01 Jun 2009 No Comments
Happy June from Firstgiving.com! June brings us Flag Day, Father’s Day (also Prostate Cancer Awareness Day), Gay and Lesbian Pride Month, Aphasia Awareness Month, and the beginning of summer. It also brings lots of opportunities for nonprofit fundraising, and we’ve put together a list of this month’s causes to get you going: Vision Research Month [...]
16 Apr 2009 1 Comment
Recognizing the value added to the city by its myriad of non-profit organizations, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced a plan to support non-profits in order to counter some of the effects of the recession. At the top of the list are efforts to cut costs by improving efficiency and energy use. You [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
14 Jan 2009 1 Comment
Does your organization have a compelling story to tell? Do you want to connect with your supporters, volunteers, and donors but don’t have the funds to launch expensive outreach campaigns? If your NPO is based in the U.S. or the U.K., you may be eligible for YouTube’s Nonprofit Program. Current participants include: The One Campaign [...]
06 Aug 2008 1 Comment
This morning, we left you with a cup of coffee and some thoughts about the true cost of your time. We arrived at the conclusion that it sometimes makes your life easier (and less costly) to pay for a service rather than doing something on your own. Now, let’s extend the analogy. You are an [...]
06 Aug 2008 1 Comment
We’ve recently revamped Firstgiving’s home page. If you are an NPO, you might notice we have a special box for you with the following checklist: “Make your life easier. Reach more people. Raise more money.” Bold claims, we know. And how can this be so, you ask? Consider the following: Imagine you are a coffee connossieur with [...]
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