Nonprofit Toolkit

This toolkit provides essential information you will need to make Valley Gives successful for your nonprofit – from logos, to how to set up a Facebook page and Twitter account, to other tips on fundraising. For more information, subscribe to our blog, check out our FAQs, or email valleygives[at]communityfoundation.org

Step 1: Get Started

• Download the Valley Gives nonprofit checklist; a step by step guide for nonprofits.
• Register your nonprofit for Valley Gives by completing a mandatory survey and participation agreement. REGISTRATION IS CLOSED for Valley Gives 2012

Step 2: Set Yourself Up On Social Media

• How to set up a Facebook Page
• Tips to Engaging on Facebook (The Right Way)
• How to set up a Twitter Account
• Tips to Use Twitter (the Right Way)

Step 3: Build Your Organization's Razoo Valley Gives Page

• Make sure to read the checklist to find out how to access your organization's Razoo page!
• Step-by-Step
• How To: Editing Your Nonprofit's Page [Youtube »]

  After registering, what’s next? This short video will walk you through step-by-step on how to use the Razoo platform to generate donations.

• How To: Tracking Donations [Youtube »]

  We know that keeping track of your donations is important to you. The good news is that Razoo makes it easy to do.

Step 4: Get the Word Out

• Email Blast Templates
• Press Release
• Valley Gives Television Commercial – Coming Soon
• Valley Gives Logo JPEG
• Valley Gives Logo EPS
• Valley Gives QR Code - Coming Soon
• Valley Gives Posters 8.5 x 11 poster template – Coming Soon

Step 5: Get Advice for a Successful Valley Gives Day

Make sure to follow our updates on our blog where training information will be announced, and where tips will be added leading up to Valley Gives Day. Check out these great video tutorials to start learning now.

• Storytelling [Youtube »]

  Why is storytelling so important for online fundraising success? Hear how online fundraisers have used stories to make a big difference.

• Please and Thank You [Youtube »]

  You know they’re the “magic words.” Find out why that goes double for online fundraisers.

• Building Community [Youtube »]

  Learn from a social media expert how to build an engaged and generous online community.

• Tips from Give to the Max Day Minnesota [Youtube »]

  How MN Nonprofits Raised $24 Million. Dana Nelson, from GiveMN.org gives a presentation to Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington and shares great tips on how nonprofits can maximize their participation in a giving day.

NEED MORE INFORMATION?

Make sure to follow our updates on our blog for more great ideas on ways to make your Valley Gives successful.

Step 6: Finish Strong

Celebrate with your donors – consider hosting an event or sending a special thank you to everyone who participated in Valley Gives.

Complete the required Valley Gives exit survey when you receive it via email so we can learn how to improve things for Valley Gives 2013.

Thank You

How it Worked

When a donor came to the Valley Gives website on December 12th, they made a gift to their favorite nonprofits. At the end of 24 hours, the top three nonprofits that raised the most money and the top three nonprofits that received the most donors were rewarded with special grants of $15,000, $10,000 and $5,000, the nonprofit in 12th place in each category received $1,200. In addition to those prizes, participating nonprofits were eligible for special bonus gifts given between noon and midnight to randomly selected winners.

Browse Nonprofits

For more information about rules and prizes.

Go to Rules and Prizes

Thank you Sponsors and Partners

Thank you to all the generous sponsors and donors who made Valley Gives possible. You have set a shining example for our region and made this a better place to live and work. Special thanks are dedicated to Paul Doherty and Al Griggs who have inspired us all to live more generous lives.

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All donations made on valleygives.razoo.com are made to the Razoo Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization which permits donors to advise a regranting of their donations to other IRS recognized qualifying 501(c)(3). It’s Razoo Foundation’s normal practice to regrant 97.1% of its contribution to the qualifying organization as advised by the donor, retaining 2.9% for Razoo Foundation’s expenses (including credit card transaction costs).