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...
Fundraising
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...
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...
Learn From the Most Successful Raffles on Eventgroove!
There are four deceptively simple elements that make up a successful raffle fundraiser: A good cause Effective marketing Strong ticket sales Great raffle prizes On the surface, those seem obvious. However, if you look more closely at what goes into a successful...
The #1 Thing to Do to Retain Donors Post GivingTuesday
Bring on the global day of giving that is GivingTuesday because you are READY. You’ve set up your GivingTuesday crowdfunding campaign and are ready to accept online donations, prepared your social media strategy and scheduled posts, and are beginning to promote your...
Connecting with Stripe
Not sure how to set up your Stripe account? Let us walk you through it!NoYesStripe requires the person creating the new Stripe account to have significant control and management of your organization. They will need to provide personal information such as birthdate and...
