The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 13, 2020

After listing a number of events the Scranton branch has hosted over the past year, the voice on the other end of the line say, incredulously, “You held a tsunami-relief fundraiser that lost money…” To which Michael replies, “Okay, no, that was a FUN-raiser. Another Name for FUN-Raisers.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 16, 2022

And, let’s be frank, we made fun of them. This phenomenon had been slowly percolating for years. Millennials, Gen X and Gen Z put “happy” at the top of their priority lists even before the pandemic.

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Blue Fox

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 16, 2024

Free Guide to It's All a Game Guide to FUN fundraising games for your events and campaigns

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 18, 2022

It can be really fun to identify the key dates and event timelines that you will build out to help you reach your nonprofit’s revenue goals. Your fundraising success starts by putting your annual fundraising campaign(s) calendar together. But.then what? What else can you do during the rest of the year?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 21, 2019

Use gamification and incentives make social fundraising fun. When you add an element of fun to the mix, it can help to activate zero dollar fundraisers, as well as get people talking about how they’re interacting with your cause. Here are a few ways you can boost your campaigns with a little fun… Peer-to-peer fundraising.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 19, 2021

So, if you’re looking to grow your monthly donor program, make sure you’re looking at it as an important thing that can be very exciting and fun to work on, just a little bit at a time. All it takes is a little bit of time to focus on it.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 28, 2024

Dive into a fun, relatable course through our 6 AI fundamentals: Reality, Nature, Risks, Benefits, and Responsible Use of AI. Ready to unlock your potential and enter the world of AI without the tech-speak headache!? Don't let AI buzzwords intimidate you – join your peers in mastering this powerful tool for good!

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 10, 2022

This collaborative and fun Q&A will offer insights and tips for making your organization’s branding more targeted. Get answers to all your questions about branding from a renowned nonprofit design expert, Lidia Varesco Racoma, in our free Ask Me Anything-style workshop. Bring your own questions—and learn from others!

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 13, 2022

Download this free guide to find out how to maximize sponsorships that raise dollars and forge corporate partnerships, leverage the generosity of golfers to make additional donations, and provide extras that enhance the tournament’s fun and excitement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2022

The snowball effect—if your event is fun, participants will come back year after year (along with new supporters). Below, we’ll show you how to build and incorporate a peer-to-peer campaign and share a few fun ideas to try, but first, we’ll explain what sets this form of social fundraising apart. Sounds good, right?

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The MatrixFiles

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In typical Teri fashion, the video was fun, authentic and super helpful. These videos were shared in an event debrief put together by Association Briefings (another great touch – more on that later), and it was so fun to hear the takeaways from fellow attendees.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

A phenomenal example is the game board developed by Crossroads School for their Crossroads 5K and Family Fun Day event. This game board, pictured below, pushes reluctant fundraisers out of their comfort zone by making it a fun game instead of a chore. This type of fundraising appeal puts the FUN in fundraising!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? You can even have fun engaging your supporters and board members when coming up with these designs. You can also send fun cards using Felt. Consider unique and fun opportunities during the year to participate directly in your impact. Design them free on Canva.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 31, 2020

A fun, new way to fundraise in 2020! RallyUp enables nonprofits to easily set-up online raffles, sweepstakes, and auctions. The software comes with ticketing, thank you, and promotional tools that can be customized by the nonprofit. 6) Twitch :: twitch.tv.

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Association TV

MARCH 16, 2022

Do they need to know how fun the Thursday night social is going to be, do they need to know the hotel is across the street from a great breakfast place? Ah, this guy is funny, ah this is a startup that appears to not be evil, ah they like to have fun, I like to have fun! Write what you need, then worry about what you want.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Fortunately, there are a ton of options to build-in revenue enhancers that add fun and excitement without incurring prohibitive costs. make the event more fun and more memorable for golfers. For example, adding hole-in-one or other contests (putting, closest to the pin, etc.) or on-course entertainment (long drivers, beat the pro, etc.)

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The MatrixFiles

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

It was fun to see Teri. She held a two-hour Zoom meeting and sent out an email to all attendees, asking them to drop in at any time during the two hours to say hello, meet fellow attendees, and share what’s on our minds before we come to Nashville. I loved this idea because: I got to network with some people before the event next week.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Have fun with your avatar! Explore and have fun. Take the time and learn the correct way to use Oculus from the start. It will save you time in the long run. Create your Oculus Avatar. You can be anyone you want in Oculus. You can change your username once every six months by logging in to Oculus > Profile > Username.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 24, 2022

Donors find the idea of winning a coveted prize to be exciting, fun and new, and nonprofits have an opportunity to expand their reach beyond an existing donor base to a broad audience that cares about the cause. In this scenario, you can get very targeted with your prize, and have fun catering to your members’ preferences!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

However, that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the fun. All of these forms of live performance go over well over live streaming and can even be made more fun than their in-person counterparts. It’s always a lot of fun to go to costume parties, it allows people the freedom to be creative – or even competitive.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 11, 2023

Hemel from WETA, Joseph Miscavige from PBS and Emily Courville from The Humane Society of the United States will be presenting “Data Visualization for Fun and (Non)Profit,” at this year’s inaugural BridgeTECH. We spoke to Hemel to get a sneak peek at his session.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

2) Gain fun face time opportunities with virtual events. In-person events are on hold this fundraising event season, but fortunately, streaming tools like Zoom implemented new features throughout the year that make virtually interacting with guests a lot easier and way more fun.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2021

These emails can be fun, friendly, and informative. RoundUp App is a fun and approachable solution to monthly giving for both nonprofits and donors. You likely already acknowledge the contributions you receive through automatic emails or tax receipts. About the Sponsor.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Elements that add fun and excitement to your event, like hole-in-one contests, are also a prime sponsorship opportunity (and cover the contest’s fixed costs). Consider selling other high-end sponsorships, like pin flags, technology , or leaderboard sponsorships.

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VisionLink

OCTOBER 13, 2022

You can also exchange information with one of our team members for a chance to win a $50 amazon gift card--just to keep it fun. Douglas Zimmerman, Visionlink CEO, who would love to hear more about your challenges and opportunities and share ways we can support.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 11, 2024

How can we make ideation more fun with an AI tool? Here are some examples of how this approach can be applied: How can I be more open to exploring AI? How can we leverage AI within our nonprofit? How can we make our meetings more efficient using AI? The best part of this is AI can help you brainstorm and answer these questions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Now the fun stuff! They will never be asked for login user name or password, only their brokerage account information. Once entered, it will be saved for future donations. . Step #3: Enter Donation Details. The platform then calculates the value of the gift based on the current market price. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Featuring [SOMETHING GOOD], [SOMETHING FUN], and [SOMETHING AWESOME], this event is a can’t miss! Your first post should pop the most and inspire your supporters to stop scrolling and take note that you’ve got something big on the horizon. . Buy your tickets here: [LINK]. Proceeds will help us [YOUR MISSION]. We hope to see you there!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 4, 2022

A fun way to bring in a few extra donations is to start a range of cute merchandise sporting your nonprofit’s logo. Well, thanks to peer-to-peer fundraisers , you can. Just give your supporters a way to create their very own fundraising portal or landing page and send it to their friends. 8) Selling branded merchandise .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 27, 2022

Whether you’re a first-timer or veteran event planner, this webinar will provide these key takeaways to help lay the foundation for a fun, lucrative golf tournament: How golf tournaments accomplish multiple goals. Ways to maximize fundraising. A roundup of best practices, tips, and ideas. Case studies from successful events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

You can still tell a story and it should have a hook and conclusion, but it cannot include opinions or words such as “best” “fun” “entertaining” etc. In general, it needs to be 30 or 60 seconds in length: PSA by the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS). You should always lead with the facts!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2023

5) It Engages Golfers, Donors & Sponsors Engagement—prior to, during the round, and following the tournament—is key to donor onboarding and stewardship.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 21, 2022

It’s exhausting, inefficient, and certainly not fun work. Ask any member of your team if they enjoy manually wrangling data from system to system through data entry, exports and imports, spreadsheets, and worse. Most likely the answer will be “groan”.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 26, 2023

This is for all the inquiring minds curious about how and why some of the top talent landed together at Association Analytics (A2), or anyone who just wants to hear a fun story. Guy Raz, the host of one of my favorite podcasts, How I Built This , always asks the question “How much of your success do you attribute to luck, or just hard work?”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 5, 2020

As an added bonus you’ll get five fun activities to get your team into the holiday spirit from a Classy customer care team member. 5) Email Templates for Nonprofit Annual Communication Plan. This guide provides nine email templates that will help your nonprofit develop a strong donor stewardship and outreach strategy.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

In short, they’re no fun to read. . #2 – Letters that Tell a Great Story Raise More. Most non-profit fundraising letters read like college textbooks. They’re full of statistics, numbers, program details and platitudes.

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