2019 Cause Awareness Dates for Your Nonprofit Fundraising Calendar

Aligning fundraising and awareness events with broader “cause awareness” days and months can boost your nonprofit exposure. The first step is reviewing which days and months exist and when they fall on the calendar this year. Then you can pick those that align with your ...

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What Are the Startup Costs for a New Nonprofit?

You have a wonderful cause that is helping your community and you want to become an official nonprofit charity. So your question is likely, “What are the typical startup costs for a nonprofit?” The answer is, “It depends!” It depends on where you are, how ...

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Plan a Fundraising Calendar for Your Nonprofit: Step-by-Step

In fundraising, we spend a good amount of time talking about fundraising goals. But we often spend little to no time planning a calendar for how we are going to meet those goals. And, as French author Antoine de Saint- Exupéry coined: “A goal without ...

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Tips For Simple Bookkeeping For Any Volunteer Fundraiser [Includes Ledger PDF]

Are you a volunteer tasked to sell candy bars or gift wrap for a sports team or class? You’re not alone! According to PTO Today, school groups raise more than $1.5 billion annually from informal fundraisers. But while it might be super simple for you ...

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21 Places To Get Free Airline And Game Tickets And Merchandise For Your Auction Or Raffle

Thousands of companies will donate items to raffle or auction to nonprofits, if you plan ahead and ask in advance. Here are 21 different ideas for sure to please donations, for your nonprofit or community project, nearly all of which you can ask for online! ...

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Peer-to-Peer Fundraising – New Trends and What They Mean for Your Nonprofit

Peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising has been a staple of the American fundraising scene since the oldest charities formed. The model is simple – charities recruit volunteers to fundraise for them, from their peer groups. The United Way does it through workplace campaigns. Charities like March of ...

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5 Ways Nonprofits Can Use Instagram for Their Fundraising Campaigns

Gone are the days when fundraisers used to go door-knocking to talk about their nonprofit with the ultimate aim of collecting funds. Today, entire journeys are being recorded and then broadcasted online for people to view. And social media is an integral part of this, ...

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Fast Rising Chinese Philanthropy – What it Means For Your Nonprofit

China has overtaken the US in number of the world’s wealthiest at a rapid pace. In 2018, Forbes reported 2,208 billionaires in the world. 819 are Chinese; 571 are American. China had 122 billionaires on the 2013 list. There are 5.7 times as many super ...

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Sample Fundraising Letter – Wildfire Disaster

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

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Amusement Park, Cruise or Camping? Fun Raffle Packages for Your Fundraiser!

Summer is the perfect time for a raffle package of entertaining trips, events or activities to raise a bit more funding for your organization. People are looking for fun and excitement, ways to keep their kids busy and new activities to try. Plus, raffle fundraisers ...

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Are You Grant Ready? Your 5-Part Recipe To Win More Grant Awards This year!

Are you grant ready? There is so much more to getting grants than just writing and submitting proposals. Chances are, you probably already knew that. You probably also know that competition for grant dollars can be fierce. But do you know how to be fiercely ...

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4 Ways Foreign Aid Helps Your Community

It is logical to think “Why give tax dollars and charitable dollars abroad when so many people are suffering in America?” The reality, however, is that there is a long list of seemingly unconnected benefits to Americans for giving tax dollars as well as private ...

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Fundraising Letter: Biodiesel Processor for Your School or Other Group

It’s time for another sample fundraising letter! Even though the use of biodiesel as a fuel that’s better for the environment is controversial, it has definite benefits. Here is a sample donation request letter for a biodiesel processor (for use with used cooking oil) that ...

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How to Attract a Wealthy Donor to Your Cause

Every charity’s fundraising dream is to have one wealthy donor like Bill Gates fund their entire program. That is why the most common joke in any fundraising office is “who do we know that knows Bill Gates?” The Gates have given an amazing 36 billion ...

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How to Organize a Mother’s Day Breakfast Fundraiser

Mother’s Day has become one of the most commercial holidays in America. The National Retail Federation reports that the average American spends $172 – totaling an astounding $21.4 billion.  An amazing 84 percent of the population celebrates the holiday. What does this mean for your ...

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