Wine Wizard, LLC is a recently created crowdfunding platform exclusive for the wine industry. Tony Toto, Founder and President provides tips and facts to help campaign leaders successfully fund campaigns.
How a nonprofit can survive and thrive in the world of crowd collaborationFirstGiving
How does your nonprofit know when to use peer-to-peer fundraising or crowdfunding?
Join Georgia Wright-Simmons (Senior Business Development Associate, Launcht) and Dan Fonseca (Inbound Marketing Coordinator, FirstGiving) as they explore the differences and similarities between peer-to-peer fundraising and crowd-funding for nonprofits.
Georgia and Dan will cover:
-When each fundraising strategy makes sense to implement
-The differences between peer-to-peer fundraising and crowdfunding
-General guidelines in application
-Case studies examples
[INFOGRAPHIC] Pathway to fundraising success 2020JustGiving
This document provides tips for fundraising page managers to help fundraisers achieve their fundraising goals. It recommends that managers encourage fundraisers to create JustGiving fundraising pages early, share their pages on social media, and offer incentives to hit fundraising milestones. The document also suggests that managers follow up with inactive fundraisers and maintain regular contact with personalized emails to keep fundraisers engaged in the fundraising process.
The document discusses Aflamnah, the first crowdfunding initiative in the Arab world that supports creative projects. Crowdfunding involves people making small financial contributions to ideas they support on the website in exchange for rewards. Aflamnah helps creative people fund their ideas by connecting them to the general public and allowing people to vote with their wallets. It has already helped fund several films that have been screened at film festivals. The document provides tips for people pitching ideas on the site, such as building an audience on social media beforehand and being honest about what the funds will be used for.
This document outlines information about a fundraiser campaign held by GlobalGiving in August 2013. It discusses what fundraisers are, how supporters can create fundraiser pages to raise money for causes and organizations. It provides details about the fundraiser campaign such as prizes for top fundraisers, terms and conditions, and tips for starting a successful fundraiser. FAQs are also addressed to help supporters participate.
Crowdfunding 101: WeDidIt's guide to nonprofit crowdfundingWeDidIt
This document discusses online giving statistics from 2000 to 2011, crowdfunding principles and how it works. It provides tips for crowdfunding campaigns including setting goals, using video, influencers, rewards and the benefits of all-or-nothing funding models. Key points covered are that online donations grew from $250 million in 2000 to $25 billion in 2011, crowdfunding relies on microdonations to reach larger goals, and video, influencers and rewards can help engage donors and increase donations.
This document provides an overview of a webinar on driving donors to online fundraising pages. It discusses reviewing previous webinar content, outlining 6 steps to drive donors to websites, and answering participant questions. The 6 steps include developing donor assets, building relationships, creating a donation plan, crafting the story, cross-promoting on social media, and thanking donors. Participant polls gauge Giving Tuesday plans and changes made from the webinar series.
Pursuant Webinar: Creating a Culture of PhilanthropyPursuant
It’s time to break down the walls of dysfunction and transform your program and development departments into a healthy, thriving, unified force that creates a true culture of philanthropy within your organization.
In this presentation, Pursuant Vice President of Training, Rachel Muir, explains how your organization can break down the walls between programs and development to create a culture of philanthropy throughout your entire organization.
In this presentation, you'll learn:
- Front-line stories about how one nonprofit conquered the organizational challenges that were hindering a true culture of philanthropy
- A new perspective on what the program and development departments really want
- 10 ways to create a culture of philanthropy and help make feuding teams more harmonious
- Tips to empower your organization’s decision making
To watch a replay of the webinar with audio, visit: http://www.pursuant.com/fundraising-resources/creating-culture-philanthropy-breaking-walls/
How a nonprofit can survive and thrive in the world of crowd collaborationFirstGiving
How does your nonprofit know when to use peer-to-peer fundraising or crowdfunding?
Join Georgia Wright-Simmons (Senior Business Development Associate, Launcht) and Dan Fonseca (Inbound Marketing Coordinator, FirstGiving) as they explore the differences and similarities between peer-to-peer fundraising and crowd-funding for nonprofits.
Georgia and Dan will cover:
-When each fundraising strategy makes sense to implement
-The differences between peer-to-peer fundraising and crowdfunding
-General guidelines in application
-Case studies examples
[INFOGRAPHIC] Pathway to fundraising success 2020JustGiving
This document provides tips for fundraising page managers to help fundraisers achieve their fundraising goals. It recommends that managers encourage fundraisers to create JustGiving fundraising pages early, share their pages on social media, and offer incentives to hit fundraising milestones. The document also suggests that managers follow up with inactive fundraisers and maintain regular contact with personalized emails to keep fundraisers engaged in the fundraising process.
The document discusses Aflamnah, the first crowdfunding initiative in the Arab world that supports creative projects. Crowdfunding involves people making small financial contributions to ideas they support on the website in exchange for rewards. Aflamnah helps creative people fund their ideas by connecting them to the general public and allowing people to vote with their wallets. It has already helped fund several films that have been screened at film festivals. The document provides tips for people pitching ideas on the site, such as building an audience on social media beforehand and being honest about what the funds will be used for.
This document outlines information about a fundraiser campaign held by GlobalGiving in August 2013. It discusses what fundraisers are, how supporters can create fundraiser pages to raise money for causes and organizations. It provides details about the fundraiser campaign such as prizes for top fundraisers, terms and conditions, and tips for starting a successful fundraiser. FAQs are also addressed to help supporters participate.
Crowdfunding 101: WeDidIt's guide to nonprofit crowdfundingWeDidIt
This document discusses online giving statistics from 2000 to 2011, crowdfunding principles and how it works. It provides tips for crowdfunding campaigns including setting goals, using video, influencers, rewards and the benefits of all-or-nothing funding models. Key points covered are that online donations grew from $250 million in 2000 to $25 billion in 2011, crowdfunding relies on microdonations to reach larger goals, and video, influencers and rewards can help engage donors and increase donations.
This document provides an overview of a webinar on driving donors to online fundraising pages. It discusses reviewing previous webinar content, outlining 6 steps to drive donors to websites, and answering participant questions. The 6 steps include developing donor assets, building relationships, creating a donation plan, crafting the story, cross-promoting on social media, and thanking donors. Participant polls gauge Giving Tuesday plans and changes made from the webinar series.
Pursuant Webinar: Creating a Culture of PhilanthropyPursuant
It’s time to break down the walls of dysfunction and transform your program and development departments into a healthy, thriving, unified force that creates a true culture of philanthropy within your organization.
In this presentation, Pursuant Vice President of Training, Rachel Muir, explains how your organization can break down the walls between programs and development to create a culture of philanthropy throughout your entire organization.
In this presentation, you'll learn:
- Front-line stories about how one nonprofit conquered the organizational challenges that were hindering a true culture of philanthropy
- A new perspective on what the program and development departments really want
- 10 ways to create a culture of philanthropy and help make feuding teams more harmonious
- Tips to empower your organization’s decision making
To watch a replay of the webinar with audio, visit: http://www.pursuant.com/fundraising-resources/creating-culture-philanthropy-breaking-walls/
At the Chamber's 8/14 Non-Profit Roundtable ArtsCenter Executive Director, Art Menius shared with members the keys to building a strong board for non-profit organizations.
North Florida Gives 2015_Introduction with RazooRazooGiving
Thank you for your interest in the North Florida Gives 2015 Giving Day on November 5th. This webinar will go over how to get started, the overview of the campaign and how your nonprofit will benefit from this movement.
It Takes A Village: Building a Culture of PhilanthropyWest Muse
In many museums, fundraising is the job of a small, dedicated team but what could happen if fundraising was EVERYONE's job? In this session, join James G. Leventhal, Niki Ciccotelli Stewart, and Neal V. Hitch to explore how building a culture of giving has changed their museums, built capacity, and enriched the lives of donors and staff. Participants discuss strategies to build this culture at both large and small institutions.
Getting Ready for #GivingTuesdayCa by Network for GoodGivingTuesdayCa
Network for Good‘s Jamie McDonald, shares strategies and tips from the campaign that raised $5.7 million in one day on #GivingTuesday 2013.
See the presentation here: http://bit.ly/GTCgh3
Avon is a makeup company that aims to empower women. It holds an annual breast cancer awareness event to help women affected by the disease and increase awareness. Avon publicizes the event through commercials featuring women attending, celebrity supporters, word-of-mouth from individuals fundraising to participate, and online channels. This event creates positive customer perceptions of Avon's brand, improves its image, and provides positive publicity while also helping Avon recuperate costs through increased sales.
This document provides four keys to planning a successful fundraising event:
1. Know your vision - determine the purpose and goals of the fundraiser.
2. Share your vision - promote the event through various channels to build awareness and engagement.
3. Carry out your vision - efficiently execute the day-of activities and document the event.
4. Follow up - send thank yous, analyze results, and begin planning for next year.
This document provides best practices for fundraising on Indiegogo Life. It discusses why people fundraise for personal causes and tips for sharing your personal story. It recommends setting a higher fundraising goal to raise more money. The document also provides strategies for promoting your fundraiser through email, social media, community groups, updates, engaging traditional media, and offline sharing. It emphasizes the importance of clearly communicating your fundraising purpose and impact.
3 ways to diversify your online fundraising in 2014FirstGiving
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket! Learn to diversify your online fundraising.
Join Perry Allison (VP of Marketing, BiddingForGood) and Dan Fonseca (Inbound Marketing Coordinator, FirstGiving) in an introductory webinar exploring three exciting ways your nonprofit can break out of traditional fundraising.
Perry and Dan will discuss:
- Online auctions
- Mobile Bidding
- Peer-to-peer fundraising
Find out what it takes to host a revenue generating online auction, engage your supporters through mobile bidding, and how to encourage your supporters to fundraise on your behalf. Perry and Dan will cover what the following strategies entail, what to look for in a solution, and how to go about implementing them. You’ll be delighted with how relatively easy it is to balance and diversify your year’s fundraising initiatives.
With 17 weeks left until Giving Tuesday, the time to start planning your End of Year campaign is now. Our fundraising and user experience experts discuss tips, trends, and strategies to jump-start your End of Year planning.
This document outlines steps for developing an effective community fundraising strategy, including examples from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVP) and Special Olympics Ireland. It discusses the 5 key steps to an effective fundraising strategy: knowing your fundraising goal, identifying target markets, determining how to reach targets, deciding who will fundraise, and establishing timelines. The SVP case study highlights their annual appeal that uses advertising, PR campaigns, and collections over one week during the Christmas season. Effective volunteer management and special fundraising events are also addressed.
This document provides guidance on using special events to support workplace charitable fundraising campaigns. It discusses why events are an effective tool, how to choose the right events, planning considerations, timing tips, and ideas for event themes. Key points include that events should complement rather than replace fundraising, involve employees, and be cost-effective. Quality is more important than quantity, and only 10% of total funds raised typically come from events. Sound planning months in advance is critical for success. Events work best after employees have been canvassed and are intended to raise funds, awareness, and engagement.
Lindsay Sytsma, co-founder of the GuelphGives movement, shares valuable advice and insights into how Guelph smashed their $1 million dollar fundraising goal for GivingTuesday.
This document was created by an individual or individuals who submitted a proposal so he / she / they may present at the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiative’s 2011 Conference on Service and Volunteerism (GCSV11). This proposal was approved by the Indiana Commission on Community Service and Volunteerism (ICCSV) and other community partners. Sharing this document is a courtesy extended by the OFBCI to conference attendees who may want to reference materials covered at the GCSV11, and the OFBCI in no way not responsible for specific content within.
The presentation will demonstrate how to assess whether a nonprofit organization has a culture of philanthropy so critical to meeting mission-driven objectives. It will use a framework based on the four pillars of fundraising success: case for support, leadership alignment, donors/prospects, systems (to see if there are any gaps), and provide concrete steps to address them.
Putting Your Nonprofit Organization on the RIght Philanthropic Pathgaryrick23
The document discusses the importance of developing a resource development plan for nonprofit organizations. It explains that a resource development plan involves conducting an internal and external audit, creating a case statement to motivate financial support, and outlining specific recommendations, timelines, and accountabilities to transition an organization to a philanthropic-centered model focused on cultivating donors. The plan should help organizations professionalize their fundraising efforts and ensure philanthropy is a year-round focus and organizational culture.
Breast Cancer Now: a new brand to engage in a crowded market place. Engagemen...CharityComms
The document summarizes the creation of a new brand to unite two merging breast cancer charities. It describes developing a brand framework centered around the core belief of stopping women from dying of breast cancer by 2050, with brand insights focusing on humanity, conviction and belonging. The brand identity and name were validated through extensive research and testing. The launch campaign and objectives aimed to reposition breast cancer as a problem, raise awareness of the new brand, and unite new and existing audiences. The brand launch appears to have been successful in increasing awareness of secondary breast cancer and support for the new organization.
This webinar discusses how non-profits can promote #GivingTuesday year-round using the fundraising platform MyCharityofChoice. MyCharityofChoice allows non-profits to create fundraising pages and campaigns for tracking donations. The webinar recommends non-profits start promoting their #GivingTuesday campaign early by accepting pledges and donations throughout the year. Non-profits are also encouraged to promote volunteer opportunities as part of their #GivingTuesday efforts. The webinar highlights the experience of the Salaam Cultural Center, which built momentum for its #GivingTuesday campaign in advance of the main day.
This presentation was designed for the Central Plains Area Agency on Aging Senior & Community Center Conference: Unleashing the Possibilities Across Generations
How To Run A Successful Crowdfunding Campaign - Spring ActivatorKatie Jeanes
In this slideshare, learn how to plan and execute a successful crowdfunding campaign to fund your next project. Be it Kickstarter, Indiegogo, or another crowdfunding platform, there are three key steps you can take that will increase the funds raised on any project.
This slideshare was by Katie Jeanes, program director of Spring Activator. After running her own crowdfunding campaign and achieving mediocre results, Katie took those lessons learned now helps entrepreneurs fund their startups on Indiegogo and Kickstarter. To date she has helped to raise over $48,000 through crowdfunding.
Join expert Amir Give'on for this interactive session and learn about crowdfunding and how it can and should be the way to sustain your Jewish innovation. We will discuss the fundamentals of crowdfunding, what makes a great campaign and how should you take your first step towards having the community support your Jewish initiative. Find out how to make crowdfunding work for you or your organization.
Dr. Amir Give'on is a partner in Rimona Consulting, a firm dedicated to harnessing the power of people to provide a variety of organizations and corporations with tools to help achieve their goals. Amir is an expert in the areas of systems optimization, crowdsourcing, crowdfunding, community-building, measurement and evaluation, social media and project management. His academic and professional background is situated in the fields of mechanical, electrical and aerospace engineering with strong skills in entrepreneurship and platform design. After 6 years of working for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Amir turned his attention to social entrepreneurship and is a co-founder of www.jewcer.com, helping Jewish organizations and individuals build and expand their networks through crowdfunding. He holds a B.S.E. in electrical engineering and a Ph.D in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton University.
These slides will walk you through getting your organization set up on Razoo for The Big Share, including: creating your fundraiser page, accessing your information and using Razoo's tools to make your campaign a success.
At the Chamber's 8/14 Non-Profit Roundtable ArtsCenter Executive Director, Art Menius shared with members the keys to building a strong board for non-profit organizations.
North Florida Gives 2015_Introduction with RazooRazooGiving
Thank you for your interest in the North Florida Gives 2015 Giving Day on November 5th. This webinar will go over how to get started, the overview of the campaign and how your nonprofit will benefit from this movement.
It Takes A Village: Building a Culture of PhilanthropyWest Muse
In many museums, fundraising is the job of a small, dedicated team but what could happen if fundraising was EVERYONE's job? In this session, join James G. Leventhal, Niki Ciccotelli Stewart, and Neal V. Hitch to explore how building a culture of giving has changed their museums, built capacity, and enriched the lives of donors and staff. Participants discuss strategies to build this culture at both large and small institutions.
Getting Ready for #GivingTuesdayCa by Network for GoodGivingTuesdayCa
Network for Good‘s Jamie McDonald, shares strategies and tips from the campaign that raised $5.7 million in one day on #GivingTuesday 2013.
See the presentation here: http://bit.ly/GTCgh3
Avon is a makeup company that aims to empower women. It holds an annual breast cancer awareness event to help women affected by the disease and increase awareness. Avon publicizes the event through commercials featuring women attending, celebrity supporters, word-of-mouth from individuals fundraising to participate, and online channels. This event creates positive customer perceptions of Avon's brand, improves its image, and provides positive publicity while also helping Avon recuperate costs through increased sales.
This document provides four keys to planning a successful fundraising event:
1. Know your vision - determine the purpose and goals of the fundraiser.
2. Share your vision - promote the event through various channels to build awareness and engagement.
3. Carry out your vision - efficiently execute the day-of activities and document the event.
4. Follow up - send thank yous, analyze results, and begin planning for next year.
This document provides best practices for fundraising on Indiegogo Life. It discusses why people fundraise for personal causes and tips for sharing your personal story. It recommends setting a higher fundraising goal to raise more money. The document also provides strategies for promoting your fundraiser through email, social media, community groups, updates, engaging traditional media, and offline sharing. It emphasizes the importance of clearly communicating your fundraising purpose and impact.
3 ways to diversify your online fundraising in 2014FirstGiving
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket! Learn to diversify your online fundraising.
Join Perry Allison (VP of Marketing, BiddingForGood) and Dan Fonseca (Inbound Marketing Coordinator, FirstGiving) in an introductory webinar exploring three exciting ways your nonprofit can break out of traditional fundraising.
Perry and Dan will discuss:
- Online auctions
- Mobile Bidding
- Peer-to-peer fundraising
Find out what it takes to host a revenue generating online auction, engage your supporters through mobile bidding, and how to encourage your supporters to fundraise on your behalf. Perry and Dan will cover what the following strategies entail, what to look for in a solution, and how to go about implementing them. You’ll be delighted with how relatively easy it is to balance and diversify your year’s fundraising initiatives.
With 17 weeks left until Giving Tuesday, the time to start planning your End of Year campaign is now. Our fundraising and user experience experts discuss tips, trends, and strategies to jump-start your End of Year planning.
This document outlines steps for developing an effective community fundraising strategy, including examples from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVP) and Special Olympics Ireland. It discusses the 5 key steps to an effective fundraising strategy: knowing your fundraising goal, identifying target markets, determining how to reach targets, deciding who will fundraise, and establishing timelines. The SVP case study highlights their annual appeal that uses advertising, PR campaigns, and collections over one week during the Christmas season. Effective volunteer management and special fundraising events are also addressed.
This document provides guidance on using special events to support workplace charitable fundraising campaigns. It discusses why events are an effective tool, how to choose the right events, planning considerations, timing tips, and ideas for event themes. Key points include that events should complement rather than replace fundraising, involve employees, and be cost-effective. Quality is more important than quantity, and only 10% of total funds raised typically come from events. Sound planning months in advance is critical for success. Events work best after employees have been canvassed and are intended to raise funds, awareness, and engagement.
Lindsay Sytsma, co-founder of the GuelphGives movement, shares valuable advice and insights into how Guelph smashed their $1 million dollar fundraising goal for GivingTuesday.
This document was created by an individual or individuals who submitted a proposal so he / she / they may present at the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiative’s 2011 Conference on Service and Volunteerism (GCSV11). This proposal was approved by the Indiana Commission on Community Service and Volunteerism (ICCSV) and other community partners. Sharing this document is a courtesy extended by the OFBCI to conference attendees who may want to reference materials covered at the GCSV11, and the OFBCI in no way not responsible for specific content within.
The presentation will demonstrate how to assess whether a nonprofit organization has a culture of philanthropy so critical to meeting mission-driven objectives. It will use a framework based on the four pillars of fundraising success: case for support, leadership alignment, donors/prospects, systems (to see if there are any gaps), and provide concrete steps to address them.
Putting Your Nonprofit Organization on the RIght Philanthropic Pathgaryrick23
The document discusses the importance of developing a resource development plan for nonprofit organizations. It explains that a resource development plan involves conducting an internal and external audit, creating a case statement to motivate financial support, and outlining specific recommendations, timelines, and accountabilities to transition an organization to a philanthropic-centered model focused on cultivating donors. The plan should help organizations professionalize their fundraising efforts and ensure philanthropy is a year-round focus and organizational culture.
Breast Cancer Now: a new brand to engage in a crowded market place. Engagemen...CharityComms
The document summarizes the creation of a new brand to unite two merging breast cancer charities. It describes developing a brand framework centered around the core belief of stopping women from dying of breast cancer by 2050, with brand insights focusing on humanity, conviction and belonging. The brand identity and name were validated through extensive research and testing. The launch campaign and objectives aimed to reposition breast cancer as a problem, raise awareness of the new brand, and unite new and existing audiences. The brand launch appears to have been successful in increasing awareness of secondary breast cancer and support for the new organization.
This webinar discusses how non-profits can promote #GivingTuesday year-round using the fundraising platform MyCharityofChoice. MyCharityofChoice allows non-profits to create fundraising pages and campaigns for tracking donations. The webinar recommends non-profits start promoting their #GivingTuesday campaign early by accepting pledges and donations throughout the year. Non-profits are also encouraged to promote volunteer opportunities as part of their #GivingTuesday efforts. The webinar highlights the experience of the Salaam Cultural Center, which built momentum for its #GivingTuesday campaign in advance of the main day.
This presentation was designed for the Central Plains Area Agency on Aging Senior & Community Center Conference: Unleashing the Possibilities Across Generations
How To Run A Successful Crowdfunding Campaign - Spring ActivatorKatie Jeanes
In this slideshare, learn how to plan and execute a successful crowdfunding campaign to fund your next project. Be it Kickstarter, Indiegogo, or another crowdfunding platform, there are three key steps you can take that will increase the funds raised on any project.
This slideshare was by Katie Jeanes, program director of Spring Activator. After running her own crowdfunding campaign and achieving mediocre results, Katie took those lessons learned now helps entrepreneurs fund their startups on Indiegogo and Kickstarter. To date she has helped to raise over $48,000 through crowdfunding.
Join expert Amir Give'on for this interactive session and learn about crowdfunding and how it can and should be the way to sustain your Jewish innovation. We will discuss the fundamentals of crowdfunding, what makes a great campaign and how should you take your first step towards having the community support your Jewish initiative. Find out how to make crowdfunding work for you or your organization.
Dr. Amir Give'on is a partner in Rimona Consulting, a firm dedicated to harnessing the power of people to provide a variety of organizations and corporations with tools to help achieve their goals. Amir is an expert in the areas of systems optimization, crowdsourcing, crowdfunding, community-building, measurement and evaluation, social media and project management. His academic and professional background is situated in the fields of mechanical, electrical and aerospace engineering with strong skills in entrepreneurship and platform design. After 6 years of working for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Amir turned his attention to social entrepreneurship and is a co-founder of www.jewcer.com, helping Jewish organizations and individuals build and expand their networks through crowdfunding. He holds a B.S.E. in electrical engineering and a Ph.D in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton University.
These slides will walk you through getting your organization set up on Razoo for The Big Share, including: creating your fundraiser page, accessing your information and using Razoo's tools to make your campaign a success.
Crowdfunding For Your Cause provides a concise overview of crowdfunding strategies for non-profits and causes. It outlines a 12-week crowdfunding timeline with phases for reconnaissance, preparation, ground assault, and air attack. Reconnaissance involves assessing the crowdfunding potential of a cause by surveying networks and choosing a platform. Preparation consists of organizing teams, rewards, and media outreach. The ground assault uses in-person meetings and calls to secure early donations. Air attack utilizes ongoing social and traditional media engagement. Following this process aims to maximize fundraising through crowdfunding.
Join Razoo for #GivingTuesday 2014! This presentation provides and introduction to Razoo's 2014 #GivingTuesday event, along with a simple strategy for campaign success.
Introduction to #GivingTuesday (10/21 Webinar)RazooGiving
Join Razoo for #GivingTuesday 2014! This presentation provides and introduction to Razoo's 2014 #GivingTuesday event, along with a simple strategy for campaign success.
Utah Nonprofits Association Crowdfunding Presentation by Devin ThorpeDevin Thorpe
This document provides guidance on using crowdfunding to raise money for a cause. It discusses assessing the potential for crowdfunding based on the appeal of the cause, urgency, community ties, and size of personal networks. Recommendations are given for preparing campaigns, including organizing teams, designing rewards, and producing a video. Suggested timelines include reaching out to large donors before launch and ongoing social media engagement during the campaign. The importance of both online crowdfunding platforms and traditional media coverage are emphasized.
View this webinar to learn:
- How crowdfunding can find you new supporters
- How to use what’s working in the commercial world and bring the right elements over to make your charitable crowdfunding successful
- How to benchmark for success in crowdfunding
Using best practices and up-to-date case studies, learn how to do more than just raise money to make potato salad – learn how to raise money, find new supporters, build brand and make your organization stronger with crowdfunding.
UNA Crowdfunding Training - St. GeorgeDevin Thorpe
This document provides an overview of crowdfunding strategies for fundraising campaigns. It discusses performing reconnaissance to assess a campaign's potential, preparing the campaign team and materials, conducting a ground assault of direct outreach before launch, and air attacks of social and traditional media engagement during the campaign. Key steps include evaluating the cause, team, and network; creating rewards; drafting media materials; directly contacting supporters for early commitments; and ongoing social media promotion and outreach to traditional press. The goal is to thoughtfully plan and execute a multifaceted campaign to effectively raise funds from a crowd.
Increasingly, small and medium sized charities are growing their fundraising programs by running team-based events like runs, walks, and other "-thons".
In this webinar, speakers Paul Nazareth and Shannon Craig from CanadaHelps will share concrete examples of successful small charity peer-to-peer campaigns and provide key insights on how to choose your event type, "right-size" your event, as well as share eight guide posts for maximizing your results.
This document provides guidance on using crowdfunding to raise money for a cause. It discusses assessing the potential for crowdfunding success by evaluating characteristics of the cause, team, and supporter network. The crowdfunding process involves reconnaissance of platforms and media contacts, preparation like creating rewards and media materials, a ground assault of direct outreach, and an air attack using social and traditional media. Suggestions are provided for each stage, like scoring the cause, drafting press releases, and engaging supporters on social networks during the campaign. The goal is to help crowdfunding newcomers understand and effectively implement the full process.
This document summarizes a presentation on crowdfunding for nonprofits. The presentation was given by Darian Rodriguez Heyman and Lesley Mansford and covered why nonprofits should use crowdfunding, how to launch a successful crowdfunding campaign, using social media to promote campaigns, and thanking donors. Key points include that crowdfunding increases nonprofit's donor bases, peer donations are most powerful, and social media is crucial to promote campaigns and engage networks. The presenters provided tips on setting goals and deadlines, telling compelling stories, mapping donations to impacts, starting with inner circles, and recognizing donors.
Crowdfunding for Your Cause, training for the Utah Non Profits Association.
Training by Devin Thorpe of the Your Mark on the World Center (YourMarkOnTheWorld.com).
Blackbaud presentation at Stevens Institute of Technology on 8/5/14. Makes the case that many flavors of crowdfunding are showing success in higher ed. Presenter encourages schools to find a technology platform that provides control over the branding/messaging and donor designations, while still facilitating the viral/social nature of these campaigns.
East Africa Workshop Presentation 2015GlobalGiving
The document provides an agenda and overview for a workshop on online fundraising and joining the GlobalGiving platform. It introduces the presenter and discusses what online fundraising is, how to create an identity and market an organization, leverage networks, and the application process for joining GlobalGiving. GlobalGiving is an online crowdfunding platform that provides tools and resources for nonprofits to fundraise online and has supported over 6000 organizations through online donations.
The document provides numerous marketing strategies for promoting a crime stoppers organization with limited funds. It recommends looking to other non-profits for fundraising ideas, developing a social media presence, creating a website and blog, pursuing public relations opportunities, networking, producing print collateral, and holding fundraising events like shredding days or casino nights. The goal is to creatively promote the organization through free and low-cost marketing tactics rather than relying solely on money.
What do your board members say when you ask them to fundraise?
Board fundraising has been the cause of countless development director AND board member headaches for decades. But what if you’re looking at it all wrong?
Join us for a free webinar that will challenge you to look at your board’s role as fundraisers in a new way.
We’ll be joined by guest presenter Paul D’Alessandro. Paul has over 24 years of fundraising experience, and he’s learned a few things about boards along the way that he wants to share.
This document provides an overview of crowdfunding strategies for nonprofit causes. It discusses conducting reconnaissance to assess a cause's potential for crowdfunding success. Key factors include the appeal of the cause, its urgency, political implications, ties to a community, and whether there is a specific project or event. The document also outlines assessing a team's size and network, preparing campaign materials like rewards and media lists, conducting in-person fundraising before launching, and maintaining social media presence during the campaign. The goal is to provide guidance on leveraging crowdfunding to raise money for important causes.
1. The document provides information and guidance for nonprofit organizations on fundraising strategies and planning.
2. It discusses developing a fundraising plan, identifying funding sources, evaluating fundraising efforts, and tips for fundraising during an economic recession.
3. The document also advertises an online resource center and nonprofit services provider called CharityNet USA and promotes their upcoming webinars on nonprofit topics.
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• Offer perks – Campaigns that offer perks raise 143% more
funds
• Campaign leaders who update their backers raise around 3X
more funds
• The $25 perk is the most claimed
• $100 perk raises the most money and makes up 30% of
total amount raised
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• Women are more successful when it comes to
crowdfunding efforts
• Women tell a better story
• Their story resonates better with potential donors
• Study done by Berkeley-Haas School of Business
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9. WINE WIZARD, LLC
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• Conclusion
• Spend time to prepare a quality campaign
• Have a network of people in place prior to launch
• Utilize Multimedia
• Build trust with donors
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Wine Wizard, LLC
“Crowdfunding Excellence for the Wine Industry!”
"I believe in giving alternate opportunities to people who want to thrive. I believe this
should be done responsibly and with trust. Supporting the growth of people is
ingrained in me. This is coming from my background as a team building facilitator.
Everyone should encourage the growth and development of humankind." - Tony Toto,
Founder / President of Wine Wizard, LLC