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AmFund’s Best and Worst Dates for Special Event Fundraising

DipJar

It means that there is a lot of local competition that you need to be aware of at all times when you are picking out your event dates. You don’t want to end up competing with another local event on the same exact evening. And don’t forget about hurricane season! Stay Away From Big Sporting Events. People love their football!

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13+ Lovely Valentine’s Day Fundraising Ideas and Strategies for 2022

Whole Whale

But the bigger takeaway here is that February 14 is possibly the biggest untapped day of giving on the calendar. Let’s take a second to play a quick association game: Think about a natural disaster, such as a hurricane or an earthquake. Partner with a Local Florist. Americans spent around $18.2 billion ( NRF 2017 Survey ).

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Why You Need Diversified Fundraising For Your Small Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

It’s normal to feel pangs of fear every time a big event happens – hurricanes, earthquakes, war, global humanitarian crises – taking away some of your donors’ attention. Do your research to find flaming hot opportunities and create a deadline calendar so you know what to apply for and when. Get 10 grants. Create a plan and work it.

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An Amazing NpTech Social Media Link Buffet: Take Your Pick!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Twestival Local Weekend : Last February, Twestival raised over $250,000 for charity:water on Twitter on February 13th with more 200 cities sponsoring local tweet, meet, and give parties. September is Preparedness Month: We know that September is usually a bad month for hurricanes and other natural disasters.

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This is what your life will be like when the world hits a dangerous climate tipping point

Fast Company Tech

Weve already experienced the first full calendar year beyond this threshold, with last years global average temperature being 1.6 According to the World Resources Institute , As occasional reports arise of locally acquired malaria in Europe and the U.S., Flooding from extreme storms like hurricanes will also become more frequent.

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Why Celebrity iCloud Hacking Should Matter to Your Nonprofit

Tech Soup

No doubt that's a simplistic view of a complicated process, but what really concerns me is the perpetrators were able to access text messages, calendars, address books, phone call logs, real-time GPS of where people were at any given time, and any other data that was saved or backed up to the cloud. How to Protect Your Data.

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's a few ideas to help make charitable giving get on your calendar each month for 2009. For example, Mizfit is donated a dime per comment to a local women's shelter. It's also one of the worse months for hurricanes and the Red Cross has made it easy to give a donation with your cell phone through its text 2 give program.

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