Nonstop Nonprofit

Justin Wheeler, Funraise CEO and Co-founder, sits down with Cara Schwalbach of One Tail at a Time, a Chicago nonprofit that makes pet adoption a joyful and accessible experience, to talk about the success of their recurring program, their COVID-19 response, and making it A Thing. 

Tune in as Justin and Cara think through questions like...

• How can we ensure our donors know that we notice each and every one of them? (Because we do!)
• How can we upgrade first-time donors into recurring members?
• What kind of exclusive perks can we offer as we can only socialize distantly?
• How can technology make it possible to scale or jumpstart a recurring program? (Because I'm a department of one!)

You can make sure that your recurring program is strong enough to sustain your nonprofit through any economic crisis—it's all about nonprofit-specific technology, long-term planning, and the empathy that nonprofits are known for. (And animals, if you have them.)‍

Your fundraising potential is anything but confidential.

Funraise's Sales Manager, Jenny Flack, and Dana Bakich, Nonprofit Social Media Coach and CEO of Positive Equation, take an eye-opening tour through all the fresh ways Funraise's nonprofit fundraising platform makes fundraising easy, donating easier, and cultivating donors the easy-breeziest of all. 

In addition to the exciting wins that Jenny and Dana discuss, you'll also get the scoop on...

• the surprising reasons that donation volume increased over 100% on Funraise during COVID-19
• Funraise features that offer you key data and what do do with it—how to get it, analyze it, and act on it
• keeping the faith—and how hope can land you with shocking success
• examples galore! Templates and peer-to-peer and microsites and streaming and virtual events and Facebook and so much more

The bottom line: Always be fundraising. Here's how to do it right and have a little fun at the same time!

Start social fundraising, explain it to your team, or level up your strategies with this basics-to-bad-ass breakdown.

• Use your network to expand your nonprofit's reach naturally
• Amp up your current peer-to-peer strategies
• Connect your campaign pages to social networks to your donor database
• Meet your supporters where they spend their digital days
• Celebrate with your supporters as they fundraise for you on their streams
• Let your fundraisers lift the load, leveraging their connections to benefit your org

After the webinar, lock in a one-on-one follow-up with a social fundraising expert to talk pandemic response strategies, social donor conversion, exciting source tracking, or any other questions you need answered.

No matter how you spin it, the future of our nonprofitsphere includes social fundraising. Let's start now. 

NextAfter's extensive data showing nonprofits' pre- and post-COVID-19 activities, communications, and purpose is the perfect place for you to start making positive, numbers-based changes for your nonprofit. 

Listen as Justin and Tim evaluate valuable data from 150+ charitable organizations across a dozen nonprofit verticals:

• Total weekly email volume from organizations
• Which verticals are communicating the most
• Fluctuation in email volume over recent months
• Percentage of emails talking about COVID-19
• Ratio of fundraising emails to newsletters and cultivation content

To steal a quote from NextAfter's Brady Josephson, "...the work isn't done with a click." ... but your new normal can begin there.

We're all looking for someone with answers. Ideally, someone who's been here before and can point us in the right direction. 

Problem is... this is all new. None of us have been here before. Who can lead us?

Justin Wheeler, Funraise CEO, and Vik Harrison, founder of The Branded Startup and co-founder of charity: water, are here to help you communicate clearly amidst the shouting and the sirens and the stir of our own thoughts.

Guide your nonprofit to wise decisions as you communicate

• How do we ask for donations without sounding insensitive?
• Will donors give to organizations that are not first responders?
• With all the uncertainty, are people still donating when they are focused on saving?
• Is my mission still important?

The world is looking at nonprofits just like yours and wondering how they can help. 

When Sarah Lee, told Funraise CEO Justin Wheeler, "Bold ideas attract bold people," she was talking to the right person. As an experienced fundraiser and nonprofiteer used to swinging for the fences, Justin constantly champions innovation above all.

And now, with COVID-19 affecting economies across the globe, nonprofits everywhere are asking the question, "How can my nonprofit make it through the Coronavirus crisis?"

Listen in on Justin and Sarah's interview and then brainstorm with the experts in a live Q&A session directly afterward.

We've cut out a lot of the jargon and focused on the nonprofit aid to help answer your COVID-19 stimulus-related questions—CauseMic's expert, up-to-date knowledge of the CARES Act makes them the perfect consultancy to tackle these questions for nonprofits. Listen to the recorded live Q&A and check out their in-depth overview of this far-reaching legislation. 

Nonprofits are no stranger to bringing the best possible outcomes out of bad situations—often with nothing but a wish and duck tape.

COVID-19 is next-level stuff, though. And since it's possible that the changes to... everything we know about everything we do (!) have you stressed, Funraise CEO Justin Wheeler and your dynamic digital godmother Kishshana Palmer are here to offer assistance and encouragement (and maybe deep breathing.) 

Let these experts walk you through the best way to manage through the mayhem and transition your nonprofit's fundraising strategy into the digital realm while keeping your fundraising revenue on track.

If you're wondering how to get started with digital fundraisers, virtual events, peer-to-peer strategies, and social fundraising, listen to this episode's Q&A and consider how technology can be a natural next step.

Funraise firmly believes the future of charitable giving will spring from the way we uplift one another, which is why the nonprofit world's quick and collaborative response to the trying times we're dealing with is nothing short of inspiring.

If you need further assurance that You Can Do This, or if we haven't yet answered your question, email us at [email protected]. There is a real person watching that inbox like a hawk, so you will receive a response.

So you want to check out livestream fundraising. 

You've heard about the $30 million raised for charity by Twitch streamers in 2017, the $40+ million they raised in 2018, and then $55 million they raised in 2019. It makes sense that you want a piece of that growth. 

Step into our office. 

We've got Alyssa Sweetman (@alykkat) and Justin Wheeler providing insider tips on how to (and how not to!) identify and reach out to streamers, escaping the Gamer persona fallacy, and the 3 things you need to get started with low-dollar, livestreaming, influencer fundraising.