Passion, persistence, and partnership: the secrets of earning more online

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Charities have been waiting 10 years for the internet to revolutionise their fundraising. It's finally happening, in unexpected ways. Our new report looks at the most effective (and ineffective ways) to fundraise using the internet, using case studies from successful charities and data from our Virtual Promise reports.

Have you read the second version of this report? It's free and it's available here.

New report says online fundraising needs more than “donate now”: donors must be engaged on their own terms in online world

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  • “Donate now” buttons forget all rules of fundraising
  • Exploit modern e-habits via social networks and blogs, or “painlessly” as donors surf and shop, experts urge
  • “Passion, persistence and partnership” lucrative cyber keys for charities, large and small

Many charities overly rely on passive online fundraising tactics like “donate now” buttons that are, in isolation, a decade out of date; failing to more proactively engage with habits, interests and lifestyles of the 21st Century donor - according to a

Smaller charities grow at a third the rate of large or medium-sized ones; and are more likely to see incomes actually shrink in a downturn

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  • Medium-sized charities grow their specifically voluntary incomes even more strongly than larger ones [8% compared to 7%]
  • Yet large charities still retain the edge over medium-sized ones, in terms of overall income growth
  • “Lower profiles and fundraising budgets, reluctance to take risks plus lack of economies of scale, leave smaller charities struggling – not least in a downturn,” says nfpSynergy’s Baker

Compared with large and medium-sized voluntary organisations, smaller charities struggle to grow t

What kind of supporter marketing strategy does your non-profit have?

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Whilst in reality charity marketing strategies are carefully crafted and multidimensional, in the public eye they all too often appear simple and unsubtle. Recent debates about incentives in mailing and media dislike of face-to-face fundraising on the street has only served to heighten the negative image of charity marketing. This paper intends to help non-profits counter this image and adopt a strategy appropriate to their organisation.

Research shows effective lobbying requires voluntary income

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  • Financially independent charities most likely to engage with, and impress, MPs
  • Top 30 MP-impressing UK charities’ average voluntary income is 61%, against 38% sector-wide average
  • Only 5 of Top 30 MP-impressing UK charities have less than the sector-wide average (but still have large voluntary incomes)
  • “Thriving and effectual voluntary sector requires independent income,” vies Saxton

Charities whose voluntary funding has given them significant financial independence from gover

The 21st Century Donor

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This report is the conclusion of several years of work by nfpSynergy researching and understanding donors in a whole variety of guises. We hope that the report will enable charities of all sizes to think about the future and the fundraising strategies they will need to maximise income so as to meet the challenges ahead.

Getting the Message Across

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Not for profit think-tank nfpSynergy has teamed up with The ImpACT Coalition to produce a free, short, practical report and guide that will empower charities to formulate and communicate simple messages, including pithy pub facts, needed to dispel a range of debilitating misperceptions their stakeholders may have, both about themselves and the wider third sector.

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