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How to Write a Successful Annual Fundraising Plan in 6 Steps

Get Fully Funded

You see, your annual fundraising plan is a treasure map that leads you to the exact activities that will raise the most money for your nonprofit over the course of the coming year. What did it cost you to raise that money in terms of expenses and time? Aim to raise at least four times what you spend on an event. What worked?

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Beth’s Surprise Party: A Case Study in Crowdsourced Action

Amy Sample Ward

First, we created an open Google Doc where we put in the introduction language, so anyone that clicked through from someone’s blog or Twitter post would have context about what was happening (and included a numbered list up to 53, so people could easily see where to add their name and blog address). See the Google Doc for links.).

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The Ideal Year-End Fundraising Campaign Timeline

CauseVox

If this is the case, then you should have a clear idea about how much you need to raise for the next fiscal year. Specific: Have a set number or level you want to reach, such as dollars raised, volunteers mobilized, etc. Specific: Have a set number or level you want to reach, such as dollars raised, volunteers mobilized, etc.

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ROI for a donor database

Robert Weiner

The current software does not interface with our current/new technical environment (MS-Exchange and Office, or Google g-mail, calendar, docs, etc.). I cannot merely say “We raised XXX more dollars with software that cost $ZZZ.”. One of my maxims is that a database doesn’t raise money — people raise money. Time-management.

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‘Why don’t you have a nonprofit data management plan?’ Q&A with Debbie Snyder and Gary Carr

3rd Sector Labs

The most popular is Facebook – https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/permissions/. QUESTION: NTEN just held an online fundraising benchmark webinar, where they talked about email open rates being low, and organizations raising something like $17 for every 1000 emails sent. Many people like using them. GARY: Ditto.

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27 Recommended Affordable or Free Nonprofit Software Tools

Bloomerang

When donors cover processing fees, nonprofits take home about $99 for every $100 raised. GoFundMe Platform overview: GoFundMe is a crowdfunding platform that has helped raise over $25 billion in donations since 2010. This includes Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Slides, Meet, and more.

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Case Study: Tools for Community Engagement

NTEN

Over 180 people with over 635,000 total followers signed up to participate by authorizing Epic Change to post via their Twitter account using JustCoz , an online relay system that lets you donate a tweet a day to help raise awareness for causes that matter to you. Information for bloggers. Ultimately, only one person used it.