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Making the Most of Your Nonprofit’s Website: Understanding the Basics

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Engaging supporters (and attracting new ones) with storytelling techniques. Facilitating online donations, sign-ups, pledges, and more. Testing and Launch. Your organization’s website should be fulfilling a few vital functions: Communicating your mission and work. Sharing updates and information on your campaigns or projects.

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33+ Giving Tuesday Ideas: Expert Tips and Campaigns to Try

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Test all Software Beforehand. Accept Pledges. Test All Software Beforehand. Try donating to your own nonprofit to test out the software. Learn more about Giving Tuesday storytelling (and how to leverage social media for your campaign) with this helpful Facebook group. . Accept Pledges. Start Planning Early.

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Pandemic-Proofing: 30 Fundraising Ideas During COVID

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Concentrating on your storytelling skills and getting the word out to your donors is the best way to guarantee your campaign’s success! Have your supporters put their knowledge to the test as they go head-to-head in a virtual trivia night fundraiser. Virtual peer-to-peer fundraisers. Virtual trivia night. Spirit wear sale.

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End-of-Year Giving: 21 Best Practices for a Great Campaign

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Here are some hybrid events perfect for the year-end season: Polar Bear Plunge: Have supporters collect pledges prior to their jump into an icy river or lake. Cross Country Ski-a-Thon: Have participants collect pledges in advance of the ski-a-thon and then ski as many miles as they can over a set amount of time.

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Taking Major Gifts Online: Tactics for Going Digital

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Depending on your technology, you can set up a donation form to enable donors to make pledges. Similar to how monthly giving is managed online, a pledge donation will charge the major donor’s credit card each quarter until the pledge is paid in full. Offer Digital Engagement Activities for Major Donors.

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20 Incredibly Easy Online Fundraising Ideas and Expert Tips

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Launch and promote fundraisers Before you launch your fundraisers, test your donation buttons by donating to the campaign yourself. Participants can raise funds through pledge fundraising or by paying an entry fee. Tell stories One of the best ways to engage supporters is to use effective storytelling strategies.

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

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we do tests where we send dozens of donations to nonprofits to see how we’re treated as donors. . We know that storytelling is powerful. But storytelling is fundamental, we’re hardwired for stories. And where they test, you know, 3 options or 20 options. But essentially. So simplicity is your friend here. .

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