5 Smart Ways to Use Fundraising Tech in Your Campaign
5 Smart Ways to Use Fundraising Tech in Your Campaign Everyone knows that fundraising is one of the most crucial parts of your organization’s strategy. No matter if you’re fundraising for a sports team, a nonprofit, or for something else entirely, raising money is vital to reaching your goals. Nowadays, there are a thousand and one ways to raise money. Between the newer, technology-based methods and the traditional in-person asking tactics, it’s not hard to get overwhelmed by all the options! That’s why we’ve compiled this list of [...]
How to Promote Online Charity Auction Page
Optimizing Auction Fundraiser Pages for SEO How do you promote an online charity auction? Auction pages should be optimized for SEO (Search Engine Optimization.) Optimizing auction pages for SEO helps search engines find your charity auction fundraiser which leads to more eyes on the page (pageviews.) To optimize your auction to receive more pageviews, you’ll need to put keywords in specific places. This keyword placement is key data that notifies the search engines how to find your page. In technical terms, this data is known as metadata and it helps to [...]
Boost Your Charity Auction with Great Photos
Photographing Images for Auctions When you list an auction item, you want to make sure to give it the best possible chance to bring the highest bidders. So, what can you do to give your auction items a leg up? The easiest way to improve your chances of selling an item with a high bid is to take enticing photos. Even if the item is less than exciting, a great auction photo can do wonders! Read on to learn how to boost your charity auction with great photos. [...]
4 Strategies to Boost Mobile Giving Potential
Maximize Mobile Giving It’s no surprise that mobile giving has become a fundraising staple for large and small organizations alike. A recent study showed that 1 in 4 donors used mobile devices to discover nonprofits they previously weren’t aware of. Not to mention, 99% of texts are read within the first five minutes of receiving the message. So, how can you boost mobile giving? Mobile fundraising can help you raise not only more money but also awareness for your organization’s cause and community projects. What’s more, younger donors [...]
Mobile Bidding at Live Event to Increase Revenue
Use Mobile Bidding at Your Live Event to Increase Auction Revenue Looking for ways to liven up that annual gala? I have two words for you…MOBILE BIDDING. Not sure what that means? Read on. This post will tell you what you need to know to about mobile bidding and how it can benefit your fundraiser. Are you ready? Lets go. ___ ___ First things first…What is Mobile Bidding at a Live Event? Mobile bidding is bidding for items on your mobile phone. It’s that simple. It’s putting your auction in [...]
How to Name your Fundraiser
How to Create a Name for your Fundraising Event for Charity Wondering how to name your fundraiser? What’s in a name? If you are planning a fundraiser, there could be a lot of money in a name. What you name your fundraiser is important. Every fundraising event needs a good title. Of course, the name of your fundraiser should capture the attention of readers, but it should and can do much more. So, how do you come up with a name for your fundraiser? Do your research. When planning [...]
4 Top Tips For Using Social Media To Boost Your Fundraiser
4 Top Tips For Using Social Media To Boost Your Fundraiser Want to learn how to use the various social media platforms to boost your fundraising results? Then you’re in the right place. Today I am going to give you four tips that you can use across all social media platforms designed to boost your fundraising results. Then I’m going to dive a bit deeper into the top three: Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. And I’m going to give you even more tips! By the end of this read, you will [...]
3 Emails to Turn Auction Bidders into Monthly Donors
3 Emails to Turn Auction Bidders into Monthly Donors Picture this: you’ve just pulled off a successful charity auction and have a whole new group of bidders just waiting to become nonprofit donors. Of course, you could solicit them right away to make a donation. Or you could play the (only slightly!) longer game of cultivating monthly donors! The past few years have seen a huge uptick in the growth of monthly nonprofit donors. In fact, in 2015, revenue from monthly giving increased by 24-percent, while revenue from one-time giving [...]
Best Charity Auction Software Sites
Top 12 Charity Auction Software Sites If you are planning a charity auction, and you weren’t born in a cave, you’ve probably started searching for charity auction software sites. What makes one online charity auction website better than another? Well, it depends on your goals. Don’t worry, we’ve compiled a guide for the top 12 online fundraising sites that use charity auction software. *Prices below are subject to change. Top 12 Online Fundraising Websites 1) CharityAuctionsToday.com We are a digital marketing company with a focus on helping our school fundraisers or [...]
School Event Ideas to Raise Money
Easy Event Ideas to Raise Money for Your School Whether you are looking for school event ideas to raise money for elementary, high school, or a college club, you want fundraising ideas that are quick and easy with proven results. It is difficult to launch a new fundraising idea that isn't proven when you need money fast. It takes money to make money, right? Cheap fundraising ideas for schools are a necessity. We've come up with a list of over three-hundred school fundraisers that are simple, proven, and often unique to [...]
