Looking for fundraising ideas for your nonprofit? In this article, I’ll share six ways to collect charitable donations, along with tips to help you raise more for your cause.
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According to the latest Giving USA report, Americans gave approximately $592.50 billion to charity in 2024. While fundraising can be daunting, there are several ways to amplify support for your mission.
Below, I’ll share the six best ways to raise money for your charity, plus tips to keep in mind while doing it.
Crowdfunding is one of the best ways to raise funds for specific projects or initiatives and meet your fundraising goals. In fact, 34% of donors contribute to nonprofit crowdfunding campaigns.
Use fundraising tools like Donorbox Crowdfunding to collect small amounts of money from a large crowd of supporters within a specific period. For example, if 100 people donate $50 each to your crowdfunding campaign in two weeks, you will be able to raise $5,000.
Make sure your crowdfunding platform of choice enables supporters to easily share your campaign on social media to expand your reach. Credible platforms also enable you to post regular campaign updates, include a goal meter to create a sense of urgency, and acknowledge supporters who donate.
See how Hakini used Donorbox Crowdfunding to raise nearly $120,000. Funds raised provide mental health support for people in Gaza.
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Fundraising events are a fantastic way to raise money for your charity. Event ticketing tools like Donorbox Events make setting up your event effortless while streamlining ticket purchasing for supporters.
Create an event page and include attractive visuals and relevant information. Then, add unlimited ticket levels, create bundled ticket packages, and showcase the tax-deductible amount of each ticket when you input the fair market value.
Supporters can also make a one-time or recurring donation while purchasing a ticket, increasing your fundraising potential.
Pro tip: Include multiple ticket tiers and packages to attract more people and increase your revenue – think general admission, VIP, sponsorship packages, early-bird tickets, and discounted bundled offers.
See how the Aim Women’s Center uses Donorbox Events to promote their 2026 Aim Benefit Gala. They offer individual tickets and ticket packages as part of their event pricing strategy:
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Matched giving opportunities are a fantastic way to double the donations to your charity.
Here’s how to scale your fundraising with matched giving.
Generous corporations donate over $2 billion annually to charities through matching gift programs.
Still, 57% of nonprofits rarely share corporate giving opportunities with donors – missing out on a huge increase in revenue. Educate supporters on the benefits of corporate gift matching and share a list of companies that offer these benefits.
Donorbox’s partnership with Double the Donation simplifies the process. Once you enable the matching gifts feature, you can leverage the widget on your recurring donation form.
Supporters can check if their company matches donations. Once they’ve donated, they’ll receive instructions to complete the donation-matching process.
Check out this example:
Alternatively, you can also use a copy-paste code to embed the matching gifts widget on your website.
Another way to encourage matching donations is to create a “matching gift” campaign that shows major donors and sponsors how quickly their donation amount doubles as gifts pour in from other supporters.
See how Grad Resources uses this fundraising technique to inspire donors to give and double their impact:
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50/50 raffles can raise a significant amount of money for your charity.
With this raffle type, the money is primarily raised by selling raffle tickets, and the winner is selected through a random draw. Your nonprofit and the winner split the money equally.
The winner often gives a higher percentage of the amount to the charity to help their mission.
See how Angels on the Bay uses Donorbox Crowdfunding to promote their 50/50 raffle, which will be drawn at the 2026 annual gala:
Note: If you’re arranging a hybrid or virtual event for your online or in-person raffle, first check out your local raffle and gambling laws. In most cases, nonprofits must contact regional government offices to register and pay a fee.
Many nonprofits raise their entire annual goal through product sales, and there are several ways to do it.
You can create a nonprofit online store to promote and sell your products.
Alternatively, raise money from in-kind donations through garage sales or barter and trade events. This increases community support by enabling supporters pay a fee to join an online or in-person event and get exclusive rights to other services or products while sharing their own.
Here’s a simple t-shirt selling online campaign created by Surprise Valley Youth Camp. They have different pricing for their t-shirts and shipping services. The Donorbox comment box helps them take details of the purchasers.
Giving days like Giving Tuesday are a great opportunity to increase charitable donations and reach your annual fundraising goal. Donors typically give more during the holiday season, so the inclusion of this giving day in your fundraising plan is a no-brainer.
Some faith-based organizations also add specific giving days targeting their donors and popular holidays. International Day of Charity, Earth Day, World Homeless Day, and International Migrants Day are examples of important days for specific charities.
Make giving fast and frictionless for donors by offering digital wallet payment options. For example, Donorbox UltraSwift™ Pay increases conversions by enabling donors to give via digital wallets. Form fields are automatically populated with the contact information they’ve provided to the relevant service provider, significantly speeding up the donation process.
OmniGive™ donation forms with UltraSwift enabled provide a one-click giving experience for supporters, making the process even faster. Donors simply select a donation amount and frequency, and choose a digital wallet relevant to them to complete their gift.
See how MedTech Innovator enables one-click giving on their OmniGive donation form:
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Invite your biggest supporters to fundraise for you with a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. This fundraising technique helps you increase donations, acquire new donors, and amplify donor outreach and engagement.
Fundraising tools like Donorbox Peer-to-Peer enable you to create a customizable peer-to-peer campaign and invite supporters personally, or allow anyone to sign up and fundraise. Supporters will then receive instructions to create and customize their fundraising campaigns.
See how this fundraiser helped raise nearly $10,000 for Mount Jubilee Ministries’ peer-to-peer fundraising campaign:
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Here are five best practices to keep in mind when raising money for your charity:
Fundraising can feel overwhelming, but the right appeal can bring in a significant amount of donations. Use these fundraising ideas to help you raise more money for your charity, and continue to strengthen relationships with your supporters to ensure they give and give again.
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Kristine Ensor is a freelance writer with over a decade of experience working with local and international nonprofits. As a nonprofit professional she has specialized in fundraising, marketing, event planning, volunteer management, and board development.
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