Donor Communications

Katelyn Baughan, nonprofit email marketing expert and consultant to Trevor Project, UNHCR, and Amnesty International, has more than a few email fundraising tactics to share.

If you're anything like us, you were thirsty for more after listening to our Nonstop Nonprofit podcast episode with Olga M. Woltman. ...Which is why Olga delivered an exclusive: Easy "E's" to supercharge your storytelling.

Did you know? Website visitors are 82% more likely to spend money if they’re engaged in live chat. Can you guess how many nonprofits use chatbots? 12% of NGOs worldwide use live chat.

When we think of donor segmentation, we tend to think of sending out emails to different groups of donors. But donor segmentation is about so much more than that! It's the key to successful fundraising efforts and a happy donor base.

Let's take a peek at email, text, social media, and local press as the top contenders to get all your Giving Tuesday time and energy. Read what each channel can do for you, the ROI you can expect, and what you’ll have to put in in terms of time and effort.

As a nonprofit, working day in and day out to support a worthy cause, you need to focus your fundraising campaigns on what matters: your mission.

Nonprofiteers are always looking for the next great way to connect with supporters. So, lend us your ears, and let’s take a gander at how nonprofit organizations can get in on the next generation of communication.

Saying thank you to donors is critical to any nonprofit fundraising strategy. Check out how you can delight your nonprofit donors by saying thank you the right way.

By bringing quotes into your nonprofit's stories, you add additional voices and perspectives and (in some cases) valuable social proof for your cause. Read on for your definitive guide to great nonprofit storytelling through quotes.

Your complete guide on how to ask for donations on text, email, and facebook, including donation message examples, wording to use, and more!

MLK Day serves as a reminder of the racial justice work still to be done and ways that we can support the cause every single day, in every single situation.

If you aren't using memes to raise your revenue on Reddit, you're missing out. In this guide, we'll take you through the making of a masterful Reddit fundraising campaign.

​Pop quiz time! Which of the following statements is more meaningful to donors? A. “Your gift was able to feed 500 people in need,” or B. “Your gift made it possible for Karen to have a hot meal this week.”​

If inflation is sending you into a spiral of economic anxiety and payroll panic, you aren’t alone. We're giving you 4 tips to retain generosity during economic hardship.

Funraise Director of Growth and Marketing, David Schwab, shared three surround sound secrets to scale impact that gave him back sanity during the busy year-end push. We got him to expand on those secrets just for you, so read on!

We go deep into donor relations, answering your “what is donor relations” question, guiding on donor relationship building & more!

Looking for strategies and tips on how nonprofits can retain donors? Here are the 6 top tips for keeping your donors' attention year-round.

As a nonprofit, it’s easy to fight for your cause and voice the values associated with it. But it’s harder to know when to speak up about other important topics. How do you know when to say something?

The Great Resignation of 2021 may have a significant impact on nonprofits’ employer matching gift strategies. Find out what it means for your org in this guide!

It’s worth investing extra time and energy to level up your donor experience strategy with the goal of improving donor retention and increasing giving levels. Explore next-level tactics for creating a 5-star donor experience.

Email confirmations will always be an expected part of the donation process, but that doesn’t mean they have to be boring! Update your email confirmation to delight donors and take the first step toward a better donor experience.

What is Apple's Mail Privacy Protection Policy? And even more importantly, what can nonprofits do about it? Get the skinny on all of it right here.

A communications plan helps you become more strategic with your nonprofit’s communications. Let's go through the essential parts of a communications plan so you can build your most effective plan yet.

Building comprehensive, updated email lists is a legit challenge. But the good news is that we can help you streamline this process and stop the manual madness altogether. Let's Get Digital!

Many nonprofits struggle to collate donor information, and as a result, they lose important data. Now imagine this: you sit down at your computer and open one program that contains everything you need to oversee your donor management. Let's Get Digital!

Adding a donation form to your donor-facing emails has the potential to unlock next-level donations and supporter engagement—try it in your next email!

Increasing donor retention can be fun! Donor stewardship can be a highly effective donor stewardship strategy. Let’s get into the nuts and bolts of how you can implement thank yous as a donor retention strategy.

How will the pandemic impact giving? Will donors give less or will donors give more because they see the effects of the pandemic? Survey findings from The Nonprofit Alliance and RKD Group show surprising results.

A well-planned and executed messaging arc will take your fundraising campaign to the next level through consistency and sophisticated narrative development. It's also a piece of cake.

There’s many a pitfall that could prevent your nonprofit from succeeding this Giving Tuesday—but they’re all easily surmountable and simply avoided, so think carefully about what could go wrong and then avoid 'em like the plague.

With today's email integrations and automations, you can get your nonprofit up and running with a fully functional email program faster than you’d ever thought possible.

Email fundraising is still very much alive. In just a month, we witnessed a record amount of fundraising revenue come through email for a nonprofit client—just shy of $200k. Read on to see how you can make email work for your nonprofit.

By integrating a few key changes to your stewardship and communications, your nonprofit will be on its way to building even greater trust with its donors.

Donor surveys can help you gather a lot of useful insights about your donors. Take the time to craft a quality survey and you’ll be on your way to a better donor experience in no time!

It’s time to dust off your fundraising program! We’ve put together a comprehensive deep cleaning checklist for your fundraising program that covers all the necessary nooks and crannies.

When you treat donors the same way you treat the most important people in your life, your relationships give back in spades—and in ways you never anticipated.

Video is a growing part of social media and online content; whether you’re just getting started or you’re looking to optimize, here are four easy tips to help your nonprofit win at social video.

With a brand voice guide in hand, you’ll be amazed at how easy it is to communicate with donors. Featuring advice from Signify Solutions.

Funraise CEO, Justin Wheeler, discusses leveraging the network effect.

Here are most-asked nonprofit virtual event questions with answers from experienced event fundraisers, the result of brainstorming and fundraising nerves.

Funraise CEO, Justin Wheeler, discusses donor generosity during distasterous times.

Funraise CEO, Justin Wheeler, discusses weathering the COVID-19 storm.

Funraise CEO, Justin Wheeler, discusses nonprofits direct mail strategy.

These annual report maker options for your nonprofit annual report will make your life easier + digital & interactive software design builders.

As you think about which tech trends and tools could help your nonprofit this year, Funraise has you covered with our list of top trends and tools worth exploring. Intelligent fundraising reports and social fundraising integrations for Facebook, Instagram, and Streamlabs open a world of possibilities for nonprofits.

Discover how Funraise's nonprofit CRM helped BeLoved seamlessly connect with donors who support their cause.

Delight donors with holiday-themed stewardship ideas. Nonprofits know that with big thanks come big donations—and authenticity is key.

Marketing and Fundraising go hand-in-hand. Today, we’re sharing smart marketing ideas to help your nonprofit have its best Giving Tuesday yet!

Setting up efficient systems to support your nonprofit work can streamline your work and free up more of your time. Get your systems in order and get ready for some positive changes.

Getting teams on board to make big changes can be challenging, but growing and modernizing your org is worth it. Keep calm and fundraise on, nonprofiteers. We got your back.

Email marketing and fundraising can be tough, but you can easily manage and engage your subscriber list. Implement these habits and make this the year you get your email list in the best shape of its life!

Recurring, or monthly giving, is a huge opportunity for your nonprofit to have predictable monthly revenue and build lifetime relationships with some of your most dedicated donors.

You’ve gotta have a perfect pitch in your back pocket. Let’s talk about some ways to develop your perfect 30-second pitch to wow potential donors.

Fundraising automation for nonprofits gives you more personalization and better relationship building with less work so you can work smarter, not harder.

How your nonprofit can build an enticing text-to-give fundraising strategy using the five basic elements of a story.

You're itching to get up and running with incorporating text-to-give into your fundraising strategy, so what are you waiting for? Start texting for a greater cause.

How to use the power of storytelling at your next nonprofit fundraising event to maximize donations. Ready, set, go!

Introducing Funraise's new Events & Ticketing feature for funding awesome nonprofiteers. Your nonprofit events will never be the same again. They'll be better.

Hey Nonprofiteers! Here's some tips (and gifs!) to help you through the entire volunteer process, from recruitment to retention.

Discover five delightful ways to seal the deal, making your donors into your BFFs. Hint: you're probably not doing this stuff already.

Fundraising emails are hard to craft; what is considered ‘right’ varies greatly from one nonprofit to another and from one audience to another.

Learn how to leverage storytelling as a strategic tool to recruit and motivate donors. Storytelling makes your nonprofit missions come to life!