grassroots fundraising

Fundraising Ideas – 10 everyday ideas for grassroots fundraisers

Fundraising Ideas – 10 everyday ideas for grassroots fundraisers

We’re strong believers in the idea that, with enough creative drive, anyone can convert a given moment into a fundraising opportunity. To help communicate our point we’ve come up with 10 easy ways to transform an everyday idea into a fundraising occasion.  10 everyday ideas for grassroots fundraisers BBQ fundraiser – Who doesn’t enjoy a [...]

Fundraising Idea: Musicians – How to produce a live video EP for charity

Fundraising Idea: Musicians – How to produce a live video EP for charity

Looking for ways to make a difference with your music? Producing a live video EP for charity is a creative way to give back for musicians in any genre. Depending on your resources and/or desires, this project can be as simple or extensive as you’d like. Here are a few things to think about before [...]

Grassroots events receive higher donations than official nonprofit events

Grassroots events receive higher donations than official nonprofit events

Now here’s an interesting nugget of information. Between 2007 and 2010, fundraisers who created their own grassroots fundraising events on FirstGiving received higher average donations than those who participated in official nonprofit events. Grassroots fundraisers are tailored to the passion and energy of the individual fundraisers, which, are more likely to inspire friends, family members [...]

Brainstorming grassroots fundraising ideas

Brainstorming grassroots fundraising ideas

As we touched upon in our latest post, grassroots fundraising lends itself to creativity. Here are just a few fundraising tips to get those creative juices flowing. Use your talents Everyone has a talent and please don’t tell us you don’t, because we know you do. Are you a rock star on the guitar? A seasoned [...]

What exactly is grassroots fundraising?

What exactly is grassroots fundraising?

You often hear the term “grassroots” being thrown around pretty liberally and many times individuals do not quite understand what it encompasses. Don’t worry, there won’t be a follow up test but we thought we’d do our part to clear the air. What is grassroots fundraising? ‘Grassroots fundraising’ is fundraising that happens outside the scope [...]

Fundraising ideas: Writing a great email appeal

Fundraising ideas - writing a great appeal

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.

Getting creative with grassroots fundraising could land you a spot on national TV

Just ask Kate Atwood, who got some incredible visibility around her birthday fundraising efforts when she appeared on the Today Show: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Here’s how to create a great fundraising campaign for your birthday or another event: 1. Make your FirstGiving page. Select a nonprofit [...]

This week's fundraising Best Practice: March 26 – Host a kick-off meeting for your event

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 [...]

Katie Spotz-light

Today is World Water Day, and here at FirstGiving, we are thrilled to see people raising money online for clean water solutions all over the world. We could think of no better time to highlight the remarkable efforts of Katie Spotz, who has just spent 70 days thinking about water. In fact, she’s been doing [...]