Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2017

Whether you call it an annual fundraising plan or a communications road map, now is your chance to push the envelope on your ongoing digital efforts to engage constituents, grow your list, and raise money. 2017 is a great time to re-envision and reboot your efforts to keep in touch via email with your constituents, volunteers, and donors.

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Penelope Burk

AUGUST 3, 2021

Should fundraisers and not-for-profit decision-makers be concerned? It’s Money that Matters The job of fundraisers is to make more money and they have consistently accomplished that for the last forty years. Fundraisers can bring in more money OR more donors, but not both. No, because they have bigger fish to fry. million [4].

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 21, 2017

Storymakers 2017 is here! The contest opens on September 5, and closes on October 31, 2017. Whether the goal is advocacy, fundraising, or a combination of things, the ability to tell your organization's story and compete in the digital space is critical. Check out Storymakers. Your stories warm our hearts every day.

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CauseVox

MARCH 4, 2025

When nonprofits run online fundraising campaigns, it’s easy to only focus on the big picturehitting that overall fundraising goal. By using CauseVoxs free, easy to use fundraising platform you can set up customizable donation tiers , showing donors exactly what their gift accomplishes. The good news?

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Critical Fundraising

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Our standard narrative of the history of modern fundraising is simplistic and doesn’t contain as many truths as it could do. Marina Jones explains why we need more complexity in our study of fundraising history. Fundraisers and historians have at least one thing in common. They both love a story. We want a narrative arc.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Between December 2017 and December 2023, the portion of participants who highly trust charities fluctuated between 16.8% (December 2019) and 22.1% (December 2023). This approach is based on the idea that a 9 or 10 on a 10-point scale captures the most loyal and enthusiastic constituents. For example, 27.6% in the Southern region.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JUNE 25, 2024

Giving History Group donors based on their giving history, frequency, and patterns to tailor your fundraising strategies and stewardship efforts accordingly. She joined the organization in 2017 and brings 20 years of experience in strategic marketing, branding, communications, sales enablement, and digital marketing.

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Center for Major Gifts

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

You get what you put into fundraising, so paying it the attention it deserves can help your nonprofit reap the financial benefits for years to come. What about in 5 years? Knowing exactly what you are aiming for as a nonprofit, and which services you would like to provide, can help you develop fundraising targets.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Fall has arrived, and with it comes fundraising season. Naples, Florida, is hosting a meetup on tools for effective email fundraising ; Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, is hosting a series of Giving Tuesday brainstorming sessions ; and Chicago, Illinois, will explore how your CRM can save end-of-year fundraising plans. and the globe.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Tailor these to your nonprofit to recognize major contributors to your fundraising efforts. Other categories could include donors who contributed to fundraising events, funded a specific project or program, or contributed to a capital campaign. Consider these ideas: Giving Tiers. Legacy Leaders.

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The Fundraising Coach

JUNE 9, 2023

Nonprofit professionals know the best fundraising events are fun, interactive, and accessible. There’s one type of fundraising event that’s traditional but modern, competitive but fun, keeps people coming back but attracts new donors: a charity golf tournament. He lives and golfs in Lincoln, Nebraska with his wife and three sons.

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The Fundraiser Coach

JULY 17, 2023

” This quote from Dale Carnegie holds profound wisdom, especially for fundraisers. Active listening, being interested and asking interesting questions should be top of the list for any successful fundraiser. Conversational asking empowers the supporter and fosters stronger relationships, leading to better fundraising outcomes.

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Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 23, 2017

I took a peek into my Google analytics this weekend and here are the ten most popular cause marketing posts on Selfish Giving in 2017. I just wrote a post on how donation box fundraiser may soon be a thing of the past. Still, interest is obviously high in these fundraisers. The Cause Marketing Fundraiser Matrix.

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Critical Fundraising

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Our standard narrative of the history of modern fundraising is simplistic and doesn’t contain as many truths as it could do. Marina Jones explains why we need more complexity in our study of fundraising history. Fundraisers and historians have at least one thing in common. They both love a story. We want a narrative arc.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 12, 2022

As nonprofit fundraisers, we’re always thinking about our donors first. But donors aren’t the only people who make your fundraising events and campaigns successful, and they aren’t the only people whose needs you should be considering. Fundraising campaign promotion to their audience. ” tweet this. Gift match agreement.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Thursday, March 2, 2017. Saturday, March 4, 2017. Vancouver, British Columbia: 2017 Vancouver Open Data Day Hackathon. Monday, March 6, 2017. Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Friday, March 10, 2017. Monday, March 13, 2017. Seattle, Washington.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our free events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Naples, Florida: #Storymakers 2017: Creating Images and Video with Adobe Spark. Wednesday, September 6, 2017.

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Selfish Giving

JULY 18, 2017

The future of checkout charity and fundraising for CMN. The struggles of big box retailers and how that will impact fundraising. The average tenure of a CMN partner is 20 years! How CMN keeps its checkout charity programs fresh and raising lots and lots of money. Will beacon technology ever play a major role in retail checkout charity.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 13, 2016

There's always a lot riding on your year-end online fundraising efforts. This year, both the growth in popularity of #GivingTuesday and the elections mean that you need think more carefully about your fundraising for year-end. Here are a few last-minute ideas to supercharge your fundraising. Resend to Non-Openers.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Friday, February 3, 2017. Monday, February 6, 2017. Tuesday, February 7, 2017. Naples, Florida: Learn How to Write More Effective Emails for Fundraising with John Haydon. Wednesday, February 8, 2017. Thursday, February 9, 2017. Friday, February 10, 2017. Sunday, February 12, 2017.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Storytelling is the currency of fundraising. Photos, videos, selfies, and personal stories allow us to embed emotional content in fundraising campaigns. They also invite our supporters and donors to be more deeply involved in our fundraising campaigns. What previous fundraising campaigns worked best and why?

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Fun Pasta Fundraising

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Choosing a healthy fundraising product to raise funds for your school’s fundraiser doesn’t mean less fun or lower profits. A nutritious product is a better alternative to the typical candy bar, cookie dough, and pancake breakfast fundraisers. There are still so many different ways and options to fundraise these days.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

Tuesday, August 1, 2017. Wednesday, August 2, 2017. Thursday, August 3, 2017. Saturday, August 5, 2017. Tuesday, August 8, 2017. Wednesday, August 9, 2017. Friday, August 11, 2017. Wednesday, August 16, 2017. Thursday, August 17, 2017. Monday, August 21, 2017.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

Monday, April 3, 2017. Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Thursday, April 6, 2017. Monday, April 10, 2017. Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Friday, April 14, 2017. Monday, April 17, 2017. Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Wednesday, April 19, 2017.

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The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 6, 2025

TrueSense Marketing, the national direct response fundraising firm based in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, promoted executive vice presidents Marcy Auman and Shawn Reed to co-presidents. Founding President Steven Bushee is moving into the CEO role. This transition makes perfect sense now, said Bushe.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

These organizations generally do not engage in fundraising, which suggests they earned Seals to demonstrate their commitment to transparency. funder in 2017-2018. [ii] nonprofits that received a grant in 2017 is calculated at 18% (see Key Facts on U.S. Private foundations also hold Seals of Transparency.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 3, 2017

Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Sarah Durham , CEO of Big Duck , a communications firm that is a leader in Brandraising - a proven approach to fundraising that puts the focus on marketing, branding, and communications. In 2017, will we see more nonprofit content brands (i.e. Sarah Durham, Big Duck.

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Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

She exceeds that goal with tips from a veteran fundraiser. A promising nonprofit start-up founder can connect with an experienced leader who points out blind spots and encourages a drive toward success. A newly-hired Development Director is struggling to meet their capital campaign goals.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

For example, you could use a series of headlines from the local news such as this (again, fictional): June 9, 2017 — The Daily News: Shelter Takes in 87 Abandoned Dogs. July 7, 2017 — The Daily News: Good Samaritans Aid Skeletal, Abused Dog. This Storymakers 2017 post is sponsored by GrantStation. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2017

A recent study published in May 2017 by digital tool provider EveryAction reported that over 18 percent of nonprofit fundraising emails ended up in junk folders in 2016. That number jumped to 36 percent during #GivingTuesday , seriously hindering fundraising campaigns during the biggest giving season of the year.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 15, 2021

in 2017, Ryan raised funds for the United Way of the Midlands (Omaha, NE), and Omaha Home for Boys. Ryan loves working in small groups and has been in fundraising since his career started in 2002. This phenomenon demonstrates a long-term concern regarding the loss of donors fundraising professionals have seen across the country.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

What are the best #GivingTuesday fundraising ideas to make you stand out in 2021? It’s no secret that you have the opportunity to capitalize on the momentum #GivingTuesday to fundraise for your nonprofit: the challenge is what #GivingTuesday ideas and best practices will help your nonprofit capture attention?

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

If your fundraising event or the end of a specific fundraising campaign is quickly approaching and you haven’t quite hit your goal, try not to stress. In peer-to-peer fundraising, nonprofits essentially ask their volunteers and supporters to reach out to their individual networks to raise money on their behalf.

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 17, 2018

As managing director of CMN’s signature dance marathon program, she and her team are stewards of the fastest growing peer-to-peer fundraiser in the country! In 2017, dance marathon fundraisers collectively raised a whopping $38 million dollars for CMN and its children hospital affiliates across North America.

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NextAfter

JANUARY 13, 2023

Since 2017, mobile traffic has made up the majority of web traffic 1 , but only 28% of donations are made on mobile devices 2. If I’ve learned anything from 4000+ online fundraising experiments, is that there are always ways to improve the experience. Want to Run an Experiment Like This in Your Online Fundraising?

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Selfish Giving

MARCH 21, 2017

A fundraiser's cold call on Aflac's foundation led to a $3 million gift, a corporate commitment to fighting childhood cancer and Duckprints. How Duckprints evolved to a social media fundraiser with the hashtag #duckprints. How Aflac raised money through social media, peer-to-peer fundraising and selling duck-related products.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Endowed foundations don’t have to fundraise to sustain their operations; they don’t have to sell products; and they don’t have to campaign for votes to stay in office. For example, in 2017 only 40% of participating foundations were using their websites to share the knowledge gained from their work. From pain to gain.

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