Blue Fox

MARCH 17, 2021

There are so many resources (conferences, webinars, ebooks, and consultants) in the “fun areas” of nonprofit management but not as many focused on nonprofit organizational growth through financial stewardship. Per their advice, here are three financial reporting items your organization should keep a keen eye on.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2020

Fundraising registration is generally required in any state in which you want to solicit funds, and solicitation occurs where your fundraising request is received. Online auctions, raffles, and other gaming can be a fun way to gain donations and support for your mission. States are the regulators of charitable solicitation.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Here Are 19 Ideas for Easy Nonprofit Fundraisers While these ideas pretty much run the gamut, they all offer a mix of supporter engagement, community involvement, and fun creativity that all successful events need. Some well-placed, colorful signage and a fun atmosphere (i.e. Word of advice: Livestream your drawing and record it.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Many benefit auctioneers come equipped with a repertoire of auction games and other fun activities to engage the audience and boost your revenue throughout the night. Professional benefit auctioneers offer practical advice on how to set up your silent auction for success. Add Auction Games and Audience Activities.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Fund , released a report revealing some unfortunate statistics which provide real insight into the fundraising industry. It’s no secret that fund development is tough work. Raising funds should be viewed as an invitation to a donor to make a substantial change in an area they care deeply about. Lindsay Walker.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

According to the 2018 Nonprofit Finance Fund State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey , 86% of respondents said demand for their services was rising and 57% said they didn’t think they could meet it; 59% cited employing enough hands to do all that work as a challenge. Lastly, make it fun ! Reynolds, Ph.D,

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 24, 2024

While QR codes might not be as “fun” as finding a new fundraising event idea , they’re still a valuable way for your nonprofit to improve its fundraising capabilities. By the end of it, you’ll know how to use this fun invention to attract more donors and experience fundraising success.

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Blue Fox

OCTOBER 1, 2021

depend on giving season (and Giving Tuesday) to raise a significant chunk of their annual funding. Make it easy and fun for them, touch their hearts, and give them some love. That means fundraising season is right around the corner. Many nonprofits (most?) In 2020, U.S. nonprofits raised $2.47 billion dollars. Let’s talk 2021!

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CauseVox

MARCH 30, 2022

We recently sat down with Meat Fight’s CEO, Alice Laussade, to have a fun conversation about her experience with CauseVox, key fundraising tips from Meat Fight that allowed them to raise more money, and the do not do’s for nonprofit fundraisers. We love this, because raising money for a good cause should absolutely be fun!

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 15, 2021

Check out these fundraising apps, with our advice on how to choose the right one for your goals. Again, this platform is seriously free, the organization charge ZERO fees because they are funded by the Soros Foundation, the only costs are those that come from Credit Card processors. GiveLively. Count us in.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 21, 2023

Looking for a sponsorship or new source of funding this year? Keep reading to find out what advice she has for you. There were two things I heard most when meeting with nonprofits: “I didn’t know about sponsorships” and “I want to increase my impact, but I do not have the funds to do so.”

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Bloomerang

JUNE 24, 2021

A fun run or gala charity auction is a lot more upbeat. However all are capable of turning the occasional bestowment into a consistent portion of their annual funding. I began by asking him what would be your top pieces of advice to anyone looking to build their charities wills and gifts programs ?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

It’s harder to create a fun event when everyone is sitting at home in front of their computer. Go into the planning stage of your virtual event with a can-do attitude, knowing you can create something fun and meaningful. You may want to add an auction, a fund-the-need, or entertainment. It’s fun, easy, and affordable!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

In the first half of 2021, Allison Fine and I gave many presentations on our report, AI4Giving , funded by the Gates Foundation. I shifted a lot of my content and advice to focus on creating a life-work balance when you work remotely and how to create a more connected virtual team as well as digital wellness.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 24, 2022

The best way to dominate your donor visits, get more funds and create real, lasting connections with your nonprofit … is to PRACTICE every aspect of your ask. But to get there, you need to let yourself be not-boring enough that they can have fun talking to you. Ask for Advice — You’ll Usually End Up with Money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2020

Celebrities around the world are mobilizing their fans to support COVID-19 relief funds or organizations. For example, Leonard DiCaprio helped launch America’s Food Fund, a charity created to help low-income families, the elderly, those facing job losses, and children who rely on school meals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

In the first half of 2021, Allison Fine and I gave many presentations on our report, AI4Giving , funded by the Gates Foundation. I shifted a lot of my content and advice to focus on creating a life-work balance when you work remotely and how to create a more connected virtual team as well as digital wellness.

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Bloomerang

MAY 8, 2023

They should bring years of experience to the table and help you identify opportunities to raise more funds. They’ll also offer years of experience to give you proven advice on how to reach your nonprofit’s fundraising goals. John (our Bloomerang coach) was so much fun to work with! Learn more here.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Today’s question comes from a board member who wants advice on hosting in-person events vs. continuing with virtual fundraising. . The format may be less expensive, both for the nonprofit and attendees, which means more funding can go directly to your organization’s mission. Less sense of being part of a larger community.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

The more they tell you about what matters to them, the better job you can do of customizing an Ask for them that is an exact fit between your funding needs and their philanthropic desires. Otherwise, it’s just a fun meeting. There’s nothing wrong with fun, but you need to be strategic in your work. Or “What do you do for fun?”.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

For the past few years, Nieuwe Generatie Brasil has chosen one particular project that needed funding each year for their Giving Tuesday campaign — making it the centerpiece of their campaign content across social media and newsletter communication, being it a new car to access the rural areas in 2020 or school appliances for the children in 2021.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Obviously the funds from the sales of these shirts will go toward connecting people to mental health resources in their own communities, but also the shirts themselves remind people that they’re loved and that their lives are important. Do you have any advice for them? What does a typical day look like for you? How do you work?

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 20, 2007

Fellows receive up to $90,000 in seed funding and technical support to turn their ideas into organizations. Fellows include changemaker luminaries like Van Jones , Priya Haji and Katie Redford. Thanks Echoing Green!

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 23, 2018

It’s fulfilling and a lot of fun, but it can also be frustrating and tedious. So the good news is that the money is out there if you know where to look, and my advice is to always start local. Grants also prove to be valuable if you have a plan to fund your organization or program after launch. Mission creep.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

A couple months before graduation I went to my religion professor's office hours to ask for advice. If you are a college student, or someone in career transition, who wants to find work that fulfills your big vision for a better world, I have a few words of advice, and some books to recommend. My advice: 1. Why do you organize?

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Rather than missing out entirely, transitioning in-person events to virtual fundraisers helps you to continue to raise crucial funds for your cause, while our supporters stay safe and support you from their own homes. You can create a fun, fast-paced quiz for free using Kahoot and send out the Kahoot link to your participants.

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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. Live Aid was a benefit concert to raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief in 1985. You can offer your merch both online and in-person to help maximize the funds you raise from sales.

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.orgSource

MAY 1, 2023

Bill Bruce, CEO of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, gives this advice. “I Recreational activities allow groups to practice working together in a fun setting and celebrate accomplishments. Provide adequate funding and an appropriate timeline. Start Small Start with small, manageable projects.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

This is a fun, easy, and low-pressure way to bring in new donors, leveraging the power of relationships! If you have an ambassador who is successful in a corporate role, seek their advice for securing partnerships with corporations or sponsorships for your next event. The important thing is to make being a fundraising ambassador fun.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Learn as nonprofits tell their Box stories and share advice throughout the conference. Have fun in SF. p.s. Please join Box employees and our partners and donate to our Nepal recovery fund. More than 3,000 nonprofits have made the switch to Box to increase online collaboration and manage sensitive information. You deserve it!

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 31, 2009

is a nonprofit project pioneering “community funded reporting.” is trying to pioneer this concept of community-funded reporting which is the act of distributing the cost of hiring a reporter across a lot of different people. It's not fun for some people. And in some ways, part of the fun of doing Spot.us

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2008

Over the next six months, I will have the pleasure of working with NTEN and Holly Ross on a new community-driven funded by the Surdna Foundation. I asked her for advice: Consider running swarms as a series of smaller targeted tasks (i.e., Any advice before jumping off this cliff? What do you think?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Post a wide variety of blog content and have some fun with it. Organizational updates can also include announcements of conferences or fund-raisers, staff changes, or any recent awards or accolades your nonprofit has received. Still, understand that the more good, high-quality content your nonprofit blog publishes, the higher your ROI.

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BoardAssist

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Make it fun. Ask Donors to Fund Something Specific. In year-end and annual fundraising, we see donors always giving more when they are asked to fund a specific project or purpose. So why don’t you let them fund what they want to fund? Try a Thankathon. They’ll come if you feed them supper!). Not many people!

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

million words of online and printed fund-raising texts to determine how effectively fund raisers communicate with their audiences." What other advice and/or resources do you have for my first-time fundraiser friend? What other advice and/or resources do you have for my first-time fundraiser friend?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

Volunteers that have fun together typically stay engaged and retained. Yes, volunteering to execute an event or raising funds for a campaign can be a lot of work, but it should also be fun and fulfilling for your volunteers. It’s never ideal to ask a volunteer to move on to their next opportunity. Final Thoughts.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Auctions Auctions are a major source of funding for a lot of nonprofit associations because they engage the competitive spirits of supporters. Of course, they’re also challenging to manage as you’re handling the donations of items on one end and funds on the other. Organizations can gain funds through entry fees and individual pledges.

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