Double the Donation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

As crowdfunding continues to become an increasingly popular form of fundraising for a wide range of causes, the need for a profitable and easy-to-use platform grows as well. GoFundMe is one of the leading crowdfunding platforms in both the nonprofit and individual fundraising spaces. Let’s dive right in! Fundly charges a 4.9%

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Pedraza Martinez , University of Notre Dame Most food banks, homeless shelters and other social services nonprofits constantly face hard decisions about how to use their limited funds. As nonprofits grow and establish some level of capacity, the emphasis should then shift to fundraising.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 16, 2024

The stakes are always high when you’re launching a fundraising campaign. Professional fundraisers need to cover all the details to meet their targets. Nonprofit leaders managing both types of fundraisers need to equip and motivate everybody throughout the campaign. Hit them up.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

During the strategic planning process, you should identify areas to spend money effectively in ways that increase your fundraising return on investment. When you make strategic purchasing decisions, you can set your organization up to fundraise more productively than ever before. Volunteer boards should take charge of fundraising.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. Today’s question come from a nonprofit employee who want advice on how to budget and pay for capital campaign fundraising expenses: . Common wisdom, as you’ve discovered, suggests spending roughly 10% of the overall campaign goal on campaign fundraising.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

In May 2021, I had to face the inevitable: I could no longer avoid fundraising. I’ll be the first to admit that I had a lot of fears about fundraising (deep insecurity about my ability to make small talk, the general awkwardness of asking for money, etc.). It requires substantial funding. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

By Jessica Fox , writer at Eventgroove – a one-stop, integrated platform for events, fundraisers, and e-commerce driven to help its customers amplify their brand and reach their goals. AI as a writing tool can make you even more efficient and give you time to do other things like plan great fundraising campaigns. At the dog park.

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sgEngage

APRIL 3, 2023

As a nonprofit professional, you’re probably always looking for innovative fundraising ideas for your organization. Most nonprofits host several fundraising events and giving campaigns throughout the year, which bring in lots of revenue but require extensive planning and have upfront costs. How does passive fundraising work?

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Greater Giving

JUNE 30, 2021

After the unprecedented events of 2020, event organizers have been given the opportunity to take a fresh look at typical fundraising models employed over the years to explore what worked and what didn’t. A New Philosophy in Fundraising. Fundraising online also gave donor engagement a boost.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In a recent Blackbaud webinar , Alex Wilson, Co-Founder of The Giving Block , an all-in-one nonprofit crypto fundraising solution that has raised over $100 million in crypto donations and is used by nearly 2,000 charitable organizations, shared his insights which we have summarized below. Don’t Accept Crypto; Fundraise It.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Although the most popular accounting software products- like QuickBooks and SAP- handle the needs of businesses in many industries, nonprofits have a unique business model and accounting standards and require different features and functionality from accounting software. So far, that sounds pretty familiar to how all companies operate.

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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

It’s been 10 years since my co-founders and I launched Classy as an online fundraising platform to mobilize and empower the world for good. What started as a small fundraiser for cancer research has now raised over $3 billion for social and environmental causes—and we feel like we’re just getting started. . New Beginnings.

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Candid

APRIL 19, 2022

My team of 12 and I wondered: how long would this go on and how long could we survive without our main funding stream? Getting creative to find crucial funds . This shift in funding from in-person events to major gift solicitations not only kept our work alive, it also helped us explore a more sustainable, long-term funding model.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

your fundraising calendar for 2016. We invited special guest Brad Davies, Fundraising Expert from NextAfter to share his experience and talk through a specific strategy on how to grow your organization this year and turn your 2016 fundraising goals into a reality. What are the keys to developing a fundraising strategy?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 19, 2023

How does someone test an idea for a nonprofit without committing the time, effort, and money to apply for 501(c)(3) status, find a board, and secure long-term funding? Chamber of Commerce ,“Social entrepreneurship is the process by which individuals, startups and entrepreneurs develop and fund solutions that directly address social issues.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

There’s no such thing as the “best” fundraising software for nonprofits. The best software for your nonprofit—the one that fits your size and budget, style of fundraising, technical know-how, and donor preferences—might be only the third or fifth or twentieth best option for another group. What Are Your Fundraising Needs?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 19, 2017

Predictive Modeling uses “big data” to help predict the future. Last year, I worked with 2017 npExpert Katrina VanHuss at TurnKey P2P to build a model for walking events with no registration fee to give visibility into the future success of your walk based on the event’s current progress to date. of funds raised.

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CauseVox

MARCH 30, 2022

Meat Fight is a nonprofit dedicated to “funlanthropy” who has used CauseVox to set records in their digital fundraising. They host barbecue competitions to raise money for the National MS Society and for what they’ve coined Meat Bike: funding bikes and race fees for people currently battling MS. Peer to Peer Fundraising.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2011

DISRUPTION: Evolving Models of Engagement and Support. My colleagues at The Monitor Institute just published a study called “ Disruption: Evolving Models of Engagement and Support ,&# a national study of member-based advocacy organizations. The study was funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The John S.

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Forum One

JANUARY 17, 2024

Be ready to reset fundraising Alongside trust, donor behavior is also shifting. We see massive disruption from individual givers to institutional funding streams, partnerships, and foundation grantmaking.

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sgEngage

JULY 3, 2023

Resource constraints often lead to difficult financial decisions and funding reductions. Rather than making blanket budget cuts—or shifting funds to address a new and urgent need—make sure that your core programs are properly resourced. Evaluate your current business model. Keep the focus on your core mission.

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Classy

JUNE 2, 2021

A large part of that is examining what actions define fundraising strategies that bring in more online donations and keep donors engaged each year. 7 Fundraising Actions Taken by Successful Nonprofits. Teamwork makes the dream work, so set aside time early on to get internal alignment on your fundraising strategies.

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Candid

AUGUST 25, 2022

In May 2021, I had to face the inevitable: I could no longer avoid fundraising. I’ll be the first to admit I had a lot of fears about fundraising (deep insecurity about my ability to make small talk, the general awkwardness of asking for money, etc.). However, I was determined to push away my fears and become a successful fundraiser.

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CauseVox

MAY 18, 2021

COVID-19 has changed the face of nonprofit fundraising forever. That’s why in the second half of this year, we’ll see the rise of the hybrid fundraising event: an event which is hosted both in person and virtually. Advantages of virtual fundraising: Lower costs, which leads to higher return on investment.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Social Innovation Fund. The White House's Social Innovation Fund has developed a new program evaluation guide based on best practices. The Social Innovation Fund, one of the first of these tiered evidence initiatives, is committed to investing in evidence and evaluation that help prove and improve promising models.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Crowdfunding platforms collect data and feedback from users to refine their models and policies. They may also feel more engaged with the platform and the fundraising community when given the opportunity to contribute more. This is a profound limitation and prevents learning in the fundraising field.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Greater Giving client Celebrity Waiters had already planned to hold a virtual fundraiser for their 2021 event when the CDC began to allow small, socially-distanced, in-person gatherings. Design a fair auction and thrilling, inspiring Fund-A-Need.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

But, as a fundraiser, your job is just ramping up. That’s because fall is a busy time of year for fundraising. Now is the time to take a good look at your plans for the final months of the year and find a fun, unique fall fundraiser that will make you and your donors feel comfortable and supported.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Whenever I am on the road with clients the conversation always turns to a debate about the value of predictive modeling vs. the value of traditional wealth screening. Some tend to gravitate toward wealth data alone because it feels more tangible—or understandable—than predictive modeling. It’s a great debate.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

I confess to having a love/hate relationship with fundraising events. At its best, a nonprofit fundraising event is fun. These events divert attention from one-to-one fundraising efforts, which can be intimidating. But there are also potential pitfalls when it comes to hosting a nonprofit fundraising event. Direct costs.

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BoardAssist

APRIL 4, 2017

We’ve been discussing this very important topic in a 3 part series of guest blogs posts from the folks at the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF). In this second part of the series, Alice Antonelli, Director for Advisory Services at NFF, shares more terrific advice and insights on financial health and nonprofit business models.

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Blue Fox

MARCH 17, 2021

Our philosophy at Blue Fox is that social impact organizations will thrive if they pay as much attention to financial management as they do fundraising, events, and marketing. Restricted vs. unrestricted funds. Revenue model structure. Pro tip: Use the location feature in QuickBooks to set this up and simplify reporting.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

That means that the vast majority of your nonprofit’s fundraising success is dependent on having a successful major gifts program. They’ve been applying science to major gifts fundraising to help nonprofits raise funds more effectively. Overview of Blackbaud Fundraiser Performance Management. Let’s dive in.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

For example, how would you ever put together a fundraising plan —or know which activities you need to be doing all year long—if you don’t know you have a $14 million need? Successful organizations and fundraisers know exactly what they need. This is where fundraising teams go wrong. Embrace risk and reallocate your funds.

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Charity Village

APRIL 18, 2022

In our first CharityVillage Connects episode we explored how COVID-19 forced organizations to quickly rethink their traditional fundraising initiatives, such as in-person events and galas.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The MacArthur Foundation itself pledged $150 million to the new fund. We’re ready to continue to fundraise to elevate that number and elevate this issue.” But beyond the monetary investment are the types of funding available. I am a huge proponent of [supporting] general operating, and we will continue to model that,” Im says.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2021

That’s why it’s important for your nonprofit to make the most of your peer-to-peer fundraising events. We put together some peer-to-peer fundraising software tips that can make it easier for your supporters to raise funds on your behalf, host more profitable fundraising events, and other tips to boost your peer-to-peer efforts.

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