Fundraising & Grants

5 Digital Fundraising Trends for Small Nonprofits in 2025

Small nonprofits are ditching overwhelm and embracing smarter, more inclusive strategies in 2025. As technology evolves, digital…

15 Quick & Easy Giving Tuesday Ideas for Nonprofits

Here at MoneyMinder, we're passionate about supporting small and mid-sized nonprofits. We truly believe in the impact…

101 Holiday Fundraising Ideas for School Groups: PTOs, PTAs, Booster Clubs & Sports

The holiday season is a time of joy, giving and community. It is also a prime opportunity…

50 Spring Sports Fundraising Ideas

April showers bring new opportunities for fundraising for your spring sports team. As the chill of winter…

Sweet Success: 20 Quick and Easy School Valentine’s Fundraisers

Around this point in the school year, students and teachers have hit their stride, settling into familiar…

Social Media for Nonprofits: 20 Tactical Campaign Tips

At the heart of every volunteer-based nonprofit lies an unyielding passion to make a difference. Yet, without…

Giving Tuesday Tips for Your Nonprofit

As the holiday season approaches, nonprofits around the world gear up for Giving Tuesday—a day dedicated to…

How to Start a Concession Stand: A Guide for Boosters & Other School Clubs

Booster Clubs play an integral role in supporting school sports teams and other extracurricular activities. One of…

How to Get a Business to Sponsor Your Booster Club

Whether your booster club supports band, athletics or something else, there is no doubt about your important…

Running a Successful Raffle Ticket Fundraiser

The very first raffle is believed to have been held in 15th Century Italy. The game was…

Top 50 Animal Nonprofits with a Great Reputation

Animal protection is an important cause that has been gaining more attention in recent years. Just like…

10 Easy Fundraising Ideas for Basketball Teams

Whether you're a coach, parent or player, the funds it takes to run a youth basketball team…

How to Use Your MoneyMinder Store for an Online Holiday Fundraiser

The holidays are a big time of year for many nonprofits that rely on the generosity of…

How to Calculate Your Donor Retention Rate

For many nonprofits, donors are the backbone that keeps their operations running. For others, donors help to…

20 Top Service-Based Nonprofits in the USA

There are thousands of service-based nonprofits in the United States today. These groups are dedicated to children,…

10 Easy Fundraising Ideas for Football Teams

Fall is here and football is in full swing. Whether your athletes are pee wees or playing…

MoneyMinder Store vs. Paypal, Square, Venmo and Zelle for Groups

The History of Moneyminder Store (A CheddarUp Partnership) MoneyMinder has served nonprofit groups -- like PTAs, PTOs,…

How to Use QR Codes at Fundraising Events

Do you remember back in the day when QR Codes were going to be the next big…

Grab & Go: 30 Healthier Concession Stand Ideas

Ah, the wonderful concession stand: arming kids and adults alike with Cheetos® and Snickers® for decades. Whether…

Donation Receipts: Who, What, When, Why and How (With Examples)

For the charitable groups that MoneyMinder serves — Parent Groups, Booster Clubs, Sports Teams, Scouts, Churches, Social…

25 Best Nonprofits to Donate to (Over 95 Percent Charitable Commitment)

If you are fortunate enough to have some extra funds to donate this year, there are certainly…

10 Virtual Booster Club Fundraising Ideas

Your booster club is on a mission to support a team, group, program or organization. Of all…

What’s the Difference Between Restricted and Reserved (Unrestricted) Funds?

One common question we see at MoneyMinder is about the difference between Restricted and Reserved funds. What…

QR Codes for Fundraising: Still Very Much Alive

Quick Response or QR codes were first introduced in 1994 to track vehicles during manufacturing. Then, marketers…

4 Key Sports Fundraising Trends You Can’t Ignore

Are you finding that your team's fundraising efforts have become stagnant? When concession stands are no longer…

How to Put on a School Talent Show as a Fundraiser

A school talent show is a great way for the PTA or PTO to raise money. Even…

12 Quick PTA Fundraising Ideas (In-Person and Online)

Pandemic or not, our students need us. Maybe your PTA has additional funding requirements to support mental…

Maintaining a Positive Fundraising Event ROI (with a Note About Virtual Fundraising ROI)

Although many fundraising events have a great underlying purpose, sometimes there simply is not enough focus on…

How to Sell Tickets for Nonprofit Events (Virtual or In-Person)

For many nonprofits, events are the backbone of financial success. Fundraising like ticket sales, auctions and food…

100 Online School Spirit Fundraisers to Keep the PTO Funds Rolling

With many schools going virtual in some capacity this year, it's only fitting that fundraisers should follow…

10 Virtual Fundraising Ideas for School Groups and Other Nonprofits

Fundraising in the time of COVID-19: Bake sales are burnt. Festivals are forbidden. Sock hops are so…

8 Plug & Play Online Fundraising Tools for Nonprofits

You don't have to be an epidemiologist to know that the COVID-19 pandemic could forever change us.…

Donor Appreciation Ideas: 20 Ways to Show Donor Love in 2020

2020, wow. The New Year and decade is upon us! If one of your new year’s resolutions…

How to Make it Easy to Get Recurring Donors [Faith Based Organizations]

Whether you're a new church or a youth group, you understand that donors of any kind, big…

12 Easy Fundraisers for Youth Basketball Teams

Basketball season is in full swing. Whether you're a coach or parent of a player, costs can…

10 Easy Giving Tuesday Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

What is Giving Tuesday? It became popular as a hashtag, #GivingTuesday, on social media where people began…

20 Youth Cheerleading Fundraisers That Rock

Youth cheerleading is a great opportunity for kids. It helps young children gain confidence in themselves and…

Setting Up Recurring Donations on a Shoestring Budget

Do you feel like you’re constantly pestering members and donors for their money? It can be mentally…

Incorporating the School Mascot Into Fundraising Events

Eagles! Wildcats! Bulldogs! No, it’s not the zoo. It’s back to school time. And whether your school…

7 Fundraising Ideas To Pay For Pricey Uniforms

Summertime is here! That means summer sports which come with those pricey team uniforms. If you are…