Learn how to ask for sponsorship, whether your nonprofit is looking for event sponsors, ongoing partnerships, or help with a specific campaign. These 11 tips will help you determine how to ask for sponsorships! Nonprofit fundraising is all about asking. But even for nonprofits that have gotten the hang of asking donors down pat, it …
Is Your Nonprofit Getting Zuckerpunched? The tech world has repeatedly witnessed Facebook executing bold daylight robberies of ideas, features and technologies from a variety of competitors. The Snapchat team can painfully attest to the brazen heist of their innovative “Story” feature. Facebook added this into their Instagram product and then mercilessly leveraged their massive reach …
Events that resonate with your supporters and community can be game-changers for nonprofit organizations. Events can bring in much-needed revenue, raise awareness of your cause, and help you build connections with donors, sponsors, and community partners. These 20 creative event fundraising ideas from the Mightycause team that will help you get inspired for planning your …
Photo by waferboard In order to climb Mount Everest, you have to establish a series of intermediate goals that are specific and attainable. You can’t just wake up one day and decide, “Hey, I know what I’ll do with my life! I’m going to climb the biggest, baddest mountain on the planet!” That won’t work. …
My son’s soccer coach came up with a play that finally connected with the kids. He called the “pancake.” One player kicks the ball from the corner to another player who kicks it back as as make their way towards the goal. The play essentially flips the ball back and forth between two players-like a …
“Is it working?” This on the surface seems like such a simple question to answer. It’s yes or no, right? As an NPO, if you begin the implementation of a social media campaign, you probably assume that you will know fairly quickly if it is working or not. If your goal is to increase contributions, …
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Retention rates for nonprofits seem to be plummeting. In 2004, the average retention rate for new donors was 33%. Now it’s 27%! This is because of two trends: More competition for donations. More distracted donors. The other cause for this drop in retention rates? Nonprofits invest heavily in acquisition, and not enough on retention. Donor …
Technology has blessed your community with more sharing power than ever before. The ability to retweet, like, and pin with increased ease is what helped launch the slactivist movement. But even though sharing has gotten easier, getting people to share still feels like pulling teeth. So how do you get people to share your content? Here are five …
The team at craigconnects created a beautiful infographic to celebrate the third anniversary of their founding. It’s called Cracking the Crowdfunding Code, and it highlights the effectiveness of crowdfunding. Crowdfunding raised more than $5 billion worldwide last year, and the average donation was $88! The average fundraiser raised $535, with the largest campaign being Kony …
Your supports give you their time and money because they want to change the world. And for most of them, it’s personal. They see themselves as an equal participant in creating that change WITH your organization – not as a sideliner. I, me, mine So when you talk about your nonprofit changing the world, there’s a …
