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How Your Nonprofit Can Utilize Direct Mail to Enhance Your Fundraising Program

November 29, 2023 by FSSI Splash

Nonprofit organizations play a crucial role in addressing societal issues and making a positive impact on communities. To continue their valuable work, these organizations often rely on fundraising initiatives. While digital marketing and online donations...

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Programmatic Direct Mail: Direct Marketing Magic

June 16, 2023 by FSSI Splash

What is Programmatic Direct Mail? Programmatic direct mail marketing is an advanced technique that leverages real-time data, automation, and personalization to deliver highly targeted physical mail pieces to potential customers. Unlike traditional direct...

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Mortgage Direct Mail: Proven Strategies for Marketing Success

April 26, 2023 by FSSI Splash

When you hear the word “direct mail,” do you have a specific mailpiece that comes to mind? Bed, Bath and Beyond (yes), Ikea (yes), ValuPak (yes), local restaurants and businesses (yes and yes). So, why can’t your mortgage direct mail have the same...

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How to Write a Compelling Fundraising Appeal Letter

February 28, 2023 by FSSI Splash

What separates a winning fundraising appeal letter from one that fails to produce any donations? Simply, the quality of content within the letter. Of course, there is much more to it than that but without the key elements of an effective appeal letter, it...

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How Modern Nonprofits Can Implement Personalization to Reach More Donors

January 18, 2023 by FSSI Splash

Growing your fundraising program may have gotten more difficult in the past few years.Resources may be stretched too thin. The inability to hold in-person events may have slowed momentum. If the path ahead feels uncertain, you are not alone. Focusing your...

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Using Direct Mail Automation to Simplify Direct Marketing Campaigns

January 17, 2023 by FSSI Splash

What if innovative, technology-focused solutions could help your marketing department and organization more effectively market and automate repetitive tasks? It’s an interesting question that gets you thinking. Imagine removing the manual processes...

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