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An FAQ Guide to Passive Fundraising for Nonprofits

Pamela Grow

To accomplish this, track metrics like participation rates, supporter acquisition and retention, total revenue raised, and conversions from each marketing channel. Handle all negotiations with retailers on your nonprofit’s behalf. Provide relatively high commission rates (up to 10% depending on the retailer).

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How to Secure Corporate Grants: Strategies for Nonprofits

Just Write Grants

For example, a technology company may be interested in supporting STEM education programs, while a grocery retailer may focus on food security initiatives. Use metrics to show how their investment will make a difference in the community. Demonstrate Measurable Impact Corporations want to see tangible results from their philanthropy.

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IKEA Saves the Children When Facebook Fans Invite Friends to Shop

Selfish Giving

First, it takes Facebook cause marketing to a new level by using Facebook “likes” to help drive what really matters to a retailer: in-store foot traffic. Nonprofits and cause marketers should expect brands to experiment with new metrics for Facebook cause marketing, including testing its potential for driving traffic to stores.

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Guide & Planner: How to Raise Money with Companies on #GivingTuesday [Sponsored]

Selfish Giving

Home furnishing retailer West Elm celebrated #GivingTuesday for the first time last year by partnering with the ASPCA , the Human Rights Campaign, St. In addition to the #GivingTuesday guide, For Momentum has provided an easy-to-use planner , which will help you track goals, metrics and assets.

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How to Run a Silent Auction: 11 Essential Planning Steps

Qgiv

To determine these target metrics, review past event results. Use multiple channels and take insight from past data and metrics for guidance. Instead, display everything like you would in a retail shop, keeping it well-lit and using detailed display cards. This committee will be responsible for: Setting goals for the auction.

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Urban doom loops mean that a new “Grant Wave” is forming

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

” Urban economic woes, either historic or current, can be demonstrated using various metrics, one of which is simple population increase vs. decrease. Population obviously isn’t a perfect metric. roads, transit, office/retail buildings, housing stock, etc.) Chicago’s population, for example, peaked at 3.6M

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Top 3 Sources for Donated Tech, Products, and Services

Tech Soup

Here are some Affinity Program offers: Financial SCAN by the Nonprofit Finance Fund and GuideStar is an easy-to-use data platform that focuses users on the financial metrics that matter most, without oversimplifying what it takes to keep organizations' finances in balance. Registration to the Independent Sector Affinity Program is free.