Author: Tim Stirrup
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The Sigmoid Curve and the Imperative for Nonprofits to Embrace Digital Technologies
Charles Handy, the renowned management philosopher and well-known for the ‘Sigmoid Curve’ principle, once said, “The key to future success is to have the foresight and discipline to see the opportunities in what you are doing in the present cycle and then to make your moves while things are going well. If you act too…
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Beyond Giving Tuesday: How Your Donations Can Keep Growing All Year
Make Giving Tuesday 2024 become ‘Better Giving Tuesday’! Giving Tuesday is widely celebrated as a day of global generosity, a time when individuals, organizations, and communities rally together to support causes close to their hearts. But how effective is the Giving Tuesday model in a world where charitable donations are dropping? Can we build on…
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Why Nonprofit Savings and Investments Matter
Why Savings and Investments Matter: Break Free from the Fundraising Circus Running a nonprofit can feel like a balancing act—juggling between fulfilling your mission, raising funds, and ensuring long-term financial sustainability. In this delicate dance, one often overlooked aspect is the power of savings and investments. Done right, these tools can transform your nonprofit’s financial…
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Better Giving Nonprofit Spotlight : The PH8 Foundation
We caught up with Gordon Zhou, a co-founder of the PH8 Foundation, to discuss how online giving has helped in countries from El Salvador to Ghana, and how Better Giving can help you and them! What is the main activity of the PH8 Foundation? We support Clean Water & Sanitation & Education projects in El…
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Better Giving Nonprofit Spotlight: Third Wave Volunteers
We caught up with Dr Alison Thompson, the founder and CEO of Third wave Volunteers, to discuss how digital or online giving has played a part in aiding the nonprofit with their fundraising and finances. What’s your role, and how did you/the nonprofit get involved with digital or online giving? What’s been your experience to…
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Better Giving Nonprofit Spotlight: Ace of Hearts Dog Rescue
We caught up with Kari Whitman, the founder and CEO of Ace of Hearts Dog Rescue, to discuss how digital or online giving has played a part in aiding the nonprofit with their fundraising and finances. What’s your role, and how did you/the nonprofit get involved with digital or online giving? What’s been your experience…
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The Power of the Sustainability Fund
Creating Long-Term Impact with Your Donations Transforming Donations into Lasting Impact: Imagine a world where your donations provide immediate relief while also creating a lasting legacy. This vision is the heart of Better Giving’s Sustainability Fund. Through a carefully managed investment portfolio, we enable nonprofits to grow their resources and amplify their impact over…
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Better Giving Nonprofit Spotlight: Community Action for Sustainable Development Sierra Leone
We caught up with Brima Kabbah, the Executive Director of Community Action for Sustainable Development Sierra Leone, to discuss how digital or online giving has played a part in aiding the nonprofit with their fundraising and finances. What’s your role, and how did you/the charity get involved with digital or online giving? As the Executive…
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GiveButter vs Zeffy vs Better Giving
Which Free Fundraising Platform is Right for Your Nonprofit in 2025? If you’re researching online fundraising platforms for your nonprofit, you’ve likely come across GiveButter and Zeffy, two popular “free” fundraising solutions. But there’s a third option that might better serve your organization’s long-term financial health: Better Giving. In this comprehensive comparison, we’ll examine all…
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Is an endowment a realistic or even a good idea for a nonprofit? Big or small? And how can the Sustainability Fund help?
In the realm of philanthropy, nonprofits of all sizes strive to make a meaningful and lasting impact and the Better Giving Sustainability Fund is just one way more impact can be made, for more time! Let’s dig in. . While the primary focus often lies on fundraising and immediate needs, it is crucial for nonprofits,…
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Revolutionizing Giving: The Space Ape Society and Better Giving
How The Space Ape Society’s NFT community is revolutionizing giving and transforming lives with Angel Giving charitable donations. The Space Ape Society (TSAS) and their subcommunities, Crowned Space Apes (CSA) and Space Ape Cowboyz, have shown the power of the NFT space by using their project and community to create life-changing impact. As an essential…
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Impact and Innovation: Angel Giving’s April nonprofit newsletter.
Spring has sprung! (well, for some at least…) In the Northern Hemisphere, spring is here – and spring is all about new beginnings. Plants are transformed from apparently lifeless roots under the ground to green shoots of life, or colourful buds that dot trees. Lambs and calves gambol in the fields and the strange warmth…