fundraising

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…

50+ Restaurants that do Fundraisers without a Middleman in 2025

Looking to host a fundraiser for your local nonprofit, school, sports team or community group? Why not…

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…

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 Get Started as a Service Club Treasurer (Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, American Legion, Charitable Funds, etc.)

Your service club has an important mission. From hunger relief to voter's rights and everything in between,…

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 Get Started as a Sports Team Treasurer

We all know the benefits of sports for kids. From improved health and stress relief to social…

Getting Started as the PTA Treasurer

By definition, the PTO or PTA Treasurer is responsible for all funds that pass through the organization's…

Bonding Insurance for Your Nonprofit Group

Special podcast series featuring R.V. Nuccio & Associates. Bonding insurance – What is it? What does it…

How Can Your Group Benefit from Using QR Codes?

Following is a transcript of this podcast episode, with audio/video below. Welcome to the Two-Minute Treasurer’s Tip…

Why Does MoneyMinder Name Financial Years the Way They Do?

Following is a transcript of this podcast episode, with audio/video below. Welcome to the Two-Minute Treasurer’s Tip…

How to Deal with Cash On Hand for Full Transparency

Following is a transcript of this podcast episode, with audio/video below. Welcome to the Two-Minute Treasurer’s Tip…

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…

10 Virtual Booster Club Fundraising Ideas

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

10 PTO and PTA Budgeting Tips

Depending on your parent group's financial picture, budgeting could mean two different things. If you're strapped for…

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…

How is a Typical Booster Club Management Team Structured?

Booster Clubs exist to provide a financial "boost" for student activities. And as we've written about in…

35 In-Person and Virtual Holiday Activities for Teachers & PTAs

We've had quite a year and I for one am glad for the holiday season. Even though…

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…

Shake Up Your PTA’s Annual Traditions

For parent groups like PTAs, PTOs, PFCs and Booster Clubs, tradition is as ingrained as the permanent…

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…

Beyond Sports: 10 Types of Booster Clubs

When you think of a high school Booster Club, you may think of the parents selling tickets…

22 Ways to Use the All New MoneyMinder Store Feature to Collect Payments

We at MoneyMinder have been working hard behind the scenes to ensure our software helps with the…