When Greenest City, a Toronto environmental nonprofit, decided they wanted to reclaim a vacant lot and turn it into Milky Way Garden, a space for community agriculture, they knew the most effective online fundraising campaign possible would be crucial to their success. With a hefty goal of $25,000, they’d need to make it crystal clear to potential donors the impact …
Giving Tuesday 2017 – Looking Back at the Best Online Fundraising Campaigns of the Year!
This year, after the madness of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, join FundRazr as we take part in Giving Tuesday. Bringing people together and helping the community, the way that retailers work together to help the economy, Giving Tuesday is recognized in Canada, the United States, and 98 other countries as a chance to give back to those who need …
Micro Projects – More Campaigns, More Money, Less Work!
One of the best ways to tackle a big job is to break it down into less intimidating chunks. It’s an approach that works just as well in fundraising as many other areas of life – running multiple campaigns, each with a smaller goal, may be more effective than one campaign with a much higher target. However, while smaller amounts …
Step Up Your Fundraising – Build Volunteer Campaigns Into Your Website!
As a nonprofit organizer, have you ever had a supporter or volunteer come to you with an idea for how they can pitch in and help with your fundraising efforts? Perhaps they want to set out on a sponsored run, or shave their head to raise funds for your organization! Of course it’s great to hear that your cause inspires …
Fundraising for the #NoDAPL Resistance
As you probably know by now, the Standing Rock Sioux have been engaged in a protest against the construction of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, which will destroy sacred sites, and pose a huge ecological risk that extends to potentially poisoning their water supply. The original crowdfunding goal was modest: $5,000, enough to help a few dozen people camping in …
New on FundRazr: Unbeatable Easy-to-Use Video Features
Storytelling is the driving force behind successful fundraising, and video is the greatest storytelling tool at your disposal for increasing engagement and creating a real connection with your audience. We know that not every person who needs to raise money has the time to shoot and edit a professional video, so we’ve made it even easier for you to tell …
New on FundRazr: Run Your Crowdfunding Campaign Under Your Own Brand
When you’re running a crowdfunding campaign for an organization, whether you’re campaigning for a non-profit or a new business, you can lose a lot of brand equity on your crowdfunding page. We believe that your brand is a powerful part of what engages your followers and instills trust – and that trust is imperative to securing contributions. Your supporters are …
Making Sponsorship Work for Your Crowdfunding Campaign
Sponsorship provides an opportunity for brands to spread the word about their company while rewarding your donors. For example, Restaurant.com sponsorship is available for FundRazr campaigns based in the United States.
FundRazr Announcement: Introducing the FundRazr Community!
You spoke, we listened. Many of you were requesting a place to communicate and collaborate with other FundRazr users, so we are very excited to announce the launch of the FundRazr Community! What is the FundRazr Community? The FundRazr Community is, simply put, your space! It’s the place to go when you want to share tips and tricks or learn …
The Vancouver Sun Adopt-A-School Program
When kids come to school hungry, they can’t concentrate on their lessons. Breakfast programs funded by your donations to Adopt a School help hundreds of children start the day with a nutritious meal.