The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 8, 2022

to plan a monthlong peer-to-peer fundraising campaign: February = Black History Month, American Heart Month, Oral Hygiene Awareness Month, Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, Eating Disorder Awareness Month. Chances are that there’s already a dedicated day for celebrating the cause you care about.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

For nonprofits, taking part in #GivingTuesday can be an effective boost to your annual campaign fundraising efforts. In the two years since its inception, #GivingTuesday campaigns saw a 90% increase in online giving, and 40% increase in average gift size. Pathways to Education Canada is taking part in #GivingTuesday again this year.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

For instance, family members of someone who died from lung cancer might donate to your nonprofit if your mission is to fund lung cancer research. You can give the program a unique name and tagline that’s different from your general fundraising campaigns. Your nonprofit’s mission is related to the reason the person passed away.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

These sorts of echo chambers are common inside the Twitterverse – it’s the same with most celebrities and musicians who also tend to only follow each other, but in the case of nonprofits and politicians who are working on many of the same issues, not following the nonprofits listed below is a lost opportunity. Ashoka :: @ Ashoka.

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2016

Setting Up Your Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Campaign. Increasing your proceeds through P2P fundraising relies heavily on proper setup of your campaign. Though your ultimate goal will be to increase proceeds and donations for your fundraiser, try to prioritize one or two secondary goals for your P2P campaign. Set Your Goals.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Another tool of interactivity is to obtain a celebrity endorsement. By doing so, it prompts potential donors to investigate why a certain celebrity is endorsing an organization. She has volunteered in the nonprofit sector for the last seven years, primarily in a fundraising capacity, with a passion for cancer organizations.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 1, 2013

Find them all at GivingTuesday.org 2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares, Inc.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 18, 2010

One thing you can do right now to help is create a Supporter Toolkit on your website with logos, ready to use content and mission statement, links to all your social media profiles/presences, and anything else that would be helpful for someone looking to fundraise or campaign for you. Case Study. I want to share that story!

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

Since 2012, thousands of nonprofits have run campaigns on CauseVox ’s fundraising platform. Some of these campaigns have been more traditional—such as an online peer-to-peer fundraising campaign, while others break the mold. A group of generous donors did just that for the Testicular Cancer Foundation, matching $125,000.

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NetWits

OCTOBER 2, 2009

As part of the LIVESTRONG Action campaign the LIVE STRONG day is focused on unifying people from all around the world through local events and activities that celebrate cancer survivorship. It’s also designed to generate awareness and foster support so the world can be freed from cancer.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

To make it even more fun, consider having a local celebrity (i.e. The purpose of no-shave November comes from cancer awareness. More specifically, it’s a fundraising concept that began in the 2000s to raise awareness for prostate and testicular cancer. Poncey Highland Community Garden. come judge the contest. Oktoberfest Event.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 6, 2020

In-person peer-to-peer (P2P) events have been one of the types of P2P campaigns most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the most popular and pervasive in-person campaigns is the traditional walk, where participants raise money and walk a predetermined distance. Option #2: Bring Walk Home encourages participants to “walk 1.54

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 12, 2022

This small change would create inspiration and be a more worthy way to celebrate the 12.3 Jude drive the survival rate of childhood cancer patients from 20% to 80% since the hospital was founded in 1962 — how’s that for impact? They’ve raised tens of millions of dollars by creating fundraising campaigns inside virtual gaming worlds.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

For weeks we’ve watched the ALS #IceBucketChallenge grow exponentially and as fundraisers, we dream of a campaign like this going viral and a windfall of unexpected resources dropping into our coffers. Over the weekend, several female celebrities had their personal devices hacked, photos stolen, and illegally posted on the internet.

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sgEngage

MAY 31, 2023

Since BikeMS is all about cycling, their partners include the gear company, Primal, and the bike brand, Trek, as well as Left Hand Brewery for post-ride celebrating. Optimize Participant Retention The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation is the only research foundation dedicated to finding a cure for this rare form of blood cancer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Anyone and everyone who gives anything — time, money, experience, skills, networks — in any amount to create a better world can be philanthropist. She shared many stories of philanthropists with far less money and notoriety than celebrities and wealthy people we typically think of as philanthropists.

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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

Our attendees had the opportunity to ask Kathryn Baccash of To Write Love On Her Arms about making a recurring giving program stand out from other campaigns. They talked to us about their successes and lessons learned from the multiple virtual campaigns the HEADstrong Foundation brought to life in 2020.

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sgEngage

APRIL 6, 2022

It might be a virtual fundraising campaign. Start by articulating your virtual campaign, in-person and/or hybrid event goals so you can then create your email communications plan to support those goals. Here are some things to think about: What is the primary purpose (goal) of the campaign? Or it might be a hybrid event. .

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Connection Cafe

MAY 19, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded across the world, nonprofit fundraisers have been required to take one of three actions for their spring peer-to-peer fundraising (P2P) campaigns : cancel, postpone, or take it virtual. Three Reinvented Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Campaigns. What we have and are experiencing has been challenging.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

You can use a Facebook event, Eventbrite or a simple campaign site like splashthat. It’s the perfect way to celebrate Pride Month in the US for LGBTQIA-focused organizations — the Charleston-based We Are Family hosted one last year to fund its new drop-in center. Canva is a great tool for designing images. Donations for Dad.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Numerous celebrities used TwitPic to report while on location at a recent Stand Up To Cancer fundraiser. Some nonprofits have begun to lay a foundation for their mobile communications strategies. Most haven’t considered it. TwitPic.com allows you to easily share photos on Twitter in real-time.

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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

Our attendees had the opportunity to ask Kathryn Baccash of To Write Love On Her Arms about making a recurring giving program stand out from other campaigns. They talked to us about their successes and lessons learned from the multiple virtual campaigns the HEADstrong Foundation brought to life in 2020.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 20, 2017

Just think of all the different organizations raising money to end cancer… you see my point. What I love most of all is the option to “celebrate a transplant anniversary.” They could have opted to call it a “Tribute campaign” but they personalized this option to connect the action directly to their mission. Giving Day Campaigns.

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Qgiv

JULY 29, 2021

Whether supporters are donating through text or accessing your online donation page on their smartphones, it’s imperative that your organization has the tools, resources, and best practices to conduct a successful mobile fundraising campaign. Pick a word that is relevant to your mission or specific campaign. Use common terminology.

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

Americans are estimated to spend a whopping $25 billion dollars to celebrate their mothers and the other important women in their lives for Mother’s Day. 66,000 for the 66,000 women who die from Lung Cancer each year ) in the name of one of these wonderful women. Mom’s Day 5K. Registrations could be individual fees or family packs.

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Classy

JULY 20, 2021

I love to go into their campaign and see how they’re doing a year down the line. . There was a cancer-related organization I brought on, and I loved that I was able to level with and speak to them from personal experience. We spend a lot of time on Slack, and there’s a specific sales channel that’s always celebrating wins.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Camp Kesem empowers college students across the United States to create a free, life-changing one-week summer camp experience for children affected by a parent’s cancer. Camp Kesem Marketing Manager Mai-Lan Pham told me this was their biggest social media campaign to date! Novak of The Office. Equip Volunteers for Success.

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CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2021

An UnGala removes the event portion of the event and is simply run through an online fundraising campaign where you invite your top supporters to join and fundraise for you (aka peer-to-peer fundraising ). That’s why cancer research fundraisers that ask participants to shave their head are so viral. The more dramatic the better.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2013

My company celebrated #GivingTuesday this year by launching a cool site called Business Doing Good. That’s why I think it’s so great that the following businesses decided to celebrate #GivingTuesday. White Butterfly Gift Shop in NJ – donated the proceeds of t-shirt sales to support a mother of 5 who cannot afford her cancer treatment.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Empower your staff and supporters to use social media - both David Barker of Breakthrough Breast Cancer and Bertie Bosredon of Breast Cancer Care talked about how their organisations use internal awards to encourage staff participation in spreading the word about their missions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Why GoFundMe is a Fundraising Game-Changer: While the GoFundMe platform can be used to raise money for any cause – like funding a vacation – charitable causes are some of the most successful campaigns on the site. Booster launched its first campaign in 2013. Co-Disruptor: YouCaring. Co-Disruptor: Ink to the People.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

But, evaluating the performance of your email campaigns can be much simpler. You can significantly improve the performance of your email campaigns by knowing and understanding just four data points. Open Rate: If you manage an email campaign of any size, then you’re familiar with an open rate. That’s right.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Holiday celebrations and time spent with family and friends help us reconnect to the things that matter most and prepare to start fresh for the new year ahead. This is why it’s critical to start preparing early for a successful campaign. Set a SMART goal for your campaign. Create a recurring giving campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2007

Ed Schipu l, who grew a mustache for children with cancer last week, created a peavator. The PeaFund Friday Campaign PeaFund Friday is an amazing example of the power of social media for social change. View the list of people who contributed their smarts, hearts, and souls to this campaign. Details here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

Stand up 2 Cancer. Prostate Cancer Foundation – Athletes for a Cure. One Campaign. Get folks to engage with you in more than one way like the ONE Campaign. Check out the ONE Campaign Facebook page. Five Lessons Celebrities Can Teach Us About Facebook Fan Pages from Mashable. Red Cross Fan Page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Give a Virtual Gift on Facebook and Support Breast Cancer (or another charity) : Thinking about sending a virtual gift, maybe a teddy bear, flowers, hearts, or whatever? Why not send a virtual gift that sends a donation to support breast cancer research or some other cause? Join the Red Campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Paul Young's analysis of what worked, what didn't in his fundraising campaign can give you some hints of what to measure. It was created to celebrate the launch of a new Twitter mashup that makes it super easy to share actions with your friends: (it also works with Facebook!) Fighting Cancer with Twitter. Twitter for Health.

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