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Charitable Giving in a down economy: Performance strategies for any market

Qgiv

And taking a wait-and-see approach to optimizing your marketing program is a sure-fire way to lag behind industry leaders. Here are some resources to help: Gain insights on philanthropic attitudes and behaviors toward giving: [link] Jumpstart your micro-donation campaigns: [link] Focus on retention: [link]. Donors respond to need.

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Has Apple become evil? No, but they are getting stupid.

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

The move of Apple to use software update to break hacked and unlocked phones is somewhat ironic, given the attitude of Jobs toward DRM , and the open source basis for OS X. The main draw to Apple for consumers will always be industrial design – A pocket PC does more than an iPhone, it just doesn’t look as good doing it.

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

changes in awareness or attitude) or tangible results (e.g. What changes in knowledge, or attitudes, or skills are you looking for, and how might they be measured? Published Friday, June 06, 2008 8:13 PM by Rebecca. said: I think this spans across many industries, not just nonprofits. June 6, 2008 10:41 PM.

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One Thing Most Nonprofits Stink at (Donor Retention) and How You Can Change It in 2019

Connection Cafe

Blackbaud’s latest Charitable Giving Report sheds light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. Their donor file has quintupled since 2008. Enjoy them now; then practice a year-round attitude of gratitude. I’d stay that’s pretty stinky, wouldn’t you? Can you do like they do?

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One Thing Most Nonprofits Stink at (Donor Retention) and How You Can Change It in 2014

Connection Cafe

In 2013, Chuck Longfield was on a mission to shed light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. Today it’s 27%, and even lower in some industries. Their donor file has quintupled since 2008. Enjoy them now; then practice a year-round attitude of gratitude. That’s shocking (and pretty scary).

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Thoughts on the Future of Open Source and Nonprofits

NTEN

Based on my informal assessment of attitudes and interest in the NTEN community about open source software, I think there's a significant and growing number of folks and organizations who are either interested in, already using, or even evangelizing open source solutions. By Dave Greenberg, CiviCRM Team.

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Meet A Social Butterfly Who Cares About Nonprofits Causes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

the opinions or attitudes you hold? I suggest social marketing offers us an opportunity to work collaboratively, erase divisions and provides a platform for those with similar motivations - doing good - to unite across industry fields, and thus, be more effective and successful. How will your thesis inform you work in June?

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