Big Fundraising Ideas

MARCH 18, 2025

How to Secure Sponsorships for Your School Fundraisers Blog Summary: School fundraisers are crucial for enhancing educational experiences. School fundraisers have always played a vital role in bringing communities together and supporting important educational initiatives.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

Fundraising has been showing troubling trends for a while now. Nonprofit organizations will need to be a whole lot more serious about fundraising particularly donor retention in 2025. Donor communications provide the very engine behind your fundraising program. Fundraising isnt wrong. Only 13.8% Only 13.8%

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 29, 2025

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Big Fundraising Ideas

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Primary School Fundraising Ideas: A Seasonal and Year-Round Guide Blog Summary: Looking for fun ways to raise money for your primary school throughout the year? Youll get practical tips, references to helpful resources, and fresh ideas to maximize your primary school fundraising ideas.

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Bonterra

JULY 3, 2025

Nonprofit organizations hold a variety of events, from fundraising galas to auctions to community outreach programs. That’s where fundraising event management software for nonprofits can help. But managing everything required for a standout event is challenging. Plus, it integrates seamlessly with the rest of the Bonterra suite.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 29, 2025

The blog is active, with posts on trending topics published weekly. Internal links guide users to other relevant pages on your site, without them having to look for it—like the donation page when reading about your upcoming fundraiser or additional volunteer articles when sharing impact stories.

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Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Published: March 2, 2022 Grant Writing Classes Table of Contents SHOW MORE SHOW LESS Return to top Want to go from Rejected to Accepted? Instrumentl is the institutional fundraising platform. Look no further! instrumentl.com/teresa. Will: Yeah.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 24, 2025

When someone signs up, they will automatically receive a confirmation email with details, followed by a calendar invite or prep materials. Fundraising Campaign Running a fundraising campaign manually takes a lot of time, especially when you’re trying to keep up with emails, social posts and donor follow-ups.

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Blackbaud

JULY 28, 2025

Mark your calendars! with global thought leadership to offer insights into education, fundraising, technology, and more. By the end of this course, you will be able to design and publish dynamic communications that capture attention and deliver your message effectively. bbcon is coming to Philadelphia October 6–8!

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Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Published: September 8, 2021 Grant Writing Classes Table of Contents SHOW MORE SHOW LESS Return to top In this 1-hour webinar (with 15 minutes Q&A), Teresa Huff will share with you how to simplify, streamline, and support your team. Instrumentl is the institutional fundraising platform. Calendar alerts.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 10, 2021

When done well, your print newsletter can be an additional source of revenue that can generate as much — if not more — than a fundraising appeal. How often should you publish? And I’ve received nothing from hundreds of the organizations I’ve signed up with… until end-of-year fundraising rolls around. Consistency.

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

We’ve all been there: staring at a blank screen, desperately trying to create captivating social media fundraising content that resonates with our audience, while keeping up with the latest algorithms and trends. So, are you ready to harness the power of social media for your fundraising efforts?

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Autumn definitely means “go time” in the life of a fundraiser, often because it signals the start of year-end , a period of time you may get upwards of 60% or more of your annual donations. Even if you don’t follow a definitive fundraising calendar, it’s still vital to come up with a year-end fundraising plan—and stick to it.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Use GivingTuesday as the kickoff to your year-end fundraising campaign. So, consider creating a communications calendar from GivingTuesday through December 31 st and using email, snail mail, social media, telephone calls, and even SMS messages to connect with donors and remind them to give. Have more tips for year-end giving success?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

If you are trying to fundraise without an annual fundraising plan, you are trying to bake a pie with a lot of ingredients but no recipe. Do you really want to make fundraising so hard? Do you really want to make fundraising so hard? Can you do it? But… that either requires a good memory or a lot of guesswork.

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GiveSmart

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

While #GivingTuesday and end-of-year appeals might feel far away, the busiest time of the giving calendar is just around the corner. Donors are paying attention, and many are looking at their spending for the rest of the calendar year. Can they be peer-to-peer fundraisers?

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

According to our report, Navigating the Unknown: 2020 Findings to Future-Proof Your Fundraising , social media posts were the number one driver of charitable gifts in 2020—ahead of email and direct mail appeals! But as a busy fundraiser or nonprofit marketer, it can be challenging to find the time to make social media a priority.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Start with a Social Media Editorial Calendar In order to plan out your social media, you first need to create an editorial calendar. An editorial calendar is basically just a content map or a guide that helps you map out your nonprofit’s content (including social media) for the year. Don’t let this term scare you.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

We faced a global pandemic, resulting in oftentimes disastrous fundraising. Organizations relying on event-driven fundraising suffered. And one of the biggest event-driven fundraising models shuttered their doors. Then, once nonprofits recovered their wits and resumed asking, fundraising initially rebounded big time.

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Candid

APRIL 4, 2023

The secret to successful year-round fundraising for nonprofits is hiding in plain sight. As every seasoned fundraiser will tell you, it comes down to building and sustaining a strong network of nonprofit funders. Many organizations publish a calendar of events on their websites, social channels, or in their newsletters.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

Fundraising has been showing troubling trends for a while now. Nonprofit organizations will need to get serious about fundraising particularly donor retention in 2025. Donor communications provide the engine behind your fundraising program. And for too many years, our money mindset has affected our fundraising.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

From the time we added this topic to our content calendar to the time of publishing, COVID-19 case numbers began to steadily increase as the holidays approached, which gave us a clear answer to the question in this blog’s title: Yes. Virtual fundraising is still needed. Of the nonprofits surveyed, 69.9% Final thoughts.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Include your ad campaigns in your content calendar to maximize their return on investment. Use ads to promote major fundraising campaigns, events, or cause awareness days. Widening your audience reach provides your organization with more opportunities to expand your fundraising campaigns and raise more money for your cause.

Demographics

Big Fundraising Ideas

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

3 Top Fundraising Ideas for Environmentally-Focused Schools Drive home the importance of demonstrating sustainability through your school fundraisers. While you can teach environmental conservation through lessons, drive home the importance of these lessons by demonstrating sustainability through your school fundraisers.

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 6, 2024

Their findings were published in the Fall 2020 Journal of the Grant Professionals Association, showing a gap in available information as well as initial research indicating more than three in four grant professionals experience physical symptoms, socio-emotional symptoms, or both, of burnout. However, sometimes it is a great fit.

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OneCause

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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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

From planning peer-to-peer fundraisers to properly marketing your online campaigns, there’s an endless number of items on your to-do lists. That’s why it’s essential to carefully choose the right software solutions to support your operations–the right tool can drive a high ROI for your fundraising efforts. Personalize donor engagement.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 1, 2024

What are the top GivingTuesday best practices and fundraising ideas to make you stand out in 2024? Here are a few things you should discuss with your team as we head towards the holiday season: Themes to tie your fundraising together. Since 2012, GivingTuesday has become a worldwide day of (mostly) online giving.

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Fundly

JULY 16, 2020

A recent push has been largely due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the subsequent social distancing practices, though many organizations have been transitioning to virtual or hybrid fundraising models for years. Luckily, there’s no shortage of virtual fundraising ideas to choose from! Take a look and find one that suits you best.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 30, 2024

To succeed in fundraising, you need to maintain energy and enthusiasm among supporters in the community. What are the different ways that you measure fundraising success -dollars raised, event sign-ups, volunteer acquisition? Identify trends in your data and make connections-which years were your best for fundraising?

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2017

Clearly articulating the objectives — the outcomes — you expect from your grantseeking efforts is a critical component of your overall fundraising plan. " One resource is the State of Grantseeking™ Report that GrantStation publishes every six months. Mark your calendar now for May 16 and 17 (next week!).

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Check out this Fundraising Fundamentals eBook we made with our friends at Donorly to keep learning and honing your fundraising skills! If you’ve got events to highlight, reserve a section of your newsletter to promote your upcoming fundraisers and need-to-know events. Upcoming nonprofit events. Miscellaneous information.

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The Fundraising Coach

JULY 27, 2023

For example, let’s say you want to highlight your annual year-end fundraising event on social media. Create a content calendar that includes what will be published on your website and when it will be shared on social media. Encourage peer-to-peer fundraisers to post.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Your organization’s ability to further its mission depends not only on successful fundraising , but also on allocating your funds so you can cover all of your expenses while setting your nonprofit up for long-term sustainability and growth. Effective financial management is critical for operating a nonprofit. Statement of functional expenses.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 16, 2024

Budgeting Your nonprofit’s annual budget is a key financial planning document that guides your organization’s spending and fundraising efforts. In the first few years of your organization’s existence, your overhead expenses may be relatively high since you’re just getting started with fundraising and fine-tuning your operations.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 16, 2024

When you start planning your fundraising events, you want to make registration and management as easy as possible for both you and your donors. With the right event management software for nonprofits, you can run your fundraising events more efficiently, helping you raise more money for your cause.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2017

We at GrantStation hope the data in the soon-to-be published State of Grantseeking™ report helps to alleviate some of the frustration among nonprofit organizations as they engage in grantseeking activities. Mark your calendar now for May 16 and 17! Learn more. spanhidden.

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