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When Fundraising Disaster Strikes, What Should You Do?

Tech Soup

On May 3, 2016, right in the middle of Give Local America day, the online fundraising company Kimbia's donation processing platform stopped working. Give Local America day is a big deal. Monitoring this activity as it began, we dedicated the full resources of our company to resolve the issue as promptly as possible.

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Jennifer Anderson is the executive director of Trellis for Tomorrow, a nonprofit that works to build resilience and compassion in local communities through food justice and environmental sustainability efforts. Before her time in Sacramento she worked for environmental NGOs throughout Arizona, California, and Bolivia.

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Everything You Need To Know About the Google Ad Grant

The Fundraising Authority

For example, if 90% of donations come from people in California and 80% come from Sacramento, it wouldn't be worth putting Phoenix as part of your location targeting. So if someone searches “local housing organizations accepting donations,” then your ad will get activated.

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Top Lessons from GivingTuesday 2023

Neon CRM

Let’s take a look at the impact of what we call the “Generosity Experience”—the overall trust that a supporter has when interacting with a nonprofit’s marketing, revenue, or impact activities. Group Identity Understanding why donors support your cause can lead to insightful campaigns like this one from Groundwork Jacksonville.

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GuideStar DonorEdge Learning Conference: Reflections from the Innovation Lab

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Participants were challenged with an active listening exercise while two peers gave presentations on their work with data. We also heard from Priscilla Enriquez from the Sacramento Region Community Foundation about challenges and successes of getting started in best practices for data for good. Thursday: One more group discussion.

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Giving Days and Beyond the Dollars: What Have We Learned?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The tech failure that disrupted the national Give Local America Day fundraising campaign in May 2016 raised a big question for community foundations hosting giving days: What can they do differently to ensure smooth sailing in the future? Goglia emphasizes proactive communications with the local nonprofit community.