Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A raffle is an easy way to increase fundraising revenue and engage supporters at events. Raffles often take place at fundraising events like galas or auctions. Connect with corporate partners and individual donors to ask if they’d be willing to donate raffle prizes to your fundraiser. Raffle basket FAQs How does a raffle work?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 22, 2021

Unfortunately, there are no “silver bullets” in fundraising. Above all else, consistency, a positive mindset, and smart strategy are the only true “secret ingredients” to sustainable fundraising efforts and success. Fundraising can be hard work where we have to hear “no” more often than we might like. gift down the road.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JULY 22, 2022

Before you head out the door for what I hope will be a fantastic weekend, take a look at the most helpful articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. Twitter shares new research on how brand conversation powers shopping which should translate into donation or other nonprofit calls to action.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2014

We blog everyday. At the start of each month, we’ll send you an email with at least 10 prompts to get you thinking about articles, stories, press releases, blog posts, Facebook updates, letters, and other content that you could write for the following month. 11/11: Veteran’s Day. 11/15: America Recycles Day.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MAY 9, 2024

Chapters Understanding E-commerce Financial Dynamics Unlike a brick-and-mortar shop, e-commerce entails nuanced operations, encompassing digital marketing expenditures, delivery logistics, and more. These simulations are particularly important in terms of minimizing heavy inventory and contributing positively to cash flow.

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GiveGab

AUGUST 24, 2022

As GiveGab supports hundreds of Giving Days on our platform annually, we continue to hear from our partners that what sets us apart from our competitors comes down to three simple things: We make Giving Day fundraising “easy, enjoyable, and effective.” . Running a Giving Day is hard, but incredibly rewarding work!

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Twitter, Facebook, blogging, etc.), Customers spread the news of cool hangouts or great places to shop, flag meet-up spots for friends, visit new places for points and revisit favorites to retain their title of mayor. I can’t wait for the Foursquare charity shopping event!

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Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

A few months ago, my colleague Pamela Grow released a new book specifically for nonprofits with a “one person” fundraising shop. This isn’t just theory for her, she actually has been successful as a one person shop. Like I do with all books I mention on this blog, the links to this book are affiliate links.).

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

The sorry state of donor retention has been a topic of discussion for at least the past decade, since the Fundraising Effectiveness Project Report began collecting data. They don’t care if the touch comes from marketing, fundraising, or programs. Yet too many nonprofits still don’t prioritize donor retention strategies. . Transparency.

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 25, 2022

Fundraising is all about making sure your supporters feel good. That’s why billionaire Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was spotted shopping at Costco with his wife Priscilla Chan last month. Fundraisers need to first recognize and accept the fact that wealthy people are, in fact, very sensitive to cost. LIKE THIS BLOG POST?

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The Killoe Group

MARCH 14, 2023

As those in the nonprofit world realize, few things are as effective—or as time consuming—as fundraising events. It’s important to have an effective event fundraising marketing plan to save time and execute flawless fundraisers. What should my team consider when developing an event fundraising marketing plan?

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Let’s celebrate the end of the week with a round of Mixed Links… Givelify just released a new white paper called “ Nonprofit Fundraising: Removing Roadblocks and Meeting Goals with Mobile Technology.”. Aplos has started a funny new blog series on creative approaches to fundraising. You can still join us!

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Creative Sports Team Fundraising Ideas [+ AI Fundraising Idea Generator] Are you looking for Creative Fundraising Ideas for your Sports Team? Fundraising is exciting. Let’s help you set up a plan by sparking your creativity with a lineup of cool Fundraising ideas. First this: Grow faster than ever before!

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Getting Attention

MAY 7, 2014

That’s right-things, right-now marketing and I’ve seen some fantastic Mother’s Day models from nonprofits like yours in the last few weeks. Here are two of the very best: Lettuce Celebrate proclaims Oxfam America in its joyful fundraising outreach inviting you to give $30 to fund a vegetable garden in honor of your mom.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2018

She regularly provides useful tips and resources to the nonprofit sector through her blog, #501SocialBlog. Year-end giving is a vital piece of the nonprofit fundraising puzzle, and the time when many organizations reap the harvest of the fundraising seeds they have sown all year long. We give to what we know. nonprofits.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Welcome to our latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators! Don’t be shy – tell us what you do in a typical day as a nonprofit communications pro. Debbie Gillum lives and works in Columbus, Ohio where she enjoys horseback riding, going to coffee shops and listening to audiobooks.

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iMarketSmart

MARCH 4, 2020

Google search “fundraising metrics” and you’ll find plenty of blog posts and articles. It can be overwhelming to figure out what fundraising metrics your nonprofit should track and measure. Fortunately, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) has come to the rescue (sort of). Get started now.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

You set goals, like these twelve communications goals for nonprofits , including community engagement, raising awareness of issues, and fundraising. And every day you manage tactical communications channels like email, social media, print marketing, PR and more. But what’s in the middle? Are you managing a Google Ad Grant?

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Ken Goldstein

JUNE 4, 2020

This is generally a blog about nonprofit leadership (including fundraising and administration) written by a middle-aged (58), well educated (Master's degree), white (by most standards, but not to a few), cis male (although that never stopped any bullying by those who presumed I wasn't cis). So, back to theme of this blog.

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Fundraising Coach

JUNE 20, 2014

Years ago, the school that employed me as a fundraiser paid for a subscription to the Chronicle of Philanthropy. So when I began running a development shop, I made sure the Chronicle subscription was in my budget. And I worry that publicizing the crooks masquerading as nonprofit fundraisers will cause donors to doubt all of us.

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Getting Attention

APRIL 29, 2014

Welcome to the Nonprofit Blog Carnival round-up on The Work Behind the Work —the methods and tools you use to stay focused, productive and happy on the job (or the barriers that keep you from getting there). She relies on these tools to make it through the day, week, and year (with her sanity intact). and the Carnival Archives.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Welcome to the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators, where we ask you to describe your day in your own words. Don’t be shy – tell us what you do in a typical day as a nonprofit communications pro. And this is her typical day: Before 8:00 a.m. Lisa Northrop.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 15, 2015

She’s the author of Simple Development Systems | Successful Fundraising for the One-Person Shop. . _. My very first fundraising position remains, to this day, one of my all-time favorite jobs. Pamela Grow is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub. Mired in dysfunction. Here’s something I’ve never shared. And I quit.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Pamela Grow hosted this month’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival on cultivating an attitude of gratitude. The bitty awards highlight brilliance in direct mail fundraising for small shop nonprofit organizations. Speaking of #GivingTuesday, read how one organization scored $1 million in donations on that day.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 1, 2021

Fundraising is getting harder. If you’re like most nonprofit leaders and fundraisers, you’re a bit worried that it can’t. If you’re like most nonprofit leaders and fundraisers, you’re a bit worried that it can’t. To do fundraising well, it requires significant increases in staff, money, and time. You don’t just feel it.

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iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Fundraisers have more competitors now than ever before. ” But, these days, the market is huge and the market forces are powerful. Most fundraisers around the world are still value communicators. The donor decides the value, not the organization or the fundraiser! Will you be that kind of fundraiser?

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

15] This also happens in fundraising. A few days later, the university’s fundraising phone campaign contacted everyone. One fundraiser shares, “If someone doesn’t need to stop and think, it’s not REALLY a major gift.”[19] Experienced fundraisers typically say about one to three years.[22] They require planning.

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Care2

JANUARY 6, 2010

Facebook's Gift Shop has recently been expanded to offer music, e-cards, real gifts, as well as a charity gift section. Facebook's Gift Shop Expansion. Maybe you got a cake icon on your birthday or a heart icon on Valentines Day. What does this new marketplace mean for nonprofits? So what does this mean to your organization?

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Welcome to the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators, where we ask you to describe your day in your own words. Don’t be shy – tell us what you do in a typical day as a nonprofit communications pro. And this is her typical day: Before 8:00 a.m. Blair Trexler.

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Fundraising Coach

JUNE 23, 2013

The very first time I heard him speak, I learned tactics that transformed my fundraising writing and made it much more effective. He even convinced me donor newsletters could be actual fundraising tools! So when I saw this blog post in his email a while back, I asked him to let me post it for you too. I have other priorities.

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iMarketSmart

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Of course, time is finite — we all are limited to just 24 hours in a day, but money (funding) is theoretically uncapped, and having more of it generally equates to having a larger impact on the world. Of course such a broad question can’t be addressed in a blog post, nor should it be. If I’m more efficient, I can raise more money.

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iMarketSmart

AUGUST 4, 2017

I recommend aligning your staff properly with the following structure for the shop of the 21st century. In the late 90’s, the private sector (thanks to a guy named Aaron Ross ) figured out that sales teams (like fundraising teams) were set up wrong. LIKE THIS BLOG POST? They should be booked! Handle technical details.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

JANUARY 29, 2014

Joe Waters, author of Cause Marketing for Dummies and writer of the blog Selfish Giving , recently released a new book that serves as a practical, how-to manual for creating successful fundraising programs with businesses. In Fundraising with Businesses , Joe offers 40 doable ideas, complete with examples and tips for getting started.

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 9, 2023

Permission in Socratic fundraising. Socratic fundraising requires permission. Permission before Socratic fundraising. The one big thing in fundraising is always the same: Advance the donor’s hero story. In the donor’s hero story, the fundraiser is the guiding sage. At each step, the fundraiser helps the donor.

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iMarketSmart

JULY 16, 2018

Over the past 10 to 20 years, wealth screening has become a common practice for fundraising shops. ” This is probably one of the many reasons why fundraising shops have such high turnover. It’s a new day. Fundraising HAS changed. LIKE THIS BLOG POST? First, wealth screening.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MAY 21, 2012

Earlier this month I commented in my newsletter and wrote a blog post about how nonprofits should not be afraid of the “what ifs” out there, prompted by a recent Virginia ruling that liking a Facebook page did not count as protected free speech. small development shop. Get a full year for $465, or 90 days for $145.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Kristina Guest Post by Jay Love Whether you’re a part of a large nonprofit organization or a small shop operation, the consensus is clear: smarter nonprofit fundraising starts with the right data. Instead, you’ll want to choose a donor database software that turns giving history data into fundraising insights.

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