Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2020

By Scot Chisholm , CEO and Co-founder of Classy ––a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. Easily steward attendees, fundraisers, and donors to future engagement opportunities.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 4, 2022

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on best practices around sharing tax information with donors. First, I’m not really comfortable with the way we inform donors of the tax-deductibility of their gifts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

The committee in charge of fundraising was short on cash. And the press scorned the fundraising effort. The publisher of the New York newspaper the World , Pulitzer used all his influence to launch an aggressive fundraising campaign that bypassed the rich and instead solicited donations from average residents.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 9, 2012

When it comes to building relationships with donors, it’s pretty simple. This summer, one Habitat affiliate paid attention and then knocked my socks off with a heart-felt gift of a few T-shirts (I love Habitat T-shirts!) Notice that the gift wasn’t expensive nor was it complicated. Cleveland Habitat Gift Basket.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2019

For years, fundraising professionals have heard that we’re on the precipice of a demographic trend called “the great wealth transfer.” Some core principles behind the organizations who successfully leveraged these insights to attract new donors are: Take a broad approach. People think about making wills at key points in their lives.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 6, 2015

Picture this: You’re at a donor event, making small talk with an attendee you have never met before and you’re struggling to come up with something to talk to them about. You glance at your watch uncomfortably, and then look up to see a long-time major donor walking up. Prospect research.

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