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5 Tips for Planning A Fundraising Campaign Around a Holiday

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Contact them and ask if they’d be willing to help promote your holiday campaign by sharing your posts or recording a video to publicly show their support. For example, a nonprofit raising funds to build houses around Christmas might host a contest to see who can build the best gingerbread house. Thank donors and volunteers often.

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Take Online Donations with One Click for Your Year End Giving Campaign

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We want to help nonprofits change the world, so this season we’re awarding a $500 donation to the lucky winner of our Greater Giving Donation Page contest, and $50 and a double-entry to the first 50. Turn it into a donation instantly with Text to Donate —before their attention moves on to something else. Find out more here !

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Growing Your Email List: Seven Tips for Success

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Use an amazing photo to grab attention, keep your text short and to the point and always emphasize details in a way that stands out. Promote an online contest such as a free giveaway where entrants must sign up using their email addresses. And be sure to promote the contest via social media channels as well.

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5 Creative (and Free!) Ways to Attract More Volunteers

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Although being somewhere in person will draw more attention, you can still have a presence at local hotspots without physically spending your day there. To make the process extra fun and to make your posters extra eye-catching, consider having a poster design contest. Contact Schools. Post Information About Your Organization.

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How to Raise Money for Nonprofits: The Ultimate Guide

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Next, pay attention to the text on your online donation form. You’ll want to use an email service provider like Mailchimp or Constant Contact to make designing your emails a breeze. If you’ve sent emails to supporters in the past, pay attention to what dates and times resulted in the most opens and click-throughs.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » The Contest: User Generated Crap, er… Content

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One way to get people to create content for you is through contests. A common form of contest among companies is the “create a commercial&# contest. Among organizations, contests may seem like a short-cut to get compelling content, and cheaply. The current Heinz contest is a great example.

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The American Cancer Society Wants Your Birthday!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The campaign caught my attention because their Twitter branded account was wishing people happy birthday on Twitter, including me. There's also a cake contest. The message is that if there is less cancer, there are more birthdays. They are encouraging people to declare their birthday to cancer (and adopt a healthy lifestyle).

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