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 TIPS FOR 2016:

http://www.theagitator.net/fundraising-philosophyprofession/does-election-make-a-difference/?
https://michaelrosensays.wordpress.com/2015/01/09/are-you-ready-for-the-coming-storm/#more-2698
http://www.amyeisenstein.com/nonprofit-sector-bending-toward-justice-or-moving-backwards/

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 you can do now in 2016 to make a difference with these valuable middle donors and plan further action in 2017!

For more information, videos and blogs see www.blockbusterfundraising.com and youtube channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFf1rHmxWTMrVDotGC2H2vQ…#DailyFundraisingTip #Blockbusterfundraising #Countdownto2016fundraisingsuccess
http://seachangestrategies.com/missing-middle/

Dominate With Your Direct Mail

Was your mailbox jammed with advertisements today?

Political pieces should be done by Tuesday but then its Thanksgiving and Black Friday and how are your direct mail packages going to get attention?

Todays DailyTip has valuable tips to help you succeed and dominate with your direct mail annual appeals.

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For more information, videos and blogs see www.blockbusterfundraising.com
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/financeimpact/pdf/CFD-Manuals/Direct-Mail_Fundraising_Manual.pdf

#Countdownto2016FundraisingSuccess #BlockbusterFundraising

Warm Up Your Donors

If you’re planning to wait until December to reach out to your donors, you may be too late!

You need to reach out now and here are 5 ways to warm up your donors now

from #BlockbusterFundraising on their #DailyTipCountdown to Your 2016 Fundraising Success!

For more information, videos and blogs see www.blockbusterfundraising.com

Fall Opportunities For Connecting With Your Donors

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Fall is a wonderful time to reach out to those special donors (whom you have segmented from your donor base) and personally invite them to a selected small fall event to let them know how thankful you are for their support.

For more information, videos and blogs see www.blockbusterfundraising.com

https://www.classy.org/…/21-creative-fall-fundraising-ideas/

Engage and Re-Engage Your Donors Now

ReEngage Your Donors Now! November 1st and Year-End Fundraising Has Landed in Earnestand it the right time to reach out to your donors.

Our Blockbuster Fundraising Daily Tip: engage or re-engage your donor list now with reminders of what you believe in and why they believe in you!

Thanks to Bloomerang for a great segmentation mini-plan that you will be able to immediately put into play!

For more information, videos and blogs see www.blockbusterfundraising.com

https://bloomerang.co/blog/7-segments-for-your-best-year-end-fundraising-appeal-ever/

Measuring Your Fundraising Success

On our countdown to 2016 fundraising success,we ask ourselves what is success anyway, and how do you measure it? Our daily tip today counts the ways by looking back and then looking forward! Intrigued? Take a minute and watch. For more information, videos and blogs see www.blockbusterfundraising.com

What Makes Donors Give More

Find out about your donors with a good survey
Find out about your donors with a good survey

Ever wonder why your donors could give more but don’t? Want to encourage donors to give more always? Check out this daily tip that features the 2016 Burk Donor Survey and their Donor pointers. For more information, videos and blogs see www.blockbusterfundraising.com

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