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It’s Not Too Late: 3 Strategic Year-End Fundraising Tips

Bloomerang

Tip 2: Send online and offline appeals. Keep in mind that, per the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , ongoing donors renew at a much higher rate (60%) than first-time donors (19%). For donors who pledge or make a donation, send them a donor acknowledgment as soon as possible. You need to reach your donors where they are.

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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A CTA is an invitation to take action, such as donating, volunteering, signing up for something, signing a petition, pledging to do something, etc. Download this Board of Directors Fundraising Worksheet to help your board members execute their board pledges to raise or give donations. You would have to run the auction, of course.

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How to Run a Capital Campaign

CauseVox

At its heart, a capital campaign is a targeted fundraising effort that aims to raise large amounts of funds for a specific project or purpose. Are you interested in getting involved in the project? Do you support the project? Are there any concerns or questions you have about the project?

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Social Innovation Camp at MPS09

Amy Sample Ward

What we are doing when we talent scout isn’t just about creating a pool of projects but about starting relationships. It’s hard for those people to say what their impact will be when it’s something so new, so it’s hard as a support organization to believe in the project. From paperwork to relationships.

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Technology & Community: Strategic Options for Building Movements

Amy Sample Ward

So they provide the examples and maps, but they let the youth pick and pledge whatever it is they want to do to make a difference. Whether it was 350 or ACE, or a group like Epic Change and their annual To Mama With Love projects. They have to let the community drive. Remember the examples from before? What about a fundraising tool?

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Road Trip! Fundraising, Advocacy, Community Building, Storytelling and Recruitment on the Road.

Care2

We so often focus on learning from innovative online campaigns that we miss out on opportunities to integrate offline cause communities and grassroots advocacy. Darius Goes West - This project raises awareness and funds for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) research by telling the story of Darius Weems. Diverse Goals.

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Reflection and Analysis: Gnomedex Real-Time Social Fundraising Experiment

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My most recent experiment involved Twitter, fundraising, and an integrated offline component at the Gnomedex Conference in Seattle. This is a technique I've used as a trainer, but it also works beautifully for social media projects. Apply your learnings to the next project. Click to see the larger image. Why was it a success?