Soapbox Engage Blog

Issue 224

Happy Tuesday, Fundraisers!

Have you taken a look at our Year-End Fundraising Checklist yet? It’s time to position your nonprofit for end-of-year success. Since the vast majority of nonprofit donations come in the final months of the year, giving season can be a lot of pressure. We’re here with tips and tricks to alleviate that stress! You got this!

Scroll on down for more great fundraising content relating to text-to-give, Giving Tuesday, and nonprofit grants. Enjoy!

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Great Fundraising Posts

Who Are You Writing To?

Steven Screen (The Better Fundraising Co.)

When you are sitting down to write an appeal for fundraising, do you have a picture in your mind of who you’re writing to? If not, then you will likely be “writing for yourself,” which will be boring or ineffective to your reader. In this post, Steven discusses the importance of identifying your audience and how that will improve your fundraising.

How to Use Text Messaging to Boost Giving Tuesday Success

fundraisingIP (fundraisingIP)

Giving Tuesday is an excellent opportunity to rally your community and secure more funds for your mission, no matter the size of your organization. If you want to have the most successful Giving Tuesday yet, check out this blog post which details how you can use text messaging to boost your results on Giving Tuesday.

3 Lessons Learned After Receiving That Big Grant

Bethany Baron and Mindy Opper (NonProfitPro)

It’s the dream of many nonprofit fundraisers to secure a large grant that can mark a significant milestone on the road to achieving your mission. This blog post features reflections from a nonprofit organization after winning a large grant award, that you can apply to your next grant cycle.

New and Improved Fundraising Metrics

Jim Langley (MarketSmart)

Common fundraising metrics are often ways of adding more work to fundraisers, as opposed to creating a fundraising plan that is successful. In this blog post, Jim talks about alternative metrics that focus on organizational performance and will help your fundraisers create better goals.

Are You Reluctant to Ask for a Year-End Gift?

Jeff Schreifels (Veritus Group)

Accounting for the holidays, there are about five weeks left in the year to have face-to-face conversations with your donors and ask for a year-end gift. Do you feel reluctant to ask your donors for a gift? If so, check out this blog post that identifies reasons you might feel reluctant and how to change course.

Does Your Fundraising Bore You? Here’s What to Do

Jeff Brooks (Future Fundraising Now)

Have you ever felt bored by your fundraising? If so, you’re not alone. Do you think that means you need to change it up? That might not be the right answer. Check out this blog post where Jeff discusses what to do when you are bored by your fundraising.

3 Ways to Protect and Secure Donor Marketing Data

Bill Nicholson, CTO (True Sense)

As fundraisers, you get a lot of data from your donors, including credit card information. That is the exact information that is the prime target for hackers or some kind of data breach. That’s why it’s very important to take necessary steps to secure your donor data. This blog post features three ways to help you do so.

Down to the Wire: 5 Tips to Smash Your Year-End Giving Goals

re:charity (re:charity)

With less than two months until the year ends, we’re in the home stretch of annual fundraising. Depending on where you are in reaching your goals, that may excite you or terrify you. If you need some more support in reaching your year-end goals, check out this blog post with five helpful tips.

Unlock Your Impact: Try a Donor Survey Today!

Mary Cahalane (Hands on Fundraising)

Do you want to know what your donors think? Do you want them to know you care what they think? Do you want some information that you may never get otherwise? Then you should try a donor survey. This blog post serves as a guide to create a donor survey to help you get the information you want.