Let’s Say ‘No’ to Automatic Sustainer Upgrades
Previously posted by NonProfitPRO Today on August 14 At the recent Bridge Conference, I enjoyed several wonderful sustainer sessions. During one of those, someone asked about the automatic sustainer upgrade process some nonprofits are apparently using. My hair immediately started standing up straight! What happened to being donor-centric? Automatic sustainer upgrades are really all about […]
Have No Fear! Monthly Giving Help Is Near
Originally posted by NonProfitPRO today on August 21, 2017 Over the past few months, I hope I showed you how monthly giving has become so much easier for nonprofits to organize and then actually start. That’s because so many payment processors and donor bases now have built-in tools to create giving pages, add the recurring/monthly […]
What to Do If Your Monthly Donor Doesn’t Want to Give Online
First posted by NonProfitPRO Today on July 31 While online giving is growing, it’s our assumption that donors are comfortable filling out their personal information into an online donation form and hitting the submit button. Then, where does that information go? For donors, that can be unnerving. They’re worried that their credit card information can […]
It’s Prime Hurricane Month: Monthly Donors to the Rescue!
First appeared on NonProfitPRO Today on August 7, 2017 My first experience with a hurricane came in August of 1991, when “Bob” hit Cape Cod. I was actually still in the Netherlands, but I watched video of my then future in-laws wade through chest-high water near their beach house. Power was out for many days. […]
When Is Not a Good Time to Upgrade a Monthly Donor?
Originally posted by NonProfitPRO Today on July 24, 2017 I’ve been a monthly donor for many years. Two years ago, I did a little experiment: I joined 20 organizations to see what they would do (10 small and 10 large organizations). I wanted to experience their “thank you” process, their subsequent communication stream, tax letters, […]
Fundraisers, Get Out There and Try ‘Something Different’
First posted on July 17, 2017 by NonProfitPRO Today You may have read before that I grew up in Holland. I didn’t move here till I was 32. I became an American citizen when I was 47. In Holland, nobody had heard of “Saturday Night Live.” Instead, we grew up learning British English (not until […]
Do Monthly Donors Come Easier to Local or National Organizations?
Originally posted on NonProfitPRO Today, July 10, 2017 Whenever I do a webinar on monthly donors, I am always happy to follow up to provide answers to questions that may have gone unanswered during the short time we were “webinaring” together. One of the questions that came up was: Is generating monthly donors more difficult […]
How Can You Create a Memorable Monthly Donor Journey?
Originally posted on The Eight Principles Last year, I attended a workshop at the International Fundraising Congress in Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands, about creating memorable donor journeys. I really enjoyed the session and I was looking forward to implementing it with some of my clients, especially focused on monthly donors. So, over the past two months, […]
6 Recommendations for Monthly Donor Prospects
Originally posted on NonProfit Pro Today, June 5, 2017 Hint: They’re typically already in your donor base. The best monthly donor prospects are donors who currently give you gifts of $100 or less. They are not your big check writers; if they did send you a $100 check, it was probably a stretch gift for […]
Future Fundraising Now: How to recruit an army of monthly donors
Posted 12 Jun 2017 by Future Fundraising Now If you want to raise a lot more money for your organizations, there are three things you should focus on: 1. Major donors 2. Planned giving 3. Monthly giving Let’s look at #3. It’s probably the biggest deal, and here’s a great post from A Direct Solution with […]
