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7 Spring Fundraising Ideas to Enhance Your Relationship With Current Donors

CauseVox

Don’t forget to ask supporters to comment, share, and interact with you online to promote the organic growth of the campaign. Ask For Online Participation. However, that doesn’t mean they can’t use the power of their influence online. Online engagement takes many forms. A Community-Driven Fundraising Campaign.

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5 Creative Angles to Consider for Your Next Fundraising Campaign

Classy

Since it’s safe to assume that not every donor has a dog or lives near the ocean, their team offered alternative ways to show support by inviting everyone to register for the Couch Surfing Pet Photo Contest, vote online for the People’s Choice surfing dog, buy merchandise at their virtual store, or fundraise for the cause. .

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#GivingTuesday Lights Up Generosity (and Time Square)!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Online , nearly 3,500 Social Media Ambassadors have pledged to support #GivingTuesday. Multiple articles have been posted on The Huffington Post , The Washington Post , The Wall Street Journal , USA Today , and The Guardian. million in online donations on #GivingTuesday 2013. Blackbaud processed more than $19.2

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18 Successful (Yet Untapped) Fall Fundraising Ideas

CauseVox

To make the registration and payment process seamless, set up an online fundraising page on CauseVox to track who’s signed up. Tip: If you’re purchasing your own pumpkins to sell, consider ordering in bulk online, at a local nursery, or through big-box stores like Costco or Walmart to help keep costs down. No-Shave November.

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5 Interesting Facts from the Giving USA 2011 Report

sgEngage

The largest pledged gift in 2010 was $250 million worth of art and furniture from George M. Kaufman to the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. Get a copy of Giving USA 2011: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the year 2010 online. and Linda H. It’s well worth the $75 cost.

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Reporting Social To Stakeholders

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Carie Lewis explained that the Humane Society worked often and early to build buy-in: “We wanted the upper management to speak the social language, we wanted to get them online. Do you need to raise $50,000 for a pledge drive? There’s a lot to learn from your online community,” said Carlman. “We Quantify what you’re looking for.

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Online Strategies for Open-Government / Ideas from the Obama Team

Forum One

The incoming Obama administration is pledging to use some innovative internet strategies to expand citizen access to government information and processes. For example, Vivek Kundra, the Washington, D.C. The project uses online debates, blogs and social media to engage future leaders interested in substantive foreign policy issues.