The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The Corporation for Supportive Housing in New York City announced Scott had donated $40 million and Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs in Atlanta received $10 million, both during September. It will advance LISC’s plans to connect underserved communities to the emerging green economy. The LISC gift was not a solo.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

20% GREEN: Urgency & Specificity Creating a sense of urgency through one-day campaigns or crisis-based appeals drove immediate donor action. Online Donations – St. Matching Gifts: Matching donations incentivize larger contributions and create a sense of urgency during the campaign window.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

How do you get your appeals in front of your Facebook audience despite the significant decline in organic reach and the resulting reduction in engagement caused by changes to the News Feed algorithm? After your web guru gives the green light, open up Ads Manager and create a new campaign. Now you’re all set to go live.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 25, 2022

In short, a strong message for fundraising gets you donations. . Choose each word carefully to get the result you want: donations. When people are bored, they tune out and stop donating, leaving your nonprofit in the dust. What Makes a Strong Message for Fundraising? . When you’re raising money, any old message won’t work.

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CauseVox

MARCH 17, 2025

A golf tournament fundraiser is not only a fantastic day out but also a powerful fundraising event that can drive significant donations, strengthen community connections, and build long-lasting partnerships with local businesses. Your event site is the hub where golfers register, sponsors get recognized, and donations roll in.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your numbers do not grow from month to month, then something is terribly wrong with your content strategy (posting/sharing/sending the wrong content) and fundraising campaigns (not publishing an e-newsletter or using the wrong “Donate Now” service). Online Donations. Under the green row, add your fundraising metrics.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2010

My guess would be either MySpace, YouTube, or Facebook Causes. On Facebook, we’ve had some great success with Facebook Causes generating donations and our Facebook Fan Page driving traffic to our stories on nature.org. I’d love for people to check out our last social media campaign called Green Gift Monday.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 30, 2017

But one of the easiest things you can check off your to-do list is perfecting your donation page. The reality is, an organization’s donation page is often its own greatest enemy. Holocaust Memorial Museum has a clean and effective donation page and does something incredibly powerful—it tells a story. The good news?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

It’s important to understand both the tasks that someone needs to do on a site—for example, donate, find resources—and the mindset they are in when visiting your site. Most people probably have never thought about donating their brains to science. There are some websites that try to break these trends, but this can cause confusion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Today, if you go through the green gate at Tumaini Children’s Home in Nyeri, Kenya and make a left at the matron’s office, you will find the labor of my love of literacy. Here is my story: During the year I lived in the orphanage, I had requested many donated things for the orphanage. Guest Post by Claire Williams, Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your numbers do not grow from month to month, then something is terribly wrong with your content strategy (posting/sharing/sending the wrong content) and fundraising campaigns (not publishing an e-newsletter or using the wrong “Donate Now” service). Online Donations. Under the green row, add your fundraising metrics.

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2011

The conversation focused largely on the Causes platform itself, along with the editorial and community features built-in to help nonprofits engage donors. With over 150 million installs, Causes is one of the largest apps on Facebook. An Example of Causes: Birthday Wish. Every Cause Is a Community. Singularity of focus.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Get more greens. You can take it, but you have to find a cause that is making progress and remind yourself that it is getting better. Making periodic small donations to nonprofits and causes you care about helps too. And don’t you dare bring it with you on your vacation! Take time for lunch. Enjoy your lunch.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 10, 2009

." Click For a Cause | Conduit – Conduit's Gives 2010 project offers $3.6 We are now putting that experience to work with Click for a Cause to help struggling non-profits to engage and energize their communities in order to increase participation and ignite fundraising efforts during this difficult economic time."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 19, 2007

Causes has a leader board where it shows who recruited the most people, who donated the most, and who got the most donations. Hello, Joe Green , what's up with that? If someone is working hard for your cause (even if someone else is working harder) we'd never tell them - you efforts aren't appreciated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2008

I routinely bookmark and comment on environmental news, green blogs, and stories about sustainability and alternative energy technology. All this traffic came to our brand-spanking new Everyday Environmentalist feature, which helps people learn simple ways that they can be more green. and Cisco.com, and also caused ???spillover???

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 25, 2023

And, with donations declining across the board for the first time in five years, organizations need to pay attention to the concerns of their donors now more than ever. Read on for our explanation of how silent auction software can help your nonprofit go green with successful, sustainable fundraisers. It’s a win-win!

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Restaurants were initially encouraged to offset a portion of their emissions by donating 1% of sales to carbon farming. Rodales skill at inventing creative ways to win over stubborn farmers is now coming in handy as it furthers the burgeoning new cause of regenerative agriculture.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Whether it’s the donate page on your website or the landing page for a fundraising campaign, design matters. Good design can encourage your website visitors to learn more and take action to support your cause. At worst, poor design can mean you lose donations. ” – Richard Grefé. Begin with strong branding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2009

There have the been the well discussed successes like DonorsChoose and Lil Green Patch. And the many, many hyper local and niche causes that touch the lives of their online communities not by the millions, but by the hundreds or thousands everyday. There are the ongoing efforts to fight Swine Flu, or new successes like LiveStrong.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

2) Spreading Person to Person Asks : This approach uses twitter and encourages people to ask their friends through Twitter to donate to a charity and spread the ask to their friends. All you had to do was click and play a word game, and that leveraged a food donation to fight hunger. For each click, 10 grains of rice is donated.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 23, 2024

Whether it’s a small community affair or a bigger, more widespread initiative, your organization can boost donations in a short time frame any time throughout the year. Creating an attractive, informative site is the first step in exciting supporters to rally behind your cause. FAQ Page: Ever had burning questions about a cause?

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2023

Support, volunteer, and donate to nonprofits Nonprofits that serve the LGBTQIA+ community are always in need of support year-round, but a great way to celebrate Pride Month is to volunteer and donate to these nonprofits. Donate to support their cause here. Donate on their website to support their mission.

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

Each year, individuals worldwide take the opportunity to do better for our planet with actions such as planting trees, cleaning local communities, and raising awareness for environmental causes through peer-to-peer fundraising pages. Volkswagen, GM, Amazon, and the USPS pledged a commitment to green vehicles. Connect with WildAid: .

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 10, 2023

It will allow you to more effectively communicate with constituents, earn more donations and pledges, and can even help you manage your events and volunteers. With Neon CRM, you can manage your donors, members, fundraising, email campaigns, donation pages, events,, volunteers, grants, and reporting all in one easy-to-use platform.

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

Nonprofits around the globe are using online games not to only educate the public, but to get donations and supporters – and even help find cures for diseases. How can nonprofits use game elements to promote their cause? Personality quizzes that help educate people about your cause. Purpose: Bringing the cause to life.

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OneCause

DECEMBER 4, 2024

[Golf-ebook-top] Any golf tournament fundraiser presents countless opportunities to bring in additional donations per golfer. Use this as a chance to educate supporters on your cause! For example, a sleeve of golf balls ( donated by Golf Smiths & Sons ) ortheir names and photos on your website. #3

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

A personal challenge typically issued as statement like "if we make our goal, I'll do or donate xyz" can also energize your campaign. I did this for my recent birthday campaign , using the Facebook Causes matching challenge that if our cause raised $5,200, I'd donate ten times my age or $520. Donate Airline Miles.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

If you know you have a supporter base that are planning to give up drinks, treats, or Starbucks, challenge them to donate what they would spend on those weekly cocktails or daily croissants to your cause. Donate on Her Behalf (March 8). Patrick’s Day Green (March 17). Cereal-for-Dinner Dinner Party (March 7).

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 27, 2010

I've posted some do good Mother's Day gift and donation ideas below, as a continuation of last year's Mother's Day Donation Ideas post. Donations If you make a donation to Women for Women International in honor of your mom, they will send her a Mother's Day card, or e-card.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 23, 2023

In times of crisis, donations surge : Don’t be afraid to ask for support this year. Tens of millions of donors in the United States supported their favorite causes last year, with a whopping 20 million donating money on GivingTuesday. gave money, 20% donated goods, and 18% volunteered. Don’t be discouraged!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

One particular quote jumped out at me, "The Facebook generation wears their causes like the way they wear their favorite fashion." This month's fashion statement is gray and green to match the colors of Creative Commons logo. If your an organization, how will you inspire evangelists for your cause? But that's not all.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 8, 2022

Apart from raising emergency funds, many nonprofits rely on #GivingTuesday and end-of-year giving to generate the bulk of their individual donations. You won’t have to worry about cutting through the noise of competing causes during the crowded EOY giving season. Consider Cause Days to Kickoff Your Fundraiser.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2022

By broadening your definition of the Season of Giving, your nonprofit creates an opportunity for more meaningful connections with all your constituents, showcasing your support of ethnic traditions while asking for support of your cause. For instance, have you considered including winter solstice celebrations in your holiday gift appeal?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

This morning the Washington Post published an article titled " To Nonprofits Seeking Cash, Facebook App Isn't So Green: Though Popular, 'Causes' Ineffective for Fundraising." Proclaiming that fundraising using Facebook Causes was a failure based on a calculation of dollars per donor. . If you do the math, that's $41 per donor.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 8, 2021

Clearly indicate how to get in touch with you, how to make a donation, or how to become a sponsor. Potential donors are more likely to get involved in your work if they know exactly where the donation would go, and see that you have produced measurable results in the past to prove you can achieve what you set out to do.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2024

Hosting a gala is a fantastic way to raise funds for your cause, but it’s the entertainment that truly makes it memorable. These events create a sense of community by bringing people together around a shared cause to support, often inspiring your attendees to give generously.

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