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Exploring Barriers and Motivations for Canadian Nonprofit Fundraising

Studies and research involving nonprofit fundraising always peak my interest. When they focus on Canada, I’m even more interested. In the past I have reviewed several informative reports from very reliable resources such as the Blackbaud Index, the 2011 donorCentrics...

December 20, 2011 Read More

Combine Online Giving and Holiday Shopping with Charity Gift Cards

Last week I wrote about sites that combine holiday shopping and philanthropy by making online giving and gifting as simple as a series of clicks. Featured were worthy nonprofits like Strummerville and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) along with other cause-based...

December 16, 2011 Read More

5 Tips for Successful Town Hall Meetings to Advance Nonprofit Fundraising and Outreach Campaigns

I have worked within the professional fundraising industry for over 15 years servicing a variety of nonprofit fundraising programs. The explosion of social and other technologies in recent years has expanded the traditional methods of reaching and engaging supporters. While...

December 15, 2011 Read More

Blackbaud’s Nonprofit Fundraising Industry Survey Anticipates 2012

Blackbaud releases several meaningful reports throughout the year which provide informative statistics or survey results on the state of nonprofit fundraising and other various areas within our industry. I have featured results from the Blackbaud Index, the 2011 donorCentrics Internet...

December 14, 2011 Read More

5 Tips to Integrate Twitter into Nonprofit Fundraising and Outreach Campaigns

Recently I wrote about the benefits of Facebook on nonprofit fundraising campaigns and then about 10 tips for Facebook to maximize efforts and improve results. Today, I’m going to review how Twitter can be successfully integrated into fundraising and cause...

December 13, 2011 Read More

Combine Online Giving with Holiday Shopping

Shopping that incorporates online giving has become a popular trend as more nonprofits are adding shopping carts to their websites and more retail businesses align its CSR business values with philanthropic missions. If you still have some holiday shopping to...

December 9, 2011 Read More

3 Benefits of Attending Professional Fundraising Events for Nonprofits

I recently attended the Association of Fundraising Professional’s (AFP) Toronto Congress 2011 where I was a representative of Miratel which was both an exhibitor and sponsor of the event. Even though I have previously attended Congress 2010 and other professional...

December 6, 2011 Read More

10 Tips for Maximizing Nonprofit Fundraising Efforts Through Facebook

In yesterday's blog I wrote about how nonprofit fundraising could benefit from a Facebook presence and I am continuing that today with 10 tips for nonprofits when developing its presence on Facebook: Page Creation – The first step is creating...

November 30, 2011 Read More

Maximizing Nonprofit Fundraising Efforts Through Facebook

I’ve witnessed quite a bit of change working within the nonprofit professional fundraising sector for over 15 years. Indeed, incorporating online resources into nonprofit fundraising and other campaigns has increased the potential reach of the cause exponentially. There are many...

November 29, 2011 Read More

Online Fundraising, Cause Marketing and Crowdfunding Platforms that Benefit Nonprofits

I have previously written about many impressive online fundraising, cause marketing and crowdfunding platforms such as CovergeUS, Razoo, Give2gether, Kickstarter, Kiva City, Givmo, Broadcause, Startsomegood, Donorschoose, Kopernik, FirstGiving, ClickYourSupport and Causecast.  Each is unique and meets the needs of a...

November 24, 2011 Read More

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