Candid

APRIL 6, 2023

Peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns have become an increasingly popular strategy for nonprofits in recent years. Think about peer-to-peer fundraising as a ripple effect: One person connects their friends, which expands into reaching those friends’ social circles, and so on.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2023

With campaigns launched, events planned, and donations coming in, now is the time to focus on these last 5 actions to make sure that 2023 is your best fundraising year to date! You can go into 2024 with a clear view of your goals and celebrate a phenomenal close of the year!

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Kindful

AUGUST 17, 2021

As you’ve likely noticed, digital fundraising is changing the way nonprofits are communicating with their supporters. In fact, Forbes recently reported that 75% of nonprofits surveyed shared that, since the pandemic occurred, they’ve been looking for advice on finding new ways to fundraise through digital technology.

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

Register for our Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Newsletter. One that's passionate about a cause and ready to be a fundraising super star! Turning your everyday supporters into fundraising superstars isn’t easy. It requires the right combination of fundraising expertise, engaged staff members, and savvy technology.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 22, 2021

Unfortunately, there are no “silver bullets” in fundraising. Above all else, consistency, a positive mindset, and smart strategy are the only true “secret ingredients” to sustainable fundraising efforts and success. Fundraising can be hard work where we have to hear “no” more often than we might like. gift down the road.

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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

It was a natural transition into the four-day global conference that engaged over 50 speakers to craft timely sessions and fundraising tips for the sector. The authentic conversation between more than 7,000 worldwide attendees and industry experts sparked real-time fundraising advice to address unique nonprofit priorities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2017

7 Ways to Avoid Fundraising Burnout. With fundraising, especially in the non-profit sector, there’s always more work than there is time. From courting potential donors to hours of grant writing, there are very few times a fundraiser’s job feels done. The best, and most logical, times to take breaks are after fundraising events.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

Even if it is not possible to perfectly match all the criteria, the matrix establishes goals. Financial and fundraising responsibilities. Ideally, one of these meetings will be a welcome from the executive director, which includes his or her unique advice and views on board service. Celebrate Success.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

There are ways to assure donors that you are a fundraiser who can be trusted, and also that your organization is worthy of their support. Are your donors aware of your commitment to ethical fundraising? Send donor surveys Ask for advice in person Follow up on substantive feedback 3. Trust is about consistency.

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Qgiv

MARCH 25, 2024

Crank up your nonprofit fundraising with a benefit concert! Benefit concerts are often celebrations of major achievements or a part of a larger fundraising campaign. Advantages for nonprofits of hosting benefit concerts Hosting a benefit concert for your organization offers numerous benefits, such as: Fundraising.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2022

Fundraising Fails & How to Survive Them. I got to spill the tea with Cherian Koshy, Tammy Zonker, and Lynne Wester on our worst fundraising mistakes and what we learned from them. Accept that you will make mistakes as a fundraiser – we all do. . Winning Fundraising Campaigns that Hit the Fundraising Jackpot.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

Organisations across the world are responding to the devastating pandemic by using everything at their disposal to make lasting change in their communities, and Giving Tuesday offers a significant fundraising opportunity for the sector to recruit new supporters and volunteers. Set Achievable Goals. Get Planning Now. Know Your Audience.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

A seasoned fundraiser in Jewish philanthropy taught me about donor plants years ago and, celebrating the best of fundraising’s oral tradition, a hallmark of our field, I am passing it on to you. Case example In one recent gala, the auction goal grew from $80,000 to $115,000 by adding three new plants!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 12, 2022

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on where to seek endowment funding for their local historic charity. . They will have varying missions, and your goal is to find those who align with yours. These are “pie in the sky.”

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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

It was a natural transition into the four-day global conference that engaged over 50 speakers to craft timely sessions and fundraising tips for the sector. The authentic conversation between more than 7,000 worldwide attendees and industry experts sparked real-time fundraising advice to address unique nonprofit priorities.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

These public statements celebrate and highlight their involvement, making their dedication clear and showing how much they mean to the organization. When board members get their awards, the words spoken to honor them show genuine appreciation and celebrate all their hard work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2020

Just like GivingTuesday after Thanksgiving, #GivingTuesdayNow is not just a fundraising day. A brand ambassador is an individual with a large following, whether a mega celebrity or someone is well-known in your neighborhood, who can leverage their fans for your organization’s program or cause. Don’t know any celebrities?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

Giving Advice The most obvious role for a nonprofit Advisory Board is to give advice to the Governing Board and staff. The Governing Board took the Advisory Board’s advice to heart and created a series of achievable goals rather than a hard deadline. Serve as chair of a fundraising campaign or of the annual gala.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

MAY 11, 2020

The Future of Fundraising: Influencer Marketing for Nonprofits. It’s also worth creating some SMART goals specifically for the influencer marketing too, such as achieving a certain number of website visits or click-throughs, in order to track if it is valuable for your nonprofit and make future decisions on nonprofit marketing.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

Turning your supporters into fundraising superstars isn’t easy. It requires the right combination of fundraising expertise, engaged staff members, and savvy technology. So, how can you help supporters become fundraising superstars? Teach Supporters to Fundraise and Provide Samples. Provide fundraising success stories.

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NTEN

APRIL 8, 2014

To recognize the tireless work of volunteers that support the nonprofit sector, we’ll be publishing a blog post every day this week to celebrate their contributions. NTEN committee members are the volunteers who work behind the scenes, contributing their expertise, time, and advice to help shape NTEN programming.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 25, 2022

Learning how to write a donor thank you letter is a skill all fundraising professionals need. Our main goal, after all, is to inspire and engage donors as they have made a gift. This thank you letter can be the gateway to building a long lasting relationship between the donor and your cause.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The last couple of years have been all about virtual when it comes to fundraising. But out of this huge challenge, we’ve seen some amazing creativity crop up as nonprofits revamp their fundraising approaches to be safe and successful. We’ve seen crowdfunding and peer-to-peer fundraising websites that knocked our socks off this year.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Many have celebrated the recent advancements in the AI field as major steps forward in improving processes, increasing efficiency, and reducing costs and human error. Here’s where we stand: AI, when used responsibly, is a valuable tool that can be used in nonprofit fundraising and beyond. And should we be using it or not?”

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 29, 2023

When that piece of software has a ton of features—like donor management tools, fundraising features, events capabilities, membership management, email and website builders, and on and on—there’s even more to learn. These are hosted monthly for Neon CRM and on a quarterly basis for Neon Fundraise. It can feel daunting.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The long-term goal is that this declines as each new generation advances, but as we have seen in recent years, these deep rooted social ethnic divides are ingrained in western societies and hardwired into how our cultures function. Set specific goals and targets for increasing diversity and inclusion, and create a plan to achieve those goals.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

On April 16-18, 2023, 3,600+ fundraising professionals descended on New Orleans, LA for AFP ICON’s 63 rd annual conference, the largest turnout in six years. Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z all share an interest in engaging with organizations through peer-to-peer fundraising.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A fundraising event will draw attention to your organization and give prospective donors the opportunity to learn more about your cause. Having worked on all kinds of fundraising events over the years, I can tell you for sure that the number one key to success is having a plan. Yay, right? I don’t want that to happen to you!

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Bright yellow buses swarm the streets, retailers tout their trendiest transition pieces, football reclaims the right to the remote, and this year’s fall fundraisers demand your focus. And year after year, event day comes and goes and you cross your fingers that you met your goal. . but was it really a success?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In the second segment, you’ll hear from Erica Burroughs, Director of Annual Giving and Family Engagement at High Point University, about how they engage supporters and how #GivingTuesday works together with other fundraising events. How campus-wide fundraising events work together for positive outcomes. Jackie Zimmerman.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In the second segment, you’ll hear from Erica Burroughs, Director of Annual Giving and Family Engagement at High Point University, about how they engage supporters and how #GivingTuesday works together with other fundraising events. How campus-wide fundraising events work together for positive outcomes. Jackie Zimmerman.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Created by 92nd Street Y , a cultural center in New York City focused on bringing people together around the values of giving back, #GivingTuesday is now a global movement that connects individuals, communities, and organizations around the world to celebrate and encourage giving. Fundraising Goal. Raise $10K in one day?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

Not sure what kind of fundraising event to host and just getting started with recruitment or don’t have an event committee yet? G=Goal (What is the goal we’re trying to accomplish?) R=Reality (What’s the current reality of the situation we’re faced with when it comes to making said goal happen?) Don’t Force It.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2014

But…donor retention isn’t one of the top three communications goals for 2014 , according to the report. And while only 34% of executive directors picked donor retention as a top 2014 goal, just 16% of nonprofit communications directors said the same. Want more donor retention advice? Go back further.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

Couple that with the rising cost of donor acquisition and you’ve got an incredibly difficult environment for fundraisers (and their nonprofits) to succeed. “ We hope you find their advice useful as you navigate 2019! Pitman , CFCC, The Fundraising Coach. They set team goals to avoid little kingdoms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Note from Beth: Diana Scimone is a free agent fundraiser. Ironically, it is also the same day as my birthday). She did her first Twitter fundraiser in September on 9-9-09. Our goal this time around is—you guessed it—10,000 people giving $10 each on 10/10/10. 2. Think big, but don’t set your goal in concrete.

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BoardAssist

AUGUST 26, 2014

Guest blogger Allison Gauss offers some terrific advice this week on how to be most effective when you follow up. While there will be some differences in follow-up methods, depending on the size of the organization, there are three main elements to following up on a fundraising campaign. Thanks for the helpful post Allison!

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