Year-End Fundraising Anxiety Got You Down?
Do you have that year-end feeling?
You know, the one that many fundraisers get around this time of year?
Kind of frenetic? Kind of anxious?
You’re not alone.
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How to Make Donors Happy to Say "Yes" to Your Fundraising Appeal
Today I’m going to tell you how to create a fundraising appeal that’s all about your donor’s happiness.
Because if you can persuade your donor that saying “yes” will make them happy, then you both win.
Don’t you want to make your donor feel like a winner?
Don’t you want to be a winner?
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25 Secrets to Instantly Improve Your Annual Fundraising Appeal
Are you starting to worry about whether you’ll raise enough money this year to meet your goals?
Are you concerned because last year’s appeal didn’t raise as much as you had hoped?
Are you fresh out of ideas for what to put into an appeal to generate the giving response you need to sustain vital programs?
Fear not! Help is on the way! Just use my gift to you — this 25-point checklist — before you send anything to your printer!
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Quick Nonprofit Guide to #GivingTuesday Jujitsu
If you’re planning ahead for #GivingTuesday, you’ve still got time to change your mind.
I’ve got a better idea for you.
Flip the idea and rather than asking folks to make a symbolic gift to you, why don’t you make a gift to them?
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5 Winning "Today" Strategies to Raise Money Smarter
If you could only do five things between now and the end of the year to make a noticeable difference in your nonprofit’s fundraising results, what would you do?
I’ve been writing recently about five subject areas – key priorities for success this year, and beyond. Today I’d like to offer one BIG “to do” in each area to help you hone in on some actionable steps that will move the needle and have a transformative impact on your results.
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3-Word Recipe Guaranteed to Raise Money
I consider these three words the holy trinity of fundraising success.
They are simple.
They are easy to remember.
They really work.
Plus, if you wrap them up with some emotional color, you’ve got an offer that can’t be refused.
Let’s take a look.
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7 Breakthrough Annual Fundraising Appeal Strategies
The end of the year will be here before you know it!
Working on your year-end appeal?
Wish you had a way to prioritize the stuff that really matters?
Around this time of year, it’s common for me to hear one or more of the following — not just from newbies to the profession, but also from seasoned pros:
DetailsHow to Use Psychology to Pre-Suade Donors to Give
What can you do now to prime the pump so your donors are pre-disposed to give to you when they receive your year-end appeal?
In Part 1 of this two-part series I described some new research from Robert Cialdini, author of the seminal Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, and the new book, Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade, and discussed how you might apply this research to your fundraising strategies. We learned the importance of leading with a “gift” or “favor” that would incline your donor favorably in your direction.
I promised that today we’d take a look at how to cement the likelihood your favor is returned, as well as explore some types of favors that are likely to be perceived as valuable.
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A Revolutionary Way to Influence Year-End Philanthropy
You asked a bunch of folks to give a year ago. Some did. You thanked them. Once. Maybe twice. Now you want to ask them to give again this year.
What’s wrong with this picture?
Too often nonprofits ask once; then assume folks who’ve made the decision to give will continue to do so. This is similar to retailers thinking that once someone has bought from them they’ll automatically do so again. Not true in either case.
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Raising More from Your Annual Fund: 6 Donor-Centric Strategies
Annual giving is the cornerstone to any nonprofit fundraising effort.
And while some organizations think of annual giving as a way to raise money for their operational expenses and other projects and causes, I’m about to let you in on a secret:
It’s not.
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