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5 Steps to Setting Up a Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Campaign

Tech Soup

It's a multi-tiered approach in which donors are asked to raise money in addition to donating. The basic premise behind P2P fundraising is that donors will be more likely to support someone they trust (a friend, family member, etc.) Increasing your donor base. Reaching a new target demographic to add to your donor base.

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Fundraising with social media (particularly Facebook) means under- standing that donors don’t separate liking, sharing, or pledging, from donating,” explained John. Jeff Bauman , who lost both legs in the Boston Marathon Bombing in 2013, has the second most successful fundraiser on the site with over $800,000 raised. More than 1.5

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

Bloomerang

Harvey McKinnon and Andy Robinson will discuss how to build stronger donor relationships and how you can use this strategy to improve every kind of fundraising. But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang besides the webinars, we are a provider of donor management software. Is it okay, if I go ahead and kick things off officially?

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End-of-Year Giving: 21 Best Practices for a Great Campaign

Qgiv

No matter your donors’ reasons for giving, the stats above show that at the end of the year, they’re ready and willing to give. Put a matching gifts drive into action. Show the impact your donors are having. Plan a special email welcome series for new donors. How many donors did we retain into the new year?

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Leave it for tomorrow

Connection Cafe

Having lost a spouse to cancer, I wanted to make sure her legacy and her accomplishments are never forgotten. It has me thinking what I can do today that will impact tomorrow – help create a legacy with my gifts. ” This not only celebrates the gift, it also suggests to others that they could create a similar one.

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Book Review: “Charity Case”

Connection Cafe

Dan Pallotta would go on to invent the multi-day charitable event industry with the AIDS Rides and Breast Cancer 3-Days. Risk Taking in Pursuit of New Donors: It’s OK for a big budget movie or new product to flop. But, they could deduct 100% of gifts to charity from their taxes.

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