Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

Bring skills to the table to do tasks you can’t afford to hire out (like bookkeeping, lawn maintenance, facility maintenance, video editing, etc.). While they’re volunteering, you can evaluate their skills and dedication to see if they have what you need on your Board. Gift card: A $5 or $10 gift card can be surprisingly meaningful.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Gift wrapping. Most winter holidays have one thing in common: gift giving. During this time of year, you can count on wrapping paper sales skyrocketing, but becoming a gift-wrapping professional is no easy task for just anybody. Then, find an area like a community center where you can set up your gift-wrapping station.

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Qgiv

APRIL 27, 2022

Reaching out to local businesses and artisans to see if they’d be willing to become in-kind sponsors for your event is another way you can collect items for your raffle. Restaurant gift certificates. Spa treatment gift cards. Escape room gift certificate. What are good raffle prize ideas? Cooking classes. Shopping spree.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2019

The New Year is a great opportunity to remind each of your board members what you appreciate about the unique gifts they bring to the table – and not just the financial ones. Paint a Bigger Picture. Be diligent in painting a vivid picture for them of their impact. Show Gratitude. Even Small Campaigns are a Big Deal.

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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

That small reminder will help you reinforce their role in the greater picture of your mission. Six weeks before the HEADstrong Foundation’s highest-grossing and most-sponsored gala of the year, nonessential businesses were ordered to shut down due to COVID-19. Download yours to keep your strategy evolving.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Many sponsors and donors want recognition for their support. Mention the donor in emails directly about the event they sponsored. This can be 4 emails a year dedicated to sponsors who give the org $10K or more. Shoutouts to donors on images and cover pictures. Mention the donor in a dedicated email blast or several.

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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

That small reminder will help you reinforce their role in the greater picture of your mission. Six weeks before the HEADstrong Foundation’s highest-grossing and most-sponsored gala of the year, nonessential businesses were ordered to shut down due to COVID-19. Download yours to keep your strategy evolving.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

First up are our awards selected by our panel of judges , hard-working digital storytelling experts who flexed their skills to pick strong stories to receive award donations from our sponsors. From Michael Snyder at Interdependent Pictures, and everyone at Water School." Thank you again for your support.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 9, 2022

A nonprofit self-audit is a chance to back up and look at the whole picture, to see how your marketing efforts are performing and where you can improve. Recruit two new sponsors for our signature event by Aug. It’s cheaper to get another gift from someone who already donated than to recruit a brand new donor!

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

“That’s the biggest fear people have that stops their ability to succeed in fundraising — the actual ASK,” says Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Brand at Neon One and former Board Member of Reading With Pictures. Engaging board members in fundraising will be easiest if they can use the skills they already have to raise money.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

At Classy, we put our own fundraising skills to this test with our annual #ClassyGives initiative, where our staff collectively fundraises for a nonprofit organization. For people who you know can’t afford a large gift, make a more targeted ask that makes it easier to give. Pro tip: tag your top donors in the post as a shoutout.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 24, 2023

Reach out to your team’s favorite restaurant to frequent after celebrating a win or shops beloved to your community to see if they would be willing to sponsor your team. Sharing the impact a donation will have on your athletes personally or on the team as a whole will galvanize your supporters to make a gift to your team or program.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

And so it’s not uncommon that as you’re working through your gift tables and your commitments that your leadership or your donors will want to rush out and, you know, launch the social media campaign or start a new grassroots initiatives. Not being able to build out your gift tables. Momentum is really important.

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Neon CRM

APRIL 27, 2023

Step 7: Secure Event Sponsors and/or In-Kind Donations Most nonprofit events serve as fundraisers. But even if the primary goal of your event isn’t to raise money, securing sponsors for the event will lower your total cost and increase the likelihood that your event is successful. Take the Assessment! Wanna learn more?

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Since many of your board members are professionals in the charitable space, they likely know other high impact supporters to contact and request gifts from. Participants garner support from their friends and family leading up to the big day and accept gifts during the game itself. Then, divide your participants into teams.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

And I think this day I took this picture was the day that I really started to ask this question. So your A team is your board members, your staff, your volunteers, your past donors, sponsors, existing relationships. Our gifts are going to go further.” Is it because of their skill set, their technical know-how?

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Qgiv

JUNE 14, 2022

Functioning primarily as a picture and video sharing platform, Instagram is a great place to share visuals of the work your organization does. For your profile picture, it’s best to use your organization’s logo. Instagram is primarily a social media platform for sharing pictures and videos. Branding your account.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Supporters want to know that their gift is making an impact, and a newsletter is a great way to help them feel more involved and keep them up to date on the projects their donation helped make possible. If you’re looking to attract sponsors, a newsletter can help you impress and attract attention from potential partners.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2009

It really became a win-win for everyone, because I won't sponsor an organization, or a company unless they're willing to tie the money to a cause or crisis. We put together a week-long curriculum to really help people do just that: find their purpose and then give them the skills. Sixteen children were sponsored while we where there.

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