Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Our secret sauce and what we believe made this initiative successful was our ability to offer a matching gift incentive. On Giving Tuesday, every gift to a scholarship anywhere in the NMSU system was matched dollar for dollar. million with the matching gifts. We raised a grand total of $5.7 We had a unique opportunity with $2.9

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

It allows organizations to benefit from the collaborative efforts of other nonprofits. Matching gift challenge: Challenge your donors to match or surpass their past gifts and create an even greater impact! Donor spotlights: You can also share the stories, motivations, and impact of your donors and supporters.

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

50 gift card for $5,000 raised). Provide fundraising success stories. While success stories may have provided ideas, these sessions will let fundraisers “ask the experts” and get their questions answered. Provide a way to collaborate and share. Add a great default photo to fundraising pages.

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Qgiv

MARCH 19, 2024

Donor appreciation events are a great opportunity for donors to connect with fellow philanthropists that can lead to future collaborations in fundraising. Having an event to celebrate their contributions can help motivate donors with the financial capacity to make major gifts. Networking opportunities. Exclusive access.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

According to our report, Navigating the Unknown: 2020 Findings to Future-Proof Your Fundraising , social media posts were the number one driver of charitable gifts in 2020—ahead of email and direct mail appeals! This tool lets you draft, schedule, and post Instagram posts and stories. The good news? Emojipedia. Instagram Donate Button.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 23, 2024

From campaign inspiration to team details, achievements, and the communities you serve, it’s a comprehensive look at your story. With graphics like company logos, photos, and acknowledgments, the Sponsor Wall becomes a dynamic space recognizing benefactors and inspiring others to join the cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Photo courtesy of The Miami Foundation. million for 520 South Florida nonprofits, with a total of 19,245 gifts. Twenty-four prizes were awarded to nonprofits that hit key milestones throughout the day, such as the first gift received and receiving gifts from the most countries. Thursday’s Give Miami Day raised $5.2

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 7, 2017

#GivingTuesday lives online through social media—as evidenced by the hashtag in its name—and aims to create a sense of global collaboration for an annual day of giving. Over $1,640,000 in gifts were given this year, and over $177,000,000 was raised online for charities and nonprofits. Photos, especially those of young children.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

When working with communities, trying to enable change, looking for opportunities to spark collaboration, love seems like a strange thing to think about for many people. Now, at just 23 years old, Maggie’s work has been featured in the New York Times, and her remarkable story has earned her the DoSomething & CosmoGirl awards.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 5, 2010

Towards that end, Epic Change has created an online collaborative art project to honor moms across the globe called To Mama With Love. The call-to-action is to create a “heartspace&# for a mom you love consisting of words, photos and video. Create a heartspace and share your story! Just imagine.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

I think this is my gift from my kids this Mom’s Day — and it sure beats flowers. It’s the gift of having my children teach me that everyday actions can make a world of difference. About the Authors: Photo credit: Appendix Fotografi. Children are teaching their parents that everyday actions can make a world of difference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

If we lack the skills to avoid collaborative overload, manage difficult conversations, learn from failure, the resulting physical, emotional, and mental strain gets in the way of a nonprofit organization’s success. Building basic processes for getting work done, for example collaborative calendar planning. Responsive tech support.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

That means you likely won’t see the results—increased fundraising revenue, increased donor retention rate, increased average gift size—that you would likely see when using a paid solution. View Bloomerang’s customer results page for more success stories from organizations that have made the switch to Bloomerang. for ACH transactions.

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Classy

MARCH 26, 2021

To hear from more Classy experts and over 50 speakers across the nonprofit sector, attend the Collaborative: Virtual Sessions for free. A pro tip is to hide your progress metrics at first and do a soft launch where you share the campaign with a small pool of loyal supporters whom you feel will likely make gifts.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Something to help edit photos into video? Believe it or not, the latter is a major part of the story. The story goes that company co-founder, Jay Love, was attending a fundraising conference and caught a session by Adrian Sargeant. If that donor comes back again and again, it’s a continual gift and long-term relationship.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Originally launched by a group of amazing philanthropic collaborators, led by Henry Timms of the 92 nd Street Y , the movement aimed to widen who was participating in the world of giving while providing an antidote to the consumer frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. A 40% increase in gift size. Are you ready? More and better.

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Kindful

MARCH 16, 2021

How you can use it: Bloomerang allows you to ditch the spreadsheet and unlock your engagement potential with gift tracking, wealth screening, and smart reporting. Collaborate on grant applications or annual reports using Google Docs. Use Dropbox to keep your files safe, secure, and shareable with your collaborators.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2015

PLEASE MAKE A RECURRING GIFT : I’ve donated to the GlobalGiving Earthquake Fund – the money will go to a vetted network of NGOS – and they have a donor who is matching all recurring gifts. Image Source: ntegrity. magnitude quake killed more than 5,000 people, with many thousands more impacted.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 10, 2020

Develop a theme that will allow you to stand out from other organizations, making your story memorable to the community. Utilize photos that invoke feelings of empathy and joy, increasing your donors drive of support. Developing sharable content is a great way to get your donors to collaborate. Goal for #GivingTuesdayNow.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

50 gift card for $5,000 raised). Provide fundraising success stories. While success stories may have provided ideas, these sessions will let fundraisers “ask the experts” and get their questions answered. Provide a way to collaborate and share. Add a great default photo to fundraising pages.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Incorporate compelling visuals, such as event photos or promotional graphics, to capture attention. For broader reach, reach out to local newspapers, radio stations, and TV channels and pitch them on stories that highlight your fundraiser. Events Fundraising Matching Gifts & Fundraising Events | What to Know 11 min read Read Now 7.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

flickr photo: Unlisted Sightings You know how a good relationship works, right? And good data management can help us solve those problems more effectively by allowing us to make better business decisions, collaborate more effectively, and engage the public and our clients in solving the problem, too. Dates of gifts.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And if you think about this pie chart, what I really want to call out is that bequests, which are about 9%, are gifts made by individuals. You know, one of the things about being a donor, it’s not just giving a gift, it’s building a strong culture of philanthropy. Next is we want people who we can partner with.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

My kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events. But it doesn't involve baking cupcakes. I also want to them to discover and follow their own sense of social activism.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Auction off items like pet goodie baskets, doggie daycare gift certificates, grooming supplies, a fancy cat tree, and more! For an added competitive level of fun, have each attendee send a cute photo of their pet. For a more collaborative online auction idea, you might want to throw a virtual community market. Superhero Night.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

You can collaborate with other nonprofits in your region or in your issue area to investigate whether you can all offer benefits for each other. Photo and Bio. Thank them on the anniversary of their gift, directly tying it to a win or impact. Consult with an attorney if you plan to do this. Get creative. Welcome packet.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

Remote work was the pandemic’s big gift to employees. Social skills— along with empathy, help teams successfully collaborate to get work done. If you think EI is a soft skill, one of those activities that requires maximum effort for minimum results, these statistics tell a different story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

” I was lucky enough to collaborate with Janet McIntyre , a nonprofit leadership coach and Jeffrey Golde , Adjunct Professor of Management: Columbia Business School, along with Abe Flores from AFTA. ” So I set up a series of photos depicting different body language and different situations.

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Major Gifts – If you’re a nonprofit major gift officer, then Fundwriter can help you write great donor-facing content like prospect outreach emails and meeting follow-ups. I find the “ Thank You – Story Driven ” model. Use Fundwriter to write for your internal and external audiences. The Fundwriter.ai

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Photo by Rob de la Cretaz "We're so busy. I told her that I was going to send her a little gift for her birthday, and she said, "No, no, no, no. I decided to do a little anonymous act of kindness, take photos, call it a secret mission, put it up on a blog, and then I told her about it. We walk down the street. This is fun."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

Photo by Beth Kanter, Net Funders Conference, October, 2011. On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. A few days ago I opened the door on a new learning journey.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Collaborate with local businesses. A corporate sponsorship usually involves a sponsor supporting an event, donating auction items, or giving a monetary gift to help you meet a fundraising goal. Frame your need for volunteers as a story that reporters or bloggers can tell and share with their audiences. Do so frequently.

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Kindful

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

These programs give nonprofit supporters a way to spread out their giving over time, which can be easier on their finances than contributing a single larger gift. When you promote your monthly giving program, explain how making a monthly gift supports your mission. Think about the story you want to tell with your giving program.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Showing social love on YouTube is all about collaboration. Check out these signs that your organization is a love sponge: You only post content that tells the story you want people to hear. For example if you’re a conservation organization, find a photo of a heart found in nature, like in tree bark, as we did for Boreal Manitoba.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Simply adding a line like, “Subscribe to our newsletter for stories, event invitations, and exciting updates” can make a huge difference! Instead of including full-length stories or articles, include quotes, excerpts, or summaries in your newsletter. Ideally, these forms will be very brief. Send a survey!

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Classy

APRIL 5, 2021

Generic donation pages often lack the personal touch most donors are looking for when deciding whether or not to make a gift. Encourage donors to amplify their impact with a recurring gift. . Drive donors to this suggested amount to encourage a larger gift. . Main Donation Page. Incorporate a recurring giving option.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

Different types of donors—age, gender, gift size, frequency, type or level of involvement, etc.—probably Resist the urge to focus on impressive-sounding statistics over individual stories. Just make sure that you’re being ethical in your storytelling prac tices and involving any constituents in how their story is being told.

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