Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 28, 2010

While there are a good number of tech-savvy hipsters out there that understand terms like “ Static Web ”, “ Dynamic Content ”, “ User-Generated ”, “ Cloud Computing ”, and “ Semantic Web ”, the majority of nonprofits don’t talk or understand such tech speak. and Web 3.0 and Web 3.0 At its core, Web 2.0

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 18, 2023

The pandemic presented unique challenges for fundraisers everywhere, but this difficult time has also led schools and other organizations to come up with more creative fundraising ideas than ever before. Get specific fundraising asks. Take advantage of the increased flexibility of online fundraising tools.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 6, 2019

By Katie Casillas , director of marketing at GolfStatus.org , an event management platform specifically for golf fundraisers. Golf fundraisers are a huge opportunity for outreach, stewardship, and certainly for fundraising. Is fundraising your key priority? Here are ten tips to consider ahead of your 2020 event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 30, 2020

By Katie Casillas , director of marketing at GolfStatus.org , an event management platform specifically for golf fundraisers. There’s no doubt about it: A lot of time and effort goes into planning a golf event—any fundraising event for that matter. 5) Limited Sponsorship Opportunities that are Difficult to Sell.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Rather than handing out a long website link that someone would have to manually enter into their device’s web browser, a. EXAMPLE: Links for Life added a scannable QR code to mailed invitations so guests could quickly go to their event site to purchase tickets and make donations without having to mail back a check or RSVP.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2013

20% of donors are more likely to be persuaded to give through online resources, as compared to direct mail. 45% donated via a web browser. The post 11 Reasons To Fundraise In September, According To Google appeared first on Tech Impact Blog. YouTube was the primary source of nonprofit video engagement for donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2023

Whether you’re a small nonprofit just starting out or an established organization looking to enhance your fundraising efforts, let’s explore six reasons why online giving is important for nonprofits and how it can help your organization reach fundraising success. Those expenses can really add up, especially for bigger nonprofits.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 5, 2021

of global web traffic was generated by mobile devices in the first quarter of 2021. This means, you have their consent to reach out via direct mail, email, calls, and texts! Use that checkbox for event registrations, volunteer signup forms, and mailing list signup forms. Market your text fundraising keywords.

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sgEngage

APRIL 3, 2023

As a nonprofit professional, you’re probably always looking for innovative fundraising ideas for your organization. Most nonprofits host several fundraising events and giving campaigns throughout the year, which bring in lots of revenue but require extensive planning and have upfront costs. How does passive fundraising work?

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

What if we could have a conversation about fundraising strategy with David Ogilvy, founder of Ogilvy a leading marketing/PR firm and deemed the ‘Father of Advertising’? For example, if a mailed appeal with a matching gift incentive consistently outperforms others, keep using that format. Creativity matters only if it sells.

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Achieve

JANUARY 6, 2021

Did year-end fundraising have you feeling stressed? This is the month you should spend cultivating the creative theme, messaging and imagery that will comprise your year-end fundraising campaign. You have “donors” – not “email donors,” “direct mail donors” or “online donors.”. SEPTEMBER - “The Creative Month” .

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NetWits

JUNE 23, 2011

— When creating any fundraising campaign there are two items that should always be on your short list list. So, what are the 2 key elements of successful fundraising campaigns? Oh, and improved fundraising results. Increase YOUR Fundraising Results by 10%. Print: Direct mail is far from dead.

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 26, 2022

End-of-year fundraising can feel like a noisy cash grab. M+R’s Benchmarks report found that 54 percent of nonprofit web traffic in 2021 came from mobile devices—meaning that on a very basic level, donors are interested in interacting with nonprofits using their smartphones. Two weeks later, you get their end-of-year appeal in the mail.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Direct mail is a major workhorse for all nonprofits. And regardless of what you hear or think about online giving, most gifts still come via the mail. This week guest blogger Gail Perry is back with her top tips to help us all raise more money by mail. 112 Tips to Raise More Money by Mail. Thanks Gail! Maintain control.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 18, 2013

Nonprofit website design and online fundraising have dramatically changed in recent years due to the rapid rise of social media and mobile communications. e-Newsletter :: By 2008 nonprofits were beginning to understand and harness the power of e-mail marketing for online fundraising, branding, and cause awareness.

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M+R

APRIL 24, 2024

This year, 225 wonderful nonprofits partners joined in the fun, contributing data on fundraising, advocacy, engagement, mobilization, and marketing. Cram your cranium with metrics on email and mobile messaging, advertising, web traffic, social media and influencers, and more. Sign up now!

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

We faced a global pandemic, resulting in oftentimes disastrous fundraising. Organizations relying on event-driven fundraising suffered. And one of the biggest event-driven fundraising models shuttered their doors. Then, once nonprofits recovered their wits and resumed asking, fundraising initially rebounded big time.

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Qgiv

JUNE 23, 2021

As your nonprofit organization continues to grow, it’s time to consider investing in an effective fundraising platform that truly accommodates your nonprofit’s size, financial needs, and developing fundraising strategies. Why is fundraising important for nonprofits? Leverage Nonprofit Fundraising Best Practices.

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NetWits

JULY 28, 2011

Register for our monthly Event Fundraising eNewsletter to receive more practical fundraising tips like these in your inbox. Looking to be a more effective fundraiser? Or, do you work for a nonprofit and need to find ways to equip those who fundraise on your behalf? Set a Fundraising Goal and Continue to Raise It.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Thanks to Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific , I’ve had the great honor to present a series of online fundraising and social media trainings to over three hundred non-governmental organizations (NGOs) throughout Asia Pacific over the last three years. Before each training I review the Web presence for each NGO in attendance.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Online virtual fundraising is one of the most popular ways for nonprofits to raise money. With the majority of daily activities taking place over the web, it’s no surprise that we’ve also observed a rise in virtual fundraising. Maybe your nonprofit hasn’t yet developed an online fundraising plan. Peer-to-Peer Fundraising.

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 7, 2023

Fundraising is a year-round concern for nonprofit organizations, delivering the critical donations and contributions they need to keep their operations running. These hardships make it even more challenging for nonprofits to conduct successful fundraising and encourage donors to give more to their cause. 10) to major gifts (e.g.,

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Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Fundraising through a virtual gala has proven to be an effective way to connect with donors and get them excited about your mission. With new ideas and tweaks to the activities that would typically be included at in-person events, virtual galas can keep fundraising goals on track and even add to more than expected to the annual goal.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2023

Online fundraising is increasingly essential for nonprofits, but these types of initiatives come with unique challenges. Average online fundraising revenue declined by 4% in 2022 after two years of monumental growth inspired by the global pandemic. What are online fundraising platforms? Report on fundraising data.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Fundraising is more tech-powered than ever before. With so many tools out there to choose from, your opportunities for customizing your organization’s tech stack are virtually limitless, especially when it comes to fundraising apps. but now, you can take all that information on the go with Bloomerang’s mobile fundraising app !

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

From peer-to-peer fun runs to bake sales, there’s no end to the types of fundraising events your nonprofit can host. In fact, 81% of nonprofit donors attend fundraising events. Silent auctions are a great fundraising event format if you want a unique way to engage your donors. What is a silent auction?

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

Whether it’s your first fundraising event, or tenth, helping supporters be great peer-to-peer fundraisers is always on the mind of successful event fundraising organizations. Giving them the tools they need to be successful fundraisers is important, but beyond that there’s so much more that can be done.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

If your nonprofit organization is eager to harness the full potential of your digital fundraising efforts and give your donors what they expect, it’s good to have a guide. The Dawn of Digital Philanthropy Online donations emerged as a fundraising force in the mid-1990s, marking a pivotal shift in how nonprofits engage with donors.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

The Campaign Workshop is an award-winning political consulting firm that specializes in targeted communications, digital, mail, and video for advocacy and political campaigns. Be up front about exactly what you need, be it a petition signature, volunteer hours, committee membership, or peer-to-peer fundraising.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 13, 2011

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Nonprofits must closely consider how fundraising channels work in relation to one another versus as competing initiatives." fact that I can often be found laying in bed at 6am and digging through client web reports.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Gone (mostly) are the days when cause-centered organizations stuffed flyers into envelopes and received a check back in the snail mail or reaped the benefits of plastic jars and point-of-sale locations. The answer is this: it depends on what fundraising professional or philanthropy guru you ask.

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3rd Sector Labs

MAY 29, 2014

We have been asking nonprofits a very important fundraising question, and getting some surprising results. The question: Is it easier or more complicated to execute a fundraising campaign today than it was 5 or 10 years ago? So far, every respondent depends on at least three technology systems to conduct fundraising campaigns.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Yesterday in Washington, DC, Target's senior fundraising analyst Paige Grainger gave a terrific "state of the nonprofit industry" talk, which summarized key findings from Target's latest, 2011 Index. The full report is here.

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NetWits

JUNE 24, 2011

At these times I can really relate to direct mail specialists, who’ve dealt with their channel being out of vogue for a decade. I spend a couple of days a month on the road, mostly presenting at conferences and user forums on email best practices. The report, which covers 15.6 million donors and more than $1.16

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

In terms of fundraising, Pisapia mentions that cultivating an online presence, particularly in social media, allows nonprofits to see their audience in a new way and directly interact on an individual level to create a community. Beyond the social sphere, nonprofits see less activity from mailing (i.e., direct mail and email).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 10, 2016

The new Facebook Fundraising Tools could be a game changer for the nonprofit sector. Essentially a digital payment system that allows 2-tap giving by using a donor’s saved credit card information in their Facebook account, we are definitely entering a new era in online and mobile fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Part of the reason is a commitment to altruism, but I also use (for lack of a better word) these 31 nonprofits to study how nonprofits are progressing in online fundraising, social media and mobile communications. Related Links: Webinar: Online Fundraising and e-Newsletters for Nonprofits. 10×10 Campaign.

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