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Top Things to Consider When Finding a Digital Fundraising Partner

In today's digital age, faith-based organizations are increasingly recognizing the importance of utilizing digital fundraising systems and collaborating with trustworthy partners to achieve their mission.

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5 Creative Ways to Encourage Your Donors to Pray for Your Cause

While financial support is undoubtedly crucial, there is another invaluable resource that faith-based organizations can tap into: the power of...

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Next Generation of Generational Giving: Who Gives the Most and Why

Every generation of people has a story. Each age group has lived through many different and same events. Whatever those are, they all come away with...

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How Can You Create the Perfect Noncash Appeal for Giving Tuesday?

Most nonprofits shy away from asking donors to give a second gift just weeks after their first donation. They fear their current donors will get...

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What Is A/B Testing and How To Use It for Your Nonprofit's Success

You have an idea of the message you want to send out about your next campaign, but don’t know if adding a picture or video would make it better or...

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What Is the International Day of Charity?

On a weekend that is typically known for Labor Day, September 5 also holds another special meaning that affects people across the globe.

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What Is a Nonprofit Fundraising Playbook? 3 Truths To Know

You may have heard a famous quote that says, “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” In layman’s terms, if you don’t have a plan, your chances of...

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iDonate 2.0: Make Giving Simpler for Your Organization

Giving needs to be simple for the donor, and management of the giving process needs to be simple for the organization. Like most things, ...

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Giving Tuesday 2022: What Is It All About?

If you can believe it, we’re already more than halfway through the year. Summer is nearing its end, school is starting up again, and before you know...

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Your Guide to Text-to-Give Fundraising Success

These days, smartphones have the power to do almost anything. From little things like checking your email or watching live TV, to controlling your...

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Your Guide to Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Success

So your organization has its eyes set on a campaign goal, and are looking for ways to promote it. How do you get your team members to join in and...

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5 Tips To Simplify Online Giving for the Donor

In order to simplify online giving, you need to simplify the donor’s user experience. The majority of donors are already giving online, and many more...

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What a Comprehensive Giving Platform Means for Your Nonprofit

Today’s donors expect more. When they choose to give online, they expect simplicity, transparency, and security. When your giving platform checks...

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What Should Go Into a Personalized Experience?

When we think of online personalized experiences, there are many examples today such as Netflix offering suggested movies based on your viewing...

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What Kind of Digital Giving Platform Is Best for Large Nonprofits?

As a large nonprofit, you probably have a lot on your plate.

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Recurring Donations Are the Key

As a quick exercise, think about if you had 100 people give to your nonprofit one time. While that may be 100 more people than you had before, what...

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One Thank You at a Time

It’s only two words, two syllables, and takes less than a second to say, but it comes with a deeper meaning and heartfelt expression of gratitude. It...

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Modernize Donor Giving Experiences to Increase Conversion Rates

The future of giving is a world where online donation is easy. If your storefront is old and run-down, it may be repelling the very donors you want...

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The Future of Giving Starts with iDonate

The future of giving starts with iDonate’s Connected Giving platform.

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Brand Consistency

When a brand is consistent in how it looks; the message it conveys; how it makes people feel; and what it delivers day in and day out; people know...

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