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Are corporations making good on their racial equity pledges?

Candid

A s of July 2020, we’d identified racial e quity grants and pledges worth $4.2 Yet a closer look at th is funding shows that pledges — particularly those from corporate funders — account for nearly three-quarters of the dollars we’ve tracked. What are corporate pledges? . billion dollars. 3] . 3] .

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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A CTA is an invitation to take action, such as donating, volunteering, signing up for something, signing a petition, pledging to do something, etc. Stay in regular contact with newsrooms and pitch stories to help the organization reach a larger audience. Help disseminate news releases or produce news events to get coverage.

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Five myths and misconceptions about Candid’s grant data

Candid

Candid staff also scan websites, press releases, social media, and news sources for grantmaking information. Organizational-level details may also change as staff merge duplicate records and update contact details, mission statements, and coding. To calculate dollars donated, pledges for future funds should be excluded.

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What counts as racial equity funding?  

Candid

In 2018, Candid created a website to track racial equity funding, news, and research reports. We began tracking grants and pledges based on press releases and public announcements to tell a real-time story. . a big push to collect this information from press releases, news sources, and funder websites? a major part of the?recent

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Text-to-Give: The Ultimate Guide to Mobile Fundraising

Bloomerang

Text-to-give (also known as text-to-donate, text-to-pledge, or text fundraising) is a form of mobile fundraising that asks donors to send a keyword to a text fundraising phone number. In the next step, capture only the personal contact information needed to complete the donation.

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9 Tips for Creating a Social Media Advocacy Campaign

Media Cause

Amidst the constant stream of news updates, social media advocacy campaigns offer people a relevant way to make a difference on the issues they care about. The best time to drive action is when an issue is in the news or trending on Twitter. Social media is one of the most powerful tools for activating people to take action.

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How to Build Your Capital Campaign Plan

CauseVox

Many of your donations will come in as pledges and some number will drop off over time. To help combat that, use automated pledge fulfillment (we recommend using our Pledge Now, Pay Later functionality) to make sure these pledges come through. An example of Pledge Now, Pay Later. Next, think about attrition.