The Fundraising Coach

MARCH 11, 2020

In my time as a nonprofit fundraiser, we've seen recessions related to the dot-com bust, the 9/11 attacks, and the housing market implosion around 2008 and 2009. Back in 2008, I wrote a couple articles on recession proof fundraising and fundraising in a recession. These times are not fun. But nonprofits can survive.

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Planned Giving

MAY 19, 2025

Updated in 2003, 2008, 2017 and 2025. Pitch: Instead of cash, consider donating stock. Donating real estate can relieve you of maintenance, reduce your taxes, and create a lasting legacy. Pitch: With a trust, you donate an asset, receive income for life, and reduce capital gains tax. Originally Written in 1999.

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Double the Donation

JUNE 10, 2021

Ask yourself these questions, take notes, and work with your website manager to make improvements : Is it clear what I should do if I want to learn more, register, or donate? How many clicks does it take to sign up or donate? If I’m donating, is it easy to find the person or team I want to donate on behalf of?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

We recently added the updated Windows Small Business Server 2011 products from Microsoft to our donation catalog. read more.

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Blue Avocado

OCTOBER 8, 2024

” Here’s a summary of some of the best answers we received: Less is More: Simple Emails Can Boost Donations and Engagement After learning in a webinar that one of Barack Obama’s most successful fundraising emails had the subject line “ Hey ,” I decided I was overcomplicating things trying to develop a perfect campaign.

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The Fundraising Coach

JUNE 16, 2020

When we entered the pandemic lockdown here in the United States, nonprofits were rightly concerned about potentially plummeting donations. I've fundraised through a number of downturns (the dot com bust in the late 90s, the downturn following 9/11, and the 2008 housing bust) and through a number of disasters (hurricanes, flooding, etc.).

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Selfish Giving

AUGUST 1, 2017

How Velvet's support for Pelotonia has grown since they got involved in 2008. Velvet's decision to release a new package featuring the Pelotonia logo and to donate 25 cents from the sale of every carton to the nonprofit. The history of Velvet Ice Cream, its long history of giving and how they got involved with Pelotonia.

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Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

To read about the development of our Halloween Town pinup program the past few years, check out: Countdown to Halloween Town: The Power of Pinups (2008 Program). We build them around multiple retailers–that offer valuable cross-promotion–and events, like Halloween Town that in 2008 had 15,000 guests.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2012

New to TechSoup — the Adobe Foundation's Nonprofit Training Program provides a series of donated online training courses for Dreamweaver, InDesign, or Photoshop to nonprofit staff. Donations from this program allow one user to access Adobe software training videos on lynda.com for three months. Online Training Products.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2014

Americans of all ages donate their time to schools, churches, hospitals, and other local nonprofits in an effort to improve their. increased by 60 percent from 593,802 in 1998 to 947,274 in 2008 (IRS. 2008, making 2009 the largest single-year increase in the number of. communities. Not only is volunteering. In 2009, 63.4

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Darren reports that this was made possible through the Microsoft software and licenses donated through TechSoup. We decided to upgrade the Childnet Results Manager from a local area network based system using Microsoft Access to a web-based system using Microsoft SharePoint 2010, backed with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 on Windows Server 2008.

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Tech Soup

MAY 4, 2010

69% of the organizations they looked at raised more online in 2009 than in 2008, while 31% raised less. Its findings included: The 151 nonprofits that provided data for both 2008 and 2009 reported that overall donations fell by a median of 9% while online gifts grew by 5%. Donors were still giving, but in smaller amounts.

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Penelope Burk

MARCH 18, 2020

The Better Business Bureau found that 70% of respondents said trust is essential before making a donation but fewer than 20% had a high level of trust in charities; The Indiana University School of Philanthropy and Vanguard Charitable have charted a decline in trust among donors from 66% in 2000 to 53% in 2016.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

For instance, 2006 saw a surge in corporate giving , while the recession year of 2008 had a gloomy giving outlook. Since 2008 corporate philanthropy has either been flat with no increase in giving or modestly increased, almost exactly corresponding to the growth patterns of the U.S. percent increase in 2012 to $5.3 percent in 2012.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

percent in 2008. TechSoup Global ’s NGO partner in Chile, CDI Chile , is currently piloting a Cisco donation program to provide small and medium NGOs with networking hardware products. This post was written by Carmina Sicangco, partner-management specialist at TechSoup Global.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 7, 2015

Cisco donation recipient Three Square Food Bank in Las Vegas is a strong ally in this essential hunger relief work. Three Square Food Bank has gotten multiple product donations from TechSoup, among them Cisco networking equipment. How the Organization Uses Cisco Donations. People there are still recovering.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 9, 2015

Habitat for Humanity of Omaha has built 993 homes for families since 1984, and has doubled in size twice since Bob Lynn joined the team in 2008. He found it in hardware from the Cisco donation program , the Microsoft donation program , and Microsoft Office 365 Nonprofit. Before: Busy for the Wrong Reasons.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 12, 2012

Microsoft Lync is one of the least understood Microsoft product donations in the TechSoup catalog; however if yours is a larger organization that already runs on Windows Server 2008, uses Office Professional Plus 2010 , and has multiple offices or lots of work out in the field, it's definitely worth looking at.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Future versions of Small Business Server Essentials are included in the Windows Server 2012 family of products under a new name, Windows Server 2012 Essentials, which you can request as a donation now through TechSoup. SBS 2008 Standard Edition. Software Assurance Benefits for Small Business Server. SBS 2011 Standard Edition.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Adobe Acrobat Pro DC: Windows 7 through Windows 10; Windows Server 2008 and 2012; Mac OS X v10.9 Adobe Acrobat XI Pro: Windows XP through Windows 10; Windows Server 2003 and 2008; Mac OS X v10.6 Adobe Acrobat Pro DC donations. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro for Windows donations. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro for Mac donations.

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2011

for a software donation, we were more than happy to help. installation of Windows Server 2008 and Exchange Server 2010 improved. “Microsoft’s donation. For more information or to get started on your own donation. When the Center approached Microsoft and TechSoup Global.

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Qgiv

MAY 26, 2021

Achieve was founded in 2008 and started off working in the nonprofit sector primarily in research, strategy, and fundraising. Given that they were the children of the financial crisis of 2008-2009, they didn’t have the income to support significant giving. This means donors don’t have to leave an organization’s website to donate.

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The Fundraising Coach

APRIL 8, 2025

In times like these – well, we’ve never seen one person evaporate $10 trillion in wealth – but from our experience fundraising in the past recessions – the dot com bust of the late ’90s, the fallout of the 2008, even the lockdowns – donors like to donate.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 28, 2022

Mark Becker, Founding Partner at Cathexis Partners – Mark founded Cathexis Partners in 2008 to help nonprofit organizations get the most from their existing technology tools, implement new technology to address gaps, and find the best overall approach to using technology to support their missions.

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Double the Donation

AUGUST 21, 2021

About Mark Becker and Cathexis Partners: Mark founded Cathexis Partners in 2008 to help nonprofit organizations get the most from their existing technology tools, implement new technology to address gaps, and find the best overall approach to using technology to support their missions. Contact Cathexis Partners today.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 2, 2009

And we'll be hosting a free webinar with Evergreen — a 2008 runner-up for their materials promoting woop (worm poop!) This contest is open only to organizations located in the US and Canada that have requested donated Adobe products through TechSoup. If you're not familiar with this cool contest, check out last year's winners.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

If you don't believe me, check out the reach and impact we've had from 2008 alone. We are the conduit via which those for-profit companies listed on our site distribute donated products to nonprofits and libraries. TechSoup is high on that list from my vantage point.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

In late 2019, CROS found themselves looking for new vendors to host their website and to provide a fundraising platform to process online donations. They had already tried several online donation platforms, including PayPal, Classy, and EmpowerGiving, but found them to be costly and not at all user friendly. The Solution.

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Tech Soup

JULY 7, 2009

In June of 2008, we posted information about US consumer electronics retailer, Best Buy, starting a pilot program to collect discarded consumer electronic devices at some of their locations in the United States. As of February 2009, stores in all 50 states now offer this ecycling program, which is now called Greener Together.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 8, 2013

For instance, 2006 saw a surge in corporate giving , while the recession year of 2008 had a gloomy giving outlook. Since 2008 corporate philanthropy has either been flat with no increase in giving or modestly increased, almost exactly corresponding to the growth patterns of the U.S. percent increase in 2012 to $5.3 percent in 2012.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

TechSoup member Braided River has used a TechSoup donation of Adobe Creative Cloud to astounding effect. A grant from Lannan Foundation allowed Braided River to donate 10,000 copies of the book to libraries and indigenous communities across the country. " "We wouldn't be able do it without TechSoup donations.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2013

The idea was that we would take used computers from a customer, the county of San Diego, refurbish them, and donate them to nonprofits, schools, and families. In the early part of 2000, I was working for a large engineering company, SAIC , when I was approached by two coworkers about setting up a technology nonprofit.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Joseph Maley Foundation , established in 2008, is cultivating a more accepting, respectful, and inclusive community through education and service programs for youth. They even ask for donations to keep their van filled so that they can offset the cost of delivering their program to schools in their area. Who they are.

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Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2012

I spoke with them recently about how they've used the software donations received through TechSoup to help run their programs. They've benefited particularly from getting a whole host of donations from the Microsoft Software Donation Program and Adobe Donation Program through TechSoup. Who They Serve.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

Ushahidi got its start in early 2008. Founder Erik Hersman and a group of fellow Kenyan bloggers were frustrated by the lack of accurate information or media coverage of the violence surrounding the 2008 Kenyan election. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008.

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GrantNews

JULY 29, 2024

It’s been held annually since 2008, when hundreds of people dress up like zombies and walk through town. Grants of up to $50,000 and in-kind donations of software and related services to eligible New Jersey nonprofits addressing social problems in local disadvantaged communities.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2023

Support, volunteer, and donate to nonprofits Nonprofits that serve the LGBTQIA+ community are always in need of support year-round, but a great way to celebrate Pride Month is to volunteer and donate to these nonprofits. Donate to support their cause here. Donate on their website to support their mission. QC Pride, Inc.

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