Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Cause awareness and giving days can be very powerful themes upon which to launch online fundraising campaigns. 4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay. 18: International Homeless Animal Day — #IHAD18. The first step is to decide which days to build a campaign upon and add them to your 2018 editorial calendar.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 3, 2014

Sometimes people dread fundraising because they view it as simply asking people to give you their money. However, you don’t have to take the common approach to fundraising. We’ve asked around and collected some of our favorite, more unique fundraising approaches. You can, and should, have fun to help your nonprofit raise money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2013

I caught up with Danny Alpert at the NTC Conference in Minneapolis, MN where he briefed me on how he is using a “Transmedia” strategy to raise awareness and funding to support homeless services. His films have explored causes from human rights and curing cancer to animal welfare and religious coexistence. ” Enjoy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2014

As crowdfunding practices mature and become an valuable part of the nonprofit fundraising toolkit, there is a need to set standards and expectations. Nonprofit crowdfunding is changing the landscape in online fundraising. If you’ve fundraised online before, ask yourself a few questions to get a baseline of what is achievable.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

For nonprofits, taking part in #GivingTuesday can be an effective boost to your annual campaign fundraising efforts. Lisa Narodick Colton , See3 , is working with a group of homeless organizations to increase awareness about issues and feel grateful for what they have. Companies are also getting involved in the effort.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Some donors are drawn to just one cause area, such as homelessness or food insecurity. But most donors are drawn to several cause areas, so they may donate to a homeless shelter, a chess program for middle school students, a dog rescue, and an organization that supports women with breast cancer. or to join your fundraising team.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

It’s safe to say that our peer-to-peer fundraising world is different today than it was ten years ago—or even two years ago. Additionally, you have crowdfunding platforms popping up left and right, giving individuals more opportunities to create their own fundraising pages and events without needing a nonprofit to provide fundraising tools.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Now that we know storytelling is crucial to your next campaign, here is a simple, yet effective step-by-step guide to nonprofit storytelling – broken down for even the busiest of fundraisers like yourself! Hospice and homelessness can both be taboo subjects that can make people uncomfortable. Step 1: Understand story structure.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

So how can you make your online fundraising messages stand out among all the other messages competing for your supporters’ attention? We know that successful fundraising appeals have 4 things in common: A compelling story. Describe the story you’d like to tell your supporters over the course of the fundraising campaign.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Defining your UVP is critical to your fundraising success. We’ll also share ways to integrate it into your fundraising and messaging. The American Cancer Society: When prospects explore ways to give on the ACS website, they see a clear statement about what they can expect for their donation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 15, 2009

Sure $5,000 sounds like a fantastic fundraising goal, but what if I told you by meeting that target, a local cause would be able to launch an evening food program for the homeless, or make much needed repairs to a home for abandoned girls and boys. Hosting events for fundraising is nothing new.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

They take care of your facility, give tours of your museum, welcome attendees to your annual gala, and pass out medals at fundraising races. Learn how Qgiv can help you and your volunteers make the most of your fundraising efforts! Volunteers are the backbone of any nonprofit organization. Request a Demo. Going outside of the box.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

If you are ready to turn your board around and increase their comfort level with fundraising, Sabrina Walker Hernandez will show you how! We are here to talk about the board’s role in fundraising and resource development, one of my favorite topics, and we got one of my favorite people also here to talk about it. You are worth it.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 13, 2009

Rarely though, did the events ask me to raise more money other than my entry fee – to be honest, even though I have been a professional fundraiser for nonprofits, I’m not sure I would have know where or how to start. We also created a guide for fundraising and event professionals to help them put all the pieces together.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Given the economy and its impact on nonprofits and fundraising , it got me thinking that making charitable giving a habit beyond the holidays is a good thing. Gradon Tripp, Boston Blogger, created a fundraiser to support Jane Doe Inc. October is also breast cancer awareness month, so why not make a donation ? It's your choice.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Social media isn’t just about fundraising! Here’s a hint: They want to know the inside scoop on what it takes to save bears or tutor kids or help homeless veterans. Examples: An article about breast cancer during Breast Cancer Awareness Month; Cancer facts; historical pieces to commemorate a certain day, etc.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Sometimes it’s a matter of zeroing in on a single aspect of your organization’s work or an unexpected story, such as two volunteers falling in love while serving soup side-by-side in the homeless shelter’s kitchen. And it should be part of your annual fundraising plan. Their fifth wedding anniversary would be a fun news story. .

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

If you lead a nonprofit, you know how important your fundraising events are. A fundraising event is the best way to engage with donors, garner support for your mission, and meet your revenue targets. But one question you might find yourself frequently asking is “What kind of fundraising event should we host next?”.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

I dont mind administrative spending, but I bristle at high fundraising costs. We tune into causes through our relationships with others, whether its a kid from our neighborhood in a youth group, our sister doing a breast cancer run, or our friend organizing a reading night at a homeless shelter.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

a cancer patient whom your organization helped, a student whose scholarship your organization provided or a once homeless man whom your organization has housed. Mission is the number one way to motivate your volunteers to fundraise on your organization’s behalf. Peer pressure and accountability is critical for success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 14, 2013

But even nonprofits that can afford them find that they don’t address our sector’s unique needs to engage people in advocacy, organizing and fundraising. Best Friends is a nonprofit organization that is working to bring about an end to pet homelessness and the shelter killing of nearly 4 million animals a year. melissa l.”.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2015

The 2014 edition of my annual review of year-end fundraising email subject lines. 44% of all fundraising emails were received between 9am ET and 1pm ET during the month of December 2014. Nonprofits sent a median of 6 fundraising emails during the month of December 2014. Here it is! Email by Hour. Email Frequency.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2014

I refer to it as the Kickstartification of fundraising where nonprofits use time-boxed fundraising goals to drive giving campaigns. I continue to have concerns about over-saturation during end of year fundraising and the trap that it creates. Help cancer survivors like me. All the Email Subject Lines. A remarkable year.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 17, 2015

Nonprofits might also have access to data that others do not (such as numbers surrounding homelessness, food donations etc.). Provoking thought and invoking emotion contributes to link earning, but you can take it one step further and give people inclusion into an exciting event like fundraising, raising awareness, or a contest.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

For several years now, January 1st not only means the beginning of the New Year, but also an opportunity to look at trends in year-end fundraising emails from nonprofit organizations. Here is the 2015 edition of my annual review of year-end nonprofit fundraising email subject lines. (Be Emails by Hour. That’s a new record.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Lapsed donors is an industry term that you use and we use, but the average person walking on the street doesn’t go up to somebody and say, “Hey, I’m a lapsed donor of American Cancer Society,” right? People just don’t think of themselves that way. They may have given to you because a friend asked them to.

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