This is a guest blog, by Jay Love of Bloomerang Imagine you bought a thoughtful gift to give to a friend for their birthday. You were excited to make their day and to surprise them with something special. But when they received the gift, they didn’t say thank you. We hope you’ve never experienced the
... continue reading.This is a guest post by Sandra Davis of Donorly Whether you’re a fundraising professional or a parent volunteer for your school’s booster club or PTA, you know how important it is to have a community of supporters to help you fundraise, market your events, raise awareness about your cause, and work toward accomplishing your
... continue reading.This is a guest post by Glen Greenstone, of CircuiTree For many fundraising organizations, youth programs, and nonprofits, volunteers are a critical resource. They promote your organization, streamline event operations, and free up precious time for your staff to focus on other important tasks, all without the expectation of pay. However, finding and recruiting the
... continue reading.We update our software every week – usually the updates contain only minor enhancements and bug fixes, and mostly go unnoticed. That won’t be the case this week. . . On Wed. July 28th, the update contains changes you’ll notice right away: Major Reorganization of Site Settings We’re proud of how customizable our software is.
... continue reading.by Daryl McCarl, Director of Business Development at Smartwaiver Fundraising events are important to schools for many reasons—like raising enough money to throw junior prom, ensuring the orchestra gets to go on an annual trip, or being able to afford the booking fee for a special assembly speaker. Plus, school fundraising events don’t just provide
... continue reading.by Korri Piper, Sales and Marketing Consultant & Director of Vendor Relationships, ShopRaise Raising money for your school requires organized fundraising campaigns, a giving community, and a little bit of creativity. Thankfully, not every fundraiser needs months of dedicated planning or a high investment of resources to get off the ground. In fact, there are
... continue reading.by Murad Bushnaq, Morweb Today, most organizations are expected to have modern, sophisticated websites. While few of us are web design experts, creating an inspiring website is well within reach for any organization that’s willing to put in the effort and research into what makes designs effective. This can be a lengthy process, but the
... continue reading.Today’s article comes from Debbie Salat at ABC Fundraising, and with over 20 years of fundraising experience, Debbie offers the following advice for parents and guardians volunteering at their childrens’ schools. Parent and guardian volunteers are vital to the success of so many school and afterschool programs – and it’s important that they have the
... continue reading.Today’s article covers a vital component of many children and parent’s lives – afterschool programs. With the expertise he’s gained as the creator of CommunityPass helping recreation centers and schools across the country, Joseph Oriente shares his thoughts on the current and future state of afterschool programs. With 10.2 million children participating in afterschool programs
... continue reading.Whether you’re a parent of a student or a faculty or staff member, you’ve likely faced the stress that comes with running a successful school fundraising event. Planning involves finding the perfect idea, venue, and most importantly, figuring out how to market your event to your audience for an excellent turnout. After all, without your
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