{"id":28952,"date":"2021-12-29T09:20:44","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T14:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/?p=28952"},"modified":"2024-11-12T11:38:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T16:38:23","slug":"bright-idea-parter-with-local-businesses-for-fundraising-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/bright-idea-parter-with-local-businesses-for-fundraising-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Bright Idea: Partner with Local Businesses for Fundraising Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who they are:<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UWMD_Logo_For_Print_Use.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UWMD_Logo_For_Print_Use.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UWMD_Logo_For_Print_Use.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/UWMD_Logo_For_Print_Use-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/unitedwaydallas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The United Way of Metropolitan Dallas<\/a>&nbsp;unites their&nbsp;community to create opportunity and access for all North Texans to thrive, challenging the systemic barriers associated with race. Together with committed change-seekers, they are mobilizing a movement for lasting change to ensure all those in their service area&nbsp;have access to education, income,&nbsp;and health\u2014the building blocks of opportunity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What they did:<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jeans-Day-Donation-Form-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"824\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jeans-Day-Donation-Form-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jeans-Day-Donation-Form-1.png 478w, https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jeans-Day-Donation-Form-1-174x300.png 174w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The United Way of Dallas partnered with&nbsp;Bank of Texas to offer jeans days to employees who donated to the United Way in October.&nbsp;They set up a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/8-online-donation-form-best-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">simple online donation form<\/a>&nbsp;within&nbsp;Qgiv&nbsp;that used a banner that looked like denim to draw the eye to the purpose of the form.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The form was directed to employees at the Bank of Texas, who could earn jeans days based on how much they donated to the United Way of Dallas.&nbsp;For as little as $20, employees of the Bank of Texas could earn stickers that entitled them to wear jeans on four casual&nbsp;jeans&nbsp;days&nbsp;during the campaign.&nbsp;Employees could earn a maximum of eight days of wearing jeans by donating to the United Way of Dallas.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This simple fundraising campaign was effective because it offered a break from routine and gave employees of the Bank of Texas the ability to dress more casually during the campaign\u2014all while supporting a great cause.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you can do:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Find local businesses to partner with for a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/fundraising-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fundraising campaign<\/a>. You can offer something as simple as casual&nbsp;jeans&nbsp;days&nbsp;or even create a bit of competition by encouraging different departments to try to out-fundraise one another for a pizza party or some other type of prize.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A great motivational tool for campaigns like this is&nbsp;the incentive. Find a way to incentivize participation in the giving initiative so that more employees step up to make a difference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about how&nbsp;Qgiv&nbsp;can help you create great fundraisers like the Bank of Texas Jeans Day for&nbsp;United&nbsp;Way campaign,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/go.qgiv.com\/demo-request-main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">request a demo<\/a>&nbsp;or give us a call&nbsp;at&nbsp;888.855.9595.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who they are: The United Way of Metropolitan Dallas&nbsp;unites their&nbsp;community to create opportunity and access for all North Texans to thrive, challenging the systemic barriers associated with race. Together with committed change-seekers, they are mobilizing a movement for lasting change to ensure all those in their service area&nbsp;have access to education, income,&nbsp;and health\u2014the building blocks [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bright Idea: Partner with Local Businesses for Fundraising Initiatives - Fundraising Blog for Nonprofit, Educational, and Faith-Based Organizations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Partner with local businesses to boost your fundraising efforts. 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