A strong fundraising strategy is the engine behind every successful nonprofit. It defines how you’ll raise money, engage donors, and turn every campaign into measurable impact and ROI. However, designing and deploying a comprehensive fundraising strategy can be challenging, and many nonprofits make mistakes that impact their performance. This guide explores how to create or…
Nonprofits are sitting on a goldmine of data—but many aren’t using it to its full potential. Analytics can reveal who your donors are, where you stand in the market, and what it’ll take to drive long-term growth. Nearly 80% of nonprofits don’t have a solid analytics strategy in place. And while fewer than one in…
Every nonprofit has a story worth sharing. The challenge? Getting it in front of the right people and inspiring them to act. That’s where charity marketing comes in. Done well, it connects your mission with the people who care most, building trust, loyalty, and lasting support. Whether it’s sparking conversations on social media, sharing impact…
Fundraising is how nonprofits grow, scale their impact, and build a loyal supporter base. The most successful organizations treat fundraising as a strategic function, not an afterthought. In this guide, we’ll break down the most effective fundraising strategies, along with the challenges and opportunities, to help you unlock consistent growth. Ready to grow your nonprofit…
In the nonprofit sector, cultivating lasting relationships with donors is paramount. While every contribution makes a difference, you need long-term relationships with supporters to sustain your cause. This is where donor stewardship comes in. It builds long-term relationships, increases donor retention, and ensures funding for your organization. In this guide, we explore how donor stewardship…
Data is one of the most powerful tools you can use to drive your nonprofit mission. Proper data management allows nonprofits to make informed decisions, optimize operations, enhance reporting, and improve donor engagement. Ultimately, this can expand your reach and impact, giving you the insights you need to understand your supporters, build a thriving community,…
Nonprofits often make the mistake of focusing only on acquiring new donors rather than retaining existing supporters, which can be a far more cost-effective and impactful approach. With the average donor retention rate around 46% as of 2024, it’s become more crucial than ever to focus on keeping your supporters engaged and aligned with your…
Donor expectations are changing, and so is the way nonprofits need to market themselves. Today’s most successful organizations build relationships, personalize outreach, and use data to understand what supporters care about. In a competitive nonprofit landscape, marketing is more than promotion—it’s how you retain donors, reduce churn, and increase lifetime value. This guide shares 10…
Corporate fundraising is a powerful way for nonprofits to scale their impact while building meaningful partnerships with businesses. By leveraging corporate resources and networks, your organization can find new ways to raise money, amplify its reach, and create lasting relationships with stakeholders. This guide explores your nonprofit organization’s top 40 corporate fundraising ideas, how to…
Donor retention is one of the most crucial metrics for any nonprofit organization. Organizations must know how to calculate the donor retention rate to determine whether their current supporters are loyal and how to keep them engaged for a longer period. This guide explores how to calculate donor retention, the top metrics to track, strategies…
Whether you’re crafting a welcome series, designing an appeal, or stewarding longtime donors, your most powerful tool is the human story. At the heart of every nonprofit mission is an authentic, life-changing impact, and at the heart of every charitable gift is someone choosing to help. No matter your organization’s size, there is one fundamental…
Fundraising for nonprofits can be challenging, especially if you’re new to this space or have run out of ideas to engage donors and raise money for your cause. Fortunately, there are many proven strategies that are easy to implement, low-cost, and can be started with few resources. This guide explores the top 25 creative fundraising…
Running a nonprofit organization requires more than passion and purpose. It takes strategic marketing to amplify your mission and grow your impact. Fortunately, nonprofits don’t have to invest a lot of money to gain digital marketing skills. Whether you’re new to digital marketing or want to level up your strategy, there are free nonprofit marketing…
Every nonprofit organization needs a clear marketing plan to help it raise money, drive awareness, and strengthen donor and member relationships. Without a well-detailed plan, it’s difficult to get the most out of fundraising efforts and grow the organization. This nonprofit marketing guide will explore nonprofit marketing plans, how to develop one, the key elements…
Donor retention is among the most critical yet often overlooked factors in nonprofit success. While acquiring new donors is exciting, keeping existing donors engaged and giving consistently to reduce donor churn sustains organizations in the long term. However, donor retention is challenging; organizations must find methods to boost it. This is why you need proven…
Securing donations and members for your nonprofit organization can be challenging. You have to consider your competitors and declining giving rates during the year. Nonprofits often have limited budgets and resources, making fundraising critical to fulfill their mission. That’s why you need to use nonprofit marketing strategies that work. This nonprofit marketing guide unpacks the…
Nonprofit email marketing is cost-effective for communicating with volunteers, members, and donors, improving fundraising efforts, and establishing long-term relationships with constituents. By sharing relevant content and personalized emails, nonprofit organizations can maximize donations and membership signups using this digital marketing technique. This guide explores why email marketing matters for nonprofits, the best practices for nonprofit…
Fundraising takes a lot of work and dedication to raise the money your nonprofit needs to make a difference. In 2023, Americans donated $557.16 billion, with the largest source of donations coming from individuals. Your organization can get in on those donations by hosting impactful events that gather like-minded supporters, excite them, and spread awareness…
Engaging donors and members is more than asking for money. It’s about building meaningful, lasting relationships that inspire ongoing support and advocacy. A sound donor engagement strategy makes it easier to attract higher contributions from donors and members and increases their likelihood of getting their friends and family involved in your organization. This guide provides…
Direct mail marketing provides unique opportunities to connect with your audience in impactful ways. Check out our top five tips to elevate your campaigns and boost engagement!
Lift Notes are a very powerful device and should be included in direct mail campaigns whenever possible. Check out our tactics for strategically leveraging them.
Color Temperature is a vital element of Color Harmony, corresponding to the perceived warmth or coolness of a color. Shifting the color temperature within a palette can dramatically influence the mood and perception of a brand or design Warm Colors Warm Colors are inspired by elements like fire, sunsets, and autumn leaves, and are known…
Color schemes are intentional combinations of colors that create harmony and balanced design based on their placement on the color wheel. Monochromatic A Monochromatic Color Scheme revolves around a single base hue, with variations achieved by altering lightness or darkness through the addition of black (to create Shades) or white (to create Tints). This approach…
Color Theory is a fundamental element of design and branding. Often overlooked, It’s important to understand that colors have a powerful ability to evoke emotions, set moods, and shape how people perceive products and services. What is Color Theory? Color Theory is a comprehensive framework that explains how colors interact based on principles derived from…
Here’s a checklist to go through for all direct mail campaigns to help lift response rates on any direct mail package.
We’re experiencing a historically unprecedented campaign. Time to buckle up and prepare ourselves with the key strategies that will help your nonprofit thrive before, during, and after election season.
Google is discontinuing Universal Analytics on July 1, 2024, meaning users will finally loose access to the interface and their data will be permanately deleted.
Successfully implementing AI in a nonprofit setting requires thoughtful planning and strategic execution. Use this comprehensive guide to guide your organization toward a more technically advanced workflow.
Measuring audiences and engagement is becoming increasingly sophisticated as more content is produced and redistributed across an ever-increasing number of digital streaming platforms.
Display advertising is a powerful tool with wide reach, precise targeting, and, arguably most importantly, creative capabilities beyond what a text-forward search ad offers.
From crafting compelling visuals and messaging to choosing how to reconfigure certain elements of that design to fit all dimensions, here are some tips to create display ads.
We all know the public media landscape is rapidly changing. We have entered what’s known as the “user-centric period” of media consumption and see great opportunity with advertising on YouTube.
Here are the broad brushstrokes of how to think about budgeting—a refresher for some, new tools for others, and some general guidelines as we navigate the impact of global events.
We’ve spent many years where you sit now, running direct-response fundraising programs for nonprofits we believed in. As fiscal year planning deadlines approach, here are some important principles.
The 2024 M+R Benchmarks Study is finally here! Use these key insights to assess your nonprofit’s performance by comparing your results with this year’s pool of participants.
USPS announced proposed increases for some mailing rate, including a 5-cent increase in first-class mail stamps from 68 to 73 cents. Here are some tips to save money and prepare.
How do you stand out and connect with donor audiences to strategically boost your matching gift opportunities? Here are some of our best tips.
One of the challenges to building a successful email program is frequent and attentive list hygiene. At NextGen, we focus on several key areas to revitalize dormant programs.
NextGen Fundraising’s Carol Leister has transitioned from ownership to a consulting role, leaving CEO Tim Oleary as the company’s sole owner.
You’ve likely seen countless 2024 fundraising forecasts over the past few weeks. Don’t worry, this is not a laundry list of the same old regurgitated predictions.
As digital channels evolve and grow, it is important for nonprofits to stay ahead of the curve and find new ways to engage with their donors and prospects.
As digital channels evolve and grow, it is important for nonprofits to stay ahead of the curve and find new ways to engage with their donors and prospects.
Consistent and strategic email communication is critical to a robust, successful digital program. But it takes more than just sending any generic email.
Online donors act differently than direct mail donors. As we move towards an increasingly digital world, it’s important to have a solid digital fundraising program.
As any good digital marketer or fundraiser knows, you live and die by your KPIs. But what if one of the most important email metrics may not be accurate?
We no longer live in a world where attribution is clear cut, so don’t get hung up on attribution. Your donors aren’t giving how you want them to.
Many organizations struggle to evolve beyond a siloed approach that inevitably fragments branding, messaging, and donor conversion. How do we know? Because we’ve been there.
Website redesigns can lead to better visitor experience and increase organic traffic in the long run, but they can require proper SEO strategy.
While it may be tempting to significantly scale back direct mail, here are some tips on how to navigate new price increases and keep your direct mailings manageable and effective.
If you are not actively building a Planned Giving pipeline through targeted lead generation, who will capture these gifts from your donor file?
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