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GivingUSA Reports a Drop in 2008 Giving

Tech Soup

philanthropy is that total giving for 2008 was estimated to have exceeded $300 billion for the second year in a row, for a total of $307.65 percent, the largest drop since the group began tracking donations in 1956. The good news from the annual GivingUSA report (PDF) on U.S. But, unfortunately, most of the news was bad.

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Avoid the 3 Biggest Mistakes of Fundraising in a Recession

The Fundraising Coach

What is a nonprofit fundraiser to do? 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. But nonprofits can survive. 3 Biggest Mistakes Nonprofits Make in the Face of a Recession. We've been here before.

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The Most Successful Nonprofit Fundraising Strategies

Blue Avocado

” 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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Guest Post: 8 Simple Ways to Improve Your Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

Double the Donation

Peer-to-peer campaigns are a key part of many nonprofits’ fundraising strategies. 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?

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Donor generosity is astounding

The Fundraising Coach

When we entered the pandemic lockdown here in the United States, nonprofits were rightly concerned about potentially plummeting donations. Nonprofit leaders and fundraisers are skilled at making excuses for not asking people. The decision on day-to-day running of the nonprofit is the executive director's, not the board's.

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Nonprofit Technology News Celebrity Forecasts for 2014

Tech Soup

Now that this year is wrapping up and we have the verdict on nonprofit technology trends for 2013 , we queried charity Technorati like Amy Sample Ward, Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, Peter Campbell, Nicole Wallace, the entire crew at Idealware, Lucy Bernholz, and other luminaries to find out what is in their crystal balls for 2014.

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Ep226: Ohio Ice Cream Maker Raises Cold Cash to Cream Cancer

Selfish Giving

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 individuals and companies that power Pelotonia.