Ann Green's Nonprofit

JANUARY 6, 2025

This is especially important if youve fallen behind in your revenue goals. Youll often use several different channels when you send a fundraising appeal or promote an event. Current events/News stories At the beginning of 2020, most of us couldnt predict the year we were about to have. Sometimes short updates are more effective.

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Greater Giving

JULY 5, 2024

Which Event Formats Work Best? Tips for How to Choose To maximize attendance and engagement at your next nonprofit event, you need to choose the best event format for your audience. Many considerations go into deciding between in-person, virtual, or hybrid events. The downside is that in-person events can be expensive.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 18, 2024

Conquer Fundraising Event Planning with the Perfect Committee Based Team Large fundraising events can be intricate beasts, with countless moving parts and details to juggle. Assigning clear roles to your event committee is crucial for building a dream team that positions the right people for success. Appoints committee chairs.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Organizing a fundraising event can be daunting, and it might seem easier to leave sustainability out of the mix. But with the right tools, you can easily turn your events into a greener opportunity for everyone involved! But with the right tools, you can easily turn your events into a greener opportunity for everyone involved!

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Auction math works for any size event, making your planning simpler and reducing stress for your committee. Once you understand what’s required for a successful auction—one that meets or exceeds its revenue goal—you can confidently set your procurement goals and define your event budget.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

DECEMBER 5, 2023

B y Olivia Mode-Cater Picture this: your organization is about to host another fundraising event. Once it comes time to get the word out about your event, you quickly realize you don’t have that much money left in your budget to create promotional materials and decide to deprioritize marketing.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 22, 2024

If you have donated money to a quirky aid event focused on snorkeling or a unique chess fundraiser, you know that fundraising events have evolved far beyond the typical 5K runs, cycling events, and charity walks. How do you pick the right event? Build the right-fit event and they will come.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Buffalo Bills' kicker received threats after a missed playoff field goal, but fans donated to the nonprofit he advocates for in support.

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GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Looking to spice things up for your next live fundraising campaign or virtual event? Make sure your organization has the resources to administer and manage the event to raise more money. Whether you decide to use auction games, festival games, or mobile fundraising, set a time limit to your event to keep engagement levels high.

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Fundly

JUNE 20, 2024

Your nonprofit’s donors lead busy lives—managing their careers, maintaining social relationships, and pursuing their personal goals. Grantmakers can issue challenge grants, sponsor nonprofit events, and host capacity-building workshops. Set a goal and budget. Promote your campaign. Thank all of your donors.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 30, 2024

Use Your Experience to Put Together a Post-Event Case Study to Learn From. If you want to learn more about the success of a specific program, initiative, or event, a case study can help. In this article, we’ll show you the power of a post-event case study and how to create your own. There’s no better teacher than experience.

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Clairification

JULY 18, 2024

You get a huge bang for your buck from an individual major gifts program, which costs you roughly 10 cents on the dollar vs. 50 cents or more on the dollar for special events fundraising and actually losing money on direct mail donor acquisition. With staff cut back and budgets diminished, you need to target your resources wisely.

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The Fundraiser Coach

JANUARY 20, 2025

With the pressure of ever rising revenue goals, lack of full staffing, or a focus on "getting the gift," some fundraisers fall into the trap of treating donors like transactions. A colleague shared her experience of making a large, multi-year pledge after a wealth event in her life, Since then, she's received little personal communication.

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GiveSmart

MARCH 15, 2024

Feeling the pressure of the upcoming fundraising event season? We’ve brought together a panel of partners, bursting with ideas to help you freshen up your events this year to overcome event planning fatigue. As part of the partnership, Danaher encouraged its staff to give and collect funds for an LLS fundraising event.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JANUARY 13, 2025

Many individuals make New Years resolutions and set goals. As with personal resolutions, you want your goals to be realistic and attainable. You can apply for grants and hold events, but those sometimes require more effort than its worth. Your goal should be to have donors who support you for a long time.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 12, 2023

If you’ve been struggling to meet your revenue goals, that may be why. Are they volunteers, event attendees, or people on a list you purchased? You can segment volunteers, event attendees, and non-donors. How do you think that makes me feel? Another benefit of segmenting your donors is it can help you raise more money.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

AUGUST 6, 2024

You don’t wait too long, especially if you’re behind in your revenue goals. You may have already set a goal for your year-end campaign in your 2024 fundraising plan (at least I hope you did) and maybe that has changed. I’ve put together a checklist to help you get started. How much money do you need to raise? This is so important.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Our goal is to equip you with practical fundraising tools and ideas you can implement right away. Understanding Why People Give: Understanding the psychology behind giving can help you understand the donors motivation, which will help you plan your next campaign, your next fundraising event, or your next face-to-face ask.In

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Running an event can be exhilarating, but managing event registrations often feels like navigating a maze. At CauseVox, we believe nonprofits deserve a registration process that works for them, so we designed a highly customizable event registration tool that adapts to your needs.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 30, 2024

Consideration: The donor deepens their engagement by navigating to the nonprofit’s website and reading resources about its mission, programs, and goals. Decision: The supporter subscribes to the nonprofit’s newsletter and registers for a beach clean-up and recycling event.

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The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 17, 2025

Planning events is essential for nonprofits, whether youre raising funds, building awareness, or forging new community connections. From tight budgets to limited staffing, these hurdles can make even the simplest event feel overwhelming. However, many organizations face common challenges that complicate the planning process.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 6, 2024

Or an invitation to your organization’s latest event. All day long your goals are hijacked. Another day goes by, and once again, your most important goals are put on hold. What would be possible if you followed through on your best intentions? Every day you sit down to begin working on a project.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 10, 2021

Your Goals. Are your goals: to keep your supporters informed about the impact of their gift. to promote your organization’s events or activities. Do you want your reader to buy an event ticket? What are the basics of a good nonprofit e-newsletter? to drive traffic to your website. Call to Action. Format and Design.

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Double the Donation

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Hosting a successful fundraising event requires more than a great causeit takes resources, creativity, and the support of dedicated partners. Sponsorships can make all the difference, providing the financial backing, in-kind donations, or promotional boosts needed to elevate your event and achieve your goals.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Outline your digital marketing goals. Before you start crafting your messages, it’s important to define clear goals to guide your digital marketing activities. Identify key performance indicators (KPIs) that your team can track to evaluate your progress toward your goal. Achievable. Time-bound.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The organization unveiled a refreshed brand, and this weekend hosts a nationally televised event, United Way Benefit for Hurricane Relief, for communities devastated by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Viewers will be able to donate and while a financial goal has not been set, she said, the program is designed to bring hope.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Before you begin any project involving data analysis, start by clearly outlining your goal so you know which metrics to analyze. First, we’ll cover how to determine your goals for your monthly giving program. When laying out your goal, consider following the SMART model for goal setting. Determine your objectives.

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Pamela Grow

JUNE 6, 2024

For example, you might give recurring donors above a certain amount discount codes for your merchandise or provide access to a donors-only chat during virtual events. Assess your audience’s interests, preferences, and goals to determine what appreciation methods are likely to resonate with them. Foster a sense of identity.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 2, 2024

The midpoint of the year is always a good time to see if you’re meeting your fundraising and communications goals. You may need to make some changes to your fundraising plan and other goals. If you’re relying too much on grants and events and those aren’t bringing in the revenue you need, focus more on individual giving.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Veteran fundraisers recommend nonprofits set specific goals, enlist their volunteers, encourage donors to give early, and more. By Rasheeda Childress Giving Tuesday Employees at the Charities Aid Foundation participate in a GivingTuesday event.

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Gail Perry Group

JUNE 6, 2024

First, understand why a porch party is crucial to hitting your fundraising goals! Watch this 3-minute video for a personal example of how the Cape Fear Botanical Garden used a garden party to secure its fundraising goal before even launching its capital campaign. One most important take-away is to be intentional with your party.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Since you probably raise a good percentage of your fundraising goal during the month of December, you have to make the time count! Knowing how much time and effort you spend planning events and campaigns inspired us to create this resource to inspire you with these successful ideas for end-of-year giving campaigns.

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Pamela Grow

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Sustainable fundraising is all about developing key, core practices within your organization that can be applied to several different events and initiatives so your team isn’t constantly feeling burned out and at capacity. Diversify your auction items Diversifying your auction items can make your event more attractive and profitable.

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Double the Donation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Snowball – Best GoFundMe Alternative for Auctions and Events. It’s easy to get started, the fees are low, and you get to keep whatever funds you raise (regardless of whether or not you meet your goal!). Best GoFundMe Alternative for Auctions and Events. Givebutter – Best GoFundMe Alternative for Donor Management.

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Pamela Grow

JULY 10, 2024

One that includes realistic goals for grants and corporate support, individual support, program support, and events. What can you do to prosper in these unsettling times? Stay the course. Develop a balanced, thoughtful fundraising plan. Important: Invest in donor stewardship and reliable data. And a budget for it. Retain staff.

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Pamela Grow

MAY 25, 2023

You may have to secure an event venue, recruit sponsors, and spin up a marketing strategy. But one of the most challenging aspects of peer-to-peer event planning is recruiting supporters who will act as volunteer fundraisers. They should be able to add their fundraising goal and a few sentences about their connection to your cause.

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Pamela Grow

JULY 24, 2024

Auctions are among the most engaging and lucrative fundraising events your nonprofit could host. Plus, they have the potential to raise thousands of dollars for your mission through winning bids on items, entry fees, and additional donations made during the event.

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