Many churches have a misconception that older generations are not utilizing online payment options. This is actually not true. All generations are managing their finances with online payment options. The convenience you provide to your staff and members with online donations can be undercut by not setting up the process with these best practices.
When is the right time to start a year-end-giving appeal? How soon is too soon and how often should you ask? With most donors researching their year-end giving in October and November, if you wait too long you run the risk of your donors deciding to “go another route” this year. So what is the key to […]
You can invest hours and dollars into producing a newsletter to reach your donors, but ghastly statistics say that many of them are not being read by donors. Newsletters for churches and nonprofits can be a powerful communication tool that reaches your donors during critical seasons. Use this checklist of key tips to make sure you are creating a newsworthy newsletter:
Acquiring donations can sometimes feel like an enigma. You’re requiring someone to give you money with no physical commodity being exchanged. That is a real leap of faith. Let’s look at this from the prospective of a potential donor and see if we can find some core consistencies that lead to a gift. Make Your […]
Earlier this year a homeless man donated 18 cents to a church where he attends a ministry that feeds the homeless. The story touched the nation. Sometimes, fundraising can become very strategic and the honor of small gifts like this mans can tragically overlooked. […]
No matter who your online giving provider is it’s critical your Giving Page is dialed-in. For example, does it match the look and feel of your website? Are their categories or areas of giving defined clearly? Does it look like a site you want to enter your payment information? Take a moment and score your Giving Page on these 4 areas. How does your organization measure up? […]
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Summer is approaching! Vacation and travel: it’s the dreamy time of year that comes with a bit less structure. Now is the time to get ahead of the upcoming summer giving slump. You can mitigate the dip in giving by implementing these 5 tips to promote online giving and prevent the inevitable summer giving dip. […]
It is often said that donations are the life blood of a nonprofit; I think the same thing could be said of volunteers. Without volunteers many of the programs and services you provide would cease to exist or at the very least be dramatically reduced. In this article we are going to look a three keys to effective volunteer management: Recruitment, Engagement, and Recognition!
A donor walks into your office with $1000 cash in hand. Do you take their donation? Would you make them wander around your office to figure out who will accept it? No, of course not, you’d make it simple. Now think about your website in these terms. How easy is your Donate Button to find and interact with? […]