Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 29, 2025

Blog Summary: The article provides a comprehensive guide for schools looking to raise funds in 2025. It highlights various fundraising strategies, including product-based sales, virtual fundraisers, event-based fundraisers, crowdfunding, and seasonal campaigns. In 2025, the fundraising landscape is evolving.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 22, 2025

Beyond Fundraising: Building Community Through SchoolEvents Blog Summary: School fundraising is more than just collecting donations-its an opportunity to bring together students, parents, teachers, and local businesses to create lasting memories and a sense of belonging. But fundraising isnt just about meeting monetary goals.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 9, 2025

The real takeaway here is to be able to articulate why the operating reserve fund exists for your organization and clearly understand the purpose, rather than getting hung up on the aggregate number. The more dependable and regular your funding is, the less risk you have and the lower your reserves can be.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 29, 2022

As I was beginning to build my library on fundraising, I knew I had to obtain the book, “Henry Rosso’s Achieving Excellence in Fund Raising.” Can you imagine my joy and excitement when it was announced that Wiley Publishing had published the fifth edition of “Achieving Excellence in Fundraising”?

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Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 1, 2025

How to Get Chocolate Bars School Fundraiser forFree Blog Summary: This article outlines how schools can launch a chocolate bar fundraiser without upfront payment through Big Fundraising Ideas. Schools receive the bars first and pay later from the funds raised, which lowers financial risk and removes barriers for smaller groups.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

JANUARY 21, 2025

Winning Online Fundraising Strategies for High School Basketball Teams Blog Summary: The article highlights online fundraising strategies for high school basketball teams, focusing on social media campaigns, crowdfunding, virtual events, and selling digital products.

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The Fundraiser Coach

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This is the last in a three-part series on why fundraisers need grit , grace and gratitude. Not only fundraisers, but everyone. Here are the reasons I believe we fundraisers need gratitude: Nonprofit work is challenging. The work of fundraising is emotional. Fundraisers work in an emotional zone.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Engaging Local Businesses in School Fundraisers — A Win-Win Strategy Blog Summary: This guide explores the numerous advantages of involving local businesses in school fundraisers and offers practical tips for building effective partnerships. How Can Local Businesses Help In School Fundraisers?

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Big Fundraising Ideas

OCTOBER 29, 2024

How To Handle Leftover Products After a Fundraiser Blog Summary: In this guide, we’ll share practical tips on handling leftover fundraising products so you can maximize your profits and minimize waste. Many schools and organizations face the challenge of handling leftover products after a fundraiser.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Top 10 Reasons to use Big Fundraising Ideas over other Fundraising Options Blog Summary: The article highlights the importance of community engagement, the fun of organizing events, and the professional support provided. Choosing the right fundraiser can make all the difference in reaching your financial goals.

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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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Gail Perry Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

We originally published this post a few years ago, and it's one of the most popular on our site. Board members know that their cash contributions lend vital credibility to your fundraising efforts. Create an environment of abundance, rather than scarcity, in your handling of board work in the fundraising and financial area.

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Candid

DECEMBER 31, 2024

As 2024 draws to a close, we wanted to share some of the most read articles we published this year. Fundraising and AI Nonprofit fundraising in an election year is especially tough. What can fundraisers do? 3 GivingTuesday strategies for year-end nonprofit fundraising by Celeste Flores and Samir Khan, GivingTuesday.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 26, 2022

In May of 2020, Echoing Green and The Bridgespan Group published an article highlighting enormous budget disparities between Black and white-led nonprofit organizations seeking institutional funding in the early stages of their development. The numbers were staggering.

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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? Well discuss what activities work well in fall, winter, spring, and summer, plus ways to keep funds rolling all year.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JANUARY 11, 2024

However, you can incorporate donor stories on other fundraising pages too, like peer-to-peer fundraising information pages or your ways to support page. For example, your CTAs could say: Support our scholarship fund today to help other students in need. For example, The Michael J. Use donor-focused language.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 22, 2024

What Are the Best Practices for Conducting a Post-School Fundraiser Review? Blog Summary: Post-school fundraiser reviews are essential for ensuring long-term success and continuous improvement. Why Conduct a Post-Fundraiser Review? A well-structured review goes beyond numbers and focuses on the overall experience.

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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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Big Fundraising Ideas

MARCH 4, 2025

Easter Fundraising Ideas for Schools: Inspiring Your Springtime GivingSpirit Blog Summary: This post highlights various Easter fundraising ideas for schools, from egg hunts and bake sales to evening movie nights and talent shows. With Easter just approaching, planning a memorable and successful fundraiser is the perfect moment.

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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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Strategic Grants

OCTOBER 8, 2023

One of the most common questions we are asked by not-for-profit organisations at Strategic Grants is “Does your grants database have a list of Private Ancillary Funds?” commonly referred to as PAFs) along with the next obvious question of “Great – how can we receive funds from them?”. First things first: What exactly is a PAF?

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Schools, city governments, retailers, corporations, individuals, and big and small nonprofits have been participating in GivingTuesday by the thousands, and many of them are working together to raise funds for those 24 hours and beyond. They have all realized that giving back is so much more effective – and fun – when you do it with others.

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Just Write Grants

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

For many nonprofits, corporate grants can provide essential funding to support their programs and initiatives. Heres a guide to help your nonprofit secure corporate funding effectively. Establishing a rapport before submitting a grant proposal increases your chances of securing funding.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 11, 2022

Fundraising for startup nonprofits, especially during the first year, can feel like standing at the base of a mountain with no climbing gear. You realize you need money to fund the work. Fundraising for startup nonprofits is challenging and a plan will keep you on track. Where do you even start? I’m doing it! Writing a check.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Fundraising through a virtual gala has proven to be an effective way to connect with donors and get them excited about your mission. With new ideas and tweaks to the activities that would typically be included at in-person events, virtual galas can keep fundraising goals on track and even add to more than expected to the annual goal.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 2, 2024

By Jay Love Is your nonprofit looking to reach new audiences with your fundraising appeals , volunteer events, and advocacy opportunities? Reaching new audiences is critical to growing your organization’s supporter base and fostering reliable revenue to fund your cause. Engage with peer-to-peer fundraising donors.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

APRIL 2, 2024

Step-by-Step Guide to a Successful Cookie Dough Fundraiser Summary: Dive into the sweet world of cookie dough fundraising with this essential guide, perfect for students, teachers, and parents aiming to boost school funds deliciously. Why Choose Cookie Dough Fundraisers? Cookie dough fundraisers are effective.

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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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Blackbaud

APRIL 4, 2024

Do we have the funds this year to maintain our programs? Most organizations face frequent budget cuts, which creates organizational uncertainty and a scramble for new funding options. You can clearly see which revenue sources or grant-funded parts of your organization might be draining your budget instead of adding to it.

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CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

Before you know it, summer will be here, and you’ll be knee-deep in preparations for the busy fall fundraising season. Many nonprofits prioritize spring fundraising, making this a busy and lucrative time of the year for fundraisers. A 24-Hour Spring Fundraising Blitz On Social Media.

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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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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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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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Critical Fundraising

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

A typology of so-called ‘disintermediated’ giving devised by a project team at the international fundraising think tank Rogare will shine a light on ethical and regulatory issues that are currently obscured. Most scholarship on disintermediated giving has focused on crowdfunding via digital platforms.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 23, 2021

I love fundraising book recommendations and, as you probably know by now, I love reading (and writing) fundraising books. So here is a review of the book "Green Green," published by Civil Sector Press, written by Canadian David Love, who has been raising funds for more than 51 years.

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Ideally, previously published research can be revisited or represented as the cyclical nature of these conditions presents itself: as Husock writes, “Think tank research can be seen as having an extended ‘half-life,’ in which its influence continues to resonate over time. “As

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The Fundraiser Coach

AUGUST 17, 2023

My first fundraising job was at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. It was a privilege to raise needed funds while there. And three of us – Cliff, Rebecca Fong and I – were building the fundraising office from the ground up. I was so excited to dive into becoming a fundraiser.

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