You’ve launched your nonprofit crowdfunding campaign, and the donations are rolling in. Congrats! But how do you convert those one-time givers into longtime supporters and advocates of your mission when the campaign comes to a close? And why should you care? Your work doesn’t end when the nonprofit crowdfunding campaign ends—that’s when the hard part […]
How To Write A Call To Action For Your Online Fundraising Campaign
What do online fundraising campaigns live and die by? It’s not their supporters. It’s not their timing. It’s their call to action. A call to action is a specific, defined, and measurable action, such as making a donation or sharing your fundraising site on Facebook. I’ve seen nonprofits spend months on creating the perfectly designed […]
9 Nonprofit Experts to Follow On Twitter
Twitter can be a great resource for staying up to date on nonprofit news, marketing skills, and expert insights into the sector. You can also engage with nonprofit experts by tweeting them your questions or opinions, or joining in on Twitter chats. Here are 9 must-follow nonprofit experts who regularly use Twitter to share their […]
Crowdfunding: The Next Method of Traditional Fundraising
Almost anything we do today can be done online—from filing taxes using our laptops to paying for coffee with our smartphones. Fundraising is no exception, and crowdfunding is an increasingly popular way to do it. What are the differences between crowdfunding and traditional methods of nonprofit fundraising? First, let’s look at their similarities. Or rather, […]
Top Tech for Nonprofits
The nonprofit sector tends to get a bad rep for inefficiency, and there might be a grain of truth to it that can’t be helped. Nonprofits have had to make do with limited resources, most of which were allocated towards their programs. Nowadays, nonprofits are increasingly taking their hints from the business world, which in […]
Movers & Shakers: Julia Fehrenbach Co-Founder of Building Blocks For Change
Welcome to our first ever Movers & Shakers interview. In this interview series, we’ll talk to people who are doing tremendous things in industries such as nonprofits, social entrepreneurship, digital marketing, and startups. We hope to share insights and tips that have made these individuals and organizations successful! For our first interviewee, we have Julia Fehrenbach. She’s […]
Design Your Nonprofit Website To Sizzle This Summer!
A couple of weeks back, we had the opportunity to go check out our second 501 Tech NYC event this year. This organization’s May event was a helpful presentation on changes you can make to your nonprofit website that leads to more traffic and better engagement. Presented by the founding partners of RAD Campaign, 10 […]
New Guide: How to Create a High-Performing Crowdfunding Site
With the advent of the internet, it’s never been easier to reach a large number of supporters quickly. However, launching and running an online fundraising campaign requires a lot of work. And a big part of it depends on your fundraising website and making sure it performs well. Whether it’s the necessary research before launching […]
Why Web Design Matters in Online Fundraising
Your nonprofit does great things, making a huge impact with limited resources. Your efforts are so focused on changing lives and transforming communities that mustering up the energy simply to execute a fundraising campaign overwhelms you. The thought of setting up a well-designed fundraising website: your undoing. Can’t I just create a fundraising website then, […]
What Nonprofits Can Learn From Steve Jobs
As a nonprofit founder or Executive Director, you have to keep hold of your vision. Your donors and supporters do not know what’s best, you do. Counterintuitive to most fundraising methods, you don’t want to abide by the usual strategy that says, “The customer is always right.” Instead, start with this in mind: They (your […]