CauseVox

DECEMBER 2, 2024

By now, GivingTuesday has become a fixture on nonprofit calendars, inspiring generosity worldwide. Think back on what made the day successful—was it the heartfelt story shared on social media, the surge of donations from a matching gift, or the high open rate on a well-crafted email appeal ? But data only tells part of the story.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Soon, we’ll spend our days purchasing holiday gifts for loved ones, baking, and gearing up for visits from family and friends. Aside from the normal holiday hullabaloo, you’re also busy planning fundraisers and engagement opportunities to round out your organization’s calendar year. This year-end, spice it up with a phone-a-thon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

There is no better tool for doing this than the LightBox Collaborative 5th Annual Editorial Calendar. Take Charge of Your Communications with LightBox Collaborative’s 2015 Editorial Calendar – guest post by LightBox Collaborative Amanda Cooper. LightBox Collaborative is very proud to present our 5th Annual Editorial Calendar.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

your fundraising calendar for 2016. Calendar year end. Local giving day. Normally there are two easy milestones built into the year – the calendar year end and your organization’s fiscal year end, which is hopefully sometime around the summer. Ask your supporters for noncash gifts of value. Fiscal year end.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

World Water Day is the best know cause awareness day for online fundraising success and # GivingTuesday is the most successful giving day fundraising campaign at $168 million raised in 2016 (700,000 online donors, average gift of $107 USD, 1.3 The United States has Give Local America Day (May 1, 2018). 68 million was raised in 2015.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events. The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar is ready for upload right into your Google or Outlook Calendar with a single click. State/Local.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Giving your volunteers appreciation gifts is a great way to show gratitude and goes a long way toward creating an environment that your volunteers want to continue being a part of. In this guide, we’ve compiled a list of some top volunteer appreciation gift ideas and why they are beneficial for your organization.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 15, 2024

For many nonprofits, a live or silent auction is the pinnacle of their fundraising event calendar. Or, if one of your volunteers works at a local museum, have them ask their boss about contributing an annual museum membership as an auction prize.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

If you loved our 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2018 calendar! Throughout the year we'll be updating this calendar with even more conferences, updated ticket prices, and event hashtags. Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar 2018. State/Local / #DCNP2018 / @DMANF.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Do you think a donor wants to be asked for a capital gift in April, a bequest gift in July, and an annual gift in November – all in the same calendar year? Asking hinges on which department gets credit for securing the gift. Give them credit, and gratitude, for the largest gift you can. No, they don’t.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 3, 2024

You can also reach out to the gift-givers in the crowd! Gift memberships are perfect for hard-to-shop-for people. As you gear up for end-of-year fundraising, consider offering your membership as a gift. Consider a gift for either a one-day pass or a year-long membership.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 4, 2009

So, before you dive into your holiday gift shopping, remember that the "gifts that give back" the most are the ones given with love, no matter what they are. When I wrote my first 10 Holiday Gifts that Give Back post in 2007, there weren't many posts like it. This year, there are TONS. OK, here are the lists.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 24, 2024

She has expanded our outreach in social media and in our local communities bringing our organization out there to more people but also bringing people into our organization. And there was a local giving day here in our area that we participated in for the first time this year. Our fundraising world has just expanded. That is key.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 14, 2020

We’ve reached the final few days before the holidays, and in the interest of getting gifts delivered on time — and not paying handsomely for shipping — you should be wrapping up your shopping as soon as you can. In select areas, 12PM local time on December 24th is the cutoff for same-day delivery. Shipping gifts yourself?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 10, 2025

Contact information for your volunteer coordinator A link to your volunteer calendar or registration platform Additionally, leave plenty of time for questions at the end of each session to answer remaining inquiries from prospective volunteers. Keep your volunteer calendar updated with current open positions. Social media channels.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 25, 2021

His leadership was recognized locally and nationally, and honored with awards from the Better Business Bureau for Ethics and the Louisville Urban League for championing diversity. tnpadmin 2021-08-17T11:56:20-04:00 3 Keys to Setting Up Your Fundraising Calendar for Success EXPLORE OUR RESOURCES Courses Podcasts Webinars Papers Guides.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 13, 2024

— Need Quick DAF Advice Dear Need Quick DAF Advice, Ive long been advocating for a special fundraising strategy targeting new and ongoing gifts from philanthropists whove established a philanthropic piggy bank in the form of a donor-advised fund (DAF). Last year you generously made a gift through your Donor-Advised Fund thank you!

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

If you can find 10 good grant leads — we can usually find at least 10 hot leads when we do grant research for our clients—then you can fill your grant calendar and keep your grant pipeline full all year long. Set up a table at community events, your local farmer’s market, and festivals. Create a calendar of Asks.

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The Verge

MAY 17, 2021

Most countries outside of the US will be getting lower prices that will be localized to their specific country, starting with Turkey and Mexico on May 20th. Twitch plans to bring localized pricing to “most countries in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe starting in Q3 2021,” according to Twitch’s blog.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

But the bigger takeaway here is that February 14 is possibly the biggest untapped day of giving on the calendar. billion on gift-giving, flowers, and chocolate on Valentine’s Day 2017. Toys for Tots does an amazing job of capitalizing on the toy purchasing to give deserving kids gifts. Partner with a Local Florist.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

One of the best ways to recognize their generosity is with unique gifts for donors. Donor recognition, often through thoughtful and personalized gifts, can also be an important part of stewarding those relationships. What is considered a major gift donation? Nonprofits come in all shapes and sizes, and so do major donors.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 8, 2024

These gifts are usually goods or services and can be extremely beneficial. Understand the Benefits of In-Kind Gifts Before you can establish how you’ll acquire more in-kind gifts through social media, you must first understand the benefits of in-kind gifts for both yourself and your supporters. Improved efficiency.

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Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2022

For instance, you might explain that a $100 gift can purchase supplies for 10 shelter dogs, or a monthly $20 donation helps keep your children’s after-school program running. Local news/radio. Matching gift database tool to follow up with match-eligible donors and encourage them to submit matching gifts through their employers.

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sgEngage

APRIL 3, 2023

Nonprofits tend to bring in the most donations at the end of the calendar year and experience a lull during the summer, but passive fundraising is effective no matter what month it is. When deciding which restaurants to form a partnership with, your nonprofit generally has two options: Contact a locally owned restaurant.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

I watched my numbers very carefully that year and was thrilled when all my best donors sent in their gifts. I remember ONE corporate donor who didn’t make his usual $10,000 gift to us and instead sent his charitable giving to New York. Since I had money coming in from so many sources, we hardly missed that single gift.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 3, 2025

Download Our Free Fundraising Plan & Calendar Template: Why Do You Need a Fundraising Strategy? They can be local celebrities, board members, or politicians eager to advocate for your cause. Download your free nonprofit fundraising and calendar plan here. Keep your fundraising calendar on hand at every development meeting.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 28, 2020

If you’re lucky enough to have unwrapped a new iPhone as a holiday gift this year, you’ll probably want to install some new apps on it. Apple’s default Calendar is fine for basic tasks, but if you want something a little more powerful, get Fantastical. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. Fantastical. Fantastical.

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Whole Whale

JULY 10, 2021

Create a PUBLIC calendar invite. Create a public calendar invite on Google (and others) to remind your audience to take action on Giving Tuesday. This will give you a way to give an early action that will then show up on their calendar, phones, and even e-watches, increasing the chances people will act! Check your reputation.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The CauseVox 2023 Giving Study found that among the younger generations, 76% said that social media influences their decision to make a charitable gift. Potential corporate or major donor gift sponsors/matches. GivingTuesday has historically been famous for engaging audiences on social media.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2022

A pool of planned and major gift prospects. You can conduct prospect research within your monthly donor pool to identify planned and major gift prospects. Monthly donors can feel more fulfilled knowing that their donations can lead to a greater cumulative impact than a one-time gift. Higher donor lifetime value. Your website.

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Classy

JULY 28, 2021

Classy allows you to provide four recommended gift size options on your campaign pages, as well as the option to include a prefilled donation amount. You can use these to send custom donation pages with tailored gift sizes and recommendations to different cohorts of donors. However, your supporters are increasingly on the go.,

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Despite increasing commercialism, the holidays traditionally get people thinking about ways they can give—whether they’re wrapping gifts for loved ones or donating time and money to a cause they care about. You can, however, join your local Giving Tuesday movement to localize your efforts. Team up with local news.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

We have our clients use a calendar so they can color code their Asks, Warm Touches, and Communications to make sure donors aren’t being overasked. Give Families the Gift of a Place to Call Home. Many supporters will check out your organization online before making a gift. Pitch a story to your local news. But start early!

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Major Gifts – If you’re a nonprofit major gift officer, then Fundwriter can help you write great donor-facing content like prospect outreach emails and meeting follow-ups. Gift Proposal Outline Outline sections to include in a proposal for a grant or major gift based on the project and funder’s areas of interest.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 6, 2023

This widget will show you the number of new, retained, reactivated, and lapsed donors during the calendar year. For a more detailed look at your statistics, you can add the donor retention statistics widget , which will show you the same categories of donors during a calendar or fiscal year, plus the total revenue from each.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 28, 2022

Your nonprofit’s future will look less daunting if you project your fundraising revenue while you’re planning your year, including mapping out what you plan to do in each program and calendaring all your marketing and fundraising activities. . Adding another event to the calendar can, on paper, make your numbers work for next year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

It helps the donor make a decision about to give your organization and it gives you an opportunity to tie to your mini-goals so donors can see the tangible impact of their gift. For example, when I was raised money for a beach/ocean conservation project for Surfrider Foundation in memory of my father. And everyday until…. Until one day….

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