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ShowerUP Solved Its BIG Problem — A Problem You Too May Have

Bloomerang

This nonprofit provides mobile showers and personal care services to the unhoused in six cities. He’d sorted out how to scale their services into Nashville, TN, Wichita, KS, Huntsville, AL, Chicago, IL, Chattanooga, TN, and Tampa Bay, FL. Publicly celebrate their journey from volunteering to donating , as this can inspire others.

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New Tips from the Giving Day Playbook on Crowdfunding Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

After processing about 66 donations per minute during their 2013 event, the website crashed at 12:30 p.m.—for The good news is GiveMN still set a fundraising record, and their planning, strategic decisions and humor from their nonprofit partners carried them through. for five hours.

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The Most Generous Online Giving Cities in the U.S.

Connection Cafe

We also applied some additional statistical rigor used in The Blackbaud Index , which has become a trusted and valued source of nonprofit fundraising information since its launch four years ago. Additionally, online donations grew by 31% from 2012 to 2013, from nearly $6.4 Wichita Falls. million to more than $8.3 million. .

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