14 Mar 2012 No Comments
If you’re having an in-person fundraising event with online registration on FirstGiving, you have the option to set a registration fee. You may be tempted to set this fee high, so that you can cover some event costs and maybe even raise a little extra money for your organization through the registration fees alone. [...]
30 Jun 2010 1 Comment
Nothing can help build momentum and participation for an event like team spirit! Creating a team helps create a community and the sense that you’re all in it together, working toward a common goal and FirstGiving Teams makes teambuilding a snap. Whether running a marathon, a local race, or just raising money for an end-of-year [...]
20 May 2010 No Comments
Our friends at Climate Cycle not only equip classrooms with the tools to learn about climate change, they also equip their fundraisers with tools to run successful campaigns. Climate Cycle brings environmental education to the classroom by coordinating fun, hands-on events and learning opportunities. Their annual Ride for Solar on Schools allows participants to raise [...]
13 May 2010 1 Comment
As many fundraisers know, those most likely to give are those who have given before. Although this may seem obvious, fundraisers often fail to remind existing donors of upcoming events. Our friends at Children’s Hospital Wisconsin have a well thought-out fundraising strategy to remind loyal donors about their annual Briggs & Al’s Run & Walk. [...]
16 Apr 2010 1 Comment
Our friends at the Boomer Esiason Foundation have guaranteed entry numbers for the ING New York City Marathon this fall. That means that when runners are excluded from the lottery for official marathon numbers, the folks at the Foundation have a great opportunity: they can offer runners an guaranteed entry to the race as part [...]
26 Mar 2010 No Comments
Our friends at Stewart’s Caring Place are getting ready for their 4th Annual Hope Walk. Since many of their event participants are local, they’re hosting a team kick-off meeting at their offices. Here’s the invite they sent out via email: Kick-off meetings are a great way to meet supporters, generate some excitement and momentum around [...]
26 Feb 2010 No Comments
Our friends at Bright Hope have a 5K fundraising run and walk coming up in May. Since participants are going to register for the event and create fundraising pages from Bright Hope’s FirstGiving page, they’ve clearly displayed all the event information there: On their FirstGiving page, Bright Hope provides: The event name and date Registration [...]
05 Feb 2010 No Comments
Our friends at Teen Futures know how to mobilize grassroots support from their community. They’ve teamed up with the Pasadena Marathon to give their supporters the opportunity to run for a reason. What’s more, the folks at Teen Futures created this simple YouTube video to help their runners, walkers, and bikers start raising money online [...]
29 Jan 2010 1 Comment
Our friends at the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) are getting the ball rolling early for their annual fundraising walk. Last year they exceeded their goals, thanks to their committed support community, and this year, they are setting the bar even higher. The folks at BARCC know that setting the right expectations and good [...]
04 Dec 2009 No Comments
Today we bring you another installment in our weekly series of fundraising Best Practices in Action. Each week, we’ll highlight an organization that has done an incredible job of promoting its online fundraising efforts with FirstGiving and show you how to do the same. This week’s Best Practice is. . . Create some excitement around [...]
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