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Onward: The Future of Fundraising Is Here

Classy

What started as a small fundraiser for cancer research has now raised over $3 billion for social and environmental causes—and we feel like we’re just getting started. . And we’ll keep investing in the future, with a focus on recurring giving, hybrid events, and new-channel donor acquisition. . New Beginnings.

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HOW TO: Use Twitter Lists to Promote Nonprofits and Causes You Care About

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Example Tweets: Good use of Twitter Lists by @ NationalNOW to organize NOW chapters @ NationalNOW/nowchapters ! Breast Cancer Research. If you work at a nonprofit, make sure you create some Lists [Campaigns, Events, Donors, Volunteers, Chapters, Allies, etc.] 4) Create Causes Lists. Global Warming. Wildlife Conservation.

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Classy Welcomes Ford Foundation COO Depelsha McGruder to Its Board of Directors

Classy

As Classy steps into our next chapter with our recent Series D funding and new CEO Christopher Himes , we are also thrilled to announce the appointment of Depelsha McGruder to Classy’s Board of Directors. With M.O.B.B.

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Nonprofit Storytelling: The Quick and No-Nonsense Guide

Bloomerang

So, what do we do when our time is limited and we need to communicate with the community and our donors? Donor-focused storytelling is the difference between: “Jim now has a roof over his head thanks to our organization’s work.”. At the Home, he vowed to do whatever he could to “do good” in his final chapter.

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Transition From Event-Based Fundraising to Annual Fundraising

ASU Lodestar Center

Yet, donors are still available but are far more discriminating about where to invest their charitable dollars. Here are some items that donors want when making their decisions: Results. Donors want to know what happened with the dollars you used to have. Others are designed to give the donor an opportunity to make the gift.

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Postcard From Alaska

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

at the Providence Cancer Center for the Alaska Chapter of PRSA. I’m doing various other trainings, book parties, etc. Next I Joe Page from the Jessica Stevens Foundation told the amazing story of how the Talkeetna Bachelor Society has started a donor advised fund to raise money to support women and children in their village.

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Social Media, Networks, and Data in Patient Healthcare Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, I had the honor of participating on a keynote panel at Celgene Corporation’s Patient Partners annual meeting ahead of the ASCO Conference (ASCO is a professional oncology society committed to conquering cancer through research, education, prevention and delivery of high-quality patient care).