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Why Your Nonprofit Needs Peer-to-Peer Fundraising (and How to Use It)

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For example: Every November, men all over stop shaving and grow out their beards and mustaches for Movember to raise awareness of men’s issues. For instance, the Prostate Cancer Foundation hosted a great push-up challenge in which participants had to “commit to doing 10 push-ups for every $20 donation received.

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10 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For example, secure five local community sponsors that will give $2,000 each and create a $10,000 matching gift campaign. To begin, make of list of potential donors and sponsors and then invite them to participate through one-on-one stewardship. A public search has a way of getting in front of new eyes, thus new donors and sponsors.

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18 Successful (Yet Untapped) Fall Fundraising Ideas

CauseVox

The purpose of no-shave November comes from cancer awareness. More specifically, it’s a fundraising concept that began in the 2000s to raise awareness for prostate and testicular cancer. The Testicular Cancer Foundation’s Beard Patrol campaign has got No-Shave November down. Pledge Now, Pay Later.

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Nonprofit Technology News for February 2014

Tech Soup

The online protest was to raise awareness on NSA mass surveillance practices and also to promote ‘Aaron’s law’, a response to the 2013 suicide death of activist Aaron Swartz who was convicted of hacking data on an academic website and getting a sentence of 35 years in prison. The New Cancer Research UK Smartphone Game.

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Free Live Interactive Event: Future of Fundraising

Tech Soup

While there are many new and exciting organizations and platforms emerging we are speaking with three we know at the forefront - Causes.com, American Cancer Society, and StartSomeGood.com. In 2007 when the platform launched, Causes grew in popularity and awareness as people used their Birthday Wish to raise money for their favorite nonprofit.

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But donating money to a charity, even a small amount (or in-kind items ) can certainly help with part of the need and raise awareness in others. Several of her regular readers including Deb Roby have pledged to match her donations to their favorite charity. October is also breast cancer awareness month, so why not make a donation ?

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Peer-to-Peer Fundraising: Everything You Need to Know [2022]

CauseVox

Grows Awareness Organically. golf marathon, virtual walkathon, raise awareness, etc?) Will you be be asking any corporations or other partners to either fundraise with you, promote your campaign, make a matching gift, or sponsor your fundraiser ? As they do, they’ll spread the word and share your story.