
Ep 85: Power Tools for Your Fundraising Toolkit
10/19/23 • 19 min
A good tool improves the way you work. A great tool improves the way you think!
This 20-minute in-depth dive into everything a powerful online Giving Season toolkit needs, from strategies and software to top-performing techniques, sets you up for success this Giving Season.
Join Cara and Jena for expert advice on building a campaign anchored in four foundational fundraising methods: Peer-to-Peer, Crowdfunding, Text-to-Give, and Membership Programs. You’ll learn how to use proven strategies to maximize your outcomes, with inside-track insights into optimizing every tool available to your organization.
The best investment is in the tools of one's own trade. ;)
In addition, we have three free resources to help you track your planning to hit each campaign milestone without unnecessary stress:
📔Your Ultimate Guide to Giving Tuesday
https://donorbox.org/nonprofit-blog/guide-giving-tuesday
🗓️2023 Giving Tuesday Calendar (Downloadable)
https://library.donorbox.org/2023-giving-tuesday-calendar/
💻And for more information and easy reference to creating every element of a Giving Tuesday campaign, The Complete Giving Tuesday Toolkit for Nonprofits 2023 is an essential resource:
ttps://donorbox.org/nonprofit-blog/giving-tuesday-toolkit
Don’t forget that The Nonprofit Podcast, plus great tutorials, advice from industry experts, tips, and tricks, is available on the Donorbox YouTube channel, subscribe today and never miss an episode:
The Nonprofit Podcast is available every Thursday on all your favorite podcast platforms, so follow, rate, and download so you never miss an episode:
🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-important-podcast/id1483848924
🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2fj1bk0PHws7kn6CMwzhLQ
🎙️ Buzzsprout: https://thenonprofitpodcast.buzzsprout.com
🎙️ Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3oppTeO
Find out more at: https://donorbox.org
A good tool improves the way you work. A great tool improves the way you think!
This 20-minute in-depth dive into everything a powerful online Giving Season toolkit needs, from strategies and software to top-performing techniques, sets you up for success this Giving Season.
Join Cara and Jena for expert advice on building a campaign anchored in four foundational fundraising methods: Peer-to-Peer, Crowdfunding, Text-to-Give, and Membership Programs. You’ll learn how to use proven strategies to maximize your outcomes, with inside-track insights into optimizing every tool available to your organization.
The best investment is in the tools of one's own trade. ;)
In addition, we have three free resources to help you track your planning to hit each campaign milestone without unnecessary stress:
📔Your Ultimate Guide to Giving Tuesday
https://donorbox.org/nonprofit-blog/guide-giving-tuesday
🗓️2023 Giving Tuesday Calendar (Downloadable)
https://library.donorbox.org/2023-giving-tuesday-calendar/
💻And for more information and easy reference to creating every element of a Giving Tuesday campaign, The Complete Giving Tuesday Toolkit for Nonprofits 2023 is an essential resource:
ttps://donorbox.org/nonprofit-blog/giving-tuesday-toolkit
Don’t forget that The Nonprofit Podcast, plus great tutorials, advice from industry experts, tips, and tricks, is available on the Donorbox YouTube channel, subscribe today and never miss an episode:
The Nonprofit Podcast is available every Thursday on all your favorite podcast platforms, so follow, rate, and download so you never miss an episode:
🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-important-podcast/id1483848924
🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2fj1bk0PHws7kn6CMwzhLQ
🎙️ Buzzsprout: https://thenonprofitpodcast.buzzsprout.com
🎙️ Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3oppTeO
Find out more at: https://donorbox.org
Previous Episode

Ep 84: Storytelling Strategies for Giving Season Success with Carly Euler
Fundraising campaigns that incorporate video receive over 110% more funding than campaigns that don’t.
So, why aren’t we all using video? Because gathering content is hard! Not unlike herding cats, according to nonprofits who have recognized the value but have been unable to create a content collection process that works.
Carly Euler, Marketing Manager at Memory Fox, a platform that helps nonprofit marketers collect, organize, and share powerful storytelling content from their community of donors simply and effectively, shares her insights into creating an effective 3-step plan that delivers!
Join Jena and Carly to take control of your visual storytelling this Giving Season, make the most of the year-end generosity to move your mission, and establish a sound visual storytelling strategy that will support your fundraising in the years to come.
Plus you can join us for an “Ask Us Anything: Do Stories Really Raise More Year-End Funds?” with experts from Donorbox and MemoryFox for an insightful journey into amplifying your nonprofit’s year-end fundraising on Wednesday, October 25 at 1 pm ET.
Book your seat today:https://webinars.donorbox.org/w/year-end-fundraising-stories-webinar
Don’t forget that The Nonprofit Podcast, plus great tutorials, advice from industry experts, tips, and tricks, is available on the Donorbox YouTube channel, subscribe today and never miss an episode:
The Nonprofit Podcast is available every Thursday on all your favorite podcast platforms, so follow, rate, and download so you never miss an episode:
🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-important-podcast/id1483848924
🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2fj1bk0PHws7kn6CMwzhLQ
🎙️ Buzzsprout: https://thenonprofitpodcast.buzzsprout.com
🎙️ Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3oppTeO
Find out more at: https://donorbox.org/
Next Episode

EP 86: 3 Ways to Conquer Appeal Writing Anxiety
Blank mind, blank screen, and your appeal has to go out today?
If your powers of persuasion disappear the second you sit down to draft your year-end appeal, take 10 minutes to break the block and get the job done right.
Cara shares 3 keys to unlocking powerful, personalized appeals that reach the hearts and minds of your donors. Tweak your appeal letter writing with these three tips to create appeal letters that overwhelm your donors’ emotions and not your creativity!
Use Cara’s promo code ‘PODCAST’ to sign up for the Donorbox Academy “30 Days to Your Year-End Campaign” Masterclass at 20% off here Donorbox Academy and banish appeal anxiety this Giving Season.
We also have some actionable resources you can access immediately to get you on the right path in our comprehensive Nonprofit Blog, be sure to explore while you are there:
📔5 Must-Dos for Engaging Fundraising Appeal Letters [+ Samples]
https://donorbox.org/nonprofit-blog/fundraising-appeal-letters
📨How to Devise the Perfect End-of-Year Appeal (Free Samples)
https://donorbox.org/nonprofit-blog/end-of-year-appeal
🗓️2023 Giving Tuesday Calendar (Downloadable)
https://library.donorbox.org/2023-giving-tuesday-calendar/
💻And for more information and easy reference to creating every element of a Giving Tuesday campaign, The Complete Giving Tuesday Toolkit for Nonprofits 2023 is an essential resource:
ttps://donorbox.org/nonprofit-blog/giving-tuesday-toolkit
Don’t forget that The Nonprofit Podcast, plus great tutorials, advice from industry experts, tips, and tricks, is available on the Donorbox YouTube channel, subscribe today and never miss an episode:
🖥️The Nonprofit Podcast 🎙️🎙️ - YouTube
The Nonprofit Podcast is available every Thursday on all your favorite podcast platforms, so follow, rate, and download so you never miss an episode:
🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-important-podcast/id1483848924
🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2fj1bk0PHws7kn6CMwzhLQ
🎙️ Buzzsprout: https://thenonprofitpodcast.buzzsprout.com
🎙️ Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3oppTeO
Find out more at: https://donorbox.org/
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