Events
July 25, 2014
The goal of any fundraising event is to raise money for a worthy cause. However, according to the recently released 2014 Special Events Report from the Association of Fundraising Professionals, raising awareness and education is also an important goal of fundraising events.
July 22, 2014
As FundRaising Success gears up for the ninth annual Gold Awards for Fundraising Excellence, take a look back at last year's Special Events Campaign of the Year from Monmouth University.
July 16, 2014
Social fundraising provider RallyBound recently released this handy infographic of the "Top 10 Single Largest Nonprofit Fundraising Events," all of which include peer-to-peer fundraising. The list is based on the total fundraising results from 2013 for each event.
July 3, 2014
As FundRaising Success gears up for the ninth annual Gold Awards for Fundraising Excellence, take a look back at 2011's Special Events Campaign of the Year from American Jewish World Service (AJWS).
June 26, 2014
Take a look back at the 2012 Special Events Campaigns of the Year from MIND Research Institute and Avow Hospice, both of which took home gold, as well as the Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research, which took home silver.
June 16, 2014
How can you raise more money at your fundraising breakfast or fundraising event? In this video, Tom Mesaros of The Alford Group gives you his recipe for inspiring audiences to give more at your event. He shares what words he used to significantly increase the donations given to a particular organization.
May 22, 2014
Crowdfunding is quickly becoming the new shiny object in the world of social change. From Giving Days, to new giving platforms, to lots of articles and studies (here and here to start), it seems that crowdfunding is everywhere lately. I’m all for innovations in the funding of social change, but I’m not convinced that crowdfunding is really creating anything fundamentally new.
What these efforts all have in common is they raise money, from a large group of people, over a short period of time.
May 16, 2014
Marketing discovers and engages buyers while branding makes loyal customers. The Salvation Army Indiana Division recently sponsored a special event with both concepts in mind.
May 14, 2014
'Tis the season for fundraising events! And for giving speeches about why people should give to your organization. If you are chosen to give that inspiring speech … please keep it short. Less than seven minutes is best. (That’s about 1,000 words, depending on your cadence of delivery.) Before anything else, be authentic!
You can have a fabulous outline, but if you are not authentic and you read from a script with your head down … you’ll have wasted an opportunity to generate support. Here are seven best practices for speaking at a fundraising event.
May 9, 2014
Do you have a fundraising reception strategy? You should. Create a checklist, and critique your involvement after the event. Here are 10 points to ponder.
