Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

In the modern fundraising world, creating an online fundraising strategy is essential to the success of your nonprofit. As the world continues to grapple with the ups and downs of COVID-19, it’s essential to meet your donors where they’re most comfortable, and that means coming up with inventive online fundraising ideas.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2011

SXSWcares , co-branded as SXSW4Japan, was a campaign that rallied the SXSW community to raise awareness and harness support for disaster relief. I caught up with Rob Wu, co-founder of CauseVox , the platform used to support this fundraising effort, to learn more about the process and campaign.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 5, 2024

CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity. This highlights an important maxim of donor-centered fundraising: You are not your donors. Marketing and fundraising are siloed, and neither can control what the other does. Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D.,

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

As the east coast continues cleaning up from Hurricane Sandy, those of us who have been in the industry a while can't help but reflect on what this means for the fundraising sector and think back to the lessons of Katrina. What portion of it may be attributed to the disaster-based fundraising?

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Qgiv

AUGUST 19, 2021

Last weekend, the island of Haiti was hit hard by not one, but two, natural disasters. The good news is that no matter how far you are from Haiti, you can still help those impacted by these disasters. Supporting nonprofits in their hurricane relief efforts helps tremendously with the relief effort. On August 14 th , a 7.2

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In the world of philanthropy, the coming year promises innovative corporate giving trends that can benefit both nonprofit fundraisers seeking support and corporations eager to make a meaningful societal impact. In recent years, companies have shifted from one-off annual giving campaigns to year-round CSR programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

ShelterBox USA had a very busy year, due to the sheer number of natural disasters that struck in 2017. They kept their followers informed on a per-disaster-basis through video shared on Facebook. “We They put around $200 to advertise their video to maximize its reach, given Hurricane Harvey’s prevalence on social media.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

These issues include climate-related disasters, diseases, poverty, and other problems that present major roadblocks to peace and prosperity. are fundraising or selling items to raise money (36%), preparing or distributing food (34%), collecting and distributing goods or clothing (26.5%), and mentoring youths (26%).

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 18, 2016

In the first part of this mobile fundraising series , we covered the basics, diving into the various forms of mobile fundraising and key terms that every mobile fundraiser should know. Now that you have that background, we’re moving on to part 2, which answers: Can mobile giving technology be used for more than just fundraising?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2015

The ALS Association found itself in the middle of a campaign they didn’t start. A campaign that raised awareness and donations for ALS to epic proportions. There was a shift in the way they work, they had to be more transparent, with everyday fundraisers reports on numbers and people who were doing the challenge.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 5, 2022

If you think this is another bit of click-bait list of fundraising ideas to do around Valentine’s Day, you’re half right. Let’s take a second to play a quick association game: Think about a natural disaster, such as a hurricane or an earthquake. Which group’s fundraising boxes come to mind? Americans spent around $18.2

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Based on Austin, Texas, I caught up with Connie to find how she is using Social Media raise money for victims of Hurricane Ike and other recent social media fundraising causes. In the 1980s I worked in direct mail fundraising for nonprofit organizations, then I shifted into the publishing industry in the 1990s. I'm a wordaholic.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So is it a back-to-school campaign? Was it an Easter campaign? Was it a disaster, an natural disaster that happened that brought them on and they always give to that particular topic or in that particular month when we talk about that topic? So if you’re a disaster response organization, this is a toughie.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 29, 2014

During my 4 years at both the local and national level, I worked on several disaster operations— from the house fire in the middle of the night to some of the most devastating hurricanes to ever hit the US. What does disaster fundraising have to do with ALS? Send a thank you video from the organization’s leadership.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2017

Episodic donors give to nonprofits in response to disasters and tragic events, viral campaigns, and in reaction to the latest headlines. The upside is that episodic donors can help boost fundraising performance , but the downside is that they tend to have poor donor retention rates. The internet empowers online giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 12, 2009

All elements of mobile marketing were utilized in this campaign: an SMS Blast, SMS Shortcode (a code word/number individuals can respond to), interactive voice response, banner advertising, a microsite and the Lead Capturing Zone that induced the call to action for individuals to apply for the scholarship. Cool Factor : Cost Effective.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

ServiceNation , a national campaign to increase service opportunities and elevate the importance of service in America, has received a $500,000 grant from Facebook as part of its expanded partnership. September is Preparedness Month: We know that September is usually a bad month for hurricanes and other natural disasters.

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