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Event Fundraising Contests That Will Blow Your Mind!!

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We’ve touched on task-based event fundraising contest here before, but because this way of motivating your supporters is so effective we thought it was time to0 revisit the topic in more details. If we create contests to encourage these behaviors in all fundraisers, it can help raise incremental revenue. Belong to a team.

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The #1 Way to Raise More Money Through Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Events

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Superstar fundraisers respond differently than those who raise the minimum. Komen Global Race for the Cure was able to increase their average amount raised per fundraiser and overall amount fundraising (despite fewer participants). Fundraisers raised an average of $32 more in 2010. Include reminders about deadlines and contests.

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Rally More Support for Your Cause: 3 Simple Ways to Add New Event Participants

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A recent survey of six national nonprofits found multi-year team captains raise two to three times more than new team captains and retain about 86 percent of their prior year’s revenue. Nowadays, teams can raise over $100,000 annually. Create team-specific communications and contests. Promote your cause, then the activity.

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Turning Low-dollar Fundraisers Into Money Raising Superstars

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Have you ever thought to yourself, “ hummm, I wish I could turn my non-fundraising participants or low-dollar fundraisers into money raising superstars! ”? Include a sample email and talk about the impact of gifts ( Did you know just raising $25 can provide sick kids with a toy this holiday?). Reconnect participants to your cause.

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How Online Fundraising, Gamification and Social Media Helped Raise over $2 Million Dollars in One Day

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Most nonprofits need to raise money to survive. Giving Day’s) like those held in Minnesota, Colorado, Pittsburgh, Ohio and Texas have raised tens of millions of dollars and generated significant publicity for their nonprofit communities. 1,886,434 dollars raised. It’s a day-to-day fact of life. One-day fundraising events (i.e.

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Should We Just Blow Up Nonprofit "Vote for Me" Social Good Contests ?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Today, I stumbled across another reason why I'd like to blow up online contests that use "vote for me" or popularity to make funding decisions. If a contest or program does not lead with social outcomes and if big money is thrown on the table, it encourages social innovation of another kind. I initially thought it was a good idea.

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8 Online Social Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That’s why when nonprofits encourage the act of social fundraising, they not only empower supporters to share their love of the cause, but they also leverage their vast personal networks to grow in so many ways. General awareness: The more people see, learn, and hear about your cause, the more informed they will become.