Your team has been hard at work strengthening key facets of your plan, from acquiring new donors, keeping the ones you currently have, preaching your mission to the community, strategically engaging your board members, et al. Now it’s time to turn your attention to formulating (and stewarding) a strong Event strategy to round out your revenue plan.
For many nonprofits, events are essential to engage supporters and build excitement around the mission — and provide a smooth ask within the event’s positive atmosphere (and a bit of friendly peer pressure!). While undertaking events is certainly a significant investment requiring vital resources from both your staff and volunteer supporters, outcomes routinely show that events deserve a seat at the table for the long-term health of your nonprofit.
The Ryan Banks Academy is Chicago’s first tuition-free, co-educational independent school which opened in 2018. The United Way of Greater Cleveland has been in existence for over 100 years and serves people in need over a three-county area. On paper, they couldn’t be more different but online, their needs were remarkably similar. And so were …
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These are truly extraordinary times, and in response to the efforts and obstacles so many nonprofit organizations are facing, Big River has decided to make our simple donation software available for free through July 1st. The only fee charged wll be the credit card transaction fee of 3.7% +.20, and a button is available to …
Time, Treasure & Talent. It’s the phrase every fundraiser knows, and possibly the oldest saying in nonprofit history. But what if you changed it to – Talent + Time = Treasure That’s the concept Kilter Rewards is bringing to nonprofit fundraising, and it’s been taking off like wildfire. Simply put Kilter is an app …
I can feel like new ideas are hard to come by in fundraising. Galas, auctions, appeals, raffles – lather, rinse, repeat. You can get so caught up in the everyday “grind” of getting to the next milestone, or through the next crisis, that it’s easy to just assume what you’ve been doing is all you …
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Big River is pleased to announce the addition of Linda Wetzel to our team. Ms. Wetzel will be joining us as a Customer Success Specialist, which is fitting as she was the first outside admin of the Big River platform! She brings a wealth of outside experience to her role as a Customer Success Specialist …
It can be hard to believe that Giving Tuesday is only 7 years old. But rapid growth has made this a social (media) event that stands on the verge of cultural relevance and acceptance, and your organization should embrace it. But as with anything online these days, some people disagree. And their points can seem …
Software and Support from Cleveland-Based Company Will Aim to Increase Engagement and Donations CLEVELAND OH AUGUST 5, 2019- United Way of Summit County (https://www.uwsummit.org/), after a lengthy review process, has partnered with Big River Online (https://www.donorpoint.com/) to overhaul their donor engagement software services, including fundraising, events and more. “We were very impressed with Big …
The underlying philosophy at Big River is that we want to help you manage the Point of Contact (why you’re reaching out to people), and the Point of Contact (how you reach out to them, and what you say when you do). The way we see it, issues with reaching donors aren’t solved by another …