New to fundraising? Read our guide How to Fundraise: A Guide for New Fundraisers
As a nonprofit, much of your focus revolves around fundraising. After all, you can’t successfully run your programs and work toward your mission without sufficient funds. Your nonprofit website is a key component in this process. Without an effective fundraising website, you won’t bring in nearly as many donations as you could. Choosing the right …
If you help run a nonprofit or another charitable organization, you know how important your donors are. Donors are not only essential to drive specific campaigns to success, but for general support as well. Having active, positive relationships with your donors ensures you have a better chance of bringing awareness to your nonprofit’s mission and …
Volunteer management comes with several challenges. You need to keep track of which volunteers are accomplishing which tasks, assign appropriate projects to the right people, and coordinate schedules, all while monitoring a variety of other moving parts to the program. You’ll also need to align your volunteers with your nonprofit’s goals, ensuring they have the …
Hiring a fundraiser is hard work. It’s probably the most difficult position to fill in your organization, even more than a Director sometimes! Good fundraisers have similar traits, however. The subject has been researched by a number of scholars and professionals. As a fundraiser myself, I can confirm that these studies are very accurate and …
Fundraising professionals are generally the most in need of professional support within the nonprofit team. But, with hard pressed budgets and pushes from donors to spend their money directly on programs, they are often the least likely to get support. If you are a nonprofit executive, think about ensuring that just a bit of budget money …
Finding the right donor prospects is probably harder than actually asking for donations! You have a wonderful, unique project. Everyone else in your field is getting grants and donations (it seems). But you have searched and searched, and you just cannot find the right donors or grants. The time has come to breathe, reset, and …
Can a viral campaign make a positive influence on your nonprofit organization? By understanding how viral videos operate, you will be better equipped to decide if they are the right marketing product for your group. Have you heard of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge? The popular YouTube sensation hit social media in 2014 and raised …
Your volunteers allow your nonprofit to accomplish a variety of important projects, from working on your program initiatives to helping out with fundraising campaigns. Of course, before your volunteers can get to work, they’ll need to complete your volunteer registration process, which might include a waiver. While waivers might not be the most exciting part …
Peer-to-peer fundraising is one of the most effective and engaging fundraising strategies out there. Your supporters can either donate or get involved with the campaign by creating their own fundraising page and encouraging others to give. Although your supporters help your nonprofit market the fundraising campaign, that doesn’t mean peer-to-peer fundraising provides a break for …
Regardless if you are just starting out, or have years of experience, understanding the current trends in fundraising, the current thinking toward philanthropy, and new ways to write communication materials or proposals, among other topics, is critical. Following are 10 books to read that will expand your horizons, present you with new ideas and ways …
With nearly 7,000 rare illnesses in the world today, an illness that only affects 3,000 people per year can often be overlooked. It is estimated that 25 – 30 million Americans are living with a rare disease today. With these facts and figures in mind, raising funds for rare diseases may seem like a daunting …
Personalization is extremely important when it comes to building relationships with donors. And it goes without saying, that if your nonprofit has a good relationship with your donors, they are much likelier to stay associated with your organization. So when it comes to laying the foundation for a strong and healthy bond, how do you …
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 to convince others to buy snacks, candy, or gifts, it’s …
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 Dimes use marathons. Then the umbrella groups divvy up the …
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 wealthy people in the country only 5 years later. There …
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