Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Does negativity and alarm really raise funds?” —John, CEO of a civic education nonprofit Dear John, This is a top-of-mind question for many fundraising professionals. Worse, studies show that we’re more likely to perceive negative news as truthful. This might be why bad news seems to garner more attention.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The good news is that great stories are all around you. There are some universal elements to any compelling story, whether they’re in books, the news, articles, blogs, or movies. In our story, the resolution would be raising enough funds to provide every school child with a nutritional breakfast and lunch.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

African startups raised between $4 billion to $5 billion in 2021, according to various reports. However, for all their effort and importance to the tech ecosystem, raising significant venture capital seemed elusive to startups in Africa’s digital media landscape that rely on grants and personal funding to scale.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 26, 2022

Change, a technology giving platform, announced that it has raised $5M in seed funding co-led by Freestyle and NEA. Change's universal donation APIs connect companies to 200K+ charitable causes.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

Chinese-backed and Africa-focused fintech company OPay raised $400 million in new financing led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Bloomberg reported Monday, valuing the company at $2 billion. Other investors, including DragonBall Capital and 3W Capital, also took part in the new financing round.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

Twitter’s recent acquisition spree continues today as the company announces it has acqui-hired the team from news aggregator and summary app Brief. While Brief’s ambitious project to fix news consumption showed a lot of promise, its growth may have been hampered by the subscription model it had adopted.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2023

When payments giant Stripe raised $600 million at a $95 billion valuation in 2021, it made headlines for raising capital at the highest-ever valuation for a privately-held startup. The fintech company has reportedly approached investors about raising more capital — at least $2 billion — at a valuation of $55 billion to $60 billion.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2023

Here’s why: 1) You’ll raise money and awareness. Golf’s fundraising power is massive—the sport raises nearly $4 billion for charity annually. Nonprofits of all types and sizes can use golf as an effective vehicle to raise mission-critical, unrestricted funds. 2) The right tools automate time-consuming tasks.

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Candid

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Despite the importance of raising money well, the majority of small to midsize nonprofits use suboptimal strategies—methods that are expensive, time-consuming, and yield only minimal returns on a lot of hard work. If we don’t follow through on our rhetoric, we will fail to sustain the trust critical to securing more funding.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Our innovative approach, fueled by cutting-edge data analytics, will greatly raise the bar on their fundraising efforts and achieve best in class revenue. The post News In Brief: Blackbaud, RKD, Moore appeared first on The NonProfit Times. From a humble beginning in a rowhouse in Washington, D.C.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 11, 2024

One question that I see nonprofits constantly asking, and with good reason: “Can social media really bring in new donors for our nonprofit?” When raising money online (or offline) you must be able to succinctly answer this question for your potential donors: Why this? Along with urgency, clearly spell out how the funds will be used.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Just days after Voodoo acquired Beach Bum , another French mobile gaming company has news to share. Homa Games is raising a $50 million Series A round led by Northzone. Other investors in today’s funding round include Singular, King, the founders of FuboTV and Daniel Ek’s family office.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

On one side: Georgetown, the fastest growing city in America for three years straight, which in 2023 signed a contract with an investor-funded enterprise to quickly begin importing vast volumes of water from the Simsboro Formation of the Carrizo Wilcox Aquifer, 80 miles to the east. A trial is set for the first week of May. It stops it.

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Charity Village

DECEMBER 12, 2024

million was raised for Canadian charities via CanadaHelps.org on GivingTuesday 2024, a record-breaking 19.5% CanadaHelps announced that more than $16.2 increase from 2023. million via CanadaHelps on GivingTuesday appeared first on CharityVillage.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Still, Sheel Mohnot, who was formerly a general partner at the fintech fund of 500 Startups, and Jake Gibson, co-founder of personal finance startup NerdWallet, were a little taken aback by investor interest in their fintech-focused early-stage venture firm, Better Tomorrow Ventures , or BTV. TC: Who are your investors?

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Venmo has introduced charity profiles, a new feature that will enable PayPal-confirmed charities to raise funds and receive donations directly within the Venmo app. Charity profiles offer charities seamless setup, low fees, and an easy charity verification process.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Despite the abysmal number, there’s some good news. In the latest development, Curacel , a Nigeria-based platform that aims to drive insurance penetration in emerging markets via APIs enabling insurers to connect with digital distribution channels and administer their claims, has raised $3 million in seed funding.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2021

Can we create the same energy with the paddle-raise? The good news is that your virtual event can cost a fraction of the in-person event. For example, watch the 2020 Raise the Region Gala from the Community Foundation of Northern Virginia: ?. 8) Add a short live auction and fund-a-need to the end of your event.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

A winning strategy for spreading the word about your organization’s work is getting your nonprofit’s story in the news. . A news story gets your organization in front of a large audience of potential supporters and gives your organization instant credibility. . And, getting your story in the news still carries a lot of weight.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The good news for GlobalGiving was that the organization’s reach grew: In 2023, 1,279 organizations participated. When we looked at customers who raised money on GivingTuesday both last year and this year, we saw a 5% increase in the average one-time donation amount,” said Alexander. during 2023 to $236.63

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

GuideStar reports that new donors who receive a thank you within 48 hours of donating are four times more likely to give to your organization again. Share the good news of any preliminary results you have from your Giving Tuesday campaign, such as how much you raised or any challenge matches you’ve met. Why send these emails?

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 17, 2022

FreeWill announced it has raised $30 million in Series B funding round led by Bain Capital Double Impact alongside existing investors. FreeWill will use the new capital for product development and scaling its capabilities in providing nonprofits comprehensive planned giving support.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The latest Crunchbase data shows that Latin American-founded companies in the United States raised $250 million out of the $39.85 billion allocated in venture funds in the U.S. billion the cohort raised in Q3 last year and a dramatic decline from the $1.3 billion raise in Q2 this year. the group raised last year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Crowdfunding helps you raise money for issues that are central to your organization and offset any costs not covered by your budget or other fundraising efforts. And because GoFundMe has a 0% platform fee , your organization will be able to keep more of the funds raised. Share any news related to the nonprofit.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2023

fintech funding since 2018, according to CB Insights’ State of Fintech 2022 Report. But overall, while total fintech funding globally was down markedly last year compared to 2021, numbers were still higher than 2020. Specifically, global fintech funding amounted to $75.2 Meanwhile, global venture funding reached $415.1

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 3, 2022

If you were hoping to begin the final chunk of 2022 with good news, tough. What matters for our purposes, however, is that the pace at which unicorns are raising capital is slowing down not just from last year’s epic fundraising period but even compared to the more distant past. Welcome to Q4, friends. Many will not.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

Africa’s fintech space has gained proper attention over the past few years in investments but it is not news that startups still battle with offering high-quality products. Four years later, it raised $2.5 But overall , the company says it has raised $15 million in equity funding.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Wouldn’t it be great if new donors sought you out? If you came into the office and had messages waiting from major funders who wanted to learn more about your organization, and about what your funding needs are? How Can Good PR Help Me Raise Money? There are several ways good PR can help you raise more money: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

The good news is that DonorPerfect’s flexibility allows you to easily customize your system to collect and organize your data to fit your organization’s needs best. If fundraising via events, instead find creative ways to continue to raise funds virtually.”. “We Many of the nonprofits we surveyed did that with great success.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2023

Clear Street , which says it is building “modern infrastructure” for capital markets, has raised $270 million in the second tranche of a Series B funding round at a $2 billion valuation. New York-based Clear Street raised the first tranche of the round in May of 2022 at a $1.7 billion valuation. Sign up here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The number one concern was “if we go virtual, will we raise money?” The good news is that a virtual event is a cost effective way to engage your donors. They can personally cast the vision of why funds are needed during these challenging times. Organizations had planned, booked and were ready to hold in-person events.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2019

And while charity events can be important for raising funds for your cause, it’s no secret they can also be a lot of work. Maybe you’re hoping to raise awareness or funds, show some supporter appreciation, do some community building, or maybe you just want to have a little fun. 1) Start with a clear goal.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

Economies of scale are an essential cornerstone for on-demand companies, and to that end one of the hopefuls in the space has raised a big round to grow its business. billion ($8.4 “All of our business units are growing,” founder and CEO Markus Villig said in an interview this week.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Tuesdays news that Google would acquire the Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion was remarkable on several fronts. Last May, the company raised $1 billion in funding, giving it a $12 billion valuation. The deal, assuming it closes, will be the largest acquisition in Googles history.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Some individual board members may want to start with “easier” tasks like thanking donors, but eventually, they should be directly helping raise thousands of dollars annually. Help disseminate news releases or produce news events to get coverage. The term “call to action” (CTA) is used multiple times in the list.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2022

This week our comrade Mary Ann was off, so Natasha and Alex teamed up with Grace on the dials to chat through the week’s biggest news. Here’s what our dynamic duo got into: Webflow’s new round: Nine-figures of capital at a revenue multiple north of 40x? What is this, 2021?

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

How much will eToro raise in its IPO? Until eToro announces the number of shares it will offer and the offering price, it cannot be known how much the company plans to raise in its IPO. It is based in Tel Aviv, Israel, with offices around the world. That is something else we do not know at this time.

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