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In 2017, Camp Kesem topped the Giving Tuesday charts again and was Classy’s number one transacting client on November 27. Their continued Giving Tuesday is no accident, but rather the result of careful planning and thoughtful strategy.
Classy is committed to helping nonprofits not only attract, but re-engage and retain their Giving Tuesday donors. Check out how we’re setting you up to succeed on November 27 and beyond.
A successful Giving Tuesday campaign requires certain thoughtful elements. To help you identify and wrap all of these factors into your page, we sat down with the customer success management team at Classy for their advice on how to design a stellar campaign.
If you operate your Giving Tuesday campaign on a platform without donor acquisition and nurturing tools like those available on Classy, the day’s success threatens to be a blip on your larger fundraising calendar that fails to fuel your efforts into the year-end giving season and the following year.
A nonprofit’s ability to fold new donors into their community and develop them into lasting supporters transforms Giving Tuesday from a singular anomaly to a funnel that fuels efforts year-round.
With so many popular autumn activities, this season is a perfect time for your organization to host a themed fundraising event. Get your creative juices flowing with our list of fun fall fundraising ideas.
In 2017, The Delaware Riverkeeper Network made considerable strides against their goals, growing their online revenue on Classy by 48.46 percent year over year. Learn how they refined their existing tactics to grow.
Although plenty of literature describes how capital campaigns differ from traditional fundraising methods, at the end of the day, the process doesn’t need to be a radical departure from your ongoing development work and best practices. This post outlines what a capital campaign is and how you can manage it in four phases using modern fundraising techniques.
Read this infographic for a list of potential areas to invest your nonprofit budget, as well as data points of where other organizations are spending their money.
As the ways in which nonprofits can use Facebook continue to morph, it can be challenging to understand how to balance the platform alongside your other tools. While Facebook fundraising can be a great way to get eyes on your cause, there are some important limitations to consider before diving in.
