31 Mar 2009 No Comments
Raise more money for your cause than you thought possible. In March, FirstGiving hosted a roundtable discussion for marathon fundraisers on how to leave your fundraising goals in the dust. We shared tips from real runners and fundraisers on how to set up and promote your fundraising page for maximum donations. Watch the video or [...]
31 Mar 2009 No Comments
When I returned from a semester of study in West Africa and started telling my friends about what I’d seen there, a lot of them expected me to head straight for a career in the non-profit sector, and some even assumed I’d start my own non-profit. I have tremendous respect for the work of the [...]
30 Mar 2009 No Comments
Tax time is coming, and we thought we’d spend some time on the IRS website so you don’t have to. When it comes to documenting charitable contributions, the IRS seems to put the burden squarely on the donor, but it also sets up some requirements for the organization receiving donations. Here are some tips we’ve [...]
27 Mar 2009 No Comments
It’s happening tomorrow at 8.30 PM local time, wherever you are on earth. Turn off your lights! That’s all. We usually stay out of the office on Saturdays, so the lights will already be out at Firstgiving Towers, but a bunch of us will be observing Earth Hour in the privacy of our own [...]
27 Mar 2009 No Comments
Firstgiving will be hosting a banana water stop along the Boston Marathon course this Saturday, March 28 over by the corner of Rt 16 and 30 in West Newton. If you’re out running, stop by and say ‘hello!’
26 Mar 2009 1 Comment
Do you have 12 minutes for a pep-talk? Check out Regent University’s Leadership Talk of the month, “Fundraising in a Recession.” If you work for an NPO, this is a great resource! With brevity and articulation, fundraising coach Marc Pitman explains the 3 most common pitfalls for non-profits (and how to avoid them): Spending less [...]
24 Mar 2009 No Comments
If you’ve been reading this blog for more than a week or so, you probably know that Team Firstgiving presents free fundraising webinars for our clients and the general public. You can see the full schedule and recordings of past webinars on our webinar page any time, but here’s a quick reminder of what’s coming [...]
24 Mar 2009 No Comments
We recently launched Firstgiving’s partnership program, and periodically, we’ll be blogging Partner Spotlights to introduce you to our new partners. Like us, our partners work with non-profit organizations doing wonderful work for a variety of causes, and we’re helping them raise more money online. Today we’re speaking with Karen Bantuveris of VolunteerSpot. How did you [...]
23 Mar 2009 No Comments
Last week a bunch of fundraisers and non-profit organizations participated in our Twitter contest. They tweeted their fundraising pages, and we chose four winners at random. Here they are: Tom (@greenjungle) is raising money for the Florida International Teaching Zoo. You can read about his Earth Day event and see some excellent Flickr photos that [...]
23 Mar 2009 2 Comments
If you haven’t done your taxes yet, time is starting to run short. Especially these days, we all need as big a refund as we can get. If you’ve made charitable contributions online, through Firstgiving or elsewhere, or offline gifts, they may be tax-deductible. Always consult a tax professional to be sure. If you’ve made [...]
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