Year-end donor asks are popular in the non-profit world as a final push to meet revenue goals and to connect with donors, so you are on their minds when they’re looking at next year’s budget. There is no right or wrong way to do your year-end donor asks, but there are some things you can do to use this opportunity to strengthen the relationship you have with donors and get them excited about your plans for the coming year. Consider these elements to your non-profit’s year-end asks:
Value A good way to increase the money your non-profit makes on live and silent auction items is to not advertise the item’s value. The disadvantages of listing an auction item’s value are:
The non-profit sector has changed a lot in the last few years. We’re starting to see the average donor age come down, and there are a lot of new people in roles. This doesn’t mean it’s impossible to scale your non-profit; it just means you need to think big instead of trading on your name.
When we’re working with a non-profit, we encourage them to double their revenue goal from the previous year. From there, we reverse engineer how we can make it happen. The money you raise at non-profit fundraising events dictates the amount of good you can do for your cause. Keep reading to learn about 3 strategies that will increase the amount of money you raise at your fundraising event. The best part? These are quick and easy and can be implemented no matter how soon your event date is.
At HGAFundraising, we are always looking for ways to make fundraising more efficient and effective so that non-profits of all sizes can raise as much as possible for their cause. Many of the non-profits we work with have committees and teams dedicated to fundraising, but some have just a few people in charge of fundraising events. Let's take a look at how you can use the resources you have in the most efficient way. How Do You Raise Money More Efficiently? The first thing you need to ask yourself is how much money do you want to make? When you have a concrete number in mind, you can reverse engineer how you will hit your target.
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