With many in-person events like galas or walkathons canceled, you’re probably looking for the perfect solution for bringing your in-person events online. Enter: Peer-to-peer fundraising. Peer-to-peer fundraising activates your supporters to fundraise for you, typically raising 2x as much compared to other digital fundraising campaigns. Not sure where to start? In this course, we go […]

For kids across the world, playing sports is a rite of passage. But unfortunately, many children aren’t able to enjoy this privilege.  The Volo City Kids Foundation aims to change that by working to ensure all kids have access to free and safe play.  Volo City Director of Fundraising and Community Outreach Floyd Jones developed […]

The nonprofit landscape right now is something we’ve never seen before. We’re all scrambling to understand what the right response to Coronavirus is, and how we can weather this storm. Enter #GivingTuesdayNow. It’s basically GivingTuesday in May.  The idea behind #GivingTuesdayNow means well. They’re looking to confront the challenges of coronavirus with increasing the giving […]

So you’ve decided that you’re not going to let a little thing like a pandemic get you down: you’re still going to do your work and get a fundraising campaign going for your organization. Cool…but now for the tricky part: what on earth are you going to do for this virtual fundraiser? Your normal events […]

The COVID-19 crisis has changed everything. Society is being reshaped in dramatic ways and small businesses and food services are two sectors that have been hit the hardest.  According to Homebase, a free scheduling and time tracking tool for small businesses, since forced closures and shelter-in-place orders began on March 17, small businesses overall have […]

The coronavirus has been disruptive, to say the least.  Not to pile on more bad news, but add in the risk of a recession and a spike in unemployment, at this time even the most organized nonprofit fundraising professionals are grappling with how to move forward. We don’t know when self-quarantining will be over but […]

The nonprofit world feels like living in a snow globe these days: every morning you wake up, someone’s shaken your world, and the snow has fallen differently. Things are changing constantly and there’s so much happening that it’s hard to keep up. In this climate, it feels like asking for money is out of place […]

If you want to master digital fundraising, you have to pay attention to your donor velocity.  Donor velocity is the time it takes people to complete their donation once they are on your donation form.  The higher the velocity, then the more donations you get. Less donors quit half-way, more donors complete their donation, and […]

Fundraising is a big part of running any nonprofit organization. After all, it’s how you gather the support necessary to pursue your goals, garner relationships with key donors, and share your mission with the community. So what happens when the world takes an unexpected turn toward economic uncertainty in the midst of a global pandemic? […]

As we all continue to self-quarantine and socially distance ourselves, how are you adapting to a new normal while working remotely? Do you keep your sanity by going out for fresh air every now and then? Do you participate in virtual yoga sessions or adhere to at-home workouts? Have you picked up a new hobby? […]