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Fundraising Idea: Marathon Fundraiser
Holding a marathon is a fun and healthy way to bring community and family together to raise money for a good cause. Considering the estimated number of runners, spectators, volunteers and sponsors...
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Fundraising Idea: How to Run a Reverse Raffle Fundraiser
The following is a guest post by the folks at RaffleTicket.com: We all know how a raffle works, you sell tickets and draw a winner, but how does a reverse raffle work? The tickets for a reverse raffle...
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School Portrait Fundraiser – Consider Copyrights
What makes a school portrait fundraiser special in this age of digital photos and photo sharing on the web is the fact that you get to hold an actual portrait in your hands. When is the last time you...
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How to Run a Used Books Fundraiser
Even though the balance of book buying has shifted from print to e-book downloads, many of us still own and love printed books, new or used. Printed books are still in demand, especially when they can...
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BBQ Fundraiser!
Throwing a barbecue fundraiser is a great way to raise funds for your group and getting the whole community involved! With live music and children’s activities, your BBQ fundraiser becomes a fun way to...
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Top 5 Ways to Fundraise With T-Shirts
By BonfireFunds.com online t-shirt fundraising site: T-shirt fundraisers are a popular way to raise money for all sorts of different activities. Some people use t-shirts to raise money for local...
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5 Tips for Throwing an LGBT Friendly Fundraiser
Whether you’re raising money for an LGBT specific cause or any other cause, throwing a fundraiser that welcomes LGBT folks opens up your group to a wider supporter base, shows goodwill on your part and...
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Boost Year End Giving: 19 Tips For Your Holiday Party
A significant amount of donors wait until year end to give to non-profits, and it can be difficult to get their attention and stand out with everyone else asking for their gifts. End of year is also...
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Be Arty, Be Green, Make Money: How Bottle Cap Murals Can Help Your Nonprofit
If you have a group of volunteers, youth program participants, board members, or staff that need a teambuilding exercise, and you are thinking about involving them in an art project but you have little...
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Hello Social Media: #GivingTuesday is Here Again
On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, America, along with other countries who’ve joined the party, will wake up to the third annual #GivingTuesday, a nationwide all-day drive to help raise money online for the...
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Nonprofit Fundraising: Events vs. Great Events
Your last bake sale was an outrageous success and the car wash did even better, but does that mean that it’s time to introduce a yearly dinner gala to your fundraising calendar? Unless your...
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Our 8 Favorite Summer Fundraisers
For the charity sector, summer fundraisers that embrace the spirit and the benefits of the season can truly make for incredible summer events. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, nothing spells summer...
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Checkout Charity: Good For Small Local Nonprofits?
Checkout charity – or point-of-sale fundraising – is big business for national nonprofits. But the question here is: Can this type of fundraiser work for smaller, local organizations? Stores everywhere...
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How to Organize an Online Grassroots Political Fundraiser
Here are 5 simple steps to organize a successful online grassroots fundraiser for your candidate or cause this political season! Top political analysts claim “there are no huge microphones anymore” and...
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Restaurant Fundraiser! – A Step-By-Step Guide
Make the most of restaurant fundraiser opportunities by being prepared and focusing your marketing efforts to take advantage of online resources! Thousands of restaurants across the country actively...
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How to Host a Poker Tournament
Few games have endured modern history with as unfaltering popularity as poker. The classic game is simply unique in how it combines skill and luck for engaging and unpredictable play. Universally...
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4 Tips to Modernize Your Bake Sale Fundraiser for October Cookie Month!
Did you know that October is not just National Cookie Month, but National Caramel Month and National Dessert Month as well? Sweets are in the air, with a national mandate! Bake sales might seem like an...
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Helpful Tips for a Successful Charity Fundraising Event – Interview with...
Last week I met up with Teresa Mathers and asked her about her experiences working for many different charities in different roles wearing many different hats for the last 25 years. She currently...
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Renting Out Your Space: A Viable Fundraising Option
Does your group own buildings or other resources that are only used intermittently? Whether you’re raising funds for a school, nonprofit or other group, using your group’s space for rent isn’t an...
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10 Tips to Make Your Silent Auction a Success!
One of the most loved fundraising events is the silent auction, a modification of a traditional auction, where bids are written on a sheet of paper alongside each item. At a fixed time, the auction...
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3 Fun Game Show Ideas For Your Fundraising Event
A game show event modeled after one of the popular game shows is perfect for a fundraising event! For a fun and successful evening that raises lots of funds, select a game show that has been popular...
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Chicken Poop Bingo Game Fundraiser!
Adding fun and interesting games like Chicken Poop Bingo to encourage guests to give more at your next event is just a wise use of your time and resources! And that is regardless of whether your next...
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Integrating Event Registration with Mobile Fundraising
As event registration, online ticketing, and mobile fundraising become more popular among event hosts, we’ve seen fundraising hosts become more adept at using each tool. While many use event...
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6 Fun Halloween Fundraiser Ideas for Your School or Nonprofit
Halloween might be the new best time to throw a fundraiser. It has become so popular that it only falls behind Christmas for the most celebrated US holiday. 171 million people partook in some sort of...
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Nonprofit T-Shirts – 5 Tips For A Successful Design
Whether you are giving your nonprofit t-shirts away as part of a raffle or handing them out to your volunteers, choosing a smart design for your t-shirts is essential. Where nonprofits are concerned,...
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7 Fundraising Ideas For Planting (Or Recycling) Trees
Tree hugger or not, there is no denying the amazing benefits of planting trees, under any circumstances, anywhere in the world. They fight climate change. They clean our air and water. They keep soil...
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How Your Nonprofit Can Benefit From A Green Roof Project
Going green and installing an energy saving green roof is a wonderful way to reduce your nonprofit’s costs – and help you raise more funds! It also shows your commitment to help your community by...
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How To Organize A Ready Bake Breakfast Mother’s Day Fundraiser
Mother’s Day has become one of the most commercial holidays in America. The National Retail Federation reports that the average American spends $172 – totaling an astounding $21.4 billion. An amazing...
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Amusement Park, Cruise Or Camping? Fun Raffle Packages For Your Fundraiser!
Summer is the perfect time for a raffle package of entertaining trips, events or activities to raise a bit more funding for your organization. People are looking for fun and excitement, ways to keep...
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21 Places To Get Free Airline And Game Tickets And Merchandise For Your...
Thousands of companies will donate items to raffle or auction to nonprofits, if you plan ahead and ask in advance. Here are 21 different ideas for sure to please donations, for your nonprofit or...
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2019 Cause Awareness Dates for Your Nonprofit Fundraising Calendar
Aligning fundraising and awareness events with broader “cause awareness” days and months can boost your nonprofit exposure. The first step is reviewing which days and months exist and when they fall...
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How Nonprofits Can Use Peer-To-Peer Texting For Effective Fundraising
Personalization is extremely important when it comes to building relationships with donors. And it goes without saying, that if your nonprofit has a good relationship with your donors, they are much...
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3 Important Tips For Rare Disease Fundraising
With nearly 7,000 rare illnesses in the world today, an illness that only affects 3,000 people per year can often be overlooked. It is estimated that 25 – 30 million Americans are living with a rare...
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6 Virtual Marathon Models For Your Charity To Race Away With!
Virtual marathons and races are the latest rage in online fundraising. While many models exist, the basic principle is to encourage grassroots, peer-to-peer fundraising in a flexible way. Like a...
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How Viral Videos Have Changed the Way Nonprofits Reach People
Can a viral campaign make a positive influence on your nonprofit organization? By understanding how viral videos operate, you will be better equipped to decide if they are the right marketing product...
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How Mobile Bidding Can Benefit Your Next Charity Auction
Mobile bidding is a paperless bidding method that allows auction guests to bid directly from their phones, making giving easy and raising more revenue for your cause. But it’s more than just an easy...
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What You Need to Know about #GivingTuesday
#GivingTuesday is now the largest single day of philanthropy on the planet. Did you know though, that it only began in 2012? And that its goals include not just giving money, but also giving time and...
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Major Fundraising Campaigns: A Complete Guide to Get Started
Planning a major fundraising campaign, whether a capital campaign or your year-end giving campaign, can be an overwhelming process. From setting goals to thoroughly examining your current fundraising...
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Make Your A-Thon Fundraiser Pop: 6 Creative Twists
If you’ve spent any significant amount of time fundraising, there’s a high chance you’ve encountered the walk-a-thon fundraiser. A staple for nonprofit and educational organizations alike, these...
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How Running Shoes Can Help Nonprofits Meet Fundraising Goals
Nonprofits often need to be creative with their approaches to fundraising, which means finding new but proven revenue-generating strategies. Believe it or not, athletic shoes may be just the right...
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Fun Run Fundraiser: 4 Tips for Managing Participant Info
If you are a nonprofit professional looking for an engaging fundraiser to increase your organization’s revenue while attracting community support, consider organizing a fun run. Hosting a fun run is...
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How to Tweak Your Event Sponsorship Fundraising for Unusual Times
Pandemics, disasters, economic declines, protests, or any of a number of unusual events can throw your event sponsorship fundraising for a loop! While you may not be able to plan for the unexpected,...
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Going Virtual: A Quick Guide for Hosting Online Auctions
Earlier this year, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a massive shift in day-to-day operations for nonprofits. Organizations across the globe were forced to make the decision to indefinitely postpone their...
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4 Lessons to Learn Now from Successful Face-to-Face (F2F) Fundraising Programs
We’re now over halfway through the year, and the COVID-19 pandemic (and its effects on fundraising) is sticking around for the foreseeable future. Rather than putting an indefinite pause on F2F...
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Public School Fundraisers: 6 Community Favorites
If you’ve ever been a student, teacher, or parent at one, you know that public schools are notoriously underfunded. That’s why these individuals tend to spend a lot of time on school fundraisers to...
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What Did We Learn about Fundraising in 2020? 5 Top Takeaways
2020 was a tough year, but it forced us as a nonprofit fundraising community to innovate and renovate in amazing ways that will resonate long into the future. So what exactly did we learn about...
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Checklist: Attracting Corporate Sponsors for Your Event
More checklists here. Use this checklist as a guide to help you create a strategy when planning for attracting corporate sponsors for your event: 1. Enlist Board Member or Volunteer Fundraising Support...
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It’s Not over Yet: 8 Successful Virtual Fundraising Ideas !
There are many circumstances when getting people together to host a fundraising event simply isn’t feasible, whether it be social distancing during a pandemic or just simply geographic distance....
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Everything You Need to Know about Fundraising Thermometers
Fundraising thermometers are great donation tracking tools that work in real-time at events, on your virtual fundraising page, or internally with your fundraising team. Here is a quick guide on why...
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How to Get Free Prizes for Your Charity Auction or Raffle
Raffles and auctions can be great fundraisers. They depend almost entirely on what prizes and other items you get to raffle or auction though! First and foremost, the items you raffle off should be...
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