31 Jan 2009 No Comments
Athletic fundraising events raise more money – did you know that the average charity runner raises more than double what a walker does, and that a marathoner raises 50% more than that? In January, FirstGiving’s James Campbell hosted this discussion and Q&A session Watch the video or view the slides (PDF) to learn more. Resources [...]
29 Jan 2009 1 Comment
Earlier this week, we received this email from Mary, Vice President of Special Olympics New Hampshire: Dear Family and Friends, Due to the difficult economic times SONH has had to make some difficult decisions in making cuts to our budget. Unfortunately one of those cuts is for the traditional Fireworks at our State Winter Games [...]
28 Jan 2009 No Comments
Jane teaches Bay Area students in a Youth Media Education program facilitated by Just Think, an NPO that “envisions a world of critically and creatively engaged young people who influence media more than media influence them.” (Below is a video project students in the program put together last year). Before Christmas, Jane was accidentally included [...]
27 Jan 2009 2 Comments
Part three in a mini-series on nuggets gleaned from our marathon fundraising panel experts. Even more expert advice from Ashley, Beth and Kristina. If you missed them, Part 1 is here and Part 2 is here. 6. Remind your fundraisers not to apologize when asking for donations Very few people will sign up to run [...]
27 Jan 2009 2 Comments
Part two in a mini-series on nuggets gleaned from our marathon fundraising panel experts. Expert advice, continued: here are more tips for success and getting the most out of marathon fundraising from Ashley, Beth, and Kristina. If you missed Part 1, it’s here. 3. Help your runners coordinate their marathon training schedule with their fundraising [...]
26 Jan 2009 No Comments
Did you know that the average charity runner raises more than double what a walker does, and that a marathoner raises 50% more than that? Do you want to put that kind of dedication to work for your organization? Let Team Firstgiving teach you why endurance athletes raise more money and how your organization can [...]
23 Jan 2009 1 Comment
Remember this gem, “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds?” Well, we just learned via Lynne Harrold’s excellent marketing blog that sometimes direct mail just doesn’t get delivered. According to a recent Associated Press article, one Postal Service carrier stored third [...]
23 Jan 2009 5 Comments
Remember the old Facebook? Remember when you could post your Firstgiving fundraising page to your profile? When new Facebook arrived on the scene, it shook a few things up. Has your fundraising page been relegated to your “Boxes” tab, languishing in obscurity next to bumper stickers and cities you’ve visited? Now, thanks to a recent [...]
22 Jan 2009 No Comments
Cross-posted at the Team Firstgiving Blog Part one in a mini-series on nuggets gleaned from our marathon fundraising panel experts. Last week Firstgiving hosted a Marathon Fundraising Panel for local charities interested in endurance event fundraising. We’ve got photos here. Successful Boston Marathon fundraising team coordinators Ashley, Beth, and Kristina shared their wisdom on how [...]
21 Jan 2009 No Comments
Jason has an interesting post up on the Social Entrepreneurship page at Change.org asking some weighty questions, like, “Do charities make a difference?” and “How do we know if charities have an impact?” His key point is that those in the non-profit world need to take impact measurement seriously but also make sure they are asking [...]
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