Feature Focus: Launch value exchange, event registration or gift incentives with Premium Donation pages
A Premium Donation page is a type of donation page within the Engaging Networks platform that offers a thank-you gift, premium item or incentive to donors as a way of encouraging them to give or to give at a higher level. It blends Engaging Networks’ fundraising and e-commerce (symbolic giving) features to help you run […]
Robust Fraud and Spam Prevention from Engaging Networks
At Engaging Networks, we understand the critical importance of safeguarding your nonprofit’s online transactions from fraud and spam. We understand this is important to all clients, and we have implemented a multi-tiered approach. Our suite of fraud prevention measures helps to ensure that your donor data remains secure and your fundraising efforts are protected from […]
Transforming supporter opt-in at RNID
When RNID, the national charity for people who are deaf and have hearing loss, developed their new online donation forms, they were determined to give all of their supporters the best experience possible. “We’ve secured more second gifts, converted more people to regular giving and shared more content with people, reducing attrition” Chloe Waite, Content […]
Shaping the Future: Engaging Networks clients changing the face of UK General Election campaigning
As the UK gears up for the General Election of 2024, it’s not just the politicians who are in the spotlight. Advocacy groups supported by Engaging Networks are also making their voices heard, driving significant changes in the electoral landscape. This post explores how campaigning has evolved since the previous election cycle and what Engaging […]
Successfully Transitioning Recurring Donors
Nonprofits are increasingly finding themselves in a position where they must transition from one recurring donor processor to another, driven by a need for better functionality. This shift can be daunting, particularly given the potential risk of losing recurring donors if not managed correctly. However, with careful planning and a positive approach, this transition can […]
Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2024
May 16th, 2024 is the 13th annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)! GAAD helps promote the conversation around creating accessible digital spaces to support the more than one billion people across the world who have disabilities or impairments. What Makes a Page Digitally Accessible? A 2020 study by WebAIM found that of over one million […]
How to Future Proof Your Tech Stack: Start With These Three Questions
Given the many trends and rapid changes in nonprofit technology — such as the surge in popularity around the artificial intelligence tool Chat GPT, and how it can be used to assist with fundraising, advocacy, email, and so much more — accurately predicting the future is next to impossible.
Chat GPT for Your Nonprofit: Prompts & Insights From Our Community
With the end of year giving season approaching, your team is only getting busier and could use an extra hand. Need help fine-tuning the language on that fundraising email? Want to creatively encourage some one-time supporters to become recurring donors? Ask Chat GPT for some help! Chat GPT is all the rage right now, and […]
Changing Your Nonprofit Fundraising Software: The Smart Way to Make It Happen
The following guest article comes from nonprofit digital strategist Maureen Wallbeoff. Through helping nonprofits for over a decade, Maureen has developed a proven process that maps your nonprofit’s strategic and operational goals to the right platforms and business processes. Visit her website to learn more. Do you like your current fundraising software or are you […]
Unforgettable Calls to Action: Six Ways to Drive Conversion
Effective calls to action can increase the performance of your forms, email newsletters, blog posts, fundraising campaigns, and more. And of course, with increased performance comes increased chances of conversion.
Meaningful Messaging | Matching Gift Emails at End-of-Year
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to double your organization’s year-end fundraising success! This latest blog from our friends at Double the Donation dives into the art of meaningful messaging in matching gift emails.
Top Donor Engagement Tips for End-of-Year Giving Success
Donor engagement is a critical component of a successful nonprofit fundraising initiative. And at the end of the year, giving is typically at an all-time high, spurred on by increasing levels of generosity throughout the holiday season. That means strategically engaging with your supporters is a must.
10 Ways to Optimize Your Donation Page to Improve Fundraising Results
The following guest blog comes from Mark Becker, Founding Partner at Cathexis Partners, one of our accredited partners for Implementation Strategy. For more than 20 years, Mark has supported hundreds of nonprofit online fundraising efforts. Fundraising for your nonprofit takes ongoing effort. Every campaign must target the right supporters with compelling messages through multiple channels. […]
Nonprofit Best Practices: 7 Tips for Higher Fundraising Email Open Rates
From Analysis to A/B Testing: Optimizing Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Emails Fundraising is a critical part of any nonprofit organization’s operations. It allows nonprofits to continue their essential work and support their causes. One of the most effective ways to raise funds is through email marketing. A 2019 report by Nonprofit Tech for Good found that […]
Where nonprofits can build community engagement after Twitter
Twitter has had a pretty tumultuous year. It’s hard not to look away from the chaos and wonder what will happen next. Many nonprofits and cause-based organizations have found themselves asking if it’s still worth maintaining a presence on the social media platform. Numerous higher-ups have been quick to leave the company, while other troubles […]
Use Marketing Automation to maximize your GivingTuesday strategy
For nonprofit marketers and fundraisers, GivingTuesday has been providing a huge bump in revenue since its inception in 2012. With its timing after Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it has also become synonymous with kicking off the year-end charitable giving season. It is a critical time for organizations to engage with donors and supporters […]
Everything nonprofits need to know about Google Analytics 4 (GA4)
Love it or hate it, Google Analytics 4 (GA4) is coming and the recommended July 1, 2022 deadline to prepare and pull your historical data is right around the corner. Are you ready for it? We recently sat down with Eric Squair from our accredited partner, Data Habits in a webinar to discuss how nonprofits […]
5 tips for charity SMS campaign success
What’s one of the best ways to reach international audiences of every demographic, cheaply, and with open rates of 98%? Impossible, right? It’s actually very possible with SMS marketing. This highly personal form of communication is an important marketing tool for charities of all sizes because of its high engagement rates and straightforward messaging format. […]