Nonprofits and businesses that run charity checkout programs are always asking me how they can run a more successful program and raise more money. Are there proven strategies that work? You bet there are.

Here are three strategies that are guaranteed to raise you more money....

At Good360, we have been actively and aggressively developing and using new digital technologies and platforms to revolutionize charitable giving.

We recently developed a new platform called DisasterRecovery360, which is designed to ensure that nonprofits and disaster-relief organizations receive the specific goods they need after a disaster.

While there is often an outpouring of support to help communities struck by disasters, it is common that in-kind product donations do not always meet the immediate needs of disaster survivors. 

Today on CauseTalk Radio, Megan and I talk to McCall Gosselin, Vice President of Public Relations at Planet Fitness, about the launch of its first-ever national cause initiative. Building off its Judgment Free Zone policies, Planet Fitness created a pro-kindness, anti-bullying movement called The Judgement Free Generation through a partnership with STOMP Out Bullying and Boys & Girls Clubs of America. 

On the show, Megan, McCall and I discuss...

Children's Miracle Network raised over $200 million in 2014 with its corporate partnership program. Ninety percent of those dollars come from point-of-sale and 50 percent of that money comes from just one POS program: charity pinups!

Even a local pinup program can break six figures with charity pinups. I know this for certain because I did it myself when I worked for nonprofits in Boston!

Here are three sources that will help you join the six-figure club of charity pinup fundraisers.

Today on Cause Talk Radio, Megan and I talk to Jenny Fouracre-Petko, Director, Public Relations and Charitable Giving, at Domino's Pizza about their longtime partnership with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

As part of Fire Prevention Week, Domino’s and NFPA are partnering up to promote home fire safety this spring, using Domino’s box toppers to share electrical safety tips. Participating Domino’s stores will also work in conjunction with local fire departments to deliver pizzas in fire engines!

On the show, Megan, Jenny and I discuss...

There’s nothing sadder than an unloved coin canister. We’ve all seen one of these abandoned canisters, also called donation boxes. Dirty, neglected, and empty, we conclude, “Why would anyone want to use a coin canister for fundraising? What a waste!"

I used to think the same thing until a business partner of mine raised tens of thousands for my nonprofit with coin canisters. Following that success, I did some research on other organizations that had successfully used coin canisters. Some nonprofits have raised millions in quarters, dimes, and nickels.

I'm convince the problem isn't with coin canisters, but with how, when, and where they are used. That's why I've handpicked these three resources to show you when and how donation boxes can work.

I think this will be an interesting case study for those in the charitable sector as well as my colleagues on the brand side.

I was working with a fairly small, grassroots organization who were approached by a consumer goods company. The plan? To sell their products at the point of purchase of various stores across the city. The charity would get $5 per sale, the rest going to the consumer goods company.

There were some problems with this at the outset...

Today on CauseTalk Radio, Megan and I have back-to-back guests to discuss a new cause initiative launched by HBO, Game of Thrones, Omaze and the International Rescue Committee to raise $1 million for refugee services.

The goal of Rescue Has No Boundaries is to bring attention to the global refugee crisis and to raise emergency funds to help rescue the millions of people displaced by the war in the Middle East. 

Our first guest is Dennis Williams, Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility at HBO.

Our second guest is Matt Pohlson, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Omaze, a cause marketplace that raises money and awareness for charity by offering the chance to win once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

On the show, Megan, Dennis, Matt and I discuss...

Today on CauseTalk Radio, Megan and I talk to Robin Hulshizer, a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP and Chicago chairwoman of Do The Write Thing, an initiative of the National Campaign to Stop Violence. 

Each year, the program invites sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders in the Chicago area to submit essays about the impact of youth violence on their communities. Students write about how violence has affected their lives, the causes of it and what that they can do to help reduce it.

On the show, Megan, Robin and I discuss...

Earlier this month, I had a great time speaking at the annual New England Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Conference on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. (Well, great until the final day when I slipped on a jetty on the beach and messed up my leg. But that's another matter!). 

The conference included a great group of healthcare professionals who posed a simple question to me: As local nonprofits restricted to fundraising in a specific town or region, what's the best way to use cause marketing?

Today on CauseTalk Radio, Megan and I are talking to Natasha Collins, BOOK IT! Program Administrator at Pizza Hut.

BOOK IT! is a free program designed to encourage students in grades K–6 to read more by earning a reading award certificate for a free, one-topping personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut.

Talk about early adopters: Pizza Hut launched the BOOK IT! program in 1984.

On the show, Megan, Natasha and I discuss...

Today on CauseTalk Radio, Megan and I talk Debbie Sardone, President and Founder of Cleaning for a Reason, a nonprofit that gives the gift of free house cleaning to women undergoing treatment of any type of cancer.

Cleaning for a Reason has worked with over 1,200 maid services to donate free housecleaning to women who are undergoing treatment for cancer. Since 2006, their partner maid services have volunteered time to clean for to 20,000 women – valued at over $5,500,000.

On the show, Megan, Debbie and I discuss...

On Tuesday night, just a few blocks from my house in West Newton, Massachusetts a SUV careened into Sweet Tomatoes Pizza, a popular restaurant in my town. Two people died and seven were injured. It was a senseless, terrible tragedy.

I can't tell you how many times I or someone I love ate at that same pizza place. It could have easily been me or them.

To support the families of the two victims, my daughter, Cate - a sophomore at Newton North High School - and I have launched a t-shirt fundraiser with Booster. The t-shirt design is an outline of the City of Newton. While Newton up is made of 13 different villages (West Newton, Newtonville, etc), we are ONE NEWTON and act together in times of tragedy.

These are the two people we want to help...

Today on CauseTalk Radio, Megan and I talk to Dave Altmann, Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Jersey Mike’s, a sub sandwich franchise with 1,500 stores open and under development nationwide. 

In March 2015, Jersey Mike’s celebrated its 5th Annual Month of Giving, a national fundraising campaign, raising more than $3 million for 180 local charities. Since the program started five years ago, Jersey Mike’s and its generous customers have raised more than $8 million. They'll be adding to this number next month!

On the show, Megan, Dave and I discuss...

Today on CauseTalk Radio, Megan and I talk to a true cause marketing superstar: Scott Beaudoin. Scott is a veteran of many top cause campaigns and agencies and was recently named the  chief strategy officer and executive managing director of corporate and brand purpose at RF|Binder, a full-service public relations agency in New York City.

On today's show, Megan, Scott and I discuss...

Today on CauseTalk Radio, Megan and I talk to Rosanne Ranta, associate marketing manager at snack bar makerLarabar, about #ShareRealFood, a new cause marketing partnership supporting Feeding America.

With the help of The Real Girl’s Kitchen star Haylie Duff, Larabar kicked off the initiative with a $150,000 donation to Feeding America. Consumers can support the effort by donating or volunteering and sharing the activity online with a photo, video or a tweet with the hashtag #ShareRealFood.

On the show, Megan, Rosanne and I discuss...

If your nonprofit wants to up its social media game and remain a regular presence in your supporters’ online (and by extension, offline) lives, you have to be proactive about tracking and improving your strategies and methodologies.

By tracking the following three social media metrics, your organization can learn more about its donors and understand your own performance better.

Today on CauseTalk Radio, Megan and I talk to Karen Wu, a leading authority on cause marketing law at Perlman & Perlman, about the 10 Commandments of Cause Marketing Law, a new infographic from Selfish Giving and Perlman & Perlman.

This graphic will help cause marketers stay on the right side of the law!

Megan, Karen and I discuss these ten commandments...