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5 Strategies to Growing Your Nonprofit Fundraising – A Kiva Story

I often write about online nonprofit fundraising concepts and platforms, each with its own unique focus and benefits but Kiva stands out from most. Kiva is a nonprofit organization and online giving platform with the mission to connect people, through lending,...

June 14, 2012 Read More

The Blackbaud Nonprofit Fundraising Quarterly Report Shows Inconsistent Trends in 2012

I regularly feature the nonprofit fundraising results from the Blackbaud Index released monthly. The index, which began in June 2010, compiles fundraising revenue statistics and measures its growth or decline in comparison to the same period over the previous year. This...

June 12, 2012 Read More

5 LinkedIn Tips for Nonprofit Fundraising Professionals

I have made a concerted effort to learn the many ways  nonprofit fundraising can benefit from the ever-changing world of social media. I have previously written pieces exploring how fundraising  professionals can better utilize all that Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest offer and today...

June 7, 2012 Read More

7 Donor Database Tips to Optimize Nonprofit Fundraising

I had the chance to attend a data analytics session that was aimed at optimizing nonprofit fundraising opportunities at Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Greater Toronto Chapter 2012 Fundraising Day. The session presented some interesting tips on how nonprofits can maximize fundraising...

June 5, 2012 Read More

Huggies® CSR Business Program Every Little Bottom Aims to Donate 22.5 Million Diapers

Huggies® CSR business program Every Little Bottom began in 2010 following the results of the Every Little Bottom Study they commissioned to better understand the issue of diaper need in the United States and Canada and to provide insight into its scope...

June 1, 2012 Read More

5 Things I Learned from AFP’s Fundraising Day 2012

Working within the professional fundraising sector and being a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Greater Toronto Chapter, I have come to truly appreciate attending AFP sponsored events. There was a time when I was hesitant about going –...

May 31, 2012 Read More

Justin Bieber’s Popular Perfume Someday Supports Nonprofit Fundraising and Earns FiFi Honours

At just 18 years of age, Justin Bieber has already established himself as both an international teen sensation and generous supporter of nonprofit fundraising. He was one of The Top Internet and Online Search Rankings in 2011 and also one...

May 30, 2012 Read More

4 Tips for Effective Nonprofit Fundraising through Microfunding Programs

Several nonprofit fundraising subsectors have been affected by the economic downturn and have experienced inconsistent growth in fundraising revenue over the past year. According to the latest Blackbaud Index in the 3 month period ending March 2012, all but one of...

May 24, 2012 Read More

So Me CSR Business Initiatives Lead to No More Tears Nonprofit

The combination of philanthropy and retail remains a popular trend as both a CSR business model and a way to increase nonprofit fundraising. As a business model, this generally means that a cash or one-for-one donation will be made to a...

May 23, 2012 Read More

4 Social Media Marketing Tips to Increase Supporter Engagement for Nonprofits

I previously wrote about the 5 Basics to Maximize Social Media for Nonprofit fundraising & Supporter engagement. It included several concepts that should be considered when starting to organize your cause’s approach to social media marketing. Step one was developing a...

May 22, 2012 Read More

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