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40+ Ideas to Light a Fundraising Fire Under Your Nonprofit Board Members

Blue Fox

So often, nonprofit fundraising efforts are facilitated and driven by staff members. Is your staff prepared to make the asks, attend the events, mail the collateral and try some Facebook fundraising ads? What about your board members… are they fired up for fundraising season? What’s wrong with that? Don’t feel overwhelmed.

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A Quick Guide to Creating a Nonprofit Podcast: 5 Steps

Achieve

A few topics you might consider for your nonprofit podcast include: Nonprofit news Marketing tips Volunteer management Donor stewardship Corporate partnerships Donor-advised funds Grant preparation Capital campaigns Nonprofit sustainability On top of the podcast topic, you should also decide on its format. Record your podcast.

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What is Planned Giving?

sgEngage

Planned giving, often called” legacy giving,” is the process by which a donor or prospective contributor produces a financial or estate plan to donate something of value to an organization at a later time. Planned gifts are often donated through a will at an individual’s bequest so that the nonprofit receives the gift upon the donor’s death.

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Evaluating Event Formats: In-Person, Virtual, or Hybrid

Nonprofits Source

Events are a staple in the nonprofit sector, helping to meet various purposes like fundraising, donor acquisition, and supporter engagement. Common ideas for in-person nonprofit events include fundraising galas, donor acquisition lunches, and community engagement events.

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Virtual Volunteer Mobilization Strategies That Can Solve Nonprofits’ Challenges During COVID-19

Connection Cafe

sign up) to ask for donations (see our “No Money, More Problems” webinar for how), or host fundraising-specific events like multi-day virtual galas with different speakers, trainings on best virtual fundraising practices and webinars with donor special guests. Virtual actions that solve for urgent issues: FOOD BANKS. Urgent issues.

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#IFC2015: Viral Fundraising Campaigns One Year Later: What Can We Learn?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Even though both campaigns did not achieve the same dramatic results as the first year, the “new normal” was spectacular. For ALS, the average age of their donors plunged from age 50 to age 30 and they brought in people who were not directly impacted by the disease. What has your organization learned about viral campaigns?

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What’s next for EveryAction

EveryAction

We also recently made enhancements to our OpenVPB phone bank organizing tool to allow users to set a default script and up to four alternate scripts for their phone banks. As we continue as Bonterra, our original values will remain the same.

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