Identifying Ideas for Fundraising Means Identifying Who to Ask and How to Ask Them

Author: , April 24th, 2013

Good fundraising ideas don’t just happen. And reliable, loyal donors don’t fall from the sky. If you’ve been pulling your hair out trying to determine how to raise more money with shrinking resources, perhaps it’s time to review fundamentals. Last post we discussed the first principle of fundraising – Research. Today, let’s look at the [...]

Got Nothing But Love for You

Author: , February 12th, 2013

When a single person moves to a new city and is interested in dating, what does everyone suggest? “You should meet my friend,” “make yourself available,” “start doing different things for fun” – these are just some of the most common ideas. Friends that are already in relationships make it sound so easy, but we [...]

The Ravens Aren’t the Only Ones Celebrating

Author: , February 4th, 2013

As the Ravens revel in the Super Bowl win and fans everywhere recover from the festivities, mGive celebrates another type of victory. On February 3, during Super Bowl XLVII, the Wounded Warrior Project tapped into the tendency of football fans everywhere to have their phones in-hand and asked viewers to become everyday philanthropists by making [...]

One Movement, Three Ways to Give

Author: , November 13th, 2012

We have Thanksgiving. We have Black Friday. We have Cyber Monday. And now we have #GivingTuesday. On Tuesday November 27, 2012, charities, families, businesses and individuals are coming together to transform the way people think about, talk about and participate in the giving season. It’s a simple idea driving a national movement. People give in three ways [...]

Ask and You Shall Receive: mGive’s New Tools

Author: , October 23rd, 2012

Here at mGive, we take great stock in what our clients say they wish they could do with mobile. It’s a common topic of conversation internally and a place of great debate as we determine our product activities and how to move forward. Today we are excited to announce two products that are officially available [...]

Gather Your Crowd: Optimize Fundraising Efforts with CrowdActivation

Author: , August 3rd, 2012

In the world of fundraising, your crowd can be anywhere. They can be together at an event, in your database or somewhere yet to be discovered. As fundraisers, it’s our job to find them and activate them using a technique we at mGive call CrowdActivationSM. The term CrowdActivation was derived from the recent trend of [...]