Getting Your Board Involved in Fundraising: 5 Tips

Many nonprofits struggle with board member engagement. Board members are often busy people with a lot going on in their lives outside of the boardroom. However, they’ve made commitments to your mission, and getting them engaged should be a priority for your organization. Fundraising is ...

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5 Tips to Improve Your Digital Giving Tuesday Communications

Giving Tuesday is a global giving movement that takes place the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States. This day offers an unparalleled opportunity for nonprofits to bring in significant funding in a short time span.  In fact, 35 million adults in the U.S. participated ...

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T-Shirt Fundraising for Schools: How You Can Raise More

Like many schools, yours is likely always thinking up new fundraising ideas to keep your programs running while also creating memorable experiences for your students. After all, school carnivals, read-a-thons, and talent shows are all fundraisers and many students’ favorite school experiences.  One school fundraising ...

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5 Tips to Launch an Engaging and Lucrative School Fundraiser

While many of us have participated in school fundraisers in the past, schools are not generally the first organizations we consider when we think about fundraising initiatives. Nonprofit organizations are generally better known for their prowess at launching impactful fundraisers.  Nonprofit organizations raise money for ...

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Hybrid Auction Planning: 5 Tips for a Successful Fundraiser

In 2020, the nonprofit world flipped on its head with the cancellation of all events. Event managers had to think swiftly to recover funds that otherwise would have come from galas, walks, and other thriving fundraisers, and virtual events saved the day. Now that many ...

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4 Effective Non-Due Revenue Streams for Associations

Association members join for networking, education, and enrichment opportunities. Operating an association can be challenging as you try to manage the moving parts of membership retention, plan engaging activities, and create valuable learning experiences. It can be expensive to host and create those opportunities for ...

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How HR Consulting Can Improve Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising

Picture this: An animal rescue nonprofit is working to raise money for a dog park. A few weeks into the fundraising campaign, the team decides it’s time to go back to the drawing board since their efforts to gather donations don’t seem to be working. ...

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Fundraising for Your Performing Arts Program: 6 Ideas

As a performing arts program administrator, you’re likely familiar with the challenges of securing funding. Selling tickets to performances and soliciting major gifts are just two parts of bringing in enough donations to make your program the best it can be. Determining how to fundraise ...

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5 Tips for Organizing a Stellar Walk-A-Thon Fundraiser

Walking is something that most of us can do with ease, and it is a relaxing and healthy way to pass the time. This is what makes walk-a-thons popular for school organizations and nonprofits looking for a challenging and engaging way of raising money. Organizing ...

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Fundraising for Your Church: 4 Foundational Tools You Need

Fundraising is an integral part of how churches work. They provide spiritual services, community, and programming to congregants for free, and rely on generous donations and tithes to keep their doors open. When they have a reliable revenue stream, churches can give back to their ...

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Improve User Experience On Your Website: 3 Strategies

Your nonprofit’s website is your “home” on the internet and the main area where supporters interact with you. It serves a number of supporter engagement functions, from collecting donations, to sharing educational resources, to facilitating advocacy campaigns. That’s why it’s crucial for your site to ...

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Incorporating Matching Gifts in an Annual Giving Campaign

Annual giving is a hot topic for nonprofit fundraising, and organizations like yours are always looking for new and improved ways to bring their efforts to the next level. And that’s why matching gifts and annual giving campaigns go hand in hand. In this guide, ...

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Corporate Gift Matching Software Can Be A Game Changer For Your CRM

It is no secret that nonprofits thrive off of the relationships they build with their donor base. Nonprofit organizations are fueled by the support, time, and dollars given by their donors. The maintenance of these donor relationships is crucial, but the best way to grow ...

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Q+A with the Experts: Matching Gifts and Higher Education

At Fundraising IP, we know a lot about matching gifts and how they go to elevate fundraising at institutions of all shapes, sizes, and missions. Here, we’ll focus on matching gifts and higher education organizations like colleges and universities. Unfortunately, research by matching gift experts ...

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Fundraising for a Dog Park with Dog Houses and Doggie Bowls

Today’s dog parks bear little resemblance to those of yore. Not only are they designed with a range of amenities for both dogs and their humans, but they also add value to communities, supporting walkable neighborhoods and strong social ties. However, funding to build dog ...

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