DoJiggy

JUNE 26, 2025

Partner with a Local Restaurant for a Dine-to-Donate Night for the Lions Club 12. Keep costs low by asking local grocers or restaurants to donate food supplies. Utilize our golf tournament platform to manage registration, teams, and donations efficiently. Host a Chili Cook-Off or BBQ Competition 8. Organize an Online Raffle 10.

Fundraising

Big Fundraising Ideas

MARCH 4, 2025

Parents and community members can also contribute by volunteering to hide eggs or donate candy. Younger children adore making art projects, and families will happily donate a few dollars to let their little ones indulge their creativity. Parents donate items, and these baskets are auctioned off to the highest bidders.

Goals

Bonterra

JULY 3, 2025

Plus, it can help you increase engagement, interest, attendees, and donations. Not only can you use the software to plan, promote, and manage events, but you can also track (and increase) donations and engagement, automate and optimize communication, and boost the results of your fundraising efforts. Customer service 4.8

Software

Big Fundraising Ideas

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

How to do it: Gather donations from familiesespecially those of outgoing sixth gradersbefore the previous year ends. How to do it: Suggest a sponsored Dry January, where teachers and parents give up alcohol for the month and donate what they save. Ask parents or local garden stores to donate seedlings.

Fundraising

DoJiggy

AUGUST 5, 2025

DoJiggy’s fundraising platform offers customizable campaign pages, peer-to-peer fundraising, online donation tools, and more to help your club thrive. Charge a small admission fee, sell refreshments and raffle tickets, and ask attendees to vote on their favorite project with dollar donations.

Donation

Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Because whats most important is to thank and report before you ask for another donation. Asking for donations is not all or nothing Many nonprofit organizations spend a lot of time asking and not that much on thanking and reporting. Your appeal should make people feel good about donating to your organization.

Donation

Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 19, 2023

However, if you just send one fundraising letter and wait for the donations to come in, prepare to be disappointed. Your fundraising campaign will be more successful if you use a combination of mail, email, social media, and phone calls. Some donors may respond to your direct mail piece but will donate online.

Fundraising

Ann Green's Nonprofit

AUGUST 13, 2024

If you don’t do a good job of thanking your donors, as well as building relationships throughout the year, you’ll have a hard time getting people to people to donate again. It should make a person feel good about making a donation. This email thank you is more of a reassurance to let your donor know you received her donation.

Donation

Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Thanking your donors is not just something you do after you receive a donation and then do nothing for a while. You can send thank you photos via email and social media, use one to create a card, and include one on your thank you landing page. You can also put your thank you video on your website and share it by email and social media.

Electronics

Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 23, 2024

However, if you just send one fundraising letter and wait for the donations to come in, prepare to be disappointed. Your fundraising campaign will be more successful if you use a combination of mail, email, social media, texts, and phone calls. Some donors may respond to your direct mail piece but will donate online.

Fundraising

Ann Green's Nonprofit

AUGUST 16, 2023

If you don’t do a good job of thanking your donors, as well as building relationships throughout the year, you’ll have a hard time getting people to people to donate again. It should make a person feel good about giving a donation. This email thank you is more of a reassurance to let your donor know you received her donation.

Calendar

Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2024

We also have email, the internet, and social media, just to name a few. Are you asking for a donation? If you ask someone to make a donation, volunteer, and contact their legislators in the same message, they may not do any of that. Also, unlike social media, it’s something you can control. It’s a lot!

Electronics

Pamela Grow

JUNE 6, 2024

eCards are electronic greeting cards that include fun, attention-grabbing visuals and a personalized message. eCardWidget’s guide to charity eCards provides examples of the different occasions nonprofits can send eCards to supporters to show they’re valued: After a donation. Create thank-your videos. Videos for specific supporters.

AI

Ann Green's Nonprofit

MARCH 14, 2024

I recently finished tallying last year’s donations for our taxes. Going through all the donation letters and emails triggered a few insights I’d like to share. Some organizations send two pages – one is a thank you letter and the other is a list of all the donations. Even though many monthly donations are $5.00

Donation

Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Because what’s most important is to thank and report before you ask for another donation. Asking for donations is not all or nothing Many nonprofit organizations spend a lot of time asking and not that much on thanking and reporting. Your appeal should make people feel good about donating to your organization.

Donation

Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 16, 2024

Communicating by mail is more effective than electronic communication. Email and social media are okay, too. You can also use email and social media. The downside is people get a ton of email and social media messages, so make yours stand out. Postcards are a great way to connect with your donors. Jazz it up a little.

Policy

GiveSmart

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Create Enablement for Your Volunteers Get the most out of your #GivingTuesday social media efforts by recruiting social media ambassadors from your existing network to help spread your message. Create unique, inspiring, and branded #GivingTuesday posts with calls to action for your ambassadors to share on social media.

Fundraising

Ann Green's Nonprofit

JANUARY 18, 2024

Why does making a donation often feel like a transaction? Sometimes I see the words “Transaction complete” after I make an online donation. Your recurring donation has been processed” “Donation tax receipt” This again emphasizes the transaction. Giving Tuesday is the worst example of this, with Year End close behind.

Donation

Ann Green's Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This is why it’s so important to get a second donation, also known as a golden donation. Once you get that golden donation, you’re more likely to have long-time donors who will stick with you. If someone donates online, it’s hard to tailor the thank you email specifically to new donors. We can and have to do better.

Electronics

Blackbaud

JULY 17, 2024

Online giving is not a single way of donating. Here are seven tips for optimizing your donation page to boost your online fundraising success. Emphasize Your Mission and Donate Button Ensure your mission is prominently displayed on your website’s homepage, in e-appeals, and on your app.

Fundraising

Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2013

Our Microsoft donation program has gone green! Media for Microsoft donation requests is now download-only. TechSoup ran a GreenTech campaign a couple of years ago to encourage members to download donated "on premises" software rather than get installation disks. Why Electronic Delivery Only?

Donation

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2010

Have a big, easy-to-see “Donate&# button on your website. Thank donors electronically. Leverage your social media. Tags: Social Media Website/Internet online fundraising. You can send a once-monthly newsletter or a twice-monthly update. Put it toward the top of the page and make sure it shows up on every page.

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 18, 2022

In order to maximize their donation potential, nonprofits could embrace creative, diverse fundraising alternatives to monetary contributions. Many gifts that fall in this category are in-kind donations, defined as any non-monetary contributions to a nonprofit, like products and services. Electronics. Arts and crafts.

Donation

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Cheaper Consumer Electronics. I've been impressed at the recent price drops of consumer electronics gadgets. Amplifying Social Media. TechSoup's senior online community manager, Lewis Haidt, predicts that charities will use more sophisticated group social media tools like Thunderclap that amplify messaging.

Electronics

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2010

Have a big, easy-to-see “Donate&# button on your website. Thank donors electronically. Leverage your social media. Tags: Social Media Website/Internet online fundraising. You can send a once-monthly newsletter or a twice-monthly update. Put it toward the top of the page and make sure it shows up on every page.

Fundraising

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 6, 2011

For each badge earned, RadioShack will donate $1 to LIVESTRONG, the cancer charity founded by Radio Shack spokesman Lance Armstrong. Such success from a company who’s CEO once admitted that he had no idea how the electronics store chain stayed in business. Are you active on social media in general? But how can this be?

Electronics

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Other office tools: Other office tools you can use to put forth a professional, established, organized image include Adobe Acrobat for editing PDFs, Docusign for signing agreements electronically, and CamScanner for all your scanning needs. There’s a lot to understand about social media to effectively drive supporters to your page.

CRM

Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Hosting an in-kind donation drive is a great way to provide some support. While monetary donations are helpful for keeping nonprofits going, donation drives are great for helping nonprofits meet specific needs, especially during times when supply shortages are common. Donation Drive Ideas. School supply drive. Food drive.

Donation

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

And get the biggest donation they decide to give? Obviously, you start to thank donors with an immediate thank-you for each donation they make. For online donations, they should get an automatic thank-you email that doubles as a tax receipt. You can include a mail option and a QR code linking to an electronic survey.

Media

GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Different fundraiser types allow community members to get involved and donate money to worthwhile causes. Features like a progress thermometer display your goal progress, updating in real-time as more people donate. The more opportunities you provide to donate, the more people you can convince to participate.

Donation

Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2014

Read up on "ingestible" electronic pills, cloud storage price wars, how the Star Trek Tricorder has come to life, and more. Electronic Pills: Coming Soon to a Stomach Near You. The ingestible sends an electronic signal to a band aid-like patch on the patient’s skin recording that the patient took the pill.

Electronics

Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Popular activities include: Photo booth area aligned with your theme that allows guests to create buzz and share as a memory on social media. A “Mission Moment” showcases real-life impact with a concise emotional story focused on a tangible achievement made possible by donations. Set realistic goals. Focus on storytelling.

Budget

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Have a big, easy-to-see “Donate Now” button on your website. Thank donors electronically. Leverage your social media. Tags: Social Media Website/Internet. Send regular, consistent newsletters and updates. You can send a once-monthly newsletter or a twice-monthly update. This is not the time to share everything you know!

Electronics

Greater Giving

JULY 9, 2024

Raffles are a staple at fundraising events, offering a fun way to engage attendees and raise additional donations. Here are some top raffle ideas to cater to different interests: Tech Lovers: Raffle off the latest gadgets or gift cards to electronics stores. Use social media, email marketing, and event signage.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

These applications exist within everything from electronic health records ( EHRs ) to revenue cycle management and claims management. Automate and streamline email campaigns, donation acknowledgments, social media posts, and text appeals using integration. Impactful multi-channel marketing.

Nonprofit

Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2012

Craig Newmark (the Craig of craigslist ), Rainey Reitman of the Electronic Frontier Foundation , and NTEN executive director Holly Ross presented a post-mortem of sorts on SOPA, which was largely a cautionary tale about the future of Internet rights. Future Threats.

Electronics

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Repair programs are an opportunity to teach patrons new skills while fixing technology, electronics, clothing, and other household items. 5 Things You Didn't Know About TechSoup's Donation Programs. Join us so you can get the full range of donations to support your nonprofit, library, church, or foundation technology needs.

Electronics