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Quiz: Is your nonprofit the right fit for a Facebook Challenge?

Running a Facebook Challenge is a big commitment for any nonprofit, so it’s important to do your research to know if your organization is suited to this type of campaign, and if you have the resources...

The importance of storytelling in peer-to-peer social fundraising

The art of storytelling is as old as time and has long been how we humans communicate and share information. From drawings on cave walls, parables told by religions, bedtime stories as a child, to ser...

How to test with a Facebook Challenge and get results

2020 and 2021 were truly bumper years for Facebook fundraising (no prizes for guessing why) and many charities saw record fundraising totals from Facebook Challenges held during this time. Following a...

Facebook Birthday Fundraisers: How do they work and can you get more of them?

If your donors are anything like the rest of us, they don’t need more stuff for their birthdays. A lot of us have too much as it is and believe it or not, we don’t actually need another five pairs of ...

A simple guide to Facebook Fundraising Transaction Reports

If you're not an Excel wizard, we know that trying to make sense of your Facebook Fundraising transaction reports can be hard. That's why we built GivePanel - to make it as easy as possible to see all...

What KPIs should you be paying attention to with your digital fundraising?

Measurement, particularly in digital fundraising, could be the difference between a successful campaign and a complete flop. In my last blog, I covered what tools your nonprofit needs to accurately tr...

Key Findings from the 2021 Facebook Fundraising Benchmark Report

With data from over 240 GivePanel customers across the UK and Ireland, the 2021 Facebook Fundraising Benchmark Report is the most comprehensive report of its kind into the state of the Facebook fundra...

How to run an In-Memory Facebook Fundraising campaign for Father's Day

Father’s Day is typically a day of celebration. But for many, it’s really a day of remembrance. At a time of grief, fundraising can give people a reason to take their heartache and turn it into hope. ...

3 practical things you can do right now to track your digital fundraising activities

The longer I spend working in digital (over 20 years now – yikes!), the more I’m reminded that data and measurement are foundational to everything we do. You can have the most creative, inspiring camp...

A quick guide to launching an Emergency Response Facebook Challenge

You can’t plan for a disaster, but you can plan your response. Ensuring your nonprofit has the toolkit in place to deliver a Facebook fundraising campaign for an emergency appeal can help raise much-n...

5 secrets of hyper-engaged social communities (with results!)

Picture this: you’ve launched an appeal for your nonprofit, newsfeeds are full of fundraisers posting about participating, sharing their updates and inviting others to join and it’s leading to a load ...

4 steps to engage your Facebook Group and get them fundraising

Facebook Groups are at the heart of the Facebook Challenge fundraising model. But what is a Facebook Challenge? Simply put, as an organization you choose a trackable goal for your supporters to comple...