6 Reasons Donors Stop Giving (and How to Avoid Them)
Giving to charity is a wonderful way to help those in need. But what happens when donors stop giving? One of the most important aspects of any nonprofit organization is its donor base and donor retention strategy. With so many potential donors out there, it’s imperative to keep them engaged and interested in your cause… Read More »
Create and Sell Fundraising Cookbooks in 10 Simple Steps
Creating and selling fundraising cookbooks are a fun and personal way to raise awareness for your cause and generate valuable funds for your nonprofit. Whether you are planning to make an office, church, or school fundraising cookbook, or doing it to compliment your main fundraiser, such as a walk-a-thon, it’s a great way to make… Read More »
Best Fundraising Platforms for Organizations [2022]
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How do you select the best fundraising platform for your organization with so many software options? It’s not easy, so we’re here to help by covering critical aspects to consider when choosing an online fundraising platform. Then we’ll walk through important features and pricing details for the top ten best fundraising websites around. Here’s a… Read More »
Get to Know Your Donors and Make the Most of a Fundraiser
Donors give because they feel passionate about a cause or an organization. They often have a personal connection to that cause, which makes them more likely to get involved in the fundraising process. By making the effort to get to know your donors, you will be able to tap into this passion and willingly get… Read More »
Usar una Plataforma Virtual para Eventos
DoJiggy es una plataforma virtual para eventos de recaudación de fondos que garantiza que todos nos unamos y apoyemos mientras ganamos dinero para organizaciones benéficas que lo merecen. Desde su lanzamiento en 2003, DoJiggy se ha establecido como un proveedor líder de software y plataforma virtual para eventos de recaudación de fondos asequible para organizaciones… Read More »
How to Set Up a Free School Spirit Wear Store
Selling school spirit wear is an excellent opportunity to show unity and togetherness while raising valuable funds for your school and school groups. Whether your school needs money for playground equipment, school supplies, upgrading tech equipment, or saving enrichment programs that are likely to be cut, setting up an online school spirit wear store could… Read More »
Top Social Media Fundraising Tips and Trends
Social media fundraising is successfully used by many nonprofits and charities worldwide. Social consciousness has grown exponentially over the last couple of years, mainly thanks to social media. Supporting and educating people through social media campaigns such as Clapping for the NHS, Black Lives Matter and climate change has encouraged many of us to be… Read More »
5 Good Reasons to Host Fundraising Events
While the primary mission of hosting nonprofit events is generally to fundraise, there are other essential reasons why fundraising events are so important for organizations. Let’s discuss other benefits and reasons why hosting fundraising events is a vital lifeline for any nonprofit or charitable organization. 5 Reasons to Host Fundraising Events, Beyond Raising Money Hosting… Read More »
The Best Fundraising Platforms to Raise Money in the UK
If you’re like many charity organizations, you’re looking to reassess your online fundraising campaigns in light of COVID. Many organizations are looking for new fundraising ideas and platforms that work in a post-COVID world, where events are often virtual or hybrid in nature. How do you choose the best online fundraising platform to raise money… Read More »
Get The Most Out Of Online Event Ticketing
A key ingredient to pulling off a successful fundraiser is how many tickets you sell. It’s essential to make the online event ticketing process simple and flawless so that your donors have a positive experience from the get-go. This positivity can then be carried on throughout the fundraising event to create maximum impact for your… Read More »
How to Host a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser
Hosting a spaghetti dinner fundraiser, whether you’re a school, church, or nonprofit, is a great way to get your community together, eat a delicious meal and raise funds for a good cause. If you want to feel the full benefit of your spaghetti dinner fundraiser, it’s important to plan carefully with plenty of time in… Read More »
What are the Benefits Of Virtual Fundraising?
With Omicron and other Covid-19 variants rapidly spreading worldwide, many safety restrictions and precautions have been reinstated to keep everyone safe. Just as we were all starting to feel more confident about planning face-to-face fundraisers, we might be sticking to the safer option of virtual fundraising campaigns for the moment. Often going online has been… Read More »
How to Get Millennials Excited About Fundraising & Philanthropy
Millennials, also known as Gen Y, Echo Boomers, and Digital Natives, were born from approximately 1977 to 1995. This group often gets a bad rap for being seen as a generation of narcissists. However, millennials now make a huge part of charitable contributions for worthy causes. In fact, through sharing on social media, offering time… Read More »
What To Expect From 2022 Fundraising Events
Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the way we fundraise. As in-person events have been postponed or canceled, nonprofits and individuals have had to adapt and acquire more technical skills to create digital charity campaigns to survive. So now that Covid-19 restrictions are finally easing, will the future of charity events be physical gatherings,… Read More »
How To Plan A Successful Virtual 5K For Charity
Since the start of Covid-19, the face of fundraising has been forever changed. Finding new ways to provide services, work with individuals and communities, and spread awareness have been vital to the survival of many charities and nonprofits. Going digital has become a lifesaver for many organizations with virtual and hybrid fundraisers now being an… Read More »
Saluting our Veteran Nonprofits on Veterans Day
Veterans Day is an important national holiday for honoring military veterans, who have served in the United States Armed Forces. In observance of Veteran’s Day this year, we’re highlighting five veteran nonprofits, our clients who make a difference in the lives of vets every day. We’re also making a donation to their cause to kick… Read More »
Boost Revenue by Utilizing Crowdfunding with Rewards
Crowdfunding with rewards is a great way to motivate your supporters to give to your nonprofit’s crowdfunding campaigns. Learn how your charity can encourage supporters to donate at a higher level by offering merchandise or other incentives at different donation amounts. Why Utilize Crowdfunding with Rewards? Many nonprofits use rewards in their crowdfunding campaigns to… Read More »
Recaudación de Fondos para Grupos y Organizaciones
DoJiggy ofrece un software fácil de utilizar para todo tipo de organizaciones sin fines de lucro y campañas de recaudación de fondos. Utiliza los componentes que tu organización necesita para crear una experiencia única que involucre a tus seguidores y les ofrezca diversas formas para apoyar la causa. ¿Estás buscando oportunidades para la recaudación de… Read More »
How to Run a Successful Fund-A-Need Campaign
Fund-A-Need campaigns go by many names, such as Paddles Raises, Special Appeals, and Fund-A-Causes. If your fundraising goal is to raise as much money as possible for a specific cause, a Fund-A-Need campaign could be exactly what you’re looking for. These cash appeals are a great way to engage your supporters and get them inspired… Read More »
Best Custom Printed Merchandise for Fundraising
Custom printed merchandise can help raise funds, boost awareness, and improve visibility for your nonprofit or charity. Capture supporter’s attention and make sure that your cause is at the forefront of people’s minds by providing eye-catching personalized printed products for sale. Organizations can now maximize donations by hosting a merchandise sales fundraiser with their very… Read More »
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 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. Even many professional sports teams host 50/50 charity raffles online. 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… Read More »
Free Text Fundraising with Text to Donate
Our 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 anytime and anywhere… 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 »
Social Media Fundraising: 6 Strategies That Work
Social media has become a powerhouse of communication, bringing organizations closer to their supporters and enabling more ways than ever before to spread awareness of their causes. However, social media’s role in the success of a nonprofit or school group need not stop there. Fundraising on social media is a great strategy to integrate into… 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 »
