Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Event branding not only enhances your organization’s identity but also helps convey the mission and impact of your cause. In this blog post, we’ll explore impactful event branding strategies tailored for nonprofits, empowering you to leave a lasting impression and drive support for your fundraising endeavors.

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NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

Register for our Event Fundraising eNewsletter to receive more practical fundraising tips like these in your inbox. Have you ever thought to yourself, “ hummm, I wish I could turn my non-fundraising participants or low-dollar fundraisers into money raising superstars! ”? Make sure your event is all about your cause.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Raise More with Digital Wallets We’re thrilled to make digital wallets an integral part of Bloomerang Payments. Offline Donations: Nonprofits can manually add offline donations processed through digital wallet platforms, including Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and Venmo. 43% of people worldwide , that’s 3.4

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Register for our Event Fundraising eNewsletter to receive more practical fundraising tips like these in your inbox. Click Here to Sign-Up and get 5 FREE Event Fundraising Whitepapers! Ok, on with the 10 expert event fundraising strategies and free recorded consulting … Turn Donors into Fundraising Machines.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Said another way – what works offline also works online. Several of our Blackbaud nonprofit customers have recently had incredible success using a personalized approach to email: 1) An animal rights organization doubled click-through rates by personalizing an event email invitation with: The last year people attended.

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

Whether it’s your first fundraising event, or tenth, helping supporters be great peer-to-peer fundraisers is always on the mind of successful event fundraising organizations. Provide peer-to-peer fundraisers with easy access to information and resources they can use to fundraiser for your event. 2) Educate. 3) Involve.

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Qgiv

MARCH 25, 2024

If you’re looking for a fun and exciting way to raise more money for your cause, a benefit concert is a perfect solution. A benefit concert is a musical event used to raise money or awareness for a charitable cause through ticket sales and other donations during the event.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

SXSWcares , co-branded as SXSW4Japan, was a campaign that rallied the SXSW community to raise awareness and harness support for disaster relief. In the end, it raised over $120,000 from 1500+ donors. Meanwhile, bloggers Leigh Duncan and Deb Ng were starting a grassroots effort to raise awareness and support for the Japan disaster too.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Crowdfunding helps you raise money for issues that are central to your organization and offset any costs not covered by your budget or other fundraising efforts. And because GoFundMe has a 0% platform fee , your organization will be able to keep more of the funds raised. 8) Promote your fundraiser offline.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

It’s a milestone when you decide to hold your nonprofit’s first special event for the sole purpose of raising money. A fundraising event will draw attention to your organization and give prospective donors the opportunity to learn more about your cause. Most importantly, a special event will bring in money to fund your mission.

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NetWits

MARCH 8, 2012

Most nonprofits need to raise money to survive. And because fundraising continues to shift from offline to online nonprofits are faced with a growing need to find new and innovative ways to do fundraising through online sources. One-day fundraising events (i.e. 1,886,434 dollars raised. It’s a day-to-day fact of life.

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Qgiv

MARCH 22, 2023

Pledge drives are great for urgent fundraising and can be centered around an event or peer-to-peer fundraiser. These drives often encourage many members of your community to get involved and help raise funds. These pledges would be paid after the walkathon event by a specified date based on the participant’s results.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Some individual board members may want to start with “easier” tasks like thanking donors, but eventually, they should be directly helping raise thousands of dollars annually. Pay for the admission or ticket fee for people who you think should attend your nonprofit’s events with the hope they’ll donate on-site or in the future.

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CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2021

Colleen McGrath, Development Manager at Mojave Desert Land Trust told us that she joined the MDLT team after the event was in place, but it was her work responding to COVID and bringing in the personal touch that helped their Miles for MDLT event reach success in 2020, and come back for more in 2021. Personalization Goes A Long Way.

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Candid

APRIL 2, 2024

Raise your visibility online and beyond Effective fundraising requires more than providing meaningful programming and presenting a well-written grant proposal. In addition to raising your organization’s visibility online, use your board to boost your presence and forge strong relationships within your community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 21, 2019

It creates a more holistic approach to raising more awareness, increasing your reach, and raising more money for your cause. For instance, don’t stop sending emails about your mission or an upcoming event. Buying a ticket and registering for an event. Move offline activities online. Leaderboards.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 16, 2010

From the newest member of the #4Change team, ChristinasWorld : In the wake of South by Southwest in Austin, and in anticipation of some exciting social media and social change gatherings coming up on the 2010 events calendar, we thought it could be useful to explore How Social Media Can Enhance Events as the topic for the March #4change chat.

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NetWits

MARCH 24, 2011

This interview was initially published in our monthly eNewsletter – Strategies, Tips and Best Practices for Event Fundraising Professionals. The committee dashboard lives within your event website and helps event committee members track their progress in recruiting corporate sponsorships and company teams.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

When we discuss peer-to-peer fundraising our focus often is on the online components; however, the offline activities surrounding our event allow us to improve relationships and connections with our supporters, thus potentially improving our online outcomes. Event Kick Off. Host a Mini-Event.

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Candid

JANUARY 11, 2022

Tech-driven events. Hybrid events in 2022 will benefit both in-person and virtual attendees with advanced, tech-driven experiences that take lessons from the many virtual events staged during the pandemic. For local organizations, hybrid events can open new opportunities to enhance donor relations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2023

Why It’s Important to Accept Online Donations Collecting online donations can be a powerful and budget-friendly way to raise funds for your cause or organization. 7) Encourage Donors to Go Paperless Dive into your database and determine who your donors are that tend to give offline.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

A well-rounded fundraising plan should include a variety of strategies like a signature event, appeals, monthly giving, and at least one online fundraising campaign. You can create and run an online campaign to support an offline appeal or an event. Also, remind them why you’re trying to raise funds and thank them for caring.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Engaging next-gen donors at events using contactless payments Fundraising events play a key role in nonprofit fundraising efforts. Add offline donations. You can manually add offline donations processed through digital wallet platforms, including PayPal, Venmo, ApplePay, and GooglePay.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 2, 2023

By enabling Apple Pay on your donation or event forms, your organization can make online transactions incredibly easy for your supporters! “This integration with Candid will help nonprofits raise more by offering their donors a leading digital wallet solution and removing the barriers of a previously complex Apple Pay approval process.”

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

At ACS CAN, we’re seeing this newly inspired level of activity reflected in our offline recruitment as well. While the effort to recruit offline volunteers is never easy, the timing for such a campaign has never been better. How to Use Online Channels to Build Offline Support. Let’s get started with some general tips.

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NetWits

JUNE 2, 2011

Register for our Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Events Newsletter and get a monthly dose of quality content. This strategy has been user by fundraising event programs for years. Team in Training has raised over $1 billion by rewarding the fundraising efforts of nearly half a million people. Priority check-in at the event.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Would you like to raise even more money than last year? Download our full GivingTuesday Guide for even more in-depth strategies on raising big money this Giving Tuesday! Hot Tips for Raising More with Your Giving Tuesday Website. Find a local business or corporate donor to sponsor your GivingTuesday event !

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NetWits

JULY 12, 2011

Like other studies have noted, social networks like Facebook are not raising much money. In 2010, 78% of nonprofits surveyed by NTEN who had raised money on Facebook raised $1K or less in 12 months. of the organizations fundraising on Facebook, raised $10K or more. Facebook Increases Event Turnout.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Events -- especially the "a-thons" -- have been a huge part of fundraising in the nonprofit space for decades. Participants who used Twitter raised more money and reached more donors than non-Twitter users, tripled their personal fundraising goals, and raised nearly 10 times more online.

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NetWits

AUGUST 8, 2011

If you want to learn more about how we raised over $200k in 5 short months through finding and empowering our Aunt Mabels join us for a one hour free webinar … Thursday 8/11 @ 1pm ET. If you’re posting on Facebook or tweeting about the event/campaign, make sure your participants know how to post an update to their social networks.

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sgEngage

MARCH 30, 2021

million people combined to raise over $1.3 Cycling/Spinning events. Challenge events, such as marathons or personal dares. Though many traditional events became DIY in 2020, previous walks, runs, rides, and other traditional events were included in the category they previously fit into for the purpose of this study.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

If you are looking to squeeze in a few events this week, check out my top 5 must attend events. DC Social Media Week has arrived and there are tons of great panels and parties to attend. Digital Politics, Wednesday, February 20th.

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Kindful

JUNE 15, 2021

Although many nonprofits still report receiving more donations offline than online, online fundraising is too valuable to ignore. Sending out emails through your email marketing platform can be an excellent way to raise funds quickly. You should also share the campaigns you’re running so donors feel a sense of urgency to support you.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

If Facebook extended their fundraising tools to WhatsApp (owned by Facebook) and Facebook Messenger, messaging apps would likely become much more powerful in their ability to raise money for charitable organizations. 11) Donors are very involved with their favorite causes and charitable organizations offline.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

Some people are starting to call it “Crowdsource Fundraising” But haven’t we been doing “crowdsourcing” for a little longer than 5 years in the event fundraising space? It’s when you invite your supporters to reach out to their contacts and spread the message, raising money on your behalf.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Online virtual fundraising is one of the most popular ways for nonprofits to raise money. Pensacola Habitat For Humanity’s Women Build initiative encouraged folks to set up their own personal fundraising websites to raise money for the cause. One-Day Email Flash Fundraiser or Social Media Sharing Event.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Fundraising events are a mainstay in your world, but let’s be honest—they can take a lot of time, money and effort to pull off. If you calculated your ROI on your latest fundraising event, how would you fare? Tie your event’s marketing to your larger development strategy. Make Your Event Relevant for Your Donor.

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