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Santa Speedo Run Boston, MA 2013

2012-12-05T09:51:41-05:00

The Santa Speedo Run (http://www.ssrunners.org) began in Boston in 2000 with 5 guys just looking to spread some holiday spirit by running through Back Bay in only Santa hats and Speedos. Since then it has grown to include 500 men...

Two Ways To Add a Million Dollar Walk-a-thon to Your Fundraising Portfolio: Part 2.

2012-11-02T10:50:34-04:00

Here is the second of 2 proven strategies for creating a national walk-a-thon that will raise $1 million for your small to medium sized nonprofit organization. Case 2. Promise Walk for Preeclampsia (www.promisewalk.org) In 2011, The Preeclampsia Foundation started their...

Peer-to-peer fundraising is one of the fastest growing methods of fundraising

2012-10-25T09:08:59-04:00

Results from a recently completed study indicate that peer-to-peer fundraising is one of the fastest growing methods of fundraising for nonprofits. Further results indicate that mobile technologies will be used more in the future for fundraising. It makes sense. The...

Word of Mouth Trumps Facebook for Driving Attendance at Nonprofit Fundraisers

2012-10-18T10:54:08-04:00

To increase attendance at your nonprofits' events, rely more heavily on word of mouth over Social Media sharing. Everyone kind of knows this already, but sometimes it's good to see the numbers. Blue Sky Collaborative manages the online registration for...

Two Ways To Add a Million Dollar Walk-a-thon to Your Fundraising Portfolio: Part 1.

2012-10-10T14:34:22-04:00

Here is the first of 2 proven strategies for creating a national walk-a-thon that will raise $1 million for your small to medium sized nonprofit organization. Case 1. MG Walk (www.mgwalk.org) In 2010, the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America started...

Typepad is a SPAM receptacle

2012-10-05T21:41:29-04:00

I've resisted the urge to switch to Wordpress for years. Tranferring is difficult and I actually liked Typepad's feature set. But these days, I spend as much time deleting SPAM comments as i do blogging. And i pay for this...

The Best AIDS Walk Ever in Portland, OR

2012-10-03T15:13:39-04:00

Cascade AIDS Project recently completed its 2012 Portland AIDS Walk. The event was a smashing success. AIDS Walk Portland beats fundraising goal, hopes it's beating AIDS stigma The Portland AIDS Walk site (http://www.aidswalkportland.org/) runs on the SWEET Fundraising Platform for...

The Future of Government Funding for Nonprofits

2012-06-07T09:05:24-04:00

So, what does the future hold for nonprofits that depend on government funding? Not much good, so plan accordingly. Congressional battles over the budget have put social service grants squarely on the chopping block. One course of action would be...

GM Nixes Facebook Ads Budget, Nonprofits Should Follow Suit

2012-06-06T07:25:10-04:00

From an article on MSNBC: "In mid-May, just ahead of Facebook’s IPO, GM’s marketing executives said they would pull $10 million in advertising from the social network after judging the efforts had “little impact” in reaching consumers.GM, the third largest...

Choosing the Right Peer to Peer Fundraising Software

2012-06-06T07:14:06-04:00

As the popularity of peer to peer fundraising grows, more and more nonprofits are faced with the decision to choose the right one for their campaign or event. Here's a simple list of key considerations to help nonprofits narrow down their options.