Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Nonprofits need every tool possible to entice donors to join and then stick around for years. Some organizations use donor perks or benefits to do this. One way to create a major donor program or donor perks system is to replicate one from another organization. Many sponsors and donors want recognition for their support.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Ask local bakeries to offer sweets to sell to further motivate donors to purchase a treat. You can also put out a donation jar for donors who want to support your cause but don’t want to purchase an item. Your donors can purchase raffle tickets for the chance to win cool prizes donated from local businesses.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Pet Fundraisers Host events like dog walks, pet parades, dog washes, or pet costume contests and charge admission/entry fees. Photo Contest Organize a low-cost photo contest, charging entry fees and showcasing winning photos through an exhibition or calendar sale (either of which could end up being another way to raise funds).

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

The contestants on The Great British Baking Show manage to get it right with impressive frequency. Balance your activities, keeping you from letting entire months slip by with no active fundraising, then squeezing in too many fundraisers and Asks at the end of the year (which feels really crappy to donors!). Can you do it? And another.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Start planning your communications calendar now. Don’t be afraid to let your donors in and tell them how the pandemic has affected your organization. Get creative this year and brainstorm ways you can engage your supporters with a fully virtual or hybrid event, contests, matching gifts, and challenges.

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sgEngage

MAY 12, 2023

From expanding your nonprofit’s reach and making your events more accessible to donors all over the world to boosting your revenue, a virtual auction is a modern and exciting fundraising event that every nonprofit should consider adding to their calendar. Streamlined registration and checkout process.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 31, 2021

Start planning your communications calendar now. Let your donors know what specific problem they are helping to solve. Don’t be afraid to let your donors in and tell them how the pandemic has affected your organization. Tag donors in your posts to get your post in front of more people. Tip #5 : Thank your donors!

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Text-to-give is a powerful donation tool that offers donors a way to easily give to their favorite nonprofits right from their phones. Text-to-give tools streamline the donation process and can even encourage donors to give more (and more frequently!). They should receive an email confirmation of their donation. Simplicity of use.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Your messaging will also be important after the fact, as you’ll need to thank your donors and encourage them to continue supporting your mission. Giving Tuesday is a great time to encourage your donors, staff, volunteers, and even board members to reach out to their own networks of friends, family, and professional connections.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Repeat repeat donors. Take advantage of one of those random holidays to foster some recurring donors: Email your one-time donors from the last year with an invitation to repeat their donation. Repeat donors. I see what you did there, @wholewhale… Here's the one day in June to encourage repeat donors.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Connecting with donors comes in many shapes and sizes, so do what will work best for you. ? Host a contest or giveaway on your social platforms to gain traction and increase engagement. Mark your calendars! Try to appeal to potential donors’ emotions and logic. There is no right or wrong way to participate. November 27 ?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

You can host a contest for your volunteers to come up with designs for their blankets. A calendar There are many different kinds of calendars. You can get creative and design a beautiful calendar that volunteers can place on their desks or walls. Blankets Get creative and design your own blankets!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

In the report “ How Giving Contests Can Strengthen Nonprofits and Communities ,” sponsored by the Case Foundation and released today, Geoff Livingston analyzes the impact of Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington and the repercussions for other regions and nonprofit communities.

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Care2

AUGUST 12, 2012

Develop a One-Year Campaign Calendar. Instead focus on up to three signature campaigns that your supporters are excited about and develop a calendar that outlines: Monthly actions. You can also plan photo and caption contests on Facebook, Pinit contests on Pinterest, organize protests, and house parties, Fundraising appeals.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

These tickets can attract donors willing to pay a premium for an enhanced experience. For nonprofits who use Neon CRM as their donor management platform and Neon Websites as their website builder, creating an event page is a breeze! Use countdowns and teasers to pique interest and ensure potential attendees mark their calendars.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

We've seen that campaigns are more successful when potential donors are primed and educated before hitting that donate button. Pull reports on your most active donors and supporters, and send them a special email a few days prior to #GivingTuesday. Are you finding ways to include donors and supporters in your storytelling?

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Your board, donors, and activists love it too. Create a broad annual online marketing calendar, which lays out the major marketing initiatives, campaigns, and priorities for the entire year. Share a story, donate money, sign up for a contest, watch a video, etc.). What are the short-term and long-term goals and objectives?

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

As you prepare for your fundraiser, canvas your local businesses and donors for items, coupons, or vouchers. Costume contest. If it’s getting close to Halloween, take costumes to the next level with a peer-to-peer costume contest. Cookie-decorating contest. T-shirts, calendars, and other team merch sales.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

April 7 is National Handmade Day, but even if that date doesn’t work for your calendar, wine and paint go together like PB and J. Host a rib, pie, or hot dog eating contest and have “tip jars” for people to show their support for their favorite competitors in the form of donations. Paint Night or Craft-acular. BBQ for Good.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

This led to acquisition tactics like iPad giveaway contests, buying lists and hiding unsubscribe buttons and practices of “email blasts”. But, with engagement a key factor for delivery, some donors and advocates stopped receiving email from organizations they supported. That’s ok, not every relationship works out.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 4, 2017

The contest ends on April 24, 2017, so get those submissions in soon. By committing resources to making sure that the data you take in is accurate and that your existing data is current, your donor database will be more reliable and save you money in the long term. Be prepared to listen to donors' reasons for no longer giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2014

That purpose, of course, is to build a life-long relationship with alumni of your nonprofit’s program or school so that they are a donor and champion for your organization. It does have a Star Wars theme, but he created a fun caption contest. Here are some tips for games and giveaway contests on Facebook.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Run contests to encourage people to share pictures or publish posts. If you approach the event with an editorial calendar in mind, homecoming can generate fodder for blog posts, special email blasts, collages, and extra social media posts for the coming months. Day-of gimmicks can prompt people to take the party online. Moving Forward.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Start with a Social Media Editorial Calendar In order to plan out your social media, you first need to create an editorial calendar. An editorial calendar is basically just a content map or a guide that helps you map out your nonprofit’s content (including social media) for the year. Don’t let this term scare you.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Enhanced technology has made giving simple and convenient, so why aren’t you booming with success and increasing your donors and donations year over year? Before you create your annual campaign calendar or set fundraising goals, make sure you take time to assess, assess, assess. Sounds like you?

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Conduct audience research using your donor database to determine your supporters’ demographics and preferred communication platforms. Online contests or challenges. Incorporate contests or challenges into your annual social media posting calendar to generate organic engagement with your followers. Social media polls.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

The Collaborative used virtual networking happy hours, gamification and contests, and attendee-to-attendee live chat to facilitate this. If you’re looking for where to begin, check out the resource How to Start and Manage Your Nonprofit’s Email Marketing Calendar. Therefore, post-event emails are just as important.

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

engage with donors online. Conduct audience research using your donor database to determine your supporters’ demographics and preferred communication platforms. Online contests or challenges. Whether you’re hoping to better. multichannel strategy. . Increase engagement surrounding virtual events. . surrounding. your events.

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

Increasing Donor Engagement: By creating engaging content, you can encourage engagement, spark conversations, and build a dedicated following around your cause. Expanding Your Donor Base: One of the key benefits of social media is its unparalleled ability to reach new audiences.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

And if that isn't enough, TechSoup is also running a contest with $10,000 in cash prizes. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group. Austin, Texas: Engaging the Millennial Donor.

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The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Introduction The holiday season holds a special place, not just on our calendars, but also in our hearts. Encourage donors to maximize their impact with matching gift programs, potentially doubling or even tripling their contributions and making a significant difference to your cause.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

supporters who want to make a gift online, you don’t want to run into a situation where a form or page is broken, not optimized, or otherwise creating friction for the donor. For example, you wouldn’t send a long-time major donor a welcome letter and information packet about your mission. The recency of the donor’s contributions .

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Achieve

JANUARY 31, 2022

Whether you’re hoping to better engage with donors online or grow your online following, use these four strategies to combat digital fatigue and re-engage your supporters: Use a multichannel strategy. Conduct audience research using your donor database to determine your supporters’ demographics and preferred communication platforms.

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See3

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

I think this is a common subconscious set of thoughts from donors. A typical match program will get a high-net-worth donor to conditionally pledge some money, say, $75,000. Often this is a nice way to up a gift from a major donor as well as getting your base excited. The major donors get more attention. OK, you got me.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 5, 2014

Nonprofits must now communicate with five generations of donors , supporters, and communities served: 1. Create an editorial calendar that allows for flexibility while at same time allocates a minimal number of required content creation and distribution. Chapter 1: Nonprofit Technology and Fundraising. Chapter 9: Facebook.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

With almost 40% of smaller nonprofits hosting at least two to five events every year, everyone involved with your organization, from your volunteers and staff to your donors and event attendees, will stand to benefit. If your donors and community members aren’t interested in attending the event you’re putting on, most of them won’t show up.

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