Fundraising Archive

[FREE WEBINAR] Keys to a Successful Golf Fundraiser

January 27, 2022
Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 Time: 1pm EST / 10am PST Cost: Free Presented by: Logan Foote (he/him), Education & Development Manager at GolfStatus Golf fundraisers do more than just raise money for an organization or cause—they attract high capacity donors and sponsors, raise awareness, expand your donor base, advance important relationships, and more. Golf holds a ton of...

20+ Digital Marketing & Fundraising Conferences for Nonprofit Professionals Worldwide

January 19, 2022
Digital marketing and fundraising trends are constantly evolving and conferences provide an essential training opportunity for nonprofit professionals to learn from their peers and spark their creativity. In the era of COVID, in-person conferences have been halted and rescheduled or shifted to an entirely virtual experience, but in 2022 some conference organizers are moving forward with scheduling in-person events....

[FREE WEBINAR] What on Earth Should Our Nonprofit Do for Our Next Fundraising Event?

January 17, 2022
Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 Time: 1pm EST / 10am PST Cost: Free Presented by: Kimberly O’Donnell (she/her), CFRE, ACC , Vice President of Fundraising & Professional Services  at Network for Good The 2022 events season is right around the corner, and the time to make critically important decisions about your fundraising strategy is now. Virtual events have skyrocketed to the...

How to Craft a 2022 Fundraising Strategy for Your Nonprofit

January 16, 2022
Imagine what your organization could accomplish in 2022 if you began each initiative with clean, streamlined donor records that record donations from your online forms and update automatically, an arsenal of canned reports to track key metrics, and a solid plan to prioritize each donor segment individually. This guide is meant to help you prepare for each season in...

Useful Tips & Resources for Your Nonprofit’s Annual Report

January 6, 2022
Even though nonprofit organizations aren’t required by law to publish annual reports, most nonprofit leaders recognize the value annual reports can provide. A well-written annual report will help you demonstrate your accomplishments to current and future donors, cultivate new partnerships, and recognize important people. Nonprofit managers working on annual reports most frequently ask these five questions. Do we Really Need an Annual Report?...

[WEBINAR] Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits

January 5, 2022
Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2021 Time: 1pm EST / 10am PST (2 hours) Cost: $30 (USD) Presented by: Heather Mansfield, Founder of Nonprofit Tech for Good This is the second of three webinars in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits. Those who register for all three webinars will earn a Certificate in Digital Marketing...

2022 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar for Nonprofits

January 2, 2022
Cause awareness and giving days are powerful themes upon which to launch online fundraising and social media awareness campaigns. In addition to the days listed below, see also public holidays by country, Days of the Year, and Wikipedia’s List of Commemorative Months. January 17: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service — #MLKDay 28: Data Privacy Day —  #DataPrivacyDay February 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay 4: World...

How to Transform GivingTuesday & Year-End Donors into Monthly Donors

December 28, 2021
With GivingTuesday in November and year-end donations in December, January is a great time for nonprofits to focus on donor retention. GivingTuesday donors contributed an amazing $2.7 billion in 2021, however, most GivingTuesday donors are one-time donors. The same is true for year-end donations. While it might seem impossible to do, turning one-time donors into monthly donors is a...

[DATA] 9 Popular Digital Fundraising Tools and How They Performed in 2021

December 26, 2021
The Open Data Project  seeks to gain a better understanding of how nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide use technology for digital marketing and fundraising. At the core of the project is the Global NGO Technology Survey and the data below is based on the survey responses of 1,576 digital marketers and fundraisers that work in the nonprofit sector worldwide. From...

Why Nonprofits Need to Be Early Explorers of the Metaverse

December 19, 2021
The Metaverse is a broad term that encapsulates the next evolution of the internet. It is a digital reality – a cyberspace made up of multiple virtual worlds – that combines components of social media, gaming, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), cryptocurrencies, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The metaverse is being conceptualized and developed as the merging of our...

Instagram Feed Fundraisers: What Nonprofits Need to Know

December 4, 2021
Meta has quietly announced that the Facebook Fundraiser functionality is being expanded to Instagram. If your nonprofit is eligible for Instagram Charitable Giving Tools, then your supporters can now create fundraisers for your nonprofit. According to Meta: We’re expanding the set of nonprofits that people can fundraise for on Instagram. In the coming weeks, you’ll now be able to...

How Nonprofits Can Effectively Promote their Online Shop on Instagram and Facebook

November 22, 2021
The holiday shopping season is upon us. In the frenzy of exciting discounts and hot new product trends, it can be a challenge for nonprofits with online shops to compete with big brands and e-commerce giants that have significantly larger marketing and advertising budgets. Yet, it is in the best interest of nonprofits with online shops to get involved...

Virtual Fundraising: 5 Tips for Moving In-Person Auctions Online

November 20, 2021
With the entire world affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent economic fallout, the vital services and resources that nonprofits provide are in historically high demand. To meet this surge and move their mission forward, nonprofits must decide – and decide quickly – the best way to continue their fundraising efforts in a contactless way. As nonprofits navigate...