Year-end fundraising campaigns play a crucial role in helping nonprofit organizations achieve their fundraising goals. As the year draws to a close, nonprofits need creative & effective methods to raise funds and engage supporters.

Find below our articles about Year-End Fundraising Campaigns best practices.

Phone Calls to Donors = Highly Profitable Fundraising

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Are you afraid of telephone fundraising?It can be scary to pick up the phone to call a donor or a potential donor!Especially when it’s so much easier to keep your polite distance and send a letter or an email solicitation.But stop a…

112 Tips to Raise More Money by Direct Mail Fundraising

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Direct mail fundraising is a major workhorse for all nonprofits. And, yes, online giving and digital appeals are important - but donors pay far more attention to a paper letter that arrives in their mailbox.Here's a smart guide to help you…

Create a Donation Page that Rocks!

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What would your donors say about your donation page?Especially here - right at the end of the year.And you are hoping, hoping, that plenty of online donations are starting to flood into your site.A recent survey found that 47% of people…

Count Your Blessings and Appreciate Your Donors at Thanksgiving

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It's the week of Thanksgiving here in the U.S. and we are counting our blessings.As you consider what you are thankful for, perhaps you might remember your DONORS - the wonderful people who make the work of your organization possible.I think…

Dump the Cliches: Words and Phrases Fundraisers Love to Hate!

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Wow, I hit a nerve last week when I talked about my Least Favorite fundraising words.For the record, my own personal award for most disliked word goes to "underserved." I think that word is a very lame effort to describe the wonderful people…

Here’s A Real, Live “Donor-Centered” Appeal Letter

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You're probably working hard to create a donor-centered appeal letter for the fall fundraising season.But what does "donor-centered" really mean?What does it look like in action?We all know how it is supposed to work: We're supposed to…