sgEngage

AUGUST 24, 2023

Activity trackers, such as the Apple Watch and Fitbit, have revolutionized the way we approach physical fitness and they’re also dramatically changing the way we approach fundraising events. Peer-to-peer activity-tracking events have emerged as a game-changer for nonprofit organizations seeking to raise funds and promote a healthy lifestyle.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

By Stephanie Kanak , Content Strategist at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. We surveyed over 700 nonprofits to find out what advice they’d give themselves and others about fundraising in the new normal. Many nonprofits rely heavily on in-person fundraising.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Hosting an event is one of the greatest ways for nonprofits to celebrate their supporters while raising money for their cause. To make the most of your fundraising event , it’s best to develop an event page that’s effective at increasing the number of tickets your organization sells.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2023

Library Giving Day is an international one-day fundraising event that could significantly boost your library’s fundraising potential. In the four years since its inception, Library Giving Day has produced impressive results: 450 library organizations have reported a total of more than $5 million raised. Need inspiration?

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 10, 2021

When you start a new nonprofit, you realize pretty quickly that with so many options, it’s important that you pick the right fundraiser to get the money flowing. There are so many things you could try to raise money. Any fundraising event takes time to plan and effort to pull off successfully. Which one should you choose?

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 18, 2021

At this point, your organization has probably already created a Facebook page, amassed a decent number of supporters following that page, and perhaps even used Facebook Ads to expand the reach of your social media-based fundraising efforts— such as running ads to promote any upcoming virtual fundraising events or peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

In case you haven''t already grabbed a copy of Kivi Leroux Miller ''s new book, A Communications Map for Engaging Your Community, Becoming a Favorite Cause, and Raising More Money , it will guide you through designing and implementing a content marketing strategy that will bring in supporters. Check out their work at [link].

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

For them, Bookshare —Benetech’s Global Literacy initiative and the world’s largest accessible digital library for people with print disabilities—opens up a lifeline to reading. Please consider supporting our cause by donating to and sharing our fundraiser with your friends, family and colleagues.

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Qgiv

MAY 23, 2022

Laura Kruisenga, President & CEO, Kennari Consulting – Laura works with clients to build their annual fundraising programs with a particular focus on events, communications, and staffing. She is regularly featured as a presenter at local workshops and seminars on fundraising. Common barriers of effective donor communications.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 16, 2023

Personalize the ask In a study of email fundraising campaigns, we found that the emails with the highest engagement rates addressed the recipients by name and used “you” language, speaking directly to the recipient. However, in a general fundraising campaign, that can be too inflexible.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 14, 2021

How many times do we go to online giving sites and give up?” — Daniel Mansoor (see Science, technology, and design: A new framework in fundraising ). As the fundraiser, it’s imperative you work closely with marketing and IT staff to ensure you’re always working from the best and most current data. We’re in unusual times right now.

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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! Martus Desktop 4.5

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Building a robust monthly donor program is a Fundraising 101 strategy, but some nonprofits keep this strategy on the bench and instead look to events and campaigns for quick returns. I once sat at a fundraising lunch wanting to make a commitment for $1,000 to the nonprofit but didn’t have the ability to write that check that day.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Coming up with fresh fundraising ideas for nonprofits isn’t always easy. To make it easy, here’s a list of 75 fundraising ideas for nonprofits. Traditional Fundraising Ideas We’ve labeled the following 17 fundraising ideas for nonprofits as traditional because they’re staples when it comes to fundraising.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

GPT and The Grey Jacket Problem At a Fundraising event in NYC, George was on a panel to talk about AI applications for fundraising and was wearing a grey sports jacket with blue pants. As it happened another person, also named George on the panel was wearing virtually the same outfit.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

Her experience includes 8+ years of Marketing, Communication, and Program Management for organizations working on issues such as poverty, financial literacy, voter engagement, health research, and the public arts. The membership includes access to discounted or free training and events, weekly fundraising tips, and so much more.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Hilary is the Digital Fundraising Manager at DNL OmniMedia. For over a decade, she’s brought fundraising strategy & technology together to create successful campaigns. Hilary specializes in technology audits, digital fundraising, and technology implementations. What level of technology literacy exists across your team?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 10, 2007

Starting Saturday, July 28th at 6 AM PST, 2007 Blogathon bloggers will post a new post every 30 minutes for 24 hours to raise money for their favorite cause. You can lose weight and bolster literacy at the same time!)" As of July 8th she had already raised $297 in pledges towards her $900 goal. blogathon blogging fundraising

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Care2

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Want to raise funds via Twitter this holiday season? Please donate today to raise literacy of deaf children! link] #nonprofit #literacy #deaf. You’re not alone. But in order to be successful your tweets need to stand out from the rest of the noise on Twitter. Being donor-centric brings in the money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2010

The week we launched TwitCause , TechCrunch called us a “ Causes for Twitter ,” today our platform for supporting nonprofit causes on Twitter has surpassed 500,000 followers , spotlighted dozens of nonprofits , raised tens of thousands of dollars, and won the hearts of celebrities, nonprofits, and caring Twitterers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Non-profits like Room to Read are benefiting from the program by promoting International Literacy Day in partnership with Twitter. Geoff Livingston talks Decentralized Grass Roots Fundraising in a Digital World. Questions for you … Will the fragmentation of online fundraising effect non-profits? Want to be featured?

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 28, 2016

The Money-Raising Nonprofit Brand. First, author Jeff Brooks in The Money-Raising Nonprofit Brand says, “Simply applying the principles of commercial branding to nonprofit fundraising is exactly the wrong thing to do. Brandraising: How Nonprofits Raise Visibility and Money Through Smart Communications.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Nonprofit organizations often face the challenge of raising funds on a tight budget. However, with a bit of creativity and determination, there are plenty of cheap fundraiser ideas that can help you reach your goals. Charge a fee for each car washed to fundraise while providing a practical service.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 7, 2023

Knowing how to write effective fundraising emails is an increasingly important skill. Email is one of the most popular fundraising channels: 48% of donors prefer to receive updates and appeals in their inboxes, and email beats out social media, phone calls, and other digital channels in terms of fundraising performance.

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Achieve

MAY 21, 2017

uses the technology to raise awareness of research on dementia and memory-related illnesses. From literacy to blood drives, mobile awareness and fundraising initiatives work because they literally put your cause into the hands of potential donors and supporters, eliminating barriers such as time and distance.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Create a folder structure that categorizes your daily fundraising responsibilities. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society : This organization used Box to more effectively raise funds for blood cancer research. When raising funds at events in the field, employees use Box on iPads to share videos, PDFs, and presentations with potential donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 27, 2007

I can't do this alone and that's why I'm asking my blogger friends to join me and in helping to raise money to help the many children who are touched by the Sharing Foundation's programs. Our project on Global Giving focuses on literacy which is key to education and jobs for poor children. It's a route out of poverty. Take Action Now!

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Your fundraising campaign page is your digital storefront and your most effective tool for connecting with potential donors. To help you design a fundraising campaign like a pro without starting from scratch, check out some of our tried-and-true tips below. Example of what a branded campaign page could look like.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

I discovered it because of a charity challenge they're running on Twitter to raise awareness of their book, plus raise some money to help Room To Read. The Cause: Room To Read a not-for-profit organization that transforms the lives of millions of children by focusing on literacy. x (Total Retweets).

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

The last three years, in particular, have shown how online giving continues to be a growth engine for fundraising in the nonprofit sector. Since 2016, online fundraising has grown 17% among nonprofits in the United States. of total fundraising revenue. Diversification is the key to sustainable fundraising success.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Here’s the first lesson of Fundraising 101: fundraising is not about begging. . I think that’s why so many people who start nonprofits decide they hate fundraising before they even try it. Actually, I think they’ve had a bad experience raising money somewhere along the way and they think that’s what it’s about.

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Top Nonprofits

MAY 6, 2021

There’s a lot of times where we say, “We just need to raise more money” The rate at which people are contributing to nonprofits as a percentage of disposable income has stayed pretty stagnant for the past 40 or 50 years. So, if we just think we can like fundraise ourselves out of these problems, I think we’re mistaken.

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Neon CRM

JULY 20, 2023

Whether you’re trying to construct a new building, complete upgrades, or expand your organization, a capital campaign will allow you to raise the funds to do that. A “silent phase” will emphasize private fundraising conversations with your major donors and corporate sponsors. What Is a Capital Campaign?

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 3, 2015

The seeds were planted in high school and college, when Anna started nonprofits and hosted fundraisers of her own and became well-acquainted with the struggles facing the giving industry. Fashion Project makes it possible to raise more money by turning clothes into cash for the organizations and causes members care about.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

By using ICT infrastructure that is already set up in these countries, Library For All partners to ensure that quality, locally relevant reading material is available to help improve literacy and promote education. Not only does Library For All help Haiti, but also other developing countries. But it runs much deeper than that.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Peer-to-Peer Events Arts & Culture Events Community Events Educational Events Events for Grown-Ups Events for Kids & Families Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Events Peer-to-peer events raise funds and generate buzz by having your supporters and participants get their networks involved in your event.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Social Media and Fundraising. However, another trend that is emerging is that we'll be discovering the limitations of social media in fundraising. In their most recent Best of the Web, Idealware's Laura Quinn recommended the NPR piece: A Click Too Far: Why Using Social Media Isn't That Great for Fundraising.

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