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5 AI Tools for Nonprofits to Help You Scale Fundraising

5 AI Tools for Nonprofits to Help You Scale Fundraising

AI tools for nonprofits can transform how organizations engage with donors and manage their campaigns. Learn more

Actionable tips and insights for personalizing
donor engagement with responsive fundraising.
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5 Reasons to Empower Donors

The success of your fundraising efforts is due, in no small part, to your focus on donor relations. People need to care about your mission and believe in your process...

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7 Signs Your Nonprofit is Ready for Automation Software

When nonprofits talk about growth, they’re usually tracking donors and their behavior. They want to see more donors giving more money, more frequently. But growth can also refer to resources...

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Automation: The Key to Boosting Matching Gift Revenue

In the nonprofit world, every dollar counts. What if you could turn every dollar into two? With matching gifts, you can. Matching gifts are donations given by a company to...

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One Simple Tip to Increase Donations and Improve Donor Retention

Nonprofits face a unique challenge: understanding exactly who their target audience is. In an industry like retail, for example, a main driver for a product purchase is a need. That...

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What Market Volatility Means to Your Donors

Any time the stock market gets rattled, the phrase “Market Volatility” gets bandied around in radio shows, news articles, podcasts, and (yes, this is one of them) blog posts. The...

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How Often Should You Thank Recurring Donors?

In general, it goes without saying that you should be sure to thank donors to your cause. Without their donations, your organization wouldn’t be able to perform its good work....

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How to Ask for Donations Online: 6 Best Strategies

How to ask for donations online has become a crucial skill in today’s digital age. In the pre-digital age, everyone asked the same way: with either a letter or in...

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3 Ways to Use Email to Increase Donations and Urgency

Email is critical element for any nonprofit hoping to scale the mid- and lower-tier donor programs. In fact, recent studies on nonprofit marketing will tell you that email has become...

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Virtuous Chooses Double the Donation for Matching Gifts

Phoenix, AZ (November 19, 2018) — Virtuous Software is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Double the Donation, the industry-leading provider of matching gift search tools for nonprofits. Together,...

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[Podcast] Heather Hiscox: Challenging Nonprofit Leaders to Think Differently About Innovation

  In this episode, Gabe Cooper talks to Heather Hiscox – Co-founder and Co-director at Moves the Needle – about innovation and challenging how nonprofits think about growth, risk and...

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[Podcast] Kendra Jefferys on Fostering a Culture of Continuous Improvement

  Kendra Jeffreys is the Sr. Director of US Operations at Mission to the World. This week, Kendra joined the podcast to discuss innovation, change management, and fostering a culture of...

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[Podcast] Ryan Corry on Authentic Donor Relations

  The newest episode of The Modern Nonprofit Fundraiser Podcast features Ryan Corry, Director of Development at St. Vincent de Paul. Ryan offers personal stories and specific examples of what...

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