Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2021

That’s why it’s important for your nonprofit to make the most of your peer-to-peer fundraising events. We put together some peer-to-peer fundraising software tips that can make it easier for your supporters to raise funds on your behalf, host more profitable fundraising events, and other tips to boost your peer-to-peer efforts.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 27, 2014

Joe Magee is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub and the Vice President of RallyBound, which provides social fundraising software to nonprofits. Long before the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge took the summer by storm, organizations have enjoyed a history of hosting wacky nonprofit fundraisers. The list runs the gamut of causes and antics.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Jude Children’s Research Hospital continue to treat and defeat childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. To date, ONEHOPE Wine has raised nearly $7 million for nonprofits worldwide. Vegan and cruelty-free, a portion of the profits are donated to various nonprofits and causes. Jude Gift Shop :: giftshop.stjude.org.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 12, 2022

We recently convened a cross-section of leaders in the for-impact sector to discuss best practices for implementing innovative strategies and tools to support constituent engagement, fundraising, and reporting. ALSAC , the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Below are some of the key takeaways from our conversation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever – Guest Post by Joe Waters. A college grad researching a career in fundraising recently asked me what’s changed since I started in the field. For example, we haven’t been raising money with the Internet for very long,” I said. Everything,” I replied.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Jude Children’s Research Hospital continue to treat and defeat childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. To date, ONEHOPE Wine has raised nearly $5 million for nonprofits worldwide. Vegan and cruelty-free, a portion of the profits are donated to various nonprofits and causes. Jude Gift Shop :: giftshop.stjude.org.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

On April 16-18, 2023, 3,600+ fundraising professionals descended on New Orleans, LA for AFP ICON’s 63 rd annual conference, the largest turnout in six years. When you focus on what makes a donor feel good, you create more long-term donor relationships, bringing them together in a community around your cause. The outcome?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 26, 2013

One of TechSoup's members just finished up an extremely successful crowdfunded apparel campaign, raising nearly $7,000 for their cause! We spoke with Program Director of the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO), Amber Masso, who told us about their previous fundraising methods: mass mailing, cold-calling, etc.

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Qgiv

MAY 13, 2021

Youth organizations like yours don’t just help kids live happier, healthier childhoods—you prepare them for the future! A hybrid fundraising event can go a long way to ensure your nonprofit’s financial stability now and in the future. Read on for hybrid event ideas your youth organization can use to grow your fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 6, 2020

One of the most popular and pervasive in-person campaigns is the traditional walk, where participants raise money and walk a predetermined distance. They attend because they love the cause, the organization, or the person who invited them. They attend because they love the cause, the organization, or the person who invited them.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 8, 2014

Many frontline fundraisers – especially those more junior – often find themselves defaulting to the easier “busy work” tasks that can make one feel as though they are being productive, when in fact they ignoring their most vital responsibilities. Fundraising outcomes (i.e. Fundraising outcomes (i.e.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

Digital fundraising, specifically on social media channels, provides a way for nonprofits to connect to younger generations who do not have the time nor desire to receive lengthy appeal letters or printed newsletters. The Humane Society of the United States uses this method to raise funds during and after a major animal rescue operation.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

If you're just doing a general fundraising campaign, Razoo or CauseVox might be the way to go. Kickstarter makes it clear that it isn't for direct charity or cause funding, but about project creation. They also offer a guide for cause-based campaigns as well as customer support on the phone or online.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 12, 2016

The peer-to-peer fundraising marketplace has undergone a transformation with momentum rapidly shifting toward individually directed fundraising and “DIY” or independent campaigns. In the fall of 2015, Humans of New York ’s Brandon Stanton launch a very brief, very powerful fundraising campaign to support Syrian refugees.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 24, 2018

Fundraising for your cause is exciting, challenging and should be unique to your mission. Annual appeals, #GivingTuesday and end-of-year fundraising campaigns are imperative to sustaining your operating costs, however, stimulating a donor or member to give beyond those efforts can be challenging. Tell a story in your appeals.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

We recently shared how the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) used Teespring to raise over $43,000 through Teespring campaigns. It's raised around $30,000 to date, up $10,000 from its previous online store. Three Tips for Fundraising with Shopify. Benefits of Fundraising with Shopify.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Jude Children’s Research Hospital continue to treat and defeat childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. To date, ONEHOPE Wine has raised nearly $5 million for nonprofits worldwide. Vegan and cruelty-free, a portion of the profits are donated to various nonprofits and causes. Jude Gift Shop :: giftshop.stjude.org.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

If you're just doing a general fundraising campaign, Razoo or CauseVox might be the way to go. Kickstarter makes it clear that it isn't for direct charity or cause funding, but about project creation. They also offer a guide for cause-based campaigns as well as customer support on the phone or online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2008

And here's another clever online fundraising strategy for breast cancer. As many of you know, I'm more of a dog person than a cat person, but I thought this was a great example of encouraging deeper engagement with a cause, disease education, and online fundraising. London Fundraising Summit took place last week.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 30, 2014

To be successful fundraisers, we need to understand how to communicate to our audience segments in order to make the right kind of ask. According to the CEO of Achieve and researcher for The Millennial Impact Derrick Feldmann, “What motivates millennials is a desire to affect THEIR cause through YOUR organization with their friends.”.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

In our family, I have involved my kids in fundraising activities from the time they were old enough to walk. Whether I'm raising money for Cambodia or Creative Commons , I try to include them in some way. My colleagues who support the The Sharing Foundation also make fundraising for their favorite cause a family activity.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Fundraising Nonprofit Email Benchmarks You Need to Know 14 min read Read Now Use Newsletters to Build Connections The primary goal of your newsletter will be to educate your readers about your community and how your organization is working to make the world a better place. You can always build out their profiles later on.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 12, 2016

The participants of the challenge ranged from your childhood friends to celebrities, athletes, politicians and business moguls. Not only was it fun to challenge your friends, it raised awareness for ALS and dramatically increased donations for research. Do you want to raise awareness? Nonprofits Think They’re Active.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

What are the best #GivingTuesday fundraising ideas to make you stand out in 2021? It’s no secret that you have the opportunity to capitalize on the momentum #GivingTuesday to fundraise for your nonprofit: the challenge is what #GivingTuesday ideas and best practices will help your nonprofit capture attention?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Beth's Birthday Cause I was listening to a story on Marketplace on NPR this afternoon with Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell who reviewed their 2008 financial goals and graded themselves on their accomplishments. Ask people to donate to a cause instead of gifts. January: Have a January birthday? And, yes they did !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2007

Allan Benamer has written a post called Why Project Agape's Cause Is Better Than Second Life. I think the title should have been more aptly "Why Project Agape's Cause Is Better ROI for Fundraising Than Second Life in 2007!" " Nicole Wallace's frames the post with thes e questions : What do you think?

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 27, 2020

Marketing and fundraising at a nonprofit is tough. . your most important fundraisers have been canceled or shifted online, you’re managing a remote team now, board members are growing concerned and the community you serve still needs your help. . From their responses, effective fundraising boils down to three vital things: .

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Instead, focus on the cause. Here are several ways to get indirect coverage of your organization: Pitch a story about your organization’s cause with your Executive Director as a source. A pitch is appropriate if you are suggesting a story about your organization’s cause, such as food insecurity or overpopulation of cats.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 28, 2023

Why a Good Subject Line Is Crucial for Your Emails According to The Nonprofit Email Report: Data-Backed Insights for Better Engagement , the average nonprofit has a 29.58% open rate and raises $5,598.51 Imagine if you could raise those open rates: How would it would increase your donations per campaign? per email campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2009

Scott Henderson I was supposed to be leading a workshop at the Cause Marketing Forum on Social Media and Cause Marketing at the end of the month. I met Scott online over a conversation in the comments when I wrote some reflections about David Armano's personal fundraising campaign back in January. 1) Who are you?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

Our distaste for writing followed us into adulthood because we still suffer from the same writing inadequacies we had in childhood. The objective was to write compelling collat­eral material to rebuild our brand, increase public awareness, raise money, and improve donor and volunteer relations. We suffer writer’s block.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Growth hacking: a process of rapid experimentation to identify the most efficient ways to grow a business (or cause!). For causes, this can range from increasing conversion rates by testing simple design tweaks, to nailing rapid response and raising $24M in a weekend. A revolutionary force of change— the individual. My Passion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 6, 2008

In the grocery store, I saw the above fund raising campaign to support a local temple. Nhuong has contributed and both he and his girlfriend are fundraising on behalf of the Sharing Foundation. There's also a whole village of bloggers helping with this cause lead by Michele Martin. This is absolutely what we can do as a person.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

She’s a former ED, she’s a former fundraiser. We’re told that our volunteer boards should do the fundraising as though it’s this separate thing that’s not really connected to the rest of the nonprofit. Now we just have to raise $800,000, so we can start doing our plan.” I see that a lot.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2017

Our quick guide breaks down how you can find the people who are best positioned to share your campaign on social media, so that you can cultivate them to share on behalf of your cause. In short, you need to cultivate your influencers because 1) you already have them, 2) they can reach a ton of people for your next event, fundraiser, etc.

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