Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The rise of social media has inspired in-the-moment fundraising on cause awareness and giving days. World Water Day is the best know cause awareness day for online fundraising success and # GivingTuesday is the most successful giving day fundraising campaign at $168 million raised in 2016 (700,000 online donors, average gift of $107 USD, 1.3

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Now that we’re entering a new post-COVID era, nonprofit leaders need to think about what virtual fundraising will look like in the future. It looks like virtual fundraising is here to stay! 25+ Virtual Fundraising Ideas to Try Out Best Virtual Fundraising Strategies Virtual Fundraising Software: Our Top Picks.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

In particular, peer-to-peer fundraising has found great success when it comes to pivoting to virtual, as its engagements already happen primarily online. And just because the events of 2020 may have necessitated virtual fundraising, that doesn’t mean it also didn’t come with its own great benefits. Need virtual fundraising ideas?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2009

is sharing his wisdom on developing a major gifts program at nonprofits. Prior to founding NOZA, Craig founded South Coast Strategies, a fundraising consulting firm. Where do major gifts come from? Major gifts come from three primary sources: (1) Corporations (2) Foundations (3) Individuals. Craig graduated from U.C.

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Achieve

MAY 19, 2022

Raising money to make a difference is prioritized over increasing the salaries of your top-level leadership. Such is the life of a nonprofit fundraising professional! Planning an auction can seem more stressful than other fundraising events, because there are. matching gift program. an engaging fundraiser.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

Sometimes the only thing standing between you and launching a successful fundraising campaign to fund a new, needed program is an extra set of hands. Invest in your VA with pay raises and bonuses if you want them to stay with your organization. Consider offering an incentive such as a pay raise or bonus after six months or one year.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 12, 2013

In my previous posts, I shared how NEXT Worldwide and AIDS Arms encourage their participants to use centralized fundraising tools, but how do you know if your participants are using these tools? Individuals who personalize their fundraising pages and use online tools raise six times more funds than those who do not.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2017

Whether you call it an annual fundraising plan or a communications road map, now is your chance to push the envelope on your ongoing digital efforts to engage constituents, grow your list, and raise money. Email Is Back. Email is re-emerging as a communications channel that is new and powerful again. Embrace Automation.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

While monthly giving is growing, the change in one-time dollars raised online year-over-year is much more erratic. For the International sector, one-time dollars raised online increased by 192% from 2009 to 2010, as a result of a huge influx of giving during emergencies. Download the PDF. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?

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NTEN

JUNE 29, 2011

In general, the consensus seems to be that Facebook is not the place to pin all your fundraising hopes. At our last analysis, our Facebook recruits had donated a total of $3,793 in the last 12 months, with an average gift of $79. After all, we know that offline donors who are on our email list have a higher average gift.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

We’ve all received a fundraising appeal letter in the mail asking us to donate. Maybe YOU have sent out a fundraising appeal letter for your nonprofit, hoping to see donations pouring in. And there are some common mistakes that nonprofits make in sending out a fundraising appeal letter that causes their results to tank.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 6, 2011

But sustainers have GREATER loyalty, lifetime value, and are more likely to make a planned gift (PDF). Giving in the USA could evolve to a place where people think of a montly gift as the default, rather than something extraordinary. This rising tide would raise all our boats. Examples and Tips. Analyze the results!

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 24, 2022

So when their day job employer, the Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM), decided to start using CauseVox for their peer-to-peer fundraising, Zephyr was all in. Here’s where it gets juicy: Zephyr sat down with CauseVox and dished some of their top tips and tricks for fundraising through CauseVox. Communicate with them.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

A transformational gift. The big-gift story is surprisingly easy to sell, especially if you can say it’s “the biggest gift in our organization’s history.” Emphasize what you will do with the gift and how it will impact the community. 5K will raise money for school’s outdoor classroom and track . Step 4: Follow up

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 31, 2021

Is it because their gift translates to 10 meals provided for a hungry child in your local community? For nonprofits, there is a gap between an action (for example, raising funds) and seeing the impact of that action (families fed in the community). Why is branding important for nonprofits? Why should a donor give to your cause?

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Laura was anonymous with her project for a year until she held a reveal party and fundraiser in July of 2010. I told her that I was going to send her a little gift for her birthday, and she said, "No, no, no, no. I attach the PDF with the business card, and they're on their way. I just don't want to have a birthday."

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Fundraising. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Examine major gift planning in the context of current economic conditions, changes in donor populations and increased competition for the charitable dollar. Fundraising / #casesmg / @CASEAdvance. Fundraising. Fundraising.

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2021

To bring your virtual event to life and provide an experience that’s just as enriching as an in-person one, you need the right fundraising event software. You likely already have some of the basic tools you use for regular fundraising events. Need virtual fundraising ideas? Download PDF. Let’s dive in!

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

Like you got invited to a fundraiser or you said to your friend you’d go and sit at their table at an event. I often think of engagement as crossing over all of these areas, from fundraising to your programs to, you know, community-based advocacy, government relations. They write a check, they sign up, they advocate.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

The great thing is is that Bloomerang is going to make this available for you as recording, and anything you see on the screen will show up in your inbox in the form of a PDF. So you raised $20,000. I see Robin just raised a hand. If you would like to pose a specific question, Sandy, just raised a hand as well.

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