Resource type: article February 27, 2024 From lost to loved: turning lapsed donors into devoted donors …Should I send them my usual thank you? No! Acknowledge and celebrate their return. Let them know they were missed! Check out this great lapsed donor thank you card from…
Resource type: article October 18, 2024 18+ Top Volunteer Management Software Picks for Nonprofits …Ability to send personalized thank you messages through email or the mobile app Tracking and reporting features Volunteer tracking and hours tracking with a summary of check-in/out timestamps Custom exports…
Resource type: article December 20, 2024 [ASK AN EXPERT] How Important Is It To Promptly Acknowledge Receipt Of A Supporter’s Input? …development office (director or gifts officer). Being thanked for my previous gift was much more persuasive than receiving multiple emails and direct mail letters.” “What my friends and I talk…
Resource type: webinar March 27, 2020 Best Practices on Engaging and Keeping Your Monthly Donors …it all goes hand in hand. So if nothing else, now is a good time to pick up the phone and say thank you. If you‘ve never said thank you…
Resource type: article January 30, 2026 A Letter to Nonprofits: Why Donor Love Matters More Than Ever …their tenth, or the next installment of a recurring commitment—they need to be thanked. They need to see the impact of their generosity. And they need to feel that their…
Resource type: article September 12, 2025 20+ Standout Event Management Software Tools for Nonprofits …+ media library, AI design tools, animations. Free for eligible nonprofits (application required). Bonfire Campaign pages, peer-to-peer, automated thank-yous. Free to use—3.5% processing fees. BuildFire Drag-and-drop app builder, engagement tools,…
Resource type: article March 20, 2025 What is volunteerism? A guide to the history & benefits …receive a payment from the business or their CSR vendor, depending on their payout process. After receiving a grant payment, thank the volunteer who requested it! Student volunteers Many students…
Resource type: article December 20, 2022 9 proven volunteer retention strategies for nonprofits …volunteer onboarding process a celebration by offering new volunteers free merchandise or a hand-written thank you card. Send thank you notes after new volunteers register and when they complete each…
Resource type: article April 19, 2023 Don’t Assume Your Nonprofit Supporters Know These 7 Terms …ones like donor thank you email or donor thank you call. 5. Peer-to-peer fundraising Peer-to-peer fundraising is also sometimes called social fundraising. The term refers to the practice in which…
Resource type: article June 26, 2018 Donor-Centered Digital Communications: How Do You Tailor the Nonprofit Experience? …video sent via a link to a Thank You Landing Page on your website. A 15-second personal “Thanks” you film of yourself using your cell phone and then send via…
Resource type: article February 10, 2020 Remembering John Haydon …of what made fundraising work. He understood donor motivation, psychology, and behavior. “Is thanking donors obligatory, something that must follow giving? The real power of thanking donors is realized when…
Resource type: article May 2, 2018 Special Event Follow-Up To Convert Guests To Loyal Donors …folks – no matter how inspired they may have been by your program. It is absolutely insufficient to merely send a thank you letter to the director of corporate relations….
Resource type: article September 26, 2025 15 fundraising apps that make nonprofit giving simple …peer-to-peer T-shirt fundraising. Personalized thank-you notes. Ensure every supporter feels special by sending thank-you emails from your centralized campaign dashboard. Why this fundraising app made our list T-shirt fundraisers enable…
Resource type: webinar March 5, 2020 Demystifying Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) …an obvious yes, but they should they also thank the financial institution or the foundation? It seems like the foundation should also get thanked, right? Because that’s probably more of…
Resource type: article October 30, 2023 Lessons From The Season Of Giving: 8 Ways You Can Create Effective Year-End Appeals …with the magic of the season? In the spirit of the season, Festive Fundraiser Dear Festive Fundraiser, Thank you for your letter. In considering your question, it’s safe to say…
Resource type: webinar May 8, 2018 How to Maximize Offline Fundraising Events in an Online World …person, obviously. Thanks for being here, Dana. Thanks for taking an hour out of your day and hanging out with us. This was fun. Dana: Absolutely. It’s my pleasure. Thank…
Resource type: webinar July 30, 2018 Digital PR Basics for Nonprofits …of your time. So tell us all about digital PR, my friend. Take it away. Julia: All right. Thank you. Thanks, Steven. I’m really excited to be here with you…
Resource type: webinar April 5, 2019 3 Ways to STAND OUT and Win the Grant! …with, I’m sure, the attendees were as well. So thank you, thank you. It’s great. And thanks, all of you, for hanging out with us. We’ve got a lot of…
Resource type: webinar July 16, 2020 The Survey That Will Supercharge Your Fundraising …started? Sean: Six o’clock in the morning, Eastern Australian time. Yeah. Steven: We appreciate that. Thank you. Thank you. Well, good afternoon, everyone. Good morning. And if you‘re like Sean,…
Resource type: webinar April 9, 2021 The Board’s Role in Fundraising & Resource Development …rest of your Thursday. Stay safe, stay healthy, and we’ll talk to you again soon. Bye. Sabrina: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Have a blessed weekend. Steven: See you….