Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

Nearly 18,000 people participated in the 24-hour, online fundraising event, raising more than $2 million to benefit 1,200 local nonprofits. don’t embark on fundraising without a plan for using the funds, we can’t adopt a new fundraising approach without proper training.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

Turning your supporters into fundraising superstars isn’t easy. It requires the right combination of fundraising expertise, engaged staff members, and savvy technology. Supporters can raise significant amounts of money and bring new donors to your organization. So, how can you help supporters become fundraising superstars?

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NetWits

JUNE 22, 2011

Register for our Event Fundraising Newsletter to receive monthly content and resources specifically for event fundraising professionals. It’s a pretty common goal for most organizations who run fundraising events. Add more registrants and you’ll likely improve your fundraising total – logic tells us.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

What are the transaction and transformation metrics? The first is easy – dollars raised, # of volunteers, etc. Giving Days are not a new idea and have been successful in local communities and entire states, like GiveMN which raised $2 million in 24 hours using the Razoo platform. What is the definition of success?

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Register for our Event Fundraising eNewsletter to receive more practical fundraising tips like these in your inbox. We’ve touched on task-based event fundraising contest here before, but because this way of motivating your supporters is so effective we thought it was time to0 revisit the topic in more details.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Boost Fundraising & Engagement w/ “Gamification”. Join us and we’ll show you real world examples of “gamified” fundraising initiatives, simple gaming tactics that have been proven to work, and how to take advantage of gamification at your organization. –> Vote Now ! Gamification, eh? –> Vote Now !

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

According to Blackbaud data, online giving last #GivingTuesday was up 20% on a year-over-year basis compared to 2015. Blackbaud processed more than $47.7 There is money to be raised and good to be done! Raise $10K in one day? Fundraising Goal. Help us raise 10K in a day. One day to raise $10,000.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Although it is a slow time of year and the busy fundraising season is still several months away, there's been lots of activity in the social fundraising judging by these roundups of links from Peter Deitz and Tom Watson (not to mention all the items tagged in the nptech tag stream ). More coverage in the blogosphere and beyond here.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Last year, Blackbaud saw a 53% increase on this day of giving in comparison from 2011. GivingTuesday works similar to peer-to-peer fundraising by allowing constituents to tell the story of their favorite non-profit to encourage giving. Already hosting a fundraising event? Prepare Fundraisers.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2023

Charitable giving is essential to your nonprofit, but fundraising can be one of your most daunting tasks. Blackbaud Institute’s 2022 Charitable Giving Report marked a 9% increase in overall giving from the previous year. With donations and goodwill on the upswing, it is critical to understand how to fundraise for a nonprofit.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2013

In earlier posts, npENGAGE has discussed how to focus on our event fundraising analytics and how to use these metrics for success. How can we use our data during our fundraising event or campaign to identify opportunities that help us achieve our goals? These participants have either raised little to no money. Warm Bodies.

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sgEngage

APRIL 28, 2023

Peer to peer fundraising revolutionizes the way we give by empowering individuals to create their own dynamic campaigns to collect donations from their personal networks. Table of Contents Why is Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Effective? Five P2P Fundraising Tips What Challenges do P2P Fundraisers Face?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2014

The Online Marketing Benchmark Study released by Blackbaud in 2013 found that the median amount raised per email address on file is $13. Create a contest giving away a dinner with your executive director, a donated experience from a board member, or any other item or experience constituents would value.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2009

This has been found in a number of surveys over the past few years (see Allison Fine's astute commentary on the recent Blackbaud survey here ) If we look back a year ago at donation trends on Facebook Causes, we also see the same complaint. Social Networks: It’s About the Relationship by Stephen MacLaughlin, BlackBaud Blog, May 29, 2008.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. We also have a contest in which we're giving away $7,000 in cash prizes and a new camera. Wednesday, May 18. Wednesday, June 8. Wednesday, June 22.

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NetWits

AUGUST 31, 2012

According to the Run Walk Ride fundraising council “The top thirty “thon” event fundraising programs generated $1.69 billion raised in 2011 (with an expected growth of 10% in 2012). There are thousands of smaller nonprofits who run peer-to-peer fundraising events. Getting Started With Event Fundraising in 5 Quick Steps.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Crowdfunding is one of the fastest growing trends in fundraising. Estimates from Blackbaud , Goldman Sachs and The World Bank forecast that donations from individual based crowdfunding efforts will reach approximately 8 billion by the year 2020. Do you have corporate partners or employees who would like to fundraise on your behalf?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2018

In the 400-odd days since Donald Trump’s inauguration, fundraising in the nonprofit space has been more competitive and chaotic than ever before. With so much competition, organizations can no longer rely on #GivingTuesday or year-end pushes to meet their fundraising marks. It’s time for the fundraising ask. It’s not easy, no.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 22, 2015

The Hot Topics: The Future of Fundraising: Donna Wilkins, Rachel Muir, Ted Hart. The Blackbaud Impact Awards recognize nonprofit professionals using technology to power their passions and help good take over. There will be major announcements, reveals, deep-dives, contests, beat poetry, and more. Impact Awards.

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