Virtual Fundraising House Parties 101

Virtual house parties have many of the same benefits as in-person house parties. They’re fun for attendees and relatively easy to plan and execute. They provide an informal way to share about your work, network, and boost morale for members.

1:1 Fundraising Prospect Meetings

Fundraising is just like organizing—it’s about building relationships through one-on-one conversations. Speaking to donors in person allows you to build strong relationships, which will lead to increased donations over time.

Donor Stewardship 101

Donor stewardship is how you can manage and care for donors in order to build lasting relationships and improve donor retention. Keeping donors coming back leads to increased donations over time!

Distributed Fundraising: Fundraising Pitch

Good fundraising is not about money; it’s about the desire to improve your community or world for the better. Creating effective talking points will help you speak about your work in a condensed, compelling, and easily digestible way.

Distributed Fundraising: Fundraising Principles

You already have many of the skills necessary to raise money for your group, and we are here to help you put those skills into action. To start with the basics, we’ve outlined a few key principles to being an effective fundraiser.

Sample Monthly Gift Email

Monthly recurring gifts are important to help build long-term support and raise more funds, and donors can easily set up monthly gifts through your ActBlue page! Personalize and use this email template, or use it as a reference to write your own.

ActBlue Features for Distributed Fundraising

ActBlue Donation Page Guide

When you join the distributed fundraising program, your group will get an ActBlue donation page where donors can give directly to your group. In this resource, you’ll find information about managing your group’s donation page, including how to log in, find donor information, edit your page, and more.

Why Monthly Gifts Matter

Monthly recurring gifts are important to help build long-term support and raise more funds, and donors can easily set up monthly gifts through your ActBlue page. Dig in on monthly gifts and why they matter!

Distributed Fundraising: Political Financial Reporting

Indivisible Project is a nonprofit corporation that is recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt 501(c)(4) organization. For that reason, money granted through this program can only be spent on activities that are legally permissible for a 501(c)(4) nonprofit corporation.