BoardAssist

JUNE 27, 2017

Text messages allow organizations to contact donors in real time, making texting an efficient tool in fundraising campaigns. Donations are 100 per cent secure thanks to services such as PCI DSS Certification – donors don’t have to worry about their personal or banking information being shared and can give with confidence.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

With general forms, savvy donors will question where the money is going and other donors will assume it is going to relief efforts for the emergency. Although, if your organization will have a long-term relief effort, offering sustaining giving as an option in follow-ups to emergency donors can be a compelling and relevant ask.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

Fellows make use of blogging, social networking, photo and video sharing tools to build communities of support for their host organizations so donors can follow their work and directly share in the accomplishments. Shaping Youth recommends supporting Age of Conversation to Benefit Variety, The Children's Charity. Can I Sit With You?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

We're all familiar with it, a message saying "Help the recovery from Hurricane Sandy. Mobile giving is a low-cost way to raise funds on an ongoing- or campaign-based basis. It's also a good way for your organization to attract new donors, and an incentive to keep contact information up to date.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2006

It looked at why donors give online, how donors give online, their giving behaviors and implications for nonprofits seeking to raise money online. Tsunami relief: 82,000 donations totaling $11 million for 124 charities ?? Katrina relief: 107,000 donations totaling $13 million for 344 charities ??

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2010

There are two problems with this: 1 – savvy donors will question where the money is going and 2 – other donors will assume it is going to Haiti. However, without systems set up clearly designating it, your organization will not be able to fulfill the donor intent, which can also lead to a PR nightmare.

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Candid

MAY 26, 2021

The good news: you don’t have to change anything to continue to secure philanthropic support from your donors and prospects. Giving fatigue: Donors give, but they are tired of fundraising and fundraisers. Very soon technology will improve donor participation and retention by making it ridiculously easy to give. Creativity.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2012

We engaged in primary research with nonprofits and their donors and became maniacal about data in order to publish educational content. In 1999, less than $100 million was raised online. In 2011, an estimated $17 billion was raised online. I travelled the country speaking at every nonprofit conference that would have me.

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2005

Since last Christmas, our planet has suffered through the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, this week's devastating earthquake in Asia, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the recent horrific mudslides in Central America. based Association of Fundraising Professionals, half of the charities had experienced an increase in revenue through August 2001.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

Let’s take a second to play a quick association game: Think about a natural disaster, such as a hurricane or an earthquake. Cold temperatures triggered One Warm Coat to start their campaign in 1992 around the day to raise coats for community. Charity Date Auction. Looking to write some more love (er, donor) letters?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2017

One dynamic area for acquiring new donors is from episodic giving. Episodic donors give to nonprofits in response to disasters and tragic events, viral campaigns, and in reaction to the latest headlines. When that one-time call to action or moment of inspiration fades, so too do episodic donors and their ongoing support of a nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Twestival Local Weekend : Last February, Twestival raised over $250,000 for charity:water on Twitter on February 13th with more 200 cities sponsoring local tweet, meet, and give parties. September is Preparedness Month: We know that September is usually a bad month for hurricanes and other natural disasters. Good Reads: Online.

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