Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

Unless you have a very compelling project that already has a lot of interest, you might not want to invest in a Kickstarter campaign (especially since you won't be able to keep the funds you raise!). Amazingly, the organization has surpassed this goal and (as of this article) has raised $11,547.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

That means that what your website looks like and how easy it is to use can impact someone’s decision to give. Primary colors evoke childhood and optimism. Photos: Photos are so important to a nonprofit website and go a long way in telling a story, hence the expression, A picture is worth a thousand words.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Since childhood, we have been taught to expect a certain structure for stories to follow. It’s how the reader can help the character; how they themselves can make things better, do good, and make a positive impact. It is important to give your readers or listeners context so they can create a mental picture of what is happening.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Unless you have a very compelling project that already has a lot of interest, you might not want to invest in a Kickstarter campaign (especially since you won't be able to keep the funds you raise!). Amazingly, the organization has surpassed this goal and (as of this article) has raised $11,547.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 24, 2018

Be sure to add increments to each card because dollar amounts, connected to a tangible impact, guide the donors’ understanding of what they can influence. Louie’s Kids is a nonprofit that fights childhood obesity and promotes family wellness. . Securing a 2:1 match reassures donors how their gift will make twice the impact.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 30, 2014

According to the CEO of Achieve and researcher for The Millennial Impact Derrick Feldmann, “What motivates millennials is a desire to affect THEIR cause through YOUR organization with their friends.”. Why turn away something positive and impactful just because it’s not the way you’ve always done things? Post pictures.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 13, 2015

These visual hooks include a lot of compelling and high resolution pictures, embedded video content, videos in the background, interactive scrolling and clear calls-to-action. They’re extremely user-friendly and have actually been linked to raising conversion rates if your organization has the means. Make Your Messaging Consistent.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Here is my childhood utopian vision: I believe that technology is the greatest component that will help us create, learn, …and experiment towards our collaborative missions. Even in its first year, Orlando Gives had some impact. The project proved its concept by raising money for the six original pilot partners in 2015.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

GivingTuesday is inherently a short-term initiative, so having a specific fundraising and impact goal set for your campaign has been proven to help drive urgency and donations. Here’s why having a fundraising thermometer , countdown, and impact goals are specifically important for #GivingTuesday. Prepare Early.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

Our distaste for writing followed us into adulthood because we still suffer from the same writing inadequacies we had in childhood. The objective was to write compelling collat­eral material to rebuild our brand, increase public awareness, raise money, and improve donor and volunteer relations. We suffer writer’s block.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

I kept sneaking glances at his screen, watching it fill with words like “Web 2.0,” “virtual worlds,” and pictures of kids tuning out teachers and tuning in their cellphones. And yet in 2004, I listened to an exhibit manager vent about the challenge of creating an early childhood development exhibition in his science center.

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Everyaction

MAY 16, 2018

For instance, their Beacon of Light program allows participating businesses and schools to sell paper lighthouses for donations of $1, $5, or more, and hang the sold lighthouses to create a visual display of the money they have raised. Positive Education Program Cleveland’s. HealthRight 360.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Despite her family's affluence, Lorraine Hansberry's childhood in Chicago during the 1930s was not without hardship, discrimination, and segregation. Explore the work of organizations like the National Geographic Society , Audubon , and The Mars Generation - their impact is out of this world. Fund their work! Sheroes in the Arts.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2017

This could be exponentially more impactful than asking your supporters to take one-off actions. Often, we think of “influencers” as celebrities who could massively raise the visibility of a campaign, but are nearly impossible to recruit if they aren’t already involved with an organization. Attentive.ly®

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