A recent report released Facebook showcases the impact of their nonprofit fundraising tools last year on Giving Tuesday, and the results are encouraging. If you have never heard of Giving Tuesday, it’s an international day of giving – on the calendar the Tuesday after we have a day of thanks (Thanksgiving) – and then two days of rampant consumerism and …
6 Steps to Get Your Supporters Fundraising on Facebook this #GivingTuesday (and beyond)
GivingTuesday is arguably the biggest international social media fundraising event for nonprofits and charities. Occurring after the Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday shopping blitzes each year, GivingTuesday was created as a day to give back. GivingTuesday 2019 stats GivingTuesday gifts: +4 million Total amount donated: $511 million Whole Whale prediction: $502 million Compared to 2018: +$131 million ~ 28% In …
How to Plan for a Great #GivingTuesday Campaign
Do you want to raise more money and connect with more supporters this #GivingTuesday? You’re in luck! Today on Facebook Live I talked with special guest all about what goes into planning and executing a successful Giving Tuesday campaign at your nonprofit. Josh Hirsch is the Director of Mission and Communication for Susan G. Komen South Florida, and he is …
#GivingTuesday 2017 Recap – What Worked and What Didn’t
The results are in – this year was the biggest Giving Tuesday yet! According to the Giving Tuesday Facebook Page, Giving Tuesday 2017: **$274 million raised online **2.4 million gifts **$110.98 mean gift size **Over 1 million social mentions and 21.7 billion impressions **Participants in over 150 countries around the world **100+ community coalitions Here are the numbers in nifty, …
5 Quick Social Media Tips to Create Buzz Before #GivingTuesday
Giving Tuesday is fast-approaching! Love it or hate it, the truth is that this wildly popular international day of giving and giving back will most certainly generate record amounts of press coverage, website clicks, and donations to charities small and large. Not sure if you should carry out a campaign this year? Before you launch a #GivingTuesday campaign, be sure to …
How To Use Facebook’s Free Fundraising Tools on #GivingTuesday
#GivingTuesday is less than one month away! On November 28th, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are matching up to $2 million in funds raised on Facebook for U.S-based nonprofits. Also on #GivingTuesday, Facebook is waiving all fees for donations made on Facebook. (Before and after #GivingTuesday, charitable organizations that have signed up to use Facebook’s fundraising tools will pay …
8 Tips for a Profitable Nonprofit #GivingTuesday Campaign
Hard to believe but #GivingTuesday is only a little over one month away! Is this powerhouse giving day right for your nonprofit? Participation numbers and dollars raised skyrocketed last year, and are sure to increase even more in 2017. Time is running out, but the good news is, if you plan well and if you plan strategically, it’s not too …
10 Simple Ways Nonprofits Can Prepare for A Successful #GivingTuesday
Giving Tuesday, the international day of giving, is fast approaching! Giving Tuesday is certainly growing in popularity, but success on this special giving day comes with a caveat. Much like donors don’t give to you simply because they have lots of money, donors are not going to give you money SIMPLY BECAUSE it’s Giving Tuesday. That can’t be the only …