Soapbox Engage Blog

Issue 164

Happy Tuesday, fundraisers!

Here’s a pro-tip for the week. As you prepare for Giving Tuesday, consider creating a dedicated Giving Tuesday donation page. This allows you to adjust the wording/design to best appeal to online donors. It also simplifies tracking the results of your Giving Tuesday campaign, since the majority of your donations will flow through that page. Learn more about affordable fundraising tools for building donation pages.

Scroll on down for the latest fundraising ideas and strategies relating to year end fundraising, nonprofit technology, and major donors.

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Great Fundraising Posts

Top 10 Features of the Salesforce Winter ‘24 Release

Tim Forbes (Soapbox Engage)

Salesforce recently announced the features of their Winter ‘24 release, which will be here before we know it. This blog post highlights the top 10 most exciting features for nonprofits to look out for.

Advice from Grantmakers on Streamlining Your Tech Solutions

Elaine Gast Fawcett (The Engage Blog)

It’s important that you’re utilizing technology to boost your team’s efficiency and grantmaking, and not letting it hold you back. This blog post features advice from IT and grants management experts on how to streamline your tech solutions, create clear processes, and drive more external and internal impact.

Do You Have What It Takes to Get a Transformational Gift?

Karen Kendrick (Veritus Group)

Currently, you likely have donors in your caseload who could give transformational gifts. But they’re not giving those gifts yet because no one has taken the time to dream big with them and take that journey with them. This blog post explores how you can lead them on that journey.

Why Empathy is the Key to Outstanding Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations

Beth Kanter & Joan Garry (Beth Kanter)

Empathy is not merely a “soft skill,” but an essential leadership skill to ensure that your nonprofit’s work survives and thrives in the future. In this blog post, Beth and Joan offer tips to make sure you’re practicing empathetic leadership in the nonprofit workplace.

6 Ways to Maximize Your Nonprofit Resources Before Year-End

Tim Forbes (Soapbox Engage)

Successful year-end fundraising requires careful planning, consistent communication, and collaboration between all your stakeholders and community members. This blog post shares six tools and strategies to assist your organization in maximizing its limited time, resources, and more to produce the greatest impact.

10 Tips to Optimize Ratings of Nonprofits

Taylor Gray and Lenore C. Sanchez (NonProfitPro)

Cultivating and sustaining public trust is vital to the health of any organization. Given the importance of public opinion and third-party ratings, Taylor and Lenore studied the two most prominent evaluation frameworks and compiled 10 tips to consider when establishing or maintaining your nonprofit organization’s profile.

9 Captivating Content Ideas to Enhance Your Nonprofit Blog

Anne Stefanyk (Get Fully Funded)

A blog can be a powerful tool for your nonprofit organization. But you can’t harness that power if you’re posting repetitive, boring content. This blog post from Get Fully Funded offers nine captivating content ideas to enhance your nonprofit blog.

How to Have a Super Successful Visit with a Major Donor

Gail Perry Group (Gail Perry Group)

Visits with major donors are exciting, and also nerve-wracking. It’s a very high stakes opportunity! This blog post shares multiple ideas to help you set smart goals that result in a very successful visit with your major donor.

Event Invitation Chair’s Role Unveiled

Jill Boyer (Greater Giving)

There are so many pieces to hosting a successful event, and it’s important to have someone paying attention to each piece. In this blog post, Greater Giving continues their series on the roles of event committee members by highlighting the responsibilities of the Event Invitation Chair.