Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

Quiet phase - 6-24 months: During this phase, you’ll secure the bulk of your fundraising goal (at least 75%) through major gifts from lead donors and board members without broadcasting the campaign to the broader public.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2022

One study by Jen Shang and Rachel Croson informed callers to a public broadcasting pledge drive that a previous donor had given $75, $180, or $300. Try to allude to a particular community of like-minded folks to whom your donor relates, as in “most ACLU supporters give” or “most church members give” or “most families give.”.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2009

The app is designed to help people find and share popular energy-saving ideas, and reports that its users have collectively so far made “186 pledges to save $6243.27 and 22735 kilograms of CO2 per year.&#. I think 4% is great for the YesWeConserve application! I’d certainly be proud!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

After an unsuccessful trademark battle with British Sky Broadcasting Group , Microsoft has just changed SkyDrive’s name to OneDrive. Apple is a major donor with a pledge of $100 million. In any case, the service has allowed the company to build a unified database of our personal affinities to engage us more deeply.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

In public broadcasting, for example, where direct mail is the main vehicle for acquisition (other than on-air pledge drives), the people donating in response to Direct Mail campaigns are 65+. One of the main drawbacks about Direct Mail is that the people who donate money, on average, are older and older.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

On the “birthdays” section of their website, after discovering that many others with the same birthday as you––and 47,492 people in total at the time of writing––have asked for donations instead of presents for their birthday, charity: water tells you how cool celebrities like Depeche Mode and Tony Hawk pledged their birthdays to the nonprofit.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

Came up with sassy email newsletter and went against broadcasting best practices. They created a creative online check-in process that allowed people to check in for the event online and pledge to complet fundraising post-event. Use of Convio's multi-lingual tools helped CI reach out to both English and Spanish speakers. Winner: KQED.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

As an added benefit these types of classes are often easy to broadcast live. Funds can be raised through pledge campaigns, entry fees, and other donation efforts. Cooking classes have a broad appeal because they attract not just gourmet food, but also individuals who want to learn new skills. 4) Happy hours/wine tasting.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Email Communications Honorable Mention: NRDC - National Resource Defense Council Winner: KQED Came up with sassy email newsletter and went against broadcasting best practices. They created a creative online check-in process that allowed people to check in for the event online and pledge to complet fundraising post-event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2012

You can either broadcast live (think of it as your own radio station) or host the messages on the Cinchcast server for later listening. This website allows your supporters to pledge to donate with each Facebook Status Update or Tweet they post on Facebook or Twitter. Donors can pledge as little as $.01 USTREAM :: ustream.tv.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A traditional telethon is a fundraising event broadcast on television during which donors can call in and give to a cause. Pro tip: Get as many of your sponsors involved as possible, whether that means donating items or providing a venue for the day of. Business owners will love having the opportunity to make a difference on Giving Tuesday.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

In public broadcasting, for example, where direct mail is the main vehicle for acquisition (other than on-air pledge drives), the people donating in response to Direct Mail campaigns are 65+. One of the main drawbacks about Direct Mail is that the people who donate money, on average, are older and older.

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Demographics Social Media Online Advocacy 45

Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

In public broadcasting, for example, where direct mail is the main vehicle for acquisition (other than on-air pledge drives), the people donating in response to Direct Mail campaigns are 65+. One of the main drawbacks about Direct Mail is that the people who donate money, on average, are older and older.

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Demographics Social Media Advocacy Online 34

Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

With informative sessions, this workshop is a must for all PBS fundraisers and provides the opportunity to hear about best practices and the challenges facing pledge today. The two-day event features dynamic breakout sessions, interactive workshops, industry experts, and inspiring keynote speakers.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

For example, a website can be used to share educational and scheduling information, social media can be used for broadcasting updates widely, and text messaging and email marketing software can both be used to share specific information with individual supporters. Pledge signatures. Volunteer applications. Email subscriptions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2009

2) Can you tell me about the "Pledge to End Hunger" that you recently launched to benefit Share Our Strength? An individual "contributed" 35 lbs of Tyson food just by signing an online pledge to take a meaningful action to help end childhood hunger in America. Metrics for Success - Primary: # of people signing the pledge.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2021

After you know the campaign details, you can start broadcasting those details to your dedicated supporters. Direct supporters to set up peer-to-peer pages and ask for pledges based on the distance they walk (i.e. $5 Recruit your peer-to-peer fundraising volunteers. Offer the opportunity as a way to get involved with your nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

You can either broadcast live (think of it as your own radio station) or host the messages on the Cinchcast server for later listening. This website allows your supporters to pledge to donate with each Facebook Status Update or Tweet they post on Facebook or Twitter. Donors can pledge as little as $.01 USTREAM :: ustream.tv.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

You can either broadcast live (think of it as your own radio station) or host the messages on the Cinchcast server for later listening. Each month, DollarPerMonth.org selects three charities for its members (who have pledged to donate a minimum of $1 per month) to vote on. Donors can pledge as little as $.01

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

You can either broadcast live (think of it as your own radio station) or host the messages on the Cinchcast server for later listening. This website allows your supporters to pledge to donate with each Facebook Status Update or Tweet they post on Facebook or Twitter. Donors can pledge as little as $.01 USTREAM :: ustream.tv.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Most nonprofits have not yet embraced Twitter’s new Vine App , thus they may not have an understanding of how to record and broadcast the world (and social good) in six second bites. Even more amazing, their smartphone and tablet apps allow you to broadcast live from anywhere, anytime… for free. Vine :: vine.co.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

You can either broadcast live (think of it as your own radio station) or host the messages on the Cinchcast server for later listening. Each month, DollarPerMonth.org selects three charities for its members (who have pledged to donate a minimum of $1 per month) to vote on. DollarPerMonth.org :: dollarpermonth.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

You can either broadcast live (think of it as your own radio station) or host the messages on the Cinchcast server for later listening. This website allows your supporters to pledge to donate with each Facebook Status Update or Tweet they post on Facebook or Twitter. Donors can pledge as little as $.01 USTREAM :: ustream.tv.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 29, 2020

They should also provide a means for grantees to broadcast a project proposal to multiple funders, simultaneously. Grants management systems should provide a simple way to share or reuse applications initially completed for another funder.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

LoudSauce focuses on crowd funding for pro-social advertising media buys (billboards, broadcast spots, etc.). Also note that most of these platforms use a "threshold pledge" or "tipping point" system: if you don't meet your goal by your deadline, you raise nothing. The USA Projects platform supports individual artists.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2006

" So basically you pledge to do something if x number of people pledge to help you. The pledges range from changing a city to changing the world. The concept is: Tell the world ???I???ll ll do it, but only if you???ll ll help me do it." I will do this for free for a minimum of six months (in my free time).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2005

I met Lucy Hooberman, of BBC R&D at the Global s London Summit where I learned about her pledge on pledgebank. I, Lucy Hooberman, will mentor a minimum of two people in the developing world in the area of my skills base and expertise (media, communications, broadcasting , democratic media building, participatory media, community video).

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