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9 Engaging, Event-Free Fundraisers for Teams on a Budget

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Examples include text-to-give campaigns, merchandise fundraisers, and virtual contests. Just because these fundraisers don’t have traditional in-person gatherings doesn’t mean you can’t create a sense of community with synchronous virtual meetings. There are countless ways to implement contests into your fundraising strategy.

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No Tricks, All Treats: 18 Spooktacular Halloween Fundraising Ideas

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When you’re planning your end-of-year fundraising campaigns, you really won’t want to miss out on all the fun the holidays provide. And if you commit to joining in on the spooky festivities, you can also develop some frighteningly fun fundraiser ideas your horror buff donors will love. Ghost story contest. Fall carnival.

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Should Nonprofits Focus on Email or Facebook?

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Synchronous. Here’s where we can get fun and creative: Facebook encourages marketers to use their email lists as targeting tools. This is a big one: particularly when we pay for the privilege, we can reach highly targeted segments of Facebook’s user base — whether they follow our page or not. Facebook Weaknesses: .