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Due diligence before you donate

ASU Lodestar Center

Americans donate nearly $300 billion annually to more than 1.2 Most donors believe that they are giving to worthwhile causes, but few conduct the necessary research to determine how effectively an organization uses donations to accomplish its mission. This is why due diligence is so important before making a donation.

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Five Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits That Don’t Work (or Why You Aren’t Raising Enough Money)

Get Fully Funded

Their donations create an emotional investment for them in the work you’re doing. We’ve had a couple clients over the years who both received a large grant from the State of Tennessee. The local restaurant wants to host a chicken wing night and donate 20% of all sales to your nonprofit! Has this happened to you?

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How to Use CauseVox for Fraternity and Sorority Fundraisers

CauseVox

Pi Kappa Alpha at Tennessee Tech teamed up for the ‘Celebrating Our Past. United in Dance: Cardinal O’Hara High School’s Dance Marathon has been a force of fundraising since 2015, rallying support for local organizations and honoring the memory of the late Danny Hammond, a beloved former student.) Building Our Future.’

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How to Effectively Share Text-to-Donate Campaigns on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Sharing your text-to-donate keyword and shortcode on social media helps brand your campaign and allows donors to easily give from their mobile devices, which is where most people view social media. Let’s take a look at some examples we’ve seen that really make the most of eye-catching and engaging content to promote giving by text-to-donate.

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The Big Payback is Coming!

Connection Cafe

In line with other Giving Events, like Amplify Austin and Richmond’s The Amazing Raise, The Big Payback is Nashville’s opportunity to highlight our spirit of generosity and support the work of local nonprofits. Middle Tennessee relies on the essential work of nonprofits in the region. What Is The Big Payback?

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5 Ways Hands On Nashville Rocked The Music City on #GivingTuesday

Connection Cafe

This week we’re talking #bikesandbakedgoods (a winning combination), and how Hands On Nashville used #GivingTuesday to create local impact – with 5 fundraising ideas to help you rock your next campaign. With help from the local community and partner agencies, this program works to give refurbished bikes to the area’s kids in need.

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Five Signs Your Nonprofit Is Ready to Migrate Your Database to the Cloud

Tech Soup

Tal maintains that cloud-based security while not perfect is most often much better than IT security in most local area networks in small offices. A common symptom of that is the case of someone in your organization calling a donor to ask for a donation, only to find out that someone else has already contacted them.