fundraising

11 Tips for Managing a Fundraising Contest Campaign

Everyone wants to win in a fundraising contest. It takes more than simply activating your house email file, tweeting, and updating your Facebook fan page. Consider that everyone vying for the contest prize will do that. To win, you have to elevate your campaign to outperform the competition. Here are 11 tips to win that […]

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VIDEO: How Nonprofits Miss Out by Focusing on Dollars

Epic Change’s CEO and co-founder Stacey Monk spoke at the Nonprofit 2.0 Unconference in June about the importance of nonprofits looking beyond simply raising money with social media. Monk, having just captivated the event’s opening session with an emotional talk about the life-changing circumstances that lead her to abandon a corporate career and start a

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Who's in Charge of Facebook at Your Organization?

If you’re like most nonprofits, you probably have a presence on Facebook. And if you’re using Facebook strategically, you might have asked yourself this question: Who should be in charge of Facebook community management? It makes sense to ask this question. After all, you have someone who’s in charge of grant writing, someone who’s in

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The Tortoise and the Hare of Social Fundraising

Image by frefran “1 in 4 emails turns into a donation.” This is what a recent Blackbaud study on social fundraising found based on its own “Friends Asking Friends” social fundraising model. Blackbaud, with the help of @shanesnow, developed an intriguing infographic to capture this and other key findings that represent the evolution of the

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