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How Much Was Raised On Giving Tuesday?

Julia Claire CampbellFundraising, Infographics, Nonprofits, Online Fundraising, Social Media

The numbers for 2015’s #GivingTuesday are in, and they are astounding! **$116.7 million dollars raised through over 1 million gifts **The mean gift size was over $100! **Social media mentions of the hashtag #GivingTuesday were at least 1.3 million. **71 countries across the globe participated. And the numbers and data keep coming in! To get your nonprofit counted, please fill out …

How Digital and Social Media Have Transformed Nonprofits [Infographic]

How Digital and Social Media Tools Have Transformed Nonprofits [Infographic]

Julia Claire CampbellInfographics, Nonprofits, Online Fundraising, Social Media

Social media is not a fad, nor is it a trend – it is a way of life. Digital and social media tools have completely revolutionized the ways in which people communicate with each other, as well as the ways that we consume and share information. Love them or hate them, they are here to stay – and their influence …

2 Essential Mobile Apps Your Nonprofit Should Be Using

2 Essential Mobile Apps Your Nonprofit Should Be Using

Julia Claire CampbellMobile, Nonprofits, Online Fundraising

Millennials – that elusive group of donors over which every nonprofit salivates – have identified that they prefer giving more frequent, smaller gifts. They want to see the direct impact that their money is having on the social causes they care about. And they want to share the good work with their social networks and get even more people on …

How to Build a Fundraising Tribe for #GivingTuesday

How to Build a Fundraising Tribe for #GivingTuesday

Julia Claire CampbellNonprofits, Online Fundraising, Social Media

Guest blog by Candace Cody At any given time, there’s a slew of worthy causes that donors can support. But, never is this more true than during a time like #GivingTuesday. Not familiar with #GivingTuesday? Well, it occurs on the Tuesday after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, and is a way to inspire people to focus on a spirit of giving following the crazy …

4 Ways to Incorporate Corporate Philanthropy into your Digital Fundraising

4 Ways to Incorporate Corporate Philanthropy into your Digital Fundraising

Julia Claire CampbellFundraising, Nonprofits, Online Fundraising

Guest blog by Adam Weinger Corporate philanthropy has been a hot button topic recently. If your nonprofit is smart (and I know it is), you want to make the most of the generosity of companies as it relates to your digital fundraising efforts. Corporate giving to charities has increased by almost 14% in previous years, and nonprofits received over $17 billion from …

3 Ideas for Getting the Word Out to Your Donors About Online Fundraising Campaigns

3 Ideas for Getting the Word Out to Your Donors About Online Fundraising Campaigns

Julia Claire CampbellNonprofits, Online Fundraising

Guest post by Gretchen Barry Build it and they will come, right? Well, maybe. But chances are, no. How can you expect donors to find your organization and contribute if you don’t make them aware of your campaigns? You need to promote. That’s fundraising 101. The same applies for online fundraising campaigns, but nonprofits are less confident in their respective …

No PhotoShop® Needed: Creating Fantastically Shareable Nonprofit Graphics

No PhotoShop Needed: Creating Fantastically Shareable Nonprofit Graphics

Julia Claire CampbellContent Creation, Infographics, Nonprofits, Online Fundraising, Social Media, Visual Marketing

Click here to get all the slides from today’s Boston Online Fundraising Summit. What a great day – I collected so many ideas and I received a lot of inspiration from the nonprofits and other professionals that attended!   No PhotoShop® Needed: Creating Fantastically Shareable Nonprofit Graphics

How to Raise More Money from Matching Gifts Using Email and Social Media

How to Raise More Money from Matching Gifts Using Email and Social Media

Julia Claire CampbellFundraising, Online Fundraising

This week I am pleased to present a guest post from Adam Weinger of Double the Donation.  Imagine using the Pony Express to make matching gift appeals. With all due respect to horses, your messages probably won’t arrive in the timely manner you desire. The internet has facilitated the creation of several fast, efficient ways to fundraise. These include using …