The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) – Finger Lakes Chapter held their 15th Annual National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon on 11/15/16 to recognize local individuals and groups...
Once school is in full swing and summer comes to a close, it’s time for an exciting time of the year: fall school fundraising season. It can be more than a little overwhelming to narrow down the...
A fundraising champion party is a great way to kick-off a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign – and a fun way to teach your supporters everything they need to know to be great fundraisers...
When we talk about the fundraising cycle, we’re talking about identification, cultivation, solicitation, and recognition. Stage One: Identification — Selecting prospects you should...
A well-crafted story can be the deciding factor between whether that supporter donates or not: more than half (56%) of nonprofit supporters on the social web say reading a compelling story motivates...
In our last 3 blog posts, we shared advice from Forefront (formerly Donors Forum) concerning nonprofit-donor relationships, what to for ask when making your ask, and preventing donor fatigue...
Last year, nonprofits raised over $45.7 million dollars worldwide on #GivingTuesday. That's an incredible number, and it's expected to increase each year! Are you joining the #GivingTuesday movement...
There's one week left until #GivingTuesday! It's time to kick it into high gear. With a 24 hour event like #GivingTuesday, building anticipation is key to driving traffic to your campaign. That’s...
It’s November 17th and in 2 weeks it will be #GivingTuesday (December 1st)! Whhhhhaaaaaa?!?!? Don’t worry, we’re here to help this be a successful and stress-free launch.We wanted to share a...
Even as Giving Tuesday begins to really take off across the country, I hear many nonprofits express reservations about participating and putting an effort into fundraising on that day. Some of them...