Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

The Challenge of Fundraising Planning for New Nonprofits Established nonprofits have an advantage in planning for fundraising — they can build their fundraising plan based on their numbers from prior years. You can start with a clean slate and build the fundraising plan you want. Let’s Build Your Fundraising Plan!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. That’s when the movement building can begin. Focusing on those areas where your goals overlap enables you to create a common ground, share a purpose; and that’s where you can build a movement. How does movement building really look? What’s our role?

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Greater Giving

APRIL 9, 2024

Hats, Horses, and Hope: How to Host a Winning Kentucky Derby Event The thrill of the race, the mint juleps flowing, and the outrageous hats – there’s something undeniably fun about the Kentucky Derby event. Share photos, videos, and updates to build excitement. This is also an excellent option for a sponsorship.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 21, 2010

The third guest post in my have fun, do good blogger series is by Amy Potthast. You can follow her on Twitter, @amypotthast How do I have fun and do good? — The idea is for the moms to build friendships that outlast the teen parents's teen years. Amy Potthast, Idealist.org This year, this question is easier to answer than ever.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 18, 2022

A problem or conflict in a story naturally builds a case for giving. For example, let’s say you’re a local children’s theater company. You are in an affluent neighborhood, so typically the children are not at risk. Their parents send them to your program as a fun, weekly activity. What’s the conflict in this scenario?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 25, 2022

Leadership must recognize this impact on their staff and adapt to strengthen and build a more resilient workplace to achieve sustainability. Leaders need to evaluate their leadership approach to ensure the style employed is designed to positively influence and empower their staff, promote success, and build collaboration.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

For our fictitious story, the plot is that many children only eat one meal a day — dinner. For example, our plot is that many children eat one meal a day and do poorly in school. Now, let’s take our fictitious elements and build a story. And the hero has a desire to overcome that problem. Your donation of $7.32

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Hosts need to factor in attendee safety while still hosting effective fundraisers, awareness-raising events, and team-building activities to keep moving forward. In the age of COVID, organizations have had to change up how they throw events. What Are Virtual Scavenger Hunts? Award a prize at the end.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

And because we love rapid ideation and an excuse for a fundraiser here at Whole Whale, we’ve put together over 30 fun nonprofit fundraising ideas for you to spring into this season. Get a selection of your breakfast favorites and a variety of milks — make it extra fun with a pajama party vibe for your supporters. Online Course.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 15, 2021

What volunteer retention strategies are needed to build a thriving team? Team building. Plan opportunities for volunteers to have fun together. Building this culture requires leadership with the knowledge, experience, and ability to look into the future of the organization. Share the love. Be organized.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

They also offer a fun, relaxed, social setting for you (and your board) to get to know your donors free of intimidation and formalities. . What high value “VIP” volunteer opportunities can you create to allow donors to feel a part of your mission in a fun, engaging way? Why should you do a donor cultivation event?

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

But it’s not a “build it and they will come” situation. In short, you need to build a CAMPAIGN. You can build a year-end campaign or a campaign to prepare for the coming winter months. If you’re trying to feed children in Africa, show a photo or clip of those kids. Make Your Online Fundraising Campaign FUN!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

If you’ve been part of the Salesforce community for a while, you’ve certainly heard of Trailhead — the fun way to learn about all things Salesforce. Our integrated learning map starts with content centered on beginner business users, and builds from there to advanced users, admins, and consultants. You may have even earned some badges.

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Whole Whale

MAY 23, 2022

Father’s Day is a great day to plan a fun fundraising campaign to honor the Dads in our community. You can also donate an amount based on the Father’s age to personalize the gift more, and even have a little fun as a joke. For example, you could offer donor rewards like personalized thank-you cards or social media shoutouts.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 18, 2021

For example, you could ask donors to provide meals for kids for the summer; this is a great idea because the cause is timely and the need is urgent as children impacted by food insecurity no longer have access to school lunches. Summer is a great time to host a local concert, game night, movie night in the park, or another fun event.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

Volunteers who are excited about their work will invite friends and family to join them in the fun, magically growing your volunteer base. Get to know your volunteers and build relationships, just like you do with donors. Craft stores are full of stickers, decals, paper punches, and other fun items to create little masterpieces.

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Qgiv

JULY 5, 2023

Big Brothers Big Sisters As an organization dedicated to mentoring children, Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) exemplifies how successful peer-to-peer campaigns can be for fundraising. Fun Runs and other walkathon-type events might be more common than bowling or golfing, but that doesn’t make them any less effective.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 6, 2021

People donate toys, clothing, and other gifts, and parents can come through and choose what they think their children would enjoy. Watching everyone—customers, staff, and volunteers alike—get SO EXCITED about Christmas presents was so fun. And, second, it helps you build momentum in your head. Abby Jarvis: I have a huge garden!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 19, 2021

How Leadership, Vulnerability, Brand Building, and Fighting Racism Co-Exist with Doyin Richards. Doyin will share his journey of building his brand and stepping into leadership to take action in a vulnerable space. There, he and his team assist Senate offices in building a diverse workforce that reflects the diversity of our nation.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Hello Have Fun Do Gooders! Most of the microvolunteering opportunities are for nonprofits, but the folks at The Extraordinaries recently added a Have Fun Do Good microvolunteer opportunity! My sorority contributes to the Robbie Page Memorial Fund every year and we also create a fun craft for children with terminal illnesses.

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2022

They’re also great if your org wants to reach new audiences and build deeper connections with existing supporters. You may be familiar with the more traditional peer-to-peers such as fun runs, bikeathons, and marathons but these types of events actually come in all forms.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

From books and DVDs to toys and party supplies, playtime has never been more educational and fun. Proceeds go to both the talented artisans that create the beautifully crafted products in the UNICEF Market and to help UNICEF save and protect children. 15) PBS Kids Shop :: shop.pbskids.org. 16) PETA Shop :: shop.peta.org.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2020

Here’s a roundup of tips for building your personal resilience as you begin to accept how COVID-19 has changed our daily lives. #1: Lots of fun to show off our neighborhoods or our dogs. One of those expectations is that children, dogs, and cats should not be seen or heard on zoom calls. It will be a marathon.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 29, 2022

There will be no shortage of inspiration from our keynote speakers, fun engagement online and via our mobile app, thought-provoking discussions, and a wealth of valuable takeaways, like practical tips from world-renowned experts. Representing institutions of all sizes, build your schedule today based on your individual learning goals.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 8, 2022

This schedule was created with the intention of allowing children in farming families to be home to help out during the planting and harvesting seasons in our primarily agricultural society. Volunteer to help at back-to-school registration days or help out at any welcome back fun fests or picnics schools have planned.

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Qgiv

MARCH 21, 2022

A benefit of supporting an outside organization, especially if it’s wrapped into a peer-to-peer event , gives hospital employees great team building experiences as they have fun raising funds! Work to build relationships with these individuals that are more personal and deeper than a fleeting connection.

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Candid

MAY 23, 2023

She and my great-grandfather worked as sharecroppers while raising eight children. We also indulged in self-care at Harambee by having so much fun. At the opening plenary brunch, Susan shared that together we are “transforming philanthropy so it empowers the leaders and organizations that build power in Black communities.”

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

If you’re looking for a new way to raise funds, engage donors, and build connections, look no further than a charity golf tournament. Besides the obvious fundraising power, golf events spread awareness about your organization, build and advance partnerships, and provide meaningful donor stewardship and outreach.

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CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

In reality, you should be thinking as much about relationship-building as you do fundraising this time of the year. For their Women Build initiative, volunteers were asked to raise money to participate in the build event. They mobilized over 140 fundraisers and raised a whopping $84,000+ in the process.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Having solid donor engagement strategies in place is important for any nonprofit that wants to inspire generosity in their community and build a base of lifelong supporters. Donor engagement is what your organization does to build and strengthen donor relationships and the methods you use to keep donors active and involved.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

For example, supporters who are parents often like fundraisers they can participate in with their children. Since you know that your supporters are passionate about improving student learning, why not build an educational aspect into your fundraiser? Another helpful factor to keep track of is donors’ preferred communication methods.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 16, 2008

Hello Have Fun * Do Good readers! I wanted to say thanks to all of you for reading Have Fun * Do Good for the past 2 1/2 years by giving away three copies of the book I've enjoyed reading the most so far this year, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace.One School At a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 20, 2020

However, many parents dread the fundraising season at their children’s schools. These parents want their children to experience field trips, sports teams, student organizations, and more, but they may have a hard time getting involved in the fundraising process that makes such events possible. . Art auction. Talent show.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2023

Your nonprofit can then use the data from these online documents to build a comprehensive database of information about donors. Events like 5Ks, fun runs, field days, and charity sports tournaments drum up a lot of excitement from donors and can be very profitable fundraisers.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

For the past few years, Nieuwe Generatie Brasil has chosen one particular project that needed funding each year for their Giving Tuesday campaign — making it the centerpiece of their campaign content across social media and newsletter communication, being it a new car to access the rural areas in 2020 or school appliances for the children in 2021.

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

And while there’s nothing wrong with your standard fundraiser, sometimes it’s fun to do something a bit different. Athens Rotary Club is holding a plunge event in February and encouraging costumes, teams, and all kinds of fun for their plunge. Golf tournaments are a great deal of fun for participants. Polar Plunge.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

These 31 ideas for online fundraising for nonprofits will help you reach your yearly goals and have fun while you do it! Educational webinars: Educational webinars can help your organization raise funds through registrations and build credibility by positioning it as an authority. This drives trust that can encourage future giving.

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