Soapbox Engage Blog

Issue 277

Happy Tuesday, fundraisers!

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Great Fundraising Posts

How to Source In-Kind Donations for Your Nonprofit’s Mission

Kyle Payton (GetFullyFunded)

Whether its canned goods donated to food banks to gently worn clothes donated to thrift stores, in-kind gifts can fuel a wide range of nonprofit missions. In fact, in-kind donations can increase your total fundraising by allowing you to connect with donors that are unable to give cash gifts but still want to support you. This blog post shares how to source in-kind donations and make the giving process simple.

Don’t Turn Giving Tuesday Into a Money Grab

Ann Green (Ann Green’s Nonprofit Blog)

Giving Tuesday is supposed to be “global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity.” But amidst the bombardment of sales emails from Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it can feel like just another money grab. In this blog post, Ann offers tips on how to make Giving Tuesday a better experience for your donors rather than just another transactional day.

Social Media Win: How One Organization Recruited a Lot of Monthly Donors

Moceanic (Jeff Brooks)

Monthly donors are a great way to provide your organization with consistent revenue to help fund your mission. There are a variety of ways to try and recruit new monthly donors. In this blog post, Jeff analyzes one organization’s successful social media post to show how you can use social media to recruit monthly donors.

7 Best Thanksgiving Fundraising Ideas at Lowest cost in 2025

Vish Vass (GiveCentral)

Thanksgiving inspires gratitude and generosity, making it a great time for mission-driven organizations to raise funds. But you may not have a lot of money to put into a thanksgiving related fundraising campaign in addition to other year-end appeal efforts. In this blog post, Vish offers seven ideas that can help you raise the most funds around Thanksgiving for the least amount of money.

Why Nonprofit Expense Tracking Matters + Categories to Know

re:charity (re:charity)

When it comes to finances in the nonprofit world, many organizations struggle with limited resources. Financial health is often a nonprofit leader’s number one concern. But while fundraising and pursuing other income sources are essential for maximizing your nonprofit’s impact, knowing how you’re using your resources is just as important to your organization’s financial sustainability. This blog post covers the importance of expense tracking and the different types of expenses your organization should be tracking.

Your Guide to a Winning GivingTuesday Text Messaging Strategy

Mike Snusz (The ENGAGE Blog)

No longer a new fundraising channel, nonprofit texting is now a proven revenue driver and one of the most personal and important channels available to nonprofits. As Giving Tuesday approaches, what is the right text strategy? In this blog post, Mike explains when to text, what types of messages to send, and how to structure a timeline that engages supporters before, during, and after the big day.

The True Meaning of Giving Tuesday

Clairification (Claire Axelrad)

Giving Tuesday is an important day for fundraising, certainly. But it’s also just one piece of your total fundraising strategy. In this blog post, Claire breaks down the meaning of Giving Tuesday and offers on how to put it into a context where it will complement your other year-end communications and fundraising strategies.

A Fundraising Process That Builds Donor Trust

Jim Langley (MarketSmart)

There are certain practices some nonprofit leaders have engaged in, like the “ambush ask,” that has done significant damage to donor trust and the credibility of fundraising. Luckily, there are key processes you can engage in to build trust with your donors. Jim shares what those are in this blog post.

8 Internal Roadblocks Holding Your Major Gift Program Back

Jeff Schreifels (NonProfitPro)

When a major gift program stalls, most people point to the donors. Maybe they’re giving less. Maybe they’re too hard to reach. Maybe the economy spooked them. But in almost every organization, donors are not the problem. The real obstacles lie within the nonprofit itself. In this blog post, Jeff identifies what those problems might be, and how they can be fixed.