Clean your email list for more effective fundraising
Last week I was googling around and came across a couple of blog post that caught my eye. It is probably something that many charities don’t really think about, but that will help them to distribute...
View ArticleFundraising from communities to networks
It won’t be a surprise to hear that societies and their inherent relationships don’t have the same disposition as they used to have. Instead of a direct community wherein exists all our social...
View ArticleThe Enduring Success of Team Rynkeby
Every summer, Paris is witness to a bicyclist in a famous yellow jersey barreling down the Champs-Élysées, leading a tired and bedraggled horde of cyclists through the iconic city. Crowds of fans and...
View ArticleKeeping it realistic: The psychological impact of accomplishable goals in...
We’ve probably all tried taking on a large project, only to get completely quagmired and losing our motivation for doing it after a while. Serious projects, like trying to fundraise huge sums, can be...
View ArticleHow to use storytelling in online fundraising
Most people associate storytelling with the old, classical fairy tales, but within the communications industry it has long been a known and used discipline. We all tell stories about who we are, and...
View ArticleYOU RUN - Where sports meet charity
This year’s ultimate Danish charity event is YOU RUN, who have made the creation of a fundraising page through BetterNow obligatory for all participants. The race has close ties to the fundraising...
View Article5 TedTalks every charity employee should see!
There are many different views on charities and other non-profit organisations. The old and traditional way of looking at the non-profit sector creates a barrier which prevents this sector to...
View ArticleNew report fields make your donor thank-you notes more effective
We have recently added two new fields to both the standard and advanced reporting on donors.The two new fields are the first and last name of the fundraiser a donor have donated to. We have done this...
View ArticleAmplify your non-profit social media presence
Improving your social mediaYou have heard about it before, social media is nothing new. You probably know how most of the social media channels work and you are aware of the possibilities of spreading...
View ArticleWhen and how to use offline donations
An offline donation is a visualisation of a donation give to a fundraiser outside of BetterNow. There are no fees involved whatsoever in creating such a visualisation. This post will focus on some of...
View ArticleAre your fundraisers feeling appreciated?
There are millions of articles on why and how a charitable organisation should thank their donors, but while you are focusing on engaging the donors, do not forget the fundraisers. The fundraisers are...
View ArticleMeasuring the online fundraising success. 6 KPIs every charity should track
While understanding and measuring big data can be time-consuming and daunting, ignoring it is no longer a solution. Data is power. No matter what sector we are in, what goals we have or who our target...
View Article15 twitter accounts all charity employees should follow!
As we are fresh in the month of January, it is the perfect time to find some inspiration for the upcoming year. So here at Betternow, we have handpicked 15 twitter accounts that will help keep you on...
View ArticleWhat is next in peer-to-peer fundraising in 2016?
Peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising is evolving quickly and it is difficult for charities to know what is going to change this year. Although we do not have a magic crystal ball that can reveal where to...
View ArticleCase Story: Outstanding charity to fundraiser communication!
Your fundraisers are helping you on your charity’s path to success, acknowledging their hard effort is key to building long lasting relationships and essential to social media etiquette. At BetterNow...
View ArticleOnce upon time a P2P Fundraising Lab happened
It was on a Wednesday afternoon, in Copenhagen, that over 80 fundraisers came together in a special lab, to learn the magic formula of successful peer-to-peer fundraising (P2P). Hunger for knowledge,...
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