All kinds of great #GivingTuesday Tips flying around out there in fundraising blogs, so here’s a round-up of some tips that you can use as a check-list or a last-minute plan! #GivingTuesday is Nov 29th, so very few days left on that particular plan but every idea and improvement helps!
Is Your Storytelling Doing Great Work ?
Great Storytelling Takes Your Fundraising Ask From Fine to Fantastic. Why? Stories are forever! Facts are forgettable. Donors connect with stories, not facts. The right story makes your heart swell with the emotion! It is a breath-taking moment that makes you realize you must help now and need to be a part of the […]
9 Best Ways to Thank Your Donors Now
Don’t miss this Thanksgiving opportunity to thank your donors in a creative meaningful way that will connect to their hearts! Follow blockbuster fundraising’s #DailyFundraisingTips at www.blockbusterfundraising.com. All Daily fundraising tips are at this BlockbusterFundraising YouTube Channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFf1rHmxWTMrVDotGC2H2vQ Please share, enjoy, and subscribe. Thanks, JoyOlson
NonProfit Content Needs to be Awesome Now!
This is the time of year that awesome content means everything!! Pamela Wilson, author of Master Content Marketing: A Simple Strategy to Cure the Blank Page Blues and Attract a Profitable Audience says the content key to our donors heart is a three step process. We examine those 3 steps. Let’s take a look!! http://www.copyblogger.com/remarkable-content/
How to Write a Winning Annual Appeal Letter
Is your Annual Fundraising Appeal Letter on your desk for final approval or still in the development stage? As long as it’s not in the mail, this Daily Tip will help! We have an efficient infographic check-list from two fundraising thought-leaders! Many thanks to Jay Love & Bloomerang’s Tom Ahern. I would add one final […]
What Does Pain Have To Do With It?
Are You Feeling The Pain? And how do we use Pain in fundraising? Takeaway #3 from the recent presidential elections is’feeling the pain.’ Who felt their pain and did it mean victory? And does it matter if your year-end stories feel and share the pain? Watch this and see what you think! Here is an […]
#GivingTuesday Campaign Tips
As #GivingTuesday looms very near, Blockbuster reviews crowdfunding and peer-to-peer platforms to define which you should choose for your success! Are you ready to go? Here’s help! https://doublethedonation.com/nonprofit-software-and-resources/peer-to-peer-fundraising-tools/ https://www.blackbaud.com/files/resources/downloads/2014/INTA_10055_ECBU_OnlineInteractive_P2P_BenchmarkReport_FINAL.pdf http://www.jcamp180.org/knowledge-center/technology/technology-tools-for-fundraising/peertopeer-fundraising-tools.aspx https://www.classy.org/blog/crowdfunding-what-you-need-to-know-without-the-hype/
Get A Little Help From Your Friends, Your BOD Friends!
Fifty (50) 2016 fundraising days left! Monday you will have 7 weeks to make sure your meet your fundraising goals and Blockbuster can help you surpass those goals with our DailyTips! Gather up your board to help you make those donor calls now! If you’re planning a #GivingTuesday project (and hopefully you are), this donor […]
Can You Hear Me Now?
As Non-Profit fundraisers, we are watching and reading and evaluating all things Election Results! Today’s Takeaway, Takeaway #2, is how Important it is To LEARN TO LISTEN! Takeaway #1 (yesterday’s DailyTip) is Prepare Graceful Transitions. Follow Blockbuster #DailyFundraisingTips at www.blockbusterfundraising.com More info at :NPO blog: http://bit.ly/2emNKJP Click Below For Blockbuster Tips:
Will There Be a Graceful Transition?
Today, Transition and Succession is certainly the topic uppermost on our minds. Fundraising Takeaway #1 from Election is Graceful Transition and Succession Our Daily Tip today asks the question, “Does Your Nonprofit Have Succession Plan in Place?” BlueAvocado blog advises us on 6 steps to address now for a good non-profit transition plan. http://www.blueavocado.org/content/succession-planning-nonprofits-all-sizes
Will the Election Results Matter to Your NonProfit?
Does This Election Make a Difference? Does the outcome of the U.S. Presidential election matter to your nonprofit? Borrowing from 3 blog posts, The Agitator, MichaelRosenSays, and AmyEisenstein we have some ideas for you now! For more information, videos and blogs see www.blockbusterfundraising.com and youtube channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFf1rHmxWTMrVDotGC2H2vQ…#DailyFundraisingTip #Blockbusterfundraising #Countdownto2016fundraisingsuccess CLICK BELOW FOR TOP 10 BLOCKBUSTER […]
Stuck Here in the Middle
Did you know that roughly 1%, the donor population is giving more than 1/3rd of total dollars to non-profits and that this 1% are mostly being ignored as non-profits concentrate their efforts on Major Gifts? The pdf report, The Missing Middle, is must reading for every Development Director. Take the time now to see what […]