Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 1, 2012

Nearly 18,000 people participated in the 24-hour, online fundraising event, raising more than $2 million to benefit 1,200 local nonprofits. don’t embark on fundraising without a plan for using the funds, we can’t adopt a new fundraising approach without proper training.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Coming up with fresh fundraising ideas for nonprofits isn’t always easy. To make it easy, here’s a list of 75 fundraising ideas for nonprofits. Traditional Fundraising Ideas We’ve labeled the following 17 fundraising ideas for nonprofits as traditional because they’re staples when it comes to fundraising.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Now that we’re well into 2021 and approaching a post-COVID reality in many parts of the world, nonprofit professionals have pondered what fundraising events will look like with both in-person and virtual engagements. You already know that virtual auction fundraisers are possible and fruitful, but the possibilities are almost endless.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Be careful with these types of contests as the motivation behind joining the email list may not be as aligned with the organization, and can lead to lower donation conversions as well as higher unsubscribes. Create a quiz that tests the knowledge of users who are aligned with your organization’s cause. Online Fundraising Essentials.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Although it is a slow time of year and the busy fundraising season is still several months away, there's been lots of activity in the social fundraising judging by these roundups of links from Peter Deitz and Tom Watson (not to mention all the items tagged in the nptech tag stream ). More coverage in the blogosphere and beyond here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Nonprofit organizations have a lot of challenges relating to fundraising. Knowledge: Subject matter expertise, research, polling, case studies. Lots of research shows that donors don’t want the organization to spend money on free merchandise. A creative fundraiser can make any of these items sound attractive to the donor.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 30, 2017

The donation amounts are small, to encourage people to play more often — and you really can challenge your friends to anything, including a pizza eating contest, race or even a pie-baking contest. Matching games and hangman are both popular options, where you can use your vaccine knowledge to win the game!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2007

They are hosting a contest to win $10,000K to celebrate their launch. Sixdegrees.org is running a contest with Hanes T-shirts to win $10,000K. Fundraising and Philanthropy 2.0. Tactical Philanthropy Blog notes that the next Giving Carnival will focus on Fundraising for Nonprofits and will be hosted by Gayle Roberts.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Webinars (web seminars) have gained in popularity, more often than not, because they are inexpensive or sometimes free, depending on the tool. 2 for 1, free white paper, or enter them for the raffle. If they refer a friend they can get their webinar discount or make it free if a specific number of their friends register.

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NTEN

MAY 24, 2010

Beth Kanter and Allison Fine are investigating how nonprofits " vet online contest opportunities." Look, we all know that social media isn't "the answer"for nonprofit fundraising. It's free and can help you get started (or re-started) with a strategic communications plan foryour organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

Using social media as part of getting your job done is easier to imagine and put into practice if you're in the communications, marketing, outreach, or fundraising departments. The listening as a first step is familiar - it's free market research, it's brand monitoring, it's an analysis of press mentions. Beth's Monitor.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2014

These calls to action offer free, easy ways for visitors to create an emotional connection with your mission, opening the door for you to continue your relationship with them. Create a contest giving away a dinner with your executive director, a donated experience from a board member, or any other item or experience constituents would value.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Some creative work is crowdsourced in the form of creative or design contests while others are produced by interactive agencies that gather and vet online communities of designers, artists and producers to be part of a creative development process. Did you do it in less time than any other fundraising effort? You raise $9,000?

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Qgiv

AUGUST 15, 2022

When it comes to the world of peer-to-peer fundraising, dance-a-thons are one of the most unique and engaging fundraisers. No matter what you’re fundraising for, hosting a dance-a-thon can help you raise lots of money while also giving your supporters the opportunity to get moving and have fun. Plan your event.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

Clicking = good - a change in knowledge doesn’t equal a change in behavior; can you measure that? but didn’t stop doing photo contests; instead they adapted. Facebook app for spay day, upload a photo of your pet and then do fundraising for the Human Society with people voting on your pet’s animal.

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

We’ve all been there: staring at a blank screen, desperately trying to create captivating social media fundraising content that resonates with our audience, while keeping up with the latest algorithms and trends. So, are you ready to harness the power of social media for your fundraising efforts?

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

If your nonprofit has never held a peer-to-peer fundraiser , here’s how they work: Your organization recruits individual participants who then raise funds directly from their friends, family, and networks. The possibilities for peer-to-peer fundraising events are nigh on endless, but here are nine of the most popular kinds: 1.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

And if you don’t have a solid event planning strategy in place, your nonprofit’s next gala, fundraiser, or walkathon could end up costing you more in time, energy, and money than what your event ends up raising. It could even mean the difference between a successful fundraiser and a mediocre one. Not so much.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

A nonprofit organization that provides support for homeless in Northern, CA found references to homeless people on restaurant blogs and used what they learn for a fundraising campaign. Getting the software set up is easy and it is free, using blogger. Another free blogging platform is wordpress hosted. Fundraising presentations.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

What if I told you that how you recruit peer-to-peer fundraisers and donors could be more efficient and result in more donations over time? . By creating donor retention strategies for retaining your past fundraisers and donors. Let’s take a look at how you can retain your peer-to-peer fundraisers! Start at the sign-up process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

One of the very first bloggers I started reading and having conversations with about social media was Alan Levine (aka CogDog Blog ). Over the years, we have supported each other’s professional work and personal fundraisers before ever meeting in person. They run contests, but they are sure to follow Facebook Guidelines. (

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

My social media plans for 2010 involve 1) developing my own knowledge and skill set, 2) helping to develop a strategy for my organization- Metro United Way in Louisville, KY - and 3) teaching within my organization to develop the knowledge and skills of others. Erin even wrote a little poetry as part of her entry.

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Care2

OCTOBER 22, 2008

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Its free (we have $0 available for analytics).

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