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Featured Fundraising Technology Posts
Release Announcement: The Donor Record Has a Fresh New Look!
Fundraising Trends 2019: 5 Ways to Modernize Your Marketing
Fundraising Essentials: Your Donor Retention Toolkit
DonorPerfect’s Greatest Hits: 2018 Top Fundraising Content
30 Words to Use Other Than “Support”
DonorPerfect Users Raise 27% More on #GivingTuesday 2018
Latest Fundraising Technology Posts
We’ve Updated the Most Used Area of DonorPerfect DonorPerfect is committed to helping you be a better fundraiser. That’s why we’ve revamped the most used area in our software – the donor record. It has a refreshed layout that makes it easier for you to find and enter donor information. more »
We’ve Updated the Most Used Area of DonorPerfect DonorPerfect is committed to helping you be a better fundraiser. That’s why we’ve revamped the most used area in our software – the donor record. It has a refreshed layout that makes it easier for you to find and enter donor information. more »
Looking for some fresh ideas to energize your fundraising campaigns and donor retention efforts? There’s no better time than now to try something new! This short, action-packed video has 5 effective and enjoyable strategies that’ll bring excitement to not only your donors, but to YOU, too.Best of all, there’s no more »
What’s your relationship status? No-no, I mean, with your donors. Are you retaining them after they’ve made their first gift? Do they vanish after their appearance at your Fall gala?Get the free ebook, Your Donor Retention Toolkit, to learn from fundraising guru, Pamela Grow, what it takes to turn those more »
(Fund)raise the roof! It’s about to be 2019. That means a fresh start to trying new fundraising strategies and finding one that really sticks. Whether you’re trying to make it to Beyonce-status in the nonprofit world or you’re aiming for your next event’s attendance to look something like that of more »
When you run reports on how many of your constituents donated to your organization this year, it’s nice to see a large number. It’s especially nice to see new names come up in those reports. But a common misconception is that it’s the quantity of donors that matter. Sure, you more »
Do your annual thank you letters or emails sound like everyone else’s? Or worse yet, are you repeating the same phrases over and over again in your year-end fundraising appeals, thank you letters and annual report? It’s time to change it up! Here are 30 personal ways to let your more »
From buzzy crowdfunding pages to heartfelt donor emails, #GivingTuesday fundraising campaigns from the DonorPerfect Community generated an incredible increase in engagement across the board.Founded by the 92nd St. Y, #GivingTuesday is a social media movement that celebrates human kindness and generosity by encouraging people to support and promote nonprofit organizations more »
Donor-advised funds are a popular and flexible charitable giving vehicle. Some donors know exactly how they intend to use their donor-advised fund from the moment they set it up. Others know they want to be philanthropic, but maybe not how or when, and choose a donor-advised fund as a tool more »
How will you know if your Giving Tuesday campaign is a success? With DonorPerfect’s reports you can analyze the impact of your Giving Tuesday fundraising efforts and plan for next year. DonorPerfect has a TON of different reports to track just about any metric you want. It’s one of the more »
Relationships are the key to successful fundraising. Now you can know in an instant how engaged your donors are. In our November release of DonorPerfect coming this weekend, Donor Profile, puts key donor insights and information right at your fingertips to help you build better donor relationships. Key Donor more »
Recurring donations are funds you can count on. They provide reliable cash flow for your organization. Why? Because on average, recurring donors give more money for more consecutive years than single-gift donors. Here’s how to retain your existing monthly giving donors and get buy-in from new ones this Giving Tuesday. more »
Nonprofit professionals are some of the busiest people on the planet! If you’re like most DonorPerfect users, the Search function is key to getting things done. Whether you are adding a gift, a donor or both, Search helps you save time and manage donor information quickly and easily. Given how more »
Have you ever been in the middle of a fundraising campaign and realized that you were below your target goals? Don’t let this happen to you this Giving Tuesday. DP Online forms gives you the ability to track your Giving Tuesday Donation form performance at any point in your campaign. more »
This post is contributed by our friends at Constant Contact, an easy-to-use email marketing platform designed to help nonprofits like yours spread the word about your mission.As a nonprofit, your schedule is more than jam-packed – but with the holidays right around the corner, now is the time to sit more »
I know how much of a pain your website can be at times. It can be tough to update and manage. It can be even tougher to keep up with the lingo, best practices, and tech-talk – especially when there are so many other things to do. Well – now’s more »