Still time to promote end of the year gifts

Most online donations happen in the last week of the year as donors seek to beat the end of the year tax deadline. This is great week to make a last minute appeal via email to your online donors. Here's a great example from one our good causes, the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Florida. This is from their email newsletter.

Happy Holidays from 4aGoodCause

To all the good causes we work for.....

As the year ends, we think about all we are grateful for. Our relationship with you and your organization is one thing we treasure. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you. We wish you a happy holiday season and hope 2011 will be a year of safety, security and increasing online transactions for your good cause.

Thank you for being a loyal 4aGoodCause customer.

Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities launches new web site and improved online donation process

Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities (ARMHC) is a nonprofit that has been working with us for 8 years come this January. During that time we've helped them raise hundreds of thousands of dollars online through donations, event ticket sales and a yearly raffle.

Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities provides a home away from home for families of seriously ill and injured children who must travel to receive treatment at Atlanta area children’s hospitals. Their staff is extremely dedicated and they have been a joy to work with.

ARMHC has recently launched a new, redesigned web site. In conjunction with their new look, we launched a new online donation system for them that not only incorporates their new design but includes process improvements to help them convert more donations in 2011.

Please visit their web site and support them with a donation.

Recommended Reading - Shoppers get more security savvy online

I've been meaning to share some interesting survey results I came across from the National Cyber Security Alliance. The National Cyber Security Alliance recently conducted a survey of online shoppers that shows how smart and concerned online shoppers are about the security and privacy of their online transactions. The survey reports that 64% of online shoppers have abandoned an online order for security concerns. These type of savvy online shoppers are also your potential online donors. They will walk away from an online donation just as easily as their online shopping order, if they are concerned that the site is not secure or that their personal information will be misused.

Statistics like this are the reason we take security very seriously on the sites we build. We also understand is not enough to be secure. You must communicate that security so the donor feels comfortable in making that online donation. That is why we include multiple security logos (shown above-the-fold) and explicit security  statements on the sites we host.

Check out the survey results.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Baltimore launches new web site, now taking online donations

We'd like to welcome Ronald McDonald House Charities of Baltimore to our family of good causes. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Baltimore provides a home away from home for seriously ill children and their families, and helps to fund programs in the local area that directly improve the well being of children. Part of an international network serving children and families in more than 57 countries, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Baltimore is an independent, locally funded and controlled Chapter of one of the world’s most recognized and respected philanthropic organizations.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Baltimore  is using 4aGoodCause to accept online donations via their recently redesigned web site. To learn more about Ronald McDonald House Charities of Baltimore, to make a donation or help them as a volunteer, please visit http://www.rmhbaltimore.org/.

Inter-Faith Food Shuttle using 4aGoodCause to collect online donations to fight hunger in the Greater Triangle area of North Carolina

We'd like to welcome Inter-Faith Food Shuttle to our family of good causes. The Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is a non-profit organization that provides food for people at risk of hunger in seven counties in the Greater Triangle area of North Carolina. The Food Shuttle works with a network of over 200 partner agencies including soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, and programs for children, adults and seniors.

In 2009, the Food Shuttle recovered and distributed nearly 6 million pounds of food through these partner agencies and through direct distribution programs. The Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is a non-traditional food bank and proud member of Feeding America and is an Agency of Excellence of the Greater Triangle United Way.

Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is using 4aGoodCause to accept online payment for donations. They also use our personal/team fundraising system that allows any supporter of their mission to create a personal website that raises money for the organization.

Learn more about the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle.