We’re all familiar with the phrase “knowledge is power”. When it comes to leveraging your supporters to spread the word about your crowdfunding campaign and fundraise on your behalf (i.e. peer-to-peer fundraising), that sentiment is not just true, it’s essential. In order for them to effectively promote your campaign and garner donations, you need them […]

Joining the NTC crowd this year? If you are, then San Jose is the place to be as thousands of nonprofit staff, volunteers, experts, and vendors descend on the city for the three-day event this March 23-25. San Jose is the hub for Silicon Valley. Though it is often overshadowed by its neighbor to the […]

Guest Post by Sarah Tedesco from DonorSearch. Using information from 25 databases, DonorSearch uses proprietary algorithms to help clients find the best philanthropic prospects. DonorSearch’s data can be easily integrated with most common donor management and general sales software, putting critical donor information at a client’s fingertips. Let’s hear about prospect research from Sarah: ____________________________________________ What […]

If you’re in the midst of planning your annual fundraising strategy, there’s no better time than now to look for the best tools and resources to help you document and manage your strategy, and communicate it to stakeholders. When the term “document your strategy” comes up, you are not alone if you automatically open MS […]

“Around the world and around the corner, slavery still exists.” The headline on Allies Against Slavery’s website quickly shatters any notion that slavery is irrelevant in this day and age. With an estimated 21 million to 30 million men, women and children enslaved today, that means there are more slaves now than during all the […]

About In April of 2008, Mark Whitehead traveled to South Sudan and noticed that something that he took for granted was missing in this village: access to clean water. In that moment, Neverthirst was birthed. Since inception, Neverthirst facilitated 2,000 water projects, and provided clean water to roughly 300,000 people in the Central African Republic, […]

Summary Adam Hutchison, of World Is Just A Book Away (WIJABA), partnered with Jane Goodall Institute’s Roots & Shoots program to improve literacy and spread deforestation awareness to children in Indonesia. Adam aimed to raise $10,000 to execute the programs. About Roots & Shoots is Jane Goodall Institute’s global youth-led community program. It empowers members […]

About Jewish Family Service, located in New Jersey, is a nonprofit, non-sectarian social service agency whose mission is to preserve and strengthen the quality of individual, family and community life based on Jewish values. They offer counseling, support to seniors, career services, support to special needs families, holocaust survivor assistance, and much more. The Challenge  […]

Summary The New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) nearly doubled its annual fundraising goal in its first year fundraising online, generating $52,225. About The New England Nordic Ski Association is the Olympic development organization for cross-country skiing in New England as well as the umbrella for most of the organized Nordic skiing events in the […]

Summary The Trinity Grace Church-Williamsburg met their campaign goal in 40 days by collecting over $100,000 to help cover startup costs for their newly merged church. The church congregation reached out to their vast networks of friends and family through peer-to-peer fundraising to raise the much-needed funds. About Trinity Grace Church Williamsburg is a non-denominational […]