November 2010

It's a Mightycause Holiday Promotion! Receive $1000 for Your Team Fundraiser!

Happy holidays from Mightycause! To celebrate this special time, Mightycause is offering $1,000 in matching grants for you and your buddies to launch a team fundraiser. All you have to do is grab a four or more friends and start a Mightycause fundraising page. It’s a true gift that keeps on giving. It works a […]

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#zooGood Twitter Chat: Current Trends for Online Fundraising Campaigns

Last week brought yet another great #zooGood Twitter discussion about tips and tricks in online fundraising. Led by online media strategist and environmentalist Andy Sternberg, the chat took up particularly hot-button current trends for online campaigns, including using geolocation to build stories. It was a fitting—and trendy—topic for Andy, who has directed online content and

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BREAKING: Give to the Max, The Day of Magically Multiplying Donations

1 + 1 = 3? That’s the logic behind Give to the Max Day 2010, a 24-hour event for Minnesota nonprofits that, like loaves and fishes, multiplies every dollar donation through matching grants and special prizes. And it’s on right now. So far, more than 26,700 donors have given more than $5 million nearly  in

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Q&A: How to support your troops this Veterans' Day

Troops Need You is a nonprofit that has delivers mission-essential supplies to US soldiers, marines, sailors, and airmen in Afghanistan, Iraq, and even on the home front for healing. From grocery cards to help with overdue payments, the Virginia-based organization is there to take care of the men serving our country. Mightycause chatted with Charity

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#zooGood Twitter Chat Week 2: Online fundraising, digital metrics, and bridging the gap between online and offline

The second #zooGood chat was a keeper. World changers gathered online for the second of our weekly Tuesday Twitter chats about raising support for good causes. This week, Jennifer Roccanti, development associate from the DC-based nonprofit Miriam’s Kitchen, joined us to discuss the future of online fundraising and whether causes should consider making making communication

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8 Outrageous Mustaches: Movember Campaigns Made Easy

Happy Movember, the furriest month of the year! Men across the across the world are growing their mustaches this November in support of Prostate Cancer Awareness month. (See how other people have used mustache fundraisers in the past.) Always wanted to strut a ‘stache? It’s not too late to join. Just stop shaving! And it’s

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#zooGood Twitter Chat #2: Miriam's Kitchen Shares Best Practices in Online Fundraising

Last week, we enjoyed a rousing Twitter discussion with John Haydon about online fundraising best practices. Today, we are happy to announce our second Twitter chat tonight at 9 p.m.—9:30 p.m. EST. Our featured expert today is Jennifer Roccanti, who helps lead efforts at Miriam’s Kitchen, an organization dedicated to serving healthy, homemade meals to

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