Whether you're hosting a concert, rodeo, or gala, selling tickets is an integral part of your event's success. You know for certain you want to sell tickets online and on social media, but it can be difficult to know where to start. And, if you've never sold tickets...
Fundraising
Community Fundraising: The Marshall, WI Volunteer Fire Department’s Festival
Across the US, volunteer fire departments play a pivotal role in rural communities. Volunteer firefighters put out fires, conduct search and rescue, respond to any kind of emergency, and serve as a resource for the people around them. Municipal funding covers some of...
How to Use Trial & Error to Achieve Fundraising Success
As a fundraiser, you’re up against some tough odds. There’s a lot going on in the world (we’re looking at you, recession worries and existential dread), and fundraising efforts that have worked in the past may not be delivering the same results. What do you do to...
Why Donor Journey Maps are Essential to Fundraising Success
Digital communications have become extremely crowded. There's simply too much information coming at us all at once, making it difficult for our organizations’ voices to be heard. Storytelling is an incredibly effective way to stop people in their tracks and connect...
How To Create A Social Media Challenge For Your Fundraiser
We've all heard of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge—in one viral swoop, it increased awareness for ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and helped the ALS Association raise a lot of money. According to NPR, "The ALS Association said that $2.2 million of funds that were raised from...
How to Prevent Volunteer Burnout: 6 Helpful Strategies
Volunteers are critical to nonprofits—in many cases, the good work wouldn’t get done without them! So, what do you do when your helpers lose interest and disengage?Not unlike donor fatigue, volunteer burnout has a lot to do with how your organization interacts and...
5 Ways to Thank Your Donors for Their Support
Thanking your donors for their support is one of the smaller yet more important things your organization can do. Not only is it polite, but it nurtures the relationship between you and your supporters, helping to stave off dreaded donor fatigue and nurture donor...
Infographic—Nonprofit Payment Processing Explained
Nonprofit organizations know that raising money can be a challenge. Add processing donations into the mix and things get even more complicated. After all, as utilitarian as it may be, payment processing supports all online giving and e-commerce tools. It’s an...
6 Actionable Steps Your Nonprofit Can Take To Engage Gen Z
There’s a lot out there about Gen Z and it’s all overwhelming. That their communication, donation, and content consumption patterns are totally different from previous generations, and how Gen Z, Millennials, and younger generations have eclipsed baby boomers and now...