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How to Collect Compelling Stories to Use in Your Fundraising Work

The Fundraising Authority

Storytelling has become a hot topic in non-profit fundraising. There’s a reason for this change: storytelling is extremely important to good fundraising. As fundraisers, we need to be carrying on a constant conversation with our donors. Other times, we talk to our donors through newsletters, e-mails and snail mail letters.

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49 Online Fundraising Ideas to Help You Raise More

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In the modern fundraising world, creating an online fundraising strategy is essential to the success of your nonprofit. As the world continues to grapple with the ups and downs of COVID-19, it’s essential to meet your donors where they’re most comfortable, and that means coming up with inventive online fundraising ideas.

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The Practice of Personal Gratitude in Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

There are year-end fundraisers and volunteer appreciation events to attend, donors to thank, holiday cards to get in the mail, and last-minute appeals to send out. Your programs may also rev up during the holidays, providing meals and gifts, keeping homeless people warm, or preparing for an influx of post-holiday pets needing homes.

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Here’s What A Multimillion Dollar Gift Can Do For Your Organization

Bloomerang

Instead of serving five hundred students or feeding 15,000 people you could triple or even quadruple the numbers. For instance, look what a mega gift can do for a smaller nonprofit with a vision of launching a housing program for homeless families. Provide the funds needed to accelerate your mission. Kick-start your endowment.

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Do’s and Don’ts for Your Next Email Fundraising Appeal

Connection Cafe

Email is the killer app for online fundraising. Sure, your website, social media, and crowdfunding are all important fundraising channels, but no other online medium lets you go out and actively communicate with your donors online like e-mail. People don’t like reading long wordy e-mails. DO Keep it Short! DON’T Spam.

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What you need to know BEFORE you start a nonprofit

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Tutor students so they can reach their potential in school? Think about your audience as someone who doesn’t know anything about food insecurity, homelessness, first generation college students, or animal abuse. If you want to help first generation college students, how do you want to help them? Feed people?

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Why Do People Stop Giving?

ASU Lodestar Center

I like to be informed of what the organization is doing, but I dont want mail solicitations. I dont mind administrative spending, but I bristle at high fundraising costs. And I tell my students that Ill give to any of the worthy causes they pour their hearts into, but they have to ask me in person (not on Facebook)! Central Ave.