10 proven strategies (and some related links):

1. Include a "call to action" in all your communication - digital and print

Watch our "how to share your page" video for tons of great "calls to action." http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AEgWWfjFKio#!

Use Bit.ly to create custom URLs and QR codes, then track them
http://bitly.com/

2. Bring donors back by helping them set up recurring donations. Be sure to say please and thank you!

8 ‘Thank You’ Videos Created by Nonprofits
http://nonprofitorgs.wordpress.com/2012/03/19/eight-thank-you-videos-created-by-nonprofits/

10 Vital Rules of Thanking, Pleasing and Keeping Your Donors
http://www.stayclassy.org/blog/10-vital-rules-of-thanking-pleasing-and-keeping-your-donors/?utm_source=NPO+Newsletter&utm_campaign=6b10c4ae05-New_Blog_Post_April_24_20124_24_2012&utm_medium=email

3. Grow peer-to-peer fundraising (some folks call it social fundraising)

How to Turn Regular People Into Fundraising Pro’s in 3.5 Minutes

http://www.netwitsthinktank.com/friends-asking-friends/turn-regular-people-into-fundraising-pros.htm

4. Link offline events to online fundraising with GiveMN Mobile and team pages

Dual channel donors
http://www.nonprofitmarketingblog.com/site/when_do_donors_give_more_when_you/

Watch our team pages video tutorial to learn how to get your next offline event online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xYjRhYaRBnY

5. Use video

The Starter Guide to Nonprofit Video Storytelling
http://www.startstorytelling.com/

Premiumbeat.com: High quality Royalty Free Music (instrumental) for new and traditional media, including websites, online videos, slide shows and more. Prices starting at $30 per song.
http://www.premiumbeat.com

TheMusicBed.com: High quality Royalty Free Music (vocal) for new and traditional media, including websites, online videos, slide shows and more. Prices starting at $49 per song.
http://www.themusicbed.com/

6. Do a GiveMN page audit 2x per year

7. Create a mobile fundraising strategy

Check out our webinar for GiveMN Mobile for all the details you'll need: http://blog.givemn.org/give_mn_blog/2012/04/12/420/webinar_givemn_mobile_mobile_fundraising_strategy_and_tactics

Mobile Fundraising Options for Nonprofits
http://www.nten.org/articles/2012/mobile-fundraising-options-for-nonprofits?roi=echo4-18769400891-15827097-c1c8a8a1763c22c1dedccb5a28b31b21

Email in Motion: Infographic about Mobile
http://visual.ly/email-motion-mobile-leading-email-revolution

8. Include GiveMN in your emergency response plan

9. Use Facebook to drive giving

Americans now spend more time on Facebook mobile than its website
http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/11/time-spent-on-facebook-mobile/

10. Strategize for Give to the Max Day November 15 using strategies 1-9

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