Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Every nonprofit strives to make the world a better place, and a strong community is essential to achieving that goal. Advocates may not always be able to give in-person time or money, but they help spread awareness and strengthen the cause through their online engagements. Prioritize authenticity over perfection. Report event outcomes.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Did you know over 30% of your annual fundraising revenue is raised in the final 3 months of the year? Year-end fundraising season is here and it's time to get serious about reaching your revenue goals.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

By Denise Dunbar , a Digital Fundraising Strategist at MobileCause , where she helps nonprofits accelerate their fundraising and engagement efforts through giving and marketing strategies. In fact, according to the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report , 33% of donors give tribute gifts to family and friends.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

By Jess Woloszyn , Content Specialist at Classy.org – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. Giving Tuesday 2021 is right around the corner. Nonprofits raised more than $2.47

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

She advises nonprofits to accelerate their fundraising and engagement efforts through giving and marketing strategies via digital technologies. Here are our 4 proven ways to improve your online giving page so you can bring in more donations. 1) Make Giving Simple. Online and Mobile-Friendly is Giving-Friendly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

Also, on October 8 in partnership with Nonprofit Tech for Good, Julia will be presenting a free webinar about how nonprofits can use social media to raise money online. It allows eligible nonprofit and individual accounts to raise money without leaving Instagram! . Choose an objective that aligns with your marketing goal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

By Greg Fine – a marketing consultant that works to elevate nonprofit marketing impact, revitalize giving campaigns, and bring energy and awareness to nonprofit brands and their mission. Starting with a general research prompt, “Highlight the top four to five giving campaigns nonprofits have created in the past three to five years.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 18, 2020

To give you a better sense of why you need a diversified fundraising strategy, let’s take a closer look at donations during the coronavirus pandemic. During tough economic times, big donors may cut back on charitable giving, which can leave your nonprofit in a deep financial crisis. In the nonprofit sector, transparency is key.

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The Fundraising Authority

APRIL 11, 2021

For most fundraising events , the majority of your money should be raised through sponsorships. If you are setting an ambitious fundraising goal for your event, it will be far easier to reach that goal if you can raise 50%+ of the revenue from large sponsors than if you are trying to raise 100% through individual ticket sales.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 23, 2021

By Sarah Baker , a Digital Fundraising Strategist at MobileCause , where she helps nonprofits accelerate their fundraising and engagement efforts through giving and marketing strategies. While many organizations before this time had ways to give online, the idea of exclusively fundraising virtually was new.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2023

As the world becomes increasingly more digital, nonprofits around the globe are recognizing the importance of accepting online donations as a form of giving. Online giving can provide numerous benefits for nonprofits, from increasing donation amounts to improving donor engagement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 1, 2021

By Corey Blake , a Digital Fundraising Strategist at MobileCause , where she helps nonprofits accelerate their fundraising and engagement efforts through giving and marketing strategies. Let’s take a look at some examples we’ve seen that really make the most of eye-catching and engaging content to promote giving by text-to-donate.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 27, 2024

— Mixed up about Metrics Dear Mixed up about Metrics, Too often nonprofits tell fundraisers they must raise $XXX XXX or else! Some fundraisers are expected, at minimum, to raise their salary. Some are told they must raise double their salary. The $10K seemed like a win, and got the fundraiser to their annual goal.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Quick Definition Online fundraising is the process of raising donations for a cause, project, or organization through digital platforms such as websites, social media apps, and email campaigns. Text-to-give: This method allows donors to contribute directly from their phones. It’s also how donors prefer to support.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 12, 2021

By Lindsay Johnson, Marketing Team Member at MobileCause , an industry leader in virtual fundraising events and online giving, plus fundraising solutions such as peer-to-peer, text-to-donate and mobile messaging. 2) Nonprofits Can Raise as Much (or More!) 1) Nonprofits Can Attract Supporters from Around the World.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2024

When candidates are actively raising money, it’s easy to question whether that pulls money away from other causes that donors typically support. To keep your organization relevant and ready for the upcoming giving season, it’s critical to not only know where to reach people, but how they want to be reached.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

A time when many nonprofits raise 25-50% of their entire budget. They included a countdown to reach their match goal, along with a powerful image of a child looking straight at the camera. They were just within reach of their $30,000 goal and sent an update email Wednesday morning, inviting everyone to help get them there.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 6, 2025

” because you love your cause and your community too much to give up on them now. Also, not today, full-blown panic over meeting our aggressive budget goals. This year, youre starting on the right footwith data-driven insights , realistic, air-tight goals, and the perfect plan to reach them. This year will be different.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 25, 2019

The reason these peer-to-peer fundraisers are so effective is that they can tap into networks of people who aren’t personally invested in your cause but who are willing to give based on their relationships with your organization’s supporters. If you reach your initial goal early, you can always raise it to a higher figure.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Let’s dive into five ways that nonprofits can diversify funding in 2023: Monthly Giving and Pledges. Email Marketing and Customized Giving. 1) Monthly Giving and Pledges. There are two types of recurring giving: Monthly Giving Programs and Donation Pledges. What is a Monthly Giving Program? Major Gifts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

When you’re able to set the stage with analytics and donor attributes – like their wealth rating, public giving records, and personal interests – you can strengthen your understanding of each donor segment, and position your asks to speak to specific audiences. Monthly giving. Giving Tuesday. Winter 2022. Autumn 2022.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Why GivingTuesday Isn’t Just a Day—It’s a Launchpad GivingTuesday , the global day of giving, happens every year on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Think of GivingTuesday as the kickoff—a way to inspire your donors and create momentum for a bigger, bolder year-end giving strategy. How much money do you need to raise?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Many organizations raise 30%, sometimes as much as 50%, of their individual giving in December. Collect data (ideally the last two years, but at a minimum for the previous year) How much did we raise at end of year? How much did you raise for GivingTuesday ? Set campaign goals. Feeling stressed and overwhelmed?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2022

Here’s why: It boosts the donations of almost any fundraising campaign, helping you to reach your goals. According to The State of Modern Philanthropy 2021 , “The median amount raised by events in which attendees raise money on behalf of an organization through peer-to-peer fundraising pages, typically is 4.5

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

With Giving Tuesday and year-end appeals on the horizon, leveraging social media effectively can make all the difference in reaching your fundraising goals. As the end of the year approaches, nonprofits of all sizes gear up for their most critical fundraising period.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Even if you’re behind on planning your year-end fundraising campaign, you can keep your efforts on track and raise critical funds when it counts the most. Here's a checklist to help you achieve your year-end goals.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

The goal of Ramp Up Reykjavk was to install 100 ramps within a year; the project finished it in half the time and under budget. Following the success of the trial project, Thorleifsson expanded the initiative to cities across Iceland, with a new target goal of building 1,000 ramps in five years.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2021

As you review your fundraising plans and goals for the past year, it’s easy to look back and see a year marked by postponed and cancelled events. With these nine resources at your disposal, your nonprofit will be primed to meet and exceed your 2021 fundraising goals. . Planning Your Virtual Fundraising Event.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2019

Treat peer-to-peer like any other initiative; set clear goals even if you have to modify them later on. The platform you choose should provide you with the capabilities to message supporters, see the collective amount raised, and understand how that number rolls up to your overall campaign total. Set a clear goal.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Our goal is to equip you with practical fundraising tools and ideas you can implement right away. Understanding Why People Give: Understanding the psychology behind giving can help you understand the donors motivation, which will help you plan your next campaign, your next fundraising event, or your next face-to-face ask.In

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This tool lets you show real-time donations, keeping supporters engaged and motivated to give. As donations roll in, they’ll see how their contribution adds to the overall amount raised! Spur Local’s Donation Counter Spur Local used a donation counter to add a sense of urgency and community as everyone rallied together to hit the goal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes. 1) Implement Donation Page Best Practices.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

We’ve done the legwork and compiled the top ways Chat GPT and AI can help your team save resources, perform tasks, and raise more funds. 8 Ways Nonprofits Can Use ChatGPT to Raise More Before diving into the impressive capabilities of ChatGPT, it’s important to acknowledge that it does have limitations.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 21, 2022

A major motivator for generous giving to nonprofit organizations is contributing to a solution and changing something for the better. According to the Fidelity Charitable Overcoming Barriers to Giving Report, 65% of donors would give more if they knew the impact of their donations. 2) Give social media shoutouts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

By Shay Lessman , Content Writer and Editor for Qgiv — an online fundraising platform empowering 20,000+ nonprofit fundraisers to raise money for their causes while keeping costs low. Put together documents that discuss your organization’s purpose, goals, and history. You can easily acquire new donors using peer-to-peer fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 23, 2020

By Paige Kutliek , SEO Manager at GoFundMe Charity – an easy-to-use platform that helps nonprofits raise money by offering robust fundraising features , such as custom branding, registration and ticketing, advanced data reporting, and customizable donate buttons. Below, learn about new ways to elevate your fundraising events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

According to the Fidelity Charitable Overcoming Barriers to Giving Report , 65% of donors would give more if they knew the impact of their donations. Prominently feature a call-to-give, an email newsletter opt-in, and a call-to-follow on social media on your landing page. 4) Revitalize your Tribute Giving Program.

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