CauseVox

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

In the session, “GivingTuesday + Year-End Fundraising: A (Good) Marriage Story,” Melissa Benjamin from Fiver Children’s Foundation and Jenna Notarfrancesco from CauseVox, sat down to talk about how Fiver was able to raise over $32K with their #GivingTuesday campaign in 2020. Who doesn’t love a good story? Don’t Skip Direct Mail.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2022

Think of each participant as a mini-influencer, out there telling the story of your cause and galvanizing their followers to donate and participate. Participants’ friends and family can get in on the action, too, by pledging support for different lengths of time the participant will last!

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

However, with a read-a-thon fundraiser, you can give your supporters the opportunity to slow down and crack open a book while also teaching young students the value of reading and escaping into exciting stories. Engage corporate sponsors. What is a read-a-thon fundraiser? How to host a read-a-thon fundraiser. Let the read-a-thon begin.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

For example, secure five local community sponsors that will give $2,000 each and create a $10,000 matching gift campaign. To begin, make of list of potential donors and sponsors and then invite them to participate through one-on-one stewardship. A public search has a way of getting in front of new eyes, thus new donors and sponsors.

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DipJar

JUNE 20, 2023

According to GolfStatus , golf tournaments attract an affluent demographic that’s attractive to sponsors and has a propensity to give. If you’re holding a charity golf tournament, you could collaborate with a giving partner to offer special incentives to sponsors or leverage a donation as an auction item. A road race.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

Fasting pledges. A fasting pledge is a great opportunity to fundraise while also encouraging your congregants to try to give up bad habits. By sharing their stories, it may inspire others to get involved and set up their own fasting pledge. Pledge drives. Encourage the youth group to take part in fundraising.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 22, 2022

The problem, as she told the story, was Alan. Every month, Barbara’s team had to do hours of detective work to find a missing pledge payment, or correct coding errors, or ask Alan’s team multiple times for reports on event sponsorship purchases. Two Sides to Every Nonprofit Silo Story. The pledge payments?

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 22, 2021

For example, you can learn how much money you need to raise to sponsor a client, fund a meal, conserve an acre, etc. In this campaign, 2 veterans pledged to shave their 25+year old mustaches once they hit a goal of $25,000, which went to support charities helping other veterans. Use Your Story The Right Way.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Not only will attendees be able to interact with one another, but they’ll also be able to connect with members of your nonprofit’s staff and witness the impact of your story firsthand. This allows them to form stronger emotional bonds with your nonprofit, helping them to “buy in” to your mission and pledge their support.

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CauseVox

JULY 14, 2022

You can take the strategies you’d use to solicit sponsors for an event and apply to them to your campaign. Pledge Now, Pay Later : Although the public phase of your capital campaign is focused more on small to mid-level donors, you can still work to increase the size of those donations. Focus on your story and case for support.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

Fasting pledges. A fasting pledge is a great opportunity to fundraise while also encouraging your congregants to try to give up bad habits. By sharing their stories, it may inspire others to get involved and set up their own fasting pledge. Pledge drives. Encourage the youth group to take part in fundraising.

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CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

Then, on the day of the campaign, share a powerful nonprofit story, the purpose of your quick campaign (the intended impact), the deadline to give, and a strong call-to-action. They share your campaign, tell their own stories, and sometimes even serve as personal fundraisers. Prep your supporters ahead of time with timely marketing.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

But with so many success stories out there, it’s clear that virtual fundraisers can be just the right thing at the right time for the right organization. Even though it’s virtual, you still have to promote the event, sell tickets or tables, get sponsors, and map out the program. It’s harder still when so many people have Zoom fatigue.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

They recruited some of their strongest supporters to act as “AuSM Champions” and run peer-to-peer fundraising pages, then invite all their friends to a livestream event full of cooking demonstrations, personal stories, and drawings. Fundraising campaigns aren’t just about individual donors: they’re also about sponsors.

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CauseVox

MARCH 13, 2024

Here at CauseVox, we love a good success story. From program details and sponsor walls to donor listings, mix and match to create a fundraising experience that’s as unique as your mission. Payment Methods: In the realm of modern fundraising, we provide cutting-edge solutions supporting mobile wallets and pledge donations.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2021

What story should you tell? I would omit foundations from this mailing and possibly leave corporate sponsors and event attendees out, too. Make the letter as long as it needs to be to adequately tell the story. Plan to have a few success stories to share! . Should you use a mailhouse? Who should write the letter?

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NTEN

JUNE 7, 2011

Community fundraisers create an excellent opportunity for networking, providing you with a venue to explain your mission, share stories, and make an emotional appeal to event attendees by showing how they can make a difference through their participation and donations.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

From “Jingle Bells” to “The Latke Song” and “Elf” to “A Christmas Story,” there’s no shortage of holiday music and movies to listen to and watch. Rent out a community space or a park and ask local businesses if they’d be willing to sponsor a booth or two for entertaining holiday-themed carnival games. Check out B.I.G. Final thoughts.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

For example, donors who submit a pledge or donation at an auction can see their name and gift appear on a large scoreboard, complete with a fundraising thermometer, if your software supports this. You can look for ambassadors among your board members, volunteers, or sponsor connections.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2022

These events aim to showcase the work that the nonprofit has accomplished on behalf of the donors, and is also a great opportunity to involve beneficiaries to share their stories. You may even get additional donations through this process and also facilitate pledge payments. Share your success! Social media makes this part easy.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Glasspockets.org is a website sponsored by the Foundation Center that is focused on transparency among funders. Highlight the many stories of philanthropy that show how private wealth is serving the public good. We recently covered one of the Transparency Talk blog entries: “ What’s The Story, Data?

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

A request from an individual opens up the opportunity for them to share a personal story. Implementing online fundraising software tools should allow participants to create their own personalized fundraising webpage, a place for them to tell their stories. This helps sets one fundraiser apart from another. Make Donating Easy!

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

Advisory members submit a pledge for what they can commit to do. Writing a story for their company newsletter about the organization. Sponsor a table at the organization’s event. Share stories about your organization’s work with your Advisory Board, so they can understand the importance of the work and feel invested.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Our staff and clients are excited by the Obama administration's pledge to promote transparency in government, as well as the DC government's recent innovations with public data. Second, we're co-sponsoring and helping plan the eDemocracy2 Camp in DC on Sunday, April 19 (one day before the 2009 Politics Online Conference).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2012

The App also provides: adoptable dog search by zip code, simple giving to help homeless pets, and their grassroots pledge to start seeing invisible dogs. Use visuals to tell our story and reach friends of fans. Strategy: Create more fun and sharable content and build atmosphere conducive to supporter-initiated posts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Let’s dive into five ways that nonprofits can diversify funding in 2023: Monthly Giving and Pledges. 1) Monthly Giving and Pledges. There are two types of recurring giving: Monthly Giving Programs and Donation Pledges. What are Donation Pledges? Pledges are similar to monthly giving programs with some slight differences.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Potential corporate or major donor gift sponsors/matches. Pledges: How many people do you want to pledge a donation to the cause? Tell Good Stories About People. In order to do that, you have to tell a good story that shows donors who they’re helping and how it works. Stories help to connect people.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The Guardian has good coverage on the Aaron Swartz story. Safer Internet Day is an annual Microsoft sponsored public service campaign to take practical steps to protect ourselves against identity and data theft, email phishing scams, cyber bullying, social media over sharing, and other perils of life on the Internet.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Road trips are an excellent platform for causes to tell important stories, engage volunteers, and fundraise in an innovative way. telling the stories of homeless individuals across the United States has been well documented. Boaz ran his trip as a free agent story teller. Diverse Goals. Trail-blazing Road Warriors.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Big Idea Day will be an unprecedented day of big ideas that will build on the inspiring stories shared in our keynotes and feature marquee sessions on the hottest topics and trends in the nonprofit world, presented by some of the nonprofit industry’s biggest powerhouses. You don’t want to miss it. BIG Idea Day. The Give Back Booth.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The event is sponsored by Patagonia as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility program. I presented a plenary session on networked mindsets and leadership and facilitated two workshops on SMARTer Social Media. More businesses pledged their support, blogs and magazines ran articles on the idea of Keep ‘Em Wet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

Also new this year is the online NTC. She gave a quick update on NTC and thanked everyone including, staff, the community, and sponsors. Everyone will pledge will change one mind in their organization. This can’t be the whole story. He pointed out that it was story of hope. Make it easy to give.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 16, 2022

Illuminate India and Clubhouse Guatemala both completely cover the cost of many of the children in their programs with monthly sponsors. Here’s a story of my own about that. If you want to bring in lots of new monthly donors at once, consider holding an event where you specifically ask people to make a monthly pledge.

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Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2013

NetSquared is proud to be a sponsor of this kickstarter project. Help complete this project by pledging today ! What are some success stories I can learn from? Throughout the guide, we're going to feature bites of hard-earned advice and micro-stories from the folks who are pushing the boundaries of wired organizing.

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Tech Soup

MAY 13, 2011

She shared insights into the inner workings, vision, and future of Causes, along with best practices, success stories and sneak preview of now launched custom Facebook tabs. Nearly 100 years later, in 2009, they became the “official sponsor of birthdays,” launching a movement for more birthdays. More on how it works.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

They may be able to work with local stores or boutiques that act as sponsors and also get to show off their collections. Organizations can gain funds through entry fees and individual pledges. So a participant may pay $12 to participate and then have friends or family pledge a certain amount for every mile they complete.

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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? Our brains are built to follow stories , so highlighting individual stories is a powerful way to tap into emotions.

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