Social Media Ideas for Annual Campaigns

How to Build a Matching Gift Challenge Program That Actually Drives Donor Growth

Matching gift challenge programs can drive more donors, sustainers and mid-level upgrades — but only if you secure the right match and tailor the offer by channel. See how to use s...

Gallop for Good Raises More Than $300,000 for Aftercare

The one-day online giving campaign, held June 27, generated more than 575 donations totaling more than $303,000 to benefit 75 Thoroughbred aftercare nonprofit organizations across...

Make the Quiet Season Count With a Summer Major-Gifts Strategy

Use the summer quiet season to sharpen your major-gifts portfolio and campaigns so you hit fall with a stronger plan and donor pipeline. The post Make the Quiet Season Count With a...

How to Find the Best Time to Fundraise for Your Nonprofit

Choosing the right month matters less than matching your fundraising campaigns to your donors’ habits and your team’s capacity. Here’s what you need to know to time appeals for str...

2026 Operation Santa Claus applicants seek long-term change, not ‘quick fixes’

Charities applying for this year’s round of funding from Operation Santa Claus (OSC) aim to tackle the root causes of Hong Kong’s problems and create a lasting impact that goes bey...

Email As Your Ultimate Year-Round Donor Stewardship Tool

Consistent email outreach leads to greater engagement, which can increase both your retention rate and the amount of donations you receive throughout the year. Rather than squeezin...

How This Disaster Relief Nonprofit Tapped First-Party Data To Reach Donors Year-Round

No matter the season or what’s in the news, there are always people in need of medical resources. But nonprofits that provide those resources receive most of their donations during...

How to re-use last year’s fundraising this year

Are you working your 2026 year-end campaign? Let me show you how to save a lot of time on it. Go back to your 2025 campaign. Or maybe some year before that. If something works in y...

Donor Marketing Coordinator

Donor Marketing Coordinator rmarcus@afsc.org Fri, 05/29/2026 - 13:05 The Donor Marketing Coordinator supports multichannel fundraising efforts in support of AFSC’s mi...

Old Friends Announces Annual HayRaiser Campaign

Committed to providing the highest standard of care for its beloved equine residents, Old Friends will launch their annual fundraiser to help cover the costs of quality hay and for...

How to harness the power of specific fundraising

Here are the calls to action from several pieces of direct-mail fundraising. All are from legitimate, reputable nonprofits: The common theme? There’s no specificity. These organiza...

WKU Athletics To Launch 270 In 270 Campaign On June 22

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Athletics will launch the 270 In 270 fundraising campaign on Monday, June 22. The goal of the campaign is to increase Hilltopper Athletic Foundation member...

How Omnichannel Campaigns Can Deliver the Experience Donors Actually Expect

Donors expect nonprofits to know them the way Netflix and Amazon do. That means coordinated messaging across every channel — and the data infrastructure to back it up. Here's what...

Why Nonprofit Galas Only Work for a Shrinking Minority — and What to Do Instead

The gala still works — but only for organizations with a deep major-donor pipeline. For most nonprofits, event costs run about $0.50 per dollar raised. Here's the case for the bett...

New Certification Program Recognizes Providers Supporting Sustainable Giving

The Center for Sustainable Giving has introduced the Sustainable Giving Partner Certification to help nonprofits identify providers that support recurring giving through proven cap...

South Carolina capital campaign kicks off churchwide ‘pay it forward’ fundraising initiative

[Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of South Carolina is using seed money from The Episcopal Church to launch its first capital campaign since resolving a property lawsuit with a...

In push for efficiency, city dashboard shows which campaigns have widest reach

City departments ran 233 campaigns in FY24 and FY25.

Why Creating Donor Engagement Opportunities Boosts Fundraising

Awareness alone is passive I wish I had a dime for every time a nonprofit board or staff member told me “We’re the best kept secret in town; if people knew what we do, they’d give...

Rally for Little League® Campaign Aims to Support Industry-Leading Experience

Key Takeaways: “Rally for Little League®” is the enhanced philanthropy campaign that serves as the creative expression of Little League’s broader fundraising strategy. As a mission...

2026 National Philanthropy Day Award Nominations Sought

Seasonal Marketing: 5 Strategies for Year-Round Business Success & Campaign Examples

The holiday decorations were barely packed away when Valentine’s hearts started popping up on social media. Before you know it, it’s back-to-school season, then Halloween, then Chr...

Avid Launches Fundraising Operating System 4, Adding AI Features That Build Audiences and Draft Campaigns

FOS 4 introduces tools that analyze a nonprofit's fundraising program, identify opportunities, build target audiences, and draft campaigns within the organization's existing system...