DoJiggy

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Conferences and Workshops : Attending conferences and workshops on animal welfare and rescue can provide hands-on learning and networking opportunities. Detail fundraising strategies and potential revenue sources. Our 100+ fundraising ideas might inspire you. There are many different methods to secure funds.

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Planned Giving

MAY 12, 2025

These gifts are often the largest and most impactful contributions a donor will ever makewith the average planned gift ranging from 200-300 times larger than a typical annual donation. ” Appreciated Securities : “Donating stocks or bonds that have increased in value since you acquired them.” Gratitude opens doors.

Policy

DoJiggy

JULY 29, 2025

Looking for Key Club fundraising ideas that work? Dive in to discover creative ways to engage your community and boost your fundraising success. Creative fundraising ideas such as themed fun runs, trivia nights, and bake sales can significantly boost participation and financial success while fostering community connections.

Fundraising

GiveSmart

DECEMBER 16, 2024

From acting as peer-to-peer fundraisers, committee members, day-of-event support, skilled work, and board members, volunteers eagerly contribute their time and talent to support your mission. They are also a likely group to donate money to your organization. So much of fundraising is cyclical.

Management

NonProfit PRO

JULY 25, 2025

As part of my volunteer work chairing a local Association of Fundraising Professionals committee, I spoke at a regional conference. Replacing key staff—especially high-performing fundraisers—is costly. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

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Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

While some nonprofits are considering cuts, the smart ones invest in their fundraising and partnership teams. Third, I'm again excited to join the Corporate Partnerships Conference (CPC25) . And this is the only truly international conference on corporate partnerships. This conference is wicked affordable.

Funding

Blue Avocado

APRIL 8, 2025

Having managed a 21-member board for 15 years and currently serving on five boards two fundraising boards and three where I distribute funds Ive learned that strong relationships are the key to effective board leadership. Heres what works: 1. Prioritize one-on-one relationships. Engage with other board members.

Management

Blackbaud

JULY 28, 2025

We’re combining the deep-dive “how-to” sessions of Blackbaud’s legendary K–12 User Conference ( returning in 2026!) with global thought leadership to offer insights into education, fundraising, technology, and more. bbcon is more than a conference—it’s an investment in your school’s future.

Education

Wild Apricot

JULY 23, 2025

Event Budget Templates for Nonprofits Some of the most frequent events we see nonprofits execute are fundraisers and workshops. Nonprofit Fundraiser Budget Template This template is perfect for fundraising galas, auctions and events like walk-a-thons. This might even be a budget within your larger conference budget.

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Bonterra

JUNE 27, 2025

Nonprofit vs. not-for-profit organizations Where nonprofits serve a broad purpose for the public good with funding from donations and grants , not-for-profit organizations serve a smaller community or member base and are primarily funded by membership dues and fees. Are you a nonprofit looking to grow your impact?

Nonprofit

Selfish Giving

JANUARY 8, 2025

If youre looking for a dynamic, engaging speaker (who doesn't pronounce his R's) for your annual conference or partnership summit, Id love to join youwhether live or via Zoom. Additionally, they run a round-up customer donation program at store registers, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting the organization.

Retail

CauseVox

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Mini-conference. The Year-End Fundraising Fair is the most fun you can have preparing to raise more this year-end! We’ve gathered top thought-leaders in the nonprofit space to equip you to raise more through year-end fundraising in this one-day mini-conference on 11/4/21. Big Impact.

Conference

Clairification

APRIL 24, 2023

I’ve been getting nervous emails from colleagues who attended the 2023 AFP ICON conference in New Orleans, all bemoaning the fact not just donors but also donations are down. You see, information was presented from the full 2022 Fundraising Effectiveness Project report, and the results were sadder than usual. in 2022).

Fundraising

The Fundraising Coach

MARCH 27, 2024

If you’re a bit like me, registering for a conference is not something you look forward to. Since you’re on this website, you are showing an interest in nonprofit fundraising and marketing. So I wanted to write to you about the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. Conferences are usually filled with information.

Conference

Blackbaud

AUGUST 28, 2024

They don’t call you frontline fundraisers for nothing. That’s why bbcon 2024 in Seattle is the place to be for frontline fundraisers. It’s Blackbaud’s annual three-day conference for nonprofit professionals highlighting what’s next in fundraising software and strategy. What’s bbcon? Starting Sept. Starting Sept.

Fundraising

CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Fundraising during Covid has been disruptive for everyone – every single sector has been impacted but particularly those that work in event fundraising. Due to social isolation policies, many nonprofits have had to cancel or reimagine their future fundraising events (depending on their location). Crowdfunding.

Fundraising

Greater Giving

JULY 6, 2022

In the absence of in-person events, fundraising was challenging, particularly engaging donors without face-to-face meetings and stewardship events. Most of all, it exposed growing weaknesses when it comes to effectively using fundraising technology. Rethink Your Online Fundraising With the help of Technology. Online giving.

Fundraising

Qgiv

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Donation request letters, whether sent via email or direct mail, are one of the most effective ways to reach donors and solicit gifts. However, its not enough to simply send the same appeal to your entire supporter base and ask them to donate. Well cover: What is a donation request letter? How do you write a fundraising letter?

Template

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

Words are everything in fundraising. The way you tell your story and engage people in your message can make or break your fundraising efforts. So, what does it look like to use storytelling in fundraising, especially when it’s done well? Why is Storytelling an Effective Tactic for Fundraising? Again, words matter.

Donation

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

Email is a powerful marketing tool, but to get results you need to learn how to write fundraising emails that connect emotionally and inspire people to give. Nothing about your fundraising email should be left to chance. So, let’s look at the key pieces in detail so you know how to write fundraising emails that get results.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

These can be tacked on to an existing event, such as your charity golf tournament, annual conference, or gala. You might invite donors to an exclusive reception the day or evening before the tournament, complete with refreshments, tee times, access to the driving range, and branded merchandise as a thank you for their donations.

Nonprofit

Greater Giving

AUGUST 24, 2022

We want to thank everyone who joined us online for the APEX: Greater Giving User Conference 2022! Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to share some of your stories and insights with our audience at this years fundraising conference. A Focused Group at the Fundraising Conference.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Online virtual fundraising is one of the most popular ways for nonprofits to raise money. With the majority of daily activities taking place over the web, it’s no surprise that we’ve also observed a rise in virtual fundraising. Maybe your nonprofit hasn’t yet developed an online fundraising plan. Peer-to-Peer Fundraising.

Fundraising

CauseVox

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

If you’re wondering how you should adapt your fundraising strategy to the new landscape, then look no further. Our Year-End Fundraising Resource Package has everything you need to craft a winning year-end campaign that is optimized for online fundraising. Download Our Free 2021 Year-End Fundraising Calendar.

Fundraising

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Greg Ligon, our guest blogger for the Social Media for Nonprofits conference, is an online communications professional with experience in building a brand via online channels, social media communications, and website content development. The day-long conference was also tweeted by many attendees, capturing quotes, tips, and useful resources.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

You worked hard to meet last year’s fundraising goals, and now you’re able to look ahead at a new year filled with new possibilities. For many nonprofits, donation data consistently spikes in October, November, and December and declines in January and February.

Fundraising

CauseVox

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The end of the year is fast approaching and with it, your year-end fundraising campaign. CauseVox’s Year-End Fundraising Fair was a mini-conference featuring 16+curated sessions with a big impact on year-end fundraising. You Can Incorporate #GivingTuesday Into Your Year-End Fundraising Plans For Optimal Results!

Fundraising

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.

Fundraising

Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2013

This guest post was authored by Nancy Palo, a senior consultant on Blackbaud's strategic services team with an emphasis on peer-to-peer fundraising. The more I engage with clients, the more I find myself wishing I knew what I know now when I was on the fundraising staff at a nonprofit. It originally appeared on npengage.com.

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 26, 2012

Last weekend I had the privilege of speaking at the Ohio Habitat for Humanity conference. Next, accept that if your organization is doing something worthwhile, it’s worthy of receiving donations. Lots of donations. BIG donations. I presented several sessions, and there were definitely some themes among the info I shared.

Fundraising

The Fundraiser Coach

MAY 29, 2024

They had one executive coming for a tour and wanted to maximize their efforts for what might be a significant multi-year donation. I realize many fundraisers want to show or demonstrate or say everything about the nonprofit to the major gift donor. The food bank headquarters was 60 miles away. Don't throw that moment away!

Conference

CauseVox

MAY 27, 2021

Fundraising for advocacy organizations is tough, maybe one of the toughest types of fundraising out there. Since much of fundraising messaging tends to have a “ra-ra, we can do it” flavor, it’s hard to know how to talk to donors when times are tough or your organization faces setbacks. State The Need Clearly And Accurately.

Fundraising

Double the Donation

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Double the Donation and Classy have come together to enhance their existing matching gift solution to help organizations drive greater matching gift revenue. The 360MatchPro and Classy integration has already served countless nonprofits in their automated matching gift fundraising efforts.

Donation

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

The spontaneous conversations in the halls, are really the reason why we go to conferences, right? That is really the reason we even do face-to-face these days, as much of the content at conferences is pretty much the same conversation again and again, at least in the nonprofit tech world (Twitter or Facebook?

Conference

Double the Donation

APRIL 3, 2024

Higher education fundraising professionals work hard every day to generate the revenue that keeps their schools running. Since fundraising is so essential, higher education professionals need to stay up-to-date on new trends and best practices.

Education

Selfish Giving

MAY 17, 2016

Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Ryder Kessler , CEO of DipJar , a donation box for credit cards that is a major improvement on the traditional coin-fed canister. Supporters can "dip" to leave a one-step donation with any credit or debit card. Why Dipjar switched from tips to donations. How Dipjar makes money.

Retail

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 15, 2010

Last Thursday, I had the honor of presenting at the AFP North Carolina Conference on Philanthropy in Charlotte. My session was called “4 Simple Steps to Building Donor Relationships and Fully Funding Your Mission Using Donor-Based Fundraising.&#. Fundraising is not only easy, it’s fun! Tell your story.

Fundraising