Personal Fundraising Pages

8 Tools to Help You Fundraise for a Cause
March 4, 2013

After Superstorm Sandy hit in October 2012, individuals created campaigns and inspired people to donate money using online fundraising tools (including the ones mentioned in this article). These people raised millions of dollars and made many people’s lives a little bit easier.

This type of crowdfunding may not be new, but in increasing numbers, people around the world are creating all kinds of campaigns — for creative projects, technology, nonprofits and much more.

6 Must-Haves for Your Online Fundraising Page
January 14, 2013

There’s a lot that goes into an engaging fundraising page. Though all pages are unique, we believe there are some important characteristics they all should have to be most effective. We’ve highlighted a few points in hopes of helping you maximize your online fundraising page potential.

3 Ways to Improve Peer-to-Peer Event Fundraising With Facebook
January 7, 2013

In a recent whitepaper, "Fundraising With Facebook," online fundraising solutions provider Artez Interactive examined how peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns were affected when event participants using the Artez platform were given the option to share their fundraising pages on Facebook or register for event with Facebook.

43 Ways to Turn Your Supporters Into Fundraising Superstars
October 1, 2012

Turning your everyday supporters into fundraising superstars isn't easy. It requires the right combination of fundraising expertise, engaged staff members and savvy technology. When done well, supporters can raise significant amounts of money and bring new donors to your organization. So how can you help supporters become fundraising superstars? Here are 43 tips, organized by topic and ordered from easiest to hardest to implement, for turning supporters into fundraising superstars.

Campaign Strategies to Achieve Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Goals
January 11, 2012

As peer-to-peer fundraising becomes easier to adopt, the methodology has been adapted for many different types of campaigns. Depending on your goals, you might consider one of the following types of peer-to-peer campaign strategies.

Turning Fundraising on Its Head
November 1, 2011

As the world becomes more digital every day, online fundraising continues to grow in importance and volume. But it's unrealistic to expect donors to give online if you don't engage them first. That's the name of the game in e-philanthropy: engagement.

Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg Exceeds 2011 Event Fundraising Goal by $60K
September 30, 2011

Sage North America announced that Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg recently used the friend-to-friend fundraising tools in Sage Fundraising Online to exceed its Cycle of Hope 2011 fundraising event goal by $60,000.

Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg is a local affiliate of an international, nonprofit-registered charity, committed to eliminating poverty housing and dedicated to making safe, decent, and affordable housing for purchase by low-income, working families.

The Future of Fundraising
August 1, 2011

I'm going out on a limb to predict the future of fundraising. Here's my take on four key trends that will dramatically change our field in 31 years.