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Storytelling that gets donations: Part 1
“Storytelling” has quickly become a worn-out buzzword. Even your board members are parroting it. And while everybody’s telling you, “we must do more storytelling” nobody seems to have a clue how to...
View ArticleHow to renew your aging participants
Every year your participants get closer to the day when they tell you that they can’t physically do your run or walk any longer. Many organizations just let that fundraiser go away and take all the...
View ArticleHow to handle a troll.
Even nonprofits find themselves the victims of trolls. With as much good as your organization does it’s hard to imagine that there are those who would want to trod on your reputation with negative...
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12 Tips on Working With Millennial Event Participants
Zac Johnson has a lot of experience with Millennials. As Vice President at Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals overseeing youth marketing and the rein-keeper of Dance Marathon (an experiential event...
View ArticlePersonal Campaigns empower your demanding supporters.
Face it: Fundraisers have become finicky. They don’t want to do your event anymore. They don’t want to fundraise at the time of year you’re running your capital campaign. Of course, they still want to...
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Motivate Participants via eMail
When it comes to activating your participants to raise more for your organization, email is still the best motivator. A focused, well-planned email campaign is not just a powerful tool for...
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Five Fascinating Stats from the State of Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Report 2015.
DonorDrive’s State of Peer-To-Peer Fundraising Report 2015 examines many issues that face nonprofits in fundraising today and present some fascinating stats that may change the way you think about...
View ArticleBig Nonprofits: Giving Online is Up
In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a rapid shift in America to giving online. A recent M+R Benchmarks 2015 Study saw an average 13% increase in online revenue for nonprofits. The sample included many...
View ArticleMobile donations grow ten fold.
Over at DonorDrive, we’ve done a deep dive into our fundraising data and have come up with some stunning numbers about the swift adoption of giving by smartphone in peer-to-peer fundraising. Before we...
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Do your DIY fundraisers generate $11,652 each? Meet the ones who do.
Almost every nonprofit has instituted some type of DIY fundraising vehicle. Many who’ve tried generic crowdfunding options haven’t done well. But those using peer-to-peer fundraising are discovering...
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