How can you safely leverage volunteers in-person and virtually during COVID-19? Try these social distancing tips + virtual volunteering alternatives. An increasing number of organizations are beginning to think about the transition back to in-person events. Even with various virtual possibilities, people are understandably anxious to get out of their homes and rejoin life as […]

2020 was a year without enough dancing. This pandemic has taken a lot of things away from us, but one of the saddest is hitting the dancefloor with your friends. Of course pandemics aren’t about to stop us from getting our groove on. Whether you’re ready to be back in person or you’re hosting a […]

As quarantining and social distancing drag on, basically everyone in the country wants fun ways to connect with their communities. As a fundraiser, that desire is something that you can use to tailor your events and fundraising strategies. And we have the perfect idea: host a virtual trivia night fundraiser. Choosing fundraising events that make people […]

As far as 2020 goes, your year may have felt like this:  While everyone else is ready for 2021, tis the season when fundraising ramps up, especially with #GivingTuesday around the corner.  To talk through some end-of-the-year strategies, we’re pleased to welcome Matt Gayer, the co-executive director for Catalogue for Philanthropy on our Nonprofit Leader […]

This year has been an unpredictable hot mess. For many nonprofits that have had to fundraise while minding social distancing protocols, it’s meant transitioning to a virtual format. While online fundraising isn’t a new concept, it’s now more necessary than ever.  Even pre-COVID, organizations like the Fiver Children’s Foundation, were already taking advantage of digital […]

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2020 has, without competition, taken the title of the Year of Virtual Fundraising. Nonprofits are getting wildly creative with moving their fundraising online, and the results have been amazing. We’ve been sharing some of our favorite virtual fundraising ideas with you, but we know it’s helpful to see real virtual fundraising examples that have been […]

With many nonprofit’s typical events being transitioned to a virtual space, live streaming for your nonprofit’s virtual fundraising events has become a necessity. But how exactly can you use live streaming to make your virtual fundraising event a success? If you’re running a program, a meeting, an activity, or any other kind of virtual event […]

“Donor retention” is something everyone in the nonprofit world is familiar with. In fact, retention is what guides a good portion of our donor-to-nonprofit touchpoints. So, what about donor stewardship? Almost everything we do and say to recruit a donor and encourage them to stick around circles back to donor retention.  Digital Fundraising is a […]

Learn what a soft launch is and how it can help you raise more. Get the step by step process to soft launch your next campaign.