This week, we have a very stinky interview with Darian Rickman. He’s fundraising with Shower Strike, a campaign to raise funds for clean water. As part of the campaign, participants don’t shower. Darian shares how’s he raised funds so far and some useful tips for other fundraisers. Tell us a little bit about who you […]

Tell us a little bit about who you are. I’m a St. Paul, Minnesota transplant who moved to NYC six years ago, and I am trying to make a life out of making a difference for people who are written off by the world…by changing the world. Why are you fundraising for Champion Access? Because […]

About ULC Unique Learning Center (ULC) is a tiny after-school program making a huge impact in the Washington D.C. metro area by positively influencing the life trajectories of scores of inner city kids. As with many smaller non-profits, funding for programs is unfortunately a recurring issue. In this case, ULC’s critical summer program was in […]

We were invited to take part in a crowdfunding panel this past weekend for TechWeek in Chicago. It’s interesting to see that fundraising concepts apply to both in the for-profit and non-profit world. Here’s a break down of my top three take-aways from the session. For the majority of crowdfunding campaigns, you will be relying […]

Last week, we gave presentation on online fundraising at the Foundation Center. The room was packed with non-profits of all stages of growth. They were interested in how to get started with online fundraising and some of the options available. As a tip sheet, we came up with seven things that non-profits need to have […]

Personal fundraisers are your individual supporters that fundraise for your non-profit or cause. They love your non-profit, but struggle to get the most donations possible. We’ve seen lots of people spin their wheels to figure out how they can get their friends and family to support your non-profit. Help them today. The 7 Habits of […]

I firmly believe that strong storytelling leads to more donations. Storytelling is the substance that fundraisers need to use to be more effective online fundraisers. Because of that, we interviewed Cara Jones, Founder at Storytellers for Good and an Emmy Award recipient. She shares her expert advice in how non-profits can use storytelling for fundraising, […]

For the past few weeks, we’ve been putting together a study of the habits of successful personal fundraisers from within our online fundraising platform. The interesting thing, aside from those habits, is that there are two characteristics that come up again and again with successful personal fundraisers. I hypothesize that the two characteristics are social […]

Want to learn what it takes to launch and manage a successful online fundraising campaign? Join us on July 13th at the Foundation Center! We’re part of a panel with NYCharities, FirstGiving, and the Louis August Jonas Foundation. Register for FREE. Below is the panel description. Many nonprofits are finding that online fundraising has become […]

I met Albert last year during an annual Synergy Ministries training weekend. He was part of an elite consulting team that went to Ghana to help an NGO over there solve the community’s social problems more effectively. This year, Albert’s going to an NGO in Kolkata India to enhance their startup micro-finance. He has to […]