24 Nov 2009 No Comments
Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday, I love to sit back, eat turkey and watch football by a fire. There is no stress about gifts, (except for my Mom who will be First in line at Macy’s for Black Friday), and usually it is a family affair that is filled with tradition. One tradition that I am [...]
18 Nov 2009 No Comments
We won’t be much help when it comes to a beauty or house makeover, but is your nonprofit in need of a marketing and computer technology makeover? If so, we know just the people, Geek Girl. The Extreme Geek Girl Makeover contest is open to any 501(c)(3) nonprofit located in the greater Cape and [...]
16 Oct 2009 No Comments
Whether your offline fundraising events have been successful in the past or not, bringing them online can be a rather frightening prospect. If the thought of transitioning to an online fundraising system seems daunting, find out what should really scare you: missing out on what you could be reaping from raising money online! Join us [...]
15 Oct 2009 No Comments
Here at FirstGiving, we see people raising money online for causes they care about every day, including environmental causes like climate change. Since today is Blog Action Day, we wanted to join in the conversation on climate change in honor of the many people working together for this important cause. Today we’d like to recognize [...]
29 Sep 2009 No Comments
Celebrity sighting at FirstGiving! Grammy award winning artist Alanis Morissette is running 26.2 miles to support the National Eating Disorders of America (NEDA). NEDA advocates for funding for quality treatment, research and prevention of eating disorders. Although the organization is still farily young (it was founded in 2001), these folks have a mature fundraising program going. This fall, NEDA is hosting fundraising walks all across the [...]
21 Sep 2009 1 Comment
The current edition of the NonProfit Times has an article with some helpful commentary on Twitter for nonprofits, including what to expect when it comes to raising money online using Twitter. Particularly insightful is this comment by Jeff Patrick, founder and President of Common Knowledge: “[Twitter] is not so much the organization as it is [...]
16 Sep 2009 No Comments
So you fill out an application, wait a few weeks and poof the one and only Bill Gates calls you personally to tell you he wants to design your nonprofit website for free, and then you wake up right; WRONG. It can be a reality. Microsoft Bill Gates, and Microsoft employees have always had a focus [...]
02 Sep 2009 No Comments
It’s no secret that every day, people are raising money online on FirstGiving by doing all kinds of creative things. Our hunch is that the secret to their success is often the sheer excitement generated by these creative endeavors. Whether they are growing mustaches, competing in Ironman events, or giving up birthday gifts, these fundraisers [...]
01 Sep 2009 1 Comment
(Flickr image courtesy of HckySo) As much as I love the summer months, I always look forward to the fall. It’s my favorite season, and (I swear!) it has much more to do with the weather changing than the start of Patriots season. Here in Boston, fall means apple picking, fleece jackets and crisp air. At [...]
24 Aug 2009 2 Comments
How is a Firstgiving account different from a donate button on your website? Are Firstgiving’s online fundraising tools really that powerful? Is it possible to raise more money online with Firstgiving than without? Inspired by an anonymous email we recently received, Team Firstgiving hosts a provocative discussion on why empowering your supporters to fundraise [...]
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