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/2009/09/top-10-ways-to-use-your-page-creation-auto-emails-3-2/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/09/top-10-ways-to-use-your-page-creation-auto-emails-3-2/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:00:15 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=4747 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-3-2/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/08/top-10-ways-to-use-your-page-creation-auto-emails-6/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/08/top-10-ways-to-use-your-page-creation-auto-emails-6/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:11:20 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=3702 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/2009/08/top-10-ways-to-use-your-page-creation-auto-emails-6/feed/ 1 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/08/fundraiser-spotlight/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/08/fundraiser-spotlight/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:00:47 +0000 BethS http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=3720 Carol is camping out in a tent on the roof of the Fabric of Life Foundation’s fair trade boutique in Edmonds, Washington until 1 million people send in $1 each to the foundation. This may sound a bit crazy and that’s okay with Carol. She just wants to celebrate, not only the great things her nonprofit [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/08/fundraiser-spotlight/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/07/nonprofit-spotlight-3/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/07/nonprofit-spotlight-3/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:05:29 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=3516 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 Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and their Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All Star [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/07/nonprofit-spotlight-3/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/06/weekly-tip-editing-your-thank-you-message/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/06/weekly-tip-editing-your-thank-you-message/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:00:01 +0000 Lucas http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=3231 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/06/weekly-tip-editing-your-thank-you-message/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/05/top-10-ways-to-use-your-page-creation-auto-emails/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/05/top-10-ways-to-use-your-page-creation-auto-emails/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 17:00:54 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=3207 Firstgiving’s Account Management Team has been on the road for the past few months, talking with you 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 nonprofit. But have [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/05/top-10-ways-to-use-your-page-creation-auto-emails/feed/ 9 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/10/everything-is-connected/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/10/everything-is-connected/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:34:34 +0000 Beth Pickard http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=1711 Years ago, while walking home from work, I passed a church with a message on its signboard. The white lettering, stark against the black felt background, read, “Nothing unconnected ever occurs.” Last night, an email my father sent me brought this forgotten quote to mind: I learned with great sadness today that one of my rowing heroes [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/10/everything-is-connected/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/08/attention-npos-how-firstgivingcom-can-make-your-life-easier-part-2/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/08/attention-npos-how-firstgivingcom-can-make-your-life-easier-part-2/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:00:53 +0000 Beth Pickard http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=1109 This morning, we left you with a cup of coffee and some thoughts about the true cost of your time.  We arrived at the conclusion that it sometimes makes your life easier (and less costly) to pay for a service rather than doing something on your own. Now, let’s extend the analogy.  You are an NPO [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/08/attention-npos-how-firstgivingcom-can-make-your-life-easier-part-2/feed/ 1 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/08/attention-npos-how-firstgivingcom-can-make-your-life-easier-part-1/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/08/attention-npos-how-firstgivingcom-can-make-your-life-easier-part-1/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:38:03 +0000 Beth Pickard http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=1057 We’ve recently revamped Firstgiving’s home page.  If you are an NPO, you might notice we have a special box for you with the following checklist: “Make your life easier.  Reach more people.  Raise more money.”   Bold claims, we know.  And how can this be so, you ask? Consider the following:  Imagine you are a coffee connossieur with a very busy [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/08/attention-npos-how-firstgivingcom-can-make-your-life-easier-part-1/feed/ 1 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/07/awareness-action-effective/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/07/awareness-action-effective/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:00:35 +0000 Beth Pickard http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=726 Take a quick drive across town or a stroll down the street—chances are you’ll encounter someone raising awareness for a cause he or she cares about. From a bumper sticker promoting animal rights to a pink ribbon for breast cancer to the “Livestrong” or “ONE” bracelet you’re wearing as you read this post, we are [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/07/awareness-action-effective/feed/ 1 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/07/raising-funds-and-awareness-online-for-a-cure/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/07/raising-funds-and-awareness-online-for-a-cure/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:27:12 +0000 admin http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=744 Celebrity endorsements seem to be a sure way to get media attention and instantly raise awareness. Just like Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy raised Autism awareness, Nick Jonas from Jonas Brothers is raising awareness and funds for diabetes. When he was unexpectedly diagnosed with Type One Diabetes he respectfully took his adversity and celebrity status [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/07/raising-funds-and-awareness-online-for-a-cure/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/07/the-power-of-1/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/07/the-power-of-1/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:41:30 +0000 Beth Pickard http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=723 You probably have one in your pocket right now. Here in Boston, we reminisce about the days when it only took one to ride the T. It is one of the humblest among our mediums of exchange. It is the $1 bill. Sometimes we don’t think to give in small amounts because we don’t think it [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/07/the-power-of-1/feed/ 11 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/07/happy-birthday-to-you-and-you-and-your-favorite-charity/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/07/happy-birthday-to-you-and-you-and-your-favorite-charity/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:31:19 +0000 admin http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=713 I’ve come across many selfless people while working here at Firstgiving.com. Not just in my experience with donors but with co-workers as well. The most surprising thing I’ve seen thus far has been people honoring their favorite cause by accepting donations in lieu of birthday (or wedding) gifts.  You can easily setup a firstgiving.com page in honor [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/07/happy-birthday-to-you-and-you-and-your-favorite-charity/feed/ 3 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/07/when-life-hands-you-lemons-make-a-firstgiving-page/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/07/when-life-hands-you-lemons-make-a-firstgiving-page/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:45:48 +0000 admin http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=685 Nothing beats a cup of cold, refreshing lemonade on a scorching, hot summer day. And do you know what makes it taste even sweeter? Knowing that the proceeds from that cup are going towards a good cause. That’s exactly how the idea of Alex’s Lemonade Stand was born. In 2000, a 4-year-old cancer patient named Alexandra [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/07/when-life-hands-you-lemons-make-a-firstgiving-page/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/06/home-of-the-brave-and-the-giving/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/06/home-of-the-brave-and-the-giving/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:38:55 +0000 admin http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=680 Triathlons, marathons, golf tournaments, cycling, road trips and formal balls—these are some of the events put on by non-profit organizations to provide aid to the families of injured and deceased soliders. I recently stumbled upon a Firstgiving page created by the Semper Fi Fund and was impressed and inspired by their ability to raise awareness [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/06/home-of-the-brave-and-the-giving/feed/ 1