Greater Giving

APRIL 9, 2024

Hats, Horses, and Hope: How to Host a Winning Kentucky Derby Event The thrill of the race, the mint juleps flowing, and the outrageous hats – there’s something undeniably fun about the Kentucky Derby event. Silent Auction Partner with local businesses or collect unique experiences to create a silent auction.

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Qgiv

JULY 5, 2023

Peer-to-peer fundraising is a way to raise funds for your organization through your supporters and their networks. 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.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 18, 2021

This is a campaign that tries to raise a specific amount of money throughout the summer months. . For example, you could ask donors to provide meals for kids for the summer; this is a great idea because the cause is timely and the need is urgent as children impacted by food insecurity no longer have access to school lunches.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

As a result, The Dougy Center—a nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon that helps children dealing with grief and loss—raised enough money to support their programs for another year, and saw participation from donors around the US, North America, and across the globe. Let Guests Give and They’ll Give. Feel the FOMO!

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

And while there’s nothing wrong with your standard fundraiser, sometimes it’s fun to do something a bit different. Charity events don’t just raise money for your charity, they also help to engage your supporters and bring publicity to your cause. It both raised money and fulfilled their mission. Click to Tweet. Polar Plunge.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

If you’re looking for a new way to raise funds, engage donors, and build connections, look no further than a charity golf tournament. And fortunately for nonprofits, charity golf tournaments do much more than simply raise mission-critical funds. Partner with local influencers and celebrities.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

When you’re planning your end-of-year fundraising campaigns, you really won’t want to miss out on all the fun the holidays provide. And if you commit to joining in on the spooky festivities, you can also develop some frighteningly fun fundraiser ideas your horror buff donors will love. Harness the power of texting. Haunted Hike.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

When you prioritize creating an impactful experience for your donor community, you’ll keep donors coming back and raise more funds for your school. For example, supporters who are parents often like fundraisers they can participate in with their children. With this fundraiser, you’ll raise money and get students excited about reading.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 18, 2022

When writing a story to raise money, an essential part of the story is a conflict. For example, let’s say you’re a local children’s theater company. You are in an affluent neighborhood, so typically the children are not at risk. Their parents send them to your program as a fun, weekly activity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2020

While you certainly can use the day to raise critical dollars for your mission, here are a few simple ways your nonprofit can easily participate: 1: Encourage Your Supporters To Chalk The Walks. 2: Partner With A Local Restaurant for “Take Out Tuesday”. Small businesses, especially local restaurants, have also been hit hard.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Partner with a local bakery to create a basket of fresh pastries, such as donuts, croissants, cookies, and muffins. Consider also including gift cards to local coffee shops to allow the winner to try new spots in your community. Local goods basket. Pastry basket. Gourmet chocolate basket. Personal chef prize. Tea time basket.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

.  It goes "Minnesota from"where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average." " Earlier this week, I wrote about giveMN.org as an example of local and regional online giving initiatives.    More than 350 orgs received $10,000 or more. 

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

A holiday festival of trees event can be an exciting way to raise funds for a non-profit or worthy cause. A holiday festival of trees fundraising event can be an exciting way to raise funds for a non-profit or worthy cause. You want your guests and attendees to have fun at this party. Find Tree Sponsors.

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Qgiv

MARCH 21, 2022

How Do Hospitals Raise Funds? This will vary from hospital to hospital, but lately we’ve seen hospital foundations focus on raising dollars for COVID-19 support funds, reserve funds for future equipment needs, continuing staff education and training, emergency funds, pro-bono services, their own research efforts, and more.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

And that’s not to mention the hassle that sometimes comes with trying to get young children excited about reading. Before the reading begins, you’ll recruit fundraising participants who will raise money on behalf of your organization. Reading boasts a wide range of benefits for both children and adults alike.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

If you’re worried about getting your donors to participate in your fundraisers, come up with fun, creative ideas that will get your supporters excited enough to spread the word to their friends and family. Warm your ovens up or get your paints and glitter ready for a fun cookie or ornament decorating party. Host a serve-a-thon.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Online virtual fundraising is one of the most popular ways for nonprofits to raise money. Pensacola Habitat For Humanity’s Women Build initiative encouraged folks to set up their own personal fundraising websites to raise money for the cause. Consider tying your giving day in with your end of the year giving.

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Greater Giving

MAY 28, 2021

For seven years, BBBS hosted BIG Taste of Houston, a popular annual fundraiser that celebrated the local restaurant and bar scene. The funds collected went toward the many worthy programs they offer the city’s children throughout the year. This resulted in the virtual BIG Taste at Home fundraiser. The Results.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Contact them and let them know you need to raise a specific dollar amount by the end of the year to fund a specific, urgent need. Also look for local social media bloggers and celebrities who might be happy to lend their name to your year-end giving campaign. Secure a last-minute matching gift. And that’s what it’s all about!

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CauseVox

JULY 11, 2022

Peer-to-peer fundraising is on the rise and it’s no wonder since they typically raise twice as much compared to other types of digital fundraising campaigns. Invest in Kids is a Denver-based nonprofit dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of young children and families across the state. Who Is Invest In Kids?

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 20, 2020

As a general trend over the past several years, public schools have seen repeated budget cuts at the federal, state and local levels. To help prevent these issues, many schools and PTA groups have placed an increased focus on raising revenue through school-wide fundraisers. Nonetheless, school needs are as great as ever. Pizza parties.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

While important, this factor wasn’t universal but was vital for campaigns focused on crisis relief or specific fund-raising event promotion. Success Factors: Public Engagement: The challenge was simple, fun, and encouraged user-generated content, leading to massive social media engagement and celebrity participation.

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OneCause

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Golf outings are a great way to raise money. And let’s face it — they’re fun, too! This game allows your golfers to have a little lighthearted fun and gives them the potential to win a great prize in one fell swoop! Try incorporating a fun raffle-style fundraising event into your golf outings. Beat the Pro.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Your dollars raised have stayed the same, or decreased, year over year. The idea was to ask artists to contribute one-of-a-kind items to an online monthly auction where proceeds would 100% benefit a range of local services for the unhoused, people with AIDS, frail seniors and vulnerable children. Lessons learned: .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

book launch at Stanford University with my children, Harry and Sara. It was an inspirational talk that spoke to my inner philanthropists and hopefully awakened the urge to give in my children! Last week, I attended Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen ‘s Giving 2.0 The book’s message is simple.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

These 31 ideas for online fundraising for nonprofits will help you reach your yearly goals and have fun while you do it! Educational webinars: Educational webinars can help your organization raise funds through registrations and build credibility by positioning it as an authority. This drives trust that can encourage future giving.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Have you tried new strategies to push your nonprofit further and get more innovative as you raise money to carry out your mission? The funds you’ve raised have stayed the same or decreased year over year. At first everyone was on board, and it was fun. To figure out how you can grow, start with assessing where you are right now.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The Green Climate Fun. The Green Climate Fund is the world’s largest climate fund, mandated to support developing countries raise and realize their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) ambitions towards low-emissions, climate-resilient pathways. Crawford Taylor Foundation. Gray Family Foundation. Santa Fe Community Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

FourSquare announced today it was partnering with TechiesGiveBack.org to raise money for CampInteractive, a local not-for-profit which empowers inner city youth through the inspiration of the outdoors and the creative power of technology. Simon Kirk, Co-Founder continued, “We’d like to get as many people as we can to participate.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Try teaching people a fun fact or statistic related to your work. You could also try teaching them a fun new skill. Sharing useful information is engaging and will make donors more likely to pay attention to your messaging. This is especially effective when that skill is related to your cause.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Here are some scenarios in which peer-to-peer fundraising could benefit your faith-based organization: Help raise money and awareness for an upcoming project. The group participating in the mission trip, such as the Youth Group or Adult Ministry, are the participants raising funds for the mission trip.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2006

Because they didn't have any sugar to make it with - it wasn't locally available to them." from "Keep it Local This Thanksgiving," by Holly Lahd, Minnesota Daily. local food Thanksgiving But, on the first Thanksgiving, the pilgrims did not have the much-loved cranberry sauce at the table.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Making friends was hard, but learning was fun. In their July 2010 Newsweek article, The Creativity Crisis , Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman reported: "Kyung Hee Kim at the College of William and Mary discovered this in May, after analyzing almost 300,000 Torrance scores of children and adults. If I had children, I'd sign them up too.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Peer-to-Peer Events Arts & Culture Events Community Events Educational Events Events for Grown-Ups Events for Kids & Families Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Events Peer-to-peer events raise funds and generate buzz by having your supporters and participants get their networks involved in your event. Foot Race These are a classic of the genre.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Anyone reading this blog that lives in the New England area may know that the symphony I was raised around is the Boston Symphony Orchestra. I’m looking for a place to donate in honor of my mother’s 90 th birthday, and a gift made to the local symphony orchestra in Myrtle Beach seemed like the right thing to do. Fast forward to 2017.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

These apps have the power to help nonprofits and charities reach a whole new audience and raise awareness about their mission. rewards users for volunteering at local food banks, animal shelters and other organizations. Volunteering earns you points, which can be redeemed for discounts at local businesses.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

So how do institutions raise funds from this demographic? For me, a partnership with my university landed me free admission to several local museums with my student ID, which led me to visit two museums this year that I hadn’t been to in over five years. fun doesn’t have to be frivolous, and smart doesn’t have to be boring.”.

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