1. Sounds Like A Squirrel
(News/Fundraising News)

... is Jesus, but it sounds like a squirrel.” Who Jesus is and the message [...] Related posts:Sounds like Life to Me The Rich Young Ruler: Transformational Giving Faith or Fundraising All Level Relationship ...

2. Endowments… A Reflection in a Mirror?
(News/Fundraising News)

... quite make this a rule of thumb, but it does give us a glimpse into the mind of the donor. If you’re creating [...] Related posts:Donor Flavors Endowment Giving A Look in the Mirror Faith or Fundraising ...

3. Getting creative with grassroots fundraising could land you a spot on national TV
(News/Fundraising News)

... economy Here’s how to create a great fundraising campaign for your birthday or another event: 1. Make your FirstGiving page. Select a nonprofit and customize your [...] Posted: 2010-08-19 15 ...

4. Mobile Giving Research and Opinion
(News/Fundraising News)

You’ve been provided some facts and general information about mobile giving. I’ve learned a lot through this process and want to hear your thoughts and experiences in the mobile giving space. Below are ...

5. Best Practice in Action: Aug. 12 – Make it easy for your event participants to register online
(News/Fundraising News)

... for them to go through the online registration process. FirstGiving provides a template for your registrations, but the questions [...] Posted: 2010-08-12 09:00:16 ...

6. Text to Give Pricing & Costs
(News/Fundraising News)

... options in reporting and wrap around services. Some of the providers require an application process for nonprofits for charitable or logistic reasons. Below I’ve [...] Related posts:How Does Mobile Giving ...

7. How to be a Twitter fundraising powerhouse like Keith Powell
(News/Fundraising News)

... Rather than simply writing a check and walking away, Powell decided instead to create a FirstGiving fundraising page (which [...] Posted: 2010-08-09 16:00:02 ...

8. How Does Mobile Giving Work?
(News/Fundraising News)

Mobile giving is like the wild west of online fundraising. Nonprofits are still trying to understand much of what is being done in mobile giving. Some nonprofits are moving west and striking it rich, while ...

9. Thinking Critically, Thinking Differently
(News/Fundraising News)

... What Motivates Giving? Donor Flavors A while ago I had a number of high-dollar amount solicitations all within a few weeks of each other. I was struck by a number of thoughtful ...

10. Small to Middle Donors and Obama
(News/Fundraising News)

I received some great comments and encouragement from, Major Gifts or Middle Giving, a couple months ago. I’m searching for answers to what this program might look like. What needs to happen is a technique ...

11. Success Breeds Success
(News/Fundraising News)

... when it includes their giving. Here are some tools you can use to let success breed success: Show progress. Regular updates that donors are giving and giving generously are important to keep the momentum ...

12. Donor Flavors
(News/Fundraising News)

... this can be a good strategy to get unrestricted giving. Fact-based. A donor who responds to a fact-based proposal wants to know exactly what his or her gift is going to do. These donors often view their ...

13. Interview with Adam Penenberg
(News/Fundraising News)

... and Blanket America will give a similar article to a person in need. In other words, Buy 1 blanket, you automatically donate 1 blanket. It’s charitable capitalism, in which the mechanism of giving ...

14. This week’s Best Practice in Action- July 1: Create a Team!
(News/Fundraising News)

... FirstGiving Teams makes teambuilding a snap.  Whether running a marathon, a local race, or just raising money for an end-of-year [...] Posted: 2010-06-30 11:02:38 ...

15. Matching Gifts
(News/Fundraising News)

... wrapped up by the time the match starts. I often wonder how much of my gift is really going to make a [...] Related posts:Matching Gifts Sample Solicitation Semantics Major Gifts or Middle Giving A Day ...

16. Kentucky Volunteers Make A Difference
(News/Disaster Relief)

... debris, cleaning mold from flooded homes, and giving comfort to those who lost so much. Posted: 2010-06-24 12:28:07 ...

17. To Be or Not To Be- Donor Loyalty
(News/Fundraising News)

Is donor loyalty changing? It would appear to me that older generations were more consistent about their giving. An organization could count on a monthly gift from their regular supporters and these individuals ...

18. What Do You Track?
(News/Fundraising News)

...  Mailing Address Giving History The larger your database, the harder it becomes to keep information relevant and accurate. Be diligent about fixing return mail. I know of some organizations where ...

19. Are Fan Bases Major Donors?
(News/Fundraising News)

... Gifts or Middle Giving Organizing Your Donors With the emergence of so many social media tools, there are fan bases developing all around you. I’ve seen websites that will tell ...

20. Improvements to your FirstGiving account: Email your supporters with our new email tool
(News/Fundraising News)

We’ve been hard at work making it easier to communicate with your supporters. Now you can email people on FirstGiving right from your FirstGiving account. This is useful if you want to: send an ...