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3 Great Unusual Fundraising Ideas

The Fundraising Authority

For the homeless shelter example, this may look like: feeding one person for one day, $10; proving a place to sleep for one person for one night, $25; providing basic medical care for one homeless client, $100. Finally, go out and “sell” these services to your donors by asking them to sponsor one service for one person (or more).

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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Some individual board members may want to start with “easier” tasks like thanking donors, but eventually, they should be directly helping raise thousands of dollars annually. Help maintain membership hygiene by ensuring donor records are accurate, spelled correctly, and that bouncing emails are cleaned, etc.

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An 11-Step Guide to Successful Crowdfunding Campaigns for Nonprofit Organizations

Nonprofit Tech for Good

To date, more than 50 million donors have given over $5 billion through the GoFundMe fundraisers. This guide offers a comprehensive look at fundraising for nonprofit organizations and covers everything from choosing the best title for your fundraiser to increasing donor retention to other fundraising ideas for nonprofit organizations.

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5 Questions to Ask Your Fund Accounting Vendor

sgEngage

A true fund accounting system simplifies restricted funds, making it easier to track and report on government grants, endowments, and specific donor requests. Listen for mention of treasury and expense management tools such as bank feeds, credit card feeds, and purchase cards that streamline the accounts payable and reconciliation processes.

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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Nonprofits need every tool possible to entice donors to join and then stick around for years. Some organizations use donor perks or benefits to do this. One way to create a major donor program or donor perks system is to replicate one from another organization. Many sponsors and donors want recognition for their support.

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48 Top Nonprofit Podcasts in 2023

Whole Whale

This leads to a rather large podcast graveyard in the iTunes library making it very hard to find current podcasts. While it is easy to create a podcast, the difficulty comes with the ongoing work needed to maintain a podcast month after month.

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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

Get Fully Funded

Inspires potential donors to give. And if you can use your Core Number to share what it costs to feed that child lunch, even better! It’s boring to the donor and doesn’t inspire them to give. or any other news that helps bring your donors into the story. By asking, you’re giving your donors the opportunity to be heroes.