Big Fundraising Ideas

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Bonus tip: To encourage early orders, promote the kits through the schools email list or PTA Facebookgroup. Charge a small fee per session or offer a term-long pass. Extra note: If you partner with a local instructor, ask them to volunteer or reduce their fee in exchange for promotion through the schoolnetwork.

Fundraising

Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

We will empower our supporters to be champions of our cause through engagement and through our volunteer opportunities. We plan to improve board communications through an online document management program. Even after all the time that has passed since abolition of slavery, we are still in a world of white privilege.

Goals

Cain Nonprofit Solutions

JANUARY 14, 2021

Last year many arts and culture nonprofits struggling to cope with closures and restrictions in the wake of COVID-19 were able to take advantage of multiple relief grants and funding, chief among them funds made available through the CARE Act and forgivable loans that were part of the Paycheck Protection Program (known as ‘PPP’).

Funding

Strategic Grants

AUGUST 22, 2024

“In the meantime, we’ll continue to support a culture of giving, especially through our Charity Register. If there are any changes that result from the inquiry in future which impact our work in regulating the sector, we will ensure we provide clear guidance and messaging so the sector is well-prepared and resourced.

Finance

Blackbaud

JANUARY 26, 2024

To ensure your campaign’s success and reach diverse audiences , tap into the reach and brand visibility of like-minded businesses through a corporate partnership. The key is to think through how your corporate partner can amplify your awareness campaign while your nonprofit helps them achieve their goals, too. It’s a win-win situation!

Pass-Through

OneCause

AUGUST 22, 2024

It’s time to start planning your fall fundraising calendar. Either charge an admission fee or pass around a donation basket. For a more educational approach to hiking, get a local guide to show you around, telling you all about the trees and animals you’ll pass or about the region’s history, and charging an admission fee to join in.

Fundraising

Fundly

APRIL 12, 2024

Memberships and passes. An online registration tool will allow community members to register for a class or activity, purchase event tickets, or register to volunteer through an uncomplicated online process. Memberships and passes. Add any closures to the calendar that will affect bookings or your community’s program schedule.

Software

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 28, 2022

Your nonprofit’s future will look less daunting if you project your fundraising revenue while you’re planning your year, including mapping out what you plan to do in each program and calendaring all your marketing and fundraising activities. . Think carefully through each piece of revenue and how you’ll bring your plans to fruition.

Fundraising

CauseVox

MAY 9, 2023

This model was developed by Open AI and is one of the few language models to pass the Turing Test. How to Use ChatGPT For Email Communications To get started, you can access ChatGPT through Open AI’s website. Email Communication Calendar The frequency of your emails can be just as important as the content.

ChatGPT

GrantNews

JULY 10, 2024

Faced with the challenge of helping her students pass New York State exams, she took her first step into the world of grant writing. Stay Organized and Meet Deadlines Use a calendar to track milestones. In fact, it was this setting that provided the backdrop for her move into grant writing.

Grant Writing

Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

Examples of rewards could be the actual project (if it is something like a book) or a free pass to a screening of a movie or production of a play. Depending on what you donate, you'll receive notes, photos, or a calendar from the students. The consultation donation through TechSoup, however, has an admin fee of $20.

Pass-Through

Get Fully Funded

MAY 23, 2024

It usually shows up in one or more ways, like these: Declining donations Lower total amount raised through an appeal Declining open rate on emails Declining click through rate in emails Increased number of lapsed donors Fewer large gifts If you’re tuned in to your donors and how they feel, you may also have a gut sense that something is wrong.

Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

MAY 18, 2021

The social media specialist who helps you set up your social channels and content calendar then trains your staff on posting engaging content is an inkind donor, and a high-value one at that! When looking at donations through the lens of convenience, cash is king, meaning monetary donations are always easier to manage than inkind donations.

Donation

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Dan and Courtney will dive into how sales coaching can turbocharge your partnership team's success by moving prospects through the pipeline swiftly and effectively. I mean, how could I pass this up? They need a navigator that directs them to their goals through personalized guidance and support. Here's what they do need.

ChatGPT

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

You might even offer a small branded item, like a t-shirt or calendar for the coming year, to motivate your supporters to give. Encourage your donors to update their card information often, and don’t hesitate to reach out when you see a payment not go through. Make sure you actively encourage viewers to make donations.

Media

Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

If you miss this deadline, it may be a full calendar year or two before you have the opportunity to apply again. While you are going through the process of hiring a grant writer, many of these current grant opportunities may be passing you by which could ultimately impact your ability to fund your organization’s projects.

Consulting

Greater Giving

APRIL 14, 2022

Read about their event , and find their events calendar here. Their services positively transform lives through the power of music. This means fundraising an essential component of their ability to enrich young lives through music. Youth Music Project. Most of their students don’t pay any tuition.

Pass-Through

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

It can also motivate fundraisers to know when they’ve achieved personal fundraising goals or when your organization has passed fundraising milestones throughout your campaign. Create a communications calendar. Use analytics software to determine what days and times you have higher open and click-through rates.

Template

Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

They take care of your facility, give tours of your museum, welcome attendees to your annual gala, and pass out medals at fundraising races. Have volunteers email or pass out volunteer recruitment letters. Through volunteer grant programs, companies provide grants to organizations where employees volunteer on a regular basis.

Pass-Through

CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Once we hit November and we’ve gotten through Halloween, Daylight Savings Time, and the first frost, it’s officially the holiday season – and for nonprofits, that means it’s also time for year-end giving campaigns. Will you have partner or major donor support through a matching gift? They ended up passing their goal by $3000!

Goals

Grant'd

MAY 31, 2020

We also recommend creating a grants calendar using our six steps so you can avoid those 11th hour grant writing sprints! This inconsistency often confuses funding bodies – and with hundreds of applications demanding their time, this confusion means that they’re more likely to pass your application over rather than ask for clarification.

Applicant

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Examples of rewards could be the actual project (if it is something like a book) or a free pass to a screening of a movie or production of a play. Depending on what you donate, you'll receive notes, photos, or a calendar from the students. The consultation donation through TechSoup, however, has an admin fee of $20.

Consulting

Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

” “The conversation easily gets off-track, and before you know it, 30 minutes have passed and we haven’t even discussed important business because we’ve gotten off on a tangent again.” Ask Susan to take the lead role and guide the meeting through the agenda. ” “Nobody shows up on time.

Nonprofit

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A broad variety of sessions mean you can learn about anything from planning a social media marketing calendar to the ins and outs of Google Ad Grants. spring for the VIP pass. Good Tech Fest As the name implies, the Good Tech Fest is all about helping those in the social good space have more impact through data and technology.

Conference

CauseVox

JUNE 22, 2021

Pre-register now for your DSF4 VIP Pass for only $35 ($10 off) for the best experience from the Summit. We’re only halfway through and that’s already some amazing takeaways you’ll find at this year’s Digital Fundraising Summit. It’s Free: You can register for free to attend the 2-day conference! But, free space is limited.

Fundraising

Community Boost

MARCH 1, 2024

Mark your calendars for March 5-7, 2024, because this action-packed three day event is just around the corner. Elevate your experience with VIP passes and gain exclusive access to a wealth of resources designed to drive long-term success for your organization. And the best part? It’s all available to you for FREE.

Nonprofit

Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

A broad variety of sessions mean you can learn about anything from planning a social media marketing calendar to the ins and outs of Google Ad Grants. spring for the VIP pass. Look through our webinar archive and put together your own in-home conference experience! Looking for educational opportunities?

Conference

Tech Soup

APRIL 28, 2011

Use an editorial calendar to help manage your social media activities. Twitter is easy to use for passing your orgs message quickly & good for finding last minute volunteers to fill a need. Think about and decide who will have ownership of your orgs official social media outposts. Have the convo early.

Media

Fundly

MAY 18, 2021

Google Ad Grants Google empowers nonprofits to amplify their causes through its Ad Grants program. With peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns, your organization can raise money and gain new supporters through social proof in the process. Most organizations end up raising a few thousand dollars through this free fundraising idea!

Fundraising

Pamela Grow

JULY 24, 2024

Plus, they have the potential to raise thousands of dollars for your mission through winning bids on items, entry fees, and additional donations made during the event. Get to know your supporters through data analysis and feedback-gathering. or local experiences (such as annual passes to a nearby amusement park).

Procurement

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 18, 2022

Maybe they aren’t direct mail responsive, meaning they don’t give through the mail. Many churches choose several nonprofits to support each year or have pass-the-plate programs where money taken up during the offering goes to a particular organization. Maybe they don’t care about your cause. It works on paper, but not in reality.

Nonprofit

Strategic Grants

OCTOBER 1, 2024

These meetings continue to inspire me, and it is always interesting to learn how charities secure funds for their work and how they plan to maintain projects through what can sometimes be funding uncertainty. Through these conversations, I have found that some themes are shared among all organisations. Death by spreadsheet is real!

Grants Calendar