Tell us a little bit about who you are. I currently work at Yammer, supporting some of Australia’s largest enterprises to roll out an enterprise social network inside their companies. I’m also a board member of The Awesome Foundation, a monthly micro-funding project which promotes the interest of awesome in universe. This was actually where […]

Year-end fundraising is the biggest time of the year for nonprofits. 40% of donations come in at year-end. Allyson Kapin from Frogloop gathered these facts on her blog post. In 2010 an estimated $291 billion was raised. – Charity Navigator This is an increase of 3.8% from 2009 when giving was $280.3 billion. – Charity […]

For fundraising campaigns, there are three types of communication — updates, appreciation, and encouragement. These three types of communication should occur regularly and as personal level if possible. When you do, it will help you engage your audience and donors more effectively. Updates When you’re running your fundraising site, you should give regular weekly progress […]

One Girl in Australia is one of our favorite nonprofits. They’re running the most creative campaign we’ve seen so far. We had the chance to gather some fundraising advice from Katherine Ong, one of their fundraisers. Tell us a little bit about who you are. My name is Katherine Ong, and I’m 30 years old. […]

On October 25th, 7-9pm, our friends at Social Innovators Collective are giving a workshop on design for nonprofits. Here’s the description: Rallying the public around a cause is no easy feat. To build an emotional connection with your audience, your brand needs a strong message, good design, and effective communication. Learn how to apply these […]

So far, Matt Whitcomb has raised over $1400 for the National Nordic Foundation. He’s smashed his goal of $500. Read about his fundraising tactics and what has worked for him. Tell us a little bit about who you are. I grew up skiing and playing baseball in Massachusetts. I went to Stratton Mountain School, Middlebury […]

Tiffany Erkisen is an avid supporter of The Adventure Project. When we interviewed Jody Landers, co-Founder of the organization, she mentioned Tiffany was a big part of launching their TypeTAP campaign. Tiffany shares her fundraising tips and techniques below. Tell us a little bit about who you are. I’m a 25 year old college graduate […]

There are only two things you need to do to make Facebook not work for you for online fundraising. The first is writing a bad appeal. The second is spamming your friends. Let’s start with the bad appeal. Here’s an example of a bad appeal that we’ve found on a Facebook wall (it’s been scrubbed […]

Jill Benbow shares her digital fundraising techniques with us today. Read more on how she was able to raise more than $3500 for clean water. Tell us a little bit about who you are. I am a stay at home mom that does some contract grant writing for a couple of small organizations.  I live in […]

The New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) just finished up their online fundraising campaign through CauseVox. In the end, they were able to raise over $50,000, beating their original goal of $25,000. Skyler Davis, the youngest member of the US Ski Team and a supporter of NENSA, raised over $1,300 and generated more than 175 […]