Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Ask local bakeries to offer sweets to sell to further motivate donors to purchase a treat. Scavenger hunt Scavenger hunts are fun family activities that can really excite your supporters! Your supporters can purchase a ticket to participate and spend a day going through fun clues around your community that focus on your mission.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

If you read the CauseVox articles often, it’s possible that you have heard us highlight Spur Local (formerly Catalogue For Philanthropy). By partnering with CauseVox, Spur Local created a tailored, dynamic online fundraising experience for GivingTuesday 2023 with their “Give Local” campaign. Spur Local Donation Counter 3.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 29, 2023

Whether you’re planning a golf tournament or a formal gala, events are powerful tools for furthering your nonprofit’s work for a number of reasons. Events can also provide the perfect opportunity to build lasting, quality relationships with supporters as you engage in these memorable experiences together. Let’s begin!

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Qgiv

JANUARY 30, 2023

What they did: Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania held an event called “Celebrating Success,” which featured local business leaders who have made significant contributions to the economic and civic well-being of the Erie County region. During the reception, the evening’s honorees were each awarded a customized plaque.

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Qgiv

MARCH 1, 2023

What they did: Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania held an event called “Celebrating Success,” which featured local business leaders who have made significant contributions to the economic and civic well-being of the Erie County region. During the reception, the evening’s honorees were each awarded a customized plaque.

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Whole Whale

JULY 17, 2024

Plus more thoughts on auctions, events, online campaigns, and peer-to-peer fundraising ideas to get you started. Read on for 48 great ways to fundraise that really work, featuring examples from some of our favorite nonprofits including the Michael J. Fox Foundation , DoSomething.org , and (of course) the ALS Association.

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CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2021

“What kind of fundraisng event should I run for my nonprofit?”. Nonprofits are always looking for unique, creative, and effective fundraising events that will help them to stand out from the crowd. Here’s the secret: finding the perfect fundraising event isn’t always about creating something totally new that no one else has ever done.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2015

Note from Beth: Give Local America , powered by Kimbia’s technology, is an effort to coordinate giving days on one platform. Last year, Give Local America raised more than $53 million from more than 306,000 gifts in 2014. Give Local America emphasizes small, local nonprofits. 1) #iGiveLocal. Or parts of the country?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 5, 2024

From peer-to-peer fun runs to bake sales, there’s no end to the types of fundraising events your nonprofit can host. Planning events is one of the best ways to raise money for your mission, and donors love participating in them. In fact, 81% of nonprofit donors attend fundraising events. What is a silent auction?

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 27, 2023

Summer’s social ambiance, characterized by people wanting to enjoy outdoor events and immerse themselves in their local community, can boost your nonprofit’s fundraising efforts. Outdoor Movie Night An outdoor movie night is a fun and engaging way to bring your community together while raising funds for your nonprofit.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 10, 2021

For a brand new nonprofit, the right fundraiser initially is likely to be small and fun – something that doesn’t require too much arm-twisting to get people to attend, and something that doesn’t require people to spend a lot of money. Any fundraising event takes time to plan and effort to pull off successfully. How about a gala?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Events are many people’s favorite thing about charity fundraising. While many of these fundraising event staples are great, such as fancy galas and golf tournaments, circumstances aren’t always ideal for in-person gatherings. However, that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the fun. 2) Luncheons/dinners.

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DipJar

MAY 19, 2021

In 2020, despite a global pandemic, Pathfinders for Autism served more than 19,000 individuals through its resource center, recreational activities, and training events. Also in 2020, Pathfinders was awarded a grant from the U.S. According to the CDC , Maryland has the fourth highest autism rate in the U.S.

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Everyaction

JULY 12, 2018

Considering our team is obsessed with all that is NOLA, we thought we'd share some favorite local spots to eat, drink, party, and enjoy the sights while visiting for the Netroots Nation 2018 Conference. Anyone briefly strolling through this park will likely hear the sound of a brass band and see local artists scattered along the sidewalk.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

How Salesforce Trailhead makes product learning useful, easy, and fun for associations. Here’s how Salesforce Trailhead makes product learning useful, easy, and fun. That’s one of the many reasons Nimble AMS is built on the Salesforce platform: Salesforce makes product training fun and easy with Salesforce Trailhead.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Sure, there’s GivingTuesday and the standard year-end push, but limiting yourself to just those two events equates to missed opportunities. Now is the time to take a good look at your plans for the final months of the year and find a fun, unique fall fundraiser that will make you and your donors feel comfortable and supported.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

We’ve put together over 30 fun nonprofit fundraising ideas for you to spring into this season. For any of these ideas make sure you have the following technical elements: Event name, date, and details in an email/flyer/social post. Website or event page so people can find it. Way to accept donations or money from the event.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

If you get kids in on the fundraising fun, you have a great opportunity to teach them important values like leadership, responsibility, goal-setting, team building, and community engagement. Hosting a car wash is a classic fundraising event that’ll keep your community’s cars sparkling clean. Easy Fundraising Ideas for Kids.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

They made the decision to pivot to a different kind of event: an online brunch fundraiser based on the peer-to-peer model called A Toast to AuSM – and it’s one of our top crowdfunding and peer-to-peer website examples from 2021. Even though it was a first time event, they met and exceeded their goal of $25,000.

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Greater Giving

MAY 28, 2021

Their resiliency paid off with a boost in donations and valuable insight into how to take future fundraisers to the next level as a hybrid event. For seven years, BBBS hosted BIG Taste of Houston, a popular annual fundraiser that celebrated the local restaurant and bar scene. Big Brothers Big Sisters Houston.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Item security, accurate auction item descriptions, and even the way items are displayed can encourage increased bidding and confidence in your auction fundraising event. With that list, reach out to local businesses that carry the items that appeal to your desired audience. What is auction item management?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Here are a few tasks you might want to turn over to volunteers or recruit more volunteers for: Day-to-day office work or cleaning Door greeter roles Docent positions Event committee positions Event registration and ticketing Event set-up and clean-up In-kind donations collection Marketing and promotion tasks Fundraising tasks Teaching or tutoring.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 8, 2024

These include the Fair Labor Standards Act, OSHA requirements, social security policies, and all state and local regulations. It includes leading activities meant to build a positive workplace environment, like hosting fun events for your team to get to know each other or promoting work-life balance to help reduce burnout.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Gift cards Give your volunteers a gift card to their favorite local business or restaurant. This can be a fun way to engage your volunteers and remind them of a fun memory whenever they wear their masks! Event tickets You can give your volunteer free tickets to any sporting event, concert, or festival.

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Achieve

MAY 11, 2023

Host an employee appreciation event. Purchase a gift card for a popular local restaurant or retail store so your employees can treat themselves. Event tickets. People sometimes enjoy experiences more than physical gifts, which makes tickets to events such as concerts and sports games a great choice for an employee gift.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2012

With strong roots in prior national giving events and contests such as Twestival Local and America’s Giving Challenge , we wanted Twive to have the same fun spirit of those early ground-breaking giving events. We’ve seen this type of event before, but never in the U.S.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

With the holidays just around the corner, spirits are high, our sense of community is strong and people are on the hunt for fun, festive activities—especially when they’re for a good cause. Choose a local river or lake (get permission first, of course) and watch your daring supporters take the plunge. Polar plunge challenge.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

Simple volunteer jobs may include having someone help answer the phone or employing day-of event helpers to assist with handing out t-shirts or waters to 5k participants. Complex volunteer roles may call for more leadership, networking, and organizational duties, such as serving as a committee member or event chair. Don’t Force It.

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Pamela Grow

MAY 25, 2023

You may have to secure an event venue, recruit sponsors, and spin up a marketing strategy. But one of the most challenging aspects of peer-to-peer event planning is recruiting supporters who will act as volunteer fundraisers. Host a wrap-up event to celebrate your campaign’s success. Make it easy to join your campaign.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2012

event marketing management and social media marketing experience. Summer has officially ended and if your office is organizing a holiday party , it is time to start looking for an event planner. If you don’t have the budget for one or you are the event planner, you have your work cut out for you. She has six years of.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

Unlike a fun run or a 5K fundraiser, you don’t need to map out a racecourse or organize volunteers to man your event. Now that you’ve decided to host a read-a-thon, the first step in your planning process is to put together your event committee. How to host a read-a-thon fundraiser. Support your fundraisers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Audience size, breadth, and depth: If your organization has big lists, lots of traffic to your website or blog or social media pages, or big crowds at events, there are many ways to turn this into a donor benefit. Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? Do you have the news clippings of major events in your files?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 18, 2017

OpenAIR is an online event that provides mission-based organizations both with a new, professionally designed, accessible website that accommodates all visitors, and with expanded awareness about accessibility issues. The event is open to nonprofits, NGOs, charities, schools, and others. It's a lot of fun!

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OneCause

JANUARY 31, 2024

[Event-ebook-top] There are plenty of ways to raise money, but one of the most popular (and let’s face it: fun!) ways to bring in fundraising dollars and engage supporters is the time-tested fundraising event. If you’ve got event fundraising on the brain, you’ve come to the right post.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Many of our local meetup groups are also doing special events this month. And stay tuned for videos and more fun content coming at you this week. Or, if you''ve got an extra minute or two, nominate someone to receive an award. Peruse our list of 501 Tech Clubs and see what''s happening in a city near you.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

After years of staging events, you may feel like there’s nothing you haven’t covered, from art auctions to wine tastings to trivia nights. We’ve broken it down into traditional , seasonal , virtual , scholastic , kid-focused , and grown-ups-only events. Coming up with fresh fundraising ideas for nonprofits isn’t always easy.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Many of our local meetup groups are also doing special events this month. And stay tuned for videos and more fun content coming at you this week. Or, if you''ve got an extra minute or two, nominate someone to receive an award. Peruse our list of 501 Tech Clubs and see what''s happening in a city near you.

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