Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 14, 2019

Peer-to-peer campaigns and events are such an effective way to extend your fundraising reach that many nonprofits today consider them a key part of the fundraising mix. But, what do you do if your peer-to-peer fundraising results aren’t what they used to be, or aren’t as remarkable as you’d like? Revisit the basics.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 8, 2025

Your fundraising campaign page is more than just a digital placeholder its the heart of your mission online. With a few strategic tweaks and thoughtful design choices, you can turn your campaign page into a powerhouse of donor engagement. Here are 7 ways to maximize the results of your fundraising campaign page: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 24, 2020

Customized for small nonprofits on a limited budget, this webinar will highlight current trends in online fundraising. It’s crucial that your nonprofit knows the basics of launching and maintaining successful online fundraising campaigns as well as knowledge about emerging online fundraising trends in order to prepare for the future.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Quick Definition Online fundraising is the process of raising donations for a cause, project, or organization through digital platforms such as websites, social media apps, and email campaigns. In this article, we will cover online fundraising methods, tools, and some quick tips to get your nonprofit started!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Cell phone photos and videos often perform better than professional-quality images because they feel more relatable. After fundraising or community events, communicate results clearly. Update on ongoing campaigns. Prioritize authenticity over perfection. Audiences want to see the real, unpolished side of the organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2025

You order coffee ahead through a mobile app, check out quickly online, and tap your phone for nearly everything. Remarkably, fewer than 3% of fundraisers prioritize seamless payment methods like PayPal, Venmo, or Apple Payeven though nearly a quarter of donors prefer exactly these options. Think about your daily habits. Just by asking.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 10, 2024

I was meeting with my friends from Allies Against Slavery the other day to share fundraising ideas when someone said they’d received 147 text messages in just two days about the election. Your phone, email, and mailbox might be blowing up, too. There’s no correlation whatsoever around elections hurting fundraising. You matter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

By Denise Dunbar , a Digital Fundraising Strategist at MobileCause , where she helps nonprofits accelerate their fundraising and engagement efforts through giving and marketing strategies. In fact, according to the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report , 33% of donors give tribute gifts to family and friends.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

End of year is the most lucrative, high-stakes fundraising there is. A solid year-end fundraising plan can help! I’m here with an end-of-year timeline and fundraising communications calendar to make end-of-year fundraising as easy as pie. Just follow my timeline below to create your year-end fundraising plan!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

By Emily Rose Patz , Senior Copywriter at DonorPerfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. There is a fundraising software that will help your staff manage fundraising campaigns and donor data efficiently and engage and grow your donor base. 2) Training.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 2, 2021

By Emily Rose Patz , Senior Copywriter at DonorPerfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. By harnessing the convenience of the mobile phones donors use daily, you can transform your virtual fundraising events into engaging, revenue-boosting opportunities. 2) Seek out volunteers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 22, 2020

By Christy Noel , Vice President of Digital Fundraising Services at MobileCause. In the new world of social distancing and limited in-person gatherings, nonprofits everywhere are embracing virtual fundraising events and campaigns. Wondering what to say and do during your virtual fundraising event?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 30, 2019

Fundraiser for: Wildlife SOS (Donation Optional). And given the inherent social nature of #GivingTuesday, it’s the perfect opportunity for nonprofit’s to use online fundraising tools in order to leverage all of the social fundraising opportunities that come with them. Presented by: Gary Wohlfeill.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Fundraiser for: Wildlife SOS (Donation Optional). Customized for small nonprofits on a limited budget, this webinar will highlight current trends in online fundraising. Topics include: • What to look for in an online fundraising platform. • How to launch a crowdfunding campaign. • Date: March 12, 2019.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Each year Heather Mansfield of Nonprofit Tech for Good presents a free webinar featuring the top ten digital marketing and fundraising trends to prioritize in the following year. This year’s webinar, 10 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Trends to Prioritize in 2023 , was presented on December 7.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Seasoned fundraisers are well aware that fundraising involves a lot more than simply asking for donations. A fundraising calendar can help you streamline this process so you can raise more with less effort. Managing your fundraising efforts can be difficult, especially if you are working on a team.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 23, 2021

By Sarah Baker , a Digital Fundraising Strategist at MobileCause , where she helps nonprofits accelerate their fundraising and engagement efforts through giving and marketing strategies. For the past year, virtual events have come to the rescue in helping nonprofits continue to fundraise during the pandemic.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

While ChatGPT may be all the buzz, have you considered how it and other artificial intelligence tools could enhance your fundraising efforts ? For nonprofits, it’s proving to be a valuable resource for writing communications, deepening engagement with supporters, and fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

GoFundMe Charity will discuss how to run a successful crowdfunding campaign, share their experience in peer-to-peer fundraising, and discuss current fundraising trends in the nonprofit sector. Additional topics include: How to increase the reach of your crowdfunding campaigns through multi-channel marketing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

In today’s fundraising sector, technology is vital. AI is becoming increasingly important in fundraising. Traditionally, fundraising has relied on old methods. These include direct mail, phone calls and messages, and in-person solicitations. They let organizations use data to improve their fundraising.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 14, 2025

But if youre a fundraiser for a nonprofit organization or school in the midst of an unfolding disaster, you can do more than raise money. Recovery campaigns will follow. It is one of the most meaningful contributions a fundraiser can make in the days or weeks before your community begins the process of rebuilding.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2019

How messaging can heighten fundraising events and cultivate fun, meaningful moments for guests. Examples you can incorporate into your own communication and fundraising plans. How Virginia Tech uses mobile messaging in their campaigns and the results. <<

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Last week, we started a three article series on year-end fundraising. In our next post , we’ll go over a step-by-step plan for maximizing your year-end fundraising. The 5 Rules for Supercharged Year-End Fundraising. Many non-profits make the mistake of trying to use gimmicks during year-end fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

To meet this surge and move their mission forward, nonprofits must decide – and decide quickly – the best way to continue their fundraising efforts in a contactless way. As nonprofits navigate a new fundraising landscape that has completely changed in just a few short months, one tactic that is gaining momentum is hosting an online auction.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2020

As a nonprofit, there are certain ways you can encourage your donors to use their phones for good. According to The Guardian , people are spending an average of three hours and 15 minutes on their phone per day. 2) Donate to a charity fundraiser or start one of your own. By Kaley Aposporos , Content Writer at GoFundMe Charity.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

But along with wider support, online fundraising brings increased fundraising registration and reporting requirements. Trust is key to success in online fundraising. Learn about charitable solicitation registration and reporting, licensing for special fundraising activities, and the positive impact of compliance.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 9, 2020

In addition to covering best practices, additional topics include: Increase your crowdfunding campaigns through multi-channel marketing. How to increase engagement with event fundraising. We will show how your nonprofit can leverage the trend of crowdfunding to increase donations and awareness for your cause.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 24, 2022

When it comes to online fundraising for nonprofits, a sweepstakes is one of the best options for engaging and activating individual donors. TapKat is an online fundraising platform that makes it easy and affordable for nonprofits to create, manage, and run sweepstakes fundraisers. 1) Choose a Great Sweepstakes Prize.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Every non-profit fundraiser is different. And that’s ok – every non-profit is different, each with their own unique development needs… thus, there’s room for almost every type of fundraiser imaginable. They Pick Up the Phone. Every highly effective fundraiser I have ever met used the telephone as a primary fundraising tool.

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2025

Maybe this shouldnt come as a surprise: Our post-pandemic world is full of social, governmental, and economic concerns that have an impact on our outreach and fundraising work. Take Sarah, a fundraiser friend of mine who works for a nonprofit that provides critical services to adults with developmental disabilities. Whomp whomp.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Emails, social media posts, direct mail, phone calls — there are so many ways to reach donors. However, text messaging has emerged as an effective way to make a big impact for your next fundraising campaign.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2024

While organizations have mainly used basic SMS for communications and fundraising, the explosion of smartphone technology and the proliferation of messaging apps have to diversify their approach to supporter engagement. Predictive analytics for targeted campaigns: AI can predict future supporter behaviors by analyzing past actions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

#GivingTuesday 2020 is December 1 and below are important data about GivingTuesday donors to help your nonprofit create a successful campaign. 8) 47% donate to crowdfunding campaigns that benefit NPOs, NGOs, and charities. 9) 21% create online peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns that benefit NPOs, NGOs, and charities.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

According to the M+R Benchmarks report , fundraising mobile messages generate an average of $92 in revenue for every 1,000 messages sent. Chances are, if youre a nonprofit professional, youre curious about how mobile giving can improve your nonprofits fundraising efforts. Take stock of your fundraising programs.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Charity events are a popular form of fundraising. To help you ensure that your fundraising event is a winner, here are ten major components that you must incorporate into your event plan, regardless of the specific fundraising event ideas you use: 1. Here are a few questions: Is this truly a fundraising event?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2023

By Shay Lessman , Content Writer and Editor for Qgiv — an online fundraising platform empowering 20,000+ nonprofit fundraisers to raise money for their causes while keeping costs low. You can use outbound text messages to inform donors about upcoming fundraising events and campaigns. The sky’s the limit!

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