Forum One

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Many of them want to raise funds for your nonprofit or cause, but don't know how to approach it. We examined what and how much they raised, and identified seven habits they all had in common; a few experts weighed in, as well. Use multiple ways to raise awareness. Getting donations for a cause isn't easy. Be appreciative.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

The awards will be presented at bbcon 2015, Blackbaud's annual conference for nonprofits , being held October 26–28 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. The winners from each category will receive a donation to their cause, plus a free admission to bbcon, where they will be honored by their peers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2016

Kimbia, an Austin, Tex.-based The company provides the software for processing the donations, finds national sponsors to help market and promote them, and solicits matching funds to help charities attract donors and raise money. Last year, Give Local America raised $68.5 Last year, Give Local America raised $68.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Over the years, we’ve observed over 50,000 campaigns and have seen how behaviors are changing, with more people than ever before donating to worthwhile causes because their friends and family are asking them to. When a Facebook friend posts about a family or cause that needs support, we automatically give that cause weight.

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Care2

JULY 20, 2011

They love your non-profit, but struggle to get the most donations possible. We examined what and how much they raised, and identified seven habits that they all had in common; a few experts like Amy Sample Ward, Debra Askanase, and Allyson Kapin weighed in also. A personalized email is the best way to get donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Last December, I watched Twitter turn into a sea of frozen green peas to support Susan Reynolds in her fight against breast cancer and to raise money for research in her honor. So after our initial campaign, when we raised almost $10,000 in about eight weeks, we pulled back and then began planning for sustainability. Connie Reece.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2008

The younger kids are asked to bring an item in that is donated to a local community group in need. For October, the school is requesting donations of canned food for the local food pantry. If I lose ten pounds, the Austin Foodbank will receive a donation. The goal is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

Social media doesn't raise money, people raise money." Holly Ross) Numbers : The nonprofit sector runs on 300B in annual giving, and of that 5-7% (20B) is given online, mostly through the donation pages on your website. That leaves a relatively small sliver raised via the third party tools typically available on social media.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The objective of the Movember Foundation is to raise awareness of men’s health issues and to raise funds for orgs that are doing work to improve the state of men’s health. Why don a mustache for a month or donate to someone who is trying to groom a stylish ‘Mo in just 30 days? An estimated 8.7

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 30, 2017

Over the weekend, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) received $24,164,691 from 356,306 online donations. To put this surge of donations into perspective, the ACLU raised a typically raises $4M in online giving annually. In one weekend, the ACLU raised 6x what they typically raise online in a given year.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

Research Triangle, North Carolina: How to Create Digital Stories to Raise Money and More. Austin, Texas: VolunteerSpot | Harness the Power of Volunteers | Product Spotlight. Raleigh, North Carolina: Storymakers 2016 — How to Create Digital Stories to Raise Money and More. Austin, Texas: Austin: QuickBooks Made Easy.

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Care2

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Did you know that 40 percent of all online donations come in at year end? Let Care2 and Sea Change Strategies help you by sharing the 10 critical action steps for mobilizing your donors and raising money this year end. Participants will learn the most successful fundraising strategies including: * Optimize your donation page!

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

If you’re not familiar with the process The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March, 2012 in Austin, Texas) is a huge new media event. These best practice ideas will improve search engine optimization, increase visitor retention & return, and better engage constituents while also raising more money! Join us for 52n52!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

I was able to raise $2,500 in 90 minutes at Gnomedex. Right before Thanksgiving , the TweetsGiving effort and Avi Kaplan helped Epic Change raise over $10,000 in 48 hours to build a classroom in Tanzania. As Lucy Bernholz notes, this might be one more example of fundraising on Twitter is less marginal and moving to the middle.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 28, 2019

All the Ivy League schools cover tuition for undergraduates whose families make less than $60,000, and some schools have raised the ceiling for need-based undergraduate financial aid even higher. The University of Texas at Austin just announced a new endowment providing free tuition for students from families with incomes less than $65,000.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2015

In line with other Giving Events, like Amplify Austin and Richmond’s The Amazing Raise, The Big Payback is Nashville’s opportunity to highlight our spirit of generosity and support the work of local nonprofits. It’s an opportunity to: Raise awareness about their organization and their mission.

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AFP Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2007

Nonprofits boost online donations: "Online software provider Convio released its Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark Study in January, which found that online donation dollars are adding up, with a median growth rate of 27 percent.The Austin, TX-based company found that money raised online for many nonprofit organizations grew from virtually nothing (..)

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Network for Good put together a slideshow of the home pages of 10 nonprofits that are hitting it out of the ball park by being clear in their message and making it easy for a visitor to engage further or donate. We''ve also got a Master Class in Atlanta on October 24 and in Austin on November 14. Not in San Francisco?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

Our communities vet good ideas, apply the "trust" layer, and motivate us to take real action — from donating to becoming an advocate. For example, through a Twitter campaign during the conference, Mark Horwath raised $50,000 for his organization InvisiblePeople.tv to help promote awareness of homelessness in America.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Network for Good put together a slideshow of the home pages of 10 nonprofits that are hitting it out of the ball park by being clear in their message and making it easy for a visitor to engage further or donate. We''ve also got a Master Class in Atlanta on October 24 and in Austin on November 14. Not in San Francisco?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 6, 2012

Let's meet the folks who will decide which one-minute videos and five-photo slide shows take home these excellent award donations from our generous partners. Most recently, Rob co-created SXSWCares, a campaign that raised over. His work has been recognized by the Mayor of Austin and featured in the NYTimes, CNN, Forbes, and NPR.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Probably the most vivid case in point is our hometown of Austin, TX. I chatted with a nonprofit executive last week as we let her know that Austin ranked 7th on the list when it comes to per capita online giving. Her answer, “I don’t know, but I am upgrading my web site.”

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

For example, here in Austin, the news stations have shown great interest in how Austin Zoo is dealing with the heat and keeping animals cool. Recent news coverage has resulted in increased donations from around the community. I’ll get hate mail from PR purists for that one.).

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Forum One

MARCH 17, 2010

Our communities vet good ideas, apply the "trust" layer, and motivate us to take real action — from donating to becoming an advocate. For example, through a Twitter campaign during the conference, Mark Horwath raised $50,000 for his organization InvisiblePeople.tv to help promote awareness of homelessness in America.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Today is Blog Action Day where over 11,000 bloggers/sites around the world will publish, donate, or promote the issue of poverty.     Check out what  the Austin area social media activists are doing to raise awareness about hunger and poverty in their local community. 

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Connection Cafe

MAY 24, 2010

The project that I volunteered at with fifteen other Convio employees was a classroom makeover for a local Austin school, Gus Garcia Middle School. Lunch was also donated by Jason’s Deli which we gobbled up as we learned more about Communities in Schools and the work they do from the program coordinator, Melissa.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2015

It's a question that never ceases to be raised and doesn't seem to have a definitive answer. I was lucky enough to attend this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference in Austin, Texas. Find the latest mobile news, resources, and donated products from TechSoup. To app or not to app? Image 1 : Cat / CC BY-NC-ND.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? Submitted by Michael Smith.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? The SXSW Interactive Festival. Submitted by Michael Smith.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 11-15, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Illustration by Jonny Goldstein of my SXSW panel proposal. Jonny will provide live graphic facilitation of the highly interactive and fun panel.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2011

Earned" revenues are those that come from sales and contracts, not from the donated revenues that so many people associate with nonprofits. Austin and colleagues reiterate the commercial turn thesis , as does Dees. I'm hoping that some visibility will help raise awareness of his research on this topic. Thanks, Marissa.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? Social networks are transforming how people support causes, how ideas are shared and how nonprofits raise money. The SXSW Interactive Festival.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 20, 2014

In 2013, donors in the 265 cities raised more than $822 million online—a whopping 61% increase from 2012. Additionally, online donations grew by 31% from 2012 to 2013, from nearly $6.4 million to more than $8.3 million. . Most Generous Cities by Region: From a regional perspective, the West has the most cities in the top 25 with 8.

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The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 21, 2021

For every year-end donation, how many times do you have to make an ask? Not only are most Americans are used to this model by now, but many (younger generations especially) also prefer smaller monthly giving over large, one-time donations. Increase your average donation amount. Austin Angels – Monthly Sponsor Campaign.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 7, 2021

Today’s technology makes it possible for all nonprofits — regardless of size or budget — to access and leverage technology to raise more funds with less effort. Austin Gallagher, chief scientist at Beneath The Waves discusses how his organization leveraged Salesforce to drive 900% YoY increase in their Giving Tuesday Campaign.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

At least wait an hour because we’ve got some good year-end tips for you from my good buddy, Rachel Muir, joining us from beautiful Austin, Texas. Like I said, I’m really passionate about helping fundraisers save time and raise more money and delight their donors. But don’t do that right now. Are you doing okay?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 25, 2012

Almost every day I see some sort of “These cities made the top 10 because … they are the greatest places to live, they have the most active lifestyles for singles, they raise the most organic chickens,” and so on. As for Austin, the city of all things great, we didn’t make it into the top 10 most generous online U.S.

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