Achieve

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Keep in mind the important holidays and celebrations that occur during the end of the year, then build out. For example, you can build your year-end fundraising celebrations around: . Host a costume party or another Halloween celebration to encourage community members to get involved. your marketing strategy. Thanksgiving.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Although #GivingTuesday is celebrated on November 27th, organizations are encouraged to start preparing at least one month ahead. ? Host a contest or giveaway on your social platforms to gain traction and increase engagement. Mark your calendars! We are proud to be a part of this global celebration!”. How will you give?”.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 31, 2021

What started in 2012 has exploded into the biggest giving day of the year, inspiring hundreds of millions of people worldwide to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. Start planning your communications calendar now. #GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement that promotes community engagement and giving back.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Here’s a list of spring fundraising ideas to help you celebrate the season with your supporters: Spring fundraising ideas 1. Tree planting Earth Day is in April, and you can launch a tree planting campaign to celebrate with your community. Bake sale Bake sales are always a delightful way to raise funds for your organization.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

The contestants on The Great British Baking Show manage to get it right with impressive frequency. Another way to structure a plan is in a calendar format. I like to start with a plan broken down by buckets and then break that bucket-driven plan out into a color-coded calendar, so I know exactly what I need to do every month.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

SpringFundraising idea Number 2: Celebrate National Cereal Day with a pajama party for good. The Persian New Year coincides with the March equinox and is celebrated around the world (including the 1 million Iranian-Americans living in the United States). Celebrate National BBQ Month in May with a BBQ for your cause.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

It’s the perfect way to celebrate Pride Month in the US for LGBTQIA-focused organizations — the Charleston-based We Are Family hosted one last year to fund its new drop-in center. Or host a rib, pie, or hot dog eating contest and have your own tip jars for people to support their favorite competitors in the form of donations.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Volunteer appreciation gifts help show volunteers that your organization celebrates their hard work and recognizes their efforts. You can host a contest for your volunteers to come up with designs for their blankets. A calendar There are many different kinds of calendars. Volunteers can vote for their favorite option.

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The Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Festive Fundraising: 10 Inspiring Ideas to Spread Joy and Generosity ‘Tis the season to give, create, and celebrate the goodness within all of us! Introduction The holiday season holds a special place, not just on our calendars, but also in our hearts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Here's a few ideas to help make charitable giving get on your calendar each month for 2009. For my 50th birthday, I held a 50th Birthday Card Photo Remix Contest on flickr and donated $50 the winner's favorite charity. What about a gift in their honor to celebrate the special day. April: We celebrate Earth Day this month.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

What started in 2012 has exploded into the biggest giving day of the year, inspiring hundreds of millions of people worldwide to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. Start planning your communications calendar now. In 2020 approximately 34.8 million people worldwide participated in Giving Tuesday and $2.47

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

You might even offer a small branded item, like a t-shirt or calendar for the coming year, to motivate your supporters to give. As we mentioned before, it can be difficult for your supporters to find time for a big Giving Tuesday event if it isn’t on their holiday season calendar. Who shares your contests? Plan a trivia night.

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Classy

JUNE 1, 2021

Each event you host provides you with treasure troves of new content opportunities to build your social content calendar. Keep the momentum going and host a surprise giveaway across social media with your sponsor by encouraging your community to engage in photo contests. Create a highlight reel.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

During a school event like a carnival or back-to-school celebration, run a booth where students can pay to have the opportunity to pie the principal in the face or dunk their teachers in a dunk tank. Costume contest. If it’s getting close to Halloween, take costumes to the next level with a peer-to-peer costume contest.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

We used calendar meetings to remind promoters. When we asked people to mention us online, we sent them a calendar invite as a reminder. Celebrate big donations or interesting blogs. This was a neat trick. or in our case, “someone just bought the country a round.”) Keep people updated. Appeal to their inner lemming.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Your alumni post on Facebook, addictively scroll through Instagram and celebrate their marriages with custom hashtags; having a social strategy for homecoming helps you find them where they are. Run contests to encourage people to share pictures or publish posts. And you’ve probably already got one. Feature Online-Only Content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Tourism Campaigns or celebrate a place or county or state. Examples include Creative Commons Swag Contest and Fight Hunger Video Contest. Calendar: Google Calendar. Fundraising presentations. Photo Sharing around an organization's programs/mission - Global and National Youth Day. Fundraising Campaign - Street Kids.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Connections: Relationships to lawmakers, celebrities, newsrooms. For events, ongoing series, or recurring celebrations online, consider the following options for publicity: 1. Swag or merch: calendars, printables, planners, notebooks. Offer surprise drawings and contests during the year. It is seen as wasteful overhead.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 26, 2021

I’m going to also recommend you count gifts by a donor within a fiscal or calendar year towards their total giving that year. I’ve had donors routinely give $100 as tribute gifts every time a friend dies or when they celebrate a birthday or anniversary. Remember, from your donor’s perspective, all donations count.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Before you create your annual campaign calendar or set fundraising goals, make sure you take time to assess, assess, assess. Develop a calendar of fundraising initiatives when your colleagues will not be overly distracted, inundated or adjusting to significant change. If you aren’t able to get things done formally, go informal.

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