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Donor Management
September 30, 2015
3 Ways Prospect Research Can Help You Fundraise More Effectively
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Donor Management
September 23, 2015
5 Major Donor Cultivation Strategies
Solicitation is at the center of the major gift acquisition process. It's the point at which a prospect becomes a donor. But, until the ask is made and the prospect makes that commitment, he or she has to be cultivated. Donor cultivation is basically building a relationship with a prospect. You don't simply call someone up and ask for $10,000 at the end of the conversation. You have to get to know the donor, and the donor has to get to know you and your nonprofit.
Donor Management
July 23, 2015
12 Companies with Top-Tier Employee Matching Gift Programs
If you’re new to matching gifts, investigating companies with programs is like opening a door to a whole new universe.
Donor Management
July 17, 2015
Double the Donation Integration Guide
The Salsa and Double The Donation integration allows nonprofit organizations using Salsa Engage to plug-in the Double the Donation Matching Gifts Tool on any donation page or donation confirmation page. Launch your matching gifts strategy and start multiplying contributions.
Donor Management
July 12, 2015
Four Ways to Promote Matching Gifts in Thirty Minutes or Less
You’ve got a million things to do, but you’re starving, so you grab a quick bite from the local sandwich shop. Promoting matching gifts is a lot like that efficient food option... The advertising doesn’t have to take a lot of time, but it can leave you feeling very satisfied when your donations are doubled through corporate matching gift programs.
Donor Management
June 2, 2015
5 Actionable Steps to Improving Your Individual Giving Programs
WealthEngine, a wealth intelligence and data-driven marketing platform, has worked with non-profits for over fifteen years to optimize and expand their fundraising programs. Here they offer some easy, actionable ways to take the first steps to doing this.
Donor Management
May 20, 2015
Unfulfilled Pledges Hurt Nonprofit Sustainability: Prevent Them!
Pledge fulfillment is important for nonprofit sustainability and fundraising, but when pledges aren’t fulfilled it can result in a number of problems. If the unfulfilled pledge amount is in the thousands, or higher, this can result in a major setback. In fact, several unfulfilled pledge disputes between a donor and a nonprofit have even resulted in legal issues and court cases.
Donor Management
January 2, 2015
Donor Data: 6 Tips to Keep Your Database Organized
We all know that small things can make a big difference.
Donor Management
November 12, 2014
Staffing & Retaining A Nonprofit Development Director: The Truth
Fund development is one of the greatest challenges nonprofits face, beginning with staffing their head fundraiser: the Development Director, commonly known as the position with the most job turnover.
Donor Management
October 15, 2014
6 Best Practices: Is Your Nonprofit Staff Training Effective?
Hire for passion and intensity; there is training for everything else.
- Nolan Bushnell, technology pioneer
Whether or not you agree with Mr. Bushnell’s hiring practices, a well-developed nonprofit staff training program is a worthwhile investment which will improve the overall outcomes of your organization.
According to research, high-performing companies, on average, spend significantly more on training - and that spending is paying off! Effective employee training improves employee recruitment since job seekers are concerned with opportunities for learning and development. It also improves employee retention.
As reported in the Harvard Business Review:
Dissatisfaction with some employee-development efforts appears to fuel many early exits...[Workers are] not getting much in the way of formal development, such as training, mentoring, and coaching—things they...value highly.
In fact, according to the 2014 Nonprofit Employment Practices Survey, 1 in 5 nonprofits indicated that high turnover has been their biggest employment challenge. While 19% of organizations identify the inability to promote or advance top performing staff as their main challenge.
