How Businesses Amplify Community Giving Events
The immediate stakeholders of giving events are apparent. There needs to be a giving event host. There needs to be nonprofits. There needs to be donors. Yet, one of the most important and misunderstood components of a successful giving event is the support of the...
8 Unique Fundraising Ideas for Arts Organizations
Fundraising is about building relationships — whether you’re providing services to the vulnerable, healing the sick, or creating art. Although fundraising for arts organizations has unique challenges, like justifying the need to ask for support from donors for your...
3 Things We Learned from the 2020 Nonprofit Leadership Impact Study
It is critical for nonprofits to have access to quality research. Research helps to give a greater understanding of operations and programs in specific sectors to advance public policy and fundraising initiatives, and all-around improve the success of an...
#GivingTuesdayNow: Was It Worth It?
We’re fresh off the heels of a new global day of giving, brought on by urgent needs created by the COVID-19 pandemic: GivingTuesdayNow. Organizations of all types and sizes crafted appeals, assets, and campaigns in a little under two months, and now many are wondering...
How to Add a Coronavirus Relief Fund to Your Giving Day
As the coronavirus pandemic stretches deeper into the year, it is becoming increasingly clear that extraordinary measures will need to be taken to ensure our communities survive and thrive well beyond 2020. Although economic impacts have been immense across all parts...
Nonprofit Overhead Costs: Spending to Scale Impact
This blog was contributed by Neon One Nonprofit Sales Consultant, Taylor Volk. In 2013, activist and fundraiser Dan Pallotta stood on the TED Talk stage and asked the world why nonprofits are rewarded not for the good that they do, but rather how much, or how little,...
10 #GivingTuesdayNow Tips For Giving Day Hosts
Last week was the first-ever Dream Big virtual conference for giving day hosts for Neon One and the first of its kind event for community giving days. During the event, attendees participated in a day of virtual sessions, keynotes, panels, and conversations — all...
From In-Person to Virtual: Volunteer Appreciation
What is volunteer appreciation week? It's a day where all volunteers are celebrated for their time and energy! Since 1974, National Volunteer Week has served as an opportunity to recognize those that dedicate their time and effort to the causes they care about. In...
How Nonprofits are Responding to COVID-19
In just a few months, the COVID-19 outbreak has drastically altered the way nonprofits plan and operate. This critical moment has left many organizations facing the same questions: what do we do, and how can we help? Our team is here to help you answer these...
How to Create a Giving Day Communication Plan
This blog was contributed by Neon One certified consultant, Melissa Russom. Congratulations! You’re here, so you’ve already taken a powerful step toward success for your giving day campaign—recognizing the importance of thoughtful communications planning. If you’re...
GivingTuesdayNow: How Your Org Can Take Action This Spring
Today, the team at Giving Tuesday announced #GivingTuesdayNow, a new global day of giving and unity. This celebration of generosity, set to take place on May 5, 2020, is designed to drive an influx of giving, helping to mitigate the growing impacts of COVID-19. ...
From In-Person to Virtual: Galas & Big Events
As we continue to learn about how the coronavirus will impact our day-to-day lives and plans one thing is clear — we’re in this for the long haul. That being said, now isn’t the time to despair or endlessly reschedule. Instead, now is the time to think outside the...
From In-Person to Virtual: Your Annual 5k
Although charity runs are a great way to raise funds and spread awareness for your cause, they often come with a lot of overhead costs. Preparations, like securing a location, recruiting volunteers, and finding sponsors, can take a lot of time and energy. And, in the...
From In-Person to Digital: How to Host a Virtual VIP Dinner
With the changes in social behavior being adopted because of the coronavirus, every facet of how we fundraise needs to be re-evaluated. Luckily, it has historically been shown that when nonprofits keep working, even in times of great economic and social distress, that...
Taking Your In-Person Event Online With Rallybound
We’re facing unique times and you're facing a unique challenge. Your scheduled marquee P2P fundraising event is fast approaching, yet many events are being encouraged or forced to cancel. With spring event season on the horizon, we realize that many of our nonprofits...
3 Takeaways from the 2020 Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum
Recently, the Neon One team traveled down to Austin, TX to attend the 2020 Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum. This annual conference brings together organizations of all sizes to discuss strategy and best practices for both traditional and up-and-coming types of peer to...
Corporate Sponsorships for Nonprofits: How to Find Them & How to Win Them
There’s been a lot of talk lately about corporate social responsibility, but finding a corporate sponsor is still basically the wild west. There are no roadmaps, simply because there is no standard kind of corporate sponsorship. So how do you find them? And more...
How the Salvation Army Kroc Center Managed Over 10,000 Tickets in 2019
The Salvation Army Kroc Center is a gathering point for the Coeur d’Alene community. Complete with a center of worship, an aquatics center, a fitness and recreation center, and special event facilities, it brings people from all walks of life together. When service...
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