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Money talks: Why tuning into the Giving Pledge matters 

Candid

As the saying goes, “Money talks,” and there’s no better example of this than the Giving Pledge and its effect on the social sector. To date, 241 individuals with a cumulative net worth easily surpassing $1 trillion have made the pledge—a public commitment to give the majority of their fortunes to charity.

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Alumni giving’s growing relationship with high-profile, big money donors 

Candid

This suggests 2023 is likely to join 2022 as another blockbuster year for giving in higher education. In fact, last year, alumni giving to U.S. This mutually beneficial relationship with donors continues to benefit higher education institutions, especially as some alumni giving now takes the form of multi-million-dollar megagifts.

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6 Ideas for Using the Instagram Donation Sticker to Raise Money

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Also, on October 8 in partnership with Nonprofit Tech for Good, Julia will be presenting a free webinar about how nonprofits can use social media to raise money online. It allows eligible nonprofit and individual accounts to raise money without leaving Instagram! . Here are 6 ways. . 3) Run Instagram Stories Ads. .

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Doing Your Appeal In-house? 5 Tips to Save Time & Money

Get Fully Funded

Below are my 5 top tips to save you precious money and time when preparing your own appeal. The letter should be personalized with each donor’s name and ask amounts calculated according to their unique giving history Outer window envelope with tease text, logo, and return address Pre-addressed reply envelope with a code to track the mailing.

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Which Fundraising Events Bring in the Most Money for Small Nonprofits?

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Other events are smaller, more intimate gatherings where guests are directly asked for money. You can raise money with all kinds of fundraising events like parties, galas, sporting events, concerts… and the list goes on and on. That means that spending money on an event can be a little scary.

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5 Ways to Use Social Media to Raise More Money at Year-end

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Year-end giving is a vital piece of the nonprofit fundraising puzzle, and the time when many organizations reap the harvest of the fundraising seeds they have sown all year long. Some year-end giving statistics : 30% of all annual donations occur in December. We give to what we know. 2) Explore YouTube Giving Tools. .

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How Embracing Risk and Spending Money Can Help Nonprofits Make More Money

Bloomerang

We need more money. Too often, the problem is that they haven’t considered if they’re spending enough money to equip their teams to make more money. You see, when you want to raise more money for your nonprofit, not spending money is simply self-sabotage. It’s easy to give in to the status quo. Yep, 75%.

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