Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Not long ago Tasman (or 'Tas' as his friends call him!) - who's an accomplished corporate partnership professional and fundraiser in his own right - wrote asking me if their retail partner should ask shoppers to round up to a specific amount as opposed to the nearest dollar. I gave Tas some advice and I wanted to share what he wrote back.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Why Fundraising is Crucial for Schools Fundraising is the backbone of many schools’ efforts to fund extracurricular activities, educational programs, and essential resources not covered by standard budgets. Online Fundraisers Online fundraisers leverage digital platforms to sell products or collect donations.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 20, 2023

Your budget will also help you get funding because you can show donors that you know exactly what it costs to deliver services. Include in-kind donations. Include donated items and services (also known as in-kind donations ) in your budget so you can get an accurate picture of what it really costs to operate your nonprofit.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Not that long ago, there were dozens of charity mobile phone donation programs vying for attention. Examples include: Cell Phones for Soldiers , a nonprofit that collects mobile phone donations and sells to recycling and used phone reseller companies like Mobile Karma. What happened to them? Here’s what we found out.

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Jeremy Ball , who leads the Big Lots Foundation and is director of philanthropy and events for the parent company Big Lots , about the retailers impressive cause marketing efforts on behalf of Nationwide Children's Hospital. Last fall, Big Lots mobilized its nearly 1,500 stores and raised $2.2

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2012

Carnegie Corporation’s Loretta Harris recently found out how strangely easy it is to get Microsoft donations through TechSoup. I had a chance to chat with Loretta Harris of Carnegie Corporation of New York to find out about her experience registering with TechSoup and getting Microsoft donations this week.

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Greater Giving

JULY 10, 2023

Here are a few ideas to get your creative juices flowing: Local Businesses : Approach restaurants, retail stores, fitness centers, and service providers within your community. Auction Item Sponsorship : Invite sponsors to donate high-value items or experiences for the auction. Have a bar at your event.

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Qgiv

JULY 8, 2021

The Brother Wolf team scheduled some time with the Qgiv Customer Experience team, and together they looked at ways to utilize the redesigned Qgiv donation forms to fit their needs, and to do so with limited time and resources at their disposal. “We Ready to see what Qgiv’s online donation forms can do for you? We needed a custom form.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

With Amazon preparing to sunset the AmazonSmile program, many nonprofits are going to need to find new ways to offset the donations that they’ll no longer receive. Launch a recurring gift drive AmazonSmile often donated in small amounts that nonprofits benefitted from over a longer period of time with regular shopping.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 28, 2022

To get supporters excited about joining your event and helping you raise funds, you need a powerful story. What will the funds raised help our organization to accomplish? To keep people’s interest in signing up to help raise funds, it’s important to make it easy for them to find and understand information. Do a soft launch.

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 7, 2010

The Ellie Fund right here in Massachusetts has created an online cause marketing program called Give5Get15.com. The concept is simple: donate $5 and you get coupons worth at least $15 to eight local businesses. And your donation couldn’t support a better organization. I went to the site and donated my $5.

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Tod's donated a hefty sum, $33 million. The House of Medici , the Italian banking family, funded the construction of Saint Peter’s Basilica 500 years ago. Fashion house Fendi donated $3 million to restore the (wicked crowded) Trevi Fountain and other ?? 18 retailers at risk of bankruptcy as consumers tighten wallets in 2022.

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2022

For larger prizes, Invest in Kids partnered with a sports retailer who was able to offer them items that were on brand with the event. Another powerful motivator to get folks to donate to your spring fundraiser involves corporate matching. This means that you have potential to double the amount of funds raised.

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CauseVox

JULY 11, 2022

For Invest In Kids, corporate sponsors provided both financial support and product donations to be used as prizes. For their event, Invest in Kids regularly encouraged participants to submit their donations for corporate matching. Once verified, the match was immediately reflected in their donation total.

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Bonterra

AUGUST 15, 2022

Corporations Educational institutions Energy Financial institutions Foundations & grantmakers Insurance Life sciences Nonprofits Philanthropists Public agencies Retail Restart quiz What’s your team’s biggest challenge right now? Restart quiz I don't know where to begin How would you describe your organization?

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Nonprofits receive 50% of their annual donations between October and December. In 2020, they set a goal of raising $40,000 for their combined #GivingTuesday/year-end fundraiser to raise funds for their virtual summer camp. Are you funding programs or operations or both? Why is year-end giving such a big deal?

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Selfish Giving

JULY 25, 2018

For example, Raytheon - a defense contractor - is funding the “Think Like a Programmer" badge. ??When TNF plans to donate $1 for every person who climbs that day, with a cap of $100,000. They've somehow averted the retail apocalypse. Gamers are becoming a powerful source of donations. Partnership notes. ??The

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CauseVox

MAY 16, 2022

Due to the pandemic, however, retailers may not be able to fulfill procurement requests. When raising funds virtually, avoid Text to Give : Text To Give involves too many steps for the donor. Remember that regardless of your event format, you will likely raise the majority of your funds before event day. Register for an event?

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The story of that passion in action brings in the donations that pay for your programs and services, which have an impact and change lives. And also think about how you can fund those new programs because you may need some seed money before you can start. Shipping stores and similar retail businesses often offer P.O.

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 18, 2011

First Standard: Does the program says exactly what charity will receive the funds, with enough information for a person to find and investigate the charity on their own. Funds raised will benefit Breast Cancer Research Foundation. This is certainly an area for improvement for most brick and click retailers.].

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Grant'd

MARCH 17, 2020

This small yet significant fact presents as one of the biggest challenges in successfully securing the game changing funding that your organisation needs. Case Study: A Northern/Western Sydney based community organisation sought Multicultural NSW funding for a youth drumming program that incorporated Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT).

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Selfish Giving

MARCH 14, 2018

This week on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Marty Posch , President, Finish Line Youth Foundation , which is the nonprofit arm of athletic apparel and shoe retailer Finish Line about their work with Special Olympics. A nice article here on the success of off-price retailer Burlington. Top Stories 1. Cause Marketing 1.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

By telling the right stories in the right way, you can lure visitors to your donation page and inspire them to give. If you can tug at their heartstrings during those critical first few seconds, a well-designed site will lead your nonprofit website visitor straight to your donation page, where they will feel moved to contribute.

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Selfish Giving

JULY 10, 2019

POS program, donation boxes, purchase or action triggered donation, etc.) GameStop is struggling as a retailer , but it's good to see they are still doing fundraisers like this one ?? This lawsuit could reveal secrets about Silicon Valley’s favorite philanthropic loophole : donor-advised funds. TAKE THE SURVEY NOW! ??

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Selfish Giving

AUGUST 15, 2018

As soon as I pulled up to order I got a recorded message asking me to donate a buck to The Jimmy Fund. Congratulations to cause marketer David Giagrando and his team at The Jimmy Fund for executing yet another outstanding program! After taking her to the hair dresser I didn't have time for lunch. That fine," she said.

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Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

There was a report earlier this month that the online retailer was making unsolicited calls to customers while they were browsing the Wayfair website. This brings their total donation since 2013 to $1 million! Chick-fil-A will stop donating to anti LGBTQ+ organizations.but is the Salvation Army really anti-LGBTQ+ ? Brain Food 1.

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The Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

A charity auction is a fundraising event in which supporters bid on donated items and packages. These items can be procured as in-kind donations from sponsors, purchased outright by your nonprofit, or through auction item consignment partners. The winner will pay the agreed funds directly to your nonprofit. . Close bidding.

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Boston’s own The Ellie Fund is a perfect example. With just a few staff members, including Executive Director Julie Nations ( a Six Figure Cause Marketing grad! ), The Ellie Fund’s annual budget is in the hundreds of thousands, not millions. I’ve known the Ellie Fund and Julie Nations for some time.

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Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 4, 2019

For every T-shirt purchased in July, ABC Company will donate $5 to XYZ Charity.”) The regulations are also intended to help ensure that charities actually receive the funds in accordance with the advertised terms of the promotion. There are more than 25 states that specifically regulate charitable sales promotions. New York Exec.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

From standard digital donation forms to peer-to-peer fundraisers , there are a wide variety of ways that nonprofits can fundraise virtually. Ever since the advent of the internet, the retail landscape has changed drastically. All you need to do is promote your campaign effectively and watch the donations roll in!

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 2, 2019

3] With regard to percentage disclosures, a few state laws are more specific, stating that such donations must be disclosed as an anticipated percentage of the sales price or gross proceeds. [4] A promotion period is relevant if the purchase of a product will cease to trigger a donation after the end of the established promotion period.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 6, 2010

Once you’ve collected enough karmas you can donate them to a variety of causes. Charities that are currently being funded by Citi and Kraft Foods.) Think of it in terms of Product RED and its retail partners. Enter the store, check in, and get the karma points offered to you.

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Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2013

They have a 100% service guarantee, and donate 3% of revenues to causes that benefit children, education, environment, and fair trade. Taking Advantage Of The California Teleconnect Fund. Find out more about how to take advantage of the California Teleconnect Fund. How Charities Actually Use BetterWorld.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

A new program from the hands-down winner of online retail could bring new awareness to allow these two disparate worlds of consumption and charitable donation to work more harmoniously. The significance of this move for nonprofits receiving such donations cannot be understated. AmazonSmile Gives Back on Behalf of Shoppers.

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Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Thanks to in-store fundraisers at its 2,200 automotive centers, Bridgestone Retail Operations raised $2.8 Instagram is testing a donation sticker in stories , and what you can do to raise money until they roll out this feature. What I learned about donor-advised funds as a foundation insider. "I Marketing Your Cause.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2013

To ensure that county-specific donations, grants, and expenses could be tracked, the executive director, Wess Robotham, requested a QuickBooks Premier donation from TechSoup (and right away saved more than $300 off the retail price). How a TechSoup Donation Helped. " Other Donations.

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Selfish Giving

JUNE 16, 2010

Moore’s 136 stores cashiers asked customers to donate a dollar to Easter Seal’s Act for Autism campaign and together they raised over $141,000. Moore stores in the Philadelphia and Wilmington, DE region collected more than half of the total funds, with the Wilmingtonstore earning the top fundraising spot. However, A.

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