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60+ Spring Fundraising Ideas for Every Nonprofit

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Participants can collect pledges based on the number of books they read for the duration of the campaign to raise money for your cause. Local gardening experts can have the chance to demonstrate their green thumb and teach others in workshops that cover topics such as organic gardening, composting, or urban gardening.

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Virtual Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Ideas to Explore

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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. The beauty of this type of peer-to-peer fundraiser is that pledging a gift can all happen online!

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49 Simple & Successful Fundraising Ideas for Kids

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If you get kids in on the fundraising fun, you have a great opportunity to teach them important values like leadership, responsibility, goal-setting, team building, and community engagement. Costume contest. If it’s getting close to Halloween, take costumes to the next level with a peer-to-peer costume contest.

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75 Top Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

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Organizations can gain funds through entry fees and individual pledges. So a participant may pay $12 to participate and then have friends or family pledge a certain amount for every mile they complete. You can charge a door fee, set up concessions with snacks and drinks, and even have individual contests with their own entry fees.

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Why DonorsChoose.org is a Fundraising Game Changer: Charles Best started Donorschoose.org in 2000 out of his own frustrations of being a teacher in the Bronx who didn’t have the supplies he needed to teach effectively. Disruptive Model: Contest Crowdfunding. Joe, what you are missing are the contest platforms,” said Michael.

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30 Virtual and Hybrid Event Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

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Virtual education is a great tool and can be used to teach a wide range of skills. Just ensure that you’re able to secure an expert to teach who’s comfortable speaking on camera and familiar with the hardware and software necessary to make it happen. 15) Brand design contests. 5) Online classes.

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Pandemic-Proofing: 30 Fundraising Ideas During COVID

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If you have any amateur chefs in your organization’s network, reach out to them to see if they’d be willing to teach your donors how to cook a special dish. You can also get in contact with any chefs at beloved local restaurants to see if they’d be willing to teach as well. Haunted porch contest. Spirit wear sale.

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