A Firstgiving.com Webinar
with Margaret Berwind-Dart
December 17, 2008
Webinar recorded December 17, 2008
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Before we start…
• Thank you for tuning in!
• If you have a question, type it in the
question box on the right – we’ll answer as
many as we can and email the rest
• We will send everybody a link to a the
slides and a recording of the session in a
couple of days
• See www.onlinefundraisingblog.com .
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Agenda
• Five last-minute fundraising ideas
• Two minutes about Firstgiving
• Q&A.
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1: Ask for donations in
lieu of material gifts
• People are still giving – and with renewed
emphasis on meaningful gestures to
celebrate the holidays
“We are giving this year, more than ever,
[but we] are cutting down on presents to
ourselves and trying to help the needy”
www.firstgiving.com/DoctorsWithoutBordersHoliday
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2: Rally board members
and key volunteers
• Create fundraising pages for your board
members and key volunteers
• They can be part of the ‘no gifts’ push but
with the added weight of their deep
connection to your cause
• Deliver ready to use pages for fastest
turnaround.
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3: Email everyone - again
• Everyone’s doing it, so stand out by doing it well
• Send your donors a year-end summary and add
in a reminder that there’s still time to make one
more tax-deductible donation
• Give tangible examples of how
donations have helped your
community – and how another
donation can do even more.
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4: Get creative
• Tough to plan actual events on short
notice, but virtual events are a snap!
• www.firstgiving.com/homelesspets
• www.firstgiving.com/worldrunday
• www.firstgiving.com/menuforhope5
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5: Make a final push for
corporate matching gifts
• Add this to your email to donors, but be
sure you give it plenty of emphasis
• Remind donors that it’s the easiest way to
double 2008 donations
• www.matchinggifts.com is
a good resource for ideas.
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A quick recap
1. Ask for donations in lieu of material gifts
2. Rally board members and key volunteers
3. Email everyone - again
4. Get creative
5. Make a last push for matching gifts
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Two minutes about Firstgiving
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Firstgiving is the leading social platform
for fundraising for any nonprofit cause.
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We give everyday people tools to raise
money for causes that matter to them.
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Firstgiving brings individual fundraising
stories to life to drive more donations.
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17,959 organizations
have raised $78,132,902
with the help of
1,422,712 supporters
and Firstgiving.com
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Person-to-Person Fundraising
Your NPO Supporters = Fundraisers Friends & Family = Donors
• Your supporters make personalized appeals
• Your supporters leverage their social networks
• Give power to the people who want to do more
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For sound, use your computer speakers or dial 773-945-1010 code 133-753-891
Slides and recording will be emailed to all attendees.

Question Time
Slides and recording will be emailed out to all
attendees in a couple of days.
Check for slides at www.onlinefundraisingblog.com
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Thank you again!
To request a free live demo,
call (617) 591-2121 x1005
or email james@firstgiving.com
Learn more at www.firstgiving.com
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