Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Leading a group of passionate volunteers, doing deeds that help the community around you, and making a meaningful difference to an important cause are what make the job of a volunteer management leader worth it. All you need is a dedicated and effective way to recruit those volunteers. Keep your volunteers engaged.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

We put together some charity donation form best practices to help you raise more money for animals! Here are some key things you’ll want to include when trying to raise money for animals. Over 50% of people visit your nonprofit’s website on their phones. Imagine if they try to donate and the form doesn’t work on their phones.

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Achieve

JUNE 7, 2024

For example, a prospect’s political donations and volunteering history might reveal that they prioritize environmental causes. Filling in missing information, such as phone numbers or email addresses. When you reach the solicitation stage, you can pull insights from this data that help you personalize your fundraising ask.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Lean into the spirit of gratitude by thanking your donors and volunteers for what their support made possible before you start asking for money. Consider building regular check-ins with your donors, either via phone, email, Zoom, or in-person, to share updates about your work. If you don’t have a budget for that it’s OK.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Think about Board members, employees, volunteers, donors, and social media followers who can serve as ambassadors. Start with five to eight fundraising ambassadors with a goal of understanding them and how they can best engage in ways that will make them feel great while raising money for your organization.

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Qgiv

MARCH 27, 2023

The GPT of ChatGPT stands for generative pre-trained transformer, which is a group of language models trained to generate human-like text developed by OpenAI. Having retention material ready to go will save your organization time and money. But these resources aren’t limited to volunteers!

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

We want to help streamline what they’re already doing, save time, and ultimately raise more money for the cause. So we’d like to celebrate with 8 reasons why fundraising software can save you money, time, and headache! Accepting event registrations by check or over the phone? Automate to save your fundraising team time.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2014

Whether you're managing volunteers or an online community, the SF Online Community Meetup is a great place to learn from (and share with!) This month's event featured our own fabulous forums manager, Jayne Cravens, sharing her online community and volunteer management wisdom. Why Volunteers? Great Volunteers.

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Pamela Grow

AUGUST 2, 2023

Organize board members for a phone thank-a-thon. This short training will show you exactly what you want to look at when segmenting your donor base for your EOY appeal. To ensure your successful “leave no money on the table” year-end campaign, download your Foolproof Year-End Fundraising Checklist now. By segment?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 12, 2021

You don’t have to look further than Penelope Burk’s research-based book Donor Centered Fundraising: How to hold on to your donors and raise much more money , which was published back in 2003. . These include personally—by phone, handwritten note, or personal video—thanking as many donors as they can as promptly as possible.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

sign up) to ask for donations (see our “No Money, More Problems” webinar for how), or host fundraising-specific events like multi-day virtual galas with different speakers, trainings on best virtual fundraising practices and webinars with donor special guests. In-person volunteers are disappearing for key activities (e.g.,

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Our guide will help you sort through your options and choose the tools that will help you raise more money and change more lives. Forms will also probably come in handy in the beginning for volunteer sign-up, client enrollment in programs, and many other tasks. What if you’re not tech savvy? How much tech skill is required?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

Planning events is one of the best ways to raise money for your mission, and donors love participating in them. The first step in planning your silent auction is recruiting a dedicated team of passionate staff members and volunteers to organize your event. Thank your donors , bidders, volunteers , and corporate sponsors.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 31, 2014

For some nonprofits, volunteers are the lifeblood of their organization. Volunteers can be even more valuable than donors. Every nonprofit can benefit from the help of volunteers, but recruiting and retaining new volunteers is easier said than done. Scheduling, Preparation and Communication.

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Candid

MARCH 5, 2024

Start by planning for success Before asking for money, you need to lay some essential groundwork. First, draw up a budget to determine precisely how much money you need to raise for your programs, including the costs of equipment, physical space, and/or personnel. If face-to-face is not an option, a phone call is your next best bet.

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Tech Soup

JULY 12, 2011

Idealware , a partner of TechSoup's recently posted an article addressing how to train staff in simpler, more cost-effective ways. All of the methods listed use the web or some form of computer technology in order to avoid the hassle of going to off-site training seminars or conferences. Tools for Training Staff Online.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

Like you, many of your constituents are also working from home, using their personal cell phones and email addresses. They attend your fundraising events and sign up for volunteer opportunities. Brainstorm ways to get donors actively involved with your organization through events, surveys, and volunteer opportunities.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 31, 2014

For some nonprofits, volunteers are the lifeblood of their organization. Volunteers can be even more valuable than donors. Every nonprofit can benefit from the help of volunteers, but recruiting and retaining new volunteers is easier said than done. Scheduling, Preparation and Communication.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 16, 2018

There’s nothing wrong with spending money on overhead —au contraire. But, at the end of the day, the more money you save, the greater your potential impact. Here are three practices you should implement to save your organization money. Call them on the phone or visit them in person. Utilize volunteers.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

Plan for when you’ll begin to contact volunteers, when you’ll reach out to the broader public, and when you want to accomplish your goal. If you recruited more volunteers than anticipated, you may choose to leverage that support to make a greater impact throughout the duration of your campaign. Rely on established relationships.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

But you have to spend some money on running your nonprofit. You may find yourself spending money on the tech tools. The training. For your small organization to thrive, you have to spend money on fundraising. You can’t raise the kind of money you need for free. And fundraising. The print collateral. The postage.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

If you’re starting a new nonprofit, you already know that you need to raise money. Your plan should also include what you’ll do when you’re NOT asking for money like donor communications, stewardship, and warm touches — all designed to give the donor a GREAT experience. Many founders do.) You started yours to make a difference.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 19, 2014

Sure, most of the information about your volunteer opportunities is listed on your website. A new opportunity to form a relationship with a volunteer. And they could either become a one-time volunteer or a lifelong supporter. Now, let’s apply this to a bigger picture: recruiting volunteers to your nonprofit.

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Bonterra

AUGUST 15, 2022

Find your product Supporter Engagement Unite volunteers, advocates, and voters with integrated tools designed to inspire and ignite action. First Name Last Name Email Address Phone Number Organization Name Organization Size Select.

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Classy

JULY 26, 2021

Kick off a powerful fundraising campaign to raise money for their missions . You might even pick up the phone and personally thank each supporter for the large impact they’ve made on your organization. . Promote in-person and virtual volunteer opportunities. The Right Way to Onboard and Train Volunteers.

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2022

Plus, scripts are a must when you are training people who have never asked for gifts before. You can use these scripts in a variety of scenarios, including offering them to: Volunteers during a fundraising call bank event. And remember: Donors may not give over the phone—but that doesn’t mean they won’t give at all.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 20, 2023

A budget combined with a fundraising plan can help you make sure there’s always money to pay for the things you need to operate your programs. Without a budget, you can find yourself in deep water, fast, with more money going out than coming in. Not a fun place to be. You must create and use one. Yes, you still need a budget.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

3) What is the greatest obstacle that NGOs in Mexico need to overcome in order to raise more money online? What is your vetting process to ensure the money raised on Donadora is well spent? Since we provide personalized training to all our campaign fundraisers, we develop a personal relationship with all of them.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2022

But, consider the alternative: continuing to do everything yourself, with sporadic support from Board members and volunteers. Look, even when you have a wonderful team of volunteers, it is hard to grow your organization and realize its full potential without paid staff. Create a work environment where everyone can thrive. 20% a year?

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

Sure, you’ll raise some money. But you’ll leave even more money on the table. Because everyone is impacted by your ability to raise money. Which means you must help others overcome the “ money taboo.” We’ve been trained in our society that it’s not polite to talk about money. I wouldn’t hire you.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Nonprofit-facing fundraising apps are those that your nonprofit staff members use to raise money on the go. With both nonprofit-facing and donor-facing technology, they make it easy to manage all aspects of your next event right from your phone. This helps your members show chapter spirit and helps your organization raise more money.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Thanks to Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific , I’ve had the great honor to present a series of online fundraising and social media trainings to over three hundred non-governmental organizations (NGOs) throughout Asia Pacific over the last three years. Before each training I review the Web presence for each NGO in attendance.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Thousands of nonprofits use EveryAction every day to raise money, manage offline fundraising through pledges and grants, send emails, run nonprofit digital advocacy campaigns, and so much more. Higher Conversion Rates = Raising More Money. Ever see those volunteers asking for your support on the sidewalk?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2017

Note from Beth: This week I’ve been in Finland at the invitation of the US Embassy to do trainings. On August 14th, I’m doing a FREE webinar with Soapbox Engage on how to raise more money and not burnout. You went to every corner of the earth to recruit donors, vendors, sponsors, volunteers, attendees, etc.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

40 amazing fundraisers signed on to help raise money, with one super-volunteer raising over $13,000 by herself. Andrea credits their success to a few important elements: the platform, the ease of administration, the updates, having a toolkit, and the training that CauseVox provides. and share via email and social media.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 10, 2011

In many of my past jobs and internships, I worked with volunteers. And my bad hand-writing, use of acronyms, and cryptic notes might not have made that much sense to my colleagues or future volunteer coordinators. As my career progressed, so did the role of technology in my volunteer management and tracking. And I loved it.

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CauseVox

MARCH 4, 2021

You’re proud to be a part of that tradition, and you can tap into traditions to help raise money. Those kinds of fundraisers aren’t bad , but it’s much more effective to be specific when you’re raising money. Since your members are all located in the same place, you can have a meeting to train your members in fundraising.

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