Spring Forward Seminar: Recordings and Resources

Thanks to all the nonprofits, event directors, and timers, who registered to join us for our Spring Forward Session! You can refer to all the videos and resources below as you start preparing your Hybrid event strategy in 2021. Key Resources These…

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Fundraiser and Charity Partner APIs

We have released 3 additional APIs for fundraisers, charity partner fundraisers, and charity partner donations. This expands the RunSignup OpenAPI capabilities for nonprofits. The API documentation, including sandbox is located at https://www.givesignup.org/API. OpenAPIs are important for several reasons: The RunSignup API is very…

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How Social Influence Impacts Donors

I was taking a workshop on behavioral design today and the topic of social influence came up. Social influence is one of the most powerful drivers in how users make decisions. Here is an example. If you were walking down the street…

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What Happened to GoFundMe Charity?

In November 2019 we wrote about the abrupt brand and platform shut-down of Crowdrise following their acquisition by GoFundMe. While Crowdrise was designed for nonprofits, GoFundMe has been designed from the start as a platform for individual fundraising for many purposes. The change caused…

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Fundraising Events in 2020 – Low Frills, High Enthusiasm

As a part of our survey to gauge experiences and expectations throughout 2020 and 2021, one thing stood out: event organizers were inspired and motivated by the enthusiasm that participants have had for supporting their cause – even if the events weren’t…

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Fundraising in a Pandemic: The Data

With months of cancelled events due to COVID, more than 8,800 nonprofits have used RunSignup to go virtual, launch a virtual challenge fundraising campaign, and/or host a virtual ticket event. Beyond the obvious benefit of engaging supporters, we get a lot of questions from nonprofits…

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Virtual Event Fundraising Tips for Nonprofits

Several months into the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent shutdown of almost all in-person fundraising, nonprofits are forced to continually find new ways to engage their supporters from a distance. The good news is that there are plenty of ways that you can…

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Fundraiser Milestone Confetti

There is more gamification to engage and celebrate your fundraisers when they hit fundraising milestones with the release of Fundraiser Milestone Confetti. You must have fundraiser milestones set up for the fundraiser confetti to show. Navigate to Fundraising >> Individual Fundraisers >> Fundraiser Rewards….

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