Blog Series: Best Practices for Creating Successful Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Campaigns

By |2024-11-22T14:08:28-05:00July 25th, 2024|

Planning Your Campaign The first step in an online giving campaign is to start with a plan. Decide what is it that you’re fundraising for: Maybe you want to raise 5,000 dollars to build a food pantry for students or raise 10,000 for a scholarship fund. Use this goal to set up the framework for your peer-to-peer campaign. Next set an activity timeline. Planning will keep your team aligned and your campaign organized for maximum impact. Make sure everyone knows dates and what to expect. Have a kick-off date to track [...]

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Creating Effective Volunteer Job Descriptions

By |2024-11-22T14:07:32-05:00June 14th, 2024|

Matching the right volunteer with the right opportunity is crucial for any nonprofit organization. Why? Because it makes recruitment easier, ensures higher volunteer engagement, and leads to a more fulfilling volunteer experience. This isn’t just a beneficial approach—it’s a crucial one. Here’s why: […]

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The State of Fundraising in 2023

By |2024-11-22T14:07:53-05:00November 29th, 2023|

In today’s fundraising landscape, marked by a noticeable decrease in overall giving, dwindling donor numbers, and falling retention rates, it’s important for fundraisers to consider new fundraising strategies and approaches. This is an opportune moment to critically evaluate established fundraising methods and philosophies and evaluate the role of data and technology infrastructure in supporting these methods. In this post, we will discuss the current challenges in nonprofit fundraising. We will challenge current fundraising philosophies – debunking the commonly held belief that wealth dictates generosity – and offer an alternative approach. [...]

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Digital Donor Diaries Part Two: Inform Comprehensive Fundraising Strategies

By |2024-11-22T14:25:33-05:00June 27th, 2023|

To accurately set expectations and goals for future fundraising initiatives, it’s important to evaluate your campaign history and create a habit of data analysis. This approach along with identifying trends both within and outside your industry and researching donor expectations will ensure you prepare for the future while you realize your own organization’s success. […]

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How to Write Successful Year End Fundraising Emails

By |2024-11-22T14:24:39-05:00December 7th, 2022|

Year end fundraising email campaigns are crucial tactics to drive toward annual fundraising goals. In this blog post, we outline the importance of these emails, best practices, basic rules of a successful email, and ways your nonprofit can use technology to improve your strategy.  […]

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2023 Trends to Watch For in Fundraising

By |2024-11-22T14:24:39-05:00November 10th, 2022|

2023 TRENDS TO WATCH FOR IN FUNDRAISING Here are some of the biggest philanthropy trends to watch out for in 2023, along with tips on how to leverage the trends to strengthen your fundraising strategies.   […]

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Five Fresh Year-End Fundraising Ideas

By |2024-11-22T14:25:26-05:00December 7th, 2021|

It’s that time of year when donors are inundated with year-end fundraising appeals, and nonprofit organizations struggle to have their messaging stand out. By offering new fundraising ideas, your donors will be excited to create meaningful holiday traditions.  […]

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The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative & Philanthropy

By |2024-11-22T14:26:08-05:00November 30th, 2021|

When Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan welcomed their first child, Maxima Chan Zuckerberg, into the world last month it was not only a momentous occasion for the famous young family, but the presumed catalyst for another recent Zuckerberg-Chan collaboration that will change the direction of American philanthropy for decades to come. […]

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