Fundraising Trends and Predictions for 2021
First off, congratulations! We made it through 2020 together. We had to learn a lot as fundraisers and find new ways to engage donors and share our message. A big part of that was moving to virtual fundraising campaigns. Many of our client organizations successfully did that and raised a lot of money for year-end… Read More »
Top 7 Features of Our New Fundraising Platform
We are excited to announce the launch of our new, improved online and virtual fundraising platform. As with so many nonprofits and businesses, COVID hit us hard here at DoJiggy. We needed to make some major changes at a time when so many fundraising events were and continue to be canceled or postponed. We responded… Read More »
Best Rotary Fundraising Ideas
Rotary International is one of the premier service organizations worldwide, with 1.2 million members and over 35,000 Rotarian clubs around the world. The mission of Rotary International is to ‘provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.’ Fundraising for these causes… Read More »
DoJiggy Announces Gift Aid Functionality for UK Organisations
Campaigns made on our new virtual fundraising platform now have the functionality to support UK Gift Aid donations. Gift Aid provides a great opportunity for donors to increase the value of their donations to a charity. When this option is enabled on your campaign, donors will be able to indicate that they want their donation… Read More »
How to Host a Livestream for Virtual Fundraising Campaigns
Live streaming or (livestreaming) refers to online video streaming simultaneously recorded and broadcast in real-time. It is often referred to simply as streaming. Live streaming has gained popularity with nonprofits during COVID-19, as a means of hosting or enhancing virtual fundraising campaigns. If your organization is looking for new and innovative ways of reaching your… Read More »
How to Fundraise with a 50/50 Raffle
Hosting a 50/50 raffle is an easy fundraising idea that has proven to be quite lucrative for many organizations. The success of these charity raffles used to be limited and based on reaching supporters when they had cash on hand. Not anymore! After you clear any initial hurdles with your state or provincial regulatory agency,… Read More »
Free Text Fundraising with Text to Donate
The DoJiggy.io virtual fundraising platform features free, unlimited Text to Donate SMS messages for all US-based charity and fundraising campaigns. What is Text to Donate? Text-to-donate is using SMS phone texting to donate to a nonprofit organization or charitable cause. Text to Donate allows your donors to easily support your organization or charity at any… Read More »
Need help marketing your peer to peer campaign?
We’ve talked about ideas for online and virtual fundraising during coronavirus and offered some case studies on a few clients that have transitioned to virtual peer to peer events. But perhaps your nonprofit is still struggling with messaging during this unprecedented time. How do you promote a fundraising campaign when so many people are in… Read More »
GDPR Compliance: What Nonprofits Need to Know
GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation. The GDPR is a law on data protection and privacy for all individual citizens of the European Union and the European Economic Area, which went into effect on May 25, 2018. GDPR Compliance protects the online privacy of citizens of the European Union without regard for where the… Read More »
Benefits of Open Source Software for Nonprofits
While a website is essential for a non-profit organization to make its presence known, the traditional methods of developing a non-profit website can take a lot of time, resources and money. Many organizations need to outsource a developer or graphic designer to design their website, and then a webmaster to continuously maintain and update it.… Read More »
Starting A Nonprofit 501(c)3: The Official 10 Step Guide
Nonprofits start with impassioned people ready to make a difference in the world. It only takes one person or a small group to hold passion strong enough to forge ahead and start a nonprofit or charitable organization. But just like with any business, there is a lot of research and planning that goes into starting… Read More »
Tribute Gifts: The Ins and Outs of Tribute Giving
Tribute and honorary gifts can be a great way for nonprofit organizations and charities to raise funds while paying homage to the great memories of an individual. Such gifts can help an organization reach a significant amount of its goals because tribute gifts come from a strong belief in the organization’s mission on behalf of… Read More »
How to Start a Nonprofit Monthly Giving Program
Does your nonprofit have a strong monthly giving or membership program? If not, you’re missing out! Establishing a nonprofit monthly giving program can have a positive impact towards achieving your organization’s financial goals. Monthly giving programs also provide consistent, year-round funding which is vital to meeting overhead costs such as rent or mortgage, employee salaries… Read More »
How to Create a Great Nonprofit Donor Experience
We hear more and more about the importance of the donor experience. What is it and does it really matter? If someone supports your organization, can you really mess that up? The simple answer is yes! Creating and nurturing a great donor experience is vital to the success of your non-profit’s fundraising strategies. Following current… Read More »
Nonprofit Website Design: Keys to Success
The greatest tool for building a nonprofit organization’s identity and fundraising efforts is their organization’s nonprofit website. Nonprofit website design is all about increasing website traffic, communicating effectively with your audience and providing clear calls to action, and keeping supporters and donors coming back. How well a nonprofit website responds and caters to its donors during… Read More »
Partnership Power in Online Fundraising
When three organizations team together on an online fundraising campaign and join forces for one cause the magic begins. Each group with its own support network, infrastructure, skills, and mindset bringing their talents to one table creates a rich effort for one fantastic fundraiser. Unfolding how this works in making one event successful makes for… Read More »
8 Ingredients of the Best Fundraising Websites
What are the key ingredients of the best fundraising websites for non-profits? If your organization is equipped to answer this question and act on the answers, you’re sure to raise more money for your cause. Let’s discuss some of the unexpected answers and solutions as to how to accomplish the best results through online fundraising. The… Read More »
Charity Swimming Events Create a Splash
Swimming events as fundraisers are a fun and healthy way to promote community involvement with a broad range of participants. Whether you measure your swimming events in laps or kilometers, charity swimming events can inspire communities from age six to seventy-five, and bring the focus of your entire community to your worthy cause. Like all… Read More »
Ideas for Successful Friends of the Library Fundraising
Libraries are an important part of communities for creating a haven of education, inspiration and opening our eyes to a world through books and publications. A critical component to the success of libraries everywhere are groups called Friends of the Library. What are Friends of the Library Groups? Friends of the Library are groups and… Read More »
