Category: Better Giving news
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Beyond Giving Tuesday: How Your Donations Can Keep Growing All Year
Make Giving Tuesday 2025 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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Building Trust, Simplifying Giving: What’s New for Better Giving Nonprofits
When giving feels confusing, donors hold back. Hidden fees, unclear options, or complicated donation forms can quietly erode trust — and once trust is lost, it’s hard to rebuild. At Better Giving, we believe transparency shouldn’t be an add-on; it should be the foundation. That’s why we’ve introduced a series of updates designed to make…
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Why It Matters That Better Giving Is a Nonprofit
When a nonprofit chooses where to receive donations online, it’s easy to assume that all donation platforms are created equal. Most offer the same basic features – a donation form, payment processing, and reporting tools. But there’s one difference that matters more than anything else: who benefits when donations are made. At Better Giving, we’re…
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10 Ways Nonprofits Can Increase Donations
Building Relationships Before Asking for Money to increase donations Recently, I received an email newsletter from a nonprofit that led with the fact that they were having to shut down because of not enough donations. Speaking to that nonprofit a week or so later, they said that they had so many responses, but why didn’t…
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Fiscal Sponsorship for Non-US based Charities
What’s fiscal sponsorship? And why should my organization be interested in such a service? Your charity’s heart beats locally, rooted in your community, addressing local challenges you understand completely. So why should geographic boundaries limit your funding potential? Americans donated over $500 billion last year, representing an ocean of untapped opportunity for charities around the…
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More Donors. Simple Donation Forms. Complete Profiles
Every nonprofit faces the same dilemma: How to maximize donations and build a robust donor database. The traditional approach, rooted in the days of mailings and postal communications, has been to ask for everything upfront: name, email, phone number, mailing address, employer information, and more. But in a digital world, this well-intentioned strategy that uses…
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Simplifying Donor Data Integration for Nonprofits
Solving the Data Integration Puzzle For nonprofits, managing donor information can feel like a juggling act. You’ve got donation details coming in, backend systems like CRMs or spreadsheets to update, and a team that’s already stretched thin. The disconnect between donor data and the tools you rely on can lead to hours of manual work,…
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Unlocking the Power of Donor Advised Funds(DAF)
A partnership between Better Giving and Chariot DAFpay As a nonprofit, securing resources is vital to advancing your mission. Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) present a significant, yet often underutilized, source of funding. As a donor with a DAF, you know how impactful they can be, and we discuss below how your DAF can be of…
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The Smart Move to Make for Accepting Crypto Donations – Better Giving
Imagine a donor eager to drop $5,000 in crypto into your nonprofit’s lap. If they cash out first, taxes eat into it. But if they send it directly, you pocket the full amount. Accepting crypto donations is a no-brainer: it hooks you up with younger, tech-savvy donors and supercharges your funds. You may know this…
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Why donate to a ‘Long Tail’ Nonprofit?
Why You Should Donate to Long Tail Nonprofits Nonprofits are not all equal. Some are big and well-known, with large donor bases and marketing budgets. Others are small and obscure, with limited resources and visibility. These are the long tail nonprofits, and they deserve your attention and support. What are long tail charities? The term…
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Better Giving Manifesto: Equipping Nonprofits for Financial Independence and Autonomy
Nonprofits are the champions of societal change, addressing some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Yet, they often face barriers in the form of outdated systems, restrictive funding, and limited access to essential tools. At Better Giving, we’re committed to breaking down these barriers. Our mission is to financially empower fellow nonprofits by providing a…
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Better Crowdfunding: The Better Giving Fundraisers
Better Giving Fundraisers – peer to peer crowdfunding that ‘go fund you’ at a lot less cost than most other crowdfunding platforms! With features designed to enhance trust, transparency, and efficiency and whether you’re a nonprofit seeking support or a donor wanting to make a meaningful impact, this tool ensures your efforts go further. What…