http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com A blog about raising money online for charitable causes, social media fundraising, and other nonprofit fundraising ideas from Firstgiving.com Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:00:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2010/03/boston-marathon-spotlight-jesse-vetter-for-metropolitan-boston-housing-partnership/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2010/03/boston-marathon-spotlight-jesse-vetter-for-metropolitan-boston-housing-partnership/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:55:05 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=5540 Jesse Vetter’s doctor lightheartedly said that he could run a marathon after his 14th knee surgery. Jesse took that literally and will be participating in the 114th running of the Boston Marathon this year. He is running to support Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership (MBHP), which provides an array of services to provide those in need with [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2010/03/boston-marathon-spotlight-jesse-vetter-for-metropolitan-boston-housing-partnership/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2010/03/3-10-10-updates-to-your-firstgiving-account/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2010/03/3-10-10-updates-to-your-firstgiving-account/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:00:24 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=5537 As of today we are offering an easy way for your supporters to raise awareness about your cause, and help ask for donations. You can find icons on your supporters fundraising page that link directly to their Facebook and Twitter accounts. We’ve also added a feature for donors that allow them to “share” the page they [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2010/03/3-10-10-updates-to-your-firstgiving-account/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2010/03/boston-marathon-meet-up-with-team-hoyt/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2010/03/boston-marathon-meet-up-with-team-hoyt/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:24:47 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=5509 On Wednesday, March 3, 2010, FirstGiving fundraisers gathered at Dillon’s, just steps away from the Boston Marathon finish line, for a night of team building, networking, and fun. Dick Hoyt, a seasoned marathon and endurance athlete, gave a motivational speech to Boston Marathon runners. Rick Hoyt, Dick’s son, was a strongly felt presence throughout the [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2010/03/boston-marathon-meet-up-with-team-hoyt/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2010/03/jodie-nelson-paddle-surfs-for-keep-a-breast-foundation/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2010/03/jodie-nelson-paddle-surfs-for-keep-a-breast-foundation/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:46:49 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=5481 Jodie Nelson likes to hold the distinction of the first woman. She was the first woman to be towed into enormous barrels in Tahiti’s Teahupoo, and was one of the first female surfers even to attempt tow-in surfing. On March 28, 2010, Jodie will become the first woman to paddle surf from Avalon, on the island of Catalina, to [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2010/03/jodie-nelson-paddle-surfs-for-keep-a-breast-foundation/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2010/02/free-webinar-raise-1000-a-day-for-30-days/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2010/02/free-webinar-raise-1000-a-day-for-30-days/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:58:52 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=5351 Nonprofit organizations are seeking fresh ideas that will help lead to more donations and volunteer engagement.  FirstGiving presents a FREE Webinar about online social fundraising while showing how one nonprofit raised $1,000 a day for 30 days online. You can easily design a similar fundraising program for your supporters as well.  Join the Webinar to learn how. Please [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2010/02/free-webinar-raise-1000-a-day-for-30-days/feed/ 3 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2010/01/big-fundraising-for-special-operations-warrior-foundation/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2010/01/big-fundraising-for-special-operations-warrior-foundation/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:41:37 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=5301 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2010/01/big-fundraising-for-special-operations-warrior-foundation/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2010/01/news-from-firstgiving-new-nonproft-account-reporting-clean-up/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2010/01/news-from-firstgiving-new-nonproft-account-reporting-clean-up/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:00:18 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=5195 Many of you use the data from the FirstGiving reporting area to integrate with your database or complete mail merges. Processing a lot of data by hand can be time consuming and frustrating, so we have made your life a little easier. Previously, when a donor or fundraiser made a donation or created a page, the data was entered into our [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2010/01/news-from-firstgiving-new-nonproft-account-reporting-clean-up/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/12/politicians-and-fundraising/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/12/politicians-and-fundraising/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:06:17 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=5119 It probably comes as no surprise but, politicians really are some of the best fundraisers out there.  They have a lot of experience in rallying people around a cause, and they also keep these people involved throughout the campaign. FirstGiving doesn’t do political fundraising but….. Yousef Al Otaiba is the current United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/12/politicians-and-fundraising/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/11/happy-thanksgiving-from-team-firstgiving/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/11/happy-thanksgiving-from-team-firstgiving/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:13:20 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=5101 Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday, I love to sit back, eat turkey and watch football by a fire.  There is no stress about gifts, (except for my Mom who will be First in line at Macy’s for Black Friday), and usually it is a family affair that is filled with tradition.  One tradition that I am [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/11/happy-thanksgiving-from-team-firstgiving/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/11/nonprofit-spotlight-samaritans-purse/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/11/nonprofit-spotlight-samaritans-purse/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:00:02 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=5081 Each month, we highlight a couple of our nonprofit partners who have unique fundraising events, great success stories, or something else fantastic going on that we’d like to tell you about. Next up in our nonprofit spotlight fundraising series is Samaritan’s Purse. Since 1974 Samaritan’s Purse has followed Jesus parable of The Good Samaritan, by giving [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/11/nonprofit-spotlight-samaritans-purse/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/11/need-an-extreme-makeover/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/11/need-an-extreme-makeover/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:42:03 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=5071 We won’t be much help when it comes to  a beauty or house makeover, but is your nonprofit in need of a marketing and computer technology makeover?  If so, we know just the people, Geek Girl.   The Extreme Geek Girl Makeover contest is open to any 501(c)(3) nonprofit located in the greater Cape and Island’s area [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/11/need-an-extreme-makeover/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/10/nonprofit-spotlight-garden-of-dreams-foundation/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/10/nonprofit-spotlight-garden-of-dreams-foundation/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:54:22 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=5000 Each month, we highlight a couple of our nonprofit partners who have unique fundraising events, great success stories, or something else fantastic going on that we’d like to tell you about. Next up in our nonprofit spotlight fundraising series, is Garden of Dreams Foundation (GDF). 37,000  runners will be crossing  the Brooklyn Bridge and running the 26.2 miles [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/10/nonprofit-spotlight-garden-of-dreams-foundation/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/10/nonprofit-spotlight-the-cure-jm-foundation/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/10/nonprofit-spotlight-the-cure-jm-foundation/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:43:13 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=4905 Each month we highlight a couple of our nonprofit partners who have unique fundraising events, great success stories, or something else fantastic going on that we’d like to tell you about. Next up in our nonprofit fundraising series, the nonprofit spotlight, is  The Cure JM Foundation. The air is crisp, and without even stepping outside, you [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/10/nonprofit-spotlight-the-cure-jm-foundation/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/10/top-10-ways-to-use-your-page-creation-auto-emails-1/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/10/top-10-ways-to-use-your-page-creation-auto-emails-1/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:00:21 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=4883 Firstgiving’s Account Management Team has been on the road for the past few months, talking with our nonprofit partners about how to raise more money online and listening to your feedback. One thing you’vetold us is how helpful it is to receive an automatic email when someone creates a new fundraising page for your nonprofit. [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/10/top-10-ways-to-use-your-page-creation-auto-emails-1/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/09/alanis-morissette-runs-for-neda/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/09/alanis-morissette-runs-for-neda/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:00:03 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=4866 Celebrity sighting at FirstGiving! Grammy award winning artist Alanis Morissette is running 26.2 miles to support the National Eating Disorders of America (NEDA).  NEDA advocates for funding for quality treatment, research and prevention of eating disorders.  Although the organization is still farily young (it was founded in 2001), these folks have a mature fundraising program going.  This fall, NEDA is hosting fundraising walks all across the country–their [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/09/alanis-morissette-runs-for-neda/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/09/nonprofit-spotlight-melanoma-research-foundation/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/09/nonprofit-spotlight-melanoma-research-foundation/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:00:18 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=4840 Each month we highlight a couple of our nonprofit partners who have unique fundraising events, great success stories, or something else fantastic going on that we’d like to tell you about. Next up in our nonprofit fundraising series, the nonprofit spotlight, is  The Melonoma Research Foundation. The Melonoma Research Foundation (MRF) funds cancer research, educates [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/09/nonprofit-spotlight-melanoma-research-foundation/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/09/nonprofit-spotlight-epilepsy-foundation-of-minnesota/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/09/nonprofit-spotlight-epilepsy-foundation-of-minnesota/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:10:30 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=4836 Each month we highlight a couple of our nonprofit partners who have unique fundraising events, great success stories, or something else fantastic going on that we’d like to tell you about. Next up in our nonprofit fundraising series, the nonprofit spotlight, is The Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota and their Stroll for Epilepsy walks. In 2009, the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota put [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/09/nonprofit-spotlight-epilepsy-foundation-of-minnesota/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/09/top-10-ways-to-use-your-page-creation-auto-emails-2-2/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/09/top-10-ways-to-use-your-page-creation-auto-emails-2-2/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:00:51 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=4811 Firstgiving’s Account Management Team has been on the road for the past few months, talking with our nonprofit partners about how to raise more money online and listening to your feedback.  One thing you’ve told us is how helpful it is to receive an automatic email when someone creates a new fundraising page for your [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/09/top-10-ways-to-use-your-page-creation-auto-emails-2-2/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/09/dont-you-wish-microsoft-would-design-your-nonprofit-webpage/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/09/dont-you-wish-microsoft-would-design-your-nonprofit-webpage/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:00:13 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=4800 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/09/dont-you-wish-microsoft-would-design-your-nonprofit-webpage/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/09/nonprofit-spotlight-cure-childhood-cancer/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/09/nonprofit-spotlight-cure-childhood-cancer/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:00:10 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=4781 Each month we highlight a couple of our nonprofit partners who have unique fundraising events, great success stories, or something else fantastic going on that we’d like to tell you about. Next up in our nonprofit fundraising series, the nonprofit spotlight, is  Cure Childhood Cancer , and their CURE’s Kids Conquer Cancer One Day at [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/09/nonprofit-spotlight-cure-childhood-cancer/feed/ 1