School Carnivals make great fundraisers for schools. An enterprising approach to school carnival fundraising is creating a community wide extravaganza. Going beyond recruiting your community as sponsors, and involving other…
Author: Maureen Peine
Maureen has been writing and marketing for DoJiggy for over 7 years, and has a strong background in nonprofit fundraising. While with The Nature Conservancy for 7 years prior to DoJiggy, she learned the inner workings of marketing to the State of California within the external affairs department. Her heart is in her writing as she believes in the power of change through nonprofit organizations.
Crowdfunding Ideas For Nonprofits
Imagine a crowdfunding campaign that shows your passion through creativity, communication and innovation. Just one successful fundraising event per year, when done right, can make the best crowdfunding ideas for…
Turn Social Media Followers Into Donors
Turning Social Media followers into donors is an effective social media fundraising strategy that we can all get behind. The key component is making a genuine connection, and stating a…
Volunteer Retention Strategies
Valuing volunteers is key to the success of any nonprofit organization. Whether their role is facilitating strategic planning sessions or placing phone calls, they help nonprofits stay afloat. Volunteers serve…
Peer to Peer Fundraising Best Practices
If you’ve decided to host a peer-to-peer event, utilizing Peer to Peer fundraising best practices is sure to boost your fundraising success. In fact, the ability to motivate your participants,…
Board of Directors Non Profit Responsibilities
A nonprofit board of directors is faced with the same question as everyone involved with a nonprofit. How can we achieve our mission? They have the advantage of objectivity regarding…
School Fundraising Grand Bake Sale
The classic bake sale is a school fundraising gathering we all know and enjoy. Buying baked goods made by grandmas and mothers is a pleasure.The fundraising bottom line is not…
Fundraising for Kids with Confidence
It’s back to fundraising time for many schools and parent teacher groups. Here are five key items to keep in mind for your fall fundraisers to help make them successful.…
Social Network Keys for Nonprofits
Social media is not the only way to build your social network. How your charity or non-profit organization is perceived, how you interact with constituents, and build relationships and partnerships…
Which Fundraising Letter to Send
Fundraising letters can be very effective fundraising tools for non-profits, if you know what to say and when to say it. A fundraising letter holds many intricacies. A donation letter,…
Non-profit Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
I can’t be racist, sexist or biased because I am a good person! Sound familiar? We in the United States all grew up in a white, patriarchal social system which…