Digital Fundraising
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What is a Digital Gift Officer? And Do You Need One?
- July 27, 2023
- Posted by: Ann Fitzgerald
- Category: Digital Fundraising
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Managing Your Virtual Fundraising Team
- June 25, 2020
- Posted by: Ann Fitzgerald
- Categories: Digital Fundraising, Fundraising
Nonprofits need to prepare for a changed fundraising environment moving forward and virtual fundraising teams are now the norm and may be here to stay.
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Fundraise Like an Olympian
- February 21, 2018
- Posted by: Ann Fitzgerald
- Categories: Digital Fundraising, Fundraising
Patrick Cohn of Peak Performance Sports writes here about the mindset of retired Norwegian athlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen. The most decorated Winter Olympian with 13 medals, Bjoerndalen was the oldest champion at Sochi. In addition to serious conditioning, he worked with a trainer earlier in his career to develop the necessary mental skills to think like a champion.
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Acquiring Digital Donors
- February 2, 2016
- Posted by: Ann Fitzgerald
- Categories: Digital Fundraising, Fundraising, Major Gifts
Online gifts amount to about 10% of all dollars donated to nonprofits, according to Network for Good Digital Giving Index. But there is no question that the digital donor is here to stay and will represent a larger percentage of nonprofit revenue in the coming years.
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I’m Disappointed in You
- November 3, 2014
- Posted by: Ann Fitzgerald
- Categories: Communication, Digital Fundraising
Did that get your attention? I’m sure it did. I’m not really disappointed in you. I just wanted to illustrate a point. Every nonprofit today faces the challenge of raising its visibility in order to communicate impact, authentically engage donors, and successfully solicit funds. Certain phrases have the desired effect of getting the donor’s attention. But they also could backfire on us.
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Raise More Money Through Email Appeals
- February 25, 2011
- Posted by: Ann Fitzgerald
- Category: Digital Fundraising
Even as other giving has remained flat, online giving continues to grow. The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving reports online giving increased by 3.2 percent for the three months ending December, 2010, as compared to the same period in 2009. This was preceded by double-digit growth throughout the earlier part of 2010.Are you doing everything you can to maximize online gifts?