article thumbnail

How the American Childhood Cancer Organization Used Crowdfunding to Raise Over $43,000!

Tech Soup

Last year we shared how the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) used Teespring to exceed their fundraising goals with a few clicks of a button. Last year our ‘Go gold with kids for cancer’ campaign was a really successful campaign because it had such a clear statement that reflected with people.

article thumbnail

How to Build an Effective Personal Fundraising Page

CauseVox

Using CauseVox’s platform, Endure To Cure exemplifies the power of peer-to-peer fundraising by mobilizing almost 1000 individuals to donate to the Pediatric Cancer Foundation. I saw the look of hope on the children’s face and how they began to envision a future filled with possibility.” Why should they care?

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Captivology: The Science of Capturing People’s Attention

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What if our child had cancer? As Parr points out, empathy is powerful because our innate ability and need to understand and connect with others – even we don’t know them personally. One pitch describes dry statistics about food shortages in Africa and the other describes the plight of one child suffering from starvation.

article thumbnail

Lives are Changed when #bigkidsgive and how you can rock #GivingTuesday Next Year

Connection Cafe

Or as Michael Rosen, CFRE says: “While statistics can be interesting and even compelling at times, people are more likely to be moved by stories. When we do fundraising… we should use few statistics and tell more stories.”. First Up: Camp Kesem Uses Social Fundraising for #GivingTuesday Success.

Change 48
article thumbnail

Matching Gift Automation: What 11 Nonprofits Have to Say

Nonprofits Source

Evan Bonsett-Veal, Lung Cancer Research Foundation The entire Double the Donation team was exceptional throughout the entire process. Hillary McCarley, Indiana Children’s Wish Fund Onboarding Experience – 10 out of 10! I love that emails are set up for me and automatically go out. Best of luck!

Gift 52
article thumbnail

How to Start a Nonprofit: 12 Essential Steps for Success

Bloomerang

These statistics underscore the importance of establishing a clear purpose and solid plan for your organization to ensure its longevity. For example, perhaps your idea for creating a nonprofit focused on raising funds for children fighting cancer started with one family’s need for support in a challenging time.

article thumbnail

The Young and Generous: A New Research Report from Network for Good

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

children,??? ???cancer,??? This is a very compelling statistic! -New York is the most generous state for online giving; Mississippi and North Dakota are the least generous. Most online giving goes to disaster agencies, followed by animal-related causes. Top searches are disaster related, plus ???children,??? homeless.??? in one place.