Email and Websites for Events
The latest edition of the Guidestar e-newsletter has an excellent article about using e-mail and the web for events. A few suggestions the authors provided which I especially liked were:
Remember to use language that encourages people to donate even if they can’t attend the event.
Encourage board members, volunteers, and other friends of ...Read more
Monthly Giving Programs
There is a very interesting chapter in the book Nonprofit Internet Strategies that deals with monthly giving programs. Examples from Amnesty International Canada and Greenpeace are pointed to as good examples.
Here is the Amnesty International Canada donation page:https://www.amnesty.ca/donate/indexdonate.php
You’ll note that the monthly giving option is the default option. You can click to move to ...Read more
Online Donations Higher than Offline
The ePhilanthropy Foundation’s e-newsletter had a very good article today about the fact that donors are giving a higher average gift when they make an online donation than when they make an offline donation. Read the article here
At the Integrated Media Association Conference, Target Analysis, presented data that also showed this finding held true ...Read more
Posted in Fundraising, February 8, 2005 | 0 comments
Fundraising & Tsunami Relief Efforts
Relief organizations are raising record-breaking amounts. That is great because the money is really needed in the wake of this terrible tragedy and it will take a long time and a lot of money for the impacted areas to get back to anywhere close to normal.
However, some nonprofits who are not relief organizations ...Read more
Posted in Fundraising, January 6, 2005 | 0 comments
Tsunami Relief Efforts and Online Giving
There are many worthy organizations accepting donations online for the Tsunami relief efforts. I’ve listed several below along with some Chicago based organizations that are accepting donations by check.
Unfortunately, some people may use this tragedy as a way to try to scam people out of their money. Please be careful to make sure you are ...Read more
Posted in Fundraising, December 31, 2004 | 0 comments
