Wild Apricot

JUNE 2, 2020

Pledge fundraising raises money through promises of donations to be collected at a later date. Here's how you can pull off a successful campaign

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Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

Remember how many corporations and nonprofits hopped on that bandwagon, pledging to do better with racial equality? In June, we took a pledge to focus on not only diversity but transparency in how we’re approaching our objectives and key results (OKR) with any and all DEI measures.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 18, 2013

I started this series by talking about the Nonprofit Starter Pack , now I’m going to focus on Click & Pledge. Click & Pledge isn’t just a Salesforce application, it’s a platform. An organization can build their forms to “speak” to Click & Pledge’s processor. The feature I’ve chosen to highlight is how Click & Pledge handles reconciling donors to Salesforce.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 3, 2015

communication expert, David Grossman, encourages you to take his pledge for an email-free vacation. When you take the pledge you''ll also learn from David his recommended Eight Great Steps to Unplug & Recharge. 1 You can find the pledge here. As the season of spring vacations continues throughout the U.S, David has found that a growing number of his clients are looking for new ways to address mounting email overload in their workplaces.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 8, 2011

On road trips as a child my dad would frequently joke that if we drove long enough we’d eventually find a pledge drive on a local NPR station. Later in life, when I traveled extensively for my job, I’d call him when the town I was visiting was in pledge and my wife, who travels for her job, loves to do the same with me. Clearly we have to start with the Alec Baldwin pledge drive promos that hit the air in 2010. Author: Jonathan Weldon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2006

I got a comment on one of my vlogging for nonprofits posts from Devlon of LoadedPun who tipped me off to a wordpress plugin that he created for live vlog/blog pledge drives. (It It allows a vlogger/blogger to add pledge drive on the blog - visitors can pledge, have it be linked to PayPal, and then have a graph show the progress towards the goal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2009

That's why I'm taking the pledge to end hunger because if we all do a little bit - it can go a long way. Our goal is to encourage individuals, corporations, and non-profit organizations to help promote this website and help us obtain at least 1,000 pledges. To become a Champion, all you need to do is: Sign the Hunger Pledge. Write a blog post (if you have one) endorsing the Hunger Pledge. It's hard times.

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AFP Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Jack Dorsey Pledges Fifth of Tech Firm Square to Charity - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : "Tech mogul Jack Dorsey has launched a foundation to aid needy communities around the world and will give it a nearly one-fifth stake in mobile-payments company Square, Quartz and the St.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 14, 2013

For example, the Giving Pledge campaign that began with efforts by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett is encouraging the world’s wealthiest individuals and families to commit to giving the majority of their wealth to philanthropy. Erik Brynjolfsson technology Gandhi market failure Gandhi''s theory of trusteeship TED2013 Harris Wofford Giving Pledge socent social entrepreneurship Robert Gordon economic justice

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 28, 2012

As we wind up this year's Memorial Day, consider making a pledge, as Siemens Corp. has done, to hire a veteran. For Siemens, by the end of this year, they will have hired almost 1,000 vets across many of its U.S. businesses. According to Siemens Corp. President and CEO Eric Spiegel, as featured in this week's Bloomberg's Business Week magazine, "Veterans make excellent employees and leaders." He adds that it can also be a tremendous boost to corporate morale. When hiring veterans, G.I.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 12, 2007

Do you believe we all have human rights? Do you believe: • You have the right to live, and to live in freedom and safety. Nobody has the right to treat you as his/her slave and you should not make anyone your slave. Nobody has the right to torture you. • You should be legally protected in the same way everywhere, and like everyone else. • The law is the same for everyone; it should be applied in the same way to all. These are 5 of the 30 points listed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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AFP Blog

MARCH 18, 2013

Naive' Twitter pledge leads to UK lawmaker donating $21,150 to charity | Digital Trends : During Friday night’s biennial Comic Relief Red Nose Day event on the BBC, where comedians and other entertainers come together to help raise money for various charities, Fiona Mactaggart, a lawmaker from the country’s main opposition Labour Party, tweeted to her 2000 or so followers that she would donate 1 ($1.50) to Comic Relief for each retweet

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Museum 2.0

MAY 26, 2009

It's a small space that features stories of recent and current genocides and encourages visitors to "take action" via an interactive pledge wall. I've seen several museums experimenting with inviting visitors to take action, make promises, and join communities of intentionality (here's a post with examples from 2007 ), and the USHMM effort is particularly compelling for some specific design choices made in the development of the pledge wall. The USHMM pledge cards are complicated.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 15, 2009

Hugh Jackman makes $100,00 charity pledge on Twitter - Telegraph: "Australian actor Hugh Jackman has asked fans on microblogging site Twitter to help him choose a charity worthy of a US$100,000 donation

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

In February 19th, Joel Comm has organized an event called " Tweetathon " on Twitter to promote and sell copies of his new book, Twitter Power: How to Dominate Your Market One Tweet at a Time and help a nonprofit that supports children in Africa, China, and India. The event takes a television concept from the 1960's, the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethons , which does non-stop celebrity performances and pitching to raise money for charity and puts it on Twitter as well as live streaming on ustream.tv.

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EveryAction

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. Track your grants and pledges all in one place. If you're not already an EveryAction user, here's 50 reasons to make the switch today. #1. Higher Conversion Rates = Raising More Money.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Samsung pledged to contribute up to $100,000 through this social action challenge, providing a donation of $5 to the Dan Marino Foundation each time someone pledged their support of autism awareness by sharing an infographic with their Facebook friends or sending a tweet with the hashtag, #teamautism. fundraising interview campaign foundation online campaign pledges twitter

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Candid

APRIL 20, 2021

In the wake of their deaths, individuals, communities, and organizations have shown solidarity with words, actions, and millions of dollars pledged to end anti-Asian discrimination, violence, and hate. Corporate pledges in response to anti-Asian hate in 2021.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 2, 2021

6) Encourage pledges. Did you know that 49% of pledges are initiated through a text message link? Or that 84% of pledges opened during a fundraising event are fulfilled? It’s safe to say that pledge requests during your virtual nonprofit event are a must!

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gokubi.com

MARCH 19, 2007

Facebook Linked In Twitter Home About Home Process: Renewing donors and following up on open pledges Process: Renewing donors and following up on open pledges Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 March 2007 10:50 Written by Steve Monday, 19 March 2007 02:32 Update: All process maps are now available in PDF format in links below the figures. If a new or recurring donor commits to give, we record the pledge as one of the last steps in the ask process.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Celebrate Giving Tuesday with a $5/month pledge to Teeny Rescue Animal Shelter. Instead of a traditional dollar goal, let your donors know the desired number of monthly pledges you’d like to achieve in a single day. Remember: the smallest pledges add up to a sizeable yearly donation!).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

1) Pledges. First, take a look at the money that has already been promised to your organization through pledges. Reports like a Projected Pledge Payment report can be extremely helpful in assessing the revenue you can expect to accrue in the coming months.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Thank you to our partner Pledge , for sponsoring this guide. The COVID-19 pandemic forced nonprofits to shift long-planned fundraising events online.

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Care2

JUNE 6, 2016

Start a Pledge You support a Spendrise campaign by pledging to spend money if the business makes a positive change that you believe in. It's free to pledge, and your purchase only happens if the campaign succeeds. Share the Pledge The more people that pledge to spend to see the pledge implemented, the more likely a business agrees to make the change. Spread the word and see the pledges grow!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 30, 2018

Ask for a Pledge to Increase Conversions. Asking for pledges is a great way to secure more future, predictable donations. Do you know the Behavioral Science of why pledges are so successful? Since this transaction is pushed off into the future the pain at the time of the pledge is felt less and the potential donor still receives the ‘warm-glow’ feeling from committing to do something good.

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Media Cause

MARCH 24, 2021

Taking the 3% agency pledge for pay equity and commitment to its three pillars: We have conducted a wage review within the last two years or plan to within the next 12 months. When we first started this pledge there was a 4.4%

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Double the Donation

MARCH 28, 2021

This post was contributed by the team at Click & Pledge. Click & Pledge helps nonprofits generate more impact with an all-in-one digital fundraising platform. Since 2000, Click & Pledge’s innovative technology has helped over 20,000 fundraisers with their campaigns.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2012

The timing coincides with the President’s remarks in Arlington, but one minute of silence can be pledged at any time, really. Here’s an example of a Senator showing his support for veterans through participation in the #gosilent pledge: Tracking silence. IAVA also set up a microsite for the campaign, in this case it is a specially-designed sub-section of their main website that is branded and focused on the #GoSilent pledge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

YouTube will show matching pledges from individuals and brands within a Fundraiser. Currently in beta, YouTube has released a new suite of giving tools for a small number of nonprofits in the U.S., however, in the coming coming weeks the company will roll out the tools to all 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. If your organization would like to get access to the tools as they roll out, make sure you have signed up for the Google for Nonprofits Program.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 31, 2020

Built for publishers that produce a lot of content, Action Button is a widget that features “Donate” buttons (as well as Tweet, Call, Pledge buttons) directly inside trending articles published by their partners.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 11, 2013

I’ll highlight what should make you smile in Nonprofit Starter Pack , Causeview , Click & Pledge , Soapbox Engage , Conga Composer , Apsona , Volunteers , and more if I can. True confessions: I never liked the way Common Ground handled Pledges and Recurring Gifts. Common Ground defined a pledge as a repeating gift with a fixed number of payments and end date.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

Another strategy is to have supporters publicly pledge their contributions for the year such as donating, attending an online conference, signing an online petition, or volunteering, with other supporters on social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Individual pledge commitments or reports on pledged revenue by date, campaign, or program can be tracked easily. It integrates directly with your website to process online donations, pledges, and payment. SalesForce is extremely beneficial to large, national organizations that send out large batches of appeals and subsequent incoming pledges and gifts.

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

Volkswagen, GM, Amazon, and the USPS pledged a commitment to green vehicles. Environmental sustainability is an ongoing movement, and Earth Day is an excellent reminder of our role.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 5, 2021

In a 2-step digital acquisition process the first step is an initial offer, such as a petition, pledge, quiz, virtual event, or downloadable resource. Think fast: do you know where you get your best donors?

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Text-to-give/Text-to-donate/Text-to-pledge tools. These tools are narrow focused tools that let nonprofits collect donations through texting either via pledge, mobile webform or through direct from mobile bill.

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Classy

MAY 5, 2021

Notre Dame received $1 billion pledged and more than $300 million raised in just a few days. This donor behavior post is written by UNICEF’s senior coordinator and featured speaker at the 2021 Collaborative: Virtual Sessions , Francesco Ambrogetti.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Pledges. Pledges to reduce use or avoid a purchase decision can be built with any basic form tool and offer a way to promote a campaign that builds an email list with an evergreen ask.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2021

As part of HandsOn Connect’s commitment to Pledge 1% , the organization focuses on donating expertise to nonprofits involved in disaster deployments. By: Melissa Hill-Dees, Founding Partner of HandsOn Connect Cloud Solutions.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Pledge 1%. President of Blue J Strategies, a strategic advisory that she founded with Jimmy Chamberlin of Smashing Pumpkins, where clients include Pledge 1%. The collective knowledge of our Leadership Council makes the Classy Awards a distinction unlike any other.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2013

An app that encourages users to pledge to make lifestyle changes (such as giving up a cup a coffee each week) and then enables users to donate the money not spent to nonprofits. Since the launch of the iPhone on June 29, 2007 many mobile fundraising apps have been released, but few have been successful. Some apps were based on good ideas, but ahead of their time and others simply weren’t good enough to keep users interested.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

There was also a large manual component to identifying COVID-19 funding data—several people actively searched press releases, websites, membership reports, surveys, and local news for references to COVID-19 grants and pledges; coded that information; and uploaded it to the database.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 15, 2015

Sign online petition and pledges. It is true that tweets with images receive more engagement , but how much more engagement depends on the quality of the images and if they are properly sized for Twitter ( 1024 x 512 pixels or a 2:1 aspect ratio ). If your nonprofit is committed to maximizing engagement on Twitter, then you must create visually compelling call-to-action images for fundraising and advocacy campaigns.

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