🔍 The 2025 Funding Reality Check
This year has hit nonprofits hard. In just six months:
- 📉 Grants are down.
- 😓 Donor fatigue is real.
- 💰 Rising fees on other platforms are eating into every gift.
- 📊 Donors expect real-time transparency.
If your budget isn’t on track, you're not alone. Now’s the time to pivot and re-energize your fundraising strategy - and our team of fundraising experts is here to help.
✅ 3 Steps for a Smart Mid-Year Fundraising Check-In
- Audit Your Donors
- 🗂 Segment first-time, recurring, and lapsed donors.
- 🔎 Spot which campaigns had the highest average gift or best retention.
- Set a Gap Goal
- 🧮 Calculate how much you need to raise by year-end.
- 🎯 Set focused targets - like gaining 200 new monthly donors or reactivating 15% of lapsed supporters.
- Choose Friction-Free Tools
- 🚫 Stop losing donors to slow, outdated forms.
- ⚡ Use tools that plug into any platform, social post, or email.
💡 Why Pledge Is Built for Right Now
Pledge solves today’s fundraising challenges - without costing your nonprofit a dime:
- 💳 No card fees on donations up to $1,000 - Pledge pays them, so you keep 100% of the gift.
- 🧾 Automatic tax receipts - no manual follow-up needed.
- 🔟 10 ways to donate - more than any other platform (cards, Venmo, PayPal, Apple/Google Pay, stock, crypto, DAFs & more).
- 📊 Real-time donor & donation data - see trends instantly and export with ease.
- 💼 No contracts. No startup fees. No monthly charges.
→ Use what you need, when you need it.
⚡ Get started in minutes - no paperwork, no waiting, no limits.
🚀 Mid-Year Campaign Ideas That (Actually) Work
Ready to launch a fast, effective campaign? Try one of these:
- ⚡ AI for Good is Your Fundraising Friend
PledgeAI is your secret weapon to create campaigns in minutes, including a custom fundraiser page, imagery, draft social posts, draft marketing email, text-to-donate & QR code! Use this free tool to save time and kickstart your new campaign. - 🔁 “Halfway Home” Monthly Giving Drive
Pitch reliable & relatable impact metrics for recurring donations, such as “$25/month = clean water for 1 family.” - 🤝 Peer-to-Peer Summer Challenge
Mobilize your community with custom peer-to-peer fundraiser pages they can share. - 💼 Corporate Match Blitz
Engage companies with quick, high-impact giving options. - 🪙 Stock & Crypto “Impact Day”
Invite donors to give smart and save on taxes. Pledge handles the logistics, tax receipts, and conversions for DAF, stock, crypto donations & more.
📅 Your 7-Day Action Plan
Day 1: Create your free Pledge account & embed a donation form on any site.
Day 2: Re-engage lapsed donors via email with a one-click Pledge link.
Day 3: Launch a “100% Impact” fee-free campaign on social with dollar handles up to $1,000.
Day 4: Run a LinkedIn poll about donation methods & reply with Pledge’s options.
Day 5: Host a live mission update on social accounts.
Day 6: Sync Pledge data with your CRM & segment your audience.
Day 7: Steward new donors with thank-you messages and recurring giving invites.
📏 Track What Matters
- 📈 Conversion rates - Pledge’s streamlined checkout boosts completion.
- 💵 Average gift size - include “no fees” messaging for donations up to $1,000 each.
- 🔁 Recurring donor growth - include recurring gift options on your Pledge donation form for a mid-year campaign that will now pay off through December.
🏁 It’s Not Too Late to Catch Up - or Surge Ahead
Thousands of nonprofits trust Pledge to remove fundraising friction. Whether you’re filling a gap or fueling a push toward year-end, you can:
- 🧰 Launch anytime
- 🚫 Avoid setup and monthly costs
- 💸 Keep more of every gift
- 💡 Use the tools you need
🎯 Get started now – your second-half success story starts today!
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