Online Fundraising



eTapestry Helps Food Bank Recover From Disaster

Posted on 16 September 2009

There’s a variety of software programs that many nonprofits, just like commercial businesses, need in order to be successful.  For charitable groups managing donor information, communicating with supporters online and accepting internet based donations are of particular concern.
eTapestry offers a whole suite of tools to simplify this process for you. There’s a web-based [...]

Roundup: Social Media for Fundraising

Posted on 28 August 2009

I spent most of this afternoon watching the live video from the Social Media for Social Good conference.  Here’s a blog post with some tips from the presentation and more links: Roundup: Social Media for Social Good
If you are on Facebook you’ve probably recieved “gifts” from your friends.  Anything from virtual plants to cupcakes, [...]

Roundup: The Latest on Social Media for Nonprofits

Posted on 01 May 2009

In the past few weeks the media buzz about Twitter has exploded.  Even if you’ve never been to the site, now most people have at least heard of it.  Like with the Twitter war between CNN and Ashton Kutcher, it’s mostly been about the numbers.  A million followers?  Wow.
But really social media is not about [...]

Accepting Donations Online: Three Great Service Providers

Posted on 29 April 2009

Accepting online donations is becoming much more popular for Non Profit Organizations. There are several ways to go about accepting online donations. Find out more about how to accept donations over the internet…

Online Charity Auctions on the Upward Trend

Posted on 16 March 2009

Many nonprofits are looking for new and exciting ways to engage supporters during these tough economic times.   While direct donations to charity might be down, at the same time online shopping is up.  Amazon reported sales up by 18% last year.  More people than ever are now comfortable shopping online and may be looking for [...]

Roundup: More than $250K raised by global networking event “Twestival”

Posted on 20 February 2009

Last Thursday, February 12th, 2009, people in over 200 cities around the world hosted events to raise money for charity: water.  This non profit organization brings clean, safe drinking water to people in developing countries.

Many of the events were small networking parties, bringing together people who normally only correspond via the web, specifically the [...]

Free Online Fundraising eBooks: Download These Today

Posted on 10 December 2008

Today I’d like to feature two great resources that could make a big difference in your online fundraising efforts.  They come from experienced experts in online fundraising…. plus they are free.
1. The 2008 Online Fundraising Survival Guide: 12 Winning Strategies to Survive & Thrive in a Down Economy from Network for Good.  If you don’t [...]