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Creative Ideas for Birthday Fundraisers

Turn your birthday into a cause-driven event: set a fundraising goal, host themed parties or virtual challenges, use matching gifts or incentives, and promote via social media to celebrate while raising support.

How To

How to Hold a Successful Charity Poker Tournament

Learn how nonprofits can run a charity poker tournament—navigate laws, set goals and structure, recruit sponsors, promote effectively, and manage volunteers—to raise funds while delivering a fun, competitive event.

How To

Interactive Experiences to Do at Fundraising Golf Tournaments

This article shows nonprofits how to layer in interactive elements — like live boards, sponsor-driven games, AR contests, and photo stations — so golf fundraisers become memorable, more social, and more profitable.

Auction Best Practices

Understanding the Basics of Chinese Auctions

Learn how a Chinese (chance) auction works: attendees buy tickets, drop them next to items they want, and winners are drawn at random. It’s a fun, accessible format for nonprofits to raise funds without aggressive bidding.

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Nonprofit Fundraising Strategies for Success

A guide for nonprofits on fundraising: set clear goals, know your audience, use tech & storytelling, secure corporate partners + grants, and thank donors to build engagement and sustainable funding.

Fundraising

Creative PTO Fundraising Ideas for Schools

This article gives PTOs and PTAs dozens of fundraising ideas — seasonal events, online auctions, custom merch, business sponsorships, eco initiatives, and more — to grow school funds and community engagement.

Guides

The Ultimate Guide to Text-to-Give Fundraising for Nonprofits

This guide explains how nonprofits can use text messaging to drive donations—with keyword setup, seamless giving flows, smart promotion, and measurement—to reach mobile audiences and grow support.

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Easy Fundraising Ideas for Sports Teams

A playbook of fast, high-impact fundraisers for sports teams—peer campaigns, merch sales, tournaments, clinics, local sponsorships & online auctions—that help cover gear, travel, and team costs while engaging community support.

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12 Fundraising Ideas for University Clubs

This article offers university clubs creative fundraisers—social events, branded gear, online crowdsourcing, campus services, and business tie-ins—to build funds and visibility.