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Going Green: How Software Helps You Host Sustainable Events

Pamela Grow

And, with donations declining across the board for the first time in five years, organizations need to pay attention to the concerns of their donors now more than ever. Online donation pages: Promoting your online giving page during events makes it easy for any attendee to donate from home.

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The Curious Case of Donating IT Equipment

Tech Soup

TechSoup has been working on the strangely difficult problem of increasing the volume of five-year-old-and-newer computers donated to our Refurbished Computer Initiative (RCI) program and also to other refurbishers that supply IT equipment to schools, nonprofits, and low-income families for some years now. read more.

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Job Lot Breaks $1 Million with Cause Marketing Pinups

Selfish Giving

Since 2004 when Ocean State Job Lot began selling their signature red gift box in their 100 stores to support cancer care services at the hospital, Job Lot has hosted multiple pinup programs that will surpass $1 million shortly after they start their winter program this weekend.

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Cause Marketing Case Study: St. Jude & Williams-Sonoma

Selfish Giving

Jude since 2004, raising tens of millions of dollars for the hospital. Thanks and Giving is primarily a register program, which means cashiers ask shoppers to donate a buck or more. What Williams-Sonoma did have is well trained, motivated cashiers that asked every shopper to donate. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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The next step for personalizing your school’s fundraising outreach.

amplifi

Imagine sending a perfectly tailored message to alums who graduated in 2004, only to have it received by someone who was a parent of a current student, not even an alum. You may already have these set up to trigger a thank you response after someone gives through your online donation page. Get your data in order.

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Where to Start Your Search for Silent Auction Items

Get Fully Funded

Review your initial list and ask yourself if any of your current supporters might be able to donate these types of items to your auction. You’ll be surprised at how many of your board members, donors, and friends will donate these items or know someone who can. Board Members. Do they have access to a country club and rounds of golf?

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Nancy Jo Craig’s Lifetime Achievement Award In Nonprofit Computer Refurbishment

Tech Soup

By 2004 she had come back to her hometown of Baton Rouge and was working as a management consultant to a failing nonprofit. Places like TechSoup and the National Cristina Foundation put out the word that donated computers were badly needed in Louisiana, and they came by the truckload. Coming Back Home and a Challenge of a Lifetime.

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