Soapbox Engage Blog

Issue 124

Happy Tuesday, Fundraisers!

Did you know that 31% of annual giving occurs in December, and 12% in just the last three days of the year? We’re in the final stretch— and the most important one! Here are our top tips for year-end fundraising success.

Scroll on down for this week’s selection of top fundraising content. We have tips relating to year-end donors, communication calendars, and engaging board members. Enjoy!

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Great Fundraising Posts

Make Your Year-End Donors New Year Donors

Tim Forbes (Soapbox Engage)

The biggest fundraising month of the year is in full effect. If you want to lay the foundation to make sure you’re receiving repeat gifts in the new year, check out this blog post that breaks down turning year-end donors into new year donors.

Stay Connected With Your Donors by Creating a Communications Calendar

Ann Green (Ann Green’s Nonprofit Blog)

It’s important to keep up with your donors throughout the year, and not just send them fundraising appeals when you’re needing money. In this blog post, Ann details the importance of a communications calendar and how to create one.

What Should You Know When You “Know” A Donor?

Di Domenico (The Agitator)

Segmentation is a powerful tool when it comes to communicating with your donors. But, segmentation requires you to know something relevant about them. This blog post shares what’s important to know when you get to know a donor.

6 Steps to Establishing a Donor-Advised Fund Strategy

Gabby Houck and Jesse Farrigan (NonProfitPro)

Donor-Advised funds are a newer fundraising method with amazing potential impacts. This blog post shares six steps to help you build a successful strategy for securing a donation from a donor advised fund.

How to Engage Board Members in Major Gift Fundraising

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Engaging board members in major gift fundraising can be a major boon to your organization. But it’s tricky! This blog post from Gail Perry Group breaks down the many challenges to engaging your board, and how you can overcome them.

5 Ways to Get Your Supporters Excited For An Event

null (Recharity)

Nonprofits thrive on events! But sometimes, we may get so caught up in all the planning that we forget the importance of creating excitement in anticipation for the event. This blog post features five actionable tips to help you build that excitement.

3 Signs Your Organization Needs a Nonprofit Accounting System

Katie Turner (sgEngage)

When you are just getting started as a nonprofit, you’re likely using low-cost tools to manage your accounting. That’s great to get started, but gets more challenging as you grow. This blog post shares the three signs that it’s time for you to upgrade to a nonprofit accounting system.

What Happens to Donors When You Leave Them Alone

Jeff Brooks (Future Fundraising Now)

As we’re in the busy month where you may be communicating with your donors several times, you may think you’ll go silent in January to give them a break. In this blog post, Jeff shares why that might not be the best strategy.

Why Questions are Important to Advance the Donor’s Hero Story

Dr. Russell James (Market Smart)

Dr. Russell James is back with his series about the Donors’ hero story. In this blog post, he breaks down the necessary questions to ask to help you move your donor along in their narrative.