to create and run your first really big fundraising campaign. You’ll learn how to plan the campaign, the tools and materials you’ll need, and how to find the best people to ask for a gift. You’ll leave feeling hopeful and more confident about raising big money.
13 Nonprofit Thank You Mistakes to AvoidBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE will help you think through your thank you process, put some procedures in writing, and get others on board.
Festival 2017 - Grandes Doações - John GreenhoeABCR
This document discusses strategies for conducting discovery calls with major donor prospects. It emphasizes that identification calls are difficult but important for maintaining a donor pipeline and identifying new major donors. The key aspects covered are overcoming apprehension about cold calls, conducting strategic research on prospects, making initial contact through letters and phone calls, asking questions to determine interests and capacity during an in-person meeting, and following up appropriately with thank you notes and potential next steps. The overall goal is to continue building the relationship over time which may eventually lead to securing larger gifts.
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Lori L. Jacobwith will show you examples of how others have harnessed the passion of their community and their mission using authentic, clear word choices.
Finding Your Sizzle: the Importance of Emotions in FundraisingBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Wendy Dyer will explore the importance of emotions in fundraising among the growing movement of “effective altruism,” which encourages funding decisions based solely on intellect.
Anatomy of a Successful Fundraising Appeal: Make a Compelling Offer Your Dono...Bloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Whether you’re an old pro and just want some new tips, or you’re writing your appeal letter for the first time, you’ll find killer strategies and tried-and-true tactics from Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE to get your appeal to the next level.
Boosting Your Major Gifts Fundraising - Professional Advancement QuizRoewen Wishart CFRE
Just started a new major gifts job or wanting to switch roles? Wondering where to begin with major gifts? Needing a “circuit breaker”?
Are you a board member or CEO - wondering if there’s something simple but important which isn’t happening the right way?
Try this professional advancement quiz. Our suggested answers to these four questions might surprise you.
What’s the most effective first step where major gifts prospects are lacking?
What case material is most useful for staff to engage with donors to encourage major gifts?
What is useful for staff to prepare before a cultivation meeting with prospective donors?
What’s the one irreplaceable staff role in major gifts planning and execution?
Donor Communications That Engage and Retain Donors (INRN 2017)Bloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/speaking/
This workshop will focus on how to effectively communicate with your donors in order to increase your retention rates. We will also focus on what can be done about retaining donors and building donor loyalty. Presented by Steve Shattuck, Bloomerang.
Sponsored by the Indiana Nonprofit Resource
Getting Beyond the Board – Engaging Your Community as Donors and ChampionsBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Terry Axelrod will explain how to move past the board and deeply engage individuals in the broader community who can in turn engage others and perhaps become your next board members!
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webin...
Richard Perry will show you how to build a donor centered budget, what is needed to support it, and a clear description of every program category to put into proposals and present to donors.
Raise the Money of Your Dreams With Donor-Centered Major Gift FundraisingBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Join author, speaker and consultant Gail Perry, CFRE, MBA to learn her secrets for bringing major donors – and mega gifts – into your organization.
Granted: Identifying, Applying for and Managing Grant FundsBloomerang
This document provides an overview of a presentation on identifying, applying for, and managing grant funds. The presentation covers information needed prior to applying for grants like an organization's name, tax ID, mission statements, and annual budget. It discusses elements of grant proposals like executive summaries, statements of need, project descriptions, budgets, and evaluations. The presentation also touches on grant readiness, building strong applications, and managing grants once received. The guest presenter, Mandy Pearce, is an expert in grant writing and nonprofit fundraising.
How to Build and Sustain Your Major Gifts PipelineBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE will review where to begin, which prospects to prioritize, how to develop and manage a major donor pipeline and cultivation plan, and how to get and stay organized so you reach your goals.
How to Keep Donors Happier Longer: Use Strategic Stewardship to Get More and ...Bloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE will help you create a goal-oriented strategic donor retention and upgrade plan – one that incorporates tried-and-true relationship-building principles and keeps donors SATISFIED – because research shows this is the number one reason they stick around.
Donor Retention Education w/ Steven Shattuck (AFP DFW 2017)Bloomerang
This session explores the Fundraising Effectiveness Project report commissioned by AFP and the Urban Institute. The dismal news in this report can and should be an eye opener for every nonprofit engaged in fundraising.
We will focus on the root causes of poor retention rates, and offer tips for improvement based on the principles of Dr. Adrian Sargeant and Tom Ahern: two world-renowned authorities on building donor loyalty. Sargeant and Ahern’s principles are based upon years of research conducted in the sector and can be used by any organization, whether you are a one-person shop or a large department. We will show examples of their principles in action. The results can be astounding when put into daily use!
Learning Outcomes:
Be familiar with current research on donor retention and how an increase or decrease can impact your bottom line
Understand how to calculate your donor retention rate
Learn new donor communications techniques in order to improve donor loyalty and retention
Focuses on events and what to do after having a fundraising event. Now that the event is over for your nonprofit, how do you not let that one night be the donor's only impression of your organization?
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Rachel Muir, CFRE will help you see through your donor’s eyes in this thought provoking workshop loaded with tips for better donor communication, cultivation and discovery.
5 steps to raise big money with major giftsgailperry
This document summarizes Gail Perry's webinar on fundraising strategies for major gifts. Gail is a fundraising consultant and coach with 25 years of experience. The webinar outlines a 5-step process for securing major gifts: 1) tell your organization's compelling story, 2) develop a list of qualified prospects, 3) cultivate relationships with prospects, 4) ask prospects for support, and 5) create a management system to track the process. Gail provides tips for each step, such as customizing cultivation strategies, asking for advice to identify giving capacity, and following up consistently with prospects until a gift is secured.
Maximizing the Lifetime Value of Your Donors for Fundraising Success (AFP FL ...Bloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/speaking/
Within your donor database lies untold lifetime value. Unfortunately, many nonprofits fail to properly nurture and steward their donors, and are content with high acquisition and high churn.
Why let this enormous asset go underutilized?
In this session, we will cover the tenets of effective database management, no matter what program or vendor you use. We will show examples of best practices in data management, communication segmenting, engagement tracking and reporting in order to help your team work smarter, not harder.
Learning Outcomes:
Be familiar with data management techniques that maximize the capabilities of your database and increase productivity
Understand segmenting strategies lead to higher response rates from your donor communications
Learn how to generate meaningful reports that will impact your internal procedures
Asking Styles: A Revolutionary Concept in the FieldBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Brian Saber will help you discover your Asking Style, its specific strengths and challenges, and how to apply your Style to be a more comfortable and effective fundraiser.
The use of digital media as a communications and fundraising tool is has become essential for nonprofit organization, but does your organization have a clear understanding and plan of the role online communications plays in raising funds? Learning ways to leverage multichannel communications for your cultivation and stewardship strategies will benefit your bottom line and better serve your mission.
• Understand the strategic role online communications plays in fund development. Investigate options for using digital media as a fundraising tool.
• Learn the role of social media in the fundraising process.
Develop online engagement strategies for organizational staff, board members, volunteers and current donors.
Women and Giving: Meaningful Approaches and StewardshipBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Women and men make their giving decisions differently. Judith Smith, CFRE will cover research regarding women and philanthropy and how it might apply to our work.
JS May, Portland Art Museum: Building a Fundraising PlanJames Leventhal
The document outlines 10 steps for creating an effective fundraising plan for a museum:
1) Define goals and needs, resources available, and target markets
2) Assess existing resources like donor lists, past strategies, and infrastructure
3) Set specific fundraising goals for programs, operations, capital projects, and endowments
4) Determine additional resources needed to implement the plan
5) Set monetary goals for short, medium, and long-term timeframes
6) Choose appropriate fundraising vehicles like annual campaigns, major gifts, and events
7) Identify potential donor markets including individuals, groups, corporations, and foundations
8) Budget expenses for the fundraising efforts
9) Draft a written plan outlining goals
Fundraising for a campaign can be scary. Learn about the basics of fundraising to help get over your fear.
Learn and do. Run for office with Progressive Majority's help: http://www.progressivemajority.org/run-office
In today’s economic climate, there is more pressure than ever to ensure a steady stream of fundraising revenue and increase fundraising results with limited resources. To meet that challenge one must analyze current fundraising activities and develop an effective annual development plan to capitalize on strengths and improve areas of weakness. At the October 20, 2011 AFP Northeast Indiana luncheon, fundraising consultant Robert Croft, CFRE presented this program to show you how to conduct a self guided development audit to evaluate your current fundraising efforts, which donor metrics are most critical to track for growth, and how to create a plan that is unique to your organization that will improve your fundraising results.
Best Practices in Integrated Multi-Channel Fundraising and CommunicationsASI
This document summarizes a presentation on best practices in integrated multi-channel fundraising and communications. It discusses why nonprofits should integrate online, mobile, and social media channels into their fundraising strategies. Specific techniques are presented for growing prospect lists, acquiring and engaging donors through different channels, and testing strategies. Integrating recognition and thank you programs across channels is also covered.
The report published by Fundraising Technology News (Progressive Media Group), focuses on how technology has allowed fundraising to operate through a myriad of channels.
What Compliance Means For Your Fundraising EffortsBloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
While state charity compliance is understandably complex, it is an area that nonprofits cannot afford to ignore. Mike Montali will explore the charitable solicitation requirements and explain what they mean for your organization.
This document summarizes tips for increasing end-of-year online fundraising through a multichannel strategy. It recommends starting fundraising campaigns early, running an email series, going mobile, integrating different channels, stewarding donors, developing targeted personas and compelling content, adding a spokesperson, focusing on storytelling and emotions, having a clear call to action, tying giving levels to impact, crafting attention-grabbing subject lines, and adding incentives like matching gifts. An example is given of Trinity Health Foundation's successful 2013 end-of-year campaign that used various channels including direct mail, online appeals, social media, websites, newspapers, radio, and TV.
Case studies in integrated multi channel fundraisingDave Raley
Learn how Campus Crusade for Christ has collaborated to launch several of its most effective multi-channel fundraising campaigns ever, with particular success in the online space. Hear important lessons learned from one of the largest nonprofits in the world and receive practical tips for cultivating donors, both online and off.
Mailbox to Multichannel: Turn an Offline Campaign into a Multichannel Successis7
1) Using a multichannel approach including direct mail, email, telemarketing, and mobile significantly increased response rates, number of donors, and net income for the American Bible Society's Bibles in China campaign.
2) Adding a handwritten note card to direct mail increased the response rate by 38%, and a pre-campaign voice broadcast call increased response by 19% and net revenue by 29%.
3) The multichannel approach allowed the organization to better engage donors through their preferred communication channels and highlight the urgent message in multiple impactful ways.
BBCON 2016 - Using Google Analytics as a Fundraising PowerhouseSara Hoffman
Presented at the 2016 Blackbaud Conference, Jen Boland and Sara Hoffman presented on combining Luminate Online and Google Analytics together to better track online donations and transactions. The presentation builds from Campaign Tracking into standard eCommerce, into enhanced eCommerce and Internal Promotions
Integrating face to face and telephone fundraising to build donor loyalty and...Bisnode Belgium
This document discusses integrating face-to-face and telephone fundraising to build donor loyalty and lifetime value. It provides an overview of best practices in face-to-face fundraising worldwide and how it has been successfully integrated with telephone and new media. Current and future challenges for face-to-face fundraising are also addressed.
Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Success Story: KLRU Makes The Leap to Online Pledge DriveKimbia, Inc
Responding to viewer feedback, public broadcasting station, KLRU, made the leap from traditional on-air pledge drives to an online giving campaign. As a nonprofit organization with a strong community following, they took a calculated risk – and it paid off. Combining the power of a crowdfunding event with peer-to-peer, email and social campaigns resulted in stellar results.
Exceeded original fundraising goal by nearly 90%
Raised 14% of drive revenue from peer-to-peer fundraisers
Acquired 28% new donors
Susannah Winslow, Membership Director at KLRU, will walk you though the journey and their path to success. Additionally, Miriam Kagan, Senior Principal at Kimbia, will share in the discussion, where together they will offer campaign insights including:
The online campaign resonated with their core donor base (60+)
P2P + social media = optimal results
Online campaign yielded higher net revenue and donor retention than the average on-air pledge drive
Building a High-Performing Major Gifts Program: Overcome the 5 Hurdles That A...Bloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Gail Perry, MBA, CFRE will help you get your board and team on board to generate game-changing major gifts for your organization.
How to Start and Run Your First $100,000 Fundraising CampaignBloomerang
If you’re like most people working with a small nonprofit, raising a big chunk of money for a special project, program, or piece of equipment can be a daunting challenge. You may be puzzled about where to start or how to do it. You’re probably scratching your head over who to approach and how to do it. And you’re probably wondering what to say to get someone to make a large donation to your organization. Join us for this webinar to learn exactly what to do to create and run your first really big fundraising campaign. You’ll learn how to plan the campaign, the tools and materials you’ll need, and how to find the best people to ask for a gift. You’ll leave feeling hopeful and more confident about raising big money.
On this content packed training, You're going to learn my proven formula to double your real estate business, the right way!
I'm not guessing at this, over the last decade I've helped thousands of agents double their business and live more successful, fulfilled lives.
Here's some of what you'll learn...
- How to double your business following this proven model
- What niches gush the most profits in your market
- How to increase your repeat and referral business
- How to systematically grow your business each and every year
- Take out the guess work in acquiring and training team members
Plus much much more!
Today we at Donorbox explain how to set fundraising goals with the SMART objectives system specifically tailored for nonprofits.
We've helped over 10k nonprofits reach their fundraising goals in past.
Think Like a Non-Profit, Act Like a Business: Event Planning & MarketingRebecca Tall Brown
Feel like instigating a riot? Present the idea of planning another event or a marketing challenge at your next board meeting!
Neither marketing nor events should be a ticking time bomb among your team. Whatever happened to the FUN in FUNdraising events???
Marketing and events are the quickest way to build a polished, trustworthy organization and among the easiest ways to establish yourselves and gain recognition among the community.
Don’t believe us? We see it in the for-profit world all the time: Dove sells positive body image, Kraft sells childhood, and Tesla sells magic. There is no reason the same can’t be true for your organization. But before you can steer from the moment-to-moment charity hustle, you have to start operating and approaching both marketing and event planning as a business.
The “charity hustle” is no longer cute, and let’s face it, you’re just too awesome and work too hard to not see the results you want and need.
We cover:
5 Rules of Event Planning your Non-Profit needs to implement STAT
Marketing 101 for Non-Profits - what you should focus on, and what to drop, immediately (that could actually be doing more harm than good).
How to act like a business, while still thinking like a nonprofit
Help your nonprofit build trust, awareness, and self-sustainability.
About the creators of this presentation
The workshop is the love-child of small-business marketing strategist Rebecca Tall Brown, and event planning ninja Talin Hartounian focused on social responsibility. We’ve both realized that if nonprofits tweak their marketing and event approaches even just a little, they’re going to have a MUCH easier path in reaching their fundraising and community outreach goals, all while having fun!
This presentation was co-created with the lovely and talented Talin Hartounian of One Hart Events - http://onehartevents.com/
[Webinar] Major Gifts Strategies: Stop Wasting Time On Nickels and DimesDonorCommunity
All non profits seek how to maximize their time and resources to raise more money. Yet many spend too much of their valued staff and board time seeking many small gifts, rather than fewer large ones.
Hosted by DonorCommunity, and major gifts expert Rolando Rodriguez of CrossPointPlus, review practical strategies that will pay off with bigger gifts and a much higher return on investment. Get more strategy advice on how to best “mine your own backyard” for gold, using quality information and a systematic approach, by visiting us: http://goo.gl/hULeqT
Fundraising Accelerator: 4 Steps to Funding Your New or Small Nonprofit Fast!Bloomerang
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PS. good luck! And please pop on a link to your campaign if you have one about to launch. I'd love to track it.
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7 Steps to a Simple, Successful Fundraising Plan
1. 7 Steps to a Simple,
Successful
Fundraising Plan
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Sandy Rees, CFRE
@SandyRees
• Founder and Chief Encouragement
Officer, Get Fully Funded
• CFRE since 2003
• Raised millions through grants, events,
direct mail
• Contributor to Fundraising Success
Magazine
• Platinum Author at ezinearticles.com
• Board of Directors for Horse Haven of
Tennessee
5. 7 Steps to a Simple,
Successful Fundraising
Plan
Sandy Rees, CFRE
Chief Encouragement Officer
6. You have a BIG vision and want a treasure map
You’re in the right place
8. 5 ways people get stuck with planning
How to evaluate historical data
3 main goals you MUST include
How to create an Impact Goal
How to choose the right strategies for YOU
What you’ll get today:
20. Big takeaway
Done is better than perfect.
Imperfect action will always win over inaction.
21. With a plan you’ll have
Focus
Productivity
Confidence
Leverage
22. 7 steps to a simple, successful
fundraising plan
23. 7 steps to a fundraising plan:
1. Learn from the past
2. Shine a guiding beacon
3. Set 3 critical targets
4. Put on your Super Cape
5. Choose the right strategies
6. Write it down!
7. Course correct
32. What impact will your nonprofit have?
For example,
We’ll feed 10% more people this year.
We’ll double the number of animals we save.
Set an impact goal
40. Organizational assets
Name recognition
Strong brand
Well-known leaders
Broad-reaching or well-loved cause
Great facility or location
Big donor base
Dedicated volunteer base
48. Tool #2: 25% Limit
No single revenue stream should make up
more than 25% of total revenue
grants
15%
event
16%
direct
appeal
17%
major gifts
21%
sponsorships
11%
monthly
giving
20%
49. Tool #3: Type Balance
Transactional Transformational
Selling candy bars, T-shirts, &
calendars
Direct appeal
Golf tournaments, walks, runs Monthly giving
Live or silent auctions Sponsor a child/animal
Major gifts
Matching gifts