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Is Your Nonprofit Half Way to Your 2020 Fundraising Goal$?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

According to AFP’s Fundraising Effectiveness Project , giving was down 7.4% What’s Your Projected Income? 1) Pledges. First, take a look at the money that has already been promised to your organization through pledges. It can be helpful to identify any pledges that may be delinquent and have past due payments.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] What To Do When A Donor Says “No”

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Invite them to meet with the staff person in charge of this project. Will you be coming back for other projects? Let them know others have already given, and more are prepared to pledge. Offer some other relevant alternatives. NO = Not this organization, project, amount, or time. Is it this project?

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GoFundMe Asks Donors To Tip Them! What’s Up With That?

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Is this cool, and are there alternatives? There are alternative crowdfunding and crowdsourcing platforms that also use a tip or optional contribution model. Here are a few examples: Kickstarter , primarily known for crowdfunding creative projects , also includes an optional tip feature during the checkout process.

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Great reads from around the web on September 13th

Amy Sample Ward

Jolkona partnered with the Seattle International Foundation (SIF), which pledged to match every donation, dollar for dollar, up to $25,000. Starting July 26th, Groupon Seattle’s G-Team allowed subscribers to join Jolkona and SIF in making an investment in women’s leadership by pledging support in increments of $10.

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21 Heartwarming Holiday Fundraising Ideas

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Plan your fundraiser around a day where your supporters will go out and participate in service projects over the course of a day. You can either choose what service projects to participate in or encourage people to pick a volunteer opportunity close to their hearts, like a clean-up day at a park or sorting food at a food bank.

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Disruptive Model: School Project Crowdfunding. I could tell they were passionate, fired-up people who had great ideas for strategies and projects to help kids learn better,” said Best in a 2014 interview in Fast Company. Today, DonorsChoose.org is the go-to site for alternative sources of funding for the classroom. More than 1.5

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5 Ways Nonprofits Can Diversify Funding in 2023

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Let’s dive into five ways that nonprofits can diversify funding in 2023: Monthly Giving and Pledges. 1) Monthly Giving and Pledges. There are two types of recurring giving: Monthly Giving Programs and Donation Pledges. What are Donation Pledges? Pledges are similar to monthly giving programs with some slight differences.

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