The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 27, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Boost Your Nonprofit’s Impact: 10 Power-Packed Summer Fundraising Ideas for 2023 As the mercury rises, so should your nonprofit’s impact! Outdoor Movie Night An outdoor movie night is a fun and engaging way to bring your community together while raising funds for your nonprofit.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 4, 2023

Employee giving programs, often called corporate philanthropy programs, encourage engagement and connection through targeted fundraising that has a lasting positive impact. Some companies even match contributions to increase impact, a perk many prospective and current employees demand.

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CauseVox

MARCH 30, 2022

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. Their campaign site allows them to show donation progress and allow supporters to create personal and team pages to host their stories.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2023

Take a moment to recognize and appreciate the efforts of your team, volunteers, and donors. If you’ve recognized that you’re not quite on track (or if you’re out of ideas for what to do next) you might be spiraling into a bit of a panic and wondering what you can do to bring in the needed funds for your organization.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 25, 2023

But for your football team , you’re just getting started preparing for the next season. However, you quickly realize that your team is in trouble: you need new equipment for training, but the team doesn’t have the funds. Rest assured that these challenges are common for sports teams, clubs, and schools.

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Classy

JUNE 21, 2021

Similar to how impact blocks on your Classy campaign can help supporters feel like their donation is going towards a specific effort, breaking up your fundraising campaign into smaller, more targeted crowdfunding campaigns is another way to allow donors to support the individual effort that resonates most with them.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Pledges are excluded. It does not include pledges, government funds, or donations from high-net-worth individuals or public charities (all of which are contained in our broader data set). This is an important step given the largest grants will have an outsized impact on trend lines. private and community foundations.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

How about a Code of Ethics for your organization and team, designed with the needs of your community at its heart? Such a pledge can be your foundation for trust. Is the expected gift of a pledge payer or sustaining donor valued similarly to an unexpected gift that comes as a delightful surprise? Ask donors for their opinions.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Whether you’re using outbound messaging or providing your donors a keyword to text with their donation pledge, text fundraising is a great addition to any fundraising campaign and can be used year-round by your donors whenever they feel the motivation. Donate now to help us reach [impact]: [Link]. X] hours until our [campaign] ends!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Diversifying your funding is critical to your nonprofit’s stability and ability to achieve your mission. With the ups and downs of the past few years, many nonprofit organizations that were heavily dependent on just one or two funding sources found themselves in a tight spot. Peer-to-Peer and Team Fundraising. Major Gifts.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

A very common “go-to” funding idea for small nonprofits is fundraising events. They’re transactional by nature and not a good long-term solution for funding. Diverse funding streams are the key to success. A good speaker with an emotionally powerful story can engage donors and sway them to help fund your mission.

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sgEngage

JULY 28, 2023

Challenge gifts are commonly financially based, relying on donors to raise funds to accomplish the challenge’s goal. Money-based challenge gifts will typically indicate an amount that is pledged, an amount that must be raised to complete the challenge, and a time allotment in which the nonprofit is expected to complete the challenge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

A CTA is an invitation to take action, such as donating, volunteering, signing up for something, signing a petition, pledging to do something, etc. Help uncover compelling or creative stories of impact to use in fundraising. The term “call to action” (CTA) is used multiple times in the list. 50 helps us feed one child for a week.”).

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CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

Among the thousands of nonprofits that use CauseVox, we’re always amazed at the impact each organization makes everyday. With this particular campaign, CSI had their teams take cash and supplies to partners in Ukraine. By providing regular updates, CSI was accountable for the funds raised. Pledge Donations.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

From choosing your project to the day before launch, we’ll walk you through every step so you jump into your campaign confident and ready to raise some funds. As a quick recap, a capital campaign is a targeted fundraising effort that aims to raise large amounts of funds for a specific project or purpose. Planning Your Goals.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Candid responded by publishing a website that provided information on funding for coronavirus relief, resources for nonprofits and individuals, news on the pandemic, and more. Because my team and I have been deeply involved in providing data for Candid’s many foundation landscapes, I volunteered to help with the new page.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Optimize campaigns: Identify what works and what doesn’t so you can fine tune your efforts for maximum impact. Measure Impact: Link fundraising successes to specific projects or programs, showcasing the tangible outcomes made possible through donor support. The ability to schedule reports has saved as much as two hours in a day.

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CauseVox

MAY 12, 2022

Your donation page can have a big impact on your revenue, positively or negatively. Why are you sacrificing your donor’s experience, and losing funds in the process? Redirecting to a 3rd party page can impact the donor’s trust in your organization (especially if it’s unbranded) and lends to a poor donor experience.

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Double the Donation

MARCH 28, 2021

But before you can effectively do good in the world, land the funding or entice the volunteers, you must know unequivocally who you are. . When the individuals that comprise a nonprofit understand the why, what makes them unique, the guiding values and the action items, a true team environment is created. The Cart. .

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The more accurate and insightful that executive directors and finance teams can be when predicting revenue, cost, and ROI, the better equipped their organization will be to sustain and grow its mission. As you can see in the graphic above, the Matrix uses profitability and impact as its two axes, creating 4 distinct quadrants.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 22, 2022

I enjoy learning how organizations and teams get their work done, and we then kick around some ideas that can make things better. Their processes are streamlined, and the team has clear roles and responsibilities. But Alan’s team was always late with the financial information that Barbara needed. The pledge payments?

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Bake sale Bake sales are always a delightful way to raise funds for your organization. You can also bid off the best looks to boost your funds from the event. Participants can pay an entry fee for their team to compete for a grand prize. Use silent auction software to seamlessly collect bids from your event attendees.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 15, 2021

in 2017, Ryan raised funds for the United Way of the Midlands (Omaha, NE), and Omaha Home for Boys. For several years now, when Giving USA releases its annual report regarding charitable giving trends, one of the key findings has been that the amount of overall funds given to charities has grown, but the number of contributors has decreased.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

If you’re a nonprofit professional, you’re likely familiar with the hustle of securing funding for your cause. From brainstorming new fundraising ideas to reaching out to prospective donors, nonprofits use much of their team members’ time to figure out how to raise more money. More volunteer sign-ups.

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Achieve

JULY 28, 2022

Pledge Now, Pay Later. Whether through an app or an optimized website, mobile payment processing should fit the needs of your young donors and allow them to make an impact anytime and anywhere. . They can send funds to your nonprofit in seconds with the quick press of a button. . Pledge Now, Pay Later. If you want to.

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CauseVox

JULY 14, 2022

At its heart, a capital campaign is a targeted fundraising effort that aims to raise large amounts of funds for a specific project or purpose. Generally you’ll be running your campaign for somewhere between six months and a year to raise the funds you need. So let’s start with the basics: what is a capital campaign?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Think of them like structured pledges! You can also link gifts to specific goals and initiatives to create impact statements for donors. Offering giving plans lessens the immediate financial impact on donors and thus makes giving feel much more manageable! What’s Next?

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 9, 2023

Funds raised from a capital campaign are in addition to your regular annual fundraising efforts. Unlike your standard fundraiser, a capital campaign focuses on JUST the project at hand, and the impact that project will have on those you serve. Our team has seasoned professionals who know how to carefully plan a campaign from A to Z.

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Double the Donation

OCTOBER 25, 2021

If you can capitalize on that potential during your phonathon, you’ll see a massive increase in funds brought in. Would you consider making a donation of $100 to the university’s endowment fund?”. Would you consider making a donation of $100 to the university’s endowment fund? Automating pledge verification via email.

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Qgiv

MAY 6, 2021

Think of them like structured pledges! You can also link gifts to specific goals and initiatives to create impact statements for donors. Offering giving plans lessens the immediate financial impact on donors and thus makes giving feel much more manageable! What’s Next?

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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

Here was a company radically rethinking what the social sector could expect of their online fundraising technology, and it was clear the impact that technology could have. The events of this past year have changed giving as we know it and the role of technology has never played a more important part in helping nonprofits fund their missions.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Car Washes Organize teams to wash cars in a parking lot. Educational Workshops Offer low-cost workshops or classes on topics relevant to your cause, with the funds coming from class fees. Trivia Night Host an affordable trivia event, charging a small entry fee per team or participant to compete.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 8, 2021

From the Malala Fund to the University of Maryland to LEGO, the momentum for climate-related change is just beginning — led by insights from children, women and girls, engineers, and investors. The Malala Fund. World Wildlife Fund. We are seeing a changing tide of those who care and are, as a result, getting involved.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

They can either collect regular donations or pledges from family and friends based on the number of pages or books they read on their personal fundraising pages at the conclusion of the read-a-thon. Whatever length of time you decide will impact how much your participants can read and therefore, how much money they can reasonably raise.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

More and more of my time is spent around both raising money and raising awareness of how much more could be done with technology to increase social impact. First, I’ll cover our biggest fundraising effort of the year: individual philanthropy is crucial to us; it’s the portion that makes 10X impact possible!

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CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

Relationships built, not just on a one-time gift, but from a foundation of trust in your organization’s methodology and assurance that every donation will make an impact is extremely important for donor satisfaction and ultimately, donor retention. Do you have a special initiative you’re hoping to fund? To win, of course.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Leads a team of over 200 to advance Dr. Jane Goodall’s vision and the mission of JGI. Responsible for a team of over 300 focused on building out diverse revenue portfolios and driving improved health outcomes for mothers and babies . Leads World Central Kitchen’s emergency and disaster relief efforts and long-term impact projects .

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