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3 Ways to Encourage Donors to Submit Matching Gift Requests

Matching gifts are a major opportunity for nonprofit fundraising. Explore these 3 ways to encourage donors to submit their requests and boost their impact.

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Top 7 Benefits of Strategic Fundraising for Your Church

During the pandemic, strategic fundraising is incredibly important for churches and faith-based orgs. Optimize your strategic fundraising plans with this guide.

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5 Tips for Writing Effective Fundraising Messages for Your Target Audience

Connecting with your nonprofit's audience is vital. Explore this quick guide to learn how to write effective fundraising messages for your target audience.

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18 Online Donation Tools to Help You Raise More in 2020

Having the right donation tools can bring your fundraising to the next level. Check out our top 18 picks of online fundraising tools that can help you raise more!

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15 Best Donation Platforms to Supercharge Your Fundraising

Donation platforms enable nonprofits to accept gifts. This guide explores the best donation platforms to ensure you choose the perfect one for your cause.

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Top Online Fundraising Ideas That Will Engage Supporters

Online fundraising empowers nonprofits to connect with supporters from afar. Learn how to fully engage your audience with these 3 online fundraising ideas.

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Donately Updates - August 2020

Donately has released a handful of new updates for August 2020!

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30 Donation Page Tips with Inspiring Examples for Nonprofits

Need inspiration for creating an appealing donation page? Maximize your online fundraising potential with our top 30 donation form design tips and examples.

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14 Best Fundraiser Websites: The Complete List for 2020

Searching for the best fundraiser websites for any cause? Look no further! Explore these fundraiser websites for groups, nonprofits, and individuals alike.

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Nonprofit Software: 16 Intuitive Tools You Need in 2020

From hosting engaging fundraisers to stewarding strong supporter relationships, there's a lot that goes into managing a nonprofit. Luckily, there's nonprofit software for every need you could possibly have. Whether

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8 Tips to Maximize Your Nonprofit Email Marketing Campaigns

This post was contributed by Keela. How can you be sure your message is being heard? You maintain a presence on social media, you throw events either virtually or in-person

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A Complete Fundraising Guide to Text-to-Give for Nonprofits

Our smartphones are becoming more and more intertwined with our day-to-day lives. We depend on them heavily for a number of reasons: to contact our loved ones, stay up-to-date on

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Peer-to-Peer Fundraising: The Ultimate Guide for 2020

Peer-to-peer fundraising is a powerful fundraising strategy for any cause. However, before your organization dives headfirst into the wonderful world of peer-to-peer fundraising, it’s a good idea to take

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Donately Updates | July 2020

Donately's latest updates improve their already best-in-class online donation form, making it more powerful and flexible than ever.

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Online Fundraising: 9 Innovative Ideas (with Examples!)

Online fundraising can take many forms, making some of these campaigns challenging to set up. But with all the benefits that they offer, you’d be remiss if you didn’

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4 Top Tips for Being Financially Savvy as a Nonprofit

This post was contributed by ClickTime. Nonprofits everywhere are used to working on a pretty tight budget. Now, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, those budgets may continue to

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Virtual Fundraising: The Nonprofit’s Complete Guide for 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has been disruptive for everyone — especially the nonprofit sector. With social distancing guidelines and stay-at-home orders in full effect, organizations are finding it difficult to continue fundraising

Conversational Messaging for Better Donor Relations

This guest post was contributed by CallHub. On October 10th, I tuned in to HRC Foundation’s Power of Our Pride Presidential Town Hall. It started with a Facebook message

5 Creative Ways to Interest Youth in Fundraising

This guest post was contributed by 99Pledges. For the purposes of this article, the youth will be defined as the latter half of Generation Z and the emerging Generation Alpha,

Increase Donor Retention Using an Automated Email Series

This guest post was contributed by Rootid. According to a 2016 AFP survey, US nonprofit organizations retain just 46% of new donors each year. Ouch! Considering that the cost of

4 Tactics to Capitalize on Your #GivingTuesday Momentum

The holidays are an exciting time. Start your nonprofit’s year-end giving on the right foot and ride your #GivingTuesday momentum with these best next steps.

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New Feature: Updated Donation Form Builder

The Donately team has released a major update to it's best-in-class donation form builder. Read all about the upgrades!

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Nonprofit Donation Processing: The Essential Guide for 2020

Understanding nonprofit donation processing is essential for managing your organization’s online fundraising. Learn all about these processes in this guide.

Church Giving Software: 10+ Tools to Grow Your Congregation

The church community has always prioritized showing support, whether it’s by giving back to their church or volunteering whenever they can. On the other end, every church values each donation their church members give because it helps the church grow and empower its

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Donately Updates - September 2019

Over the summer, we were been busy making improvements to the Donately platform that we're excited to share. Interested in signing up for an account? Click here to get started!