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37 ways to promote your fundraiser

Today’s guest post comes to us from Jon Kazarian. Jon is the co-founder and CEO of Accelevents, a mobile fundraising platform that enhances silent auctions and raffles through online and text message bidding. An active member in the Boston fundraising scene and co-founder of the Boston Fall Formal, Jon focuses on improving traditional fundraising methods and increasing fundraiser […]

Filed Under: Blog, Fundraising Tagged With: fundraiser, fundraising events

5 Tactics to Boost Your Donation Page Conversion Rate

Today’s post is brought to us by Abby Jarvis of Qgiv 5 Tactics to Boost Your Donation Page Conversion Rate Your nonprofit’s website and donation page give first-time donors and lifetime supporters a peek inside your organization. You can write blog posts, upload images and videos, and ask for donations from supporters who live halfway […]

Filed Under: Blog, Fundraising Tagged With: donation forms, donor page conversion, online giving

How to find new donors

How to find new donors Hold your donors close. First things first: before you begin to think about finding new donors, be sure you have plans in place to keep your current ones. If your retention rate is low, looking for new donors is a waste of time and money. Fix that first. Also: before looking […]

Filed Under: Blog, Fundraising Tagged With: donor acquisition, donor retention

How to be a good fundraiser

How to be a good fundraiser What makes a good fundraiser? Is it hard-charging ambition? A willingness to ask strangers for money? The impervious hide of a door-to-door salesman? Maybe those things help. But as I think about the best fundraisers I know, I think of different traits. Genuine care for people If you don’t like […]

Filed Under: Blog, Fundraising Tagged With: donor relations, fundraising professional, leadership

Serendipity: another word for smart fundraising?

Is it serendipity or do we make our own luck? Many years ago, I was doing one of my favorite tasks – opening the mail. I bet you know what I mean. It’s a whole lot of fun to see a stack of appeal returns waiting for you. One day, I opened an envelope to […]

Filed Under: Blog, Fundraising Tagged With: creativity, Fundraising, innovation

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