Hailey Westrick, Author at Doing Good Digital

Hailey Westrick

October 24, 2025

5 Digital Ways to Thank and Keep Your Giving Tuesday Donors Engaged

Surveys are a tried-and-true way to engage donors and collect feedback, but what if you could do more than send a form with checkboxes?
October 14, 2025

Beyond the Survey: Creative Ways to Engage Donors and Collect Feedback

Surveys are a tried-and-true way to engage donors and collect feedback, but what if you could do more than send a form with checkboxes?
September 19, 2025

Six Ways to Gamify Year-End Fundraising

Gamify year-end fundraising with trackable, digital-only tactics like SMS mini-games, quizzes, countdowns, and giving carts to boost donor engagement.
September 12, 2025

Digital Fundraising Trends to Boost Year-End Giving Results

The end-of-year fundraising season is more competitive than ever. With inboxes overflowing and attention scarce, your digital appeals need fresh ideas to acquire new donors and re-engage lapsed supporters. This post uncovers key digital fundraising trends for email and landing pages—fully trackable and backed by data—so you can distinguish your year-end campaign from the rest.
August 29, 2025

Maximizing Donor Retention in Digital Channels

If your nonprofit’s digital strategy ends at donor acquisition, you’re leaving money—and meaningful relationships—on the table. Retaining donors in digital channels isn’t just about sending another email or posting a thank-you on Instagram. It’s about using data, creative storytelling, and tech-enabled touchpoints to forge a lasting, emotional connection. In this post, we’ll cover practical digital donor retention best practices—plus innovative tactics you haven’t tried yet—to help you turn one-time givers into lifelong champions.
August 29, 2025

7 Innovative Direct Mail Fundraising Tactics in 2025 (and How Digital Can Supercharge Each One)

Direct mail is having a major moment in 2025. While some nonprofits still consider it a traditional channel, the most successful organizations are using new technology, data, and design to transform direct mail into a multi-sensory, omnichannel powerhouse. In this blog post, we’ll explore seven of the most innovative direct mail fundraising tactics being used today—and how digital complements and amplifies each one. If you're looking to refresh your approach and drive stronger results, these ideas can help you bridge the gap between tactile mail and digital engagement.
August 5, 2025

How to Write a Fundraising Email That Actually Inspires People to Give

If you’ve ever stared at a blank screen wondering how to write a fundraising email that doesn’t feel stiff or robotic, you’re not alone. Asking someone for money—especially over email—can feel awkward. But with a little strategy, it becomes easier.
September 6, 2024

Why Grateful Patient Engagement is More Powerful than Revenue

As digital becomes more and more of a focus in hospitals and health systems, it is time to find new ways to connect digitally with recently discharged patients through grateful patient programs. These digital programs are designed to introduce patients to the organization’s mission, values, and community, with the ultimate goal of building long-term relationships that lead to future support. However, to truly understand the effectiveness of these initiatives, we often get asked about the return on investment (ROI) of this type of email campaign. Here at Doing Good Digital, when we build grateful patient programs, we emphasize the importance of tracking engagement as a factor that’s often even more meaningful than revenue.
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