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An Analytics Consultant’s Recommendations for Fundraising During COVID-19

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Since the turn of the century, we have faced many societal and financial challenges to raising money for our organizations: September 11, 2001, the recession that began in 2007, and annual natural disasters that challenge the worldwide environment. Please be safe!

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New Study Monitors Dramatically Transforming Donor Behavior

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The impact of the Great Recession of 2007–2009 on the ever-expanding nonprofit sector still challenges recovery of giving to pre-recession levels. or almost 5 times the rate at which individual giving increased.

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Purpose at PIMCO | The Power of Partnerships & Knowing Your Why

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First launched in 2007, PIMCO’s original volunteer programming was limited, supporting 23 events across various business locations. Our new, fully integrated framework, which aligns focus with firm leadership, personal interests and the sustainable development goals of hunger and gender equality, is: Purpose at PIMCO.

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New Year, New Format for In-Person Peer-to-Peer Events (With Examples!)

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Founded in 1980, the Pan-Mass Challenge has contributed nearly $800 million to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and since 2007, 100% of rider raised funds directly benefit cancer research and treatment. Pan-Mass Challenge and Winter Cycle, benefiting the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

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Support for our fallen is down. I’m not driving a semi, but I’m joining the parade.

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In 2007, the nonprofit was founded with a mission to remember fallen heroes, honor those who serve, and teach children about the sacrifices made by veterans and their families. In 2007, I met a young mother at Arlington Cemetery who requested we lay a wreath together on her son’s grave. Wreaths Across America’s Incredible Impact.

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Internet Soup

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Since 2007, Desert Bus for Hope has raised nearly $500,000 for Child's Play , a non-profit dedicated to improving the lives of children with toys and games in a network of over 60 hospitals worldwide. For the unfamiliar, Desert Bus is a Sega CD game that involves driving a bus from Tucson to Las Vegas, in fantastically exciting real-time.

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Team Obama ranked #1 most innovative by Fast Company

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Almost all of which were dominated by the Internet : February 2007 : Launch of mybarackobama.com. May 2007 : A grassroots Obama MySpace page hits 100,000 fans. June 2007: Obama Girl video is posted on YouTube, receiving 12 million views. a social networking site. Obama’s Facebook pages alone grow to 3.2