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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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Online Fundraising Ideas: Nonprofit Fundraising During COVID-19

Whole Whale

Coronavirus (COVID-19) has forced the nonprofit fundraising world into the digital-only space almost immediately. While some organizations have had the capacity and savviness to hop onto this trend early, others are still trying to figure out where to start with online fundraising. Though we can’t promise $39 million).

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In practice: 1) The Brain Donor Project. The Brain Donor Project’s end goal is to get you to register your brain for donation after your death—a major ask that is likely to be shocking or even offensive to some people. Promoting a special fundraising campaign. 2) SOS Violence Conjugale. Changes to services or hours.

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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Your organization’s name is featured in their headlines and your organization’s page is listed and linked on their profiles. Upload work projects, such as presentations, videos, or special fundraising campaigns. Fundraisers and executive staff should actively engage donors and funders on LinkedIn.

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Updated: Avoid Giving Tuesday

The Fundraising Authority

” That headline didn’t create much of a stir when we first wrote the article in 2013. First off, can we agree that headline was pretty harsh? Now, that we have 10 years of data to inform our opinions, we’re taking another look at the now established trend of Giving Tuesday fundraising. The verdict?

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Nonprofit Email: The Rules of Engagement

Pamela Grow

When it comes to reaching your fundraising goals, email reigns supreme (after direct mail and face-to-face, of course). Well, here’s another mind-blowing stat: Radicati Group reports that there are over 4 billion email users worldwide, and that number is projected to reach 4.6 But what about reach? billion by 2025.

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The Surprising Truth About Donor Fatigue And What Nonprofits Can Do To Avoid It

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As nonprofits prepare for the upcoming giving season, many fundraisers are understandably concerned about donor fatigue. Dreadful disaster stories are still making headlines; isn’t the public tired of giving? Rather than seeing a decline over time, we’re seeing disaster fundraising closely correlating to media coverage of the disaster.