DoJiggy Is Moving All Websites to Secure HTTPS Protocol
Google Chrome to Mark all HTTP sites as ‘Not Secure’ Starting in July 2018 Beginning in July 2018 with the release of Google Chrome 68, Chrome will begin flagging sites as not secure if they don’t use an SSL certificate on all pages. Currently, DoJiggy fundraising websites use an SSL certificate (which renders HTTPS pages)… 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 »
SEO for Non-Profits: Six Steps to Get Started
The world of search engine optimization (SEO) can sound intimidating to many non-profit and development professionals. After all, do you really need to worry about SEO for non-profits? With all of the other concerns in creating and maintaining a website, developing your non-profit’s fundraising strategies, and focusing on your core mission, SEO can easily seem optional.… Read More »
New Non-profit Website and Hosting Program Launched
DoJiggy announces the launch of our new non-profit website and hosting program with the Luke Arnold Memorial Scholarship Foundation website. The Luke Arnold Memorial Scholarship Foundation was started by a closely-knit group of Luke’s friends to help keep his legacy alive. The Foundation’s mission is to carry on a friends legacy by giving back to… Read More »
Dog Walk Fundraising Ideas
Regardless of rain or shine, dogs are always enthused about going for a walk. Please your dogs with a fundraising dog walk or run, get some exercise and give back to your community. Dog Walks are fun peer-to-peer crowdfunding events and are usually 5K or less in length. They are very similar in planning to… Read More »
10 Steps to Plan a Polar Bear Plunge Fundraiser
While the winter makes many people hide away indoors, polar bear plunge fundraisers are a unique and fun way to bring supporters out for a great cause. Supporters of polar plunges raise funds or pledges and then take the plunge into frigid or icy waters to raise awareness for a charitable cause. One of the… 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 »
DoJiggy Recognized as a Leader in Colorado Tech Scene
DoJiggy Recognized as a Leader in the Colorado Tech Scene by G2 Crowd DoJiggy has been identified as one of the best Colorado software tech companies, based on its high levels of customer satisfaction and likeliness to recommend ratings from real G2 Crowd users for the GolfRegistrations golf tournament software management platform. GolfRegistrations has received… Read More »
Checklist of 2018 Fundraising Trends
Coming into the new year, it’s a great time to focus on evaluating and solidifying your organization’s fundraising approaches. Today, fundraising for a cause comes at everybody at such a fast and frequent pace, making sure that your organization understands best practices and stands out from the crowd is vital. An analysis of fundraising trends… Read More »
Donor Retention Strategies for Non-profits
Sometimes we focus so much on hosting fundraising events and finding new donors that donor retention is overlooked. Yet keeping and cultivating current donors is easier and more effective than searching for new donors. Donor retention is about getting to know your donors, appealing to them and keeping them coming back for more. How to… Read More »
Swing for Cancer Golf Tournament Fundraisers
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Fundraising golf events are a great way to swing for cancer this month and throughout the year. Creative themes can transform a classic golf event into one that celebrates the lives of survivors and their families. There are several approaches for a golf tournament from partnerships with large nonprofit organizations… Read More »
Your PTA and Disaster Relief
How Your PTA Can Help with Natural Disaster Relief With the rise of natural disasters from Hurricane Harvey, Irma and Maria, relief is still in dire need for many victims. Natural disasters affect victims in many ways, such as needing to rebuild their homes from scratch, being displaced from their community or lacking access to… Read More »
PTA Events to Dazzle Your School
Inspire Your Community – Attracting New PTA Members One of the best ways to motivate parents to become involved in the PTA (or PTO) is to focus on PTA events that benefit their children. The main subjects of math, language, science, art and music are taught in class. What occurs outside of regular school hours… Read More »
DoJiggy Payments, Merchant Services or PayPal?
If your school or organization is starting an online fundraising campaign, you may be wondering about the benefits of using our merchant accounts vs. DoJiggy Payments. What are the benefits and fees associated with both of these options? How do you choose which is the better option for your organization? What if you already have… Read More »
Fun Run Ideas and Themes to Bring the Fun!
While the weather is still warm, why not gather your students or supporters together and raise money while getting some exercise with a Fun Run? Fun Runs are the perfect fundraiser for schools, as they encourage youth exercise and team building. Students get excited about the big day and are happy to fundraise for your… Read More »
How to Organize an Obstacle Course Fundraiser
The school bells are about to ring and that means back-to-school fundraising is just around the corner! While you may have the urge to organize a plain old walk or marathon, why not up the ante on your fundraising event and give it the extra sizzle that it needs to increase your participation? Put a… Read More »
Introducing DoJiggy Payments
Need payment processing for your fundraising event, but not interested in a full merchant account and monthly fees? Tired of using PayPal and dealing with PayPal Pending orders? Need payment processing for your fundraising event, but not interested in a full merchant account and monthly fees? Tired of using PayPal and dealing with PayPal Pending… Read More »
DoJiggy Selected for Gartner’s 2017 FrontRunners
We are pleased to announce that DoJiggy Pledge crowdfunding software was recently selected to Gartner’s list of 2017 Nonprofit Donor Management Software FrontRunners. The listing includes the top 24 software products in the Nonprofit Donor Management category, based on online user reviews and the Gartner Methodology. For the non-profit Donor management software market, over 260… Read More »
Father’s Day Fundraising
Honoring Fathers on Father’s Day is beautifully done through fundraising for causes that support fathers. Families work side by side on this special day in crowdfunding events, golf marathons and walkathons. Here are some of our client sites in action this Father’s Day. Father’s Day Fundraising Bowl-a-thon Bowling For Dads on Father’s Day is a… Read More »
New Shopping Cart for Golf & Events Pro Websites
We are excited to announce a new, mobilized version of the shopping cart for Golf & Events pro websites registration page. The page now functions as a shopping cart, allowing your constituents to add various items and make multiple purchases that were not previously supported. Specifically, the following flows are now supported with the new… Read More »
Encouraging Your Peer-to-Peer Participants to Fundraise
The power of a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign lies in your participants’ fundraising abilities. As your participants tap into their social network, new people are introduced to your organization and many of them are likely to become donors, if only for this event. If your organization has decided to host a crowdfunding or peer-to-peer fundraising event,… Read More »
Fundraising with a Color Run Fundraiser
Splashes of colorful foams and vivacious hues of powders being thrown throughout a walkathon or Fun Run is just one of the magical ingredients that make a Color Run Fundraiser successful. Rather than just revolving the focus of your walkathon or Fun Run around the finishing point, this event makes every step of the way… Read More »
Booster Club Fundraising Ideas
Clubs and sports hold the power to making a school’s educational experiences more enriching. Sometimes extra fundraising help is needed to support these initiatives, which creates a great opportunity to begin or participate in booster club fundraising. What is a Booster Club? Booster clubs are organizations that support initiatives to raise money for school clubs… Read More »
Best Charity Golf Tournament Software Features
Fundraising and charity golf tournaments are a fantastic way to raise funds, especially if you have a strong network of supporters with an avid passion for grabbing their clubs to head to the greens. While fundraising software can often handle many complexities that come with different fundraising efforts, golf tournaments often have intricacies that require… Read More »
Nonprofit Fundraising Trends for 2017
It’s a new year and annual budget planning takes the center stage in making decisions about nonprofit fundraising. You may be looking at the fundraising trends of 2016 to create a path to 2017. What are the key trends to consider? It would be easy to jump into a plan of action according to what… Read More »
7 Holiday Fundraising Campaigns
Let the joyous holiday season add a dose of creativity to your fundraising efforts. Holiday fundraising does not have to be boring, and indeed should be rewarding. Put on some Christmas music and be inspired by 7 holiday fundraising ideas with a fresh spin, and put your own magic into them. Holiday fundraising shopping website… Read More »
Halloween Fundraising & Event Management
A Halloween fundraising event with many tricks and treats held on October 22 may inspire you to have one of your own. Franklin’s Friends, an animal welfare nonprofit, is using the Howl-o-ween magic in the wind to have a dog walk-a-thon. Does the adventurous and creative kid in you want to come out and play… Read More »
Back to School Fundraising Software and Program Updates
Back to School means back to fundraising for many school PTO and PTA groups. DoJiggy is here to help! DoJiggy supports school fundraising campaigns including Fun Runs and walk-a-thons, serve-a-thons and Service projects, spell-a-thons, fundraising golf tournaments, school carnivals, classroom giving drives and more. New Features for School Fundraising In response to requests from our… Read More »
How to Motivate Parents for PTO Fundraising Campaigns
The most treasured volunteers in a school are the parents volunteering in the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). They give the gift of their time, talent and leadership yet one of the most vital roles they play is to be the driving force behind PTO fundraising campaigns for a school. Parents are busy ensuring that their… Read More »
Video Outreach for School Crowdfunding Campaigns
Use of video is a striking way to express yourself and the specific needs and projects underway at your school. Video increases your opportunity for success in school crowdfunding and raising more funds. It offers you a voice to tell your potential donors what you plan to use their fundraising dollars for. It is also… Read More »
