Soapbox Engage Blog

Issue 258

Happy Tuesday, Fundraisers!

Did you know there are easy, passive ways to increase the number of donations your nonprofit receives? That’s the power of automated popups and sustaining donation prompts! Join us this Thursday as we show you how to drive web traffic to your donation pages, encourage one-time donors to become recurring donors, and boost your fundraising. Join us for Powerful Fundraising with Soapbox Donation Popups & Upsell Feature!

Keep scrolling for great fundraising content related to donation form best practices, sustainable revenue models, and nonprofit website marketing!

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Great Fundraising Posts

NPSP Fundraising Day New York 2025: Lessons Learned & Tools for Success

Soapbox Engage (Soapbox Engage)

On June 11, NPSP Day returned to New York City for a dynamic day focused on the future of nonprofit fundraising. Hosted by Soapbox Engage and Idlewild Partners, this special edition of NPSP Day brought together over 75 nonprofit professionals, Salesforce users, and fundraising experts. This was our first-ever topic-specific NPSP Day, and it was a success! Check out this post to learn more about the shared learnings that came out of this NPSP day.

3 Ways to Empower Supporters to Fundraise for Your Cause

Nikki DeFalco (Get Fully Funded)

Your most loyal and invested supporters often want to do more for your nonprofit and its mission than simply donating funds. Some would be willing to help fundraise! With the right tools and encouragement, any passionate supporter can raise awareness and funds for your organization, all while deepening their connection to your cause. In this quick guide, Nikki offers three proven ways to empower your supporters to raise money on your behalf—and the fundraising solutions that make it easy.

Donation Form Best Practices: Tips to Convert More Donors and Increase Gift Size

Jeanette Benedetto (The ENGAGE Blog)

Your donation form is where inspiration becomes action. But with most visitors leaving a form before completing a gift, how do you turn interest into meaningful support? This blog post breaks down several factors to create donation forms that can convert more donors and inspire larger gifts.

Emotions Are Contagious: Using Emotional Intelligence to Catalyze Major Gifts

Dr. Bill Crouch (Market Smart)

Fundraising leaders talk a lot about strategy. But behind every strategy that works is something more powerful: emotion. And emotions are contagious. The energy, tone, and intention you bring into a donor conversation doesn’t just affect you—it affects the person across the table. If you want to unlock major gifts, you have to stop managing the transaction and start mastering the emotional tone. In this blog post, Dr. Bill dives into how to do that.

Building your Fundraising Strategy – Why and How

Jim Green, Jeff Brooks (Moceanic)

Raising funds is a lot of work. And sometimes, you might feel so inundated with the actual tasks of raising funds that you don’t have time to build a strategy. But creating a fundraising strategy will save you time and money in the long run, and position you for growth well into the future. Jim and Jeff explain how to do so in this blog post.

Nonprofit Website Marketing: How to Make Your Site Findable

De’Yonté Wilkinson (Fundraising Coach)

Your nonprofit’s website is one of your most valuable tools for sharing your mission and engaging your community. But having an engaging website isn’t enough. For it to make an impact, people need to find and use it. If your website is easy to find and full of helpful content, you can build stronger relationships and encourage action. This blog post explores practical ways to attract more visitors to your nonprofit’s website.

5 Reasons Many Nonprofits Fail to Reach Their Highest Potential

Dennis C. Miller (NonProfitPro)

America’s 1.5 million nonprofit organizations play a crucial role in our society by addressing important community needs like healthcare, education, affordable housing, food insecurity and many other important social causes. Imagine the world we would create if all of these organizations were working at their highest potential! In this blog post, Dennis draws on his twenty years of experience to share five reasons most nonprofits fail or never reach their full potential.

Creating a Sustainable Revenue Model for Your Association

re:charity (re:charity)

Sustainability is the name of the game when it comes to being able to fulfill your mission in the long term. But how do you build a sustainable revenue model that isn’t entirely relying on membership dues? This blog post offers five tips to help you create a sustainable revenue model.

Two Questions Never to Ask About Fundraising

Jeff Brooks (The Better Fundraising Co.)

Nonprofit work is very collaborative, especially fundraising. For effective fundraising, you should definitely get a second pair of eyes on whatever you’re creating. However, there are two questions you should never ask because they won’t actually improve your fundraising—Jeff breaks down what they are in this blog post.