Pamela Grow

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Subscribe to The Grow Report now to be notified of the next MotivateMonday flash training. Breaking the rules can be one of the very best things you can do to increase response for your next nonprofit direct mail appeal.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

The summer brings with it the opportunity to take advantage of the great weather and use the great outdoors for great fundraising. We’ve put together over 30 fun nonprofit fundraising ideas for you to spring into this season. Set a fundraising goal to sponsor a nail color on National Nail Polish Day (June 1) in the spirit of Movember.

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Qgiv

JUNE 28, 2022

Part of having your preparedness strategy in place is knowing how to host successful emergency fundraisers. Emergency fundraisers can be a big help when you’re facing unprecedented need at your organization. That’s why we put together this blog post to walk you through planning for and hosting an emergency fundraiser.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 29, 2016

These new fundraising apps will use new payment systems, such as Samsung Pay and Apple Pay (or your Facebook or Twitter login), and fundraising will transcend to level never even imagined by The Jetsons. Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. 1) Household Appliances. 2) Automobiles.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 31, 2022

We’ll also discuss why this time of year is so critical for fundraising efforts. . December 27-31: The final five days of the year are critical for year-end tax-deductibility messaging and are frequently the busiest fundraising days of the year when people begin to make gifts in earnest ahead of the tax deadline.

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Media Cause

JUNE 22, 2021

In other words, you don’t need to choose between advocacy and fundraising. What’s more, this campaign cultivated recent donors and primed others for an impactful fiscal year end fundraising campaign. It’s usually good fundraising practice to be direct in your asks — and you should be, when you’re running a fundraising campaign.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Crafting a Donor-friendly Giving Page If you’ve ever experienced the warm-feeling of giving to a charity, chances are it was through a fundraising page. Unfortunately, subpar formatting, uninspiring content, and other mishaps could be holding back your fundraising efforts. Sounds pretty smooth, right?

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Online virtual fundraising is one of the most popular ways for nonprofits to raise money. With the majority of daily activities taking place over the web, it’s no surprise that we’ve also observed a rise in virtual fundraising. Maybe your nonprofit hasn’t yet developed an online fundraising plan. Peer-to-Peer Fundraising.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

She’s worked in development offices of all sizes and has recently put her years of experience and training down on paper in The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising. And here’s what she shared: Mazarine Treyz, The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising. Why do these fundraising books have to be so BORING?”

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In the spirit of last-minute year-end fundraising actions , feel free to cut and paste this letter into your email, make any edits you think necessary, and get it out. As fundraisers, we’ve found that it’s vital to give first before asking others to donate. Flash engagement video recording. We’ve done the work for you.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In the realm of event fundraising, a raffle is a thrilling game of chance where participants purchase tickets for a chance to win exciting prizes. It’s always helpful to give the volunteers something to help them stand out from the crowd, like a balloon attached to their wrists or a flashing pin. What prizes worked best?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 18, 2022

Registration is simple, fast, and incredibly easy so you can get your supporters fundraising in a flash. New engagement emails to mobilize your supporters and encourage fundraising participation. The changes to Qgiv’s peer-to-peer fundraising tools eliminate the need for account creation in order to register.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 27, 2023

Accessibility and user-friendliness should be priorities for the best possible experience for all visitors, but also to increase your site’s SEO value , and ultimately, your organization’s reach for fundraising events like your golf tournament.

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Pamela Grow

APRIL 27, 2021

And sign up for the Grow Report to get notifications about the next MotivateMonday , our free 30-minute flash training held every Monday at 1 pm EST featuring the leading trainers and thought leaders in the nonprofit sector. Join us as Julia Campbell shares the five latest trends in social, from Tik Tok to stories to takeovers.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

Nonprofit conferences can feature a variety of topics, like fundraising, marketing, nonprofit tech, and leadership. The conference presents a great opportunity for fundraisers across the nonprofit industry to hear from thought leaders and Neon One experts, network with other nonprofit professionals, and hone their fundraising skills!

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 5, 2020

As a nonprofit professional, you know that the fundraising landscape changes each year. However, no one could have predicted the effects that COVID-19 would have , with many nonprofit organizations now solely relying on virtual fundraising efforts to continue operations. Catering to the needs of your various audiences. Ready to begin?

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EveryAction

JUNE 8, 2023

When advocacy campaigns are quiet, consider some other engaging advocacy content that can be written and approved in advance to ensure advocates are still opening and clicking your messages: Flash poll: Create a one-question poll that is irresistible to advocates, such as “Which of the following should be a higher priority?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 19, 2024

For example, you might feature a fundraising video on your donation page to appeal to supporters or include photos of your beneficiaries on your homepage. Limit distractions: Avoid unnecessary pop-ups, animations, and flashing content. For example, many breast cancer organizations use pink in their branding.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 5, 2016

In fundraising, many of us share a guilty pleasure: social media fundraising. Good fundraisers know that personal preferences should never be confused with the likes or preferences of potential supporters. Help them understand how fundraising on social media often disappoints — and why. Okay, Rule #1.

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Classy

APRIL 21, 2021

What if the only thing that stops you from crushing your fundraising goals this year is a donation match myth? It leaves us to wonder how many opportunities are overlooked because of common myths that limit a nonprofits’ full fundraising potential. Donation matching seems like a no-brainer to many nonprofits. Beyond Celiac.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Originally published in the November 2011 issue of Fundraising Success Magazine where I have written a quarterly column throughout 2011. And almost all executives were resisting letting go of control and embracing the new concept of empowering supporters and donors to be content creators and fundraisers for their nonprofits online.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2020

This fall , Game On Cancer , a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign at Henry Ford Health System , finally cracked the code o n engaging patients and physicians. Each physician registered with the campaign and created their Team MVP online fundraising page and were ready to start. . Post Game .

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

The truth is, though, the combination of these two strategies is the key to a truly successful fundraising appeal. Images of abandoned, starving, and abused animals are flashed on the screen as Sarah implores us for a donation which will, we’re to assume, help alleviate the suffering of the animals shown in these gripping images.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 22, 2012

Community Foundation launches new fundraising method | Home | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, LA : LAFAYETTE — The Community Foundation of Acadiana launched a new donation method — an embeddable fundraising widget — to make it easier for people to give to nonprofit organizations that are assisting those recovering from last week’s flash flooding.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 29, 2009

fundraising : This hashtag is best used when tagged on to a Tweet that discusses fundraising trends. Example Tweet: Nonprofit Raises $8,550 With In-game Text Messaging Campaign: [link] || #fundraising. Campaign] Example Tweet: WATCH: Flash mob takes off shirts, stops traffic in Hong Kong [link] || #350ppm.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 29, 2015

Specifically, there are three ways that CRM software can deliver a positive jolt to your fundraising campaigns. The Justice League contains Superman, Batman, Flash, and… hmm, if only I had an easy way to check. Suppose you’re fundraising for a Grateful Patient Program. Sharing Information Among Fundraising Staff.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

provided, but your iPad can’t display flash, so you can’t view the page. communication and fundraising strategies, and make sure your content and messages can be viewed and acted on in real time – from any device. You see a post in your news feed about an urgent need at an organization you follow and feel.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 10, 2010

Megan Hawkes @CCCINews , Executive Director, Constituent Engagement at Campus Crusade for Christ, International and Dave Raley @daveraley , Director of New Media at Masterworks presented the session Case Studies in Integrated Multichannel Fundraising and did a great job of answering that question in a series of 7 lessons.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2008

This caught my eye because I've been thinking about the definition of a "flash cause" or "flash fundraiser" on Twitter and definitions. Although Scoble solicits input from thousands of contacts, he leans on a smaller subset of folks to trust above all others. Something more to chew on.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

For the foreseeable future, remote fundraising and virtual actions will be the norm, as evidenced by the 433% increase in virtual actions on the Mobilize platform in just six weeks. Tie in a strategic fundraising ask: Take advantage of a high-impact moment of engagement (e.g., The cause getting lost in the noise.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 30, 2012

CharityVillage Research: Mobile: The Next Tech Game-changer : Today's nonprofits are agile — a necessity when budgets are lean, government grants can disappear in a flash and fundraising is as critical as the programs you deliver.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2011

7 ways to Create Killer, Engaged Fundraising Campaigns by Nathan Hand. Applying Strategic Storytelling and Fundraising by Geoff Livingston. 7 Things I learned about Engagement from Mr. Youth by Katya Andresen. Micro Volunteering by Kivi Leroux Miller.

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M+R

JANUARY 31, 2023

In that spirit, we’re taking a look back at December fundraising — our Nonprofit Year-End 2022 Wrapped. We surveyed our nonprofit clients to dig into the trending hits and surprise breakout stars when it came to 2022’s year-end fundraising playlist, with detailed results from 21 organizations. Let’s dig in! Invest in SMS.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 8, 2015

The same approach can be taken with nonprofit direct marketing fundraising trends. There’s been a lot of discussion about data-driven marketing , marketing optimization, trigger-based fundraising, and personalization. Are these flash-in-the-pan trends, like the velour tracksuit, or are they here to stay and worth investing in?

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 26, 2011

Too often, visionless Boards start cutting things out instead of ramping up the fundraising (but that’s a topic for another day!). How else will you keep up with the latest trends in fundraising and nonprofit management? But this is SO short-sighted! It ensures the future success of your organization.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Now, it passes in a flash, which is a little disconcerting seeing as the end of year is just over six weeks away. Nonprofit Fundraising annual fund annual giving case statement donor cultivation donor loyalty End of Year Appeal end of year fundraising year end strategies year-end appeals' Happy Holidays!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2008

My most recent experiment involved Twitter, fundraising, and an integrated offline component at the Gnomedex Conference in Seattle. I've been a little shell shocked for the past few days, but wanted to share this reflection and analysis of the Gnomedex fundraising experiment. Click to see the larger image. I'm going to call it AMORE.

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