Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2021

For fundraising initiatives that require a little more love – like charity auctions and virtual events – below is a list of ten powerful fundraising ideas to help you pave your new-and-improved path. Personal training sessions. Engage with supporters through virtual events. Start crowdfunding with birthday fundraisers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 24, 2020

Meico Whitlock (Mindful Techie) leads the NTEN Board in a meditation meeting opener. My first remote job was to work with a virtual team to manage an online network for artists, called Artswire. As nonprofits are impacted by the CoronaVirus and need more virtual meeting skills, I’d like to share what I have learned. ” .

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Before the COVID-19 pandemic , which placed restrictions on meeting in person, nonprofit headquarter site visits mainly entailed giving a visitor a tour of your nonprofit’s facilities. . Now, however, most site visits are taking place virtually via tools like Zoom. Two things to remember about virtual nonprofit site visits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

By Rosie Powers , a Strategist at Mission Minded —a branding firm that works exclusively with nonprofits, foundations, and independent schools. As summer fades into fall, end-of-year fundraising season is top-of-mind for nonprofits. You might think they’re redundant—but your audience won’t. Repetition is key to building a strong brand.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 1, 2023

Let’s take a look at a few ways you can shift challenges into opportunities, keep your association top of mind, and maintain your revenue stream in 2023. With this new virtual-only audience segment, they launched a new online course that resulted in nearly $300,000 of additional revenue.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2022

It is simple enough to know where you are soliciting in person, sending a letter, or submitting a grant application. These virtual events may require not just prior state charitable registration but also gaming licenses. Many nonprofits find that this option provides them with peace of mind and allows them to focus on their mission.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 16, 2021

For the last three years, I’ve devoted virtually every day to the challenge of training professionals and especially volunteer fundraisers to overcome the fear of asking for gifts for their favorite nonprofits. By every measure, an in-person ask provides the most bang for the buck. 1: Not asking through a personal meeting.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 11, 2020

It is simple enough to know where you are soliciting in person, sending a letter, or submitting a grant application. These virtual events may require not just prior state charitable solicitation registration, but also gaming licenses. This may seem simple, but there’s a catch. 4) Online Auctions. How to be Compliant .

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Today’s question comes from a board member who wants advice on hosting in-person events vs. continuing with virtual fundraising. . Dear Charity Clairity, I’m on the board of a local nonprofit, and we’re exploring the idea of hosting an in-person fundraiser in May 2022. I know it’s hard to predict how the spring will look.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2021

A survey conducted by the Association of Fundraising Professionals reports that in 2020, nearly 64% of nonprofits had to cancel at least one in-person fundraising event, and more than 50% converted at least one in-person event to a virtual event. 2) Have a Backup Plan. 2) Have a Backup Plan. 3) Use an Event Website.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2021

Fundraising through a virtual gala has proven to be an effective way to connect with donors and get them excited about your mission. With new ideas and tweaks to the activities that would typically be included at in-person events, virtual galas can keep fundraising goals on track and even add to more than expected to the annual goal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2020

Among the noteworthy features included the ideal ecosystem are (i) the virtual events channel (reflecting the constraints newly imposed by COVID-19) and (ii) the increasingly feature-rich WhatsApp channel. Below are four examples: 1) Virtual Team Management. Digital Storytelling Framework.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

When you’re able to set the stage with analytics and donor attributes – like their wealth rating, public giving records, and personal interests – you can strengthen your understanding of each donor segment, and position your asks to speak to specific audiences. This guide is meant to help you prepare for each season in your fundraising year.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 20, 2021

It may make sense to hire someone to give you that help, especially if that person has the skills you need and can work remotely. What you need is a nonprofit virtual assistant or VA. A virtual assistant is an independent contractor who provides services for clients while working from their home office. Nor should you.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

To find it, keep your unique goals in mind as you explore this guide to determine what’s possible. Boost revenue from in-person and virtual fundraising events. Be sure to keep the length of setup in mind as you plan so your transition is a smooth one. In-person training. How long is the onboarding process?

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AccelEvents

MARCH 30, 2021

Hosting a virtual event is a great way to connect to your audience and promote your brand in new and exciting ways. As event organizers, we spend a lot of time preparing content, marketing the virtual event, and curating the attendee experience. Understanding Potential Virtual Attendee Expectations. Read on to learn how!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

By Sean Kosofsky , is the Nonprofit Fixer and founder of Mind the Gap Consulting. Personal thank you letter from the founder, ED, chair, leadership powerhouses. Personal phone call from the founder, chair, ED. Phone call to the donor from a person impacted by the nonprofit. These exist already! Plaque or award.

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Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2021

However, sometimes you need to ask for donations in person at fundraising events or other functions. The issue some people have with asking for donations in person is that it can be a nerve-wracking experience. When asking for donations in person, keep these tips in mind: Do research beforehand. Meet them where they are.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

So before you cancel any events, consider whether you can turn it into something digital or virtual. You could either turn an existing event into something virtual or create a completely new virtual fundraising event in its place. Virtual Peer-to-Peer Fundraising. Virtual Live-Stream.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

Kristal Frazier will provide strategies that will empower you to become confident in your next virtual ask. We are here to talk about “The 3 V’s of Virtual Communication.” And you can also send us a tweet, I’ll keep an eye on Twitter, in case you are a tweeting-type person, which we appreciate.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Rather than missing out entirely, transitioning in-person events to virtual fundraisers helps you to continue to raise crucial funds for your cause, while our supporters stay safe and support you from their own homes. Ready to take your virtual fundraising to the next level? Accessing fitness events virtually.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 20, 2022

Whether virtual, in person, or hybrid, raffles are an effective way to raise money for your nonprofit (case in point—the $9,420,506 raffle organizers on Eventgroove have earned for their causes since November 2019). We know you’re asking yourself, “Why on Earth would a person pay anything when they don’t have to?!” .

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

The best way to learn about virtual fundraising events is to hear from those who’ve experienced them. We recently wrapped up our 2021 Collaborative: Virtual Sessions event here at Classy. Get to know their top insights and learning moments to accelerate the impact of your nonprofit’s next virtual fundraising event.

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Achieve

JUNE 11, 2021

Virtual events have become a key promotional tool for nonprofits to attract new supporters. Hybrid and virtual fundraising events. At in-person events, your donor outreach team can have one-on-one conversations with multiple guests to help start your nonprofit’s relationship with them off on the right foot. Send Event Surveys.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

We can provide instant responses that are personalized and meaningful. Listening to data with an open-minded desire to hear the truth brings a level of transparency that builds trust and is highly attractive to members. Data analytics and AI chatbots give us the ability to take member support and education to new levels of relevance.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. Constantly be on the lookout for personal and professional connections who may want to learn more about the organization. Be the person always encouraging the organization to do list-building.

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EveryAction

MAY 2, 2023

Automatically match them to their legislator or the decision-maker you’re targeting —if supporters don’t need to navigate away from your page in order to look up who their representatives are or locate contact information for the person they want to share their opinion with, they stand a better chance of completing and sending their message.

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Greater Giving

JULY 23, 2021

During the transition to virtual events, nonprofit event planners simply didn’t have a playbook. One of the biggest issues that nonprofits reported with virtual events (detailed in our State of Nonprofit Fundraising publication) was guest engagement. But embracing low-cost technological solutions can help. Are there a lot of parents?

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AccelEvents

APRIL 21, 2021

With the rise in concern for global warming, it makes sense that when hosting a virtual or hybrid conference you would want to promote it as sustainable and climate-friendly. Sustainability and Hosting Virtual or Hybrid Conferences. Switching some of the events to a virtual event format can improve the level of environmental impact.

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AccelEvents

APRIL 21, 2021

With the rise in concern for global warming, it makes sense that when hosting a virtual or hybrid conference you would want to promote it as sustainable and climate-friendly. Sustainability and Hosting Virtual or Hybrid Conferences. Switching some of the events to a virtual event format can improve the level of environmental impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

And when we are off the clock, we take virtual trips to foreign countries, cook on live-demo video calls, and shimmy around our living rooms with fellow Zumba dancers who could be anywhere in the world. In your mind, establish how you want your audience to feel during your presentation: Enthusiastic? Go deeper — use empathy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2024

But when you’re lean on resources and human power, just producing blog posts and updating your website feels like a miracle, never mind SEO or a content strategy. Or, you can optimize existing content you have with your keywords in mind. However, without taking that crucial SEO step, you are kind of shouting into the void.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 4, 2019

We believe nonprofits and fundraisers who focus on these five topics and develop an overarching strategy that considers these subjects will set themselves up for long-term results as forward-minded individuals and organizations. Without further ado, here are the top five trends we see impacting the nonprofit fundraising space in 2020.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Embracing the art of simplicity is where personal and professional growth begins. Empowering Associations for the Future—September 18, In Person or Virtual Do you know your organization’s digital IQ? We’re ready with treats guaranteed to excite your mind and your appetite. See you there. Earn up to 5.25

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.orgSource

JANUARY 22, 2024

But how do we put the human touch into interactions in a virtual landscape that doesn’t provide emotional cues? By designing systems, products, and services from the perspective of their human users, we can compensate for, and even exceed, what might be accomplished in a person-to-person transaction.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 22, 2021

You can build relationships without meeting in person. . John McClane and Sergeant Al Powell do a great job of showing how to build a relationship without meeting in person! Even after only communicating via radio, when they do meet in person, they hug as if they’re old friends. Fundraising is all about building relationships.

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Candid

MAY 10, 2022

It’s the question on all our minds as we look to a world in which we coexist with COVID-19: what does a return to the office look like? Entirely remote or entirely in-person arrangements don’t appeal to a majority of the workforce, but the murky area in between has proved to be incredibly challenging to navigate.

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