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How Nonprofits Can Leverage Organic Social Media to Increase Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This combination puts immense pressure on nonprofits to find creative ways to engage supporters and bring in donations. Show real humans talking to the camera through videos and storytelling. Promote donation options, but don’t overdo asks. Be transparent: Openly share how your donations are used. Say their name.

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How to Move Your Nonprofit Forward During COVID-19 with Virtual Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

With people out of work, would they be willing to donate, etc.”. We then shifted all communications to an “Online Auction” event, transition ticket purchases into auction credit or donations, sponsor dollars into auction credit and online marketing, and schedule virtual happy hours every night of our 5 day auction.”. “[I]

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Creative Ways to Use QR Codes at Your Fundraising Event

Greater Giving

All mobile users need to do is hold up their phone or device to scan the QR code—typically using a camera app—and the link associated appears. Accept Donations. Few people these days prefer to write checks when making a donation—plus, it takes extra time and postage! To accept donations through your website, use a QR code!

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Flip Video Is Now a Donation Program

Tech Soup

Cisco has launched a new Flip Video donation program with TechSoup. Eligible nonprofits and libraries can now each request up to five bundles of MinoHD and UltraHD video cameras. About the Cameras. With Flip Video cameras, you can take up to one hour of high-quality digital, high-definition video anywhere.

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Mastering Your Virtual or Hybrid Event: A Program that Keeps Guests Smiling – pt.1

Greater Giving

A purely online fundraiser with a livestream, a remote auction and a virtual donation appeal was new to almost everyone—there were no tricks of the trade or conventional wisdom to fall back on, and many of the classic approaches to fundraising simply didn’t apply. 1 appeared first on Greater Giving Blog.

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3 Innovative Ways to Use QR Codes to Boost Your Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

However, with the rise of smartphones with cameras, they’ve exploded in popularity, meaning everyone who owns a smartphone essentially owns a QR scanner. Donations The first and most important way your nonprofit can use QR codes is to direct supporters to your donation page. Giving impact labels. Matching and recurring gifts.

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Top 10 scary things about fundraising in a small nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

You have to stay within the time they’ve given you to speak and try to say something inspiring so that your audience wants to either get involved in your nonprofit or make a donation. The thought of having a video camera focused on you makes many people want to run and hide. Shoot video/be on TV. Ask for money face-to-face.