Today is the first day of Hunger Action Month, and tomorrow is National Food Bank Day. While we are honored to help food banks meet their fundraising goals all year…
It’s almost National Nonprofit Day! How are you celebrating?
Tomorrow is National Nonprofit Day! Do you have your balloons? Did you order the cake? What’s on your DJ set list? Ok, so that might be going a little overboard…
Educate To Ascend: Your Secret Success Tactic for Fundraising Websites
“If only they really understood the issue and what their donation’s impact would mean, then they would donate. They would ALL donate.” Have you ever muttered a version of this…
If you haven’t read the post explaining what Nonprofit Marketing Funnels are and how to create one, you should do that before we dive into how to optimize them... Done?…
How to Find the Right Web Agency for Your Food Bank or Nonprofit
You’ve already determined you need a new website. You’ve got your Wish Lists, your budget and your Pinterest board ready. All you need is that final missing piece. Who is…
The Nonprofit Marketing Funnel – What it is, why you need one and how to get started
Think of how many different ways a new donor might discover and interact with your nonprofit. It seems there are endless ways to connect with potential supporters: email, snail mail,…
Agile Web Development & Growth Driven Design for Nonprofits
The energy of a room changes when someone suggests that their nonprofit needs a website redesign. Minds go to budgets and time constraints. Visions of red tape and brutal conversations…
2021 Giving Tuesday & End of Year Campaigns Case Study The LA Regional Food Bank serves more than 900,000 people on a monthly basis. With 1 in 5 people in…
People want to get involved. They are more aware and more passionate about causes and social issues than ever before. But according to the Edelman Trust Barometer, people are also…
It’s a question we get asked all the time: Does my nonprofit need a new website? The truth is that even if your website truly sucks, a complete relaunch might…
How Website Design for Food Banks Helps Fundraising
Whether you are launching a campaign for Giving Tuesday, National Food Bank Day or some other goal, a well-designed website can make or break your food bank fundraising. And with…
The Top 5 Dos and Don’ts of Saying Thank You to Donors
We all had the importance of saying thank you drilled into us from an early age. Maybe it was your parents making you sit at the kitchen table to handwrite…
Top Fundraising Plugins for Food Banks & Nonprofits
One of the many things we love about WordPress is all the plugins that are available. There are some truly powerful plugins that expand the functionality of your site, including…
5 Nonprofit & Food Bank Fundraising Trends to Watch for in 2022
After everything that took place in 2020-2021, it is not an understatement to say that fundraising for food banks and nonprofits was forever changed. So many incredible organizations pivoted their…
January is the Best Time to Focus on Donor Retention
With almost ⅓ of all donations being given in December, they are in big part from new donors. In fact, an estimated 70% of one-time donations come from donors who…
Food Bank & Nonprofit Digital Marketing Trends for 2022
It’s that time of year again, folks. The time when we simultaneously look back on the past year while planning for the year ahead. Here are the top digital marketing…
Creating Data-Driven Impact Reports Fun & Informative
How do your donors know that your nonprofit is making an impact? Well, they don’t. Unless you tell them.Nonprofit and food bank impact reports are data-driven documents that communicate the…
How can you step up your recurring donor strategy?
We live in a subscription-based world. We have monthly subscriptions to our TV shows, our meal plans, our self-care boxes, our hobbies, our kid’s education and even our dog treats,…
We all have something in common - we don’t want to be bored. In fact, while I know this blog post I’m writing will be filled with useful information, I…
10 Creative Way Nonprofits & Food Banks Thank Donors
Does this blog post even need an intro? Everyone above the age of two knows you must say thank you when someone gives you something. And every nonprofit professional knows…
Corporate Social Responsibility: What it is, why it’s important, and how to start
We are so amazed every day by the nonprofits we work with who are out there saving the world. But it isn’t just the nonprofits and their generous donors who…
Giving Tuesday 2021 is right around the corner. If you want a successful campaign this giving season, now is the time to start planning and prepping. And we are here…
California Enacts Law to Regulate Online Fundraising Platforms
Fundraising platforms, and the whole online giving ecosystem, is changing - and in a big way. On October 7, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 488.…
Halloween Special: Spooky Scary Web Trends from the Early Internet
We’ve shared how to modernize your website and how to know when your website just plain sucks. Now, in honor of spooky season, we thought we’d visit the scariest trends…
4 More Nonprofit Website Redesigns – Before & After
Your digital presence has to be on point. It is your greatest marketing tool. Your website can drive donations, connect people to life-saving resources, and spread awareness of your cause.…
Offering an easy donation experience is key to attracting more supporters. But easy doesn’t have to mean boring or old-fashioned. When you modernize the donation experience and make it easy, you…
Giving Tuesday is right around the corner, and that means that the season of generosity is kicking off soon. With more than 30% of all donations taking place in December,…
Top 10 Psychology Principles Every Nonprofit Web Designer Should Learn
Hot Take: Web designers don’t make websites for their clients. Weird, right? So what do they do? Web designers are actually in the business of making websites for their client’s…
Giving Season Roundup – All the top posts you need to succeed
#GivingTuesday is right around the corner, and that means the whole Giving Season is about to kick off! We’ve rounded up some of our most helpful posts to help you…
Cryptocurrency Donations & Other Modern Donation Options
When you picture someone making a donation, what comes to mind? Is it writing a check? Handing over cash? Or, if you’re like me, you thought of someone making an…
Nonprofit Virtual Event Recap: The Classy Collaborative 2021
Last week, Mittun had the pleasure of attending the Classy Collaborative. This virtual event allowed us to meet other professionals in the nonprofit sector, learn more about how we can…
Classy Collaborative – Rethinking the Future of Philanthropy Recap
Yesterday was the first day of The Collaborative - the virtual nonprofit conference of the year put on by Classy. After attending “Where Do We Go From Here? Rethinking the…
How to Ensure Brand Consistency Across Your Nonprofit’s Initiatives
“Should we use the same branding collateral — like videos and images — across our different initiatives? Or do we need to create new content and logos for each?” “How…
NFT Auctions for Nonprofit Fundraising – What they are & what you should know
Back in March, the art world was shook when an NFT was auctioned off for $69.3 million. Yes, a piece of digital art sold for millions of dollars. Since then,…
ADA Compliancy Tax Credit for Nonprofits & Businesses
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) passed in 1990 ensured that individuals with disabilities were protected from discrimination and received reasonable accommodation in the workplace, school and other environments. As…
Hybrid Fundraising Events: What Your Website Needs
After more than a year into this pandemic, a lot of people have Zoom fatigue and can’t wait to attend in-person fundraising events again. But there are others who would…
Your Nonprofit’s Official Guide to Creating an Awesome Campaign Page in WordPress
If you've been around WordPress, you know that there is a plugin for everything. Like Cornify, which makes unicorns dance on the screen after 5 seconds of inactivity, or Joy,…
How to optimize your nonprofit website content SEO
You finally launched your new nonprofit website. You've shared it on social media and announced it in an email blast. Emails are coming in, your social media notifications are blowing…
Your website is important. Keeping it fresh and functional is a vital part of engaging with your audience. It spreads your message, solicits donors and provides information to the demographics…
How to Build the Best Landing Pages for Food Banks & Nonprofits
Let’s set the stage. You’re a nonprofit marketing professional. It is your responsibility to manage the website, the blog, the digital ads, the print ads, and the emails. You need…
The words on your website matter. They tell the story of the people you help, the mission you are on, and your organization's goals for the future. They carry a…
5 Awesome Nonprofit Website Redesigns – Before & After
Your website is your most important marketing tool. We've talked about why your digital presence has to be on point, but now we want to show you the magic that…
20 Classy Fonts to Consider for your Next Nonprofit Fundraising Campaign
You don't want your website to simply be "good enough." If you are handling a nonprofit’s website design, email newsletters, or any other promotional material, then it’s likely that you’ve…
How to pick the right assets and stock photos for your Nonprofit Website
Photography can make or break a website. Think of the Apple website. Those perfect, shiny, inspiring photos of their products feel high-tech and expensive. You feel like you're part of…
Which Nonprofit Online Fundraising Platform is Right for Your Organization?
When so many fundraising efforts turned to virtual events in 2020, the nonprofit sector got a good look at what fundraising software works, what doesn’t and how to choose the…
The 6 Biggest Time Wasters for Nonprofits (And How to Avoid Them)
What's that phrase? Work smarter, not harder. With 2021 finally here, we're hearing what changes nonprofits want to make, what New Year's Resolutions they are committed to, and what fresh energy they…
