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 …
5 Key Decisions Your Nonprofit Needs to Make Before #GivingTuesday
Friendly reminder – #GivingTuesday 2017 is less than 100 days away! It’s tempting to see the astounding fundraising numbers from last year – 1,640,000 gifts made; 177 million raised in over 98 countries – and think that this day of giving will work for your nonprofit. You may be saying, “Sure it will work? I mean, it worked for so …
Do you need help planning a #GivingTuesday campaign?
I know what’s going to happen. On November 29, if you are like most nonprofit organizations across the world, you will be reaching out to your supporters to give! You will expect them to enter their credit card info just because… because… well, because it’s #GivingTuesday and that’s what people do. Right? Well, not exactly. Thousands of nonprofits have that exact …
How Much Was Raised On Giving Tuesday?
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 …