Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Deciding how to handle donor recognition on social media is a complex exercise. A few months ago, Subaru generously donated 50 million meals to Feeding America through a campaign that supported 199 food banks across the country. More recently, Subaru helped donate 100 million additional meals.

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Media Cause

APRIL 15, 2024

Do we have an online platform to collect donations? Dig Deeper to Discover What’s Missing Running through this additional exercise may help you make the business case that a new or updated platform is necessary for the organization’s efficiency when mapping your ideal MarTech stack below.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

” This exercise will show you how useful this tool is for quickly generating information you can build upon. Please include posts with energetic calls to action to donate to help support our programs or care for our rescues. Third prize are gourmet baskets donated by local eatery, Yum Yum. The fundraiser is a raffle.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

If you feel mired in stress and anxiety, you might have a tough time with this exercise. Gratitude is a muscle that needs exercise. Use this exercise daily to keep your head in the right place. Write down how this donation will allow that donor to become a hero. Just write down three things you are grateful for.

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sgEngage

MARCH 14, 2023

I asked ChatGPT to give me a call for donations by donor level. It provided two calls for donations, one for Major Donors and one for Low-Level Donors. While Low-Level Donors were reminded, “Even a small donation can make a significant impact on the lives of those who need it most.”

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

In fact, here’s my list of 7 ‘must do’s’ when thanking donors, so the donor feels warm and fuzzy about the donation they just made and is receptive to giving the next time you ask. Your email thank-you should arrive immediately after a donation is made online. Use my Kitchen Table Exercise to develop your conversational writing voice.

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Qgiv

MARCH 11, 2022

Analyze your “Donate” page. There is so much more to their interactions with you than just “click here,” “sign up here,” or “donate here.”. If you have a lot of campaigns that can sometimes feel disjointed, the funnel exercise is a great way to unify them. Talking to people at the different stages is how you really build trust.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 5, 2022

And when a fundraising appeal is easy to understand, there’s one less barrier to someone donating. Making a donation to a non-profit is all about solving a problem. Making a donation to a non-profit is all about solving a problem. But sometimes it can be a good exercise to write a story through the filter of a certain value.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 1, 2022

As an initial brainstorming exercise, consider what your guests’ interests are. Review your initial list and ask yourself if any of your current supporters might be able to donate these types of items to your auction. For example, does one of your board members own a beach home they would be willing to donate for a weekend?

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sgEngage

APRIL 6, 2023

I’ve always been more of a basketball and exercise through sports sort of person. I met Kyle after his foundation participated in an event on our platform and took home the grand prize donation for rallying their community to log the most activities over the course of a month. But running 13.1 miles at one time? Not a chance.

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sgEngage

JULY 12, 2022

This means that one diocese may have dozens of schools, siloed by parish, each operating differently and tracking tuition revenue, donations, and expenses in different ways. The only way to accomplish that is for each school in that diocese to book accounts receivable, such as tuition and donations, in the same way.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 24, 2023

More engaged supporters, increased donations, and a wider impact on the community.  This challenge can focus on breathing exercises, yoga classes, or other self-care activities meant to create a positive cycle of well-being while fundraising for an important cause.  The result?

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BoardAssist

MAY 19, 2016

Volunteering vs. Serving on a Nonprofit Board vs. Donating – What Nonprofit Role is Best for You? Donate to a nonprofit. The post Volunteering vs. Serving on a Nonprofit Board vs. Donating – What Nonprofit Role is Best for You? Thanks for considering any of these roles – the nonprofit community needs you!

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Bloomerang

MAY 16, 2023

At least 20 minutes of the agenda should be dedicated to education and training, such as role-playing exercises, making calls to donors, or even guest facilitators. The focus should be on building relationships with donors, rather than asking for donations. One way to do this is to incorporate training into board meetings.

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2023

A single, successful social media post can drive major traffic to your exercise-for-a-cause. Better keep up the grind so you have more opportunities to use these fitness captions and consider joining a Good Move event to cultivate donations for incredible causes and stay motivated on a leaderboard of others in the community.

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Candid

JULY 19, 2023

Because of inflation, the value of dollars donated declined, while costs, wages, and for some, demand for services grew. Program staff exercised flexibility to increase grant amounts because of inflation.” “We Individual donors specifically cited inflation as a major reason why they expected to give less last year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 11, 2015

A mobile app that enables users to donate by simply pointing their phone at a charity logo. The app will automatically recognize the logo and then users select the amount to donate. A service that enables users to make a promise (to exercise at least 5 times a week, for example) or pay/donate to participating nonprofits.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 20, 2023

Repeat this exercise for every line item in your nonprofit’s first budget. Include in-kind donations. Include donated items and services (also known as in-kind donations ) in your budget so you can get an accurate picture of what it really costs to operate your nonprofit. Put that number in your budget. Start early.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Many of your supporters will have at least one thing in common this year—they’ve already been and will continue to be incessantly asked to donate across channels. This doesn’t mean donation asks are bad or should be slowed; the real learning is that you can and should be mindful about also giving your supporters other ways to be impactful.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

of all online donations , so it’s one of the best online fundraising ideas out there. In fact, 1 in 4 solicitation emails from peer-to-peer fundraisers result in donations, compared with 1 in 1,250 emails from a nonprofit. “1 On the day of the blitz, send out a series of emails requesting donations. Donation Matching Drive.

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

The good news is that nonprofits have a ton of options when it comes to unique fundraising events that inspire donations and spread awareness of your mission. An art festival where local artists can show off their pieces, explain their work to attendees, and donate a portion or all of the proceeds to your nonprofit. A road race.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

I find this portion of fundraising emails to be a real exercise in concise yet powerful copy writing. This coupling establishing a clear need that readers can help solve by donating. For some organizations, this is the result of not wanting to be perceived as being to pushy or aggressive in asking for donation. Donate now!

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

To enter the challenge, employees signed up through an engagement element on Thermo Fisher’s employee engagement platform and donated a minimum of $15 to one of three organizations leading COVID-19 relief efforts as designated by the CSR team (UNICEF USA, Direct Relief, Project HOPE).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

3) “Donate Now” CTA on the Human Rights Watch blog. For example, if you are a health nonprofit, write a post about foods that help lower blood pressure, or provide tips on how to exercise at home. Below are three examples from three different nonprofits: 1) e-Newsletter opt-in on the Marshall Project blog.

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Candid

MARCH 2, 2022

Here’s a quick exercise. To scale these best practices across your broader donor base, there are a number of things you can do: Build robust (and automated) messaging cadences to thank donors for their support and illustrate the impact that donations are having on the ground.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This mobile-first approach to turning exercise into donations for charity had good reason for becoming an app. PS… Don’t build that (Donation) App. Also, donations are now free on Facebook — the #1 app on phones. Here are 2 nonprofit apps that worked — and why. Full disclosure, both are former Whole Whale clients.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2009

Flickr Photo by Halepoki Forget chocolate, drugs, puppies, exercise, prozac, or anything else that makes you happy. There's an added benefit, people who donate generate more dopamine, the "happy" neurotransmitter associated with pleasure, craving, and reward. but it makes you feel good.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Our false negative : A scenario where the model does not predict a prospect will give a major donation, but they would have if asked Our false positive : A scenario where the model predicts a prospect will give a major donation if asked, but they do not Which scenario is preferred?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

These individuals possess the resources or wealth necessary to make substantial donations that significantly impact your cause. Remember, segmentation isn’t a one-time exercise. ABLE emphasizes their wealth—specifically their financial capacity—to contribute meaningfully. As your donors evolve, so should your strategy.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 12, 2022

And even better, RESPONDED to them by clicking the Donate Now button? So, how do you show up as interesting and relevant in your donors’ inbox time after time, so they click on your emails, read them, and donate? Try my kitchen table exercise. How would you ask for a donation? That’s average. ). Well, it’s tricky.

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Qgiv

JULY 5, 2023

Supporters can pledge to donate per basket made or provide a one-time donation to the participant of their choice. Participants can encourage their friends and family to donate for more play time or pledge money based on the participants’ achievements.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. In short, great storytelling tugs heartstrings and that’s step 1 if you want a donation. For the purposes of our exercise, let’s say our story takes place in India.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Regular exercise, eating your fruits and vegetables, and avoiding processed foods can be greatly beneficial to your health. You can also shop for pink-ribbon products from companies who donate a portion of their products to breast cancer research. Make healthy lifestyle choices. Zero Breast Cancer.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

We’re used to relationships growing naturally, and when work on a relationship for the purpose of getting a donation, it can seem uncomfortable. We all know we need to eat right, exercise, and get enough rest. I find that exercise not only helps my physical strength, but my mental strength, too. So why don’t we do it?

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 16, 2016

Donors give because they know somebody who was affected by breast cancer, or they heard a touching story that made them want to donate, or maybe even because your staff members said something that catalyzed the donation. Try This Exercise. Williams suggested a simple yet incredibly telling exercise. Key Takeaways.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 27, 2021

You need to help us exercise our potential and to regain our dignity. Now through the end of November 2021, you can donate to help Salesforce meet our goal of raising $60,000 to fund 19 refugee student scholarships. Salesforce employees logged over 600 hours of volunteer time for WRD events and donated over $14K to UNHCR.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 12, 2020

There are many considerations to go over, including what types of campaigns to employ, what fundraising strategies to exercise during these campaigns, and what your revenue goals are. . This has a lot to do with the power behind a second donation. Why First-Time Donor Retention is Important. Ask them how they’re doing. Welcome Kits.

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