We’ve all gone virtual – our lives, our relationships, our work, our school. We’ve all adopted a new way of communicating and experiencing life that requires extreme proficiency in Zoom, patience with friends, family and co-workers who may be less…
We’re about to enter Week 6 of what we all refer to as our “new normal”. Most are balancing life & work from home, while others have experienced furloughs and layoffs. As reported by U.S. Today on April 16, a…
For years, the peer-to-peer model has been a great way to extend your fundraising reach. Now, when in-person events aren’t an option, it’s an indispensable tool. But, do you know how to make virtual peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns and events a…
As of March 11, the CDC officially declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Whether we are working from home, postponing events, attending online classes at college, or stocking up on toilet paper and hand sanitizer, we are all feeling the side…
With decades of hype bringing us to this moment, we finally made it here to 2020! Given the rising tide of purpose-driven companies, longstanding nonprofit collaborations and heightened demand by new generations to make the world a better place quickly,…
When we think of nonprofit organizations, most of us think of brands like the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross – brands that are household names and have become part of our nation’s fabric. We’re talking about legacy…
As fundraising professionals, that is a question that may make many of us cringe, or perhaps jump for joy at the thought that more money can be raised with what we have in place today. At Accelerist, we have heard…
Can you believe we are less than 6 months away from 2020?! We’ve all had big 2020 goals – things we were going to accomplish by 2020, trips we were going to take, languages we were going to learn, hobbies…
We are at it again here at the Accelerist offices. We just can’t stop doing research around point-of-sale (POS) fundraising. Are we obsessed? Well, maybe just a little. Our latest research is a benchmark survey just completed across the Canadian…
As we head into the fourth quarter of 2018, one can’t help but to look back at what a year it was! Let’s reflect: It was only a little over a year ago that Hurricane Harvey slammed the Texas…