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November 30, 2024
15 Games for Fundraising Events
Looking to spice things up at your next event? Games are a great way to raise additional funds, entertain, and keep guests engaged through participation. Raffles and wine pulls are familiar, but we’ve broken down a few more to help jog new ideas.
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Your School’s Pivot to a Virtual Fundraiser
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Amplifying Your Virtual Reach with Social Media
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A Small Organization Makes a Big Impact
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Embracing the Online Platform & Informing Your Donors
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How To Run A Successful Tricky Tray Fundraiser
The Tricky Tray, also known as a basket raffle or penny sale, is a common fundraising game used to draw in donors who can only give a little, but enjoy the art of competition and games of chance. Essentially, the Tricky Tray is a combination of a silent auction and a raffle concept.
Harnessing the power of social media to connect with donors
In times like this, social media is a huge driver to connect your communities. Social media posts can help build brand awareness, cultivate new donors, and ultimately lead to greater financial success for your organization.
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.
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