Soapbox Engage Blog

Issue 235

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Great Fundraising Posts

Applying Capital Campaign Strategies to Annual Fundraising

fundraisingIP (fundraisingIP)

Capital campaigns are major commitments that require your entire team’s full focus and commitment in order to succeed. However, some nonprofit professionals worry that their capital campaigns may negatively impact their regular fundraising efforts. Luckily, there are steps you can take to ensure success in both areas. This post will help you get started by exploring some capital campaign strategies you can apply to annual fundraising.

Reporting & Recognizing In-Kind Donations: 3 Best Practices

Get Fully Funded (Get Fully Funded)

Not all of the donations that are useful to your nonprofit are necessarily monetary. In-kind donations (i.e., gifts of goods or services) can also benefit your organization in various ways. Collecting these contributions is only half the battle—you also need an effective backend process to make the most of them. This post will review three best practices for reporting and recognizing in-kind donations so your nonprofit can comply with regulations and build stronger supporter relationships.

Here’s What Unsuccessful Fundraising Looks Like

Jeff Brooks (Future Fundraising Now)

Do you ever struggle with success in fundraising, with no real understanding of why? In this blog post, Jeff takes a famous lithograph and extrapolates how the image can also represent unsuccessful fundraising. Check out the post to find out what mistakes you may be making.

5 Proven Tips to Elevate Your Pledge Fundraising Campaign

Patrick Coleman (GiveCentral)

A pledge fundraising campaign can be a fantastic and innovative way to engage your donors. But are you ready to take your campaign from “good enough” to great? In this blog post, Patrick offers five proven tips to take your fundraising campaign to the next level.

The Secret to Raising More Money: Focus on Impact, Not Just Strategies

Jim Langley (Market Smart)

When you want to improve your fundraising, there are so many things you might want to try—hiring new employees, improving your messaging, etc. And why those things might help, it’s more effective to focus on your impact, not new strategies. Jim explores what that would look like in this blog post.

The 3 Keys to Successful Major Donor Outreach

Joe Garecht (Joe Garecht Fundraising)

Building a strong donor pipeline at your organization means engaging in constant donor outreach. But the rules of donor outreach aren’t intuitive. You may have heard arbitrary rules repeated as proven facts. In this blog post, Joe offers three keys to successful major donor outreach, backed by data and real-world experience.

How to Show Your Organization’s Impact Online: 5 Tips

Anne Stefanyk (Care2)

75% of regular nonprofit donors want information about an organization’s impact, and your website is the perfect place to keep them in the loop. Highlighting impact not only helps donors understand their gifts truly matter but also keeps them coming back to your site regularly. This blog post features five strategies top nonprofit websites use to showcase their impact effectively.

3 Strategies to Bridge Generational Gaps for a Better Connected Nonprofit Board

Ellen Glasgow (NonProfitPro)

Traditionally dominated by the baby boomer generation, nonprofit boards are now beginning to see younger generations stepping into leadership roles. As the composition of nonprofit boards changes to include more diverse age groups, boards must adapt to leverage the strengths, values and knowledge of different generations. This blog post offers three strategies to help bridge generational gaps for a more connected board.

Add One More: The Power of Incremental Improvement in Fundraising

Jeff Brooks (Moceanic)

Would you like to increase your fundraising revenue? The most dependable way to do that is to add one more. “One more what?” you’re probably wondering. That can mean one more appeal, one more page to your letter, one more ask amount, and more. Check out this blog post to learn more about the power of incremental improvement in fundraising.