Friday update: year end fundraising appeals, and the best of 2017

The end of the year is a crucial time for nonprofits. After all, over 25% of total charitable giving takes place between Thanksgiving and New Year’s.

If you’re not sure how to kick your fundraising strategy into high gear this holiday season, we’ve got the tips you need! Just check out MobileCause’s fact-packed year-end giving infographic below to learn everything you need to know.

*Learn More About Fundraising > Boost Year End Giving: 19 Tips For Your Holiday Party A significant amount of donors wait until year end to give to non-profits, and it can be difficult to get their attention and stand out with everyone else asking for their gifts. End of year is also the season to convert prospects in the holiday spirit into new donors.

These December days seem to be flying by so quickly. People are making their holiday preparations—decorating the house, planning parties and buying gifts for their loved ones—and that doesn’t include always include donating to charity…

As year-end approaches, you are probably working feverishly to raise as much money as possible for your nonprofit organization. Unfortunately, you might be making some mistakes that could cost your charity enormous sums of potential donations. Here are just five common ways you might unknowingly short-change your organization at this special time of year…