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Direct Marketing

Mid-Year Appeals: Boost Fundraising in the Second Biggest Giving Month of the Year!

Learn how to craft a successful mid-year appeal. Charitable giving continues to increase year after year, with online giving playing a bigger part. As June is the second biggest giving month of the year, executing a strategic mid-year fundraising campaign is essential to your nonprofit’s success.

May 30, 2018 | 3 min Read

Advocacy

Galvanize & Grow with Innovative Tactics to Attract & Retain Supporters

Every nonprofit relies on its supporters to take action, volunteer and donate. If your digital engagement programs don’t help your organization stand out, prepare to fall short of your goals. Read on for some tips to modernize your messages and forms that will help you galvanize and grow advocates.

April 18, 2018 | 2 min Read

Data Health

One Person, One Household, One Key: The Benefits of Using a Unique Identifier on Your Constituent Records

In this post, David highlights the importance of "householding" records and the associated traps, pitfalls, and solutions surrounding the process.

April 11, 2018 | 3 min Read

Direct Marketing

Top Event Strategies for Major Donor Cultivation

Attaining donors is complex and requires a diverse set of strategies, so you shouldn’t expect to attract philanthropists with the same tactics you employ for lower-level donors. A great way to develop major donor relationships is to host a cultivation event. Use these 10 strategies for success.

April 10, 2018 | 3 min Read

Board Management

100-Percent Board Giving

Board members are your organization’s advocates, ambassadors and vital volunteers. It’s imperative that your board understands that their participation level sets the tone for community impact, but how do you encourage and promote ongoing engagement?

February 5, 2018 | 3 min Read

Chalkboard in a locker room depicting a winning P2P strategy

Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

A Winning Strategy to Conquer Your P2P Challenges

The latest P2P Fundraising Study offers tips to find areas where your P2P campaign is excelling and unearth areas to improve in the year ahead.

November 20, 2017 | 3 min Read

Female doctor with medical record sitting examination room

Grateful Patient

Physicians and Philanthropy: Make it Easy and Make It Quick

With physicians who provide amazing clinical care, as well as have a willingness to help your cause, funds will flow and patients will be satisfied.

November 3, 2017 | 3 min Read

Digital Marketing

A Nonprofit’s Guide to #GivingTuesday and End of Year Fundraising

To help you finalize your route to end-of-year fundraising success, here are steps to drive acquisition, cultivation, & participation, during the giving season.

November 2, 2017 | 4 min Read

Online Donation Key During Year-End Giving

End-of-Year Giving

Preparing for the Season of Giving: Steps to Ready Your Year-End Appeal

Learn how you can capitalize on the Season of Giving! This post shares steps for creating a year-end appeal that will inspire support for your cause.

September 22, 2017 | 3 min Read

Board Management

A New Standard for Board Giving

Research on the true drivers of fundraising success reveals just how important board giving is to the success of the fundraising program.

September 1, 2017 | 3 min Read

Tactics for Raising and Stewarding Major Gifts Online

Donor Stewardship

Majors Gifts: 3 Tactics for Taking Your Strategy Online

Nonprofits use digital channels to engage with donors, but there is still resistance to building a major gifts strategy online. Here are tactics to try today!

August 21, 2017 | 5 min Read

End-of-Year Giving

20 Resources for Your Year End Giving Campaign

These resources are meant to arm you with the inspiration and insight necessary to create an effective year end giving campaign.

August 7, 2017 | 3 min Read

Data from $1.9B sheds light on online average gift size to non profits

Online Giving

5 Facts About Online Average Gift Size

An analysis of $1.9 billion in online gifts from more than 4,000 nonprofit organizations sheds light on trends in online average gift size.

August 4, 2017 | 2 min Read

End-of-Year Giving

Year-End Giving Prep: 21 FAQs Answered by Fundraising Experts

There are a lot of questions around what makes a year-end giving campaign successful. In this post, we tackle 21 of the top questions asked by fundraisers!

August 1, 2017 | 12 min Read

How the Donor Journey Opens Pathways to Success for Annual Giving

Donation Form Best Practices: Tips to Convert More Donors and Increase Gift Size

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The Biggest Challenge for Fundraisers: Getting That First Prospect Meeting

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Insights from the 12th Annual Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Report

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Mid-Year Appeals: Boost Fundraising in the Second Biggest Giving Month of the Year!

Galvanize & Grow with Innovative Tactics to Attract & Retain Supporters

One Person, One Household, One Key: The Benefits of Using a Unique Identifier on Your Constituent Records