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Would You Take the Risk?

November 12, 2009 – 1:00 pm

A non-profit company recently offered their donors on direct debit plans the option to cancel.  The company submitted a form to the donors that included a check box to cancel, (no questions asked) and also provided a place to request a different amount taken each month. What actually happened? Four people canceled, but over 400 people asked to raise the amount they were giving each month.1

Wow.

What did this mean? This meant that their donors now saw them as a concerned and compassionate non-profit. Their donors were thrilled to know that they mattered and overall their monthly debits increased. Click here to see how they did it.

Would you be willing to take the risk and offer to lower or cancel donations for your donors? What do you think your outcome would be?

  1. Source: Ask Direct http://www.askdirect.ie/2009/09/17/have-you-asked-your-donors-to-cancel-their-direct-debits-yet/ [↩]
By April | Posted in Best Practices | Comments (0)

How to Get New Donors and Friends With Mobile Phones Using Facebook

November 12, 2009 – 9:01 am

I was updating our Facebook page and noticed  a link to,”Get more fans with SMS“. This got my brain rolling on the implications for nonprofits. Take a look

Facebook_SMS

And when you clicked the link:fan_donortools_facebook_popup

I think that this has the possibility to grow an organizations database rapidly and ability  to eventually move  fans up the ladder of engagement and social investment to make a gift, volunteer or both.

Creative ways to implement this tool:

  1. Outdoor advertising (billboards, bus signs, and even Guerrilla marketing tactics like chalk and fliers)
  2. At Events – Signage at registration/check-in line or near the bathroom?

Whatever you say it is a great call to action you can use for your nonprofit with very little effort. Want to know more about what we think of social media and your donor database?

  • Fan us on Facebook the old fashioned way
  • Fan us by texting
  • Take our software for a spin to learn how donor management can help you achieve your mission and not dealing with  technology.

By Chris Dumas | Posted in Social Media, Technology | Tagged calls to action, facebook, sms | Comments (0)

Twitter Updates for 2009-11-12

November 12, 2009 – 4:00 am
  • @jakemckee take a look at our affordable (or free) donor database http://bit.ly/376ySE ^CD in reply to jakemckee #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-11-11

November 11, 2009 – 4:00 am
  • Another great webinar opportunity. Be sure to get over there and register. http://bit.ly/2V07VP #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-11-10

November 10, 2009 – 8:00 am
  • RT @tweetmeme How Well Do You Know Your Database? http://bit.ly/49jNI5 ^RH #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-11-06

November 6, 2009 – 4:00 am
  • @charityhowto Thanks for the chat. Great resources ^CD #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-11-05

November 5, 2009 – 4:00 am
  • RT @NPWebinars: Many thanks again to @sbfrank for the great webinar. Looking forward to the next one. http://bit.ly/27XPcL ^AH #
  • RT @BTalisman: TOMORROW 11/5 6:30PM! FREE LinkedIn and Twitter How To's Learn and do. RSVP adachman@ansheemet.org http://ow.ly/v1zH PLZ RT #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-11-04

November 4, 2009 – 8:00 am
  • There's still time to join this great webinar tomorrow. http://bit.ly/h2dVO #
  • RT @NPWebinars: Building Understanding I: An Overview of Facility Planning or Renewal for Nonprofits. Sign up now to attend this webinar. #
  • @samjulien Thanks for the great article! ^AH in reply to samjulien #
  • RT @samjulien: Review: @DonorTools can change the way you track donations http://bit.ly/Vn8EN ^RH #
  • @TheEllenShow Thanks for following! #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-11-03

November 3, 2009 – 4:00 am
  • » Xero Personal http://post.ly/BJbh #
  • @rubinacohen I hope we make it into your presentation tomorrow. Let us know if we can help in anyway. #
  • @jenfilla How is the report? We are new and did not make it in. Check us out at http://bit.ly/376ySE ^CD in reply to jenfilla #
  • @samjulien Likewise Sam ^CD in reply to samjulien #

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» Xero Personal

November 2, 2009 – 11:20 am
this [accounting] space is a good opportunity – ripe for a new business model

via blog.xero.com

This is exciting news – personal finance software (and business accounting also) is desperately in need of new blood.

What software do you use to manage your personal finances? What about at your organization?

Posted via web from Donor Tools’s posterous

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