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April 2021 Cause Awareness Fundraising Days

April 2021 Key Fundraising Days

Autism Awareness Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month Military Child Month
National Minority Health Month National Poetry Month
National Volunteer Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April 2: World Autism Awareness Day 
April 7: World Health Day 
April 11: Good Deeds Day 
April 12: International Day for Street Children 
April 14: World Dolphin Day 
April 15: World Art Day 
April 22: Earth Day 
April 23: World Book Day 
April 25: World Malaria Day 
April 30: International Jazz Day

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5 step plan for GivingTuesday

5 Step Plan for #GivingTuesday

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  • This article was posted on 09 01, 2020

#GivingTuesday is right around the corner and if you are looking to boost your fundraising this year now is the time to get started. Launching a successful fundraising campaign takes some planning and we have a 5 Step Plan that will help you get started.

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5 Easy To Execute Fundraising Ideas That Can Be Done Virtually

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  • This article was posted on 08 18, 2020

A lot of organizations are facing a significant deficit right because of lost revenue from canceled fundraising events or the inability to engage people face to face. In this article, we cover some of our favorite fundraising ideas that can be done quick, easy and virtually.

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Six Tips To Increase Online Giving Donations

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  • This article was posted on 08 05, 2020

Want to increase your online giving donations? Try these 6 proven strategies to launch and promote online giving to increase usage and your donations.

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Reason Funding Welcomes Living Hope Christian Center

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  • This article was posted on 07 22, 2020

On July 17, 2020, we were happy to launch the new Reason Funding website for the Living Hope Christian Center in Middleburg, FL.

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First Time Donor Retention Plan

Action Plan For First Time Donors

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  • This article was posted on 07 14, 2020

First-time donors are a blessing and sometimes a surprise when they happen. After that initial donation, you need to start executing your first-time donor plan to ensure that they stay engaged with your organization.

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Why Facebook should not be your website

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  • This article was posted on 06 29, 2020

While Facebook is good at delivering content, promotion, and sparking outrage it is not good at fully representing your brand and letting you engage your key audiences on your terms. Facebook is a box and you must stay in that box or you end in Facebook jail.

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Massive Reason Funding Release - 8 Donation Page Enhancements

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  • This article was posted on 06 01, 2020

The ability to accept online donations is at the heart of just about every nonprofit and faith-based organization’s fundraising strategy.

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#givingtuesdaynow

Get Ready For #GivingTuesdayNow

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  • This article was posted on 04 28, 2020

With one week to go before #GivingTuesdayNow you should be using your goto social media platforms and website every day to promote your campaign to inspire support for your organization.

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Website Tips

It is time to rediscover your website

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  • This article was posted on 04 21, 2020

With the recent downtime related to the Coronavirus, a lot of organizations are rediscovering their website and investing time into focusing on their digital presence. Here are some tips on what you can do to make the most of your online presence.

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Pathways for change

COVID-19 Impact - Pathways For Change

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  • This article was posted on 04 16, 2020

As part of our community partner outreach in response to COVID-19, we have reached out to several of our clients and partners to talk with them about how the Coronavirus Pandemic has impacted their organization. Today we talk to Kassie Wrobel from Pathways for Change.

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Virtual Meetings

Four Simple to Execute Virtual Fundraisers

  • online-giving Coronavirus peer-to-peer marketing
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  • This article was posted on 04 13, 2020

So you have canceled your latest fundraising event and from the looks of the news coverage, there appears to be no real end in sight of this whole Coronavirus thing. At this point, it is either go online or flatline.

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Covid-19

Is your nonprofit prepared for Coronavirus?

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  • This article was posted on 03 16, 2020

Watching the nightly news nowadays is truly a surreal experience. You try to plan for everything, but most organizations don’t have a plan in place for a nationwide shutdown because of a global pandemic. Unfortunately, this is the new normal

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SCI Profile

Reason Funding Profile: Studer Community Institute

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  • This article was posted on 01 14, 2020

In April of 2016, Studer Community Institute (SCI) became one of the very first Reason Funding customers by connecting our fundraising platform to their Wordpress website so that their supporters could easily contribute to the organization online or on their mobile devices.

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Five Steps To Protect Donor Data

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  • This article was posted on 09 19, 2019

The holidays are around the corner and tis the season for data breaches and scammers. Now is the time to review your security protocols.

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10 Benefits to Nonprofit Organizations That Have Great Website Design

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  • This article was posted on 09 06, 2019

Building a website for your organization should not just be a box that you check at the end of the day. A great website is your opportunity to sell your “why” and “how” 24 hours a day 365 days a year. It is the best place to inspire and motivate people to your cause.

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Giving Tuesday 2019

Are you ready for Giving Tuesday?

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  • This article was posted on 08 21, 2019

Giving Tuesday is the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. It follows the trend of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday but its purpose is to spark charity giving for a single day out of the year.

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Web forms

The Power Of Web Forms

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  • This article was posted on 08 13, 2019

What do you know about the people going to your website? Are you making it easy for them to contact you or learn more about your organization? Are you using web forms to their full potential on your website?

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Isn’t it all the same anyways? Difference between Peer-to-Peer and Crowdfunding

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  • This article was posted on 08 05, 2019

Need to begin a fundraiser? Not sure where to start? We break down the differences between peer-to-peer and crowdfunding platforms.

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Update your website in minutes with our Visual Builder

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  • This article was posted on 06 17, 2019

Feel empowered to take charge of your website by using Reason Funding's Visual Page Builder to update your website.

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Reason Funding parent company DigiGroup Purchases ClearGive

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  • This article was posted on 05 30, 2019

We are pleased to announce the sale of the ClearGive platform to DigiGroup Holdings (DGH). The original creators of ClearGive now lead the Nonprofit and Ecommerce Product Team for DGH and they will be taking over management of ClearGive.

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Peer To Peer Basics

Peer to Peer 101

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  • This article was posted on 03 20, 2019

Peer to Peer Fundraising or Social Fundraising is a grassroots-based model that enlists a charity’s supporters to raise money on behalf of the organization.

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Call to action

Crafting The Perfect Call to Action

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  • This article was posted on 02 20, 2019

It can be difficult to craft the perfect copy for your website or donate pages that create the action to support your cause and get people engaged.

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How Accessibility Boosts SEP

How Web Accessibility Boosts SEO

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  • This article was posted on 11 01, 2018

If you are a business owner, you’ve probably thought about varying ways to increase views on your website and gain engagement. But have you ever contemplated web accessibility?

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What is web accessibility?

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  • This article was posted on 10 01, 2018

In 1990, the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed by Congress. It would be the first law in US history that addressed the civil rights of peoples with disabilities

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Secure Your Website With A Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

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  • This article was posted on 09 01, 2018

What you need to know about Secure Socket Layer (SSL) to ensure that your website is secure and that you remain in good standing with Google and your website visitors.

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