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1. They have a tangible request – addressed to the right person The best campaigns often have one simple...

How are universities using social media to engage students & alumni? Social media use has boomed in the last few years....

It’s one of the big questions that all universities are increasingly asking themselves. How do we stimulate and support a...

We launched our crowdfunding platform in November 2015, the culmination of several months of prepping and planning. We decided..

Earlier this year, Stanford University indefinitely suspended their telephone appeal, a decision that sent shockwaves through the...

We take a look at Music for my Mind's crowdfunding journey and how they have raised over £80,000 with a small team.

We decided in April 2016 that the donor pledge flow was going to be an area of focus for Hubbub...

The rise of digital fundraising technology is changing the way charities fundraise, bringing with it plenty of new opportunities for...

As Alumni Relations teams look for the most effective ways to reach young alumni, social networks seem to be a...

Online tools can help charities save a lot of time when coordinating their digital fundraising campaigns. There is an abundance...

Michaela Hopkins helped manage the launch of MDXBusinessCrowdfund, a crowdfunding platform for Middlesex University Business School’s...

Since somewhere between 2002-2005 telephone fundraising has been broadly accepted as a fundraising method in Higher Education...

The design of your online donation form can be the key difference between someone feeling inspired enough to donate and...

In the internet age, there’s plenty that nonprofit organisations can do to go beyond direct mail and phone calls, improving...

This post is filled with stats we’ve put together about donors who contribute to student crowdfunding projects. Looking at the...

Free web tools that sync between desktop & mobile are a godsend if you’re coordinating a fundraising campaign with a...

Attrition. Churn. Renewal. Odds are you’ve heard these buzzwords. They all apply to one of the most talked about issues...

A little while ago, I was asked to write a piece for Hubbub’s blog about our Click brand. Well, I say a little while ago, it’s probably...

It’s been a year since Bath Spa University launched its crowdfunding platform, Launch Pad, and in that time it has...

Adrian Beney, Partner of More Partnership delivered a highly informative presentation at Hubbub’s Digital Giving Day about the latest...

You probably have a good idea who your donors are – but as part of a human centered design approach,...

The rise of digital giving has brought a wealth of new fundraising opportunities, and non-profit and higher education institutions are...

Elon University have become experts in Giving Days, raising $955,099 on their last giving day, whilst also tripling the number...

So you’ve decided to be a go-getter, a small shop fundraising warrior, and launch your first Day of Giving. You probably have the same...

Student crowdfunding is an exciting and effective tool for students looking to raise funds for their projects. But you’ll need...

We’ve all heard the phrase ‘direct mail is dead’, but in the nonprofit sector we know it’s anything but –...

Since crowdfunding became a standard model for fundraising, it has been used as a force for good in the education...

Donor churn is one of my favourite metrics. When I told my colleagues I was writing a post on donor...

Managing your institution or non-profit’s social accounts can be time-consuming. I’d like to share two handy tools you can use...

The rise of social media has created new opportunities for nonprofit organisations looking to appeal to new donors. Donor acquisition...

I recently visited California to research the annual giving practices of its great universities. Here I’ll present some of the...

If you’re launching a fundraising campaign, sending a well-crafted campaign press release – to the right people, at the right...

The amount of money raised through crowdfunding has exploded in the last five years, rapidly transforming most parts of the...

I remember when I applied for the Crowdfunding internship I had no clue what I was going to do. I had a brief idea what crowdfunding was...

What’s the key to a successful institution-wide crowdfunding program? Buy-in from key stakeholders; e.g. project creators, student...

Got caught by the giving day craze? It’s no wonder these short-term fundraising events are popping up in non-profits all...

The best Giving Day challenge I’ve ever seen was when the President of Bryant College promised to jump in the College’s lake if...

For nonprofits, running a major crowdfunding campaign (i.e over £100k) is a huge feat that needs careful planning to be...

Matched funding challenges are widely used on giving days, but less so in crowdfunding. I researched 3 universities who have...

Design elements on your digital fundraising page can be the split-second difference between someone donating to your campaign or not....

Getting noticed in a University is no easy task. Universities can be a strange hybrid of part small town, part...

Have you been in a meeting where someone has said: “we need to be more digital”? And everyone agrees without...

The graduate job market continues to become more and more competitive, year upon year. The UK now sends 47% of...

Network for Good found that donors are 5x more likely to give to a branded platform than to a generic...

Here are 13 tips for running a successful crowdfunding project. #1 Timing is everything Make sure ALL of your friends,...

Universities and non-profits are increasingly using Facebook Live to live-stream events, with Facebook Live videos being among the most..

“Crowdfunding” was first coined after the successes of Indiegogo and Kickstarter. Since then, the term has become overused, increasingly...

When I started off learning by trial and error about fundraising from Chinese nationals, I had no idea about the...

Take a look at any successful university crowdfunding platform and you’ll see it’s filled with inspiring projects funded by hundreds...

Texas Christian University has been running Giving Days since 2014, and social ambassadors have played an important part in their...

With the death of the “job for life”, the ability to think fast, adjust and adapt has become one of...

I’m excited to share my new crowdfunding calculator which lets you predict how much your organization can raise in the first...

I recently had a conversation with a university fundraiser who explained the volatility of having a few very large donors...

Donations to Giving Days & university Giving Days are growing dramatically. A large part of this is down to better...

This week we are chatting with Adam Compton, Assistant Director of Development for NC State University, on how digital technology...

Dan Frezza is the Associate Vice President for Lifetime Philanthropic Engagement & Annual Giving at The College of William &...

Jelena Saban was a librarian in a library with no books. She had no government support and a school full...

What fundraiser hasn’t been scrabbling around for something new to try out! We’ve collected six ideas you’ve probably not thought of.

How can Twitter be used to boost crowdfunding donations? This post shows 7 ways to use Twitter during your crowdfunding campaign...

This week we are chatting with Ryan Lawrence, Crowdfunding Manager for UC Berkeley, about crowdfunding and how universities can benefit...

David Pearce, Director of Fundraising and Marketing of Dignity in Dying & Compassion in Dying, talked about the effective use...

This post looks at three types of gamification in fundraising: Variable rewards Using leaderboards Offering prizes Gamification refers to...

For non-profits, commissioning or building new technology is a big hairy problem. Whilst it can be fairly easy to identify...

What makes a good crowdfunding project? How can you organize your teams to reach their goals? Ryan Lawrence, Crowdfunding Manager...

Last week, representatives from the Information Commissioner’s Office, Fundraising Regulator and the Charity Commission met in Manchester...

Alumni are a valuable commodity to any university. They know the institution well and have their fair share of stories...

Building a connection with alumni is vital for any institution, but it’s not always an easy task. Traditional methods of...