Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 1, 2020

By Michelle Chen is an independent scholar with a PhD in mass communications with a focus on advocacy, activism and social change. While social media is now a common part of every nonprofit’s communication strategy, a common sentiment is that interacting on social media is a poor substitute to in-person interactions.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you might feel like your fundraising efforts stall from time to time. Maybe you’re experiencing the summer fundraising slump. Ensuring that your fundraising efforts receive a high return on investment (ROI) is critical for keeping your nonprofit running smoothly.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Knowing your audience members’ relative age range can help you choose how to communicate with them. Knowing about their hobbies can help you create events and fundraising opportunities that align with their interests. Engage with your community. Your local community can be a powerful source of support for your organization.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MAY 1, 2024

Encourage new employees to actively participate in learning opportunities and provide them with comprehensive resources, including online portals, course materials, and training materials. Ensure open lines of communication between managers and new hires. Check out the Tips, Strategies, AI Tools, Masterclass, Courses, and Community.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

The internet allows people to communicate with others from all around the world, spreading awareness of volunteering without having any restrictions due to physical barriers. For instance, if you help recruit volunteers for a school, you must understand what type of volunteers you need and how to connect with them.

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Fundraising Coach

MARCH 31, 2023

Do you stick to the basics, repeating your mission statement and the same fundraising appeal every time? Nonprofit storytelling is the practice of using real, compelling examples of your nonprofit’s work and impact in your communications with supporters. Are you getting the results you want? Storytelling keeps existing donors engaged.

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Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 2, 2024

To continue generating a meaningful impact on the lives of those you serve, you and your staff members need to adopt a mindset for continuous learning, whether that’s researching cryptocurrency donations or exploring how to inspire birthday fundraisers on your nonprofit’s behalf. Mentorship programs.

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Nonprofit Megaphone

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Post written by OneCause , who is committed to helping cause-driven organizations amplify their message and raise more funds with easy-to-use fundraising solutions. They offer a full suite of solutions that powers online giving, event management, mobile bidding, and peer-to-peer fundraising for nonprofit organizations of all sizes.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 20, 2020

To help prevent these issues, many schools and PTA groups have placed an increased focus on raising revenue through school-wide fundraisers. However, many parents dread the fundraising season at their children’s schools. So how can you boost parental involvement in your elementary and middle school fundraisers? .

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Compliance Requirements: Participants must follow rules to stay eligible. After all, the program constantly evolves to ensure it stays valuable for participating nonprofits, web users, and Google itself. For example, you may create an ad group focused on specific audiences or campaigns, such as “fundraising for adoption services.”

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Fundraising Coach

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Hurdles like volunteer recruitment , volunteer burnout, and disorganized training can make your program less effective. This software can streamline tedious administrative tasks and make it easier to send communications to all members. As a nonprofit professional, you understand the challenges of managing a robust volunteer program.

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Fundraising Coach

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

While preparing for a fundraising campaign can be a daunting enterprise, internalizing key lessons learned will help ensure your success. Now you can develop your story, or case for support, in an evocative and compelling way, so that those hearing and telling it will be inspired, motivated, and clear as to why they should care.

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Nonprofit Megaphone

MAY 6, 2023

These books cover a range of topics related to nonprofit governance, including board roles and responsibilities, strategic planning, financial management, fundraising, and more. Recruiting the right board members: The board should be diverse, with members who bring different skills and perspectives.

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Care2

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Time is running out to launch your year-end fundraising plan, and the stakes are high. Join us for this webinar: The Procrastinator's Guide to 2010 Year End Fundraising When: Thursday, December 9th at 2PM ET Who: Alia McKee from Sea Change Strategies, along with a surprise special nonprofit guest and moderator Ryann Miller of Care2.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

If your nonprofit is anything like the 8,000+ organizations that participated in the 2015 Fundraising Effectiveness Project Survey , the answer is….not You’ll learn everything from naming your program to recruiting sustainers to increasing sustainer gifts. Need more motivation? How many of your donors came back last year?

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Getting Attention

JANUARY 24, 2017

Why not recruit folks already connected with your organization to help as marketing and fundraising ambassadors? 2) Design training to make it easy for your ambassadors to connect & motivate giving and the other actions you need most. Keep those lines of communication wide open. Credit: Rachel Calderon.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

We have everything from: Fundraising & Grants. Marketing & Communications. Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Fundraising & Grants.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

AUGUST 17, 2012

Many people wrote to say they agreed, and that the advice offered reflected their own experiences as fundraisers. This is good advice and recommended reading for all fundraisers! I should be upfront about my areas of expertise, as well as my gaps: I lead the country’s largest event fundraising firm.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Over the years, as we’ve spent more time on our phones and computers, peer-to-peer fundraising has become one of the core avenues through which individuals donate to and advocate for the nonprofits they love. What is peer-to-peer fundraising? . Types of peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns. Benefits of peer-to-peer fundraising.

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iMarketSmart

APRIL 10, 2023

Socratic fundraising asks questions. Socratic fundraising can still work. The universal steps for a compelling donor experience are: Socratic fundraising guides the donor through these steps.[1] 1] First, the fundraiser must have a valid reason to ask questions. 20] In fundraising, “victory” is about the impact of a gift.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Attracting P2P Fundraisers: 5 Tips to Boost Your Results. P2P fundraising is an effective way to raise money and strengthen relationships, but it must start with a solid team of volunteers! If you’re looking ahead to 2021, consider leveraging peer-to-peer fundraising. . Provide incentives and community. Let’s dive in.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

Online fundraising has been on an upward trajectory for years. But because of pandemic-related restrictions on in-person interactions, online fundraising increased by 32% in 2020. After a year of significant growth, online fundraising grew by a more modest 3% in 2021 , and the number of gifts increased by 5%.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 20, 2023

Online fundraising has been on an upward trajectory for years. But because of pandemic-related restrictions on in-person interactions, online fundraising increased by 32% in 2020. After a year of significant growth, online fundraising grew by a more modest 3% in 2021 , and the number of gifts increased by 5%.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

She’s an executive fundraising coach. I’ve been a development director, and I’ve had over 12 years of experience being a fundraiser. You’re like, yeah, I didn’t know fundraising was a full-time thing. ” “Does the calendar year matter to you in your charitable giving?” Makes sense.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Giving Tuesday drives donations further and acts as the kickoff to your year-end fundraising strategies. . Here at Bloomerang , we help nonprofits make the most of their fundraising every day through the adoption of comprehensive and data-driven strategies. Peer-to-Peer Fundraising. T-Shirt Fundraiser. Matching Gifts.

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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?

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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?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 29, 2021

” Yes, one of my favorite topics, not just peer-to-peer fundraising, but also peer-to-peer retention. You’re my go-to for peer-to-peer fundraising. Awesome company that helps a lot of people with their not just peer-to-peer, but online fundraising auctions. Steven: It’s awesome to have you. Everybody at Qgiv.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MAY 23, 2017

Abby Jarvis of Qgiv is back today to talk about events with a peer-to-peer fundraising component and how to get your supporters to fundraise for you. They’re super important, of course, but the key to success is to get people registered and then to get them involved in the fundraising process. their fundraising goal.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Here’s how I define content marketing for nonprofits: Content marketing for nonprofits is creating and sharing relevant and valuable content that attracts, educates, motivates, and inspires your participants, supporters, and influencers so that they can help you achieve your mission. Content Crossword by BigStock.

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Getting Attention

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Here are a few examples: 1) Building Community Consciousness: Go Jackson Doll —a mini-documentary about a young boy with autism who participates in a local adaptive skating program serving children with special needs—premiered to a few dozen community leaders recently. Incredible! Subscribe today.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Winning with Women: Why Targeting Women is Vital in Fundraising *. This panel will share best practices in marketing to women and how your nonprofit can reach, recruit and retain women in your fundraising program. Social Fundraising Success: Strategies & Tools for Activating Your Community **. Not so much.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 7, 2024

For the most recent fiscal year, PPFA donors were especially motivated to give, exceeding initial fundraising targets,” interim Chief Development Officer Rachel Fishman told The NonProfit Times. PPFA is also taking an active hand in email- and texting-based peer-to-peer fundraising. “In

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Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

And they’re motivated by the cause, not an institution, which means they may not have a really strong, like, brand attachment to your organization’s name. They’re motivated by a cause more than your institution. We have to think about our donor’s motivations. That is very much true of millennials.

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Nonprofit Fixer

JULY 23, 2020

People are motivated by goals. Reaching a fundraising goal may not necessarily help you reach your mission, but it might be a piece of the story. If you have finance or legal subject matter experts on your board or staff, you should brag about your ability to recruit and retain them. Are they all required to fundraise?

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EveryAction

APRIL 13, 2023

Recruit: as your supporters re-engage with your organization, use their activity data to have more impactful conversations. Talk with them about what motivated them to engage before asking them to take an action or volunteer—this will strengthen your relationship with them and lead to a more successful ask.

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