Maximize Your Direct Mail Return with Variable Data Yeah, This is a Big Deal Did you know that direct mail still remains a vital tool for effective fundraising campaigns? Print, as a communication channel, is effective because it’s durable, tangible, and inviting....
New Tactics for Old Boards What Makes an Effective Board? Boards are great. We love them. They’re experts in their respective industries, help develop strategies, hold the organization accountable, and keep the organization financially stable. But, truly effective...
How Safe is Your Data? Avoid the Breach Did you know that the average healthcare organization loses $1,195,135 each year due to HIPAA data breaches, according to a study by Ponemon Institute? There’s only one way to avoid the breach—ensure all your...
Spend $1, Earn $4 Fundraising Strategies That Really Work An affiliate of Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, Md., Carroll Hospice offers compassionate hospice care to terminally ill patients and their families. Carroll Hospice was seeking a new marketing firm to...
10 Tips to Raise More Money by Mail Think Traditional Mail is Dead? Think Again Direct mail is alive and well, and still one of your organization’s most important fundraising tools. According to a Direct Marketing Association report, direct mail often delivers...
How to Touch Donors Without Really Touching Them Can’t Touch This Let me guess. In addition to your donor database you’re also tracking donor “moves” or “touches” in a moves management system, right? Sounds like fun! Who doesn’t like recording every email,...
25 Ways to Make Your Website Fundraise for You Kick Back and Let Your Website Do the Work First things first, why do great websites matter? 1. They give credibility to your cause — A polished, up-to-date, design driven space with compelling content makes your visitors...
Is Your Donation Portal Responsive? You Got This, Right? Online donation has exploded in the last five years. But did you know that 51% of people who visit your website are on their phone? If your donation portal isn’t responsive for desktop, tablet, and mobile...
7 Rules for Designing Effective Fundraising Letters Art + Science = Success At Graphcom, we joke that fundraising letters are part art, part science. Sure, your fundraising letters have to “look good,” but they should also be designed strategically to get...
7 Rules for Writing Effective Fundraising Letters Write Something Worth Reading An effective fundraising appeal is a solicitation from one person to another, describes an opportunity to meet the recipient’s personal needs or achieve personal desires by...
