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When Fundraising Disaster Strikes, What Should You Do?

Tech Soup

On May 3, 2016, right in the middle of Give Local America day, the online fundraising company Kimbia's donation processing platform stopped working. Give Local America day is a big deal. " His nonprofit has an annual budget of under $35,000, almost all of it raised on the Give Local America Big Day of Giving in Sacramento.

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Top Lessons from GivingTuesday 2023

Neon CRM

GivingTuesday 2023 by the Numbers Most leading headlines focus on the overall total dollars raised on GivingTuesday. By highlighting a combined focus on improving the aesthetic beauty of their local S-Line while also fighting against food insecurity, this campaign created a sophisticated connection between donors and the cause itself.

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Nonprofits and App Developers Combine Forces for Community Change

Tech Soup

The app is currently used in West Sacramento, California, which is a food desert, according to the app creators. Nonprofits can use GoodyGood to raise community engagement and engage people in a particular cause or campaign. The Acres app helps support community wellness by connecting urban farmers with land for lease.

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Craigslist Nonprofit Boot Camps in Berkeley and Brooklyn

Have Fun - Do Good

After the Boot Camp in 2005, I wrote up notes from the five sessions I attended: Strategic Communications Planning, Building the Local Green Economy, The Seven Things You Need to Know to Raise Money, Community Organizing and Action, and Volunteerism Recruitment and Management, which you can read here.

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Giving Days and Beyond the Dollars: What Have We Learned?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The tech failure that disrupted the national Give Local America Day fundraising campaign in May 2016 raised a big question for community foundations hosting giving days: What can they do differently to ensure smooth sailing in the future? Goglia emphasizes proactive communications with the local nonprofit community.