With winter holidays right around the corner, here are some ways that museums, zoos, science centers, nature centers and similar nonprofits around the country are planning to earn more revenue and increase donations during the biggest shopping season of the year. What’s your organization planning for the holidays? Elissa Miller
Although you might not automatically associate gift cards with nonprofits, gift card programs can open new avenues to generate income, retain the loyalty of current supporters and recruit new people (even hard-to-reach millennials) to your programs and mission. Americans love gift cards: sales are growing 5-6 percent annually and are projected to reach $160 billion by …
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With a Bluetooth scanner and Doubleknot’s Sales Station app for iOS, there are new ways to quickly check in participants, ticket holders and members; collect outstanding payments; add products to a purchase; and apply member discounts. The following table explains the different ways that you can use a scanner to streamline in-person transactions. When you scan the code …
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We know your nonprofit isn’t about revenue—you’re committed to delivering your mission. But, we also understand that you have to maintain and increase revenues to support and expand your programs. Here are five fast, high-impact ways that Doubleknot can help you raise more money for your organization. Collect more donations at your site and events. Guests are …
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Your Nonprofit Isn’t Generic. Don’t Rely on a Generic Payment Solution! Using Square or a similar solution for collecting in-person credit card payments may seem like a good idea, but the truth is, generic solutions can cause very real problems: You have to configure everything in two systems: one for online purchases and one for …
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The Houston Zoo recently partnered with the Wildlife Conservation Network to host the Saving Wildlife Expo, an all-day conservation event at the Zoo. To support the Saving Wildlife Expo, the Zoo needed a solution for: Online registration with different prices for Houston Zoo members and nonmembers Asking for donations during registration to support one of …
Travel and Leisure shared a great article called 12 Museums and Zoos Where You Can Spend the Night, which describes some of the many overnight opportunities available around the country. Examples range from spending the night on board the world’s oldest active sailing ship (the Star of India) at the the Maritime Museum in San …
