Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

When it comes to fundraising for Mother’s Day, let’s start with some facts. And yet, Mother’s Day is often an untapped day of giving when it comes to annual fundraising. We recognize that in the age of coronavirus, many traditional fundraisers and in-person events are difficult to execute safely. Jewelry for a Cause.

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CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2021

Nonprofits are always looking for unique, creative, and effective fundraising events that will help them to stand out from the crowd. Here’s the secret: finding the perfect fundraising event isn’t always about creating something totally new that no one else has ever done. A walkathon or race is, at its heart, a peer-to-peer fundraiser.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Since many nonprofits receive up to 40% of donations at the end of the year, nonprofits typically focus on end-of-the year campaigns , specifically in December. Another holiday program that launched recently is the Case Foundation's #GoodSpotting contest. Nonprofit Online Stores. Stop-motion video is fun and people love to share it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Anita Jackson pointed out that the immigration reform movement has done a couple of selfie campaigns, including #Fairdoras. Fedoras for Fairness uses the fedora hat as a metaphor for the many hats that women wear to create a brighter future for all. This is especially critical in the face of severe budget cuts. Fedoras for Faireness.

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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. Other people will need a lot more convincing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever – Guest Post by Joe Waters. A college grad researching a career in fundraising recently asked me what’s changed since I started in the field. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2000. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2004. Everything,” I replied.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Since many nonprofits receive up to 40% of donations at the end of the year, nonprofits typically focus on end-of-the year campaigns , specifically in December. Another holiday program that launched recently is the Case Foundation's #GoodSpotting contest. Nonprofit Online Stores. Stop-motion video is fun and people love to share it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

During the conference, there was a hashtag campaign – #beatcancer where PayPal and SWAGG will donated $0.05 for every hashtag mention to cancer charities. Crowdsourced Campaigns for Causes: Benefiting social good or just social? It was great to see that Sarah Bunting to still one of their best free agent fundraisers).

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NTEN

JUNE 18, 2009

Then, she grew her cause, The Race to End Cancer, to 5.4 million people who now write on the wall about their experiences with cancer, donate money to the Arkansas Children's Hospital, and post pictures on the cause. " Can nonprofits fundraise effectively using Causes? So, Michelle started a cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Last August, I saw the impact of Twitter's velocity first-hand with a fundraising experiment. I also wonder about the effectiveness of fundraising on Twitter as more and more organizations or individuals start doing it? Let's take a look at the brief history of fundraising on Twitter and lessons learned.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In addition to rising temperatures, green leaves, and seasonal allergies, March usually heralds the beginning of the spring fundraising season. We’ve talked before about how to plan and execute a great fundraising event (you can check out our fall fundraising tips here , here , and here ). What’s a fundraiser to do?

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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. Go vote here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Sixty-two percent of email is opened on a mobile device , so first and foremost your email campaigns (e-newsletters, fundraising appeals, event invites, welcome emails, thank you emails, etc.) Feature one to four news stories in your e-newsletter and focus on one story in your fundraising appeals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Given the economy and its impact on nonprofits and fundraising , it got me thinking that making charitable giving a habit beyond the holidays is a good thing. For my 50th birthday, I held a 50th Birthday Card Photo Remix Contest on flickr and donated $50 the winner's favorite charity. And, yes they did ! in honor of his late mother.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Care2

JULY 14, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60)

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

If you lead a nonprofit, you know how important your fundraising events are. A fundraising event is the best way to engage with donors, garner support for your mission, and meet your revenue targets. But one question you might find yourself frequently asking is “What kind of fundraising event should we host next?”.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

According to our fundraising statistics , charitable giving is expected to increase by 5.1% In addition to offering easy-to-use fundraising tools, we’ve also come up with these tips for supercharging your fundraising efforts: Use your data. Leverage text fundraising. Plan exciting fundraising events. Request Demo.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 16, 2015

Last week, I cast my first-ever vote for a contestant on The Voice. If one of my favorite contestants wins or releases a song, you can bet I’ll download the single, tweet about it, and maybe even buy tickets to their concert someday. Lay’s Do Us a Flavor campaign selected a potato chip flavor from 14 million taste submissions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 14, 2013

Over the past year, large corporate brands have embraced Facebook apps from companies like Wildfire (purchased by Google), Buddy Media , (now part of Salesforce) and WooBox, for things like coupons, sweepstakes, and contests. Others have spent tens of thousands of dollars to build custom Facebook apps from scratch. Red’s Get Well Card.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The key to successful fundraising is asking smarter questions. 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. two living legends in the fundraising sector. This one is called the cycle of fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

For several years now, January 1st not only means the beginning of the New Year, but also an opportunity to look at trends in year-end fundraising emails from nonprofit organizations. Here is the 2015 edition of my annual review of year-end nonprofit fundraising email subject lines. (Be Emails by Hour. That’s a new record.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. Mobile for Good is written as practical how-to guide in simple language with a companion “Mobile and Social Fundraising Success Checklist” at the end. Mobile and Social Fundraising Strategic Plan. ? Online Fundraising. ?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits is a comprehensive 256-page book packed with more than 500 best practices that includes a companion “Mobile and Social Fundraising Success Checklist” at the end of the book. Mobile and Social Fundraising Strategic Plan. Online Fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

So for this post, I'd like to share 5 fundraising trends that we saw emerging in 2009 related to fundraising and social media and that will most definitely continue to have impact in 2010. As we march into 2010, might we see the invention of Real Time Web fundraising events? A Platform for Self-Organizing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2009

The first three panelists, including myself, spoke about the using social media for fundraising from the perspective of an individual leveraging their network. The next three panelists spoke about the topic from the institution and campaign perspective. Fundraising is great but what abt engagement and action?

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Jill Finlayson and Hildy Gottlieb's post last week on Social Edge , Issue Fatigue: Fighting for Attention and Funds in an Aware World has stirred up conversations about the sustainability of friendraising and fundraising in these over-networked times. develop campaigns that unfold slowly and offer continual and creative ways to engage, and 3.

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