Connection Cafe

AUGUST 24, 2018

Fundraising for your cause is exciting, challenging and should be unique to your mission. Annual appeals, #GivingTuesday and end-of-year fundraising campaigns are imperative to sustaining your operating costs, however, stimulating a donor or member to give beyond those efforts can be challenging. Tell a story in your appeals.

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Ideas Fundraising Awareness Childhood 24

Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2012

case you haven’t heard, 501(c)(3) private foundations are now eligible to receive donated video conferencing, online collaboration, and remote desktop solutions from the Citrix Online Donation Program. In addition to the Citrix program, there are many other donation programs on TechSoup that are open to private foundations.

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Foundation San Francisco Donation Los Angeles 63

Care2

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Convio analyzed cities with total population of more than 100,000 based on per capita online giving and the total amount donated through the Convio platform. The average gift size remained steady in 2011 at about $65 with more than $435M donated to charities. Seattle, WA. To 10 Most Generous Cities. Alexandria, VA.

St. Louis 77

St. Louis San Francisco Arlington Seattle 77

Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2020

Developed in 2019 and envisioned by the Seattle Public Library Foundation, Library Giving Day was created to support libraries nationwide. Last year, seventy eight libraries participated and raised over $737,000, with their average gift size being $172. Step 3: Set Your Fundraising Goal . Why did they give again?

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Library Campaign Giving Social Media 30

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2011

Seattle, WA. The ranking comes from 273 cities with total population of more than 100,000 based on per capita online giving and total amount donated online through Convio’s online marketing and fundraising suite. The average online gift size increased from $62 in 2009 to $65 in 2010. Cambridge, MA. Arlington, VA.

St. Louis 34

St. Louis America San Francisco Arlington 34

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 20, 2010

Start with the list of charities on the right and if a group you are considering supporting isn’t there, then take the time to thoroughly research it before making a gift. Designate Your Investment – Generally, it is best to trust your chosen charity to spend your donation as it sees fit. Be Careful Of Email Solicitations.

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Haiti Impact Charity Fundraising 52

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

If you were unable to join us last month, we hope that you’ll join us next year at bbcon 2020 in Seattle. Invested in a peer-to-peer giving solution , making it super easy for people to donate. bbcon Takeaway #1: Small investments in data quality will yield big returns. Continued to consult with the #GivingTuesday.org staff.

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Impact Help Foundation Atlanta 28

Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

of donors prefer going online to make a donation People receive 121 emails per day on average 76% of people trust ads they receive in the mail 56% of donors regularly attend fundraising events Text fundraising has grown 205% over the last year. Looking to grow your nonprofit fundraising program? So, what can you do?

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Channel Marketing Fundraising Nonprofit 59

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 29, 2021

” Yes, one of my favorite topics, not just peer-to-peer fundraising, but also peer-to-peer retention. You’re my go-to for peer-to-peer fundraising. Awesome company that helps a lot of people with their not just peer-to-peer, but online fundraising auctions. Steven: It’s awesome to have you. Everybody at Qgiv.

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Donor Video Fundraising Strategy 105

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 5, 2016

For several years now, January 1st not only means the beginning of the New Year, but also an opportunity to look at trends in year-end fundraising emails from nonprofit organizations. Here is the 2015 edition of my annual review of year-end nonprofit fundraising email subject lines. (Be Emails by Hour. That’s a new record.

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email Fundraising Gift Children 20

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Jackie is down in Florida, and Kari is up in Seattle. So their last gift could have been, you know, last year, but unfortunately, not this year, right? So that’s going to be the very first way to identify them in your database is to look at when was their last gift. Combined decades of experience. Here’s a thank you.”

Donor 60

Donor Disaster Gift Puerto Rico 60

NTEN

OCTOBER 9, 2012

For organizations seeking to increase the involvement level of active constituents, Seattle-based Groundwire Consulting launched Groundwire Engage , a new tool that enables nonprofits to track and analyze constituent engagement data. Prizes come in all kinds of packages, like in $60,000 dollars worth of CITGO gift cards.

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Research Ideas Tools Survey 67

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 25, 2012

However there were a few moves of note: Seattle, WA climbed the ladder three spots to be this year’s #1 and also showing northwest corner pride, Bellevue, WA made it back into the top 10 at #9 after slipping to #11 in 2010. Not surprisingly, the top 10 cities didn’t change much year over year from 2010 to 2011.

Austin 55

Austin Minneapolis Convio Influence 55

Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 16, 2009

One of the background stories in doing the research for the book was I was asking a political fundraiser friend of mine, "What's the experience like for you as a fundraiser in cultivating women donors versus men donors for political donations?" As a political fundraiser, I just want their money, and to get out."

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Authoring Marketing Change Interview 46