FundRaiser Blog

The FundRaiser Software Blog is an excellent resource for nonprofit organizations looking to learn more about fundraising, donor management, membership management, and much more.

Tips For An Actionable Holiday Appeal Letter

70

Do your appeals sound like “holiday family” letters?

For many people December’s mail brings two kinds of letters: holiday cards with family letters and appeals from non-profit organizations. And all too often both types of letters sound alike. How come and what can you do to avoid it?

Holiday family letters, the kind you slip into cards, are often seen as “catching up” for friends and family who don’t keep in touch. Sometimes when such letters are received, the person is scrambling to remember how they knew the person or even what relations they have in common. The same thing occurs with fundraising letters. You might get one in the mail and think “when did I support them?” or “how did they get my name again?”

Continue reading
6154 Hits

What can a new account analysis report tell you?

65

FundRaiser software has several different analytical reports that can help you and your organization look more deeply into your data. While some of them, such as the donor level report or the donor period comparison report provide gift and monetary totals, which are easily used to determine giving levels over a set period of time, other reports give plain statistical data.

Continue reading
4218 Hits
Wait a minute, while we are rendering the calendar
annual campaign Tickles Task List Company culture Congratulations donor advised funds technical support #GivingTuesday Personalizing In-Kind gifts general foundations Reporting to IRS LYBUNTS Donor Portal brick campaign backing up data donor recognition volunteering increasing giving amounts anonymous donors holiday letters office reports passwords GivingTuesday planned giving SYBUNTS donor retention major donors communications lapsed donor Thank You campaign management transparency event management New Year development director letter PayPal animal rescue volunteers data analysis donor prospects Excel add ons donor loyalty Crowdfunding Campaign understanding giving trends planning FundRaiser Hosted building donor relationships Importing Data donor attrition donor retention rate upgrade gift entry Resiliency spare fields fundraising new donors on site training importing csv annual maintenance plan password protection pledges memorial giving tax summary letters support updates personalizing letters Facebook campaign appeal case study National Change of Address training tip raffle GoFundMe project the Ask operating systems thank you letters major gift prospects mailing social media membersip benefits data entry arts Groupings product news monthly giving giving history customer portal community supported gardens features adding personal notes to letters Facebook campaign correspondance corporate sponsors banquet NCOA processing grants Volunteer module gift notes field mode code tech tip community arts nonprofits user spotlights Constant Contact flash sales donor relations targeted mailings community broadcasting security new leadership FundRaiser Basic Network for Good membership benefits government grants announcements motivation code custom page email Alternative Addresses mission driven follow up new nonprofit word processor solicitors FundRaiser Spark letter templates look and feel correspondence overview recurring gifts phoning donors motivation Thanksgiving small donations donor source publicity materials auction donor slip happiness giving levels Codes donor profile online donations holiday giving how-to videos donor engagement moves management endowment campaign budget user interface donor attrition rate how to handle auction gifts new version in honor of donations nonprofit fundraising entering auction gifts legacy giving operational costs donor contact information welcome packet End of Year Letters fundraising letters large donations role of nonprofits change of address updating holiday disaster relief online donations direct mail Snow Birds membership programs Cloud merge notes tribute gifts accounting software donation history upgrading donors capital campaign segmenting donors ticketsales data conversion charity golf tournaments donor preferences alumni donor prospects donor targeting ticket sales ROI pictures customer service Reminders board members new features grassroots campaign salutation gift acceptance policy appeal letters texting donors spreadsheets advanced tab merge fields relationship tracking premiums repeat donors training vacation

Connect With Us

  800-880-3454 ext 3
  Email Us
  Request More Information
  Monday-Friday
      8:30AM-5:30PM CST

Customer Portal Login Form

   

The customer portal is unavailable. If you need support please reach out to support@fundraisersoftware.com Thank you.

 

  User Name:
  Password:

If you are not sure about your Customer User Name, please call 800-543-4131 and we will be able to help you.

Or you have lost your password, Request Password