It’s that time of year again–time for holiday cheer, giving and parties! For the free agent fundraisers and party planners, make your holiday gathering that much more unique and meaningful by providing the opportunity for guests to donate to a cause you care about. 8 Steps to Inspire Giving at Your Holiday Gathering 1. Assess […]
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[To clarify a bit, we made some changes to the description and contest rules since yesterday so check them out below.] It’s the season of giving (literally) so in the spirit, we’d like to help all of you who are making the effort to give back to your favorite nonprofit. To kick off the giving
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A couple weeks ago, a few friends and I finally made it to our long awaited, first practice run for the zombie apocalypse. Wait… let me backtrack. We’re big fans of the zombie culture. We’ve watched the movies and played the video games. So when we first heard that there was a “zombie run”
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Guest post by Andrea Fabbri Andrea Fabbri is CMO at Recoup and Sr. Strategist with Unison Agency. Every good story has a hero and a villain. These days my villain is actually two companies: Groupon and Living Social. Social buying platforms have become part of our daily lives. They use scarcity-based tactics to generate demand
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Today, over 150 Washington, DC-area nonprofit community leaders are meeting at the AARP building for an all-day, online fundraising training conference for Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington. New York Times bestselling Author of the Thank You Economy, Gary Vaynerchuk provided these nonprofit leaders a short video message about online fundraising as they prep
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My name is not donor, the mythical ghost in the machine you are targeting. You don’t know my name. Why? Because it’s some random field in your house file. A random Bob, a misplaced Jane in a sea of Johns, Alices, Michaels and Jennifers. Really, you don’t care about me. I know this. I can
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There’s more to fundraising than dollars and sense. There’s the reason why you do it. If you can’t find the reason you do what you do–or perhaps you’re feeling burnout–know your work matters. In the case you need a reminder, see how your work benefits your benefactors, your friends and family and your community. Your
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Love your nonprofit? Show it! If there’s a nonprofit that has your heart, show them a little love by nominating them for the “I Love My Nonprofit” contest. 1) Find them on Mightycause.com. 2) Post their link on our Facebook Page. 3) Tell us why you love them so much (in one comment) before this
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To raise money and support for a good cause, you have to ask. In a recent study, Blackbaud looked at the motivation of why people give. 50% of people surveyed said they give because “a friend asked me.” It’s easier said than done, but here are 17 ways to ask someone to donate to your
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You matter. Your work matters. It’s not just the results gained, but it’s that feeling you have and the impact you can see. What if you could share that feeling with others? Make the story matter–beyond its wall, beyond its boundaries and beyond its normal audience. Here are four ways to make your story pop:
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