CauseVox

MARCH 13, 2024

And we couldn’t think of a better organization to highlight than Spur Local. Spur Local blew it out of the water last year with their Give Local Together Campaign. About Spur Local Spur Local (formerly Catalogue for Philanthropy), is a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening communities in the Greater Washington region.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 16, 2023

Here are some popular examples: Benefit concerts or performances : Team up with local artists or performers to host a show where ticket sales support your cause. Participants often collect pledges from friends and family, boosting your fundraising efforts. Volunteer management : Recruit, manage, and communicate with event volunteers.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Meet Sarah, a passionate and dedicated supporter of your local Humane Society, an animal rescue organization. This allows nonprofits to tailor their communication and engagement strategies to better meet the unique needs and preferences of each group, ultimately improving donor engagement and fundraising success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 29, 2016

Imagine: A breaking news story flashes on your refrigerator screen with an option to finger scan an urgent donation to a community in need. Imagine: Listening to your local public media during a pledge drive and signing up to become a monthly sustainer through voice recognition while driving. 2) Automobiles. 3) Smart TVs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2016

You may be familiar Goodwill as a place to shop, but the nonprofit does much more including helping people find jobs. In honor of Labor Day, Goodwill launches the #LaborofLove Campaign this week. I interviewed Beth Perell, VP of Communications and Information Management to learn more about the campaign strategy and goals.

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

Each year, individuals worldwide take the opportunity to do better for our planet with actions such as planting trees, cleaning local communities, and raising awareness for environmental causes through peer-to-peer fundraising pages. Volkswagen, GM, Amazon, and the USPS pledged a commitment to green vehicles.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

They can either collect regular donations or pledges from family and friends based on the number of pages or books they read on their personal fundraising pages at the conclusion of the read-a-thon. Before the reading begins, you’ll recruit fundraising participants who will raise money on behalf of your organization. Support your fundraisers.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

In the aftermath of a disaster, whether it be a devastating hurricane that has left your community flooded or a wildfire that has forced your community to leave their homes behind, you’ll need to mobilize quickly to provide support. Set up an online store and tap your local artisans for goods to sell for a virtual craft fair.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

More interesting is that 63% of donors worldwide say that regular email communication about the impact of their donation is what inspires them most often to give again. A matching gift strategy could also be applied to local nonprofits on a smaller scale. Compare that to 36% that said social media and 19% that said print.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

There was also a large manual component to identifying COVID-19 funding data—several people actively searched press releases, websites, membership reports, surveys, and local news for references to COVID-19 grants and pledges; coded that information; and uploaded it to the database. Our communications lead was developing messaging.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

A comprehensive blog about all things related to Quick Response (QR) Codes, Augmented Reality (AR), and Near Field Communication (NFC). Cinchcast is ideal for nonprofits that are advancing their communications into real-time reporting while on location from fundraisers, conferences, protests, etc. Donors can pledge as little as $.01

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NTEN

JANUARY 11, 2011

Your communications strategy should acknowledge that each of these groups has a different reason for pledging their support. With most online fundraising and communications tools, you have the ability to easily group people together and send specific messages based on what you know about them. Simple strategies.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Let’s dive into five ways that nonprofits can diversify funding in 2023: Monthly Giving and Pledges. 1) Monthly Giving and Pledges. There are two types of recurring giving: Monthly Giving Programs and Donation Pledges. What are Donation Pledges? Pledges are similar to monthly giving programs with some slight differences.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

84% text-to-pledge gifts are fulfilled ( MobileCause ). 67% of donors volunteer locally, 72% sign online petitions, and 56% attend fundraising events ( Global Trends in Giving Report ). 67% of donors volunteer locally, 72% sign online petitions, and 56% attend fundraising events ( Global Trends in Giving Report ). Tribute Gifts.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Year-round CSR strategies enable companies to make an enduring difference in their communities and for the causes they support. Not to mention, consistent engagement with communities builds trusting relationships. Over time, companies become valued partners in addressing local issues, rather than occasional contributors.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

You can, however, join your local Giving Tuesday movement to localize your efforts. You can create everything you need for your campaign with Qgiv’s peer-to-peer fundraising platform , which empowers you to create your own branded fundraising pages, communicate with participants via email, and integrate with Facebook fundraisers.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 13, 2020

They get out there, put boots on the ground and rely on physical communications: in-person coffee meetings, foot-in-the-door conversations and direct mail fundraisers. They lay out a business plan and decide to budget for technologically advanced software and communications programs to support their eventual growth. Initial Growth.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 20, 2020

As a general trend over the past several years, public schools have seen repeated budget cuts at the federal, state and local levels. For instance, organizing a walk-a-thon involves deciding on logistics, pledge collection and boosting excitement throughout your community. Nonetheless, school needs are as great as ever.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

With one click, your participants can connect with their social media networks to let them know about your fundraiser and encourage people to donate or make a pledge. Reach out to local businesses and sponsors to see if any of them would be willing to donate items. Peer-to-Peer Fundraiser Ideas. 1) Fun runs, 5Ks, and walks.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

There were a few outstanding elements of this fundraiser that set it apart from the crowd: A creative livestream that kept folks engaged: they had personal stories, cooking demonstrations, a local comedian as a host, and live raffles! For people who weren’t local, any park was a great alternative. Who wouldn’t want to watch?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2016

What Happened on Give Local America Day? For the past few years, I’ve been facilitating a peer learning group with a small cohort of grantees , all community foundations, hosting Giving Days in their communities using the Giving Day Playbook. Midland Gives, a member of the peer learning group, had a Plan B.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

For example, an organization that sets up clinics in African and Latin American countries has a large Advisory Board made up of executives from local corporations, including several healthcare and insurance companies. Advisory members submit a pledge for what they can commit to do. How will communications with the group work?

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Classy

MAY 5, 2021

Notre Dame received $1 billion pledged and more than $300 million raised in just a few days. An example of this type of decision-making would be how individuals react to an email prompting them to give to a local animal shelter. In April of 2019, a massive fire erupted in Paris, devastating Notre Dame. Hook Donors on a Feeling.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

Using a mix of social media and email communications, more than 9.4 Pledge drive. Instead of having your peer-to-peer participants ask for gifts, have them request pledges instead. To ensure that the pledges actually come through, make sure that your peer-to-peer fundraisers follow up accordingly. Community classes.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 7, 2020

Data provided by IMPACTS Research and our good friend Coll een Dilenschneider shows that “n ot being thanked for a previous gift, not being asked to donate again, and lack of communication about the impact of one’s donation ” are among the top reasons why donors stop giving.

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Bloomerang

MAY 26, 2022

They also see how you present the array as a point of communication from you, much like how body language communicates in real life.”. The takeaway is the high-to-low arrangement subtly communicates that smaller gifts are not welcome. Research by NextAfter confirmed that “People see your array as more than just an array.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2013

I found out about how big a deal Glasspockets is when I attended a local Foundation Technology Affinity Group (TAG) meeting of Northern California foundation techies who kept talking about Glasspockets projects like the hGrant Online Reporting Project , and the Transparency Talk blog. I’ll say a bit more about those projects below.

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NTEN

JUNE 7, 2011

These may be easy to execute, as they don’t require much planning, yet they are far less personal than community-based fundraisers, providing less of an opportunity to increase awareness about your cause. Case Study: The Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community. Highmark Inc.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

To meet this demand, consider partnering with a local tree farm or nursery to host a Christmas tree or Christmas wreath fundraiser. As you prepare for your fundraiser, canvas your local businesses and donors for items, coupons, or vouchers. Team up with your local mini-golf venue for a fun night of family-friendly golfing.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

We have community groups, schools, local leaders and people at every age, interest, and skill level. As the issues became more public and more people started looking for others and taking action, it was necessary for an organization to form that could provide some of the infrastructure and administration of the community and it’s work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Their overall communications goals include: Engaging our supporters quickly. Their audience also includes a target group that influences that audience, local fly fishing businesses. More businesses pledged their support, blogs and magazines ran articles on the idea of Keep ‘Em Wet. Have you used a contest?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In addition to the build itself—where they might put in extra hours to ensure it’s ready on time—homeowners volunteer at their local HabitatReStore or local Habitat office. It takes a lot of volunteers to create an affordable place a family can call home. How could they engage and be relevant in this new political climate?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 10, 2018

It’s hard to imagine a time when peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising wasn’t fueled by digital platforms and online communications tools. Paper pledge forms were compelling enough to drive donations back in the P2P olden days. Instead of directing donors to paper pledge forms, fundraisers were now able to direct them to a website.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2010

Our own Tim Suttle was there only a couple of weeks ago volunteering for a local organization: Just last week I was in [Haiti] to setup a computer lab at a library (Bibliotheque du Soleil). The library also hosts after school programs and summer camps for children in the neighborhood of Carrefour-feuilles.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Pledges: How many people do you want to pledge a donation to the cause? Not only do the goals give you a good way to communicate with potential donors, they’ll also help you build out your plan as we move forward. Use #GivingTuesday To Drive Gift Committments With Recurring Donations Or Pledge Now, Pay Later.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 10, 2015

Or, consider offering a silly pledge—like throwing a pie at your executive director—each time a fundraiser meets a specific goal. To build anticipation, announce your campaign well in advance, including a “countdown” (via your website, email, and other communication channels) leading up to the campaign launch. Announcing Your Campaign.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Have them sign a pledge : This is a GREAT time of year to ask your community to pledge to eat healthy this holiday season or to start out healthy in January. . However, if you’re looking to debunk that image and gain more donor market share in your community, here are two ideas to build brand awareness and donations. .

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