Fundraising Blog

We are pleased to welcome guest blogger Amir Chitayat from OpenMoves, a Crowdster partner with in-depth expertise in email marketing and SEO.  In this post, which originally appeared on the [...]

Fifteen-year-old Ariana DeMattei is the type of person who notices when others are in need.  She recognized the economic inequities in her Westhampton, New York school district and decided to [...]

Crowdster sponsored and participated in this year’s Yale Social Impact Conference, and we walked away with some great tips for non-profits.  The conference brought together some of the best [...]

I was thrilled to represent Crowdster at the 2016 Nonprofit Technology Conference, which took place from March 23-25 in San Jose, California. This conference is the nonprofit sector’s [...]

For small nonprofits that lack big marketing budgets, the cost of advertising can be overwhelming.  How can you grow your audience without breaking the bank?  Fortunately, social media sites [...]

According to Nonprofit Tech for Good, mobile and digital wallet payments have begun to impact the nonprofit sector in 2016, with Apple Pay leading the charge.  As the only fundraising [...]

For more than 40 years,  Life’s WORC has enabled individuals with developmental disabilities, such as autism, to lead independent and productive lives.  Its latest initiative, the Family [...]

The business case for being mobile ready across all online assets grows stronger year after year.  According to the Pew Research Center, nearly two-thirds of the American adult population owned a [...]

For any non-profit that wants to expand its donor base through social media, Facebook is a great place to focus energy.  Facebook has been around since 2004 and boasts about a billion daily users [...]

As a non-profit organization, the outcomes of your events are a big part of the success of your fundraising goals. In the mix of it all, you have probably identified an opportunity to get [...]

Instagram and Pinterest are two of the biggest growing social media channels and both have begun leveraging promotions as a way to generate revenue, not unlike Facebook, Twittter and LinkedIn. [...]

Why Brand Ambassadors are Key to a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign        Every brand has an enthusiast who will scream and shout their love for your product or service. That voice is key to the [...]