Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Obviously, donors want as much of their donation as possible to go to your programs, to help change lives. Or, if you rent a list of names and addresses and send a direct mail piece to everyone on that list, you probably won’t recoup enough in donations to make that a worthwhile expense. And fundraising. If you’re outside the U.S.,

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Planned Giving

OCTOBER 20, 2023

As more uncertainty rattles the markets and the economic downturn deepens, donations will dry up. And if you don’t have a planned giving strategy (such as a simple 12-month marketing plan ), now is definitely the time to get started. A solid planned giving program is your best insurance policy during a market downturn.

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Penelope Burk

MARCH 31, 2021

A family was transitioning out of homelessness into their own home and a local agency reached out to the community to ask for donations to help the family get established. I donated towels and, when I dropped them off, I expected to do this anonymously. I made a commitment then and there to give to charity whenever I could.

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

One of the best features was that they embedded the livestream directly onto their CauseVox page so that viewers could watch and donate all in one place. Oh, and don’t forget to look into “hole-in-one” insurance if you plan to give a prize for this accomplishment! Charge a flat entry fee or suggested donation for attendees.

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 13, 2022

I tell clients that I'm not there to write the definitive case study for them. This online insurance company donates money to your favorite cause when you don't file claims. Could you do something like this with a regular insurance company? Or could you earn a donation whenever a policy is purchased? Brain Food 1.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

Start by developing revenue projections, including anticipated sources of funding from donations, grants, etc. Don’t forget things like legal and accounting services, insurance, website upkeep, internet, phone bills, and utilities. How much goes to your employees’ salaries? How much funding goes to facilities payments or upkeep?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

For example, an organization that sets up clinics in African and Latin American countries has a large Advisory Board made up of executives from local corporations, including several healthcare and insurance companies. Making an in-kind donation of equipment or supplies. The Advisory member then asks guests for a donation.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 21, 2022

For example, donors who make a planned gift often increase their annual donations to a charity, according to a study in 2019 from the Giving USA Foundation. But look, if you’re not offering donors the opportunity to leave your nonprofit a planned gift, you’re missing out on some big donations! Hey, it happens!

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Planned Giving

APRIL 19, 2024

” To explain planned giving, let’s start with a definition: Planned giving is any major gift, made during a lifetime or at death, as part of a donor’s overall financial and estate planning. These include gifts of stock, life insurance, retirement plans, real estate, personal property, or cash.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2014

Because both companies provide significant software donations to charities, this bodes well for nonprofits. The Mifos X Platform is free open source cloud software for running a microfinance organization that provides small loans, savings accounts, and micro insurance to very poor people.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 16, 2024

However, nonprofits like yours can’t turn a profit by definition—all of the funding you bring in has to be reinvested into your organization. These categories may include: Individual donations of all sizes and varieties. The core of nonprofit accounting is accountability. Corporate contributions such as matching gifts and sponsorships.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

of donors prefer going online to make a donation People receive 121 emails per day on average 76% of people trust ads they receive in the mail 56% of donors regularly attend fundraising events Text fundraising has grown 205% over the last year. Many nonprofits have experienced drastic changes in the digital fundraising landscape.

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