NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, which “ was signed into law in 1988 to create an orderly system to get federal assistance to state and local governments in the wake of natural disasters.”. All the learnings from Maria were activated this time. The electricity grid has not recovered since Maria.

Governance 139

Governance Disaster Relief Foundations Philanthropy 139

NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 18, 2016

In the first part of this mobile fundraising series , we covered the basics, diving into the various forms of mobile fundraising and key terms that every mobile fundraiser should know. Now that you have that background, we’re moving on to part 2, which answers: Can mobile giving technology be used for more than just fundraising?

Disaster Relief 65

Disaster Relief Fundraising Fundraising Environmental 65

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JUNE 9, 2024

As your team develops the core skills needed for marketing, you’ll find you have more success in other areas of your operations, like fundraising. In this short guide, we’ll explore four quick tips for your next outreach campaign. Let’s begin! Personalize your messaging as much as possible.

Disaster Relief 130

Disaster Relief Advertising Nonprofit Leadership Nonprofits 130

The Agitator

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

For a macroview, The Nonprofit Quarterly reported recently on a Craigconnect study of fifty top US charities using social media, grouped in these focus categories — Animal, Children, Cultural, Disaster Relief, Environment, Health, Veterans & Military, and Women. But who knows what ‘part-time’ means.

Disaster Relief 63

Disaster Relief Recruitment Children Nonprofits 63

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

There are many ways you can use text-to-give to improve your fundraising strategy. Use Text-to-Give in Fundraising Events. Incorporate Text-to-Give in Ambassador Fundraising. For example, if you’re running a virtual fundraising event for shelter animals, you could make your keyword SAVEDOGS.

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Fundraising Disaster Relief Marketing 98

Care2

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I predict that the majority of nonprofit organizations won’t raise very much money on Facebook unless your organization’s mission is to protect cute wildlife and animals, or works on disaster relief during a disaster. Giving money is not a very social activity on Facebook.

Disaster Relief 78

Disaster Relief Nonprofits Activism Nonprofit Organizations 78

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Thanking donors well is an essential aspect of fundraising that is often done just once—when the donor makes a gift, or, worse, it’s overlooked entirely. Manager, Direct Marketing Fundraising Services, long-time staff of the national nonprofit Feeding America , knows better. We are actively feeding America!”

Food 116

Food Disaster Relief Retention Children 116

The Agitator

MARCH 11, 2010

Social media outlets activate immediate, far-reaching support. Groundswell of giving post-disaster ebbs after first week. When calamity strikes, be it a meltdown in Congress or a natural disaster (or your executive director is subpoenaed … not every calamity is a fundraising opportunity!),

Disaster Relief 56

Disaster Relief Public and Nonprofit Management Universities Nonprofit Management 56

Fundraising Coach

MAY 25, 2021

These documents are a vital foundation for all communication activities a nonprofit will undertake, as Grant Cobb, Head of Marketing and Analytics at GivingMail, explains. Your nonprofit likely has multiple audiences that you’ll present case statements to while fundraising, and each should be approached in a different way.

Disaster Relief 105

Disaster Relief Nonprofits Public and Nonprofit Management Foundations 105

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Mobile communication is a central part of nonprofit fundraising and advocacy. Text-to-give (also known as text-to-pledge or text fundraising) is a form of mobile fundraising in which donors give by sending a keyword to a text fundraising phone number. Is text-to-give a safe fundraising avenue?

Disaster Relief 105

Disaster Relief Fundraising Fundraising Management 105

Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 12, 2025

Small tweaks to your fundraising appeal can make a big difference in persuading people to give. You may be used to collecting and leveraging data relating to your regular activities, like events, volunteer outings, and services. Why is it important to include impact data in nonprofit fundraising appeals? Induce urgency.

Disaster Relief 52

Disaster Relief Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Candid

APRIL 23, 2024

In my last article , I examined some of the key findings from the latest CF Insights survey , conducted annually by the Council on Foundations to track trends in community foundation activity and growth. Nearly all (99%) respondents said they reach out to DAF holders to encourage them to keep their accounts active.

Foundations 59

Foundations Disaster Relief Activism Philanthropy 59

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Since we provide personalized training to all our campaign fundraisers, we develop a personal relationship with all of them. The top three causes are medical expenses (25%), start-up costs for a social enterprise (25%), and disaster relief (23%). 9% have donated directly to an organization using Facebook Fundraising Tools.

Disaster Relief 77

Disaster Relief Nonprofit Administration and Development Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 77

Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

According to the US Census Bureau , the top four national volunteer activities in the U.S. are fundraising or selling items to raise money (36%), preparing or distributing food (34%), collecting and distributing goods or clothing (26.5%), and mentoring youths (26%). million American adults contributed volunteer hours in 2017.

Volunteerism 111

Volunteerism Volunteerism Participation and motivation Disaster Relief 111

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Mobile communication is becoming a central part of nonprofit fundraising and advocacy. According to the M+R Benchmarks 2023 report , 62% of nonprofits used text messaging for fundraising purposes in 2022. Here’s how the text fundraising process works: Your nonprofit chooses a text fundraising platform or service provider.

Fundraising 59

Fundraising Fundraising Disaster Relief Activism 59

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Case Study: Charity Miles Charity Miles, a mobile app that converts physical activity into donations, is an excellent example of how mobile technology can increase reach and engagement. This feature is especially valuable for time-sensitive initiatives, such as disaster relief efforts, where immediate action is required.

Disaster Relief 52

Disaster Relief Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Recruitment 52

Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 5, 2018

As all up-to-date fundraising professionals know, online giving has become one of the most important sources of revenue for nonprofits in the past few years. Ready for the online giving year in review, complete with suggestions for incorporating these lessons into your fundraising planning? Influence of contemporary causes.

Disaster Relief 65

Disaster Relief Technology Philanthropy Medical 65

Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Meanwhile, other standout giving programs include : Matching gifts, volunteer grants, VTO Walgreens & Red Nose Day Walgreens collaborates with Red Nose Day, an annual fundraising campaign to end child poverty. Walgreens also raises awareness and encourages customer participation through its nationwide network of stores.

Volunteerism 52

Volunteerism Volunteerism Disaster Relief Food 52

iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Dunbar’s number aside, we all know it’s impossible to maintain active and enriching relationships with over a hundred people at once. Isn’t major gifts fundraising supposed to be about forging relationships with donors who want to give? They might plop down a few thousand dollars at a fundraising event a friend invites them to.

Disaster Relief 52

Disaster Relief Nonprofit Administration and Development Fundraising Fundraising 52

Fundraising Coach

MARCH 30, 2024

Nonprofits have many important goals that a crowdfunding campaign can address—from providing disaster relief aid to launching a new program to serve more community members. The Importance of Crowdfunding KPIs When launching any fundraising initiative , your nonprofit needs a data-driven strategy. Number of donors.

Disaster Relief 40

Disaster Relief Management Fundraising Fundraising 40

iMarketSmart

JULY 14, 2023

But as you’re about to see, relying too heavily on a propensity fundraising model will ultimately lead to more frustration than success for staff, and it will anger and frustrate some of your nonprofit’s supporters. What Is Propensity Fundraising Modeling? As with any tool, it has pros and cons.

Disaster Relief 52

Disaster Relief Participation and motivation Finance Fundraising 52

Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 5, 2018

As all up-to-date fundraising professionals know, online giving has become one of the most important sources of revenue for nonprofits in the past few years. Ready for the online giving year in review, complete with suggestions for incorporating these lessons into your fundraising planning? Influence of contemporary causes.

Disaster Relief 40

Disaster Relief Technology Philanthropy Medical 40

Nonprofit Megaphone

APRIL 7, 2023

The world of non-profit fundraising has undergone a significant transformation in recent years, thanks to the rise of mobile giving. In this article, we’ll explore the top 20 things that non-profits need to know about mobile giving to stay ahead of the curve and maximize their fundraising potential.

Non-Profits 52

Non-Profits Disaster Relief Nonprofits Fundraising 52

Fundraising Coach

MAY 25, 2021

These documents are a vital foundation for all communication activities a nonprofit will undertake, as Grant Cobb, Head of Marketing and Analytics at GivingMail, explains. Your nonprofit likely has multiple audiences that you’ll present case statements to while fundraising, and each should be approached in a different way.

Disaster Relief 40

Disaster Relief Nonprofits Public and Nonprofit Management Foundations 40

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And I do see a lot of questions about COVID-specific donors, and we’ll talk about that in the Q&A because I know that that’s something that a lot of people are experiencing right now, people that came in almost kind of like that feeling of disaster relief. But it is different, and we are seeing differences with that.

Disaster Relief 64

Disaster Relief Communication Participation and motivation Retention 64

iMarketSmart

JUNE 20, 2022

A key part of a fundraising story is the ask. A good fundraising story needs a compelling ask. The fundraising ask matches the inciting incident. In fundraising story, the ask is an inciting incident. It might be opposing political groups,[11] natural disasters,[12] or even terrorist attacks.[13]

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Altruism and Helping Public and Social Policy Psychology 52

The Agitator

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

5% – Disaster relief. Their personal highest priorities for giving: 21% – Youth/families. 14% – Medical research. 10% – Education. 8% – Animals. 6% – Human rights. 6% – Environment. 3% – Global health. 15% – Other. 12% – Not sure.

Disaster Relief 83

Disaster Relief Medical Health Education 83

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 17, 2015

Since its founding, Fashion Project has expanded to serve over 500 nonprofits, helping provide valuable funding for disease research, humanitarian aid, sustainability initiatives and disaster relief. Most MCON speakers stay for the entire event and participate in the sessions, activities and parties, even after they’re done speaking.

Disaster Relief 58

Disaster Relief Public and Nonprofit Management Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship 58

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Impact : Increases urgency and accountability for nonprofits delivering aid post-disaster. Impact : Increases the burden on nonprofits who may face additional challenges in securing local funding, diverting resources and attention away from the core mission of disaster response.

Health 52

Health Nonprofit governance and management Healthcare Public and Nonprofit Management 52