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How to Host a Pledge Drive: The Complete Guide

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A pledge drive is a fundraising campaign where donors promise a gift amount to your organization based on a goal set by you or your participants. As your organization or participants meet those goals, donors increase their pledged donation. When creating your plan, start by determining your goals for the pledge drive.

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Pledges vs. Donations: Understanding the Difference

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For example, if you direct a marching band and plan to launch a campaign, it makes more sense to choose an idea like a practice-a-thon rather than a baseball hit-a-thon. Defining Pledges and Donations When it comes to types of donations, there can be some overlap between the various categories.

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How to Run a Capital Campaign

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What Is a Capital Campaign? If you’ve spent any time in the fundraising world, you’ve probably heard the phrase “capital campaign” before. This guide will introduce you to the concept and walk you through the process of planning and executing your own capital campaign. So let’s start with the basics: what is a capital campaign?

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The Ideal Year-End Fundraising Campaign Timeline

CauseVox

To get started preparing for the most wonderful time of the year for nonprofits and charities, ensure you’ve covered your year-end fundraising basics with this year-end fundraising campaign timeline. Suggestion: Pre-Year End Fundraising Thank You Campaign . By November 1st : Set Goals And Make A Plan.

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Navigating the Season of Giving: 4 Fundraising Software Tips

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Easily organize pledge fundraisers. Ideally, your software should accept payments via: Debit and credit cards ApplePay GooglePay PayPal, Venmo, CashApp, and/or other third-party processors Text-to-give campaigns It’s worth noting that these online giving methods are also much more convenient for your nonprofit. Expand your audience.

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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The list created by Sean Kosofsky of Mind the Gap Consulting can be used by an executive director, board chair, or any individual board member to consider their contribution to your organization’s financial health. The term “call to action” (CTA) is used multiple times in the list. bulk mail permits, rules and regulations, mail houses).

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The complete year-end guide to maximizing matching gifts

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Needless to say, if you’re a fundraiser, meeting your organization’s fundraising goal is top of mind in the fall and winter. Understanding matching gifts Matching gifts are a type of corporate philanthropy where companies pledge to match employees’ donations to eligible nonprofits.

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