CauseVox

APRIL 20, 2021

With vaccine rollouts underway, nonprofits are still wondering: how do I fundraise during COVID? Will there be a return to in-person events and normal fundraising for 2021? But we can plan carefully to ensure that fundraising is successful regardless using the latest insights and strategies. . That means virtual comes first.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2022

We took the process from greeting the fundraising volunteer at your door all the way to helping them connect with your mission, and quite a lot between. In this, we’re going to talk about two kinds of volunteers: program volunteers and fundraising volunteers. Your Fundraising Volunteers. Your Program Volunteers.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

is becoming a common question for digital fundraising strategists. One of those organizations is the University of Minnesota. More importantly, the fundraising during the giving day saw a tremendous lift. In 2017, the final fundraising numbers were: $1,436,000. “What’s next?” That represented a +99.4 3,300+ donors.

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NetWits

MARCH 8, 2012

And because fundraising continues to shift from offline to online nonprofits are faced with a growing need to find new and innovative ways to do fundraising through online sources. The move towards a multichannel fundraising approach (online and offline) is becoming more and more critical to long-term success.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Thomas More Catholic Newman Center, the Catholic campus ministry at Minnesota State University, Mankato, needed a solution that offered mobility to support the spiritual development of approximately 4,000 college students during a critical transitional time of their lives. “We The outcome? The system has exceeded our expectations.” “We

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NTEN

OCTOBER 27, 2014

The momentum continues to build for this year''s Minnesota Council of Nonprofits'' (MCN) annual conference, Nonprofits in Motion: Momentum for a New Minnesota (NPIM14), Nov. 6-7 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Community conference minnesota minnesota council of nonprofits nonprofits in motion npim14 nptech nten speaking Program'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2008

I had the honor of delivering the keynote this morning at the Message + Medium + Mission Conference in Minnesota. I talked about the Cute Dog Theory of Social Media Adoption, A Few Tools, and A Story about social media and fundraising. This speech also had a big first for me and the reaction was shock, then laughter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2013

#TechFail #GenerosityWin on Minnesota’s Give to the Max Day: Understanding social media’s role in damage control and crisis communication Guest post by Jeff Achen, GiveMN Digital Strategist. Thousands of Minnesota nonprofits and schools were lighting up Twitter and Facebook with posts about the need for support and requests for donations.

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TechImpact

MAY 8, 2014

Image courtesy of University of Minnesota. Nonprofits have been told since Facebook’s rise to prominence that they need to be investing in a social media marketing / fundraising campaigns. IF your nonprofit is gearing up for a major fundraising event, ensure your social media strategy is consistent across all channels.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Fall has arrived, and with it comes fundraising season. Naples, Florida, is hosting a meetup on tools for effective email fundraising ; Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, is hosting a series of Giving Tuesday brainstorming sessions ; and Chicago, Illinois, will explore how your CRM can save end-of-year fundraising plans. and the globe.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

“Not only is Ann a great addition to scale the marketing team, but she’ll also connect with fundraisers who seek solutions to cultivate better donor relationships,” says Ross Hendrickson, Bloomerang Chief Executive Officer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

How To Marry Social Media with Fundraising. Social fundraising is when your nonprofit integrates tried and true fundraising techniques with social media to inspire your supporters to raise money from their networks on your behalf. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Cultivate and cheer on champions for your cause.

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TechImpact

JUNE 19, 2014

Image courtesy of University of Minnesota. Analytics are by far the easiest and best way to measure the effectiveness of a technology implementation, fundraising campaign, or content marketing plan. In previous years, knowing whether or not anyone read your blog was impossible to know. And for good reason.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Go Minnesota! This incredible online fund raising event raised more than $14 million last year, and we’re hoping to raise the bar higher this year by engaging more than 40,000 donors to donate to any of Minnesota’s more than 26,000 nonprofits using GiveMN.org. We invited you to be part of the Great Minnesota Give Together.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

At some point in your professional fundraising career, you’ve probably heard the importance of storytelling when crafting your nonprofit’s donor experience. Let’s look at some examples: Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance. Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance added images to their giving plans to show visual impact of a recurring gift.

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CauseVox

MAY 6, 2021

Whether you’re creating a receipt for a general donation form on your website or for a specific a fundraising campaign, one of the essential components is creating a donation receipt that will get automatically sent to donors following their donation. A sincere thank you to your donor. Our tax ID number is xx-xxxxxxx.

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CauseVox

JUNE 29, 2022

Your donation page is an essential component of your digital fundraising. We’re all super busy and there are 1000 things to do in your digital fundraising. Example #6: The Autism Society of Minnesota Focuses on the Donor. One thing that we know about fundraising is that it’s all about putting the donor first.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 1, 2017

Fundraising is certainly not exempt from this problem; we base decisions too often on expediency rather than an analysis of long-term consequences. As fundraisers, facts are the basis of much of our work, especially with the direct response portion of our program. What to be a fundraising genius? Common sense is very uncommon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Here at GiveMN , we’ve harnessed the power of our networks to raise record amounts of money online for nonprofits in Minnesota and engage record numbers of people in an annual, one-day giving event— Give to the Max Day. All told, Minnesota nonprofits collectively raised $10,041,021 in one incredible day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

These local giving days focus more a community approach and help nonprofits build capacity in fundraising on all channels, while also promoting the idea of a Giving Day in the local community or geographic area. In the end, credit goes to the thousands of people who care about Minnesota and showed some love on Give to the Max Day.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 24, 2022

So when their day job employer, the Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM), decided to start using CauseVox for their peer-to-peer fundraising, Zephyr was all in. Here’s where it gets juicy: Zephyr sat down with CauseVox and dished some of their top tips and tricks for fundraising through CauseVox. Communicate with them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2013

The word is ringing in the ears of nonprofit fundraisers and executive directors this year. Giving days are 24-hour online fundraising competitions that combine gamification and deep social interaction to bring communities together for local causes. million for Minnesota charities in just 24 hours. Crowdfunding. Crowdfunding.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Hint: If your constituents are more comfortable now with virtual opportunities to lend their support, check out Fundly’s list of virtual fundraising ide as to get inspired for your next campaign.). For example, did the plan that resulted from the aforementioned fundraising training result in increased donors and donations?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

  It goes "Minnesota from"where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average."   GiveMN a new online resource that hopes to encourage more Minnesotans to give and help create a stronger nonprofit community for Minnesota.  

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Qgiv

MAY 5, 2021

Despite the fact 57% of people who watch a nonprofit video go on to make a donation, video still seems skill- and cost-prohibitive for strapped fundraising professionals. There are tons of fun and random holidays nonprofits can take advantage of to create unique and interesting fundraising appeals. The BIG announcement.

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2021

Nancy Ramos managed the group during their Over the Edge fundraising campaign and used it to communicate with their peer-to-peer fundraisers. Every week, she posted to a private Facebook group for fundraisers and also emailed them the content. Minnesota Cosplayers is another example. This is a public group.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The last couple of years have been all about virtual when it comes to fundraising. But out of this huge challenge, we’ve seen some amazing creativity crop up as nonprofits revamp their fundraising approaches to be safe and successful. We’ve seen crowdfunding and peer-to-peer fundraising websites that knocked our socks off this year.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Naples, Florida: Learn How to Write More Effective Emails for Fundraising with John Haydon. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Skill Extension: Maps (on the Green Line) | Sponsors: Maptime MSP Meetup, CARTO. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Communications Networking Lunch. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Communications Networking Lunch.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Fall has arrived, and with it comes fundraising season! Not a fundraiser? Minneapolis, Minnesota: Communications Networking Lunch. More than one-third of charitable giving happens in the last three months of the year , and the emergence of #GivingTuesday makes the year's end even more critical for charities. and the globe.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

Saint Paul, Minnesota: Optimizing Your Communications for Mobile | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (Free). Baltimore, Maryland: Fundraising Tech 101 and Tech Help/Consultations. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Gearing Up for Give to the Max Day | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (Free). Friday, August 11, 2017.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Matt’s past work includes fundraising for the University of the Arts, Ursinus College, University of Cincinnati and the Boy Scouts of America. Mary’s University of Minnesota. He has a BS from Juniata College and an MA in Philanthropy and Development from St. There’s no secret that there’s a labor shortage in today’s economy.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2015

Minneapolis, Minnesota: NPtech Give and Take. Denver, Colorado: What you Should Know About Online Fundraising. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Maximizing Your Nonprofit AdWords. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Design for the Non-Designer | MCN Lunchtime Communications Group. " Vancouver, British Columbia: CRM for Nonprofits: CiviCRM.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Areas served: Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin. The LGBTQ+ Donor Engagement Program exists to support annual fundraising events. PRISM (Promoting Rural Interconnections for Sexual Minorities) grants support to rural LGBTQ+ organizations from across PFund’s five-state service area. Alliance for Full Acceptance.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2023

Operations at Headwaters Foundation for Justice , a foundation that invests in grassroots organizations across Minnesota, were humming along well. If they are empowered to see how fundraising goals are being met, a program director might find opportunities to increase grants or spend more (available) budget to drive impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Give to the Max in Minnesota Day. GiveMN a new online resource that hopes to encourage more Minnesotans to give and help create a stronger nonprofit community for Minnesota. Or, if they want, they can launch their own fundraiser for an organization. For nonprofits, GiveMN offers simple, secure tools to achieve their goals.

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AFP Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

While No “Holy Grail,” Razoo Reports Fundraising Success - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy. Razoo, a platform providing online giving methods and solutions to nonprofit organizations, has been the driving behind 15 “Give to the Max” events across the country.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Can local fundraising campaigns like Give to the Max Day , which is modeled after the successful GiveMN day in Minnesota help boost funding and brand awareness for DC metro area nonprofits? Give to the Max Day is also hosting virtual town halls and boot camps to help nonprofits prep for their social fundraising campaign.

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