Going Virtual: A Quick Guide for Hosting Online Auctions

Earlier this year, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a massive shift in day-to-day operations for nonprofits. Organizations across the globe were forced to make the decision to indefinitely postpone their events or cancel them altogether, leaving them without sufficient funding. Luckily, there’s another option: switch to ...

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FAQs If You Are Thinking About Starting a Not-For-Profit

Are you thinking about starting a not-for-profit? The following list of questions will help you get an overview of what it takes to get started. Starting a not-for-profit, nonprofit, or NGO includes many of the same considerations as starting a C Corp. The biggest difference ...

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9 Fun Virtual School Fundraisers!

Do you need to get parents or kids involved in a fundraiser? Make it fun for them and they’ll love helping!  Most of us can’t meet up in groups and have grown accustomed to virtual events and classes alike. Even if you can meet in ...

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5 Nonprofit Productivity Tips While Working from Home

In the past several months, COVID-19 has significantly impacted almost every aspect of day-to-day life, from social distancing guidelines to a looming economic recession. Similarly, businesses and organizations everywhere have seen radical shifts in management strategies as entire workforces transition to work-from-home. While there are ...

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Choosing the Right Fundraising Campaign: 5 Tips for 2020

As a fundraiser, you likely entered 2020 with big plans to advance your organization with fundraising. Maybe you planned to kick off your first major campaign or even dive into planned giving. However, we’re now six months into the year, and maybe some of your ...

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8 Free Resources for Adapting Your Fundraising to Social Distancing

New and amazing tech tools for digital fundraising are popping up from the sudden need to adapt to social distancing as the new norm. Here are 8 great resources and guides that might give you some new ideas of how to change up your events, ...

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Adjusting Event Sponsorship Fundraising for Unusual Times

For many nonprofit organizations, event sponsorships are necessary to acquire the funds to host a successful event. However, pandemics, disasters, economic declines, protests, or any number of unplanned forevents can throw your event sponsorship fundraising in for a loop! While you may not be able ...

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Free Sample Appeal Letter for Crisis Relief Funding

Following is a sample donation request letter that could be sent from a charitable organization or other group in crisis to their community or the broader public. Feel free to copy it and modify it for your fundraising needs. For any other use, please contact ...

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Emergency Funds and Virtual Office: Resources for Your Nonprofit

We may be stuck at home, anxiety-ridden and worried about our new quarantine reality, but that is not a reason to put your nonprofit on hold, however! Nonprofits all over the country are adapting in creative ways. New tools and resources to help you are ...

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How Have Your Fundraising Plans Changed Because of the Coronavirus?

In light of current events, we would like to know how fundraisers have been impacted and how they have changed their fundraising plans. Since most communities are canceling events to avoid the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), many fundraising events have also been canceled or postponed.  ...

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Sample Earth Day Fundraising Letter for a Sports Team or School Group

Following is a sample donation request letter that could be sent from a sports team, school group, or charitable organization to their community and neighboring communities. Feel free to copy it and modify it for your fundraising needs. For any other use, please contact us. ...

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Will Coronavirus (COVID-19) Affect Charitable Donations This Year?

The top headline on the news for the past several weeks has been Coronavirus (COVID-19). It seems to be affecting every aspect of human life nearly everywhere in the world. Schools are being shut down, cruise ships are being quarantined, and the government is advising ...

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Mobile Advocacy: What It Is and How to Get Started

Advocacy campaigns are a powerful way for nonprofits to make a difference in their communities. Raising awareness and support for a specific cause, these campaigns unify your nonprofit’s supporters to affect real change. As with many other nonprofit activities, organizations are realizing how essential mobile ...

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Fundraising Compliance: What It Is and Why You Should Care about It

Nonprofits fundraise. It’s a fact of life and a necessity of existence. Successful fundraising efforts mean a robust community, filled with engaged donors and healthy programs. A lesser known component of fundraising, and therefore a nonprofit’s success, is compliance with state fundraising and charitable solicitation ...

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Does Your Fundraising Strategy Include These 4 Key Factors?

Let’s take a minute to consider your fundraising strategy. Is your nonprofit struggling to meet your fundraising goals? Are you struggling to stay relevant in an increasingly digital world, or maybe wondering how to develop your donor relationships in a world that’s increasingly cluttered with ...

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