Soapbox Engage Blog

Issue 170

Happy Tuesday, Fundraisers! And Happy Halloween!

It’s the spookiest Fundraising Weekly of the year! Is it just the ghosts and ghouls that are giving you a scare this season? Or is the impending year-end fundraising rush giving the skeletons and spiders a run for their money? Fear not. Download this year-end fundraising checklist to keep yourself on track!

Scroll on down for more great fundraising content relating to workplace giving, fundraising operations, and Giving Tuesday. Enjoy!

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Great Fundraising Posts

Top Soapbox Engage Releases for Nonprofit Dreamin 2023

Tim Forbes (Soapbox Engage)

For 16+ years, Soapbox Engage has provided fundraising and engagement solutions that integrate with Salesforce to make nonprofit and education management seamless and smart. In anticipation of Nonprofit Dreamin, we’ve pulled together a list of some of our most exciting product releases of the past year!

8 BOO BOO’s! Are You SCARING Nonprofit Donors Away?

Claire Axelrad (Clairification)

It may be “spooky season,” but you should keep the frights to your decorations and costumes, and keep them out of your fundraising materials. In this blog post, Claire shares 8 different ways you may be scaring your donors away.

Tapping into Workplace Giving: 4 Tips for Nonprofits

Adam Weinger (Care2)

An underutilized income source for nonprofits is workplace giving programs. Workplace giving programs make donating easy and routine, and boost supporter retention while increasing your fundraising potential. In this post, Adam shares four tips to make the most of workplace giving.

Fundraising Efficiently: 3 Ways to Improve Your Operations

Chelsey Newmyer (Ann Green’s Nonprofit Blog)

In an effort to increase fundraising efficiency, nonprofit organizations often look to cut costs. But there are only so many costs you can cut! In this blog post, Chelsey shares details on three areas where nonprofits can drive increased fundraising efficiency: staff retention, donor qualification, and campaign planning.

Nonprofit Nightmare: Fundraising Horror Stories

Gail Perry and Beth Ann Locke (Gail Perry Group)

Happy halloween! Looking for something to scare you today? Look no further than here, where Gail Perry and Beth Ann Locke share their scariest fundraising horror stories. Watch and learn so you can avoid these nonprofit nightmares!

Maximizing Fundraising Impact with a Giving Board Display

Tamara Varner (Greater Giving)

Looking to host a successful and memorable fundraising event? Check out this blog post from Greater Giving where they discuss the Giving Board Display – a game-changer for nonprofits looking to elevate their fundraising events. Delve into the features and benefits of a Giving Board Display and explore how one can help your organization raise more funds.

5 Tips For Your Most Successful Digital Year-End Campaign

Steven Screen (The Better Fundraising Co.)

Most nonprofits raise about 1/3 of their revenue in December. Your donors are more likely to give during the last weeks of the year than any other time of the entire year, making it the easiest time to raise more money online. In this blog post, Steven offers 5 tips to help you have the most successful digital year-end campaign yet!

How to Prepare for Giving Tuesday with Kat Murphy

Julia Campbell and Kat Murphy (Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit)

Giving Tuesday is less than a month away! Are you ready? If you need more support, check out this podcast episode where Kat Murphy and Julia Campbell are in conversation about how to prepare for Giving Tuesday to make sure you get the most out of it.

6 Tips for Quick Sponsorship Wins Right Now

Jamie Bearse (NonProfitPro)

We’re deep into the fourth quarter of a year where individual giving is down and we’re counting more and more on corporate support to meet our budgets and goals. If you want to finish the year strong in landing corporate giving gifts, check out these tips.