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How to Create a Giving Tuesday Campaign in One Week
November 12, 2024

How to Create a Giving Tuesday Campaign in One Week

Your Ultimate Checklist for a Quick Campaign Setup In 2023, donors gave $3.1 billion on…

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November 1, 2024

Year End Giving: The Step-by-Step Guide For Nonprofits

The end of the calendar year is around the corner—the single biggest fundraising opportunity of…

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May 22, 2024

Maximizing Donations: The Impact of Payment Options on Nonprofit Donor Experience  

By offering diverse payment methods, nonprofits can influence trust and security, maximize giving, improve the donor experience, and increase donor retention.

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understanding the new IRS rules
June 26, 2023

Understanding the New IRS Rules for Restricted Donations

Crowdfunding has become a popular way for nonprofit organizations and charitable-minded individuals to try and…

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how to make a donation in someone's name
January 6, 2023

How to Make a Donation in Someone’s Name

Is a friend’s birthday coming up and you’re not sure what to get them, or…

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end of year giving
December 2, 2022

End-of-Year Giving 

The end of the year is just around the corner. As a nonprofit organization, this…

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October 26, 2022

Cheese Read to Grow: Fundraising and Charcuterie

While charcuterie (/SHärˈko͞odərē/) seems to be on trend lately, charcuterie boards have been around since…

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Benefits of Unrestricted Gifts
October 21, 2022

Benefits of Unrestricted Gifts 

As a nonprofit organization, there’s no doubt that you highly appreciate and value every donation…

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August 25, 2022

Could Your Words be Holding Donors Back?

Understanding fundraising psychology helps you develop better tactics for soliciting donations and acquiring more donors. …

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October 27, 2021

Preventing online donation disaster

If you’ve ever developed an online fundraising campaign, you likely spent countless hours organizing and…

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September 3, 2021

Empower your online fundraising campaign donors

You likely run an online giving campaign such as an annual appeal or #GivingTuesday. But, there are likely opportunities to…

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August 24, 2021

Empower your annual appeal donors

An annual appeal is an outbound donation solicitation that most nonprofits do, and it is often a…

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Hope Chest for Breast Cancer

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Dawn L.

Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County