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Nonprofits in the Metaverse: Pros and Cons

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Nonprofit organizations may be feeling the need to take a stance on the metaverse and make decisions on meta-related activities, like accepting crypto donations. While the metaverse is still being built — and is so new that it’s hard to define exactly what it means — there’s a lot of marketing hype (and money) being wrapped up into it.

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9 Ways to Use Text Messaging for Your Virtual Fundraising Event

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Get event registrants hyped before the big day! Send a fundraising appeal and donation link to your text message opt-in list once your virtual event begins and let them know your fundraising goal. Text-to-donate enables your attendees to give by phone without having to navigate away from your virtual event page.

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How to Host Engaging Golf Fundraising Events

Greater Giving

Check out our Auction Games look book for lots of exciting games and activities to raise money for your cause! But the details of this fundraising idea are all in the timing, the hype, the prizes, and the pricing. The success of your Putter-and-Purse raffle depends on how you advertise and hype this fun auction game.

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Blockchain Technology: What Is It and How Is It Relevant for Nonprofits?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For example, a smart contract to support charity donations might enable the automatic and instantaneous release of funds to a charity once the donor receives proof of a promised action by the charity. The most common opportunity area is donations using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

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What is donor communication?

Roundtree

We should communicate thankfulness when they read our emails, attend our events, and especially when they donate financially. . If your organization only talks but never takes time to listen to donors, they will likely feel valued only for their money. Donors have more to provide than money. Consistency.

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Nurturing Relationships with Digital Storytelling

Greater Giving

Build hype by using your own evangelists. Engage donors in a way that isn’t about money. When you send out your next email, don’t make it an ask for money. Show off how successful the event was with your sizzle reel, and show the impact that their donations made to help achieve your organization’s mission.

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Mastering Your Virtual or Hybrid Event: Exciting Live Auctions & Appeals – pt. 2

Greater Giving

Not every virtual event requires a live auction to make money. If you choose to use a live auction in a hybrid or purely virtual event, hype it up. Curate an atmosphere where donors feed on one another’s charitable energy and throw in a little competition, and raise big money. Live vs. Silent Auctions in Virtual Events.

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