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5 Unique Ways to Thank Recurring Donors

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Any supporter who chooses to make a recurring donation to your nonprofit—whether it’s once a month, once a quarter, or once a year —is demonstrating their ongoing commitment to your mission in a way that should be recognized. . With a minimum $25 donation per month, supporters gain access to: Private running coaching with Brian Schroy.

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5 Steps for Beginners in Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

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Do you remember selling chocolate to raise money for your class field trip back in elementary school? For example, the Carlisle Family YMCA raised $83,607 to provide scholarships for children in need to participate in its programs by setting a goal and engaging individuals to raise money with personal and team fundraising pages.

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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

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What we do is essentially support social entrepreneurship within refugee communities. The model that FORGE takes is really a long-term impact framework. One of those individuals is Paul Ohisa, and he's a refugee from Sudan. His dream was to go back to Sudan, and to contribute and help rebuild. It had been bombed.

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President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

For example, I'm planning on going to India and Bangladesh next month for the first time, and to Uganda and Sudan next year. My commitment was to take Bookshare.org international, including raising the money for making that possible.

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Year-End Giving Prep: 21 FAQs Answered by Fundraising Experts

Connection Cafe

In terms of fundraising, print newsletters don’t tend to directly raise much money (though I’m sure there are exceptions). Explain how in-kind gifts make an impact by telling a story. Give the new supporter ways to get involved like volunteering, taking a tour or watching a video. Coordinating and scheduling end of year plans.

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Mobilizing Donors and Activists in an Overwhelmed World

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Make it social (leverage the impact of the group). Make it tangible (participants should feel like they have made a direct impact). Make it simple. Make it personal (create a human-to-human connection). Make it creative (ignite their imagination). Organizations like Kiva and Dining for Women demonstrate these principles well.

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How They Did It: LWB Wins Facebook Causes Giving Challenge - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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From teaching supporters how to create Facebook accounts to ol fashioned door-to-door fundraising, Amy Eldridge from LWB, an admitted Facebook newbie, says its as much the offline as the online work that gets the job done. When people know exactly what their money is going towards, they feel most comfortable donating.

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