For Nonprofits

Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene Passes the Virtual Collection Plate with DonateNow

Knowing and engaging its tech-savvy audience helped Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene become an effective online fundraiser. DonateNow makes tithing more convenient for congregants compared to writing checks.

While building a supportive community of congregants, the Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene (OVCN) in Arizona has also become an effective fundraiser. Worship Pastor Larry Vinyard says that DonateNow makes tithing more convenient for parishioners compared to writing checks. “It’s all about giving folks an additional giving option,” he says.

DonateNow and EmailNow Help the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma Conquer Hunger

The Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma connects with donors and raises funds through monthly EmailNow e-newsletters that include the DonateNow button. CFBEO also encourages constituents who receive paper mailers to visit the nonprofit’s website and make donations there. Since subscribing to DonateNow, CFBEO has seen donations jump more than 100% in one of its major campaigns and has enjoyed yearly increases in repeat online giving.

The Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma (CFBEO) is the largest private hunger-relief organization in the region. Their mission is to feed the hungry of Eastern Oklahoma and engage local communities in the fight to end hunger.

Combine outreach with DonateNow for increased giving.

The mission of Maryland-based nonprofit A Wider Circle (AWC) is simple: to help children and adults lift themselves out of poverty. The group provides basic-need items to families transitioning from shelters, furnishes the homes of more than 1,000 people every month, and leads educational workshops on such topics as stress management, resume writing, and financial planning.

Volunteers as well as folks who have benefited from A Wider Circle’s adult education programs help spread the word of this nonprofit’s mission. Email and postal communications — including quick and easy DonateNow links — help share the group’s impact and successes, leading to online fundraising success.
 

Pair outreach with easy giving opportunities.

DonateNow Is the Ideal One-Click Solution for Adoption Advocates International

Adoption Advocates International succeeds in fundraising by engaging its donor base and leveraging the worldwide reputation it has created and nurtured over the past 30 years. AAI’s work with vulnerable children draws people to its site and spurs them to give online with DonateNow, a one-click fundraising solution that offers plenty of other useful tools as well.

Adoption Advocates International (AAI) has guided families on their adoption journey for the past 30 years. The nonprofit places special emphasis on the world’s most vulnerable children and focuses on ethics in adoption and child welfare, teamwork, and open communication.

Social Media and DonateNow Help Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland Fill Cupboards Across the State

Sharing success stories and news via Facebook and Twitter plus a professional-looking website help boost fundraising for Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland. This nonprofit drives Facebook and Twitter fans to its website to create a deeper connection and encourage giving via DonateNow.

Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland collects and distributes donated food, grocery items, and government commodities through its member network of charitable agencies in 42 Kentucky counties. In Executive Director Don Fulford’s experience, Facebook and Twitter are great tools for connecting with surrounding communities, as well as with potential donors and volunteers.

From PayPal to Network for Good

ALIVE (Alternatives to Living in Violent Environments) was founded in 1983 to address the critical need for safe shelter for women and children victimized by domestic violence in St. Louis. ALIVE's mission is to provide counseling, emergency sanctuary and other critical services to adults and children impacted by domestic abuse, as well as to increase awareness in order to create a supportive community.

ALIVE is a St. Louis organization that shelters victims of domestic violence. Prior to adding DonateNow to their fundraising plan, ALIVE used PayPal for a year or two. Making the move to DonateNow has proven to be a very successful solution for this organization because of the combination of customization specifically for nonprofits and the flexibility it offers. Regina Przetak, ALIVE's Development Director, shares, "Now we have an efficient way to handle memorial and honor donations and can tailor our giving levels to sponsorships.

Project Renewal finds success with a robust online giving solution.

Project Renewal is the leading nonprofit in New York City providing everything homeless men and women need to rebuild their lives with renewed health, homes, and jobs. A steady stream of donations is important to be able to provide a new start to those in need of medical attention, counseling and employment services. For a critical mission like theirs, a dependable donation solution is a must.

In 2011, Project Renewal upgraded from Network for Good’s Lite service to DonateNow, shifting from an ecommerce style of online fundraising to a fully branded online donation page. The switch has increased the organization’s fundraising results from $19,000 a year before the change to $35,000 in 2011 and $40,000 in 2012.  That means more homeless New Yorkers are moving from the streets to health, homes and jobs.

Building an online fundraising strategy from scratch.

MedSend, founded in 1992, awards grants to healthcare professionals so they can cover their student loan debt while helping communities around the world, but it had no organized strategy for online engagement or fundraising. That changed after joining Network for Good in 2009, thanks in part to easy-to-use online fundraising campaign and donation tools like EmailNow and DonateNow. Since then, MedSend has raised more than $500,000 through their online channels and created a constituency of engaged repeat donors.

Since MedSend’s founding in 1992, the organization has covered more than 500 healthcare professionals’ monthly student loan payments so they have the freedom to care for people in underserved communities around the world. Grant recipients run mission hospitals and rural clinics. Through extensive involvement in community health education programs, many grant recipients are working to transform entire communities. Only a few years ago, MedSend wasn’t receiving significant revenue through online channels.

Legal Aid Society of DC increased online giving to 40% of total donations.

The Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia recognized early on that online giving is a growing trend. The nonprofit began using DonateNow in all of its online communications and website to make giving quick and easy. Gregg Kelley, the group’s director of development, says that online giving now makes up 40% of Legal Aid’s total annual fundraising dollars.

The Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia was formed in 1932 to provide civil legal aid to individuals, families, and communities who could not otherwise afford a lawyer. Over the past 80 years, Legal Aid has helped tens of thousands of D.C. residents obtain meaningful access to justice. To fund this mission and reach potential donors, Legal Aid takes their message online; in 2011, 40% of the nonprofit’s donations arrived through their Web channels.

In just 6 years, Pacific Ridge School convinced 80% of its alumni to give.

After just six years in operation, Pacific Ridge School in Carlsbad, California, enjoys a high level of repeat donations from parents and alumni. Making sure their audience is aware that they can give online via DonateNow is an important part of PRS’s communications, both online and in paper mailings. The result: folks are giving earlier than ever and alumni donation rates have reached 80 percent!

Any nonprofit would consider itself lucky if, after only six years since its founding, it already enjoyed an engaged, enthusiastic community of donors. Carlsbad California’s Pacific Ridge School (PRS), founded in 1997, has done just that. Thanks to its mission of preparing students both for college and a purposeful life by fostering academic excellence, ethical responsibility, and global engagement, this independent academy’s staff, parents, and alumni are always eager to step up to the donation plate.