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How to Host a Read-a-thon Fundraiser

Qgiv

And that’s not to mention the hassle that sometimes comes with trying to get young children excited about reading. They can either collect regular donations or pledges from family and friends based on the number of pages or books they read on their personal fundraising pages at the conclusion of the read-a-thon.

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15+ Exciting Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Ideas for Your BBBS Agency

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Big Brothers Big Sisters As an organization dedicated to mentoring children, Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) exemplifies how successful peer-to-peer campaigns can be for fundraising. Supporters can pledge to donate per basket made or provide a one-time donation to the participant of their choice.

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Family Volunteering – All Together Now!

VQ Strategies

November 20, 2021 is Family Volunteer Day – a global day of service that celebrates the power of families who work together to support their communities and neighborhoods. For generations, parents and their children have responded to the needs of neighbors, organizations, and their community by rolling up their sleeves and working together.

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Modifying P2P Campaigns When Participants Crave Social Connection

Connection Cafe

Combine children being out of school and people working from home or being out of work with a fervent global curiosity, and we have a recipe for unprecedented levels of screen time and social media usage. Encourage generosity : We’ve known for a long time that the act of donating and fundraising makes people happy.

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10 Places You Won’t Find Donors for Your Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

Any donation is a good donation, right? Don’t work in coffee shops in rich neighborhoods hoping to make rich friends and convince them to donate to your organization. But don’t expect a mass email to chamber members to bring in sponsorships or donations. And I get that. Just don’t bother. Your local Chamber of Commerce.

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How I'm Celebrating My 53rd Birthday: Cambodia, Chocolate, and Class

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This year I'm indulging in three of my passions: raising money for Cambodian children with social media, teaching a social media nonprofit strategy class, and eating chocolate. I donated $50 to the winner's charity. The exercise: I'll ask the class to compose a birthday tweet that their network might retweet.

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Fending off Burnout for Fundraisers and Social Good Leaders

sgEngage

Before you can even think about what your team, constituents (when applicable), volunteers, boards, fundraisers, or donors need (feel free to extend that audience to your children, partner, family, friends, neighbors, if it feels right), you absolutely must practice putting your own oxygen mask on first. Get back to basics. Keep it simple.