Peer-to-peer fundraising can be your secret giving event weapon! Learn about this fundraising technique and how you can use it to maximize your impact. One of the reasons giving events are an effective fundraising tool is the sense of urgency they create. Instead of stretching a campaign out for months, it concentrates the giving on …
A #GivingTuesday video can help take your campaign to the next level. It’s not just a great storytelling device, it’s a secret way to get more engagement on social media on a day when it’s essential that more of your followers see your content. But what makes a #GivingTuesday video stand out from the crowd? …
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 …
Who remembers selling wrapping paper or candy bars in school? How about collecting proofs of purchase from cereal boxes? Education fundraising is part of the school experience for most of us. But even as fundraising elsewhere has evolved and moved online over the years, schools tend to return to the same education fundraising ideas year …
Yesterday was a beautiful day here in Boston, and the marathon went off without a hitch! When you closed your eyes, last year’s tragedy seemed far away. But it was a different story when you opened them. Everywhere you looked there were signs of support for the victims and runners. People proudly wore “Boston Strong” …
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My wife owns a lot of suits, sweaters, shoes and bags. She could wear a new outfit every day for the rest of her life. (Okay, I’m exaggerating. But she’s definitely all set through the Fourth of July). And she’s buying more every week. My goal is to get my little piece of the top …
Is it okay to trick people when it helps a great cause? That’s what people are debating after the nonprofit Wine to Water, global PR agency MSLGROUP, and two wine industry experts pulled off a hoax that hundreds of news sites––including ABC News and Time Magazine––covered as real news. It all began as an effort …
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I haven’t been to SXSW––the film, interactive, and music festivals and conferences that take place every spring in Austin, Texas––but I’ve always admired the conference for all the different ways it supports good causes. I follow all the happenings virtually via the social good hashtag #SXGood. There are also some great nonprofit people covering the …
Back in November of last year, I mentioned SMAC! Sock Monkeys Against Cancer as a wonderful organization to support. At the time, SMAC! had gotten its funding and Nomo and Phoenix, the SMAC! monkeys, were already being manufactured and distributed around the world. All this year, SMAC! has been ramping up their efforts, and now …
