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The Top Charity Event Ideas to Know for 2020

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Team up with a chef who is well-known in your neighborhood and willing to donate their time and expertise. A return to carefree childhood experiences is a concept that is growing in popularity. Plan some lighthearted events that will inspire laughter and encourage supporters to remember the best parts of childhood.

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3 Tech Hints for Stronger Peer-to-Peer Campaigns

Achieve

Your supporters may have connections your nonprofit doesn’t, and a well run peer-to-peer campaign can put your nonprofit into contact with new audiences your team likely couldn’t reach without your supporters’ help. . Then, take the time to learn the software thoroughly, so your team can support your volunteers throughout your campaign. .

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Top 5 Trends Spotted at the Northwest Event Show 2024

Greater Giving

Think DIY charcuterie boards with artisanal meats and cheeses, whimsical cotton candy machines that bring back childhood memories, or trendy oyster bars where guests personalize their platters with unique toppings. Interactive Feasts: Beyond Buffets Forget the stale banquet fare! Interactive catering is all the rage. So, there you have it!

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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. We took childhood cancer statistics and had it spelled out in the shape of a gold ribbon. But they aren’t done: they continue to launch new successful campaigns.

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Why It’s Time to Rename our Sector from Nonprofit to For-Impact

Saleforce Nonprofit

Jude drive the survival rate of childhood cancer patients from 20% to 80% since the hospital was founded in 1962 — how’s that for impact? With small teams and tight budgets, it’s easy for leadership and employees to take on what Victoria Wheeler, leadership giving officer at The Good Food Institute , calls the scarcity mindset. “We

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The Power of Focus: Using OKRs to Turbocharge Your Foundation’s Effectiveness

Connection Cafe

In a recent Forbes article , legendary venture capitalist John Doerr is credited with “…(using the OKR goal-setting system) to help a 30-person tech team transform into the 80,000-person gorilla known as Google”. Key Results: Reduced grant funding time for approved organizations fighting childhood obesity by 25%. What are OKRs?

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How St. Jude Connected with the Next Generation of Donors for a Record Fundraising Year

Saleforce Nonprofit

Jude’s status as the global leaders in understanding, treating, and defeating childhood cancer, and its commitment to ensuring no family ever receives a bill, it’s not hard to see why effective fundraising is critical to St. RA: How did this tech-focused approach impact your fundraising? Between St. Jude’s mission.