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Nonprofit guides
Nonprofit guides
Top 10 Nonprofit Accounting Software Picks for 2024

Is your organization struggling to manage donations and finances? This guide to the top accounting software will simplify your finances with top features, pricing, reviews, and more.

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Nonprofit guides
Nonprofit guides
The Ultimate 2024 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Toolkit

Unlock the power of peer-to-peer fundraising with our comprehensive toolkit! From attracting sponsors to crafting compelling proposals, we've got you covered. Elevate your campaign with expert tips, templates, and strategies. Download now!

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Tips & best practices
Tips & best practices
6 tips for a successful holiday fundraising campaign.

The holidays are the busiest fundraising season of the year. Help your nonprofit with these 6 holiday fundraising tips for nonprofits.

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Webinars
Webinars
Webinar: Kickstarting your fall fundraising.

Fall fundraising season is here! Get ready with these fall fundraiser ideas and take your nonprofit’s next fall themed fundraiser to the next level.

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Tips & best practices
Tips & best practices
How to promote your nonprofit: 3 free ways to promote your nonprofit event.

Find out how to promote your next NPO event at no cost and save more funds for your cause.

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Nonprofit life
Nonprofit life
How the internet changed nonprofits.

The internet has changed a lot—even #nonprofitlife. It has made fundraising easier, simplified event planning, and changed how nonprofits connect with donors.

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Company news
Company news
How does Zeffy work? Get to know our feature request page.

Zeffy is the only 100% free fundraising platform for nonprofit organizations. How does Zeffy work? Our feature request page is a big part of it.

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Webinars
Webinars
Webinar - Maximizing your event fundraising with Zeffy.

Unlock the secrets to maximizing your event fundraising with Zeffy! Explore our latest ticketing features, promotional strategies, donor retention techniques, and more. Learn why Zeffy is the only 100% free ticketing platform for nonprofits.

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Webinars
Webinars
Webinar - Event planning Q&A with Ally R. Potel from FlyBerry Events.

Event planning for nonprofits isn't easy. Ally R. Potel from FlyBerry is here to answer your questions about planning your nonprofit’s next fundraising event.

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Nonprofit guides
Nonprofit guides
Yes, ChatGPT can help nonprofits with their grant applications—as long as you know how to ask.

ChatGPT can do a lot of things, and helping nonprofit grant-writers with their grant applications is one of them, and knowing the right prompts can help.

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Webinars
Webinars
Webinar - How to leverage ChatGPT for your nonprofit

If you're interested in learning how to leverage the power of AI–aka ChatGPT–to boost your nonprofit's impact, then you won't want to miss our webinar!

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Webinars
Webinars
Webinar - Hosting a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign on Zeffy.

From peer to peer fundraising tips to how to host a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign on Zeffy, this webinar is your guide to peer to peer fundraising.

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Nonprofit life
Nonprofit life
Beasts Unite: The Story of a Dinosaur and a Goldfish Who Fought for Animal Rights

ChatGPT can help nonprofits engage with donors and even write content—such as a short story about a dinosaur and a goldfish who create a new nonprofit.

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Nonprofit life
Nonprofit life
Everyone’s talking about ChatGPT—nonprofits included.

What is ChatGPT and should nonprofits care? ChatGPT can help nonprofits brainstorm, write emails, plan fundraising events and more. Just check its work.

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Nonprofit life
Nonprofit life
Movies that are all about the nonprofit life.

#nonprofitlife movies are hard to find. Animal rights. Environment. Zeffy—there are 0 about our 100% free fundraising platform. Instead: 8 nonprofit films-ish.

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Company news
Company news
Zeffy Joins Global Movement of Over 5,000 Certified B Corporations™

B Lab™ certifies Zeffy as a business with positive social, and environmental impact.

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Webinars
Webinars
Webinar - Animal Charities Share Best Practices for Online Fundraising

Watch our latest on-demand webinar to learn about online fundraising best practices for animal charities.

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Tips & best practices
Tips & best practices
10 New Tips for your Next Fundraising Campaign

We’ve compiled 10 tips for fundraising campaigns that you may not of heard before, and we’ll dive deeper than what you find in your usual internet search.

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Nonprofit guides
Nonprofit guides
Annual Fundraising Campaign Guide for UK Charities (2026)

Learn how to plan and run a successful annual fundraising campaign for your UK charity, from building a 3-story framework and choosing the right channels to timing your Christmas appeal and making the most of Gift Aid.

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Templates
Templates
Write a sponsorship letter that gets a yes (with 10 UK templates)

Ten ready-to-use sponsorship letter templates for UK charities, PTAs, schools, churches, and sports clubs, plus a 9-step writing guide, an illustrative tier table in £, and a proven follow-up cadence to turn a first yes into a renewing partner.

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Nonprofit guides
Nonprofit guides
Squarespace Donations: What UK Charities Actually Pay in 2026

Running donations through Squarespace costs more than most UK charities expect. Plan fees, 20% VAT, and Stripe processing fees stack up quickly, and the platform handles neither Gift Aid nor small-society-lottery workflows. This guide breaks down every cost tier in £, shows the Gift Aid opportunity cost Squarespace cannot recover for you, and explains when a purpose-built fundraising platform makes more sense than a website builder with a donation block added on.

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How to start a nonprofit
How to start a nonprofit
Organising Your First Charity Event: A Practical Guide

Your first community event does not need to be elaborate to be impactful. This guide walks small UK charities and community groups through choosing the right format, setting up Gift Aid at the door, keeping the budget lean, and managing communications, so you can focus on building genuine connections with your supporters.

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