.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

To refresh and reset, save November 2 on your calendar. After the launch party, the fun starts. Use revenue, retention, renewal, learning, event, and behavioral data to unlock hidden information. You wish that your morning coffee came with a side of creativity. Save the Date Register for.orgCommunity’s Solutions Day.

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OneCause

MARCH 14, 2023

As those in the nonprofit world realize, few things are as effective—or as time consuming—as fundraising events. These events bring in big time donations, and can have a huge impact on furthering the organization’s cause. If not, the organization risks not only losing the investment in the event, but potential donations.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2022

With the introduction of culture to a digital environment, we saw interpersonal dynamics in a new light.orgCommunity , our professional development and networking organization, was thrilled to host two in-person events that brought people together to explore those themes and discuss significant issues that emerged from our post-pandemic experience.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JULY 25, 2023

A crucial part of this strategy should be the creation of a year-round fundraising calendar. This calendar serves as a roadmap for your organization, guiding your fundraising efforts and ensuring that you’re consistently engaging donors and potential supporters throughout the year. Looking for inspiration?

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CauseVox

MAY 16, 2022

Planning an event is a daunting task for most nonprofits. You may be wondering, will adding fundraising tickets to the event just complicate things? The answer is simple: it has the potential to make your event more effective and to help you raise more money. Decide On Event Format: Virtual, In-Person or Hybrid?

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

Mark your calendar for Thursday, October 11, and Friday, October 12. If you’re not familiar with this two-day virtual event, keep reading for a rundown on what it is and how to participate. That’s why we put together this annual event. Traveling for conferences can be tough (and expensive!). When is Generosity Xchange 2023?

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 25, 2024

For example, a “Song of the Week” newsletter section might seem fun (and, to be fair, it is!), Share upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, organization updates, etc., Whatever you do, maintain a content calendar and be consistent. Who organizes the events that members have so much fun attending?

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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. Enroll Now.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 29, 2023

When that piece of software has a ton of features—like donor management tools, fundraising features, events capabilities, membership management, email and website builders, and on and on—there’s even more to learn. Fun Fact These courses were designed by a team of professional educators and instructors to be clear, concise, and useful.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 19, 2023

This can be through your website , emails, and events. To get the best results from your welcome process, be sure to: Personalize your member welcome letters: Celebrate your new members with a letter tailored to them by including details like their name and membership level.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

The money you raise should come from a variety of sources including individual donors, foundations, and events. Follow my 1-10-100 Rule to ensure a healthy mix of revenue streams: 1 special event: That’s right. Make it a signature event and pour all your effort into it so it’s as successful as possible. Not 10, not five.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Volunteer appreciation gifts help show volunteers that your organization celebrates their hard work and recognizes their efforts. This can be a fun way to engage your volunteers and remind them of a fun memory whenever they wear their masks! A party Host a fun experience to show appreciation to volunteers.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 14, 2020

This post will cover competitive fundraising events, such as cycling, endurance, and race events. While walks attract participation from a broad-based audience without an implicit need to be athletic, competitive events attract those with an affinity for the activity itself and those seeking to become more athletic.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 19, 2020

The paradigm for campaigns that have moved forward has been reactive to this point – taking an in-person event and making it virtual. In undertaking a landscape review of many well-known P2P event websites, findings were consistent with that paradigm across spring events. However, fall event websites told a much different story.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Sessions about fundraising and event planning are plentiful, but so are sessions around bookkeeping, IT management, staff development, and more. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference AFP ICON and NTC are fun and educational, but they’re really big conferences! There’s something for everyone! Check out our recap of AFP ICON 2023 here.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

We’ve put together over 30 fun nonprofit fundraising ideas for you to spring into this season. For any of these ideas make sure you have the following technical elements: Event name, date, and details in an email/flyer/social post. Website or event page so people can find it. Way to accept donations or money from the event.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 4, 2023

Or a note that thanks you for your gift, tells you that he spent it on a new video game, mentions how hard and fun the game is, and includes a picture of him while he’s playing the game? Here are two templates—one for a receipt and initial thank-you note and one for a post-event update—you can use to jumpstart the writing process.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

This strategy helps educate them that you have a lot on tap already and that you won’t be dropping everything to sell poinsettias, publish a cookbook, enter a national contest, or write a letter to a celebrity asking for money (or whatever else they’ve come up with). Leave out events that cost too much relative to what they brought in.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Check out their event page for inspiration: 3. Get an idea of what your campaign could be like by checking out their event page: 4. Auctions are fun at any time of year, but Giving Tuesday presents extra opportunities for your nonprofit to host a successful auction. Team up with local news. Host an auction.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

If you get kids in on the fundraising fun, you have a great opportunity to teach them important values like leadership, responsibility, goal-setting, team building, and community engagement. Hosting a car wash is a classic fundraising event that’ll keep your community’s cars sparkling clean. Easy Fundraising Ideas for Kids. Straw Draw.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 8, 2022

With more families living in urban and suburban areas, some schools have shifted to a year-round or alternative academic calendar, but the majority of schools still keep a start date sometime in August, making it the perfect awareness month for back-to-school preparations. How to celebrate National Back to School Month.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 13, 2022

As a busy fundraiser or nonprofit data professional, your calendar is already packed, so wouldn’t it be great to have a cheat sheet to plan your schedule for bbcon, Blackbaud’s Tech Conference for Good ? Can’t-Miss Marquee Events. We’ve got you covered. Where to start? Register now for bbcon 2022. Bonus: bbcon registration is free.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

In the following blog post, we will delve into practical strategies to help your nonprofit maximize its efforts during the crucial calendar year-end period. It goes without saying, but calendar year-end is a critical time for many nonprofit organizations. percent after inflation adjustments) for calendar year-end giving in 2022.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

There are many ways you can get involved in the celebrations this month, and this week we are focused on the people and technology in fundraising and programs. Celebrate Member Appreciation Month This is your time to meet your peers in the community and celebrate, so have lots of fun (and free) things to offer!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 30, 2022

Every June, the LGBTQ+ community and allies come together to celebrate love and friendship, to show how far the equality movement has come, and how much more work there is to do. Many major cities worldwide will most likely host pride events in the form of a parade. Pride feels more of the latter this year than in previous years.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2009

Did you know that in some countries International Women's Day (March 8) is celebrated with flowers and gifts? Numerous nonprofits and NGOs are organizing events and campaign to celebrate. I've included a sampling below, and hope that you'll add other events in the comments. You can find UN-related events on WomenWatch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

Celebrate the Accomplishments of Individuals in Your Alumni Network. Celebratory interactions should be a consistent part of your engagement and content calendar, so set up systems to capture and share alumni personal, social, and professional news. Fun, Games, and Giveaways! What’s more fun than a color war on Facebook?

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

On Tuesday, November 30, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students worldwide will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage philanthropic giving. We want to ensure you’re prepared to share your nonprofit’s story and successfully navigate this worldwide giving event!

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

To help you build your content plan, Neon One has created a 2024 Nonprofit Calendar that you can download as a PDF or add to your existing personal calendar. To download the calendar or learn more about nonprofit content planning, here’s a quick overview of this article: What’s in Neon One’s 2024 Nonprofit Calendar?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 30, 2014

Spring is often event season in the nonprofit world and I’ve been involved in my fair share over the past few months as a speaker at a gala, volunteer at a 5k fun run, an attendee at a “friend raiser” for a local politician and a few others in between. Clear Goals and Objectives.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Your alumni post on Facebook, addictively scroll through Instagram and celebrate their marriages with custom hashtags; having a social strategy for homecoming helps you find them where they are. But, since social media is never effortless, it takes a lot of prep work and thought to create something that complements a big event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Audience size, breadth, and depth: If your organization has big lists, lots of traffic to your website or blog or social media pages, or big crowds at events, there are many ways to turn this into a donor benefit. Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? Do you have the news clippings of major events in your files?

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Not only that, but with the move to more and more online giving (there was a 32% increase in online revenue in 2020), events like #GivingTuesday have become an even more important part of your fundraising calendar. Activity or Event: An event is a great way to raise funds for your year-end campaign on the spot.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2011

The organization was celebrating its 40 year anniversary and several very fabulous accomplishments, too. There was just one problem: The First Lady’s presence required all guests to be screened through a metal detector which meant long lines of event goers waiting around with nothing to do. Author: Emily Goodstein. Have no fear!

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Before you create your annual campaign calendar or set fundraising goals, make sure you take time to assess, assess, assess. Develop a calendar of fundraising initiatives when your colleagues will not be overly distracted, inundated or adjusting to significant change. meetings, employee events, etc. Increase Employee Giving.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 26, 2013

They love getting together, they have a lot of fun and they love that they can make difference to a cause.”. I hope the efforts we make for the event make it more enjoyable and make it easier to fundraise,” Tori said. “We We let our participants know that we are just the facilitators of this event. Make it a Year-Long Event.

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The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Festive Fundraising: 10 Inspiring Ideas to Spread Joy and Generosity ‘Tis the season to give, create, and celebrate the goodness within all of us! Introduction The holiday season holds a special place, not just on our calendars, but also in our hearts.

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