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11 Creative Charity Fundraising Event Ideas

CauseVox

Since 2012, thousands of nonprofits have run campaigns on CauseVox ’s fundraising platform. Some of these campaigns have been more traditional—such as an online peer-to-peer fundraising campaign, while others break the mold. That’s why you should try incorporating more events into your charity’s annual fundraising plan.

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Practical Tips for Running the Best-Ever Online Fundraising Store

Qgiv

There are tons of advantages to having an online fundraising store—it’s a great way to raise some extra money, it gives people a way to show their loyalty to your mission, it boosts your visibility in the community—but it does take a little extra planning to do well. Sell event sponsorship packages through an online fundraising store.

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How You Can Help Haiti Relief Efforts

Qgiv

You can learn more about their work and make a gift here. Future Forward for Haiti works in the remote villages of Trois Mares, Chapottin, and St. Louis d’Ayiti. Team Rubicon already has boots on the ground in Haiti and is fundraising for their Ready Reserve Fund which enables them move quickly and respond to crises.

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The 5 Hottest Nonprofit Conferences of Summer '16

EveryAction

Bridge to Integrated Marketing + Fundraising. The Bridge Conference is one of the hottest tickets for nonprofit fundraisers this summer. By the way, if you're headed to Bridge, we're sending some of our email marketing, recurring gift program, and fundraising experts, too. Louis at the end of this week.

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Tales of faux donors scamming charities

Robert Weiner

Tale #1: Our front desk received a call from someone who wanted to give a major gift to our college. She transferred this caller to a major gift officer. Here's what my major gifts officer wrote up: The caller’s granddaughters decided to give funds to [the college]. I’ve anonymized the tellers of the tales and the subjects.

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Top 10 Most Generous Cities in the U.S.

Care2

The average gift size remained steady in 2011 at about $65 with more than $435M donated to charities. You’re in luck because Convio recently released their report on the 273 most generous cities across the United States. To 10 Most Generous Cities. Seattle, WA. Alexandria, VA. Washington, DC. Arlington, VA. Cambridge, MA. Ann Arbor, MI.

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Live blogging from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit: Successfully Going Mobile

Amy Sample Ward

St Louis Volunteen won, two Millennials are the ones that developed it – geolocation app to find volunteering opportunities, find contests, find things tied to schools, and sharing on social media. They want to know how their gift will be used. Large scale fundraising events? Mobile Roadmap. Educational programs?

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