30 Dec 2010 1 Comment
The Cake Wrecks blog began their Christmas Charity Countdown (CCC) in 2009 to raise money for 12 different nonprofits in 12 days. As Cake Wrecks writes: “Many of you remember this crazy thing I did last year, when John and I skipped gifts and decorations and instead donated to a different charity each day for [...]
21 Dec 2010 No Comments
Charity inspires goodwill, as proven by a current fundraiser launched by the Christianity, Atheism, and Islam groups in the social news site reddit.com. Together, they’ve raised over $55,000 from among their group members. We asked redditor Ahmed Mahmood, of the subreddit group r/islam, if he could answer some questions about the fundraiser and the reddit challenge. This is part three of a three-part interview about this amazing fundraising collaboration and challenge.
20 Dec 2010 No Comments
Charity inspires goodwill, as proven by a current fundraiser launched by the Christianity, Atheism, and Islam groups in the social news site reddit.com. Together, they’ve raised over $55,000 from among their group members. We asked redditor Jay Hazen, of the subreddit group r/aheism, if he could answer some questions about the fundraiser and the reddit challenge. This is part two of a three-part interview about this amazing fundraising collaboration and challenge.
20 Dec 2010 No Comments
Charity inspires goodwill, as proven by a current fundraiser launched by the Christianity, Atheism, and Islam groups in the social news site reddit.com. Together, they’ve raised over $55,000 from among their group members. We asked redditor Margaret Crymes, a member of the subreddit group r/christianity, if she could answer some questions about the fundraiser and the reddit challenge. This is part one of a two-part interview about the amazing fundraising collaboration and challenge.
14 Dec 2010 1 Comment
Online fundraising is often associated with exclusively cause-based events and campaigns (participate in a walk for animals, do a Polar Plunge for Special Olympics, run the Boston Marathon for autism awareness), however, it can also be a very effective tool for nonprofit organizations that more traditionally rely on gifts from supporters, such as colleges, universities, and hospitals.
13 Dec 2010 1 Comment
Time and time again, our most successful fundraisers tell us that their success started with a strong letter of appeal asking friends and family for donations. Learn more about their advice.
06 Dec 2010 1 Comment
Whether or not you are a nonprofit organization, or a free agent fundraiser creating your own FirstGiving fundraising event, video can tell the story of why you are raising money for a cause powerfully. This blog post is is reprinted with permission from Pamela’s Grantwriting Blog, and was originally posted on her blog here. The [...]
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