Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 14, 2020

Let’s break down an example to highlight a few best practices when it comes to making these recap communications stellar: “Thank you for participating in our annual holiday gift drive. Instead of diving straight into fundraising in the new year, motivate your staffers with an examination of your year-end campaign’s data.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 22, 2023

With a reported 24 million hours wasted each year due to unproductive meetings, how do you conduct more productive meetings at your nonprofit that matter to your colleagues and motivate your team members? Consider the pizza rule: You should be able to feed all meeting participants with two pizzas or less.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 19, 2023

In a walk-a-thon, participants create individual online fundraising pages to gather pledges from their family members and friends. These pledges represent promises to donate a certain amount of money based on each unit of distance the participant walks during the event. Promote the event. Thank donors after the event.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 23, 2023

CAAP’s recently released report, A Tapestry of Giving , provides a snapshot of the giving attitudes, habits, motivations, and priorities of the study’s participants. Three hundred Arab Americans participated in CAAP’s recent research. I’ve had a really lucky life in a lot of ways,” one participant said. “I

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NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 7, 2023

Tina James​ Senior Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility, Florida Blue Tina James, the senior manager of corporate social responsibility at Florida Blue, is one of 20 outstanding professionals of color selected to participate in the Nonprofit Leadership Center’s 2023 Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Be sure to talk about your event on social media and ask your peer-to-peer participants and supporters to share your event promotion posts on their social networks too. The idea of asking friends and family for money, even to support a cause that means the world to you, can be a scary proposition for your participants.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 14, 2023

Every participant walks away with renewed promise." Charlie Imbergamo, MA, CFRE, CEO, Nonprofit Leadership Center Tweet Equal parts motivation, conversation and education, nonprofit professionals and leaders will experience engaging speakers and sessions, powerful networking opportunities and other surprises.

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Affnetz

APRIL 30, 2024

Impact Storytelling: Hopefully, you’re having conversations with your donors and seeking to uncover their motivational triggers for giving to your Nonprofit. Identifying a donor’s motivational triggers and then segmenting your communications to donors based on their deepest interest is essential to keeping a donor’s attention.

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Ann Green

JANUARY 11, 2024

Often, nonprofits share donor stories to promote participation in planned and legacy giving programs. Include rich details Your donor stories should paint a detailed picture of who donors are, how they became involved with your cause, and what motivates them to continue participating. For example, The Michael J.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

And that is not necessarily a bad thing because of social media’s ability to increase reach and participation beyond a nonprofit’s loyal support base. Here are some ways you can use behavioral science in your social media strategy: The power of participation. Social media makes participating in campaigns easy and fun.

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Fundraiser Ideas

MAY 22, 2012

When I think about how I came up with the skills to motivate my fundraising team, I remember a team I was on years ago. I never felt so inspired and motivated to sell as I did in that fundraising team. Looking back now, there were five reasons why that particular fundraising team motived me more than any others did.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

APRIL 23, 2024

Boosted Volunteer Participation Engaging volunteers plays a role in the success of any organization. Elements like leaderboards or badges can also be incorporated into the software to enhance motivation among volunteers. Encourage feedback to address any concerns and share success stories from adopters to motivate others.

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Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 14, 2020

Let’s break down an example to highlight a few best practices when it comes to making these recap communications stellar: “Thank you for participating in our annual holiday gift drive. Instead of diving straight into fundraising in the new year, motivate your staffers with an examination of your year-end campaign’s data.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 23, 2023

Animal yoga: Host an animal-themed yoga fundraiser in a local park where participants can exercise with animals eligible for adoption. Animal movie night: Host an animal movie night where participants pay to watch classic animal-themed movies alongside their own pets. Promote your fundraiser.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

MAY 1, 2012

Did you know that the average participant in your fundraising races or walks recruits three to four donors for your cause? The burden is on you to pursue a deeper relationship and engage them outside of their relationship with the event participant. Are you doing all you could to embrace these friends of friends? So how do you do that?

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 18, 2023

On some platforms, you can even create fundraising “teams” to encourage a spirit of competition and motivate guests to continue giving. When a person can see their bids being beaten before their eyes in the app, they often become more and more motivated to win. Holistic views of bidding progress across the auction.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

MAY 1, 2012

Did you know that the average participant in your fundraising races or walks recruits three to four donors for your cause? The burden is on you to pursue a deeper relationship and engage them outside of their relationship with the event participant. Are you doing all you could to embrace these friends of friends? So how do you do that?

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JANUARY 3, 2024

As an adoptee and a participant in her high school’s Early Learning Academy, she witnessed the struggles faced by pregnant high schoolers. Motivated by this, Ashley was determined to graduate from UCF and then create a supportive home for pregnant high schoolers and their children.

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Candid

JUNE 28, 2023

Candid’s in-depth guide, Centering equity and justice in climate philanthropy , outlines approaches that have worked for experienced funders, including how intermediaries can help motivate and inspire climate funders to grow their giving. In addition, they are using the Pledge as an opportunity to create a supportive learning community.

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Fundraising Leadership

MAY 26, 2023

Hopeful about the goal of bipartisanship, Clinton says after the 2016 election, she was inspired by the momentum of those identifying as women participating in elections as candidates, supporters and civic leaders as well as citizen participants. I’m motivated by that. I’m motivated by that. Hillary Clinton, former U.S.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 30, 2014

To tap into that power, it’s crucial that we answer the question, “What motivates millennials to give?” According to the CEO of Achieve and researcher for The Millennial Impact Derrick Feldmann, “What motivates millennials is a desire to affect THEIR cause through YOUR organization with their friends.”. Stay tuned!

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Nonprofits that establish themselves as a donor’s top charity—the organization to which an individual feels most connected—are more likely to receive greater support from them in terms of cash contributions, volunteering, event participation and issue advocacy. Source: Charity Dynamics/NTEN). Donor Perspectives).

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The main problem is that many people view this as playing politics and refuse to participate. That means: Getting personal: let them see who you really are and find out what really motivates them. In an increasingly complex world, it’s vital to be seen as a trusted advisor. Following up on commitments.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 11, 2023

Our hope is that this series will provide fundraisers with an even better understanding of what motivates people to donate to the causes they care about. I had participated in the organization’s programming and volunteered at events before I donated. A focused campaign usually helps to motivate me to actually give. .

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Candid

JANUARY 31, 2024

For example, you can either attend a webinar or enroll in a self-paced online course on finding grants to learn about different types of foundations, what motivates them to give, and how you can start researching funders who are likely to be interested in your nonprofit’s mission and work.

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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Our culture tells us that those who fail to accumulate sufficient resources do so because of a lack of willpower and motivation, not because of systemic inequalities and broad cultural failings. Consequently, poor people are seen as less deserving of trust and are misleadingly cast as reluctant participants in their own self-determination.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Additionally, you can use this data to create leaderboards that gamify the fundraising process and motivate players to participate. To get more donations and participation from your community, it’s key to make contributing to your campaign as easy as possible for supporters. Participants read as much as they can.

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Fundraising Coach

APRIL 9, 2024

In the end, both schools are successful—but School B raises more money and has better participation from students. Encourage your participants to share the donation pages online. Participants collect pledge donations from friends and family, usually corresponding with a unit of distance, time, or quantity (e.g., $1

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MARCH 14, 2023

Contests and giveaways usually involve asking participants to complete certain actions, such as liking a post, sharing a post, or commenting on a post, in exchange for the chance to win a prize. Social media contests and giveaways are marketing tactics used by businesses to engage with their audience and increase brand awareness.

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

When you incorporate game-like elements and challenges into your event, you excite your attendees and encourage their active participation. As EventMobi explains , event gamification “repurposes gaming tactics for an event context, inspiring friendly competition amongst attendees and incentivizing active event participation.”

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The Storytelling Nonprofit

APRIL 30, 2024

Anecdotally, they knew that donors were often more motivated to support kids from their local communities. By tying together local stories and participation goals, Variety BC raised $8,790 more than the previous year. Here’s an example of one of the campaign emails. Please note the images side-by-side are one email.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

AUGUST 16, 2021

Candace Doby shared these 4 Effective Ways To Collaborate With Your Team : Understand your role as a leader by clarifying goals and encouraging participation from all members. Understand your team’s motivations by knowing their personal goals. Be a participant. Have a system to share information. Promote engagement.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 31, 2023

This experience motivated Kahlila to become a youth organizer, helping to establish new Students Deserve chapters across Los Angeles County and to join a campaign to defund the Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD). As a sophomore, Kahlila collapsed from dehydration at a school event.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 28, 2024

Continuously improve skills by reading educational nonprofit blogs and participating in fundraising workshops, webinars, and conferences. Working in the nonprofit sector requires you to band together with other motivated individuals excited to create change and adapt to unforeseen circumstances, like frequent changes in government policies.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

By dividing donors into groups based on characteristics like giving history, engagement level, demographics, and interests, nonprofits can tailor their messaging and approach to each segment’s preferences and motivations. Urgency: Emphasizing the specific deadline and time-sensitivity of the campaign motivates donors to act promptly.

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Candid

APRIL 24, 2024

Each organization represented an active participant in our growing community of nearly 150 Demographics via Candid partners who have joined us to create more efficient, equitable, and effective grantmaking processes. The panelists also agreed that nonprofits are motivated to provide the data when they know how funders are using it.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As we move toward a just energy transition, public participation in energy regulatory processes must shift. Such participation, which requires clear pathways to engagement, accessible information, and dialogue, is critical to a just transition. Public Participation. Image Credit: Luca Nardone on pexels.

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