Fundraising Archive

[Tweet Chat] Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Trends for Nonprofits

April 1, 2019
Please join us for a tweet chat on May 1st at 12 pm EDT to discuss peer-to-peer fundraising! Nonprofit Tech for Good (@nonprofitorgs) will be joined by co-host CrowdRise by GoFundMe (@crowdrise) to have a live tweet chat about the power of enabling your nonprofit’s supporters to fundraise on your organization’s behalf. During the tweet chat, we will share insights...

12 Online Fundraising Tools to Watch in 2019

March 27, 2019
This year’s featured online fundraising tools tap into emerging trends, such as Bitcoin and crowdfunding, but also utilize tried-and-true fundraising tactics such as tribute giving and e-cards. 2019 marks the 20-year anniversary of the release of the first “Donate Now” service and while some online fundraising pioneers envisioned the tools available today, for many the evolution of online giving,...

8 Online Social Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

March 21, 2019
By Gary Wohlfeill, Director of Marketing at CrowdRise, who works with partners to develop highly engaging fundraising campaigns and leads the marketing team in developing the CrowdRise brand. It’s hard to deny that social media has forever created a fundamental shift in the way we engage with each other. And this applies to nonprofits in a big way. That’s...

9 Ways to Improve Your Next Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Campaign

March 14, 2019
Daniella Dowiak is an account manager at Cathexis Partners. She has worked in the nonprofit sector for more than ten years. With a deep understanding of nonprofits’ limited resources, she is passionate about helping organizations get the most out of their technology. Peer-to-peer campaigns and events are such an effective way to extend your fundraising reach that many nonprofits...

[FREE WEBINAR] How Nonprofits Can Raise More Money Through Crowdfunding

March 11, 2019
UPDATE: This webinar was presented on April 16, 2019. You can view a recap of the webinar on the CrowdRise website. This webinar will walk through the basics of crowdfunding so that your nonprofit can utilize this growing fundraising method to bring in more money for your cause. In addition to covering crowdfunding best practices, additional topics include: The difference...

106 Free or Low-Cost Online Tools and Resources for Nonprofits

February 20, 2019
By Heather Mansfield, Editor-in-chief of Nonprofit Tech for Good and producer of the Global NGO Technology Report and the Global Trends in Giving Report The internet is loaded with amazing free or low-cost tools and resources! Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use the tools listed below to significantly improve your web...

10 Best Practices for a Successful Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Program

January 24, 2019
By Gary Wohlfeill, Director of Marketing at CrowdRise, who works with partners to develop highly engaging fundraising campaigns and leads the marketing team in developing the CrowdRise brand. The nature of why a supporter chooses to fundraise for your nonprofit is most likely a personal one. Whether they’ve been helped directly by your nonprofit, they have a family member...

2019 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar for Nonprofits

December 3, 2018
Cause awareness and giving days can be very powerful themes upon which to launch online fundraising campaigns. The real-time, in-the-moment nature of cause awareness and giving days can inspire donors to give provided that your nonprofit knows how to promote the days effectively. The first step is to decide which days to build a campaign upon and add them to your 2019 editorial...

[Tweet Chat] Nonprofit Tech Trends for 2019

November 21, 2018
Join us for a tweet chat on January 16 at 12pm EST to discuss nonprofit tech trends in the new year! Nonprofit Tech for Good will be co-hosting a tweet chat with Wired Impact to lead a discussion on nonprofit tech trends, such as website design, social media fundraising, email marketing, privacy, and web accessibility. How to Participate At...

25 Global Trends in Giving That Nonprofits Need to Know

November 8, 2018
6,057 donors completed the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Survey and based on their responses, the donor community worldwide is made up of primarily women (65%) who have a liberal ideology (53%), characterize themselves as religious (72%), and give between ($101-$1,000 USD) annually (43%). These donors are most likely to support the causes of children and youth (15%), health...

5 Ways to Use Social Media to Raise More Money at Year-end

October 31, 2018
By Julia Campbell, a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. She regularly provides useful tips and resources to the nonprofit sector through her blog, #501SocialBlog. Year-end giving is a vital piece of the nonprofit fundraising puzzle, and the time when many organizations reap the harvest of...

3 Must-Know Stats about Gen Z Donors

October 4, 2018
By Gary Wohlfeill, Director of Marketing at CrowdRise, who works with partners to develop highly engaging fundraising campaigns and leads the marketing team in developing the CrowdRise brand. Often, nonprofits are spending time focused on cultivating Millennial support due to the immense impact this powerful generation has on the world. However, what they may be missing is the larger, and...

5 Ways to Use Crowdfunding to Rally Your #GivingTuesday Supporters

September 27, 2018
By Emily Rose Patz, Senior Copywriter at DonorPerfect and lead author of #GivingTuesday Ideas for 2018, a new guide designed to equip and empower nonprofit professionals to achieve their #GivingTuesday goals. #GivingTuesday invites donors, along with their family, friends, and colleagues to share about the causes they care about most as they switch their sights from holiday shopping to...