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# Category: how-to-fundraise

## [How Nonprofits Can Use AI in Grant Writing—Without Losing Accuracy or Integrity](https://blog.charityhowto.com/how-nonprofits-can-use-ai-in-grant-writing-without-losing-accuracy-or-integrity)

[Grant Writing Tips](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/grant-writing-tips), [how to fundraise](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/how-to-fundraise), [Nonprofit Technology](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/nonprofit-technology), [AI](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/ai), [AI for Nonprofits](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/ai-for-nonprofits) November 19, 2025

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## [Essential Insights from a Veteran Nonprofit Attorney: 3 Things Nonprofit Leaders Need to Know in 2024](https://blog.charityhowto.com/3-things-nonprofit-leaders-need-to-know)

[how to fundraise](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/how-to-fundraise), [Nonprofit Leaders](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/nonprofit-leaders) March 12, 2024

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 Wondering what 2024 will bring for your nonprofit? Our friends at Charitable Allies have outlined three things you need to know in 2024 to ensure your nonprofit thrives. 1. Nonprofit Leader Tip #1: Having multiple sources of income for your nonprofit is more important than ever. It’s no secret: many nonprofits have struggled to have stable sources of funding after the pandemic. One way to combat this is to diversify your funding strategy. Yes, you should be fundraising from individual donors, corporate sponsors, and applying for grants where applicable. But is your nonprofit funded by more than just grants and fundraising? Take a look at other ways your nonprofit could bring in stable...

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## [Text-to-Give Fundraising Isn’t Just for Disaster Relief Anymore](https://blog.charityhowto.com/text-to-give-fundraising-how-to-use)

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 When cell phones became mainstream (and even more so with the rise of smartphones), text-to-give fundraising jumped onto the scene.

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## [Monthly Giving Programs: 3 Things to Consider](https://blog.charityhowto.com/nonprofit-monthly-giving-programs)

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 Nonprofit monthly giving programs are popping up everywhere. It’s one of the most popular (and amazing!) nonprofit trends.

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## [Disaster Relief Fundraising: 5 Ways to Do It | CharityHowTo](https://blog.charityhowto.com/5-ways-for-disaster-relief-fundraising)

[how to fundraise](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/how-to-fundraise), [fundraise](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/fundraise) July 26, 2022

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 Disaster Relief Fundraising: 5 Ways to Get Smarter with Your Crisis Fundraising Efforts Depending on your nonprofit organization, you may be - at one point or another – tasked with fundraising quickly.

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## [96 Ideas For Nonprofit Fundraising Events](https://blog.charityhowto.com/96-ideas-for-nonprofit-fundraising-events)

[Fundraising](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/fundraising), [how to fundraise](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/how-to-fundraise), [nonprofit fundraising](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/nonprofit-fundraising), [best fundraising](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/best-fundraising), [fundraising events](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/fundraising-events), [fundraising for nonprofits](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/fundraising-for-nonprofits) August 23, 2021

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 Finally, I’ve sorted the ideas by type, so you can easily find the kind you’re looking for. Then further divided them into these 4 groupings: Chapter 01 | 18 Food and Drink Event Ideas Chapter 02 | 21 Active Event Ideas Chapter 03 | 29 Social, Community, and Other Events Chapter 04 | 28 Mega Event Fundraising Ideas Dig in, and enjoy! 01 | 18 Food and Drink Event Ideas Many of the classic fundraising ideas rely on big events. Here are all the ones we could find to help you out! 1. Bake Sale Overhead Cost: $ Complexity to Plan: 1 Expected Return: $ The bake sale is a classic. It’s something everyone knows how to do, and your audience knows what to expect from it. Also, since you’re dealing in...

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## [How to Ask for Donations Face to Face for Your Nonprofit](https://blog.charityhowto.com/how-to-ask-for-donations-face-to-face)

[Fundraising](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/fundraising), [how to fundraise](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/how-to-fundraise), [Nonprofit Board Members](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/nonprofit-board-members), [best fundraising](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/best-fundraising), [donor retention](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/donor-retention), [Donor Management](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/donor-management) October 17, 2018

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 This is a guest post by Brian Saber Most fundraising professionals would prefer to do just about anything than ask someone for money face-to-face. Even for those who find it somewhat “easy,” it can be awkward and anxiety-inducing to ask for money, regardless of how good your cause is. Yet, deep down, we know asking for donations face to face for your nonprofit will end up making a huge impact… and the facts back that up. Asking in-person is proven to have the highest rate of success among all methods. Kent Dove of the Indiana University Foundation analyzed different ways of giving. Direct mail has the lowest success rate of the traditional fundraising methods –just 1-2%. Phone calls – not...

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## [Corporate Social Responsibility: How to Secure Corporate Support](https://blog.charityhowto.com/corporate-social-responsibility)

[Fundraising](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/fundraising), [corporate social responsibility](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/corporate-social-responsibility), [how to fundraise](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/how-to-fundraise), [how to talk with corporations](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/how-to-talk-with-corporations), [Nonprofit Tips & Tricks](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/nonprofit-tips-tricks), [grant writing](https://blog.charityhowto.com/tag/grant-writing) April 06, 2017

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 Corporations invest in social responsibility programs and activities to support their triple bottom line: people, profits, and the planet. Companies are smart to be concerned about corporate social responsibility (CSR), both because CSR is a driver among consumer groups and because some labels— think “organic,” “recycled,” “smaller carbon footprint”— are generally more costly for companies to attain, thereby reducing shareholder profitability. A corporation’s long-term success is based on its ability to balance the vision against the interests of key stakeholder groups. As a for-profit company, my company–JustWrite Solutions–considers these questions all the time. We have a formal CSR...

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