Last week I gave a webinar to a great crowd at the CauseVox Year-End Fundraising Fair on how to use stories at year-end. Here are the slides. Learn how to use storytelling, social media, and email to drive even more donations at year-end; the kinds of stories that donors want to hear, read, and watch; and how to collect and …
How to Grab Attention and Avoid Storytelling Fatigue at Year-End
It’s almost year-end fundraising time! WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Giving Tuesday, holiday campaigns, annual reports, Thanksgiving – you name it, nonprofits are going full force these next two months to get their share of the year-end giving pie. And it’s a big pie. 30% of annual giving occurs in December – with 10% happening on the last 3 days of the year! (That’s …
4 Surefire Ways To Use Social Media To Promote Your Year-End Fundraising Campaign
Guest blog by Candace Cody You know that social media is an important component of social fundraising (or peer-to-peer fundraising), but sometimes it can be tricky to know where to start, or exactly what to do. This gets even more intimidating during the year-end fundraising season, when everything feels more rushed and more critical. There’s a lot to learn about …
Year-End Fundraising by the Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC]
Year-end fundraising season is in full swing! As this nifty infographic from Nonprofit Hub shows, almost one third of nonprofits raise almost half their budget at year-end, and 100% of those polled said they used direct mail! So, what’s your plan for year-end fundraising? Whether you want to DIY your year-end strategy, or get actionable tips and personalized help from …
Get your nonprofit mobile ready for year-end fundraising
Getting “mobile-ready” is no longer an option for nonprofits, or any entity with online properties such as a website, email newsletter or social media channels. We all know that everyone is addicted to their smartphone. 92% of teens access the Internet via their smartphones daily, and almost two-thirds of Americans own a smartphone. It’s the predominant method for going online, and …
How Your Nonprofit Can Plan Ahead for #GivingTuesday
I know, I know – it’s too early to talk about December. On the East Coast, we just got comfortable ordering Pumpkin Spice Lattes and pulling out our fall boots. We don’t want to discuss Christmas and certainly not year-end giving right now! Think again! Don’t let your nonprofit be left behind – start planning for #GivingTuesday and year-end giving …