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30 Holiday Fundraising Ideas for Your Nonprofit This Season
The holiday season comes up quickly, which means Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Ramadan, Kwanzaa and other celebrations will soon be taking place in communities all over the United...
Handing Out Candy for a Cause at Boo at the Zoo
As the air turns crisp and the leaves begin to change, it’s clear that fall is here. It’s on a crisp, fall night in October that the Lincoln Children’s Zoo opens its gates to over 12,000 kids....
Musings on Brand Voice, Big Words and Misogyny with Josh and Lisa
This post was originally written by Lisa Thompson. Lisa: People tell me I’m loud. All the bloody time. The distinctive quality of my voice is, I sound like a foghorn. Sexy. Josh: You brought sexy...
How Nonprofits Can Engage Generation Z
You’ve heard of the baby boomers, Generation Xers and definitely millennials. You probably know all about these different groups of people, what their needs are and especially how to reach out...
10 Ways to Continue Your Education for Free
If you’re interested in growing professionally but your nonprofit doesn’t have the funds to support continuing education, no worries—enrolling in a college-level course or studying to learn a new...
Facebook’s Fundraising Tools: Deciding What’s Best for Your Nonprofit
Nowadays, everybody has a Facebook profile. With over 1.8 billion active users worldwide, Facebook provides an enormous marketplace for nonprofits and businesses alike. In 2016 alone, the number...
It Takes a Village (To Plan a Nonprofit Event)
“It takes a village,” or so they say. This wise, old proverb is primarily about raising children...but it could apply to needing guidance on which Dairy Queen Blizzard you want to order...or this...
How to Craft the Best Email Signature for You and Your Nonprofit
First, the professional side. At the end of your work emails, you sign off with an email signature—or at least, in my humble opinion, you should. Your email signature is more than just your name...
5 Tips for Fundraising After a Natural Disaster
In recent weeks, the United States has experienced a multitude of severe natural disasters. From raging fires in the Northwest states to two different hurricanes and flooding in the South and...
It’s (Not) Just a Logo, People!
One of the greatest design lessons I’ve learned over the years came from Darth Vader. Think about it: Did George Lucas tell us that Vader was Luke’s father in that famous open crawl? Did we find...
Evergreen Content: What You Need to Know for Your Nonprofit Blog
Marketing often provides a difficult challenge to tackle, especially for nonprofit organizations. Between your limited budget, resources and staff, marketing your mission does not typically fall...
Where’s Erin? A Photo Tour of Firespring
Our very own director of marketing, Erin Soper, takes us through the in's and out's of Firespring. Enjoy the ride! Hello! I’m Erin. I’ve worked here since 2015, and “so what does Firespring do?”...
