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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve taken a little break from blogging to enjoy some much needed family time. I’m lucky because my colleague, Joe Waters, offered me a guest post for your to read while I’m away from blogging. Things have just changed a lot in a short amount of time.”. However, the true genius of GoFundMe may have been its timing.

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How Independent Fundraising Momentum is Reshaping Traditional P2P

Connection Cafe

Brandon made his next major foray into crowdfunding a few months later with an appeal to support childhood cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Both types of efforts, local and global, are strong symbols of a changing world. Within a matter of weeks this campaign raised $3.8 Let’s Accept that the Field Has Shifted.

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Year-End Giving Prep: 21 FAQs Answered by Fundraising Experts

Connection Cafe

It should be abundantly clear to your audience why you’re asking for this gift, at this time. My experience has been that my most successful campaigns have picked up steam along the way through consistent and relevant messaging, targeted engagements, and deliberate timing of the components. Your targeting may not change at all.

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Encouraging Philanthropy at a Young Age: Teaching Your Kids To Give To Causes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In our family, I have involved my kids in fundraising activities from the time they were old enough to walk. " Create a Holiday Tradition of Giving Happy Katie recalls her own childhood traditions of giving, both during the holidays and year round. " Looking for an alternative gift to help a child?

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5 Tips And Tactics To Become A Master Nonprofit Wordsmith

Bloomerang

When was the last time you received a handwritten letter ? Our distaste for writing followed us into adulthood because we still suffer from the same writing inadequacies we had in childhood. The found­ing administration put little time or effort into the written word, and it showed. We suffer writer’s block. That won’t cut it.

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31 Unique Ideas for Small Church Fundraisers

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Your members give a lot of time, money, and talent to your church. Your members put a lot of time, effort, and money into supporting your church. Parents and guardians often put off self-care or important errands because finding a reliable babysitter is time-consuming and expensive. Team up with local businesses.

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Diversify Your Year-End Campaigns: How To Be Mindful And Inclusive Of Cultural Traditions

Bloomerang

It’s a time when we’re encouraged to think of others and those enduring the hardships of life in a world which gets physically and mentally more testing. By expanding out from the homogeneous group we also demonstrate acts of leadership within that more numerous portion of the local and national population. Why is this?

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