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11 Creative Charity Fundraising Event Ideas

CauseVox

That’s why you should try incorporating more events into your charity’s annual fundraising plan. Charity events don’t just raise money for your charity, they also help to engage your supporters and bring publicity to your cause. Here are some of my favorite creative charity event ideas. Click to Tweet. Polar Plunge.

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Elevating Nonprofit Events: A Strategic Guide To Guest Curation

Bloomerang

By focusing on a dedicated group of cyclists who are passionate about supporting the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, PMC has consistently achieved remarkable fundraising success. It unites thousands of riders, volunteers, donors, and supporters worldwide into a collective fight against cancer. Identify key supporters.

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The American Cancer Society Wants Your Birthday!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Over the summer, I wrote a post called " Crowded Roads Ahead for Charity 2.0: How To Address Cause Fatigue and Scaling." They are encouraging people to declare their birthday to cancer (and adopt a healthy lifestyle). Over the summer, I wrote a post called "Crowded Roads Ahead for Charity 2.0: There's also a cake contest.

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FIFA, Bogus Cancer Charities Illustrate Danger of Unchecked Finances

NonProfit Hub

Much of the world celebrated the resignation as it marked a potential changing of the guard against a regime clouded by controversy and accusations of questionable actions. While not many people were donating money to FIFA, a lot were generously giving to the four sham cancer groups. Properly vet organizations before donating.

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Father’s Day Fundraising: 9 Ideas That Will Get People Donating

Whole Whale

Giving your supporters a way to celebrate their Dad and give back can be a wonderful tradition to start in a community. Also, Father’s day actually owes its history to nonprofits for its creation, so supporting charity is in the day’s DNA. Dodd created the first Father’s Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on June 19, 1910.

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4 Fresh Ideas for Peer to Peer Fundraising

sgEngage

During the pandemic, a new Guinness World Record for the most money raised by a charity walk (individual) was set by Captain Tom Moore who raised over $44.5 The campaign will improve the quality of life for lung cancer patients as well as fund leading non-small cell lung cancer research.

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Case Study in Free Agent Fundraising @AbolishCancer

Amy Sample Ward

In Darah’s words: I basically started the site in November as a combination of social media interests and helping others in their fight vs cancer. The sponsor would be committed to pay the charity at the conclusion of the day. Since, we have let the sponsor choose whoever they would like as a cancer charity.