Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

See if your state, local, or regional AFP branch is hosting a reception! Other gatherings and receptions at the end of each day provide ample opportunities to introduce yourself to like-minded fundraisers who can share ideas and support with you. Pro tip: Another outstanding aspect of AFP ICON is the emphasis on networking.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I had a wonderful break – filled with fun, family, walking, hiking, reading, quiet, and reflection. I produced four “ Advanced Practices Webinars ” for the Knight Foundation for Giving Days hosts. Happy New Year ! How about you?

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2018

To ring in the season, here are 10 fun, unique and affordable summer fundraisers that will make everyone excited to give back. When people think of summer fundraising, a barbecue is probably one of the first events that comes to mind. Use the power of music to unite your donors by hosting an outdoor benefit concert.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

You can host a giving day whenever it suits your church. For instance, if there’s a religious holiday centered on giving, like Christmas or Easter, incorporating those themes into your giving day and hosting it ahead of the actual holiday can get congregants in a charitable frame of mind. New to the concept of giving days?

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

If you’ve never hosted your own peer-to-peer campaign or you just want some general tips on how to make your next one better, this guide is here to answer any questions you have. So, you’ve decided to host a peer-to-peer campaign for your faith-based organization—now it’s time to start planning.

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sgEngage

APRIL 6, 2022

But keep in mind that there’s no point in sending emails just to send emails. I love to spin, and the cycling event is so much fun!” . The doctor who helped save my life works at the medical system whose foundation hosts this cycling event.” . Teach people to fundraise more . They need a purpose. . Motivation .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2016

At SXSW, Brian hosted the purpose lounge where you could play with a set of cards to brainstorm and contribute ideas to address the refugee crisis. The yellow and gray cards listed potential actors and actions and you could pick three of them to generate ideas or think in different ways.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

" Host A Giving Is Better Than Receiving Birthday Party That's some great advice based on personal and professional experience from Amy Jussel who is the Founder and Executive Director of Shaping Youth. is important to keep all of these things in mind when choosing a group to support and how to support them."

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

By hosting a volunteer program, your organization can enable students, city officials, business owners, and other community members to get involved with a cause that aligns with their values and helps people in need, strengthening community ties in your area. Host info sessions for potential volunteers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

However, that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the fun. Virtual education is a great tool and can be used to teach a wide range of skills. Just ensure that you’re able to secure an expert to teach who’s comfortable speaking on camera and familiar with the hardware and software necessary to make it happen.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

You can host a giving day whenever it suits your church. For instance, if there’s a religious holiday centered on giving, like Christmas or Easter, incorporating those themes into your giving day and hosting it ahead of the actual holiday can get congregants in a charitable frame of mind. New to the concept of giving days?

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

With those factors in mind, we’ve put together a list of 52 nonprofit event ideas to help serve as a “vision board” for your organization’s next event. While the five events on this list speak are all about physical activity, hosting a themed trivia night makes for a slightly brainier night out. Use that to your advantage!

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Pulling from years and years (and years) of teaching and training on change management and Bucknell’s recent move from its legacy CRM system after 14 years, we’ve mapped out some strategies for successfully onboarding teams and maintaining engaged and empowered users with ongoing education. Now is when the fun really starts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Last week I was honored to be a counselor at Museum Camp , an annual professional development event hosted by the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH). It was great to watch her in action facilitating the creative, interactive, and fun program. This is more a mind shift than anything else.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

As an arts organization, you can have lots of fun coming up with incentives for your peer-to-peer fundraisers , and you can also empower them to offer ticket and class discounts in return for donations. Get creative and host an auction for your arts organization where the artistic experience itself is what’s up for bidding.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

By Sean Kosofsky , is the Nonprofit Fixer and founder of Mind the Gap Consulting. Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? You can even have fun engaging your supporters and board members when coming up with these designs. You can also send fun cards using Felt. Hint: It’s the XYY Soup Kitchen.”

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2011

Recently, I interviewed the facilitators of " Third Generation: Nonprofit | Business | Relationships | Evolved ," a special three-hour workshop hosted by the National Bank of Arizona and organized by the ASU Lodestar Center. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. All You Need is Love.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Did you have a moment where there wasn’t mind and body, but simply a cohesive YOU, alive and present? I bet if you dance around to it you'll definitely have a moment, or two where you'll feel, " there wasn’t mind and body, but simply a cohesive YOU, alive and present." Prompt by Patrick Reynolds ). It’s about making ideas happen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The next morning participants gathered to make individual and collective sense of the ideas that were shared by experts. The techniques that help you get at understanding are not always fun or easy to do. It requires stepping back and seeing the big picture. We finished with a group photo and fun co-creation reflection.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2005

My last Davos Diary piece for BBC News was published this week, 'Meetings of Minds'. This was fun to write, and this Davos was incredible. The Schwab Foundation hosted a wrap up session on Sunday with twenty of the social entrepreneurs attending the Forum. They say hi and shake hands. Joe exclaims: "You know something?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

I dont mind administrative spending, but I bristle at high fundraising costs. Thats my list, and you probably have yours — I say that because, as the research tells us, charitable giving is driven by a host of individual motivations and preferences. Perhaps that is what some respondents had in mind. More newsletters?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Even if you’re not able to host an event for your public campaign launch, find other ways to boost anticipation and excitement. Keep in mind, that you don’t have to use teams if it doesn’t quite make sense for your fundraising base. We also paired each email with a short message in our company Slack account.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Ensure you thoroughly explain what each role involves and create fun role descriptions to get volunteers interested and prepared! Virtual advocacy opportunities — Teach volunteers to be strong advocates for your cause. For instance, you can host a virtual session on how to write effective letters to representatives.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

Newspaper columnists and talk show hosts called for interviews after reading our poignant op-ed pieces. These are fun and gradual ways to improve writing skills. They can share samples of their writing to illus­trate key concepts such as simplicity and clarity, and they can teach tips on editing and proofreading. Start simple.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 30, 2023

I teach my clients that offering warm touches – the little things that warm a donor’s heart and make them feel good – are THE BEST donor retention strategies to keep people giving. Another nonprofit I support sends me update texts about once a quarter and those are fun, too. It shows that you care about more than just their wallet.

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Classy

APRIL 7, 2021

With a mobile app that guided participants through DIY challenges ranging from physical rides to mindfulness practices, World Bicycle Relief made it possible for any supporter to get on board. Host a livestream virtual event that pulls in donors all over the place in real-time. CREATIVE IDEAS TO BRING YOUR VIRTUAL EVENT GLOBAL.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

We have gathered an outstanding group of field experts to teach how to build and sustain this kind of governance. Get ready to learn from some of the best analytics minds out there. It will bring together the practitioners, scientists and creative minds of behavior change to discuss the science and technology of change.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 23, 2019

chances are those don’t come to mind. The host of this fundraiser was able to borrow eight ping pong tables at no cost, so ask your local recreation centers to use some of their equipment for a good cause—you’d be surprised at how willing they might be to help. . They’ll be sure to make your next money-raising endeavor stand out.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

How odd is it then to teach Google Analytics to nonprofit techies but then say that site statistics had nothing to do with a nonprofit’s mission? at 8:21 am What a great conversation; fun to have but for the fact that it misses the point. Why bother having a web site at all? 5 Richard from GoStats 09.18.07 6 Katrin 09.19.07

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 9, 2022

Keep in mind, if you plan to share the survey results outside of the association, you must tell your volunteers before doing so. Let qualified volunteers teach professional development sessions . Host a thank you party . If you seek your volunteer’s honesty, you might want to consider making some surveys anonymous.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

Always fun. This is always fun to be here with the smart crowd at Bloomerang. Well, it’s the level of awareness and understanding that a product, a program, a service, or your organization has in people’s minds. How much is it front of mind for me? Hey, Sarah, how are you doing? Steven: I love it.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Thank you so much for hosting us again, Steven. Harvey’s going to talk a little bit about getting inside the minds of donors. But if you can get inside a donor’s mind, I think that is the secret to reducing your attrition, which means increasing the number of people who renew and give you gifts year after year. .

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

They combine the perfect balance of fun and serious—as their aim is to protect the world’s oceans they can’t be too silly, but need just the right amount to keep their audience interested. Nonprofits can teach us a lot about how best to use social media, whether to promote an ecommerce business, a blog or simply for personal use.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2021

Tell us how the weather is, what your organization does, anything fun you want to tell us. So just keep that in mind. I have a client right now that has a different database system than the person who’s company that’s hosting this. We’re going to have a Q&A session at the end. So don’t be shy.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2006

This last fall we produce a CD called Eye of the Storm which has been an amazing project, just the creativity and the generosity of the artists who participated on this CD still blows my mind. you know when you're around someone who's just fun to be around? It might be teaching. It creates a sense of. So it might be researching.

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