December is the undisputed champ of the fundraising year. The warm and fuzzy feeling of the holiday season combined with the stone-cold reality of the close of the tax year offer compelling incentives for people to open their wallets before Baby New Year arrives. No wonder nearly ⅓ of annual giving is done in that single month with a whopping 11% in just the last three days alone.¹

But December is over. The ball has dropped. The confetti swept. And, while the 2016 fundraising season is behind us, you still need to raise money to fund your mission, regardless of what month it says on your calendar. But how do you tackle the donation doldrums of January and beyond, and make any day a good day to donate to your organization?

Here are five key tips for successful year-round fundraising that you can act on now:

This is the final post in our #GivingTuesday series, with tips to personalize your follow up with donors. Check out the third post in the series on activating your allies. Save the date: July 28th we will close out the series with a live webinar. Reserve your spot now!

This is the third post in our #GivingTuesday series, with ideas to activate your community Check out the second post in the series on crafting your message. Save the date: July 28th we will close out the series with a live webinar. Reserve your spot now!

With the latest update to Soapbox Donations, you can collect exactly the data you want from your donors using simple tools that open up powerful possiblities. Add virtually any Salesforce Lead field of you wish to a secure Soapbox Donations form easily and quickly. Define default values. Set hidden values to pass to the Lead record. Easily format the display of fields with preset keywords.

Interested in learning more? Register for our free webinar this Thursday at 1 pm ET for details as well as handy use cases covering membership application forms, newsletter sign ups, and more!

This is the second post in our #GivingTuesday series, sharing some tried and true tips on creating and testing your call to action.  Check out the first post in the series on planning. Save the date: July 28th we will close out the series with a live webinar. Reserve your spot now!