14 Inspiring Quotes About Giving
We’re sharing inspirational quotes about giving and charity to use in your next fundraising campaign!
5 Tips to Create a Successful Storytelling Strategy for Your Nonprofit
As a nonprofit organization, you rely on donations and fundraising efforts to maintain your organization and fund your purpose. This means that marketing your nonprofit comes with unique challenges. Unlike traditional businesses that can market a product or service that is of interest to the consumer, where the consumer gets something in return for their […]
Donor Acquisition Strategy: How To Turn Your Contacts Into Donors
Most nonprofits work on donor acquisition continuously. Can you imagine saying, “we have enough donors!” Probably not. If you’re struggling with donor acquisition, it might be time to reevaluate your strategy and focus on one specific group of people: those you already call contacts. This could mean people that subscribe to your email list, your […]
Email Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofit Organizations
If your nonprofit’s email marketing isn’t getting the responses, conversions, or donations you’re looking for, you’re not alone. Email marketing for nonprofits isn’t as complicated as people think, but there are email marketing best practices that you should follow to maximize your conversions, increase responses, and secure more donations. Email Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofit […]
20 Fundraising Ideas for Churches and Youth Groups
Whether your church or religious organization needs a little boost in income or your congregation is trying to fund something specific, there are a lot of ways to raise the money you need. From general church fundraising ideas to fundraisers for youth groups, we’ve compiled a list of the best ways to reach your monetary […]
17 Unique Fundraising Ideas for K-12 Schools
A lot of schools rely on fundraising to ensure clubs, sports teams, field trips and other fun activities can take place. Bake sales, walk-a-thons, and carnivals are common school fundraisers but they require a big time commitment from parents and kids alike. To help alleviate bake sale fatigue, we’ve compiled a list of 17 unique […]
How to Plan a 5K For Your Nonprofit
Races, walk-a-thons, and bike-a-thons are popular fundraisers for nonprofits and charities of all kinds. Due to their relatively short distance, 5Ks (3.1 miles) are a popular option for nonprofit fundraising. Their approachable distance means they attract more people than half-marathons or marathons and tend to be fun family events. If you’ve ever thought of organizing […]
9 Tips to Help You Run a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign for your Nonprofit
Crowdfunding, the practice of funding a project by raising small amounts of money from a large number of people, has become a popular way for inventors, small businesses, artists, and nonprofits to fund their projects and causes. In 2017 alone, over $601 million was raised on Kickstarter, one of the largest fundraising platforms in the […]
10 #GivingTuesday Ideas to Make Your Campaign a Success
Since it began in 2012, #GivingTuesday has used the power of social media and the generosity of people around the world to kick off the charitable season. Many nonprofits use Giving Tuesday to launch their end-of-year fundraising efforts. In 2017, the #GivingTuesday Data Project recorded $274 million was donated by over 2.5 million people. That […]
Capital Business Solutions continues Raiser’s Edge work with Trinity Episcopal School
Capital Business Solutions has been working with Trinity Episcopal School, of Charlotte, NC on their Raiser’s Edge software. Working with Greer Williams, Director of Operations, CBS has been providing consulting and training to support them with prospect tracking building on some previous work to assist with using the Prospect Tab for Campaigns. The consulting and […]