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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The University of York needed new ways of fundraising for a range of departmental, sports and student projects..

Hear from Hubbub's Kat Carter about why email can be make or break for your Giving Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

On 27th November 2018, Worcester College, Oxford ran their first ever Giving Day, raising an impressive £70,000 from a record 126 donors.

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

What do your shareholders really think? How to apply NPS to a equity crowdfunded company.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

With the death of the “job for life”, the ability to think fast, adjust and adapt has become one 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 Adam Compton, Assistant Director of Development for NC State University, on how digital technology...

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