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Nonprofit guides
Nonprofit guides
Complete Guide to Microsoft’s Discounts and Offerings for Nonprofits

Discover how Microsoft tools can empower your nonprofit organization to achieve its goals. Enhance collaboration, streamline operations, and maximize impact.

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Nonprofit guides
Nonprofit guides
Are Nonprofits Required to Pay Taxes? [2024 Guide]

Learn about nonprofit tax obligations, exemptions, and maintaining tax-exempt status. Streamline compliance with Zeffy's IRS-compliant tax receipt generation.

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Fundraising ideas
Fundraising ideas
19 Easy and Creative Summer Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

From golf tournaments to music festivals, here are 19 creative summer fundraising ideas to attract the best donations for your nonprofit.

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Nonprofit guides
Nonprofit guides
Donor Advised Funds Guide: Everything You Need to Know

Learn about donor-advised funds with Zeffy’s comprehensive guide. Explore how DAFs benefit donors and nonprofits and enhance your giving strategy today.

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Fundraising ideas
Fundraising ideas
19 Ideas for Hosting a Successful Donation Drive in 2024

Seeking donation drive ideas to create an impact with your nonprofit initiatives? Here’s a curated list of the 19 best ideas.

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Nonprofit guides
Nonprofit guides
Social Media For Nonprofits: Benefits & Best Practices

Social media can boost your nonprofit’s impact, and here’s how. Check this guide for social media best practices and tools to grow your online presence and reach more donors.

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Nonprofit guides
Nonprofit guides
Top 10 Nonprofit Accounting Software Picks for 2024

Is your organization struggling to manage donations and finances? This guide to the top accounting software will simplify your finances with top features, pricing, reviews, and more.

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Fundraising ideas
Fundraising ideas
21 Fresh Valentine’s Day Fundraising Ideas for 2025

Looking for sweet Valentine’s day fundraising ideas for your school, club or nonprofit? Get inspired by our 21 ideas to boost love & funds for your cause.

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Nonprofit guides
Nonprofit guides
The 9 Best Ways to Raise Money For Charity (2024) + Examples

Explore 9 of the most effective methods to raise money for your cause. From peer-to-peer fundraising to organizing events, get tips and real examples.

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Tips & best practices
Tips & best practices
6 tips for a successful holiday fundraising campaign.

The holidays are the busiest fundraising season of the year. Help your nonprofit with these 6 holiday fundraising tips for nonprofits.

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Nonprofit life
Nonprofit life
A free fundraising platform for nonprofits does exist, just not at Facebook.

Facebook Fundraisers is now charging payment processing fees. What does that mean for nonprofits who rely on Facebook for donations?

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Webinars
Webinars
Webinar: Everything nonprofits need to know about Law 25. (In French only.)

What Quebec's Law 25 means for nonprofits. What your nonprofit needs to do to be legal under Quebec's new privacy law: Law 25. Does Zeffy conform to Law 25?

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Webinars
Webinars
Webinar: Kickstarting your fall fundraising.

Fall fundraising season is here! Get ready with these fall fundraiser ideas and take your nonprofit’s next fall themed fundraiser to the next level.

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Nonprofit life
Nonprofit life
How the internet changed nonprofits.

The internet has changed a lot—even #nonprofitlife. It has made fundraising easier, simplified event planning, and changed how nonprofits connect with donors.

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Nonprofit guides
Nonprofit guides
How to get corporate sponsors for your nonprofit.

Learn how to get local businesses and corporate sponsors for your nonprofit organization's fundraising events with our step-by-step guide.

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Company news
Company news
How does Zeffy work? Get to know our feature request page.

Zeffy is the only 100% free fundraising platform for nonprofit organizations. How does Zeffy work? Our feature request page is a big part of it.

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Nonprofit guides
Nonprofit guides
How to ask for sponsorship for a nonprofit organization.

How you ask for sponsorship is the same whether your nonprofit is looking for a local business to sponsor your peer-to-peer campaign or for a corporate sponsor.

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Webinars
Webinars
Webinar - Maximizing your event fundraising with Zeffy.

Unlock the secrets to maximizing your event fundraising with Zeffy! Explore our latest ticketing features, promotional strategies, donor retention techniques, and more. Learn why Zeffy is the only 100% free ticketing platform for nonprofits.

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Webinars
Webinars
Webinar - Event planning Q&A with Ally R. Potel from FlyBerry Events.

Event planning for nonprofits isn't easy. Ally R. Potel from FlyBerry is here to answer your questions about planning your nonprofit’s next fundraising event.

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Company news
Company news
How does Zeffy make money?

Zeffy is the first and only 100% free online fundraising platform for nonprofits. Trusted by over 10000 nonprofit organizations across North America.

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Nonprofit guides
Nonprofit guides
A nonprofit’s guide to writing a thank you letter.

Why it's important to say thank you to donors, volunteers, participants, everyone. How to write a donor thank you letter with donor thank you letter templates.

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Nonprofit life
Nonprofit life
A chat with Y’all about starting a nonprofit in the US.

To start a nonprofit in the US all you need is a cause, passionate people, a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Oh, and around $1000.

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