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March 20, 2025
Golf Tournament Fundraiser Guide
As one of the most popular types of charity events, golf tournaments let participants live out their PGA Championship fantasies — all while giving to a meaningful cause.
These fundraising tips to discover how to use the green to earn a little green for nonprofit goals and causes.
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10 Outstanding Online Fundraising Ideas
Fundraising online in 2020 might seem intensified because of the situation we find ourselves in this spring, however, we’ve been giving online for years. Now, we can be more creative in doing so. Here are 10 outstanding online fundraising ideas:
Tips for emailing your donors
Emailing your donors, much like calling and texting, requires some forethought. It’s important to look at reports. If your email open rates are low then it’s probably a good idea to refresh your messaging so that next time you’re heard…err, read.
Maintaining Nonprofit Productivity and Positivity During a Crisis
The current crisis has sent nonprofit fundraising into a tailspin. But there are ways to improve the productivity of organizations and maintain positive attitudes in difficult situations. We detail seven ways in which nonprofit productivity can be improved in crisis environments.
Heads or tails? Virtual or Live.
Heads or tails is a game of chance where participants pay to play and then compete to guess whether a coin flip will result in heads or tails. This keeps going until one winner remains.
12 ways to keep volunteers involved with online fundraising
Thank the universe for volunteers, am I right?! Volunteers are the hands and feet of any organization, and without whom, your organization’s impact could not be matched. While times have changed and coming together in person may not be possible; it is essential that you find ways to keep volunteers engaged.
4 ways to ask for donations in trying times
Many organizations are asking the same question: Given the current climate, is it an appropriate time to ask for donations? And if so, how do I do it? While these organizations are correct to ask the question, the answer is always that donations and resources are still needed at this time.
How To Host An Online Silent Auction
Today, more and more auctions are hosted online. An online silent auction allows donors to bid directly from their mobile phones, tablets, or computers. An online silent auction also has a wider reach, which can increase participation and ultimately increase the funds that you raise.
What is a Wine Pull in Fundraising Software?
Wine pull, wine grab, or cork grab, are great ways to fundraise for your cause. What’s a wine pull? How’s it done? Can it be done online? It can. And wine not?
10 alternatives for live-experience auction items
Not sure what to do with the live-experience auction items that you have for your live auction? Host your silent auction anyway! If those items don’t quite fit the times, here are some alternatives.
How to attract an audience for your virtual event
Attracting the right audience for your fundraising event is crucial for its success, whether the event is virtual or in person. While it is always important to gain the attention of major donors, virtual events broaden the potential for others to participate. This makes your potential for fundraising limitless!
How to host an online fundraising event
Whether you’re hosting an online fundraising event for the first time, or tenth, virtual fundraising offers many benefits, such as increased accessibility, faster results, less time required for planning and execution and lower costs.
Benefits of online fundraising events
Online fundraising events can be fun and successful. Right now, people are looking for a way to connect, to get involved, to have an impact. Learn the benefits of online fundraising, and how you can capture them for your organization.
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