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8 Tried-and-True (Secret) Individual Donor Fundraising Action Tips

Bloomerang

My last article of this two-part series, “ Nonprofit Giving Trends and Future Fundraising Strategy ,” began a discussion of smart fundraising strategies to take advantage of best practices and current trends. And this was in addition to the $1+ million raised from sending three mailed direct appeals and assorted emails. .

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Planning and Executing Outdoor Fundraising Events

Greater Giving

Cost-Effectiveness: Cost was the top priority when choosing a venue according to nonprofits in our 2024 Q1 Nonprofit Trends survey. Art in the Open Air : Host a “plein air” painting competition, where artists create their masterpieces outdoors.

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Is GivingTuesday Worth It for Nonprofits?

Neon CRM

An estimated 63% of GivingTuesday donors only give on GivingTuesday : People want to participate in what’s trending, so give them the opportunity! Fundraising data from Neon CRM even shows that nonprofits that run a GivingTuesday campaign in addition to their year-end campaign raise more money overall than those that don’t! We say yes.

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The Gamm Theatre: Telling Stories that Entertain, Provoke, and Engage

DipJar

At the college level, The Gamm offers a paid fellowship for emerging artists of color. We saw an incredible community response – a trend that has continued as we return to some sort of normal.” Since 2019, DipJar has been used by Gamm to raise more than $22,000. That work is expansive and goes far beyond the stage.

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13 Innovative Online Fundraising Ideas For Nonprofits & Charities

CauseVox

Online virtual fundraising is one of the most popular ways for nonprofits to raise money. Pensacola Habitat For Humanity’s Women Build initiative encouraged folks to set up their own personal fundraising websites to raise money for the cause. Have your lead artist jump on and run the class on Zoom. Zoom to the rescue!

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18 Successful (Yet Untapped) Fall Fundraising Ideas

CauseVox

Paint and sip events work for any type of organization, artists of all levels, and can easily be adapted for every season. If you’re going the DIY route, reach out to a local artist to lead the class, and stock up on all the necessary supplies. Your artist just has to log in and lead class virtually. No-Shave November.

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10 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. Thus, for 2013, please: 1) Ask for a raise. That’s not acceptable in the 21st Century. Good luck.