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49 Online Fundraising Ideas to Help You Raise More

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As the world continues to grapple with the ups and downs of COVID-19, it’s essential to meet your donors where they’re most comfortable, and that means coming up with inventive online fundraising ideas. Looking for more ideas to take your fundraising efforts online? Classic online fundraising ideas. Email campaigns.

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10 Things to Know When Moving To A More ?Capable Software Platform

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Alternately, if you can foresee circumstances where you would want to support crisis calls, homeless intake, elderly services, disaster relief, and other family service programs (through your own offices or through partner agencies), then you are looking for a software solution that is designed to support multi-purpose, multi-partner use.

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How Can We Make Charitable Giving A Year-Round Habit?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here's a few ideas to help make charitable giving get on your calendar each month for 2009. There was so much support for the idea, that he started an entire fundraising organization fueled by social media to support Jane Doe. January: Have a January birthday? Ask people to donate to a cause instead of gifts. It's your choice.

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An Interview with Perla Ni, CEO and Founder of Great Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When Hurricane Katrina hit, I was the publisher of the Stanford Social Innovation Review , and we wanted to write a story about how nonprofits were helping the victims. An article by Bill Meehan had proposed such an idea a year ago.) Perla Ni, Ceo and Founder of Great Nonprofits 1. Why did you start Great Nonprofits ?

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As Hurricane Sandy was barreling up the Atlantic coast of the United States, a husband and wife in their early 90s, frail of body and mind though resolute (some would say stubborn) of spirit, finally gave in to the pleadings of their family. The homeless population in the city doubled to 80,000.

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How NYC entertainers and creatives are driving fire aid for Los Angeles

Fast Company Tech

Henson’s foundation dedicated to marginalized communities’ mental health, youth homelessness nonprofit Covenant House and The Boys & Girls Club are helping the nonprofit determine the areas of greatest need. A 2012 power-on party after Hurricane Sandy stands out as the craziest example, he said.

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6 Reasons Why People Won’t Give to Your Fundraising Appeal Letter (and what to do about it!)

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Maybe your organization helped over one hundred hurricane survivors find temporary housing. Your letter must address what your donor wants to know and what warms her heart. Tell the story of one person or one family. That’s great! But human beings have a hard time empathizing with a hundred people at once.