NonProfit Hub

MARCH 6, 2014

Many professional fundraising groups have found new patrons by accepting online donations in addition to the traditional methods of receiving money. However, gaining these levels of funding is not as simple as putting up a website and waiting for the money to come to you. There are many benefits to utilizing online donation options.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Due to a lack of major upfront expenses, fundraising online is one of the most profitable ways to raise money for your organization. Instead, with online fundraising, you can be sure that most of the money you raise will go directly towards your mission. With virtual fundraising, it’s also much easier to expand your reach.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Note: contains affiliate links) Fundraising for Introverts by Brian Saber If you’re an introvert and you’ve ever felt overwhelmed or anxious about the prospect of raising money for nonprofits, Fundraising for Introverts: Harnessing Our Powers for What Matters is an absolute game-changer. And which books are missing from my shelf?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

If you’re starting a new nonprofit, you already know that you need to raise money. Your plan should also include what you’ll do when you’re NOT asking for money like donor communications, stewardship, and warm touches — all designed to give the donor a GREAT experience. Many founders do.) You started yours to make a difference.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 31, 2022

If your website is outdated or looks homemade, that also leaves people questioning if they can trust you with their money. Greg Adkins of New Frame Creative says that “crafting a successful landing page is a bit of an art form,” and he offers some tips: a. Test it on various browsers and on a mobile device, just to make sure.

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Candid

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Professional fiscal sponsors handle your project’s back-office administration, so you have freedom to focus on your program development and test your ideas. For instance, some focus on the performing arts or the environment, others restrict their work to certain geographies. Here is a link to the IRS’s list of charitable requirements.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

AS works with nonprofits across a wide range of industries, including arts and culture, the environment, foundations, and government. The firm is especially committed to working with partners involved in performing arts, the environment and conservation, education, and women. Website: [link]. Website: [link]. The Munshine Group.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2021

If you have a boss who thinks they can do a better job rewriting your appeal, do a split A/B test to see whose appeal performs best. One of my favorite books loaded with fundraising activities for your board is Andrea Kihlstedt and Andy Robinson’s Train Your Board to Raise Money. . #3: Fundraising is both an art and a science.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2012

Earlier this month, the Detroit Institute of Arts was "saved" by a voter-approved property tax (called a "millage") in its three surrounding counties. I'm focusing on the community response to the prospect of the millage and the way the public debate reflects broader conversations about the public value of the arts.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

This person will take the lead in convening internal stakeholders, making plans, testing the waters internally, setting parameters, and liaising with foundation leadership. After all, this is another way grantmakers can move money to communities! Deciding About Grant Money. Address Potential Conflicts of Interest.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 20, 2022

Test out different shapes. How you’ll be raising money. So, you might be skeptical about investing time and money into a physical flyer campaign. If you aren’t an art aficionado, this one’s for you! Tip 7: Test out distinct shapes. Include QR codes. Make it mobile friendly. Try different fonts.

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Whole Whale

MAY 20, 2021

AS works with nonprofits across a wide range of industries, including arts and culture, the environment, foundations, and government. The firm is especially committed to working with partners involved in performing arts, the environment and conservation, education, and women. Website: [link]. Website: [link]. The Munshine Group.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Storytelling is an art and a science, and this conference is a valuable opportunity to share ideas with your fellow fundraisers. The Nonprofit Innovation and Optimization Summit (NIO) If you love data or get excited about A/B tests, this is a great choice. Learn more about the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference.

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VisionLink

MARCH 15, 2013

Doing this well requires many, many hours of preparation and testing to ensure that a short maintenance window can be used quickly and safely. The Art & Science of Compromise Truth is, making decisions about server system priorities is part art, and part science. The same dollar cannot do both.

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Top Nonprofits

MAY 24, 2021

From art galleries to supporting vulnerable populations worldwide, participants shared the changes they have seen in their audience over the past year and their concerns for preparing for what is ahead. Sharing in-person experiences: 3D Cameras – these record a 3d view of art space: [link].

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2022

Studies show that donors ask less about where their money is spent and more about the impact their donation is making. Test Your Stories: Practice your stories on donors and get their input and feedback. What criteria do they use to make these decisions?

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NetWits

JULY 12, 2012

Your young alumni may want a way to get involved without having to donate money in a down economy…are you giving them opportunities? Know that writing is an art…AND a science. Use the 5 second test – ask 20 random constituents to look at your homepage for 5 seconds and tell you in 50 words or less what your school is all about.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Auctions are a classic fundraising event that can not only raise an impressive amount of money but also provide your supporters with a much needed night of fun. Some things to ask for might include: Book collections Technology, like phones, laptops, tablets Certificates to local businesses Art pieces. Art-themed Auction.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 23, 2018

Due to the nature of required transparency in the nonprofit sector, the opportunity to test the market is not supported financially. Rapid experimentation allows the board and staff to explore bold ideas, test them and then move on quickly when an experiment fails.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

You can also consider using this opportunity to raise money for a project that might not normally get a lot of attention – for example, Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary ran an extremely successful GivingTuesday campaign to raise money for new chairs for their nuns. Test your fundraising and gift processing systems.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 27, 2023

Car Wash A classic car wash fundraiser is a simple and effective way to raise money for your nonprofit. Depending on your organization’s focus, workshops could cover topics such as personal development, health and wellness, arts and crafts, or cooking. Charge a registration fee to attend the entire series or individual sessions.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 6, 2019

Did they substantially improve your ability to raise money? Many direct marketing operations have this process down to an art form. Fundraisers who can take these best practices and reinvent them for university fundraising will more effectively raise money for their organizations. Apply A/B testing to your materials.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2013

December 3rd #GivingTuesday , a movement calling for an international day of giving as we head into the holiday season. Even a little bit of data and testing mentality can go a long way. Every time a donor clicks your site to donate and then bounces away before completing the donation, you are leaving money on the table.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Consider risk from a nonprofit perspective: Whether perceived or real, a funder’s perception of risk impacts how they raise money, which, in turn, impacts everything. I am heartened that the sector seems to have learned from the trials and tests of the past few years, and I see refreshing changes in attitudes and funding practices.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2016

Simple tasks that would normally cost a nonprofit time and money can be delegated through one mobile application and can create a friendly environment for the user. Play, Test, and Iterate. While growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio he learned to his passion was within the arts and photography. Target Audience. Player Goals.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2019

If you’re using a static pricing strategy, most days you’re going to be systematically overpricing or underpricing admission your exhibit, and that leads to leaving money on the table, overcrowding and queueing issues, and lower attendance than you otherwise achieve.” Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The results?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

Note from Beth: Last month I had the pleasure of presenting on a panel at Association of California Orchestras with Marc van Bree , an arts and social media blogger I met in 2007. He wanted to raise some money to help the local orchestra and test some ideas. The lessons for arts organizations. Flickr Photo by Sugarpond.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 25, 2011

At my grocery store, if you bring your own shopping bag, they give you tokens that you can use to donate money to local nonprofits. I don't think many of them pass the the grocery store token test. Last year, the Fine Arts Fund in Cincinnati (now called ArtsWave ) released a terrific report that examined this question in detail.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

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. You can buy art supplies online at Michaels ! A giving day if you will.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

10/10 organizations in our little test made it clear why they exist on their websites. We even encourage most organizations to test higher amounts! Where We’re Losing—Which Means Losing Money. Encouraging these actions is both an art and a science. And there are easy changes you can make to make more money!

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 8, 2018

Berkshire Museum officials argue that art is not core to their institution going forward and that they are therefore deaccessioning material that is no longer relevant to their mission. By deaccessioning the most valuable art in their collection, the Berkshire Museum is transferring valued public assets into private hands.

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Care2

DECEMBER 28, 2010

I hope that 2011 will be about getting back to basics and mastering online fundraising, that is the art and science of fundraising via an organization’s own website. I’d also like to see nonprofits master the art of writing. Organizations must test appeals to determine which messaging works best.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2017

So they test and tweak. Facebook recently announced a test in Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Slovakia, Serbia, Guatemala, and Cambodia. Facebook says they have no current plans to test this feature in other countries. Facebook says they have no current plans to test this feature in other countries.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

Storytelling is an art and a science, and this conference is a valuable opportunity to share ideas with your fellow fundraisers. If you love data or get excited about A/B tests, this is a great choice. Aside from the opportunity to network with fundraisers from your area, you may be able to save some time (and money!)

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

We rummage through troughs of data to tweak campaigns, make minor adjustments to landing pages, and obsess over A/B testing email subject lines all in the name of incremental improvement. 6 3 Inexpensive Ways To Raise More Money Online. The Art And Science Of Retaining Digital Donors. An updated look? Adding new functionalities?

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Care2

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

Test a soft ask in thank you email after someone subscribers or signs a petition. Test a combined email- direct mail effort. Try testing asking strings for different donor levels. Test segments and treatments creatively. Give them options for how to process their gift (pay pal, online form, print form and mail).

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

We rummage through troughs of data to tweak campaigns, make minor adjustments to landing pages, and obsess over A/B testing email subject lines all in the name of incremental improvement. 6 3 Inexpensive Ways To Raise More Money Online. The Art And Science Of Retaining Digital Donors. An updated look? Adding new functionalities?

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