Soapbox Engage Blog

Issue 239

Happy Tuesday, Fundraisers! Is it just me, or has February felt both endless and lightning-fast?

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Great Fundraising Posts

Mastering Nonprofit Volunteer Communication: 5 Strategies

Soapbox Engage (Soapbox Engage)

According to Double the Donation’s volunteer statistics report, approximately one-third of the nonprofit workforce is made up of volunteers. This means that effective communication with volunteers isn’t just important for building valuable relationships, but for keeping your organization running at all! This blog post will walk through five foolproof ways to create a successful volunteer communications strategy that increases engagement and retention.

4 Strategies to Expand Your Nonprofit’s Donor Base

re: charity (re: charity)

A growing donor base is critical to your long-term success. Expanding your reach is about more than increasing revenue; it’s about strengthening your nonprofit’s resilience with a broad network of committed supporters. Growth requires strategic fundraising approaches paired with thoughtful relationship-building efforts. This blog post features four ways your nonprofit can achieve this balance and expand its donor base.

How to Build a Sustainable Donor Pipeline

Melanie Green (True Sense)

If a nonprofit organization has a sustainable donor pipeline, then they will be better prepared to weather the storms when federal funding becomes uncertain. In this blog post, Melanie shares how to use a “full-funnel marketing approach” that brings new prospects in, helps retain existing donors, and re-engages those who may have lapsed in order to build a sustainable donor pipeline.

How to Create an Engaging Nonprofit Impact Report

Ann Green (Ann Green’s Nonprofit Blog)

Are you still producing a multi-page “annual report” each year? How’s that working out for you? In this blog post, Ann makes the case that traditional annual reports are not going to bring success, and how you can share accomplishments and show gratitude to your donors instead.

My Board Asked Me to Totally Re-Do the Year-End Appeal!

Jeff Brooks (Moceanic)

Have you ever experienced your board wanting to micromanage your fundraising? That can be very destructive in an organization. In this blog post, Jeff shares what might cause them to do this and how you can have clear guidelines with your board so this doesn’t happen.

Use Your Nonprofit's Stats to Improve Fundraising Outcomes

Tracy Vanderneck (NonProfitPro)

With a good CRM, you can easily pull a lot of data points regarding the success of your fundraising. But what do you do with them once you have them? In this blog post, Tracy breaks down what metrics to use and how to use them in order to improve your fundraising outcomes.

Boomer Giving Vs. Millennial Giving: Myth-Busting Facts

Jim Langley (Market Smart)

Contrary to common belief, more Millennials give than Boomers. Boomers are now a smaller percentage of the population. This blog post puts the differences between Boomer Giving and Millennial Giving side by side so you can use this data to improve your fundraising tactics.

Get to the Point FAST to Raise More Money with Your Appeals and E-Appeals

Sarah Lundberg (The Better Fundraising Co.)

When it comes to communicating with your donors via direct mail and email, you have a limited amount of time before they get bored and want to move on to something else. That means you need to get to the point fast. In this blog post, Sarah talks about why and how to adjust your appeals for better results.

Integrating Peer-to-Peer Fundraising with Annual Campaigns

Jay Love (Hands On Fundraising)

Peer-to-peer fundraising allows your nonprofit to expand your reach to new supporters, engage your top supporters on a deeper level, and promote your nonprofit’s brand to a wider audience, enhancing recognition and trust. This makes it a great strategy to support annual fundraising campaigns. This blog post features five strategies your nonprofit can use to integrate peer-to-peer fundraising into your annual campaign.