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Unique Nonprofit Fundraising Event Ideas to Stand Out

DipJar

If there’s a sport that’s popular with your local community, jump at the chance to involve avid players, educate them about your organization, and raise money in the process. National “day” celebrations. Jen, her husband, and two daughters call Lincoln, Nebraska home. A volleyball, tennis, dodgeball, or pickleball tournament.

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Fundraising Tickets: How to Plan a Ticketed Event for Your Nonprofit

CauseVox

The answer is simple: it has the potential to make your event more effective and to help you raise more money. For example, you could host a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign and celebrate your success with an in-person ticketed gala. Parkinson’s Nebraska Fundraising Challenge.

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12 Top-Performing Fundraising Event Ideas For Nonprofits

CauseVox

Participants raise money from their friends and family to support them in completing the walk or run. Parkinson’s Nebraska used the walk concept to inspire their Walk the State fundraiser, which asked participants to communally walk the distance it would take to cross the state of Nebraska. Host An Entertainment Evening.

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Are Online Vote-for-Me Contests A Good Idea?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

People in New Jersey, Nebraska, and New York who were learning about A Good Idea were emailing me asking how they could start a chapter in their hometown and asking their friends to vote. We started receiving unsolicited donations from people who cried after watching the video on our website and felt the urge to donate money to us.

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The Five Nonprofit Conferences You Don’t Want to Miss in 2016

NonProfit Hub

Cause Camp 2016 , hosted by Nonprofit Hub, will be held on April 7th and 8th at the Innovation Campus in Lincoln, Nebraska. Do you and your team need to learn how to more effectively raise money for your organization? For more conferences, check out this list of nearly 100 opportunities for nonprofit professionals to get together.

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How Nonprofits Can Tackle a Marathon

NonProfit Hub

It’s is cold and snowy in Nebraska in January and February), but by persevering through the early work, the later runs were much easier to handle. After you pull off a big event or complete a project, remember to celebrate the victory. Yes, not all of the training runs were fun. When it’s all over, be sure to enjoy what you did.

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2021 Fundraising Ideas Designed To Help You Raise More This Year

Kindful

Through this, we’ve seen firsthand what online fundraising ideas nonprofits use to successfully raise money for their cause. For example, you can ask participants to complete a challenge and raise money to support what they’re doing. Take Walk the State from Parkinson’s Nebraska. Optimize your donation page.

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