Resource type: article February 15, 2024 5 Research-Based Fundraising Strategies For Modern Campaigns …if the suggested starting donation is low or high —it still encourages more giving. Tip #2: Encourage all board members to give. It does matter. A recent study published in…
Resource type: article August 7, 2023 A New Nonprofit Donor Paradigm: First-Time And Habitual Gifts …large (or “new,” “mid-level,” and “major”) may not be the most fruitful strategy. Let’s stop giving gifts, and donors, these outdated labels. I prefer a different donor paradigm. A New…
Resource type: news March 18, 2025 Bloomerang and Daxko Empower Nonprofits to Raise More with Powerful Integration …can build lasting relationships with supporters thanks to real-time insights into donor behavior, donation history, and engagement. “We’re thrilled to partner with Daxko to bring Bloomerang’s built for purpose Giving…
Resource type: article December 24, 2019 10 Ways of Upgrading Donors Through Engagement & Retention Activities …objectives of good donor engagement is upgrading existing donors, inviting them to increase their next gift, donate more frequently, or step up to the next giving or membership level. By…
Resource type: article December 30, 2019 The Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions For Professional Fundraisers …also a great way to reconnect, and to build relationships for further giving in the future. We have had numerous customers with over one million dollars in pledge receivables just…
Resource type: article January 16, 2020 Is the Donor Funnel Actually a Donor Sieve? …most engaged donors with the highest capacity for giving. We’re really filtering out the donors who don’t react exactly how we expect them to exactly when we expect them to….
Resource type: article January 14, 2020 How to Overcome Common Donor Resistance …rule out a donation to you at this time. They are excuses for why they should not be expected to stretch their giving right now. They aren’t necessarily a “No…
Resource type: Customer Story September 30, 2025 Catholic Charities of Central Colorado: How Bloomerang Fundraising Helped Increase Online Giving by 170% How Bloomerang Fundraising helped increase online giving by 170%…
Resource type: article August 28, 2013 Do Your Donor Communications Pass The “You” Test? …the donor the credit for the good things they’ve helped make possible, which makes them feel good. And donors who feel good about giving to you will keep giving to…
Resource type: article July 30, 2014 54 Essential Questions About Fund Development …22. Why do you keep giving to our organization? How do we maintain your interest and keep in touch with you? Questions about building a culture of philanthropy: 23. How…
Resource type: article January 26, 2015 The Top Email KPIs for Nonprofit Communicators …giving programs, not to mention how effective your website is. Online donations are still a small piece of the pie Despite all this available technology and reporting, online donations still…
Resource type: article April 7, 2015 10 Steps To A Successful Fundraising Appeal Email …large file-size images should be avoided. They can impact deliverability rates, and if the recipient has to wait for images to load, they may ditch your email before giving the…
Resource type: article June 16, 2016 4 Ways to Uncover the Gold Mine Already In Your Donor Database …meant I could get a face-to-face meeting with a current major donor. That was golden, and always fruitful. If you have a robust database of donors and their giving history,…
Resource type: article March 3, 2017 5 reasons to be wary of third-party fundraisers …Giving Tuesday. 3. Giving up control Not only do risk losing money and diluting your message with third-party fundraisers, but you also risk doing serious damage to your brand when…
Resource type: Customer Story May 16, 2025 Colorado Music Festival: Increasing Individual Giving by 20% with Bloomerang Increasing individual giving by 20% with Bloomerang…
Resource type: article July 25, 2017 Ultimate Guide to Nonprofit Instagram …oriented, like events or things happening around the office. Either way, creating a content calendar monthly, quarterly, or annually can help you stay on top of posting regularly. It also…
Resource type: article November 15, 2017 3 examples of nonprofit donor surveys …communications. 3. Ontario Nature – lapsed donor survey A dedicated lapsed donor survey is a great way to re-engage donors who have stopped giving Our friend Pamela Grow brought this…
Resource type: article January 12, 2018 The 1 Word That Shouldn’t Appear In Your Nonprofit’s Email Newsletter Subject Line It’s “newsletter.” Let me preface this post by saying that if you send out a recurring (weekly, monthly, etc.) email newsletter and it has the word “newsletter” in the subject…
Resource type: article January 28, 2022 The Whole Major Gift Fundraising Shebang – Get Started …to be treated this way or not. Then you add them to your major donor portfolio, and pull them out of the annual giving manager’s portfolio. This is a mistake….
Resource type: article April 6, 2018 12 Donation Appeal Ideas for Each Month of the Year …them to come by and see it in action — and six or twelve months into the project.) February: Monthly Donor Ask. Find people who are highly engaged but have…