Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Other gatherings and receptions at the end of each day provide ample opportunities to introduce yourself to like-minded fundraisers who can share ideas and support with you. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference AFP ICON and NTC are fun and educational, but they’re really big conferences! Check out our recap of AFP ICON 2023 here.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

With any end-of-year giving letters, it’s best to say thank you to donors for their support over the past year—especially to donors who have already made a gift, attended an event, or donated their time by volunteering over the course of the year. Highlight your major accomplishments. Thank your donors. Be creative and heartfelt.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

blog and executive director, Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History , told me about this amazing and fun co-created card game to help you think about self-care activities called the The Space Deck. STILLNESS : quieting the mind and body to develop calmness and focus. Nina Simon, a long time colleague and author of the Museum 2.0

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

You see, your annual fundraising plan is a treasure map that leads you to the exact activities that will raise the most money for your nonprofit over the course of the coming year. When you create your fundraising plan based on your strengths and your organization’s assets, you’ll find fundraising easier and more fun. Write it down!

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Keep these considerations in mind when developing your schedule: Determine the types of shifts you will offer. For example, you might fill your calendar with various recurring and one-time opportunities based on your program’s needs. Keeping your volunteer schedule updated and organized is key to reaching your program goals.

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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. Online Course. Remember, too, that many supporters wouldn’t mind the chance to re-live their prom days in an inclusive space that didn’t exist when we were pinning on corsages and renting limos. Online Fundraising Essentials.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Otherwise, it’s just a fun meeting. There’s nothing wrong with fun, but you need to be strategic in your work. Having 5-10 good questions in mind can help you make sure you get the answers you’re looking for from the meeting. Or “What do you do for fun?”. 10 Questions You Can Ask Major Donors.

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OneCause

MARCH 14, 2023

With this in mind, how should your nonprofit go about effectively marketing your next fundraiser? Once the foundational pieces of the event are secured, it’s time to build out a marketing calendar. If not, the organization risks not only losing the investment in the event, but potential donations.

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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

AUGUST 14, 2020

Here are a few things to keep in mind while creating your reimagined competitive experience. Don’t let social distancing stop the fun, and keep in mind that not every community building event should be virtual. A robust community calendar for all participants.

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Qgiv

MARCH 28, 2022

Of course, donations are a common source of funds for nonprofits, but other than that, how do nonprofits make money? The first thing that comes to mind for many people when they consider how nonprofits make money is fundraising. It’s essential to budget accurately and keep in mind your expense ratios when you’re planning an event.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

What strategies do you have in mind? An organization that started a drive-through hot chocolate and cookies fundraiser during the pandemic turned it into a fun in-person event, and it sold out! Block off time on your calendar for fundraising planning. Give yourself three two-hour blocks over the course of a week or so.

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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. Fun, Games, and Giveaways! Fun is almost always engaging, especially humorous photos, articles, and observations. But make them fun too.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2020

To help your team similarly during this isolating time, we put together some engagement ideas and activities to get on your employees’ calendars. Pro-tip: when sending out a calendar invite, try to make the event for the same time each week to avoid conflicts and keep it top of mind. Virtual Happy Hours. Virtual Show and Tell.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Check out the full conference agenda and add events to your calendar. Never mind the Olympics; the NTC Geek Games are a true test of your geek strength. Come join us for fun and games at our second annual Geek Games. Find a full list of all attendees, speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors. Prepare your conference strategy.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

If your CSR programs are not integrated across lines of business and support departments, keep in mind this is a journey. Keep in mind, executive teams are really busy! Before you create your annual campaign calendar or set fundraising goals, make sure you take time to assess, assess, assess. Increase Employee Giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

I used my holiday break as an opportunity for a brief digital detox and time for family, travel and fun. When you have worked in a field a long time (for me it has been over 3 decades), you have to keep an open mind about remembering and reflecting on what you have heard before — looking at as if it was new.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

And yet the most charitable giving that happens in all of the calendar year is December 31st. So I want you to keep that in mind that it’s not too late. There are some people, I have, it’s a mental list, and I’m hoping that they will read my mind, and I’m hoping that they will give a lot of money, right?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 12, 2022

This isn’t to underplay Christmas’s role but to include the other moments of the fall and winter calendar which are culturally significant to minorities within our potential donor pool. Kislev is a month in the Hebrew calendar and usually falls in November or December. This festival lasts eight days and nights. There are 7.5

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 5, 2022

other words, you need to be there mind, body, and soul. Use your calendar to block off personal meetings (from a date night to parent teacher conference meetings) just like you do at work and hold to it just like you would a conference call. Question: How do you maintain the discipline to be where your feet are?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2021

other words, you need to be there mind, body, and soul. Use your calendar to block off personal meetings (from a date night to parent teacher conference meetings) just like you do at work and hold to it just like you would a conference call. Question: How do you maintain the discipline to be where your feet are?

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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. Of course, engaging your corporate partners in donation matching is a great way to engage donors and boost your efforts.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 28, 2021

other words, you need to be there mind, body, and soul. Use your calendar to block off personal meetings (from a date night to parent teacher conference meetings) just like you do at work and hold to it just like you would a conference call. How do you maintain the discipline to be where your feet are?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 24, 2022

Donors find the idea of winning a coveted prize to be exciting, fun and new, and nonprofits have an opportunity to expand their reach beyond an existing donor base to a broad audience that cares about the cause. In this scenario, you can get very targeted with your prize, and have fun catering to your members’ preferences!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

By Sean Kosofsky , is the Nonprofit Fixer and founder of Mind the Gap Consulting. He offers courses, consulting, and coaching to transform your organization and your leadership. Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? Swag or merch: calendars, printables, planners, notebooks. Plaque or award.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And when you are kicking off your fiscal year or your calendar year, set those expectations high so people know what they can do to be helpful. So could each of our board members over the course of the year thank 25 people, make five phone calls, write five thank you notes, write five emails. Here’s our event calendar.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

But the bigger takeaway here is that February 14 is possibly the biggest untapped day of giving on the calendar. What is the first nonprofit to come to mind? Another quiet little secret is making sure you engage local Girl and Boy Scouts groups who are always looking for ways to engage in socially minded ways. Claiming the Day.

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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. Emotional branding. Make it count!

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Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2022

A fundraising 5K/Fun Run. The next step in crafting your fundraising plan is assigning responsibilities to your staff, board members, and other volunteers and adding them to a calendar. Keep in mind that to carry out your fundraising plan effectively and efficiently, you’ll require the support of dedicated fundraising tools.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

We’re going to have some fun over the next hour or so. Again, no matter how experienced you get, it tends to be that fears will inevitably arise in the course of our major gift work. So I’m going to look specifically at three fears that you can expect to arise over the course of your major gift work.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

But there are still opportunities, and there is some changes that funders have made to be mindful of those things during COVID. And of course, diversity, equity and inclusion, there’s been a lot of money, especially in the corporate space. So before I go into ARPA, are there any questions, Steven, that I should be mindful of?

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 6, 2017

Here is a rock-solid social media posting calendar and scheduler that your nonprofit can use this year: Ultimate monthly social media scheduling guide: January: Welcome to the new year! October: Be mindful that there are many Jewish holidays in the month of October, so engagement may be low even in instances when you have something to say.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

If you’re watching the recording, I hope you’re having a good day, no matter where you are, but we’re going to have some fun over the next hour or so. If you’re going to share this with a board member, that’d be kind of fun too. So keep that in mind. And so this is where it gets kind of fun.

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Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

We got a really fun panel discussion for you all around what you should do if you happen to find yourself out of the job in the fundraising and nonprofit sector. We’re going to have some fun over the next hour or so. We got a fun panel and a moderator for you. Mimosa: Yes, of course. I’m Steven. This is great.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

We’re going to have some fun over the next hour or so. Again, no matter how experienced you get, it tends to be that fears will inevitably arise in the course of our major gift work. So I’m going to look specifically at three fears that you can expect to arise over the course of your major gift work.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

It’s fun with calendars and countdowns. Of course there’s no hard and fast answer: depending on the type of campaign you’re running, your organization, your donors, and dozens of other factors, the length of time can vary. The more specific, the better. You want to sweat the small stuff.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

And let’s see if we can get your slides going here, if you don’t mind sharing again. And again, this idea that death is as natural as birth, it’s inevitable sooner or later, we’re all hoping for later, of course, but, at times in life, it’s more top of mind. So, Claire, I will pipe down here.

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