Virtual events allowed nonprofits to reach more new donors than ever before. As restrictions lift, fundraisers face a choice about how to engage their audience. The nonprofit industry relies heavily on in-person charity events, so COVID-19 dealt a painful blow. 60% of the nonprofits surveyed in our State of Nonprofit Fundraising 2020 report postponed at… Read More »
2021 was the “hybrid” year. Nonprofits moved from “pivoting” to “planning” and were a lot more savvy with virtual fundraising. We all continued to learn, grow, and create positivity amidst an ever changing landscape. One thing we do know, many of the changes we’ve experienced with fundraising aren’t going back. At Greater Giving, we had… Read More »
A Hybrid of a Year This year kept us guessing, every time we thought things were getting back to “normal,” it threw a new curveball. We were cautiously optimistic and a lot more prepared to roll with the changes. Many nonprofits tried going back to live events with safety precautions in place; and most kept… Read More »
Best of Client Stories Inspiring stories from our beloved clients. At Greater Giving we go to work (remotely for now) every day, inspired by the amazing organizations we are so lucky to work with. This past year we saw nonprofits and schools making live, virtual and hybrid events fun and safe with an option for… Read More »
Bring this nonprofit’s hybrid event success to your benefit gala—during and after the pandemic. Ongoing COVID-19 restrictions have posed novel challenges to nonprofits over the last year and a half, forcing them to adjust on the fly as new guidance becomes available. Greater Giving client Celebrity Waiters had already planned to hold a virtual fundraiser… Read More »
As charitable donors grow eager to return to in-person events, our nonprofit clients have been asking us how to provide those exciting live fundraiser experiences while keeping everyone safe and comfortable. At Greater Giving, we learn a lot from our clients’ successes—and we can tell when something is working for them! The recent trend in… Read More »
Any nonprofit, no matter how small, can land donations on GivingTuesday by visualizing the perfect donor and making a powerful, inspiring first impression. Each year on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, nonprofits around the world use the #GivingTuesday hashtag to tell their stories online in the hope of reaching new, passionate donors. Those donors are out… Read More »
Activate the supporter base you already have to get the word out about your GivingTuesday campaign—and be the first to reach BRAND NEW donors. Reminder: This years annual celebration of #GIVINGTUESDAY 2021 will be on NOVEMBER 30th! Inside the fundraising community, #GivingTuesday is a well-known annual event. And by conventional wisdom, this worldwide day of… Read More »
Online giving is the future of fundraising, but not all nonprofits are prepared for it. Shouldn’t you be capitalizing on the potential of e-giving, too? Online giving has been an important branch of fundraising for more than a decade now—but the pandemic has made the ability to accept donations digitally an absolute necessity. Donations made… Read More »
Save money and a ton of time this year end giving season—just create your donation page to start accepting contributions online, and automatically handle recurring donations to encourage repeat donors. Why is online giving so critical to year-end fundraising? With the biggest season for giving almost upon us, we’ve been talking a lot about how… Read More »