Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes. Related Webinar: Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2014

million raised, a 63% increase in total donations over 2013 according to the Case Foundation. I recently spoke with Mike Kirkpatrick, Director of Marketing at Canadian Cancer Society in Ontario who shared their story with me, and here are four factors I believe led to their success that you can use in 2015. Focus on the Follow-Up.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Your nonprofit should have a clear strategy for managing memorial donations and building relationships with donors and the family of the deceased. When you can build relationships with families, friends, and donors, you can strengthen your nonprofit’s community and foster more legacy giving in the future. Involve the honoree’s family.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2019

As we crawl into a new year, hyper-personalization is a buzzword slowly creeping into the charity lexicon and bound to increase its prominence as the year unfolds. And how can charities, like hospital foundations, use it to increase donor loyalty and generate higher return on investment (ROI)?

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sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2022

– Pam Holden, business analyst at University of South Florida Research Foundation. Kendrah Richards , donor stewardship officer at Tallahassee Community College. Sharla Donohue , database manager, American Brain Foundation. Heather Butler , special events coordinator at Ronald McDonald House Charities NL.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 10, 2023

The Nonprofit Ready Podcast The Nonprofit Ready Podcast by The Nonprofit Ready Podcast by Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation on iTunes Through the Noise Through the Noise by TTN on iTunes Tiny Spark We investigate philanthropy, nonprofits and international aid. Encourage the development of small organizations by sharing lessons learned.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2009

The Chase Community Giving contest on Facebook is one of the biggest online contests thus far, open to more than 500,000 charities. As of this writing, 1,027,398 people joined Chase’s fan page to cast votes for their favorite charities. The top 100 "eligible" vote getters, announced a few days ago, received $25,000.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Our Leadership Council incorporates a diverse array of expertise and cause affiliations with representation from nonprofit organizations, corporations, foundations, academic institutions, and many more. Previously served as CEO of The Seany Foundation, a pediatric cancer foundation. Lewis Foundation. Caryn York.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Although they are not an IRS requirement, compelling annual reports can sway potential donors and show current donors how their money is helping your organization to make an impact. DREAM’s annual report is doing everything right: beautiful images, student stories, and (of course) thanking their donors. Charity: Water.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 14, 2022

Many charities and nonprofits struggle to connect and build relationships with younger donors. If you’re a cancer research foundation or a hospital network, you don’t need to pivot to working on antiracism or climate action. They wonder: Do Millennials and Gen Z just not care about philanthropy? Demonstrate Your Impact.

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NetWits

MAY 23, 2012

In her role of Community Marketing Manager at Maine Cancer Foundation , Erlene LeBorgne specializes in developing creative ways to cultivate her community of avid supporters and assist them with their fundraising efforts. flyers or offline donation forms). flyers or offline donation forms). For more on QR Codes, see also: .

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

However, any new nonprofit needs a strong foundation to thrive. That’s because donations to these organizations are usually tax-deductible for the donor, making it easier to raise funds. You can always expand your operations later on as your organization and donor base grows. There are over 1.8 The answer could be “both.”

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2018

As most hospital foundations might know, getting the first donation from a patient is often the easy part 1. The hospital foundation now enters into the donor’s headspace and portfolio of causes that are vying for attention. . A Donor Welcome Kit is the perfect solution to help combat these factors.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Repeat repeat donors. Take advantage of one of those random holidays to foster some recurring donors: Email your one-time donors from the last year with an invitation to repeat their donation. Repeat donors. I see what you did there, @wholewhale… Here's the one day in June to encourage repeat donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 10, 2009

It's called Bullseye Gives, a special Facebook page inviting folks to decide how they should allocate $3 million among ten large institutional charities, including: Parent Teacher Association Feeding America The Salvation Army American Red Cross National Parks Foundation Breast Cancer Research Foundation St.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Now is the time to take a good look at your plans for the final months of the year and find a fun, unique fall fundraiser that will make you and your donors feel comfortable and supported. The purpose of no-shave November comes from cancer awareness. That means nonprofits need to continue to be flexible and think on their feet.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2014

Many thought the meme was connected to raising breast cancer awareness, but that was not the intention behind it. The point is to see how far we can spread breast cancer awareness … and make the men wonder what’s up :) ". Remember the FB meme challenge that asked women to post what color bra they were wearing that day?

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2021

Make it easy for donors to support you. Your donors want to support your peer-to-peer fundraising events, but if your peer-to-peer fundraising software is hard to use or they can’t easily see their progress, they may get discouraged. Thermometers help donors visualize their progress toward your goal. People are visual by nature.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

million charities in the United States alone and around 10 million worldwide. Viral moments are like lightning in a bottle; most of the time, you’re just churning out messaging that you hope will reach and appeal to a wide range of prospective donors. Clearly state what you’re asking donors to do. There are 1.8

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

You must apply strategic planning, knowledge of your donor base, and a forward-thinking approach to fundraising in your preparation efforts to create an attainable, yet ambitious plan. For example, if you want to raise an additional $155,500 next year, you will probably need to increase the number of donors you have. Fundraising Goals.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The nonprofit privacy rights community was fully mobilized including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Fight for the Future, ACLU, Free Press Access, Demand Progress, Amnesty International, Greenpeace, Mozilla Foundation, and many commercial web companies. Apple is a major donor with a pledge of $100 million. Gaming for Good.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 18, 2012

posted by Sheryl Keeme , Executive Director, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Fundraising with social media (particularly Facebook) means under- standing that donors don’t separate liking, sharing, or pledging, from donating,” explained John. With $300 million in annual revenues, CustomInk is eager to extend its reach into the charity apparel space. More than 1.5 Co-Disruptor: Benevity.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

It is open to creators from all backgrounds – from charities to video game developers to artists. Kickstarter makes it clear that it isn't for direct charity or cause funding, but about project creation. The Scoop: CauseVox (a TechSoup donor partner) is a platform tailored for nonprofits and social good projects.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2015

For empathy, Parr uses the example of the BatKid story from Make-A-Wish Foundation in San Francisco. If you recall, Make-A-Wish Foundation in San Francisco made a wish come true for Miles Scott, a young boy with Leukemia. The chapter gives examples of recognition, validation, and empathy create an attention trigger.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Movember is a "moustache growing charity event held during November each year that raises funds and awareness for men's health.” All proceeds raised during Movember go to the causes it supports, specifically the Prostate Cancer Foundation and LIVESTRONG (read this article if you’d like to learn more about where the money goes ).

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 13, 2015

I know, I know… buzzwords like branding and brand loyalty in the nonprofit sector tend to make people cringe because they think of the “stuffy corporate world,” but in this case a nonprofit having good branding leads to brand loyalty which means donor loyalty. charity: water. charity: water. Make your NPO their first choice.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

It is open to creators from all backgrounds – from charities to video game developers to artists. Kickstarter makes it clear that it isn't for direct charity or cause funding, but about project creation. Special Plan for Nonprofits: No. The consultation donation through TechSoup, however, has an admin fee of $20.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Donations 2.0 : Connecting donors directly to the beneficiaries of contributions is a game-changing fundraising strategy. Submitted by Michael Silberman.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Donations 2.0 : Connecting donors directly to the beneficiaries of contributions is a game-changing fundraising strategy. Submitted by Michael Silberman.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2010

for every hashtag mention to cancer charities. I presented on two panels (How Nonprofits Use Twitter and CrowdSourced Philanthropy) in the Cause Track curated by Chris Noble and the good folks at WhatGives. During the conference, there was a hashtag campaign – #beatcancer where PayPal and SWAGG will donated $0.05

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Every year as we approach the end of the year and holiday giving season, millions of Americans give to charities hoping to have a positive impact on the communities where they live and work. By multiplying the size of an individual gift, they inspire donors to donate more, or more often, to their favored causes.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

Honorable Mention: Sierra Club and American Cancer Society. Winner: National Relief Charities. Changed from brochure to interactive website, multi-facteed file building strategy and acquired over 1000 new names per month and have converted about 1% to donors in 6 weeks. Winner: United Nations Foundation.

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

The panelists include Holly Ross, NTEN ; David Neff , American Cancer Society; Kari Dunn Saratovsky ; Case Foundation; Amy Sample Ward , Netsquared; and Joe Solomon. Donations 2.0 : Connecting donors directly to the beneficiaries of contributions is a game-changing fundraising strategy. Submitted by Michael Silberman.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with the University of California, Irvine, Duke University and the virtual network of HASTAC, announced its second annual open-call competition that will provide $2 million in awards to innovators shaping the field of digital media and learning. A few days ago, the John D. and Catherine T.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since it opened more than 60 years ago. Salesforce: You recently hit an incredible milestone of $2 billion in donations in the last fiscal year, a record for a single-mission charity. Treatments invented at St.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

billion ( National Retail Foundation 2017 Survey ) Father’s Day: $15.5 The May holiday might call to mind breast cancer awareness or newer contenders like #EveryMotherCounts. Capitalizing on both the holiday and baseball season, Father’s Day is dominated with messages of prostate cancer from the MLB. Charity Date Auction.

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