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, 12 Mar 2010 13:00:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 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/2010/01/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/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/top-10-ways-to-use-your-page-creation-auto-emails-3/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/06/top-10-ways-to-use-your-page-creation-auto-emails-3/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:11:42 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=3486 Firstgiving’s Account Management Team has been on the road for the past few months, talking with nonprofits like 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 [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/06/top-10-ways-to-use-your-page-creation-auto-emails-3/feed/ 3 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/06/top-10-ways-to-use-your-page-creation-auto-emails-2/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/06/top-10-ways-to-use-your-page-creation-auto-emails-2/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:00:44 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=3390 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/2009/06/top-10-ways-to-use-your-page-creation-auto-emails-2/feed/ 5 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/06/nonprofit-spotlight/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/06/nonprofit-spotlight/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:00:29 +0000 Ashley Morrison http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=3338 We’re introducing a new series to the Online Fundraising Blog: the nonprofit spotlight.  Each month we’ll 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. This week’s nonprofit spotlight shines on Organs ‘R’ Us.   Located in [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/06/nonprofit-spotlight/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/02/webinar-today-using-fundraising-teams-effectively/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/02/webinar-today-using-fundraising-teams-effectively/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:26:47 +0000 David Karp http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=2553 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/02/webinar-today-using-fundraising-teams-effectively/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/12/marathons-raise-more-money-for-your-nonprofit/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/12/marathons-raise-more-money-for-your-nonprofit/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:13:05 +0000 Beth Lingard http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=2189 Through out the years, we’ve seen many marathoners come to Firstgiving and raise extraordinary amounts of money for causes they care about. About 8 months ago, a group of us that work at Firstgiving and regularly fundraise and compete in endurance events such as marathons, got together to try to find out more. Specifically – what’s [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/12/marathons-raise-more-money-for-your-nonprofit/feed/ 5 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/10/online-fundraising-to-combat-poverty/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/10/online-fundraising-to-combat-poverty/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:00:08 +0000 Beth Pickard http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=1312 Today is Blog Action Day, an annual nonprofit event uniting the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters to post about the same issue on the same day.  Bloggers everywhere will participate in this virtual event today by publishing posts that discuss poverty in some way. Here at Firstgiving, we usually like to keep things lighthearted.  We get a [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/10/online-fundraising-to-combat-poverty/feed/ 2 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/2008/10/october-awareness-month-need-some-inspiration/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/10/october-awareness-month-need-some-inspiration/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:00:37 +0000 Beth Pickard http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=1679 This weekend my friends and I took a (chilly) overnight canoe trip down the Saco River in New Hampshire to herald the beginning of October:  Back in the (thankfully warmer) Firstgiving office this week, I’d like to highlight some NPOs and herald the new month again by alerting you to the fact that October is Breast Cancer Awareness [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/10/october-awareness-month-need-some-inspiration/feed/ 2 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/10/countdown-to-blog-action-day-2008/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/10/countdown-to-blog-action-day-2008/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:00:38 +0000 Beth Pickard http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=1664 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/10/countdown-to-blog-action-day-2008/feed/ 2 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/09/be-the-star-you-are-bowling-classic/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/09/be-the-star-you-are-bowling-classic/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:47:21 +0000 Beth Pickard http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=1559 I love bowling.  When I first moved to Boston I was introduced to a New England/Canadian Maritime form of it, candlepin bowling.  And since my ancestors hail from this region, I’ve developed a particular familial affinity for it.  It may come as no surprise, then, that the “Be the Star You Are Bowling Classic” on Firstgiving’s site caught my [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/09/be-the-star-you-are-bowling-classic/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/09/inspiration-for-fundraisers-sarah-lewis/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/09/inspiration-for-fundraisers-sarah-lewis/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:00:44 +0000 Beth Pickard http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=1556 Looking for some inspiration? Meet one of our successful fundraisers, Sarah Lewis. Sarah recently biked 70 miles with a team in the Hope for New York Bike-a-Thon, and has raised over $1,000 with Firstgiving.com. We caught up with Sarah to hear more about her story: Why are you fundraising? I am fundraising for Hope [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/09/inspiration-for-fundraisers-sarah-lewis/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/09/a-way-out/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/09/a-way-out/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:07:21 +0000 Beth Pickard http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=1517 I heard an anecdote this week about responding to adversity.  ”When you run into a problem,” someone said to a friend of mine, “you don’t see an obstruction.  Instead you see a path.”    It’s true, my friend does think this way.  And this strikes me as a very powerful lens through which to experience [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/09/a-way-out/feed/ 3 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/09/the-great-pennsylvania-outdoor-challenge/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/09/the-great-pennsylvania-outdoor-challenge/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:00:46 +0000 Beth Pickard http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=1466 If you’re not already an outdoor enthusiast, the elk bugling phenomenon could quite possibly call you into the forest this month.  That’s what our friends at the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation are hoping, anyway. For the next two weeks, Pennsylvania residents and outdoor enthusiasts will bike, hike, kayak, canoe, stroll, and generally gallavant through the state’s 117 [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/09/the-great-pennsylvania-outdoor-challenge/feed/ 0 http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/09/fundraising-tips-and-tricks-make-the-most-of-your-personal-fundraising-page/ http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/09/fundraising-tips-and-tricks-make-the-most-of-your-personal-fundraising-page/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:56:08 +0000 Beth Lingard http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=1428 What we have learned Through our experience, donors contribute because: they know and want to support you your nonprofit resonates with them they’re amazed by your fundraising efforts or the event you’re tackling they can see the direct impact their donation makes With this research, we have found there are steps you can follow that contribute to successful fundraising. The essentials for [...]]]> http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2008/09/fundraising-tips-and-tricks-make-the-most-of-your-personal-fundraising-page/feed/ 14