Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Of course, whether we’re writing checks to local charities, endowing a scholarship at our alma mater, or establishing a family foundation, we’re investing for impact. And every philanthropist or foundation chooses how to frame that impact, directing funds to one cause over another. So what’s different about impact investing?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For example, if your town is known for gorgeous cherry blossom trees, offering paintings with these trees by a local artist can inspire bidding. Many of these corporate partners would likely be thrilled to support your auction (after all, 77% of consumers want to make purchases from companies that support charitable causes).

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 6, 2022

As an animal-related nonprofit, you often compete with other similar organizations, not to mention thousands of other deserving causes, for every donation. Sponsor a class. Partner with a local pet store. Your local pet stores are already selling merchandise and services to their customers. Sponsor a class.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

Here are some of the benefits of virtual fundraisers: Reach a far wider audience, introducing your cause to people worldwide. Your guests enjoy a nice dinner, pour a glass of wine or beverage of their choice, dress up a bit, and focus on the organization and the cause … all from the comfort of their home. The answer is … maybe!

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 4, 2024

Implementing a set of standardized engagement strategies can help your cause grow and maintain the energy needed to fuel your activities. In this guide, we’ll cover how to determine which mobilization tactics are right for your organization, communicate the changes, cultivate your community, and win more support for your cause.

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CauseVox

JUNE 16, 2023

Planning fraternity or sorority fundraisers can feel like a major undertaking, especially when you throw classes, work, and busy schedules into the mix. Create Teams of Different Pledge Classes Now, let’s talk about a secret ingredient that can make your capital campaign soar: the power of friendly competition within your own ranks.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Design a local route with varying distances to be both competitive and family-friendly. Take advantage of National Donut Day (6/7) or National Hot Dog Month (July) and host a summer treat-eating competition or bake sale for your cause. Climb for a Cause. Stretch for a Cause. Bike-a-Thon. World Bicycle Day (June 3).

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 13, 2023

Organize and Participate in Cultural Events Multicultural Cooking Class : Organize a cooking class where immigrants teach participants how to make traditional dishes from their home countries. Collaborating with local immigrant communities and organizations Teamwork makes the dream work! We’re all in this together!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

By Jess Woloszyn , Content Specialist at Classy.org – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. Local businesses that pitch in to make a difference. Giving Tuesday 2021 is right around the corner.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 24, 2023

These events leverage the popularity of wearable devices and health apps to encourage participants to sign up for and support a range of fun, trackable activities while contributing to a meaningful cause. Supporters track time spent volunteering for local causes, such as cleaning up parks or serving at food banks. The result?

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

You see, I am a female in my late 20’s-early 30’s, living in an urban area, vegetarian, eco-conscious, middle class, and have been actively seeking plant based alternatives to milk that taste good and are kinder to animals and the planet. Interests: Within your cause, what are donors particularly passionate about?

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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. 8) Embrace Cause Awareness and Giving Days.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Content could be anything: Resources about your mission Fun downloads for your constituents Quizzes about your cause One client created an origami pinwheel for Child Abuse Awareness Month. You could also consider more exclusive or interactive content, such as concerts, cooking classes, tours, galas, and book readings.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Take free or paid classes, courses, or webinars to learn how to fundraise. This can include large Fortune 500 companies or even local law firms, smaller companies, business-to-business suppliers, or retailers. Build a relationship with the staff and board of your local community foundation. Please consider donating at (URL).”

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CauseVox

AUGUST 23, 2023

Focusing on your cause is imperative and relaying that information to your attendees is essential in ensuring a successful event. Attendees can purchase pumpkins and participate in the activities, with proceeds going towards your cause. It is important to consider questions like these.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 3, 2021

You’ll probably find that people are happy to support a good cause while leaving with a shiny car. If this isn’t feasible, contact a local drive-in movie theater and see if you can use their space. Outdoor fitness class. Recruit a volunteer to lead the class and charge a fee for participants. Drive-in movie .

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

If building a haunted house seems far too difficult, consider partnering with a local haunted house for your event. Stock up on pumpkins from the local pumpkin patch, or make the event a BYOP affair, keeping a few extra pumpkins on hand for guests that weren’t able to bring their own. Halloween baking class. Haunted Hike.

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CauseVox

MARCH 13, 2024

And we couldn’t think of a better organization to highlight than Spur Local. Spur Local blew it out of the water last year with their Give Local Together Campaign. About Spur Local Spur Local (formerly Catalogue for Philanthropy), is a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening communities in the Greater Washington region.

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

Each year, individuals worldwide take the opportunity to do better for our planet with actions such as planting trees, cleaning local communities, and raising awareness for environmental causes through peer-to-peer fundraising pages. All donors have an option to give to the cause all year through regular and recurring donations.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 19, 2020

Invite your friends, some local community leaders, or some industry superstars for an online dinner soirée. Admission into the video call can simply be what someone would normally pay for a meal, and you can sit and chat with some great people for a great cause. Host a class. You could hold a small pop-up class for a cause.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Or do you thank them for being kind people who generously gave to your cause? Worksheet Nonprofit Receipt & Thank-You Letter Templates Learn More Consider a Welcome Email Series Many donors who give to your cause during the last weeks of the year will do so because of your year-end appeal. A welcome email series can help.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 29, 2013

I looked to many of my nonprofit leadership and management classes at ASU for insight. Similar exchange systems were also established with the police department and local nonprofits that might refer youth to the shelter. There weren’t many options in Alaska, so I had to expand my search. I looked up shelters all over the U.S.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

For this fundraising event, you’ll need to team up with a local paint and sip store like Pinot’s Palette or Painting with a Twist that’s willing to paint it forward with a percentage of the night’s proceeds going to your cause. Your artist just has to log in and lead class virtually. You can go one of two ways here.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 22, 2021

Finastra’s CSR Director, Jay Mukhey, worked with a few employees to test out mindfulness classes, which help employees get out of their headspace and have a positive mindset during a difficult time. Since the summer, exercise classes during lunch have been held virtually in the comfort of the employees’ homes.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

With a youth-oriented fundraiser, you can raise money for educational trips, sports equipment, classroom supplies, art supplies, musical instruments, or any other cause. To meet this demand, consider partnering with a local tree farm or nursery to host a Christmas tree or Christmas wreath fundraiser. Balloon raffle. Restaurant night.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Mission overlap isn’t always a bad thing, as nonprofits can collaborate well, but you’re starting an uphill battle if another local organization already does the job you hope to do. They have invaluable information about everything from organizational advice to local legislation that you may need to pay attention to. .

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

When your donors fundraise for you, they build credibility for your cause. Pensacola Habitat For Humanity’s Women Build initiative encouraged folks to set up their own personal fundraising websites to raise money for the cause. Have your lead artist jump on and run the class on Zoom. You can make this virtual too!

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DipJar

AUGUST 6, 2020

Ask a local coffee shop to place your DipJar on their register counter for a Charity Month. Fitness Class. Everyone’s doing their best to stay active during COVID-19, so why not host an outdoor, socially-distanced yoga class or bootcamp? Make it a donation based class & use your DipJar to accept payments outside.

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DipJar

APRIL 20, 2021

Conservation – With more than 187 global partners, LMC works to establish global sea turtle conservation programs backed by the Center’s world-class data. The Center uses donations to create programs and initiatives locally and globally. Loggerhead Marine Life, Turbo’s Release.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Despite increasing commercialism, the holidays traditionally get people thinking about ways they can give—whether they’re wrapping gifts for loved ones or donating time and money to a cause they care about. billion to causes they care about, a 29% increase from 2019. Team up with local news. Use the hashtag #GivingTuesday.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

See if there is a local designer who could provide their services as an in-kind donation and make your materials really pop. For broader reach, reach out to local newspapers, radio stations, and TV channels and pitch them on stories that highlight your fundraiser. And in order to do that, you’re going to have to go old school.

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DipJar

AUGUST 6, 2021

Perhaps you offer them a CPR certification class as part of their volunteer training. Supporters are often highly motivated by these opportunities because they can maximize their impact for your cause without having to open their own wallets. This keeps volunteers connected to the cause and excited to continue reaching new goals. .

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Getting to zero hunger will require unprecedented collaboration and a multi-pronged approach that gets to the numerous causes. Some of the challenges we are seeing is increased need of food as we have added the middle class families as part of food insecurity not just the families in the poverty level.”. Melanie Calhoun.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2023

These committed donors provide the support you need to spread awareness about your cause, generate excitement about your events, recruit volunteers, and of course, fund your mission. Vaguely knowing they’re contributing to a good cause alone isn’t enough for the majority of supporters. Demonstrate impact. Using photographs.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 21, 2019

posted by Iyamidé May Class 13 Public Ally. Public Allies Arizona ’s 13th class will graduate in June, the completion of a 10-month AmeriCorps program that places emerging young leaders at local nonprofits for full-time paid apprenticeships. Iyamidé May is part of Public Allies' Class 13. What drew you to Public Allies?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 21, 2019

posted by Iyamidé May Class 13 Public Ally. Public Allies Arizona ’s 13th class will graduate in June, the completion of a 10-month AmeriCorps program that places emerging young leaders at local nonprofits for full-time paid apprenticeships. Iyamidé May is part of Public Allies' Class 13. What drew you to Public Allies?

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Your online donation tool is one of the quickest and easiest ways for supporters to give to your cause. If you’re afraid of making asks too frequently, remember that your donors are passionate about your cause. This gives your supporters something to do while still engaging with your cause. Leverages common tools.

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