5 Marketing Tips to Retain Your Mobile Donors

5 Marketing Tips to Retain Your Mobile Donors

Julia Claire Campbell Fundraising, Mobile, Nonprofits Leave a Comment

Guest blog by John Killoran As the process for making mobile donations becomes more and more convenient, your nonprofit may see an uptick in the number of donors craving more interactions via their mobile phones. Modern supporters are looking to connect with and engage with your nonprofit on the go, which means that your nonprofit needs to come up with …

4 Surefire Ways To Use Social Media To Promote Your Year-End Fundraising Campaign

4 Surefire Ways To Use Social Media To Promote Your Year-End Fundraising Campaign

Julia Claire Campbell Fundraising, Nonprofits, Online Fundraising, Social Media, Strategy 2 Comments

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

Year-End Fundraising by the Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC]

Julia Claire Campbell Fundraising, Infographics, Nonprofits, Online Fundraising Leave a Comment

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 …

Giving Tuesday

Do you need help planning a #GivingTuesday campaign?

Julia Claire Campbell Fundraising, Nonprofits, Online Fundraising, Social Media 1 Comment

I know what’s going to happen. On November 29, if you are like most nonprofit organizations across the world, you will be reaching out to your supporters to give! You will expect them to enter their credit card info just because… because… well, because it’s #GivingTuesday and that’s what people do. Right? Well, not exactly. Thousands of nonprofits have that exact …

Is there too much fundraising on Facebook?

Is there too much fundraising on Facebook?

Julia Claire Campbell Facebook, Fundraising, Nonprofits, Online Fundraising, Social Media, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

Last night when I checked my News Feed before bed I was interrupted by a request from Facebook – take a short survey and help us make Facebook better. As a digital marketing enthusiast, I always jump at the chance to take these surveys, mostly because the questions can give great insight into what Facebook is trying to improve. Or …

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8 Step Guide to Planning the Perfect Nonprofit Fundraising Event

Julia Claire Campbell Events, Fundraising, Nonprofits 2 Comments

Guest blog by Kerri Moore With the advent and extent of social media marketing, nonprofit organizations are able to spread the word about their fundraising events farther and wider than ever before. Year over year, fundraising events have increased the revenue of nonprofits across the board— smaller nonprofits especially. It’s no coincidence. Social media has opened up the doors and …

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13 Tips to Double Your Digital Fundraising Donations

Julia Claire Campbell Fundraising, Nonprofits, Online Fundraising Leave a Comment

Guest Post by Stephanie Pous Adult Americans spend an average of two hours on their smartphones or desktops every day. Is your organization maximizing its online presence? If not, you could be missing potential donors. Check out my 13 tips that will help double your digital fundraising donations: 1) Go Mobile Grab your smartphone and take a look at your website and donor page. …

Individual Donor Benchmark Report

Small Nonprofits Kicking Butt at Individual Fundraising [REPORT]

Julia Claire Campbell Fundraising, Infographics, Nonprofits 2 Comments

Did you know that for small nonprofits, one out of every five dollars is raised online? And that about half of individual donor revenue comes from donors giving less than $1,000? In addition, small nonprofits retain about 60% of their donors from year to year – that’s astounding! For nonprofits with budgets under $2 million, the guide to more strategic and …

Social Media for Fundraising - Podcast + Free Nonprofit Webinar

How to Use Social Media for Fundraising [PODCAST + FREE WEBINAR]

Julia Claire Campbell Fundraising, Nonprofits, Online Fundraising, ROI, Social Media, Strategy Leave a Comment

The rise in popularity of social media channels over the past decade has fundamentally changed how we connect with one another, how we discover news, and how we consume and share information that matters. Now, it’s easier than ever before to maintain relationships, to watch your loved ones celebrate milestones, and to advocate and rally around the causes about which …