Donors play a significant role in successful workplace giving strategies. Find out how your nonprofit can encourage donor participation to drive gifts.
Using PayPal to Increase Conversion Rates
There are many options and integrations you can leverage to boost your online fundraising with RaiseDonors. Of course, not every nonprofit needs to use all of RaiseDonors’ features to be successful. In fact, I would discourage anyone from simply turning on features without also tracking if there are impacts (both positive and negative) on giving. […]
4 Concepts to Consider for Your Value Proposition
Out of all the things there are to learn about online fundraising, defining your value proposition is the most fundamental. Your value proposition is the key to each step up the donor mountain—because each step prompts questions in the mind of your donor. Why should they open your email? Why should they click on the […]
Mapping Your Donor’s Journey
Imagine you’re about to go on a hike. You’re heading into the wilderness, finding a mountain, and going to the top! That plot twist is that you’re completely unprepared: no equipment, no map, and no idea of what’s ahead. Also, you’ve never gone on a hike before. While I appreciate your sense of adventure, what […]
Should Nonprofits Give Donors the Option to Cover Transaction Fees?
Asking donors to cover the transaction fees on their online gifts has become commonplace on giving forms these days. It’s not hard to see why. While these fees might seem small at the transactional level, over the course of a year they can eat a considerable portion of your nonprofit’s revenue. Looking at it from […]
5 Reasons Donors Choose Not to Give
It’s tough to think about, but the reality is that 98 to 99% of the people who visit your website will not make a donation. Beyond that, somewhere around 80 to 85% of the people who click on your “Donate” button are not going to complete their gift. So we need to ask ourselves, why […]
3 Best Tips to Maximize Holiday Fundraising in 2021
This guest post was provided by Double the Donation According to end-of-year fundraising research, 30% of all annual nonprofit giving takes place in December of each year. It’s not a coincidence that this final month also contains a ton of widely celebrated holidays for all sorts of groups and people. When the holiday spirit rises, […]
3 Reasons to Add an ACH Payment Option to Your Donation Pages [And How to Do It]
Have you set up your giving page to accept ACH payments as a giving option yet? If you’re not sure about going this route, let’s talk about why you should at least consider accepting ACH payments. Not so long ago, checks dominated the giving landscape. But today, paper checks are becoming less popular across all […]
The Best Data to Collect for Matching Gift Fundraising
This guest post was provided by Double the Donation Effective matching gift strategies can help your nonprofit secure additional fundraising revenue, increase donor engagement, and build mutually beneficial relationships with charitably-minded businesses. However, not many organizations are making the most of these powerful corporate giving opportunities. If you’re looking to level up your team’s matching […]
Operation Mobilization Finds the Right Online Giving Partner
Online fundraising systems are an integral part of your financial supply line. So when a provider is more concerned about their financial bottom line than your mission, it cuts into your ability to drive your cause forward. In many ways, the nonprofit world looks like for-profit corporations. They have meetings. We have meetings. They have […]