NonProfit PRO

MAY 31, 2023

The largest point-of-sale fundraising efforts by American retailers collected $749 million in consumer donations in 2022, a 24% increase from 2020, according to the biennial "Charity Checkout Champions" study released by Engage for Good.

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Selfish Giving

MAY 17, 2016

Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Ryder Kessler , CEO of DipJar , a donation box for credit cards that is a major improvement on the traditional coin-fed canister. Supporters can "dip" to leave a one-step donation with any credit or debit card. Why Dipjar switched from tips to donations. What's been most successful?

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Selfish Giving

MARCH 13, 2018

Today 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. You had a good increase in donations raised this past past holiday season. What do you attribute that to?

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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. Whether your nonprofit benefitted by a few dollars or a few hundred dollars, that lost revenue makes a difference. What was the AmazonSmile program?

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 7, 2018

ASPCA is a great example of a nonprofit that profits from product licensing agreements. Rachel explained that a lot had changed so I recently sat down with her to discuss product licensing, how it works and which nonprofits are the best fit for licensing agreements. Why would manufacturers want to work with my nonprofit brand?

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 15, 2024

The five-year increase in philanthropic giving was spurred by family philanthropy, which jumped by 15%, and retail-generated giving, which grew by 12%, according to India Philanthropy Report 2023 , a study from Boston-based consultancy Bain and Company and Dasra, a strategic philanthropic organization based in Mumbai, India.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Every nonprofit website visitor is a potential donor. By telling the right stories in the right way, you can lure visitors to your donation page and inspire them to give. I have been inspired by a nonprofit that tackles a small aspect of a huge problem like providing pet food so people going through hard times can keep their pets.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

With a gift card fundraiser , schools partner with popular retailers, restaurants, and brands to sell their gift cards to parents, students, and community members. Supporters get something tangible (or digital) in return for their donation, making it a win-win situation.

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CauseVox

JULY 11, 2022

And who better to get peer-to-peer fundraising tips from than a nonprofit professional? Invest in Kids is a Denver-based nonprofit dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of young children and families across the state. In a nutshell, corporate sponsorships are a mutually beneficial agreement between a company and a nonprofit.

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 11, 2018

The crew for this expedition IS YOU as we'll be basing our findings on public data and survey responses from nonprofit professionals who oversee corporate revenue at organizations nationwide. Many attendees asked for REAL EXAMPLES of nonprofits that were effectively leveraging data to showcase impact. Here's the recording.)

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 18, 2018

My experience is that craft breweries tend to be ahead of the curve on adopting cause marketing and recognizing the value of working with nonprofits. ??You You could build your prospect list from this graph that shows which retail categories are growing. Great webinar for nonprofits of any size and cause." Brain food ????

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 13, 2022

Most nonprofits have enough happening at the top of the funnel - the awareness stage - for the initial attraction. I'm helping more of my nonprofit clients become more case study-centric. That case study you have on your retail partner will work great with other retailers. Every version of the case study is a first draft.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

There’s nothing more exciting than making the decision to start a nonprofit! But first, you need to build a solid foundation so your nonprofit will thrive, not struggle. Seriously, about half of all new nonprofits don’t make it through the first year or so. Everyone starts a nonprofit to make a difference.

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Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It's called the New Strategies "Rising" Program , focused on small nonprofits with budgets under one million, and many operate on much less. Larger nonprofits with corporate partnership teams have multiple people working on partnerships in business development, marketing, and account management. Like GoFundMe, but for nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 7, 2015

It's probably baked in to our cash-strapped nonprofit DNA to see if we can first get something donated before buying it outright. But asking for donations is time-consuming and not effective all the time. Luckily, there are a number of online donation platforms for in-kind donations that can make the process easier.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2017

Like any nonprofit, we like to take advantage of the product donations that are on offer for charities, churches, foundations, and libraries. TechSoup is a pretty big nonprofit with 200 staff people. We also have more than 60 partner NGOs who bring our product donations to other countries. Sharing Files Around the World.

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CauseVox

MAY 16, 2022

Planning an event is a daunting task for most nonprofits. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, many nonprofit organizations have found success moving away from in-person fundraising towards virtual and hybrid options. Due to the pandemic, however, retailers may not be able to fulfill procurement requests.

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Selfish Giving

APRIL 27, 2022

While I'm not cutting the cord on my social media accounts, I am recommending that nonprofits - and more specifically partnership teams - spend less time focusing on social and more time on email and building their email list(s). Any retail business could do this as a fundraiser for your nonprofit. I like this idea! Interested?

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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. A great segment from Curt Weeden's Nonprofit Fundraising Channel.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 20, 2023

When you’re just getting started, it’s critical that one of your first steps is to create your nonprofit’s first budget to help you manage both your organization and your finances as it grows. If you want your new nonprofit to grow successfully and fulfill its mission, a budget is not optional.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 3, 2015

Wouldn't it be nice if you could donate some of those used electronic devices cluttering up your home or office and know exactly what they are worth for your tax deduction? Sage is employing big data tools to collect, scrub, and analyze data from wholesale and retail used electronics vendors on the web.

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 28, 2020

A Product RED Apple iPhone costume is perfect for lovers of purchase-triggered donations. I like to follow what's happening in retail and you should too. That's why I'm listening to a great new pocast called Remarkable Retail. It's hosted by two great retail insiders who know their stuff!

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Selfish Giving

JULY 28, 2021

I'm clutching my pearls) of a retailer asking for a donation at the register! People complaining about the humiliation and inconvenience of being asked to donate at the register are shopping online way too much to remember who their fellow shoppers are, or how awful self-checkout can be. ???? Oh, the misery! ?? It's that simple.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 15, 2023

Just remember, there are plenty of nonprofits who have dedicated their time to relief efforts in Maui. If you’re interested in donating to support relief efforts, you can make a gift here. Donate here to provide support. Donate here to support their work. Donate here to provide support.

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Selfish Giving

MARCH 30, 2022

While nonprofits raise millions from matching gifts programs every year, they are only ankle-deep in what should be deep waters of opportunity. ?? Did you know that nonprofits are only claiming 10% of the matching gifts available??? Money is sitting in companies and earmarked for nonprofits but is going unclaimed. Crazy, right?

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 29, 2019

For every Stella Artois purchase from now until March 31, the brand will donate a month of access to clean water to someone living without it via Water.org. Business gives nonprofit money. Nonprofit plays nice. Nonprofit hurts the world, its mission and its reputation.?? Looking for a long-term retail bet?

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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

JANUARY 4, 2023

5 Key Takeaways from the CVS Lawsuit How One Retailer 2X Customer Donations The Latest Research on Giving at the Register with Brittany Hill, Accelerist [WEBINAR] ? Checkout Charity Lessons From NYC Cab Riders About Point-of-Sale Asks Should You Ask Shoppers for a Specific Amount or to Round-Up?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2015

Using TechSoup donations to improve your ability to collaborate across multiple locations? TechSoup's donations and educational resources provide you with the tools to work hard to change the world even when you can't be physically in the office. Wondering which TechSoup donations allow for remote work and collaboration?

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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

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Silent auctions and raffles are some of the most commonly used fundraising revenue enhancers in the nonprofit world. Add all of your information, including your package number, what is included in the basket, and who donated it. Acknowledge who donated items or baskets for charity fundraising purposes. How to Tie A Bow.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 3, 2024

I believe - when done well - donation requests will be better received than tip requests. Check out how furniture retailer American Freight is supporting St. My mantra with nonprofits is to engage and build an audience and, over time, to monetize that audience with corporate partnerships and other opportunities.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Online Fundraisers Online fundraisers leverage digital platforms to sell products or collect donations. Average ROI: Event-based fundraisers can vary widely in ROI, but successful events typically see profit margins of 50% or more, particularly when products are donated or made in-house. Weather or timing can affect turnout and sales.

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Selfish Giving

JULY 15, 2020

I'm definitely seeing more purchase-triggered donation programs lately. But disclosures of how much is being donated and the minimum donation vary widely. How this scrubs retailer stepped up to help frontline workers during the pandemic. ?? I think more nonprofits should be text messaging their supporters.

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Qgiv

JULY 8, 2021

Like many other nonprofits, Brother Wolf was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. 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

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Bonterra

AUGUST 15, 2022

Read their story on Covenant House International and Barker & Scott Impact Powered by: Donor Engagement Nonprofits Digital communications & marketing Fundraising ideas Project QUEST This interview with Project Quest chief program officer Lelani Mercado discusses why they invested in a case management solution and the impact it made.

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Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Instead of making a donation with each purchase, Sketchers is making a flat donation. When people pick up their cupcake, they are being encouraged to pay it forward via a link found in stores and online by donating to Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Lexus will match donations up to $250,000. ?? Partnership Notes 1.

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