Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

If any of this sounds like you, and you’re tired of being so stressed, check out this webinar, led by fundraising and leadership expert, Mazarine Treyz (Wild Woman Fundraising). Fundraising planning 101. How NOT to make a fundraising plan. Your One-Page Fundraising Road-map. In this webinar you’ll learn: 1.Fundraising

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Some donors appreciate the option to tip because they see it as a way to support their cause and ensure campaign organizers can maximize their donations. Generosity and engagement : Some donors feel generous and will add a tip when they believe in the cause or campaign they’re supporting. 2015 ), in a cost-effective manner.

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NTEN

JANUARY 23, 2012

You may recall that the NTEN community recently helped us raise over $15,000 to host more local events throughout 2012. We learned so much while running that campaign, but we also made lots of mis-steps along the way. One of the things we wished for as we navigated the campaign: benchmarks. Average gift: $65.23.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2022

Fundraising events shine the spotlight brightly on event day, event week and beyond, if you do it right. Why should we run auction fundraisers? There are pros and cons to each type of fundraiser, depending on the audience, your in-house capabilities and your resources. In-person event fundraisers are fun!

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Care2

JANUARY 30, 2012

In January of last year I wrote up a quick summary on how some of our clients' end-of-year fundraising campaigns did vs. the prior year, and I thought it’d be nice to repeat the exercise to see how nonprofits fared in 2011. Lower average gifts – 79% had lower average gifts in 2011 vs. 2010.

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Achieve

JULY 26, 2021

One of the most challenging parts of fundraising is the coveted ask. Maybe you’ve hosted a couple of events already or have launched a fundraising campaign, but have found that your messaging hasn’t resulted in many donations. Your fundraising ask is equivalent to a sales pitch. designing the perfect fundraising event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

When we started Fondeadora in 2011 (the first creative crowdfunding platform in Mexico, renamed to Donadora in 2016), processing online payments was very difficult. 3) What is the greatest obstacle that NGOs in Mexico need to overcome in order to raise more money online? Can donors outside of Mexico give to campaigns on Donadora?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2011

. —– I’ve recently shared a couple interviews exploring two case studies of really successful online fundraising campaigns: SXSW4Japan Raises Over $120,000 and $100,000 in Three Days with #TeamAutism. Both campaigns leveraged the community and competition aspects of social media.

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Care2

AUGUST 27, 2012

In 2011, we partnered with the American Red Cross to launch a social fundraising campaign that raised over $125,000 in 10 days. They can help your growing online fundraising campaign spread like wildfire. They can help your growing online fundraising campaign spread like wildfire.

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NetWits

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Armed with a fundraising page and email tools, peer-to-peer fundraisers turn their family and friends into donors. Several years ago, I had one friend reach his goal of finding a donor in all 50 states, and this got me thinking about what makes a campaign successful. Make Top Fundraisers Part of the Family.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 20, 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! Experience shows us that only 40% of your 2011 fundraisers will return for next year’s event. That’s a challenging number to digest.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. 1st generation raised on mobiles. Example: PETA anti-fur campaign – sms campaign to engage Millennials in anti-fur campaign against Donna Karen. Large scale fundraising events? Millennial Distinctions. about 85 Million.

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NetWits

JUNE 24, 2011

So I’ve been extremely gratified to see the buzz surrounding Blackbaud’s 2011 donor Centrics Internet and Multichannel Giving Benchmark Report. Karla Capers, Jocelyn Harmon, and I will talk about real world results in multichannel campaigns and how to overcome siloed reporting so you can raise more money and acquire more new donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The campaign has been profiled on this blog since it started. Minnesota’s ‘Networked Nonprofits’ raised $13.4M On November 16, 2011, more than $13.4 million was raised to benefit Minnesota nonprofit organizations. On November 16, 2011, more than $13.4 in one day by Jeff Achen, GiveMN.org.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 13, 2017

Online fundraising is one of the most effective, low-cost ways to raise funds for your organization. Online fundraising tools can elevate your fundraising goals, since donors can give at anytime, anywhere, with a mobile device. Team fundraising is an effective way to boost your fundraising campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Originally published in the November 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine where I have written a quarterly column throughout 2011. A quick Google search of “social media stats 2011″ pulls up a wide range of stats to share with unaware executive staff. Flash forward four and a half years. Get training.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 5, 2019

When I became the first employee of She’s the First in 2012, I faced the daunting task of figuring out how to be a CEO and also fundraise. My first year on staff, I nearly quadrupled our growth, going from $64,000 in annual revenue in 2011 to $244,000 in 2012. I attribute most of those dollars to the power of grassroots fundraising.

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Qgiv

MARCH 29, 2023

Since 2011, Give Back Nation’s Google Certified Ad Grant Manager team has helped over 5,400 nonprofits manage their Ad Grants. Google provides hours of training videos that walk step by step through ways to launch and optimize a successful Ad Grants Campaign. Dedicate time to training. Don’t focus on one Ad Grant objective.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

How To Marry Social Media with Fundraising. Social fundraising is when your nonprofit integrates tried and true fundraising techniques with social media to inspire your supporters to raise money from their networks on your behalf. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Care2

MAY 24, 2013

Last month we reported that online fundraising response rates declined 27% between 2011-2012, according to the eNonprofit Benchmark study. “Declining response rates illustrate a saturated channel with undifferentiated messaging and campaigns, said the report. ” The average online gift was $89. . Advocacy saw an 8.7%

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of a case study in the March 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. But when it comes to running a big fundraising campaign, good planning doesn’t just improve your quality of life – it improves the bottom line. In 2010, we started preparing months in advance for end-of-year fundraising.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Nonprofits encompass organizations of all sizes, varied organizational structures, unique missions, and a limitless range of fundraising priorities. Yet for all that may be different between organizations, shared fundraising challenges seem to endure, especially when it comes to identifying more opportunities for major gifts.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2012

In our 2011 Online Giving Report we've combined findings from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving with additional multiyear giving data, which allows us to pull out a very rich set of insights. Key 2011 Online Giving Trends Include. of online giving happened in October, November, and December of 2011. of the 34.8%.

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NTEN

JANUARY 18, 2011

Then the 2011 NTC Scholarship Silent Auction is for you! Every year, we raise up to $10,000 to send staffers from small nonprofits to the NTC. Now you can bid on nearly 100 items in our first silent auction, getting something great for yourself, and supporting our campaign at the same time. Do you like cool things? What's that?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

on the Future of Fundraising back in 2011. — a number that grew by 10 percent between 2010 and 2011. Harness Technology and Social Media to Raise Money. Social-benefit organizations can learn a lot from the preceding examples and those that follow to harness the power of technology and social media for fundraising.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I’m live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. Wendy : If we take the text to give campaign, we saw a group of people – Millennials prefer to work together, not against each other and it really manifest in the test to give. Suzy : I’m a baby boomer and have raised 3 Millennials.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever – Guest Post by Joe Waters. A college grad researching a career in fundraising recently asked me what’s changed since I started in the field. For example, we haven’t been raising money with the Internet for very long,” I said. Everything,” I replied.

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Care2

MARCH 27, 2012

Did you know that in 2011, 16% of new donors gave via online gifts up from 9% in 2007? Getting Started with Multi-Channel Fundraising ” In addition to the terrific stats and resources the panelists shared, Gulseth also discussed Earth Justice’s online fundraising success in raising $1.2 Bring It On!

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AFP Blog

MAY 11, 2012

Crowdfunding raised $1.5 billion was raised in 2011 by crowdfunding platforms around the world, according to an industry report released Tuesday by Massolution, the research group of industry body Crowdsourcing. The platforms hosted roughly a million campaigns, it said. billion worldwide last year : Almost US$1.5

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Who maintains your social media campaigns? One of my goals for 2011 is to better track the amount of time I spend on social media posting, planning, etc, and measuring that against actual engagement, as measured by: donations (via special source codes) and engagement (comments, reTweets, etc). What is on your To Do List for 2011?

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 19, 2011

I’m really happy to be part of the 11NTC Scholarship fundraising campaign this year. And, as you may know, every year, NTEN tries to raise $10,000 to send staffers from small nonprofits to the conference who otherwise couldn’t afford to attend. Then you can view all the items donated to the 2011 NTC campaign.

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Tech Soup

MAY 21, 2012

Every sector surveyed in our 2011 Online Fundraising Report experienced double-digit growth since 2009 , including roughly 13 percent* in the past year. Along with strong growth in online fundraising we found that online donors. of $1,000 or more was $1,200, and forty-three percent of 2011 donations. fundraising take off.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Generosity Day: This got started in 2011 by Sasha Dichter, Scott Case, Ellen McGirt, and Katya Andresen. Nonprofit Valentine’s Day Campaigns: Looks like lots of nonprofits are using Valentine’s Day as the hook for a campaign – whether it be donor appreciation, fundraising , or raising awareness.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Raising more money makes you better looking. Having a pulse on the current giving environment is critical for any nonprofit organization that is looking to raise more money and spend less money doing so. percent in 2011 through October. percent from April 2011. percent better than September 2011. Well, maybe not.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 5, 2014

posted by David Clain Founder Camelot Campaigns More and more nonprofits are shifting their fundraising focus online—and for good reason. Online fundraising platforms are making it easier than ever for donors to contribute when and how they want to, and they eliminate some of the costs of direct mail solicitations and in-person events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

And for that event, Facebook Causes helped us raise the most money we’ve ever raised on social media. We were able to get more than a million fans and raise more than $100,000 on our oil spill cause. Who maintains your social media campaigns? Twitter was the most useful for connecting with individuals.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

This helps sets one fundraiser apart from another. Whether you're hosting a walk-a-thon, charity auction, or soliciting online donations for an annual fund drive, the success of your fundraising campaign lies in the success of each of the individual participants. This becomes the "hook" that reels the fish in.

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