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Optimize Your Giving Form For Year-End Appeals

iDonate Staff: November 24

We know your end-of-year giving campaign can be one of the most important fundraising efforts you take on all year. 

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Make it Calendar Year-End Every Day

Mark Neigh: November 24

When I transitioned my career into partnering with nonprofits to accelerate their fundraising through digital marketing strategies and technology I...

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Taking Stock and Looking Forward

Lori Finch: November 24

‘Tis the giving season! While this is often the busiest time of year for many nonprofit marketers and fundraisers, it is also a favorite time of year...

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Build Long-Term Donor Relationships with Active Retention

iDonate Staff: November 24

The future of giving treats fundraising events as part of a continous communication process that cultivates a relationship—not a limited window of...

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Reach and Rescue: Working to End Human Trafficking

iDonate Staff: November 24

How do you get people to care about a cause they can’t see?

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Have You Seen Your Website Lately?

Barry Waters: November 24

When was the last time you looked at your website? What were you looking for? Of course, it should be pleasing to the eye.  We are all drawn to...

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Fix Your Leaky Pipes

Bill High: November 24

I remember when I first started in the donor advised fund world. One of our earliest funds was opened by a sharp, shrewd man. He asked me a simple...

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The Donor Data Dilemma

iDonate Staff: November 24

Leverage the insights gained from donors’ giving actions, not the records in the database that may be outdated.

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Intentional & Relevant

iDonate Staff: November 24

Connected Giving orgs intentionally deliver high-touch content, prompts, and responses when relevant. Not just anyone is a viable target donor for...

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Why You Should Care About P2P Fundraising

Megan Rouse: November 23

If you want to be hip with the lingo, P2P stands for peer-to-peer fundraising—a phenomenon that raises billions of dollars each year. We see P2P in...

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The Mission Is Clear And Never-Ending—To Feed And To Serve The Hungry

iDonate Staff: November 23

No matter the need, no matter the cause, no matter the person, the driving force behind Midwest Food Bank and its efforts to help end world hunger...

One-Time Donations Are Costing You

iDonate Staff: November 23

For every $1 donated, it likely cost you anywhere from $0.50 to $1.50 to attract new donors. And there’s ZERO guarantee that $1 will be repeated in...

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Imagine What You Could Do If Your Fundraising Machine Was Always On

Lori Finch: November 23

Marketers and development officers, some of the most creative and amazing people in the nonprofit industry, are tasked with increased fundraising...

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Cultivating Donor Loyalty

Ray Gary: November 18

Thank you for taking a look at our third issue of Connected Giving. We’ve received tremendous response to this magazine, and we’ll continue to enrich...

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Transforming to Digital First

iDonate Staff: November 18

As nonprofits and ministries enter the COVID era of fundraising, where digital has moved from the “we’ll get to it at some point” pile right to the...

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Cleaning Up for Giving Tuesday

iDonate Staff: November 9

2021 has flown by, and we are already in the month of November. Not only is this the busiest time of year for travel, family gatherings, and...

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The Power of Partnerships

Ray Gary: October 11

This month’s issue features another incredible organization, Midwest Food Bank. Midwest is comprised of 10 locations around the country, one in...

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Set Yourself Up for Success This Giving Tuesday

iDonate Staff: October 8

By now, you probably have a list of Giving Tuesday ideas on paper. Now it is time to put them into practice.

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Show your Impact For Giving Tuesday

iDonate Staff: September 15

The mission of your nonprofit is to make a positive change for your community. Every year, there is a day where you can join a global...

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Let's Get Connected

Ray Gary: September 6

Welcome to the first issue of our magazine, Connected Giving. We’re thrilled to bring Connected Giving to you each month, highlighting some of our...

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Six Connected Giving Principles

Ray Gary: August 30

The cost of attracting new donors is expensive. Despite the widespread emphasis on attracting new donors, the most valuable part of an interaction...