Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2023

Here’s why: 1) You’ll raise money and awareness. Golf’s fundraising power is massive—the sport raises nearly $4 billion for charity annually. Nonprofits of all types and sizes can use golf as an effective vehicle to raise mission-critical, unrestricted funds. 2) The right tools automate time-consuming tasks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2023

For nonprofits, a golf tournament is the chance to raise mission-critical dollars, engage supporters, build relationships, and ultimately, do more good. Instead of being limited to signage on the golf course the day of the event, it’s amplified with the exposure throughout the platform before, during, and after the event.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 28, 2023

As a golf tournament organizer, it’s your job to make sure that your event is exciting for players and also raises money for charity. Putter or Purse Game Putter or Purse is a great way to raise extra revenue for your tournament. Celebrity or Pro-Shot Opportunity Celebrity shot is a fun way to raise money.

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2021

Dataro recently worked with Parkinson’s UK to test a few questions: Can AI find new donations that would otherwise be missed through traditional mailing list development? Can an organization raise more by contacting a smaller, more targeted group of donors? AI for Nonprofits in Action.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

They’ve tried what they know to raise money, but it just isn’t working. It’s not easy to figure out what works in fundraising when you have little to no experience raising big bucks. The way you’re trying to raise money doesn’t work, no matter how hard you try. You started your nonprofit to make a difference, not to raise money.

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CauseVox

MAY 12, 2022

Here’s a surprising truth for a lot of nonprofit organizations: the donate button on your website is a really big deal! A good donation page is more than a pretty website: it can increase both your number of donors and the size of their donations. And it starts with your donate button. What Can A Donation Page Do?

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CauseVox

MARCH 16, 2021

The 4-part Ultimate Virtual Fundraising Course 2.0 Over the course of three classes and one 1-1 coaching session, I’ll be walking you through: Solidifying your virtual event concept + choosing the best way to run your event Livestreaming best practices to help you run the best event program. Access to slides (PDF) of the course.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 16, 2022

To better analyze your campaigns, you’ll need to understand a few fundamental metrics, including ROI, cost per dollar raised (CPDR), and cost per acquisition (CPA). Metrics like these measure your digital marketing campaigns in different ways, but they all seek to answer the same question: “Are your campaigns raising or losing money?” .

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Raising funds for nonprofit organizations is both an art and a science. From knowing your target audiences to getting them to donate, there’s a lot you need to know as a fundraiser. This blog post will cover various strategies your organization can employ to raise crucial funds for your nonprofit organization.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Online fundraising allows your nonprofit to earn donations from a wide audience, growing your network and raising more for your cause. As a nonprofit leader, you are likely familiar with donation solicitation laws. However, online fundraisers that include out of state donors complicate this process.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

It’s never been easier to raise money online because people are getting more accustomed to giving that way: one silver lining of the pandemic that nonprofits a 32% increase in online revenue in 2020. Here’s Six Ways You Can Raise More Online During Year-End 2021: 1) Drive Everyone To Give in One Place. More on that later).

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

1 – Consistent Mailings Produce Better Results If your annual appeal letter is the only time that your donors hear from you via snail mail, then your mailing will not raise its full potential. Talk about your mission, of course, but don’t treat your readers like they are prospects who have never heard of your nonprofit before.

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Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2021

The internet — and even phones, to some extent — have produced a certain amount of anonymity when it comes to asking for donations and making contributions. However, sometimes you need to ask for donations in person at fundraising events or other functions. It can be a stressful and time-consuming endeavor.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2023

Online fundraising platforms are software solutions that your nonprofit can use to solicit, accept, and process donations made via the internet. Both of these virtual fundraising platforms are used to raise money online, but in different ways and under slightly different circumstances. What are online fundraising platforms?

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

In years past their annual Duradash fundraiser raised about $5000 when through their event. Let’s take a look at how they raised 6x more with their event: Background On Spinal CSF Leak Foundation. 40 amazing fundraisers signed on to help raise money, with one super-volunteer raising over $13,000 by herself. The Durables.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Do you have recurring donation options on your donation form? Recurring donors are easier to retain than their one-time counterparts, and they usually donate more overall than one-time donors. The first thing you can try is adding a little bit of copy on your donation form that draws attention to your recurring options.

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The Fundraising Authority

AUGUST 6, 2021

Your goal as a fundraiser is to make sure that you are maximizing your events to raise as much money as possible, without wasting valuable time and resources. The fundamental rules of fundraising don’t disappear just because you are raising money through an event. #2: In that case, you raise $25,000 and spend $10,000 on the event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The webinar was designed as a supplemental course to the webinar series required to earn a Certificate in Digital Marketing & Fundraising. According to the Fidelity Charitable Overcoming Barriers to Giving Report , 65% of donors would give more if they knew the impact of their donations. Never launch your campaign with $0 donated!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

Imagine what your organization could accomplish in 2022 if you began each initiative with clean, streamlined donor records that record donations from your online forms and update automatically , an arsenal of canned reports to track key metrics, and a solid plan to prioritize each donor segment individually. Autumn 2022. Crowdfunding.

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Double the Donation

AUGUST 3, 2022

Nonprofits receive money in the form of donations all the time, so of course, they also benefit from using Venmo! Every day, millions of people use Venmo to send and receive money from each other.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In-person fundraising events are wonderful ways to help organizations meet new donors, establish trust and, of course, raise money. Topics to include: Best practices for setting-up all your fundraising event components including online ticketing, RSVPs and registration, sponsorships, donation forms, table captain pages, and more.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 13, 2020

If you’re getting people to your website, how are you getting them to make you a donation you can’t refuse? Here are our picks for the top donation platforms for nonprofits to help optimize your digital fundraising efforts. So what’s the best donation platform? We’re asked this question a lot at Whole Whale. Click To Tweet.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 27, 2021

Two of the tried-and-true methods for raising dough, sponsorships, and charitable donations, can cause a lot of confusion. Some sponsorships are charitable donations whereas others are actually non-charitable support. Gifts given for commercial purposes, for instance, do not qualify as tax-exempt donations.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Fundraising automation saves your nonprofit valuable time and resources by streamlining time-consuming tasks, so you can devote more to time advancing your mission and raising more money. By enhancing the donation experience with fundraising automation, you’ll be able to raise more! Why is fundraising automation important?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Some individual board members may want to start with “easier” tasks like thanking donors, but eventually, they should be directly helping raise thousands of dollars annually. A CTA is an invitation to take action, such as donating, volunteering, signing up for something, signing a petition, pledging to do something, etc.

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Givinga

JULY 30, 2019

What could have been a short golf trip turned into 100 courses in 100 days, as the 57 year old Bostonian Dave Blakelock recognized the opportunity to do something big. On the third hole of the course, the three of them each played a purple golf ball, in honor of her. He gave the ball to her after finishing the course.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Bake sale Bake sales are always a delightful way to raise funds for your organization. It also provides your supporters with more than one way to support your cause by allowing them to donate items to sell or make purchases themselves. You can recruit volunteers from your community to bring in different homemade goods and sell them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

These best practices serve as a foundation for your online fundraising campaigns, but much of your nonprofit’s success also depends upon the service you choose to process your online donations and the design and frequency of your e-newsletter. Make Your Donate Now Button Stand Out from Your Website’s Color Scheme.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, nonprofits are relying more and more on their website to communicate with constituents and solicit much-needed donations. With continued restrictions on in-person events, having a well-designed donation page is essential for fundraising. Offer suggested donation amounts .

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Classy

JULY 7, 2021

You could master a strategy to attract thousands of supporters to your campaigns, but it’s your donation process that determines if they complete a donation. We’re spilling the tea behind the transaction details that seem simple, but hold the power to transform your campaigns into a donation (and recurring donation ) machine.

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Candid

MARCH 5, 2024

First, draw up a budget to determine precisely how much money you need to raise for your programs, including the costs of equipment, physical space, and/or personnel. Remember, the number-one reason why people donate to a nonprofit is that they are asked. Second, develop a realistic fundraising plan.

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Byte Technology

MARCH 16, 2017

It’s no great secret that the vast majority of nonprofits operating today live and die by the amount of support they can garner in the form of monetary donations. Hover over the template you want and click “Create A Donation Form.” To begin—as it is with so much in WordPress world—grab yourself a plugin.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes. 1) Implement Donation Page Best Practices.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 26, 2024

Of course, analyzing your fundraising campaigns starts with accessing data from your online fundraising software. If total funds raised by participants are down from the last campaign, you might increase participant engagement by offering tips and examples from your top fundraisers. Access your data. Evaluate post-campaign data.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 15, 2022

Online giving is a great way to raise money. It’s more than just posting a page then waiting for people to show up and click the “Donate Now” button. To successfully raise money online, you need a compelling reason for someone to give, a tool to raise money, and a plan for driving traffic to your site. Not really.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Here are five tips to help you raise more for your mission: Be transparent with your supporters. For example, let supporters know exactly how their donations will be used. This shows supporters that your relationship with them is a two-way street and that you value their insight far beyond transactional donations. Get creative.

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 7, 2023

Fundraising is a year-round concern for nonprofit organizations, delivering the critical donations and contributions they need to keep their operations running. Given the high cost of new donor acquisition, the best course of action may be to focus on the supporters you already have and get them more involved in your mission.

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