Nonprofit fundraising

Want to see how one nonprofit organization raised over $10k with one simple email and one social post on Giving Tuesday? Check out this weeks blog post which breaks it all down including all of the year-round work that made this campaign for ManifestWorks, an LA nonprofit, easy and pain free.

Microsoft, Verizon, Google, and Costco are just a few of the companies that donate to nonprofits. Read this for a full list of over 75 generous companies.

Today, there are all sorts of low and no-cost resources for nonprofits. Everything from social media & content to websites & email, to peer fundraising.

The Wave Method is my process for how to always keep your donor audience warm versus letting them “slide back down” and having to start all the way over again each time you get ready to ask them for money. Read on 👉 to learn how to put it into practice at your nonprofit organization.

Here are some post ideas for your nonprofit's social media. Get creative and think of it as "what can I give to my audience or donors today?" 🧐 When you start providing value to your audience (instead of only asking from them), you build a community of raving fans who can't wait to support your organization 🙌. [nonprofit startup, development director, non-profit, nonprofit instagram ideas, fundraising ideas, nonprofit tips, donor stewardship]

To get you moving toward your fundraising goals, we've highlighted 7 words that have been shown to increase charitable donations.

If you’re thinking about starting a nonprofit, one thing that has to be top of mind is how you plan to financially support it. Too many people start out thinking “if I build it, they will come.” 10 points goes to you if you know that reference. The reality is, having a great idea, doesn’t mean peopl

Pre-built plans and communications templates to help nonprofits meet their #GivingTuesday fundraising goals.

Tweet Buffer Tweet Buffer At the Vivanista Charitable Fundraising Summit and Bootcamp, held Saturday in San Francisco, Janet Fouts and I closed out the afternoon with a wide-ranging conversation with nonprofit representatives in the audience about social media tools and strategy. The night before the summit, I put together a one-page color flyer in the …

It is the #1 question I hear. Every month, it comes up in my Facebook group. Where can I find start-up grants for my nonprofit? It sounds like a simple question, but I find myself hesitating because it really isn’t that simple. Most people who ask that question haven’t yet come