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Eight Fundamental Concepts for Successful Non-Profit Fundraising Events

The Fundraising Authority

Fundraising events are a staple part of non-profit development programs worldwide. Your goal as a fundraiser is to make sure that you are maximizing your events to raise as much money as possible, without wasting valuable time and resources. Fundraising events are still fundraising , and all of the rules of fundraising apply.

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10 Powerful Online Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Emily Rose Patz , Senior Copywriter at DonorPerfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Those aboard the online fundraising train tend to not look back. Even if you’re confident that online fundraising is the right direction, it’s hard to know how and where to get started.

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9.5 Tips to Writing Cleaver Headlines – Nonprofit newsletter subject line examples

Whole Whale

To make sure your newsletter gets opened, you need to write clever (not the knife) headlines that cut to the point and entice people to click. . The best headlines are usually shorter than six words. Because people are busy and they don’t have time to read a novel. Keep your headlines short, sweet, and to the point.

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How To: Write Fundraising Auction Item Descriptions

Greater Giving

How to make sure you have the right fundraising auction item descriptions to entice your guests to bid on them. Auctions are a popular event for nonprofits to put on their fundraising calendars , whether hosted as a standalone affair or part of a larger function, such as a charity gala. But how do you write a great description?

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Top Do’s and Don’ts for Fundraising While Navigating the News Cycle

Media Cause

As a nonprofit fundraiser, only so much is under your control. At any given moment, world events, social movements, and all manner of crises can shift the fundraising environment as they unfold. 5 Do’s and Don’t of Navigating the News Cycle When Fundraising 1. The nature of the news is frenetic and fluctuating.

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Year-End Fundraising Basics: From Donor List Vitality To Finding The Best Angle For Your Creative Content

Bloomerang

Listen carefully and you’ll hear the call going up in charity offices everywhere: What’s the plan for our end-of-year fundraising campaign ? In this article I hone in on two critical factors for fast tracking end-of-year fundraising strategies. There is no one size fits all answer to this question. Invest in your donors.

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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

What if we could have a conversation about fundraising strategy with David Ogilvy, founder of Ogilvy a leading marketing/PR firm and deemed the ‘Father of Advertising’? This engineering insight became his headline: “At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in a Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock.”

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