sgEngage

AUGUST 3, 2021

Many CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) professionals have shifted their employee and community engagement strategies as the world shifted to virtual and socially distanced work. We also saw this trend in our industry report as CSR professionals stepped up with disaster relief campaigns that specifically supported social justice.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 4, 2024

A donation drive is a purposeful and organized effort to mobilize individuals, communities, or businesses to contribute resources, typically in the form of monetary funds, goods, or services, towards a specific cause or charitable organization. It’s a platform to share your story and connect with a broader audience.

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Candid

JULY 5, 2022

1 ] This year, we asked funders about their giving in FYE (fiscal year end) 2020 and 2021, including funding designated for COVID-19 [ 2 ] and what trends they are paying attention to this year. Overall giving dollars increased from FYE 2020 to 2021 by 12% among 519 survey respondents who provided funding data for both years.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 8, 2023

Disaster Relief Efforts In times of natural disasters or emergencies, nonprofits can quickly rally support using text-to-give as a rapid response tool for gathering donations. So, why not leverage text-to-give and elevate your funding story? But to narrate these stories to the world, you need the right tools.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

For the foreseeable future, remote fundraising and virtual actions will be the norm, as evidenced by the 433% increase in virtual actions on the Mobilize platform in just six weeks. We’ve rounded up a list of specific examples of virtual opportunities, organized by nonprofit issue area, that solve real problems and are easy to execute.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2016

“ Give Local America Disaster Offers Lessons for Next Time – Guest Post by Peter Panepento. The company provides the software for processing the donations, finds national sponsors to help market and promote them, and solicits matching funds to help charities attract donors and raise money. But not this year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

During certain moments – such as natural disasters – they quickly pivot planned content to be more contextual and reflect new priorities. Many corporate donors generously donate funds to GFN and global food banks, but fewer companies give targeted in-kind support that helps cover operational costs. Final Thoughts.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Aside from the necessity of virtual fundraising due to the pandemic, there are plenty of other bonuses to fundraising online. With virtual fundraising, it’s also much easier to expand your reach. From standard digital donation forms to peer-to-peer fundraisers , there are a wide variety of ways that nonprofits can fundraise virtually.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2022

From natural disasters to economic uncertainty, sometimes it feels like today’s grantmaking organizations have to be ready for just about anything. This need for flexibility is reflected in the grantmaking track at this year’s virtual bbcon, Blackbaud’s Tech Conference for Good, happening October 17–20. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2:15 P.M.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

With the right text-to-give platform, your nonprofit will be able to quickly access any funds donated. And that means you can start using those funds almost as soon as they’re donated to help your organization reach its goals. There are many ways you can use text-to-give to improve your fundraising strategy.

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Qgiv

JULY 25, 2022

While they do allow individuals to fundraise on behalf of a nonprofit organization, they primarily help personal fundraisers raise money for things like medical expenses, emergency disaster relief, memorial services, mission trips, and more. Best Crowdfunding Alternative. DonorsChoose. Best Donor Management Software. Fun Team Events.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 18, 2021

Their donations may seem small, but the steady funding it provides not only gives your organization a stable, reliable base, but lays an important step in moving donors to become middle donors – or even better, major donors years from now! Virtual Food Drives: Break Bread Digitally. The benefits are tremendous. Data is great.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

Creating specific fund designations is another way to stimulate microphilanthropy efforts because it gives everyday donors greater control of where their funds are directed. For donors who don’t want to specify, smart nonprofits offer a general fund, where the amounts allocated are given to areas with the most need. .

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 9, 2022

Whether you’re running a simple pledge campaign or combining it with a fun virtual or in-person fundraiser , pledge campaigns can work for any nonprofit organization. A pledge campaign is one that accepts pledges of promised support at a later time instead of the actual funds immediately. What is pledge fundraising? Type of campaigns.

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

Consider creating a strategic marketing campaign to spread awareness during an affinity month and raise funds. For example, a change in legislation or a natural disaster could motivate concerned supporters to take action. Location: Do donors live nearby your nonprofit’s headquarters, or are they purely virtual supporters?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 5, 2007

The island is a presentation of the Dutch Red Cross and the Dutch Fund for Disability Sports. The intent of the Red Cross venue is to give visitors a taste of the atmoshpere in disaster areas, how hard it can be to reach a relieve post and thus try to raise commitment to the organisations work. for interesting commentary on this.)

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Virtual bbcon 2020 is fast approaching, with thousands of nonprofits registrants, many of whom are fundraising, communications and marketing pros like yourself: ready to expand your vision with fresh ideas and actionable inspiration! Jessica Sotelo – World Wildlife Fund. How can we reimagine our supporters’ engagement?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2021

Still, with cases on the rise, mutations popping up, and a post-holiday wave, organizations across sectors are preparing for at least several more months of quarantines, safety measures, and virtual work environments. We know from past disasters that the year after a crisis hits can be even harder for nonprofits.

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Givinga

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The idea is simple: instead of reactively donating to a natural disaster, business leaders should work to solve underlying issues through longer term commitments. Transparency in fees and costs, delivery of funds, and charities supported will become core requirements.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Crowdfunding, which has been defined by Merriam Webster as “the practice of funding a project or venture by raising small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the Internet” is the fastest growing form of online giving. Virtual Food Banks. Virtual Events. Giving Days. Affinity Groups.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

One of the first things to consider when planning an auction is whether you’ll be holding your auction in an in-person, virtual, or hybrid format. On the other hand, a virtual auction allows your supporters to bid on items and engage with your auction from anywhere. 2) Raffles. 2) Emergency fundraisers.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 25, 2020

“Humanitarian crises, natural disasters, disease outbreaks – the needs today as pressing as ever,” stated Martha C. Each gift officer on the team should start with no more than 25 current donors with whom to work virtually over the next six months. The remainder of your donor list can have virtual communications plan.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

The end game is not a one-size-fits-all solution; it is more about facing the reality that without this flexibility, your business and team are vulnerable to disasters like yesterday morning's commute on the Bay Bridge. The majority of academic research in this area has been funded or motivated by transportation improvement efforts.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Transforming Communities is a Microsoft-funded initiative that builds on what TechSoup and Microsoft already learned through the first App It Up project. SF Heroes is a disaster preparedness iPhone app for the San Francisco area created for the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management. Mobile Apps.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Komen Foundation , a leading breast cancer charity, pulled hundreds of thousands of dollars in breast cancer screening funds from Planned Parenthood. Komen’s funding pays for about 170,000 of those screenings. Komen’s funding pays for about 170,000 of those [.]

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2017

Social impact experiences on Airbnb are a way to raise new funds, generate worldwide awareness, and gain champions for your mission. Veritas offers charities and libraries two essential product donations for disaster recovery and also in case of being hacked: Backup Exec and System Recovery.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Whether by leveraging employee match, deploying disaster assistance funds or investing in local non-profits through our local grants program, we leverage our resources to contribute to society.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Leads World Central Kitchen’s emergency and disaster relief efforts and long-term impact projects . Currently serves on various funding and advisory boards, including World Benchmarking Alliance, and has recently been elected president of the American Evaluation Association for 2022 . World Central Kitchen. Founder and CEO.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Give a Virtual Gift on Facebook and Support Breast Cancer (or another charity) : Thinking about sending a virtual gift, maybe a teddy bear, flowers, hearts, or whatever? Why not send a virtual gift that sends a donation to support breast cancer research or some other cause? Why not send some geek love from NTEN ?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 14, 2016

This same sentiment is responsible for the boom of Donor Advised Funds (DAFs). Donor Advised Funds (DAFs). These virtual tools enable planning for the long term, allowing the donors the luxury of time and strategy in determining their philanthropic actions. It’s not about deadlines, it’s about strategy. Data-driven philanthropy.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 20, 2010

And at the time the Haiti disaster occurred in January 2010, the nonprofit had virtually no social media presence aside from the Father Marc’s blog updating supporters of the organization's work in Haiti.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

The wizard behind the Frozen Pea Fund (and many others since) is Connie Reece, who specializes in developing marketing and communications programs that use Web 2.0 You were key architect of the Frozen Pea Fund campaign, can you give me a summary of strategy and what you think made it work? tools and technology. What didn???t

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

When you remove the estimated $122 million in corporate pledges from that number, more than half of all funds raised came online through those organizations. Email and direct mail from nonprofits have virtually the same influence on consumers' decisions to give at 27% and 28% respectively -- email closed a 10% gap from 2008 to 2009.1.

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2021

We have seen many companies shift their focus on mental health through virtual events , partner with local nonprofits for food drives , and answer the call to be advocates in the hopes of raising awareness around the key issues that plague the community. Stay tuned for the full release of the 2020 Industry Review!

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Classy

JULY 13, 2021

At the 2021 Collaborative: Virtual Sessions , our annual nonprofit conference, over 7,000 people from across the world came together to learn how to advance their mission within the social sector. It is also a poignant memoir from the author, who left a job in credit analysis at Chase Manhattan Bank to pursue humanitarian work.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2010

Causemunity.org provides easy solution to your fund-raising needs through micro-donations. Our booth will be Interactive and visitors will be able to create dedication pages, light virtual candles, and make donations to the nonprofit of their choice. Be persuasive – you’ll get to keep whatever funds they donate.) in booth 65.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

How would you organization cope with a natural disaster? What would ngos look like if they were completely virtual? What if organizations did not have government funding or pursue it? Disaster Relief: Described their efforts for Tsunami and Katrina and mentioned efforts for Burma and China. Good or bad thing?

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