Monthly donation appeal prompt

“As a nonprofit development officer, generate a compelling email to our donors requesting their continued support through monthly donations. Start with a warm greeting, reference their previous support, outline how their monthly donations help achieve specific goals (like funding a new project or maintaining a program), suggest a specific donation amount, and emphasize how their ongoing support is crucial for our mission’s success.”

Why this prompt is effective:

• Provides a personal touch: Using a warm greeting and mentioning previous support personalizes the email.
• Delivers a clear impact: Explaining how monthly donations will be used provides a concrete reason for giving.
• Makes a specific request: Suggesting a specific donation amount guides donors on how much to contribute.

Event follow-up thank you prompt

“As an event coordinator, craft a thank-you email for attendees of our recent event. Begin with a heartfelt thank you for their presence, highlight a key achievement or outcome from the event (like funds raised or goals met), and extend an invitation for them to engage further with upcoming events or initiatives.”

Why this prompt is effective:

• Shows immediate gratitude: Expressing thanks right after the event reinforces positive feelings.
• Highlights achievement: Sharing the event’s success shows attendees their contribution was valuable.
• Encourages future engagement: Inviting them to future events keeps them involved with your organization.

Thank you for volunteering prompt

“As a volunteer manager, write a thank-you email to volunteers who recently dedicated their time. Begin with a personalized thank you, describe the specific impact of their volunteer work (like how many people they helped or the difference they made), and acknowledge their essential role in supporting your organization’s mission.”

Why this prompt is effective:

• Provides personalized appreciation: Directly addressing volunteers and their contributions makes the message feel sincere.
• Highlights the impact: Detailing how their work made a difference reinforces their value.
• Acknowledges the role: Recognizing their essential role encourages continued support and involvement.

Welcome message with soft ask prompt

“As a communications specialist, draft a welcome email for new subscribers. Start with a warm and enthusiastic greeting, introduce your organization’s mission and goals, briefly mention the ways their support can make a difference, and gently suggest a small monthly donation to help further these efforts.”

Why this prompt is effective:

• Provides a warm welcome: Sets a positive tone and makes new subscribers feel valued.
• Introduces the mission: Helps new subscribers understand your organization’s purpose and goals.
• Makes a gentle donation request: Encourages giving without being too assertive, easing new subscribers into contributing.

Donation thank you prompt

“As a donor relations coordinator, compose a thank-you email for a recent donation. Begin with heartfelt thanks, detail the specific way(s) their donation will benefit the organization (like, funding a new program or project), and include a note about the donation being tax-deductible to provide additional value.”

Why this prompt is effective:

• Expresses heartfelt gratitude: Shows sincere appreciation, strengthening the donor relationship.
• Provides usage details: Explains how their donation will be used, enhancing transparency.
• Includes tax information: Provides useful information about tax benefits, adding extra value for the donor.

Acknowledgment prompt

“As a fundraising manager, generate a heartfelt acknowledgment letter to a donor. Thank them for their contribution, describe the specific impact it will have (like providing winter coats to families in need), mention that the donation is tax-deductible, and invite them to subscribe to the quarterly newsletter for updates on the impact of their support.”

Why this prompt is effective:

• Conveys a heartfelt tone: A sincere and engaging tone makes the donor feel appreciated.
• Highlights the impact: Provides a clear picture of how their donation will help, reinforcing their positive impact.
• Extends an additional invitation: Encourages further engagement through the newsletter, keeping them connected to your organization.

Email newsletter prompt

“As a content creator, write a paragraph for our monthly newsletter that highlights the success of our recent coat drive. Include specific details like the number of families served, the difference made, and the gratitude of those helped. Encourage readers to stay informed and involved with future initiatives and updates.”

Why this prompt is effective:

• Highlights success: Emphasizes positive outcomes, building emotional connections with readers.
• Offers specific details: Provides concrete information about the impact of their support, reinforcing the value of their involvement.
• Encourages engagement: Promotes continued engagement and updates, keeping the audience connected to your mission.

Appeal Prompt

“As a major gifts officer, craft an appeal email targeted at wealthy donors who have not contributed in the past year. Graciously remind them of their previous support, explain the current needs and why their contribution is crucial now, and encourage them to set up a monthly automatic donation for sustained support.”

Why this prompt is effective:

• Offers a polite reminder: Acknowledges past support while making a case for current needs.
• Explains the current need: Provides context for why their contribution is needed now, making the request more relevant.
• Encourages recurring donations: Suggests a recurring donation, providing an easy way for donors to support ongoing efforts.

Tips to refine your content

• Reinforce your mission: Tell AI to mention your mission to keep your content aligned with your organization’s goals and strengthen your nonprofit’s identity.
• Regenerate for fresh results: Don’t like the result? Click the REGENERATE button to get a new version with a different approach or perspective.
• Adjust length easily: If the content is too long or too short, simply ask AI to “make it 3 paragraphs” or “condense to 3 sentences” to fit your preferred length.
• Fine-tune tone: Specify your desired tone by instructing AI to “make it more formal,” “add a friendly tone,” or “be more professional” to better align with your organization’s voice.
• Enhance clarity: For more precise communication, ask AI to “simplify the language” or “clarify the key points” to ensure your audience understands your message.
• Focus on specifics: Direct AI to “add examples” or “include relevant statistics” to provide more depth and context, making your content more engaging and informative.

While the Bloomerang AI content assistant is an incredible time-saver for writing email copy, nothing can replace your personal touch and the unique voice of your organization. As you harness these tools, remember to infuse your content with the distinctive elements that make your story resonate deeply with your donors.

For more information about using our AI content assistant, check out our knowledgebase articles:

• Use the AI Content Assistant
• Write Effective Prompts in the AI Content Assistant

We’d love to hear about your experiences! Share your favorite prompts with us in the comments below!

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According to the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the average donor retention rate in the U.S. is around 45 percent. As nonprofits work on strengthening donor relationships to improve retention, there has been an increased focus on the donor experience.

While there are many facets to the donor experience, a simple yet impactful way to enhance this is by giving them access to their own personalized portal. That’s why Bloomerang has made some recent enhancements to our Donor Portal, so donors can manage their giving when it’s convenient for them – without extra hassle or expense for you.

Donors can access the portal from your Bloomerang donation, event, or crowdfunding pages. – giving your donors what they want, when they want it. It makes it easy and convenient for your donors to manage their recurring donations, download summaries, support your causes, and more

The portal is directly connected to your Bloomerang donor management, so you and your donors always have the most up-to-date information. If a donor makes an update in the portal, it is communicated back to your donor management system, and online gifts and donation activity entered in Bloomerang is reflected in the portal.

Save time

Empowers donors with a personalized portal to manage their recurring or one-time giving – no staff time required. Donors can:

• Access their account anytime, and from anywhere
• Update their contact information and upload a profile image
• Update the frequency, next payment date, amount, or Fund on their recurring donations

Nurture relationships

Build and maintain donor trust by giving them access to their recent activity, giving history, and tax receipts. Donors can:

• Keep track of their year-to-date, and all-time giving totals
• Review their recent activity and donation history
• Email a PDF of their tax summaries from the last three years

Engage donors and increase revenue

Our Donor Portal makes it easy for donors to support your nonprofit by managing their personal giving, as well as their peer-to-peer fundraisers. Donors can:

• Make new recurring or one-time donations
• Easily view and support your nonprofit’s active crowdfunding campaigns
• Manage their peer-to-peer fundraisers and invite team members to fundraise with them

If you’re ready to nurture lasting relationships and raise more for your mission, let us show you how Bloomerang can help!

Already using Bloomerang? The Donor Portal is available with Kindful Fundraising. Take a minute to learn more by reading this help article.

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Donor segmentation is essential to every nonprofit’s toolkit. It involves the process of categorizing supporters into groups based on shared qualities and characteristics. This allows nonprofits to efficiently personalize interactions and communications to develop relationships with a large number of supporters at once.

Segmentation creates a personalized experience for constituents and impacts donor retention. Providing supporters with the activities and opportunities that match their interests helps build their connection to your nonprofit. It creates more personalized interactions, building loyalty to your nonprofit and increasing the chances that they will continue engaging and contributing to your mission.

Effective donor segmentation requires an understanding of your donors and how they give. Bloomerang’s Groups feature makes it easy for you to effectively organize, understand, and act on your data.

Save time

Donors are automatically assigned to a Group based on their giving, or easily managed by your nonprofit, so you can focus on next steps.

• Dynamic Groups update automatically based on donors giving, and adjust as their giving changes over time.
• Add or remove members to static Groups in bulk from a report or the Groups page, or individually from a constituent’s profile.
• User Groups give you flexibility to segment constituents and donors based on your nonprofit’s unique needs.

Understand how your donors give

Get to know each Group deeper through high-level transaction summaries, giving over time, and demographic data, including:

• Average revenue transaction, fiscal year revenue, and lifetime revenue.
• Month over month giving trends over the last three years.
• Breakdown based on gender and age.

Unlock your donors’ generosity

Create cultivation and stewardship plans tailored to each segment to build lasting relationships and raise more for your mission.

• Use the data from Groups to set goals and develop a personalized plan for each segment.
• Use Groups in emails or letters to execute your next steps.
• Funnel donors into appropriate nurture streams as they move to a different Group.

Want some ideas on segments you can use Groups for, and tips for success? Check out this comprehensive guide on donor segmentation.

If you’re ready to harness the power of donor segmentation to nurture lasting relationships and raise more for your mission, let us show you how Bloomerang can help!

Already using Bloomerang? Take a minute to learn more by reading our help article on Groups, or watching this Academy recording. Get started with Groups and let us know how we can continue improving by sharing your ideas here.

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