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As a Disaster Unfolds, Fundraisers Can Do More Than Raise Money

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Highlight the positives : When a disaster poses a threat, its easy to focus on the frightening images and statistics on social media and local news. The clips focused less on the devastation and more on hope, showing local families receiving immediate aid, such as vouchers for hotels and cash cards. Heres how fundraisers can help.

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Strategies For Building Sustainable Support For Homelessness Initiatives

Bloomerang

For nonprofit professionals serving rural communities, building strong donor relationships starts with clear communication about local needs and measurable outcomes. Data-driven insights for donor education Numbers tell a powerful story when paired with local context.

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How Nonprofits Can Leverage Organic Social Media to Increase Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It requires more effort and research to plan your own itinerary, find local experiences, and connect with the culture. You’re not following a set path; you’re creating your own unique memories, meeting locals, and forming meaningful connections. Make eye contact with your audience. Say their name.

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How to get media to cover your nonprofit 

Candid

But not every nonprofit has a public relations team or a communications or media relations specialist who keeps track of local and national media outlets. But a gala event that raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for a local nonprofit hospital is not a slam dunk for the editor of a national business publication that covers health care.

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4 Tips for Managing Massive Nonprofit Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

How long someone has been supporting your event, how they prefer to be contacted, and the content they’re most likely to interact with are just a few examples of how data helps you reach your supporters where they are. Ask local businesses if they can help you thank your volunteers by donating gifts or experiences.

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Virtual Fundraising: 5 Tips for Moving In-Person Auctions Online

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For instance, if a local Italian restaurant donated a gift card but it’s only open for delivery, disclose this in the item restrictions field. For example, if you work at an animal shelter, ask local pet stores or boutiques for grooming gift certificates, dog and cat toys or pet sitting services. electronically or via regular mail).

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7 Ways Nonprofits Can Automate Donor Retention

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Using DonorPerfect’s partnership with Constant Contact can make drip campaigns easy and effective. In Constant Contact, you can build your email series and apply DonorPerfect’s filter so only those donors will receive the emails. You can also set up a timeline in Constant Contact to determine when each email in the series gets sent.

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