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The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 195: Fundraising vs. Raising Money

sgEngage

What’s the difference between fundraising and raising money? Many people may think of successful fundraising as simply getting donations, but that definition leaves out another important element: engaging smaller or future donors. The focus on donating money and getting money donations. Thinking about the “why”.

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Mastering Major Gifts: The Ultimate Guide to Raise More

Bloomerang

Did you know that, on average, 88% of total nonprofit donations comes from just 12% of donors? Because major gifts are so large, it requires time and dedication to cultivate and acquire more of these donations. Because major gifts are so large, it requires time and dedication to cultivate and acquire more of these donations.

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Five Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits That Don’t Work (or Why You Aren’t Raising Enough Money)

Get Fully Funded

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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Father’s Day Fundraising: 9 Ideas That Will Get People Donating

Whole Whale

More on that after the tips to get people to donate. Here are nine ideas that will get people donating on Father’s Day: 1. This will let potential donors know that their money is going towards a good cause and that their donation will make a difference. Use creative donation tiers. Make it easy to donate.

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3 Emerging Fundraising Trends for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

1) Virtual and Augmented Reality for Donations. How can you use VR and AR as a tool for nonprofit donations? While someone might offer a donation, they don’t necessarily put themselves in the shoes of the people they’re trying to help. 2) Donations via the Gaming Industry. 3) Google Assistant Voice Donations.

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Customer Story: How Fiver Children’s Foundation Raised Over $50k On #GivingTuesday

CauseVox

Started in 2012, this movement inspires millions of individuals to donate to their favorite causes annually. million gifts were given to charities participating in #GivingTuesday with $400 million raised online. Fiver encourage their community create their own peer-to-peer fundraising page on CauseVox and to make a personal donation.

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Nail Your Request for Donations During Economic Ups, Downs, and Crisis Times

Get Fully Funded

For most of us, fundraising isn’t something that comes naturally, especially a straight request for donations. We all grew up learning that it wasn’t polite to talk about money and it definitely wasn’t right to ask your friends and family for handouts. It takes much more than just opening your doors to get donations to come your way.

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