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Top Do’s and Don’ts for Fundraising While Navigating the News Cycle

Media Cause

As a nonprofit fundraiser, only so much is under your control. At any given moment, world events, social movements, and all manner of crises can shift the fundraising environment as they unfold. 5 Do’s and Don’t of Navigating the News Cycle When Fundraising 1. The nature of the news is frenetic and fluctuating.

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How To: Write Fundraising Auction Item Descriptions

Greater Giving

How to make sure you have the right fundraising auction item descriptions to entice your guests to bid on them. Auctions are a popular event for nonprofits to put on their fundraising calendars , whether hosted as a standalone affair or part of a larger function, such as a charity gala. But how do you write a great description?

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Community foundations: Resilience in tough economic times 

Candid

At first glance, it would be easy to put a gloomy headline on the Council on Foundations ’ most recent CF Insights field survey tracking trends in community foundations’ 2022 asset growth, giving, and the activity of donor-advised funds (DAFs). But again, the 2022 fundraising total is still significantly higher than the 2020 total.

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6 Reasons SEO Is Important to Nonprofits and Why

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Maryanne Dersch , a speaker, coach, and creator of the Superstar Fundraising Academy. Making it easy for donors to find our website is crucial to fundraising. Use the “mullet” philosophy when writing website and blog headlines. If they search your name incorrectly or partially, you can still be easy to find.

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How to Design a Fundraising Landing Page that Makes Giving Easy and Inspires People to Give

Get Fully Funded

It’s one of the most overlooked places to seal the deal with your donor: the fundraising landing page. . Your fundraising landing page is a perfect opportunity to make a strong connection with your donor. But as important as fundraising landing pages are, they are often dull and transactional. Blah, blah, blah.”.

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5 Design Techniques That Will Increase the Lifespan of Your Nonprofit’s Website

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Promoting a special fundraising campaign. 2) Assembly | Malala Fund. Notice the similarities of the layouts: they have a headline, a description, an impactful statistic, and a link. 2) Women’s Funding Network. Other potential announcements include: Brand updates. Changes to services or hours.

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Online Fundraising Ideas (7 Strategies & 63% More Donations)

Nonprofits Source

I’m going to share 7 insanely easy online fundraising ideas that are making a huge impact for nonprofits. First I’ll show you how the Environmental Defense Fund used their email list in a creative way to increase online donations by 63%. 7 Online Fundraising Ideas (That Actually Work): 1. Live Chat Support.

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