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Finding fun ways to raise funds for your school can be a rewarding experience for educators, students, and parents. Whether you’re part of the school’s administration or the parent-teacher organization (PTO), you’re the driving force behind these efforts, helping to unite the school community and transform fundraising into a shared effort. With a bit of …
Like most nonprofits, your organization is always looking for its next big chance to rally its community and secure more funds for its mission. With 34 million participants in the U.S. alone in 2023, Giving Tuesday represents a can’t-miss opportunity for nonprofits of all types and sizes. However, since the global generosity movement lasts only …
Political campaigns rely on fundraising to pay for activities like voter outreach, events, and advertising. To win your race, whether it’s at the national or local level, you need to raise enough money to cover these essentials and empower you to reach as many voters as possible. These days, online channels are increasingly important to …
Integrating digital strategies is crucial for just about any fundraiser when it comes to streamlining the process and maximizing your fundraising potential. When you’re working to take your organization’s fundraiser to the next level, consider these top five strategies for planning digital campaigns: Streamline your nonprofit’s digital fundraising tools. Update your constituent-facing technology. Carefully choose …
Imagine this: your nonprofit has spent months planning a dynamic silent auction for your supporters. You’ve marketed your event extensively, created a simple registration experience, booked the venue and catering, and more. However, when the big event day comes around, your team struggles to organize and keep track of all the paper bids, and the …
A strong nonprofit website requires several different design elements, from mobile optimization to streamlined navigation. However, it’s not only important to consider the function of your website, but also how well your digital presence conveys your identity and communicates your brand to your audience. After all, a generic website that performs well but doesn’t show …
Donors trust nonprofits to use their donations wisely. However, in donating, supporters give a lot more than just money–they release their personal and financial information. As nonprofits rely on digital tools to collect donations, plan events, and manage volunteers, sensitive data like credit card numbers and home addresses are stored within fundraising platforms. Failure to keep …
Have you taken a good look at your nonprofit website recently? If you haven’t conducted an overhaul of your website in the last few years, it might start to look outdated and not reflect your nonprofit’s current brand. Refreshing your website allows your nonprofit to generate excitement and online engagement for your cause. This is …
As a nonprofit, your top priority is to provide value to your beneficiaries, but you can’t do it by word-of-mouth alone. The first step in effectively attracting new supporters to your cause is spreading the word about your nonprofit’s programs to interested prospects. That’s why marketing should be on your radar if it isn’t already. …
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 in Giving Tuesday 2021, raising $2.7 billion for charity. Giving …
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 provide a stellar user experience. If your site is useful …
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, we’ll cover everything your nonprofit needs to know, including: The …
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 reports that billions of available matching dollars go unclaimed by …
Whether you’re new to the world of fundraising or you’re a professional who’s been running campaigns for years, you know that there are a lot of options out there for raising money for your cause. Between the many online fundraising platforms to choose from and Google searches that yield thousands of unique fundraising event ideas, …
Peer-to-peer fundraising is a popular form of social fundraising in which nonprofits equip supporters to raise money on their behalf. This can be a particularly profitable fundraising strategy that also allows nonprofits to connect with new supporters that may be exposed to their efforts for the first time. But to maximize results and reap these …
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