The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 22, 2025

Host a Green-Themed Fundraiser Seasonal giving days are a great excuse to get creative. Some eco-friendly fundraising ideas: Pledge-for-a-Purpose Cleanups : Invite supporters to pledge donations based on how much trash they collect during a local or virtual cleanup. Donors love to see values in action. The good news?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your numbers do not grow from month to month, then something is terribly wrong with your content strategy (posting/sharing/sending the wrong content) and fundraising campaigns (not publishing an e-newsletter or using the wrong “Donate Now” service). Online Donations. Text-to-Give and/or Mobile Wallet Donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

It was one of the first 24-hour day of giving that rallies and inspires to donate to charities. On November 13, Minnesotans broke a record Thursday, donating more than $18 million to schools and non-profits. Total donors: 62,607 (a 20% increase over 2013). Total organizations: 5,544 (a 25% increase over 2013).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Apple makes it really difficult for nonprofits to collect donations from within iPhone apps (read Jake Shapiro’s Editorial or this post about why Apple pulled PayPal’s app ). Donors have to click at least several times before they reach the donation form. Here’s more about why it is important. The barriers?

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Bloomerang

MAY 29, 2021

Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who wants advice on best practices around recording and recognizing in-kind donors. . Some examples include technology upgrades and person hours or large items donated for our live auction which make us thousands of dollars in the auction for each item. — Want to be kind to in-kind.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Running Facebook fundraising ads is an excellent way to reach your target audience and optimize for donations while generating data that allows you to measure your success. After your web guru gives the green light, open up Ads Manager and create a new campaign. Finally, make sure the “Call to Action” field is set to “Donate Now.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Also, in my upcoming webinar on How Nonprofits Can Successfully Launch and Maintain a Blog on WordPress , I will give concrete examples of the nonprofit blog content ideas below as well as how to set-up and design your blog and craft your blog content to ensure that your supporters and donors will actually read your blog.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

Prominently feature your “Donate” button, e-newsletter opt-in, and social network icons. According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , the top three communication tools that most inspire donors to give are social media (29%), email (27%), and an organization’s website (18%). that your nonprofit uses.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A donor database is much more than a glorified phonebook for nonprofits. When nonprofits invest in the right donor management tools and use them properly, they can become an incredible asset. These solutions optimize and expand your fundraising and donor stewardship activities to help form long-lasting relationships.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2014

TechSoup is proud to announce our newest donor partner, Little Green Light. Little Green Light Donor Management CRM (LGL) helps you manage your constituents and your fundraising efforts — all in one place. See Little Green Light's website for comments from nonprofits that have adopted their software.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

A call to action can be an urgent donation pitch, a request to sign an online petition, or a call for volunteers. If you are an environmental nonprofit, write about ways in which supporters can green their homes or garden without pesticides. Highlight Special Donors, Fund-Raisers, and Volunteers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2008

Lil) Green Patch is a social gardening game. The plants given by your friends are displayed in a (Lil) Green Patch on your profile. The plants given by your friends are displayed in a (Lil) Green Patch on your profile. The most recent donation was made May 1, 2008 to the Adopt An Acre. Just read the application FAQ.

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Double the Donation

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Double the Donation and Little Green Light have worked together to provide nonprofit organizations with an advanced matching gift integration between Little Green Light donation forms and 360MatchPro by Double the Donation.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 30, 2021

Erica Waasdorp will show you how important recurring giving has become, and how best to bring them in – with minimal time and effort, but with the large focus these sustainable recurring donors deserve. We’re here to talk about recurring donors, oh, yeah, best practices for unlocking the mystery that is recurring donors.

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CauseVox

MARCH 17, 2025

A golf tournament fundraiser is not only a fantastic day out but also a powerful fundraising event that can drive significant donations, strengthen community connections, and build long-lasting partnerships with local businesses. Your event site is the hub where golfers register, sponsors get recognized, and donations roll in.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 30, 2017

This busy time is marked with nonprofits around the world striving for new and exciting ways to engage with potential donors. But one of the easiest things you can check off your to-do list is perfecting your donation page. The reality is, an organization’s donation page is often its own greatest enemy. The good news?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

If your numbers do not grow from month to month, then something is terribly wrong with your content strategy (posting/sharing/sending the wrong content) and fundraising campaigns (not publishing an e-newsletter or using the wrong “Donate Now” service). Online Donations. Text-to-Give and/or Mobile Wallet Donors.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2015

TechSoup has lots of great donor partners — more than 90 of them at last count. This isn't a comprehensive list of all our donor partners' environmental activities, but this time I'd like to talk about Cisco and Symantec and also about our Green Technology Product Donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2009

Today, the call was with Joe Green from Causes and the session was billed as " Does Slacktivism Lead To Real World Results? Ask Joe Green of Causes at NTEN Session. " There was the usual mix of strategy and in the weeds tactical questions. I wanted to know what they knew or have about these donors philanthropic behavior.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

But if your nonprofit wants to build a recognizable brand on the Social Web and notice a significant increase in your website traffic and e-newsletter subscribers – thus also an increase in online donors, volunteers, and event attendees – then at the very least you need to hire a part-time social media manager.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 10, 2023

You’ll also want to keep an eye out for a tool that will help you grow, especially as you reach new donors, serve new clients, and work with new volunteers. It will allow you to more effectively communicate with constituents, earn more donations and pledges, and can even help you manage your events and volunteers. It’s a tall order!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

This morning the Washington Post published an article titled " To Nonprofits Seeking Cash, Facebook App Isn't So Green: Though Popular, 'Causes' Ineffective for Fundraising." Proclaiming that fundraising using Facebook Causes was a failure based on a calculation of dollars per donor. . If you do the math, that's $41 per donor.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Year-end giving is about more than just soliciting donations. It’s a time to thank your most loyal supporters and make all donors, new and old, feel appreciated. When done well, these expressions of gratitude can build a lasting relationship with donors, leading to continued involvement. Give a Shout Out.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 2, 2019

An admirable mission alone is not enough to drive donor engagement and retention. A good webpage explains your mission, but a great webpage can make the difference between a passive supporter and an active, dependable donor. Feature your donation page. Standardize your branding. Make use of visuals. Ensure website security.

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Care2

OCTOBER 16, 2011

If your nonprofit doesn’t have a solid outreach strategy to cultivate women donors and activists, your organization is missing out on huge opportunities to grow your advocacy and donor base. Green living. In fact, women make contributions to twice as many charitable organizations as men do. What are they interested in?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The data on year-end giving in general is motivating: More than 36% of donations are made in the last quarter, according to Blackbaud’s Charitable Giving Report , with donors in the United States making $2.7 Engage in meaningful conversations with donors. Donor impact —Explain how donor support is critical to your mission.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 25, 2023

And, with donations declining across the board for the first time in five years, organizations need to pay attention to the concerns of their donors now more than ever. Read on for our explanation of how silent auction software can help your nonprofit go green with successful, sustainable fundraisers.

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DonorDock

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Grace Green from Double the Donation shares how your nonprofit can increase its donations with asking your donors to give more.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The Leadershop leveraged an anonymous $10,000 gift by making it into a double your donation campaign for their holiday fundraiser. Supporters could purchase wooden snowflake ornaments in one of their signature colors- green, teal, orange, silver, purple, or yellow. Impact images are another great way to connect with donors.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 15, 2010

When I posted about How to Help Haitian Earthquake Survivor s on Tuesday evening, there wasn't much information out yet about how to help, but now there are lots of posts and articles with lists of organizations you can donate to like: Helping Haiti. donate safely; 3. Her advice is: 1. give money, not things; 2.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 11, 2022

There will be times when you feel discouraged and also times when you feel a thrill when your phone dings, letting you know someone donated through your website. And if your organization doesn’t appear real, how do you expect people to donate? You only need five pages to start: home, about, programs, donate, contact.

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Classy

AUGUST 6, 2021

Making the donor experience as easy as it can be directly impacts your nonprofit’s ability to acquire donations. Tailoring campaign materials to specific donor segments also adds a layer of customization that encourages giving. Optimize Your Nonprofit Donation Page With This Comprehensive Checklist.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 23, 2024

Whether it’s a small community affair or a bigger, more widespread initiative, your organization can boost donations in a short time frame any time throughout the year. From program details and sponsor walls, to donor listings, typography and imagery, each piece is aligned completely with your organization’s identity and message.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Aplos is built for nonprofit accounting and has donor management tools built in. Without marketing and communication, marcom in industry jargon, your organization will exist in a silo and you will miss out on donors, partnership, volunteers, and opportunities. But, make no mistake, where Little Green Light wins is on price.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

In fact, some people check out your site first before they decide whether or not to donate, just to see if you’re legit. Building a donor-friendly website is a complex job – part marketing and part technical. Though they have tutorials and customer support, setting up your site to accept donations can be challenging.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 23, 2023

GivingTuesday Revenue in the United States Reached Record Highs in 2022 GivingTuesday donors in the U.S. Donors in the United States alone gave $3.1 In times of crisis, donations surge : Don’t be afraid to ask for support this year. gave money, 20% donated goods, and 18% volunteered. billion in 2022. Don’t be discouraged!

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M+R

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Participating organizations share their supporter email, action, donation, deliverability, engagement, and fundraising behavior. Scout Quest doesn’t ask you to give your donor or activist names or contact information to anyone. But let’s back up for a sec — what is Scout Quest? It’s a different kind of data co-op!

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