Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 26, 2011

As we look to a new year, it’s time to start thinking about what 2012 might hold for us. ’ Over the past few years, many nonprofits have faced a withering economy, nervous Boards, and more demand for services. have been proactive and purposeful about fundraising. Take fundraising seriously.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Although Sarah had no experience building a nonprofit, she did have one thing that helped her grow Connecting for Kids over 300% from 2012 to 2015. Sarah’s long and lonely search for help inspired her to found Connecting for Kids, an organization devoted to helping mothers like her quickly find the education and support they need.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Mastering Your GivingTuesday Fundraising Email Campaign: How, When, Why, and Who GivingTuesday is quickly approaching, and it’s the perfect opportunity to inspire generosity and rally support for your cause. Email marketing is a powerful tool that nonprofits can leverage to reach supporters and maximize donations.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 17, 2012

NTEN, Common Knowledge, and Blackbaud just released the 2012 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. We learned a lot of things, but one prevailing theme stood out - despite limited budgets and staffing, nonprofits continue to find great value in their fast-growing social networks. 6 Key Findings from the Report.

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Pamela Grow

APRIL 29, 2023

According to the latest data from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , nonprofits continue to face a concerning decline in donors and donations. Nonprofits struggled to acquire new donors as well. The decline in donors has been a steady trend since 2012, with a 19% overall decrease. How can you turn this tide?

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

What are the top #GivingTuesday fundraising ideas to make you stand out in 2022? Since 2012, #GivingTuesday has become a worldwide day of (mostly) online giving. It’s no secret that you have a big chance to capitalize on the momentum #GivingTuesday to accelerate your year-end fundraising.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 15, 2012

There are more than a million nonprofit organizations in the U.S. Wouldn't you love to know the secret to increasing your fundraising at a faster pace? and Thomas Pollak from the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute, will dive into the results from the 2012 Fundraising Effectiveness Project.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2013

This year’s #GivingTuesday saw a dramatic increase in nonprofit organizations promoting the movement as a national day of giving. Online sites, email campaigns, and social media had a much bigger emphasis on #GivingTuesday than in 2012. Online giving on #GivingTuesday 2013 was up 90% compared to 2012. GivingTuesday Trends.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

TechSoup serves nonprofits and libraries of all shapes, sizes, and budgets. And, don’t forget that in addition to software, we have great learning resources for your nonprofit-specific financial needs: Ask questions and get answers in our Community Forums. Read up on a few good accounting packages with this classic article.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 12, 2012

You know you need a fundraising plan, but if you’re like most, you don’t know where to start. . Let me make it simple for you and share the 9 steps to creating a powerful fundraising plan. Let me make it simple for you and share the 9 steps to creating a powerful fundraising plan. You want that, right? Work the plan.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2012

real-world examples of nonprofits growing and sustaining relationships using. share and learn fundraising best practices? switched to CiviCRM from other fundraising and CRM software products? so, there are sessions for you at CiviCon 2012! helps organizations realize their missions through fundraising, events.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Track donations and build targeted lists of supporters with GiftWorks 2012 (admin fee: $25). Designed specifically for nonprofits, GiftWorks lets you manage your donor contacts and organize your email outreach by geography, interests, and giving history. What's New in GiftWorks 2012? GiftWorks 2012 provides that flexibility.

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The Fundraising Coach

MARCH 6, 2024

Strong donor relationships help your nonprofit build robust supporter networks, make donors happy to support your mission, and foster lasting support. These interactions can be anything from attending a fundraising event to donating online. One frequently missed step in this process is optimizing the donor experience.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

After the festivities of Thanksgiving and the shopping frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, GivingTuesday was established in 2012 as a day to turn that energy toward communities with radical generosity. Greater Giving’s The State of Nonprofit Fundraising 2021 report found that 34.8 And it works! It’s not a zero-sum game!

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

Since 2012, thousands of nonprofits have run campaigns on CauseVox ’s fundraising platform. Some of these campaigns have been more traditional—such as an online peer-to-peer fundraising campaign, while others break the mold. That’s why you should try incorporating more events into your charity’s annual fundraising plan.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In theory, that sounds nice, but in reality, it’s a day when nonprofit organizations unleash an onslaught of transactional fundraising appeals by email and social media. Starting in 2012, Giving Tuesday has taken place the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. This year it will be on November 28. Maybe you’re on the fence.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 29, 2012

a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to encouraging other nonprofit. Nonprofit Film Festival is set to focus on good for its fourth consecutive year in Austin, Texas. Nonprofit Film Festival, please visit our website. Aaron Bramley is the co-founder and director of communications and education of Lights.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 26, 2012

If donors and potential donors don’t see you as excited about the work your nonprofit does, how do you expect them to get excited? I’m astounded at the number of people who view their organization as “just a little nonprofit” and don’t see it as equal to other nonprofits. You’re dooming your nonprofit to remain small.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2012

If you weren't able to join us in San Francisco last week for the Nonprofit Technology Conference , we've got a recap of some of the happenings here on our blog. 12NTC is the go-to event every year for nonprofit professionals who work on technology, communications, or guide their organizations in tech decisions.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 22, 2021

One way to kickstart the season of giving is by participating in #GivingTuesday fundraising. billion was donated to US-based nonprofits — a 25% increase compared to GivingTuesday, continuing its record of consistent growth every year. The best way to plan this day is to think about it as you would any other fundraising campaign.

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Selfish Giving

JUNE 19, 2013

JUST A $60 MILLION FUNDRAISER (and that was just in 2012!). Now, Phil consults to a whole slew of nonprofit and for-profit clients. He was one of the leading strategists behind St. Jude Children’s Hospital Thanks and Giving cause marketing program. It’s really no big deal.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Every nonprofit who relies on fundraising to accomplish their mission looks for more effective ways to raise money and improve donor retention. Fundraising effectiveness is an ongoing, evolving, and challenging reality. Here are a couple insights from the 2012 Fundraising Effectiveness Project.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 8, 2024

GivingTuesday, which started in 2012, is a global giving day that inspires millions to support causes they care about. highlighting just how impactful this one day can be for nonprofits. With this year’s GivingTuesday quickly approaching on Dec 3, 2024 , choosing the right fundraising platform is more important than ever.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

TechSoup hosted its first ever Nonprofits Live. on the Future of Fundraising back in 2011. Social-benefit organizations can learn a lot from the preceding examples and those that follow to harness the power of technology and social media for fundraising. Does Facebook Work for Fundraising?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 17, 2015

This form of fundraising is called peer-to-peer fundraising , and it's not just for kids. With crowdfunding sites taking the business, art, and nonprofit world by storm with exponential growth since 2009, it's easy to overlook peer-to-peer fundraising. Is peer-to-peer fundraising the right strategy for you?

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 1, 2024

What are the top GivingTuesday best practices and fundraising ideas to make you stand out in 2024? Since 2012, GivingTuesday has become a worldwide day of (mostly) online giving. Here are a few things you should discuss with your team as we head towards the holiday season: Themes to tie your fundraising together.

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The NonProfit Times

JUNE 4, 2024

Constituent relationship management firm Keela has been acquired by Aplos Software and will become part of a three-application cloud solution for nonprofits. Aplos already owns Raisely, a fundraising software. Founded in 2009, Aplos Software develops finance software for nonprofits and churches.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Recently, TechSoup presented GivingTuesday and Year-End Fundraising Strategies , a webinar aimed at helping organizations integrate #GivingTuesday into their end-of-year fundraising campaigns. nonprofit Causes webinars fundraising nonprofits GivingTuesday online fundraising' What is #GivingTuesday?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2012

The Blackbaud Impact Awards recognize nonprofits who have used Blackbaud’s solutions in new and innovative ways to make a positive impact on their local communities and around the world. Does this sound like you or a nonprofit you know? If so, nominate a nonprofit for an Impact Award! on October 1, 2012.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 3, 2015

Nonprofits could considerably enhance their fundraising and donor numbers using some or all of these digital finance options. A Nonprofit Using Cryptocurrency. " This type of fundraising option is enabling a whole new demographic to get involved. How Could a Nonprofit Take Advantage of Mobile Pay or Cryptocurrency?

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

What are the best #GivingTuesday fundraising ideas to make you stand out in 2021? Since 2012, #GivingTuesday has become a worldwide day of (mostly) online giving. billion was donated to US based nonprofits — a 25% increase compared to GivingTuesday 2019. GivingTuesday Ideas & Best Practices. On GivingTuesday 2020, $2.47

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The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 27, 2024

Most donors want more information from their preferred nonprofits, whether via social media channels or email. Just as nonprofits seek monthly sustainer revenue, donors welcome monthly updates on a nonprofit’s activities, such as campaign updates, donor impact or other relevant information.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 26, 2015

To read about how open-source software might benefit your nonprofit or public library, check out part one of this series. In that spirit, here are some leading open-source solutions in three categories relevant to nonprofits: CRM. Vancouver-based Art for Impact is a nonprofit that celebrates the power of art for social change.

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Tech Soup

JULY 7, 2015

While the charity online fundraising field is very crowded indeed, a major unmet need among charities is to find new, engaged donors. Public Good is a new donation platform from the people who revolutionized grassroots online giving for the 2012 Obama presidential campaign. Learning from the 2012 Obama Campaign.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

By most accounts, the annual late November #GivingTuesday online giving tradition has been gaining traction since 2012. It was founded in 2012 by New York's 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation. GivingTuesday has had double-digit year-over-year growth in online donations since 2012. What Is #GivingTuesday?

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 3, 2012

I hope by now you’ve got some fundraising goals set for the year. (If Nonprofits that will be successful in 2012 are thinking BIG. Now apply that level of big-picture thinking to your goals for 2012. It’s like having a crisp, clean page ready for you to create anything you can dream up. Have you set BIG goals?

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

Does your nonprofit send mobile-friendly email? Nonprofit email click-through rates declined in 2012 (as did conversion rates). Nonprofit email click-through rates declined in 2012 (as did conversion rates). Here are 10 ways your nonprofit can immediately improve the mobile email experience.

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