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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. " 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. It ended up raising $39,000.

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Two Ways To Use Crowdsourcing for Face-to-Face Conferences

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Next week on March 1-2, the First 5 California and the Water Cooler Joint Conference will take place in Sacramento. The platform allows viewers to vote on ideas and add their own. Here’s a few examples I’ve seen lately. Crowdsourcing A Keynote Discussion/Q&A.

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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. The Redeem Fellowship Center utilized Neon Fundraise, our peer-to-peer platform, to empower supporters to solicit in-kind donations for their One Warm Coat drive. They hit their goal of collecting 150 coats.

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Nonprofits and App Developers Combine Forces for Community Change

Tech Soup

The Community Resilience Platform also pulls together important information for citizens, but specifically in times of disaster. The platform can be used for preparedness, response, and recovery. The app is currently used in West Sacramento, California, which is a food desert, according to the app creators.

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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? They sought a host of answers. Looking Ahead. 1 with another session on data and giving days.