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How to Activate Volunteers as First-Time Donors Through Micro-Donations

Tech Soup

According to Funraise's 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report , people are two times more likely to donate to causes and organizations that they volunteer for. Did you know that your volunteers are prime candidates to become lasting donors?

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Using Venmo to Increase Nonprofit Donations: A Complete Guide

Donorbox

Venmo has been around since 2009 and quickly grew popular with younger generations. Over 70 million people (most in the US) use Venmo to send funds to friends and family, pay for goods, and make donations to nonprofits. The post Using Venmo to Increase Nonprofit Donations: A Complete Guide appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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The Best Donation Platforms for Nonprofits

Whole Whale

If you’re getting people to your website, how are you getting them to make you a donation you can’t refuse? Here are our picks for the top donation platforms for nonprofits to help optimize your digital fundraising efforts. So what’s the best donation platform? We’re asked this question a lot at Whole Whale. Click To Tweet.

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Roundup of 2009 Online Giving Stats

Robert Weiner

69% of the organizations they looked at raised more online in 2009 than in 2008, while 31% raised less. Its findings included: The 151 nonprofits that provided data for both 2008 and 2009 reported that overall donations fell by a median of 9% while online gifts grew by 5%. Donors were still giving, but in smaller amounts.

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America’s Giving Challenge 2009

Robert Weiner

The Giving Challenge is not focused on how much money you can raise, but on how successful you are at getting people to donate to your cause. The goal is to get as many unique daily donations as possible (minimum of $10), to your cause each day. The contest runs through November 6, 2009.

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Record-breaking donations on Give to the Max Day in Minnesota

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It was one of the first 24-hour day of giving that rallies and inspires to donate to charities. On November 13, Minnesotans broke a record Thursday, donating more than $18 million to schools and non-profits. I have been tracking this giving day since its first Giving Day back in 2009 and every year do a debrief post or interview.

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Looking forward to 2009

Judi Sohn

2009 is going to be an interesting year. We have to figure out who is likely to engage online and who isn’t (and not just for donations). Why it matters that there’s federal colorectal cancer screening legislation. Why it matters that the patient voice is heard by the medical community.

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