24 Feb 2009 No Comments
Today, we’re presenting a webinar called Competition for the cause: using fundraising teams effectively.” It’s free and open to fundraisers and nonprofits alike. Our own James Campbell will talk about some of what we’ve learned about how teams and fundraising incentives can help motivate supporters and fundraisers to exceed their goals. As the good people [...]
31 Jan 2009 No Comments
Athletic fundraising events raise more money – did you know that the average charity runner raises more than double what a walker does, and that a marathoner raises 50% more than that? In January, FirstGiving’s James Campbell hosted this discussion and Q&A session Watch the video or view the slides (PDF) to learn more. Resources [...]
14 Jan 2009 2 Comments
We’ve been doing free webinars on various fundraising topics for about a year now, and the response has been very positive. The appetite for information and for opportunities to ask questions and compare notes is impressive. Yesterday’s session, called advanced NPO email fundraising: building your email list, pulled record attendance of over 900 development directors, [...]
16 Dec 2008 2 Comments
The economic crisis has everybody thinking last-minute, and the holiday season makes it even worse. So we figured sending out an invite for a webinar about last-minute fundraising the day before the event would be par for the course. Please join us for Five Fundraising Days ’till Christmas, a Firstgiving.com Webinar with Fundraising Expert Margaret [...]
19 Nov 2008 No Comments
From the Extreme Fundraising Blog: If you go to a practice of an NBA team like the Boston Celtics, guess what you’ll see these world champions doing? Lay-ups. Free throws. Passing drills. The very same basketball basics they’ve been doing since elementary school! It’s the same with raising money: if you’re not practicing the lay-ups, [...]
11 Nov 2008 No Comments
This Thursday, Nov 13, at 2:30pm ET, we’re going to present a slightly different kind of webinar, called “Nine things you can do now for 2009 fundraising success.” We’re not ready to write this year off, but it’s definitely not too early to get going on next year’s fundraising and event planning. We hope you [...]
27 Oct 2008 No Comments
We at Firstgiving are excited to offer another free online fundraising presentation, this one featuring Joy Barrett, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters Nashua, called Bowlathon to Annual Appeal: the many uses of online fundraising. It’s all about how BBBS and others are using Firstgiving personal fundraising pages to optimize the results of their events [...]
14 Oct 2008 No Comments
Do you have a fundraising event scheduled for the winter or spring? Right now is prime fundraising time for those events. Firstgiving is excited to present a free online presentation with Jeannie Colquett, Executive Director of The Bell Center, all about how to get started engaging your supporters right now for success in your event months away. [...]
30 Sep 2008 No Comments
In this thirty-minute session recorded in September 2008, our nonprofit education guru Margaret, guides you through 7 ways to get the most out of your FirstGiving account and takes some questions from the audience, too. Topics include: customization email marketing social media leading by example and more Watch video to learn more.
18 Sep 2008 No Comments
The fall fundraising season is here and team Firstgiving is thrilled to present a free online presentation with Maureen Farr, Fund Development Manager of The Bell Center, all about effective ways to raise more money online. You will learn… Why there’s more to online fundraising than a donate button How The Bell Center has succeeded [...]
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