Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 4, 2009

So, before you dive into your holiday gift shopping, remember that the "gifts that give back" the most are the ones given with love, no matter what they are. When I wrote my first 10 Holiday Gifts that Give Back post in 2007, there weren't many posts like it. This year, there are TONS. OK, here are the lists.

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Gift Giving Miami Photo 59

Qgiv

MARCH 19, 2024

Donor appreciation events are a great opportunity for donors to connect with fellow philanthropists that can lead to future collaborations in fundraising. Having an event to celebrate their contributions can help motivate donors with the financial capacity to make major gifts. Networking opportunities. Exclusive access.

Ideas 52

Ideas Donor Movie Retention 52

CauseVox

JANUARY 23, 2024

With graphics like company logos, photos, and acknowledgments, the Sponsor Wall becomes a dynamic space recognizing benefactors and inspiring others to join the cause. CauseVox’s Giving Day Personal and Team Pages Personal and Team Pages Foster collaboration with dedicated personal and team pages.

Product 83

Product Giving Info Sponsor 83

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 20, 2018

Allison Fine and I have been collaborating on research and writing about the next wave of disruptive technologies (AI, Bots, and Robots) and what it means for the nonprofit sector. For example, artificial intelligence can do a facial recognition analysis of hundreds and thousands of photos in minutes. ” .

International 85

International Law Industry Nonprofit 85

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Photo courtesy of The Miami Foundation. million for 520 South Florida nonprofits, with a total of 19,245 gifts. Twenty-four prizes were awarded to nonprofits that hit key milestones throughout the day, such as the first gift received and receiving gifts from the most countries. Thursday’s Give Miami Day raised $5.2

Miami 104

Miami Raise Giving Florida 104

NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

50 gift card for $5,000 raised). Provide a way to collaborate and share. Add a great default photo to fundraising pages. Your photo may inspire others to donate. Peer pressure has a funny way of inspiring larger gifts. Show gift names and amounts on a donor wall, like North Shore Medical Center’s Cancer Walk/Run.

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Support Fundraising Sample Raise 270

AccelEvents

AUGUST 24, 2021

If you can give away prizes, like gift cards to your sponsors’ storefront, free one-on-one coaching sessions, or unique branded elements like coffee mugs and T-shirts, then you can amp up the excitement by giving away some of those elements based on interaction. . Consider photo contests from both in-person and online attendees.

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Badge Game Virtual Interaction 98

Classy

MARCH 26, 2021

To hear from more Classy experts and over 50 speakers across the nonprofit sector, attend the Collaborative: Virtual Sessions for free. A pro tip is to hide your progress metrics at first and do a soft launch where you share the campaign with a small pool of loyal supporters whom you feel will likely make gifts.

Campaign 59

Campaign Tips Fundraising Online 59

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

That means you likely won’t see the results—increased fundraising revenue, increased donor retention rate, increased average gift size—that you would likely see when using a paid solution. The platform contains a donation page builder, nonprofit CRM, recurring gift functionality, and more. transaction fee per donation.

Software 89

Software Free Tools Adobe 89

Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

I think this is my gift from my kids this Mom’s Day — and it sure beats flowers. It’s the gift of having my children teach me that everyday actions can make a world of difference. About the Authors: Photo credit: Appendix Fotografi. Children are teaching their parents that everyday actions can make a world of difference.

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Children Global Group Action 136

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

If we lack the skills to avoid collaborative overload, manage difficult conversations, learn from failure, the resulting physical, emotional, and mental strain gets in the way of a nonprofit organization’s success. Building basic processes for getting work done, for example collaborative calendar planning. Responsive tech support.

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Culture Activities Active Activism 125

Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

According to our report, Navigating the Unknown: 2020 Findings to Future-Proof Your Fundraising , social media posts were the number one driver of charitable gifts in 2020—ahead of email and direct mail appeals! Based on the plan you choose, you can add collaborators to your video projects and export videos without the Bitable watermark.

Social Media 89

Social Media Tools Media Create 89

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

When working with communities, trying to enable change, looking for opportunities to spark collaboration, love seems like a strange thing to think about for many people. I can’t think of a lesson, an outlook on life, and a guiding principle for my work that is more about love than this one.

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Change Nepal Lesson New Jersey 180

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Our secret sauce and what we believe made this initiative successful was our ability to offer a matching gift incentive. On Giving Tuesday, every gift to a scholarship anywhere in the NMSU system was matched dollar for dollar. million with the matching gifts. We raised a grand total of $5.7 We had a unique opportunity with $2.9

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New Mexico Mexico Story Mail 42

Amy Sample Ward

MAY 5, 2010

Towards that end, Epic Change has created an online collaborative art project to honor moms across the globe called To Mama With Love. The call-to-action is to create a “heartspace&# for a mom you love consisting of words, photos and video. Just imagine. According to the LA Times, this year Americans alone will spend $14.6

Tanzania 137

Tanzania Children Campaign Twitter 137

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2011

Flickr Photo by SMEXbeirut. At SXSW and facilitating a panel called A Global Discussion About Networked Nonprofits and Free Agents , I introduced myself with this photo of me and Lena, the master trainer from Yemen for the E-Mediat Project. The photo shows us modeling “shoulder to shoulder&# learning.

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Maslow Yemen Artist Arts 98

NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 7, 2017

#GivingTuesday lives online through social media—as evidenced by the hashtag in its name—and aims to create a sense of global collaboration for an annual day of giving. Over $1,640,000 in gifts were given this year, and over $177,000,000 was raised online for charities and nonprofits. Photos, especially those of young children.

Learning 57

Learning New York City Storytelling Contest 57

Kindful

MARCH 16, 2021

How you can use it: Bloomerang allows you to ditch the spreadsheet and unlock your engagement potential with gift tracking, wealth screening, and smart reporting. Collaborate on grant applications or annual reports using Google Docs. Use Dropbox to keep your files safe, secure, and shareable with your collaborators.

Software 52

Software Free Paypal Google 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2015

PLEASE MAKE A RECURRING GIFT : I’ve donated to the GlobalGiving Earthquake Fund – the money will go to a vetted network of NGOS – and they have a donor who is matching all recurring gifts. Image Source: ntegrity. magnitude quake killed more than 5,000 people, with many thousands more impacted.

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Nepal Attention Disaster Fundraising 50

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Originally launched by a group of amazing philanthropic collaborators, led by Henry Timms of the 92 nd Street Y , the movement aimed to widen who was participating in the world of giving while providing an antidote to the consumer frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. A 40% increase in gift size. Are you ready? More and better.

New Zealand 42

New Zealand Ireland Baltimore Blackbaud 42

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Something to help edit photos into video? If that donor comes back again and again, it’s a continual gift and long-term relationship. Jay saw donor retention and its relationships blooming into major gifts, monthly commitments, or volunteering. What does the name Bloomerang conjure in your mind? Cable network?

Retention 52

Retention Database Case Study Relationship 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 22, 2009

Instead of getting distracted by the tools and the terminologies, I focus on the four underlying themes in social media, the 4Cs of social media: Content, Collaboration, Community and Collective Intelligence. Most users prefer to consume user generated content, by reading blog, watching videos, or browsing through photos.

Social Media 106

Social Media Media Social Aggregator 106

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2010

Leveraging the emotional connection we feel with our own mothers or our own pride of being a mom, Epic Change is inviting donors to participate in an online collaborative art project to honor moms around the Globe. You are given the option to customize your "heartspace" with photos, video, poems and artwork.

Tanzania 91

Tanzania Facebook Hints Plugin 91

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

You can collaborate with other nonprofits in your region or in your issue area to investigate whether you can all offer benefits for each other. Photo and Bio. Thank them on the anniversary of their gift, directly tying it to a win or impact. Consult with an attorney if you plan to do this. Get creative.

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Donor Sponsor Accessibility Music 330

Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Auction off items like pet goodie baskets, doggie daycare gift certificates, grooming supplies, a fancy cat tree, and more! For an added competitive level of fun, have each attendee send a cute photo of their pet. For a more collaborative online auction idea, you might want to throw a virtual community market. Spa Day Auction.

Ideas 59

Ideas Online Virtual Hosting 59

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

flickr photo: Unlisted Sightings You know how a good relationship works, right? And good data management can help us solve those problems more effectively by allowing us to make better business decisions, collaborate more effectively, and engage the public and our clients in solving the problem, too. Dates of gifts.

Data 82

Data San Francisco Problem Gift 82

Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

50 gift card for $5,000 raised). Provide a way to collaborate and share. Add a great default photo to fundraising pages. Your photo may inspire others to donate. Peer pressure has a funny way of inspiring larger gifts. Show gift names and amounts on a donor wall. Connect Supporters to Your Cause.

Support 39

Support Fundraising Sample Tips 39

.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

Remote work was the pandemic’s big gift to employees. Social skills— along with empathy, help teams successfully collaborate to get work done. Photo prompt—Each player selects a picture from a magazine or other source and describes the behaviors that are occurring from several different perspectives.

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Virtual Work Skills Culture 221

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Photo from Buglugs. We're talking the collaborative / free / creation / crowdsourced / gift / sharing movement * that—especially online—has unlocked in entirely new ways the perennial need of individuals to be appreciated, to be loved, to feel part of the greater good, to contribute, to help.

Generation 63

Generation Conservancy Offline Culture 63

Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Incorporate compelling visuals, such as event photos or promotional graphics, to capture attention. Events Fundraising Matching Gifts & Fundraising Events | What to Know 11 min read Read Now 7. Most importantly, you need to include a clear and prominent “Buy Tickets” button for easy access to ticket purchasing.

Tips 52

Tips Fundraising Local Channel 52

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And if you think about this pie chart, what I really want to call out is that bequests, which are about 9%, are gifts made by individuals. You know, one of the things about being a donor, it’s not just giving a gift, it’s building a strong culture of philanthropy. Next is we want people who we can partner with.

Leadership 64

Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 64

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2013

In Niagara, NY, Community Missions collaborated with Lauren Rose Miller and Rellim Hair & Makeup Design Studio to offer free haircuts to those staying at the Emergency Housing Shelter. White Butterfly Gift Shop in NJ – donated the proceeds of t-shirt sales to support a mother of 5 who cannot afford her cancer treatment.

Business 30

Business Baltimore America Cancer 30

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

” I was lucky enough to collaborate with Janet McIntyre , a nonprofit leadership coach and Jeffrey Golde , Adjunct Professor of Management: Columbia Business School, along with Abe Flores from AFTA. ” So I set up a series of photos depicting different body language and different situations.

Reflection 64

Reflection Arts Exercise Facilitation 64

Connection Cafe

APRIL 10, 2020

Utilize photos that invoke feelings of empathy and joy, increasing your donors drive of support. Developing sharable content is a great way to get your donors to collaborate. Sustaining your relationship is your goal, so thanking your donors within 48 hours of their gift is imperative. Day 3: Create Spreadable Content.

Campaign 49

Campaign Guide Social Media Blackbaud 49

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

My kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events. But it doesn't involve baking cupcakes. I also want to them to discover and follow their own sense of social activism.

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Children Teach Philanthropy Hunger 86

Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Photo by Rob de la Cretaz "We're so busy. I told her that I was going to send her a little gift for her birthday, and she said, "No, no, no, no. I decided to do a little anonymous act of kindness, take photos, call it a secret mission, put it up on a blog, and then I told her about it. We walk down the street. This is fun."

Cancer 68

Cancer Photo Blackberry PDF 68

NonProfit Hub

MAY 28, 2015

While I haven’t exactly been showered with gifts (it’s still early) the community has rallied around hundreds of nonprofit to help raise money and awareness. You should update the donation page with text to showcase your mission and photos or videos to help convey the amazing work that your organization is doing.

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Local Donation Giving Gift 28