[slideshare id=38375073&doc=icebucket-140826110540-phpapp02] Is success of the Ice Bucket Challenge a happy accident for ALS and the people who suffer from the disease or is the first example of the power of crowd charity? Can other nonprofits reproduce it? My answer: yes and no. The Ice Bucket Challenge has raised over $88.5 Million Dollars to fight the horrible disease, according to the ALS Association web site. Just one week ago, donations totaled $22.6 million. In just seven … [Read more...]
Summer School: Test Drive: Using #GivingTuesday to Experiment with New Fundraising Strategies
How many of you who work for nonprofits are getting asked to "come up with an icebucket challenge" for your annual fundraising campaign? Or maybe it's caught your attention and you are more realistically asking, "What can we learn from the icebucket challenge apply to our year-end giving and integrating social media in fundraising?" Participating in a local or national giving day may help you work on that second question. Most giving days also provide lots of toolkits, webinars, and … [Read more...]
Is A Downer News Cycle A Factor in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Success?
In the last six weeks of summer, turn on any TV news channel, NPR, or read news articles online, and there was depressing news. The Malaysian Airline tragedy in the Ukraine, the Ebola virus outbreak, the conflict on the borders of Israel/Palestine, Iraq/ISIS, Ferguson, and the sad passing of Robin Williams. These are all very serious and sad world events. So, maybe it is not too surprising that something that makes us feel good while doing good and a little silly like the ALS Ice … [Read more...]
Free E-Book: NetworkforGood Giving Day Planning Guide
While it may be the dog days of August, GivingTuesday 2014 kicks off on December 4th. After spending a year facilitating a peer learning community of Knight Foundation grantees hosting giving days, one of the most factors for success for local no nonprofits participating is having about 6-9 months timeframe to develop a plan. NetworkforGood to the rescue! They've just published this terrific, free e-book with lots of tips and planning templates to help your organization decide whether … [Read more...]
Kids and Kickstarter: The Rise of PhilanthroKids and Kid Crowdfunding!
Crowdfunding in general has raised more than 5.1 billion in 2013 and nonprofit fundraisers using crowdfunding platforms and techniques continues to explode (according to this infographic from Craig Newmark). As nonprofits hone and refine peer to peer fundraising best practices, we are also seeing more more people make philanthropy a part of their everyday personal expression - whether on social networks or in the real world. There is a growing recognition, that personal success is not about … [Read more...]
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