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Good news for nonprofits: 2026 fundraising trends show growth. Learn about Gen Z donors, donor increases, global giving, and individual philanthropy.
Social media is the perfect way to expand your fundraising community. Fundraising with RallyUp means you can easily add your social media channels to your Experience page to help attract new donors and grow your supporters!
Setting up a Golf Day fundraiser on RallyUp is fast, fun and always a hole-in-one.
The Christmas season provides a festive opportunity for schools to fundraise within their community. With creative Events and holiday cheer, schools can meet important financial goals.
Run an online 50/50 raffle successfully: verify legality, set entry levels, promote the campaign, track the prize pool, draw the winner, and report results.
Fundraising galas can six to seven figures a night – hard to believe, right? Yet that’s the kind of untapped potential these events carry when they’re done well.
These fundraising events are often the perfect chance to connect with supporters, highlight your mission, and spark meaningful giving.
The challenge, of course, is standing out. How do you make yours unique when everyone’s doing the same old dinner-and-auction routine? What gala ideas actually work in today’s world?
Fundraising totals might look strong on paper, but the support base behind those dollars is thinning out. In Q1 2025, the number of individual donors slipped 1.3% year over year, and retention slid from 18.3% in 2024 to 18.1%.
The biggest decline came from small donors, who gave $1-$100 and made up 57% of the donor base, dropping by 11.1%.
The surest way to stop this slide is to invest in donor engagement.
Golf tournament fundraiser ideas include: 1. hole-in-one contest 2. Putting contest 3. Silent auction 4. raffle. Find these and more + planning tips inside.
Animal shelter fundraisers are events specifically for raising money and resources for animal shelters to cover operational costs like food, medical care, and supplies. Some creative animal shelter fundraising ideas include pet walk-a-thon, “Yappy Hour”, pet-o-ween, and more.
Church fundraising ideas: 1. Giving ladder 2. Coffee & donut 3. Pancake breakfast 4. Hymn request jar 5. “Change for Good” coin drive.
A complete guide on the difference between sweepstakes vs raffles vs auctions. See which format suits your nonprofit based on goals, legal rules, and audience.
Year-end giving accounts for approximately 30% of all annual donations to nonprofits. Run strategic campaigns around this time of year to raise more funds.
Top fundraising event management software tools are: 1. RallyUp 2. Bizzabo 3. Whova 4. EventMobi 5. Eventbrite 6. Cvent 7. OneCause, plus more inside.
Run a high-performing year-end donation campaign with 20 simple ideas built for small teams, from matching gift sprints to raffles and peer-to-peer drives.
Top volunteer management software solutions: 1. Civic Champs 2. Bloomerang Volunteer 3. VolunteerLocal 4. Point 5. Volunteer Scheduler Pro 6. VolunteerHub.
Plan a safe, practical mental health fundraiser with clear steps, unique ideas, and tools. 1. Define purpose 2. Choose the right format 3. Create safe guidelines.