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Helping charities raise more online

Plain-English, no-hype guides on charity marketing and fundraising — how to grow your online giving, tell stories that move people to support you, and turn your digital channels into steady donations.

Marketing & fundraising

Charity marketing

Marketing for Charities: Where to Start on a Lean Budget

Marketing for charities on a lean budget starts with focus, not spend.

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Charity marketing

The Google Ad Grant Explained: Who Actually Qualifies

The Google Ad Grant gives eligible charities free search ads, commonly up to $10,000/month.

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Charity marketing

Nonprofit Storytelling That Makes People Want to Donate

Nonprofit storytelling turns worthy causes into gifts.

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Charity marketing

Nonprofit Email Fundraising: Basics That Actually Work

Nonprofit email fundraising works when you own your list, send more than asks, and thank donors fast.

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Charity marketing

Charity Social Media: What to Post When You're Short on Time

Charity social media doesn't need to eat your week.

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Charity marketing

Your Nonprofit Website: 5 Things Donors Look For First

Donors decide in seconds.

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Charity marketing

Free Tools for Nonprofits: What Every Charity Needs

A plain guide to free tools for nonprofits, organised by the job each one does.

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Charity marketing

How to Write Donation Appeals That Actually Convert

Learn how to write a donation appeal that converts: open on one real person, tie the gift to a concrete outcome, and make one clear ask — no guilt or hype.

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Charity marketing

Nonprofit Marketing Metrics: Measure What Matters

A plain guide to nonprofit marketing metrics: the vanity numbers to ignore, the simple funnel to watch, key ratios, and a 20-minute monthly review.

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Charity marketing

Your First 30-Day Charity Marketing Plan, Week by Week

A simple 30-day charity marketing plan for lean teams: one focused job each week to build foundations, tell one story, find a rhythm, and measure what works.

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Charity marketing

Google Ad Grant Compliance: How to Keep Your Grant Active

Keep your $10k/month Google Ad Grant active: the 5% CTR rule, valid conversion tracking, keyword quality, activity, and a simple monthly checklist.

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Charity marketing

How to Grow Monthly Recurring Donors: Your Charity's Steadiest Income

Why monthly recurring donors are a charity's steadiest income, and how to launch a simple program, make the ask kindly, and keep donors giving.

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Charity marketing

Donor Retention: Why Keeping a Donor Beats Finding a New One

Donor retention is cheaper than chasing new donors.

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Charity marketing

Your Year-End Giving Campaign: A Simple Plan for Charities

A calm year-end fundraising campaign plan for charities: set one goal and story, warm up your list, run a sequence, then report back.

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Charity marketing

Volunteer Recruitment Is Marketing: Find and Keep the Right People

Treat volunteer recruitment like marketing: define clear roles, write a warm why-volunteer-with-us message, reach the right people, and keep them.

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Charity marketing

Peer-to-Peer Fundraising: Let Your Supporters Raise Money for You

Peer-to-peer fundraising lets supporters raise money from their own networks.

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Charity marketing

Charity Video Marketing Basics: Make Videos That Move People on Almost No Budget

Charity video marketing on a lean budget: one message per video, story over production, your phone as the gear, consent when filming, captions, and reuse.

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Charity marketing

Corporate Partnerships and Sponsorship: How a Charity Wins Companies Over

Win corporate partnerships as a charity: treat sponsorship as a fair exchange, offer real value, and steward partners so they come back.

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Charity marketing

Major Donor Fundraising: Building Relationships That Give

Major donor fundraising the honest way: grow the supporters you already have up the donor ladder, cultivate before you ask, then steward every gift into years of giving.

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Charity marketing

Charity Branding on a Budget: Look Trustworthy to Donors

Charity branding on a budget: it's consistency, not an expensive logo, that earns donor trust.

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Charity marketing

The Charity Newsletter Your Supporters Actually Read

Write a charity newsletter people open and read: pick a cadence you can sustain, sweat the subject line, lead with one story, and hand the reader the credit.

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Charity marketing

Grant Writing Basics: Winning Funding from Trusts and Foundations

Win grants from charitable trusts and foundations: research the funder first, apply only where you fit, build a strong case for support, and write outcomes not activities.

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Charity marketing

Community Fundraising Events That Raise Real Money

Run community fundraising events that actually raise money: start with a target, keep costs lean, make giving easy, and turn guests into lasting donors.

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Charity marketing

How to Get Local Press Coverage for Your Charity

Earn local press coverage for your charity with no budget: pitch the right reporter a genuinely newsworthy story, write a one-page release, and follow up well.

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Charity marketing

How to Write an Impact Report Supporters Actually Read

Write a charity impact report supporters actually read: lead with outcomes, anchor one hero story in a few clear numbers, show the before and after, thank donors.

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Charity marketing

How to Ask for Donations in Person (Without the Cringe)

Ask for donations in person without the cringe: reframe the ask as an invitation, prepare your story and number, make a specific ask, then stay quiet and listen.

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Charity marketing

Charity SEO: How Supporters Find Your Charity on Google for Free

Charity SEO is how supporters find you on Google for free.

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Charity marketing

The Nonprofit Donor Journey: From First Click to Loyal Supporter

The nonprofit donor journey maps how a stranger becomes a loyal supporter.

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Charity marketing

Charity Landing Pages That Convert: How to Turn Clicks Into Donors

A charity landing page is one page with one goal that turns campaign clicks into donors.

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Charity marketing

AI for Nonprofits: Using AI Tools in Charity Marketing the Smart, Safe Way

AI for nonprofits can hand a stretched charity team back its hours - used the smart, safe way.

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Charity marketing

How to Build a Simple Charity Content Calendar You'll Actually Keep

A charity content calendar ends the feast-or-famine scramble.

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Charity marketing

Charity WhatsApp Marketing: How to Reach Supporters on Messaging Apps

Charity WhatsApp marketing works because messages actually get opened.

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Google Ad Grant guides

Google Ad Grant guide

Google Ad Grants for animal shelters & rescues

Drive adoptions, donations, fosters and volunteers with free search ads.

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Google Ad Grant guide

Is the Google Ad Grant really free?

Yes — but here's the honest catch in the compliance and management.

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Google Ad Grant guide

Google Ad Grants for UK charities

Charity Commission validation and setup, step by step.

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Google Ad Grant guide

Why Google Ad Grant accounts get suspended

The compliance rules that pause accounts, and how to get reinstated.

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Google Ad Grant guide

Does your charity qualify for the Google Ad Grant?

The 2026 eligibility rules — charity status, website and country requirements.

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