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There is a provocative change happening right before our eyes in the world of fundraising. Nonprofits are raising more money than ever before, and today’s nonprofits are looking to new, cutting edge social platforms to change the fabric of how they raise funds – and it’s working.
With this influx during the season of giving, the nonprofit industry becomes more competitive. Some organizations have to consider changes to their marketing techniques and donor outreach strategy, but with the right technology and tools, charities are able to keep in touch with donors and successfully promote their programs during the busiest time of the year.
The Hanover Chili Cookoff may look like just another festival or fair but at its core is a group of extremely dedicated volunteers who organize an outstanding event and give about $50,000 a year to local charities. This year, with Cloud for Good’s VTO policy, Emily had a bit more to give to this event.
To help you evaluate the various online donation tools available on the Salesforce platform, we hosted a Force Off featuring iATS Payments/ Brickwork, Click&Pledge and Network for Good. Watch the recording and get additional information about their pricing and services.
It’s a digital age and you’re behind the times if you’re not accepting online donations from your donors. So you start to weigh the options, researching apps that will allow you to create custom forms branded to your website. Then you get into the thick of things where you need to start making decisions on how you’ll securely accept these donations and make sure they appear in your bank account. That’s when it get’s a bit complicated.
It is common for nonprofit organizations to receive gifts from donors made through third-party organizations. These third party organizations might be the United Way, a community or family foundation, or a donor-advised fund. What is less common is a standard way of handling these kinds of donations.
Let’s say you’re already tracking donations in Salesforce, and everything is going smoothly. But now a donor wants to make an in-kind gift to your organization. You’re excited about the gift, but not sure how to record it in Salesforce. How should you track the gift so you can honor the donor’s generosity, acknowledge them appropriately in your annual report, and send them an accurate tax receipt? You’ve got some options, of course!
Moves management is the process of moving a prospective donor from cultivation to solicitation. Learn how your Salesforce database can provide an essential backbone for your moves management program.
Last year, Rallybound produced their inaugural infographic: Top 10 Single Largest Nonprofit Fundraising Events. In keeping with this tradition, they have recently released their new infographic for 2104. In this iteration, they shifted metrics and chose to examine the year-over-year growth rates of events.
