Connection Cafe

APRIL 8, 2020

As consultants, we give advice for a living. In the past, members of the analytics consulting team at Blackbaud have written on this subject matter in the 2009 publication Building Fundraising Momentum in a Recession and the 2011 article Raising Money During Challenging Times. Please be safe!

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 13, 2010

A social enterprise, Zoetica provides superior communication consulting, training, and strategy to help mindful organizations affect social change." This is the Top 10 list of the best social campaigns featured on Osocio in 2009. One of these campaigns will become the Osocio’s Best Campaign of 2009."

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

About the Author A grant writing expert, executive and development coach, fundraising consultant, and national fundraising trainer, Mandy Pearce, launched Funding for Good, Inc. in 2009 to equip organizations with the skills and tools needed to become successful and sustainable. Funding For Good, Inc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

How To Marry Social Media with Fundraising. Social fundraising is when your nonprofit integrates tried and true fundraising techniques with social media to inspire your supporters to raise money from their networks on your behalf. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Cultivate and cheer on champions for your cause.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 11, 2014

I’ve been going every year since 2009 to cover the event on my blog. Out of all the amazing speakers and discussions , I was lucky enough to sit down with Barb Newhouse, President & Chief Executive Officer. Says Barb, “All of sudden it went crazy! And, our entire organization kicked into high gear.”

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Much has changed with regard to fundraising and “friendraising” during the 12 years I have been a professional fundraiser, the most obvious being the use of technology. The fundraising piece does often come – just at a later date.). Fundraising Events. In 2009, Red House 2009 generated $23,000 in donations.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tidbits September 19, 2008 Here are a few interesting tidbits that have come my way over the course of the last few days There is a new online fundraising platform, founded by an ex-Convio person.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Through extensive donor and market research, along with insights from supporters’ actual behaviors, she identifies ways fundraisers can leverage trends into enhanced programs and performance. Partnering with an agency or consultancy for the data, insights, and strategies that can accelerate your organization’s growth is key.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 10, 2007

I expect that this will enhance the appeal of LinkedIn for nonprofit executives, staff, and consultants for our own networking needs. So, how is this relevant to nonprofits? Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Well, pro bono consulting can happen entirely on digital platforms. We did a survey of hundreds of professionals during the 2008 and 2009 downturn, and found that often wasn’t the case. How can pro bono volunteerism help support the fundraising capacity for nonprofits? You don’t need to be a fundraising expert to help.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 27, 2021

After that, similar events called Brand Camp were held on and off annually through 2009. Marc Pitman, fundraising coach and author of Ask Without Fear , instilled confidence to the 200+ attendees at the Center for People in Need’s Conference Center in Lincoln. Other than a little snow that morning, the event went off without a hitch.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

Leads all aspects of philanthropic fundraising and partnership development on behalf of the United Nations World Food Programme. Selected in 2009 as one of Puget Sound Business Journal’s Women of Influence and nominated in 2015 as one of Metro Vancouver’s YWCA Women of Distinction in the category of arts, culture, and design .

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 25, 2008

Is this a bad thing? Myspace is going with OpenID ! More on that in a later post. { Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite. More on that in a later post. {

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2007

I wish all a holiday season full of fun, quality time with family (chosen or otherwise), and joy. { 1 trackback } Free and open source tool #1: Thunderbird » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 01.03.08 Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Is there a connection between more transparency and more successful fundraising?" Furthermore, provided our fundraising efforts are successful (!), And so, our answer to the question of whether there is a connection between more transparency and more successful fundraising is yes, and more and more so by the day.

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sgEngage

APRIL 12, 2011

Tags: Fundraising , Nonprofit Trends , nptech , Online Giving , Social Media , Web 2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 13, 2008

fundraising campaign started: For the last 2.5 Last week, from my home office in Montreal, Canada, I wrote up 9 ambitious goals for 2009. My team is actively pursuing foundation grants, event sponsorships, individual monthly donations and consulting services. Between now and then, we estimate our financial expenses at $20,009.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

"" Free Access: Nonprofit Tagline Database & Report | Nonprofit Marketing | Getting Attention – "Don't miss the just-released, all-new Nonprofit Tagline Database with 4,800+ organizational, program, fundraising campaign and special event taglines. Which are easiest to use?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 21, 2008

CiviCRM is a nonprofit-focused open source tool, centered around membership, fundraising, events and such. CiviCRM was one of the first (of a now growing number) of nonprofit-focused open source tools. It originally came out of the idea of making moving eBase (the CRM based on Filemaker Pro) to the web.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2011

As a technology trainer, capacity builder, and consultant working with nonprofits, I always ask the fishing question, especially since I work in the area of emerging technologies that often falls prey to Shiny Object Syndrome — ( Google + anyone? Fundraising advisors encourage this support too. What you think?

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

The 2009 Global Fundraising Confidence Survey, carried out by training and consultancy firm the Management Centre, is based on the views of 126 fundraising directors and sector experts around the world."

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

The second part of Facebook’s advertising platform is likely not going to be used by nonprofits, for the most part, but is important to consider if Facebook is a part of your constitiuent-building or fundraising strategy. at 2:39 pm Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 11.19.07

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2012

Since 2009, our survey has asked nonprofit leaders to indicate what management actions they are taking to cope with the recession. In both 2009 and 2010, nonprofit leaders told us that they were "engaging more closely with the board" by increasing the number of annual meetings, sharing new types of reports, or in other ways.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 22, 2006

Yes, it’s a good thing that there are lots of competitors in the field of CRM/fundraising in general, and a lot of them are doing some really interesting on-the-cutting-edge stuff, which is great. Technorati Tags: fundraising , nptech , web2.0 { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Allan Benamer 12.23.06

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Even if they do, the cost to implement is never trivial, and requires investment in consultant fees that typically dwarf the cost of using a SaaS solution, or even purchasing a traditional installed solution (such as our desktop version of DonorPerfect, or other installed packages such as Exceed, Sage, etc.)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

And, it’s still clear that CRM/Fundraising software is where the money and resources are going in nonprofit software development. Technorati Tags: crm , fundraising { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Chris Blow 01.20.07 It doesn’t really change anything.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 19, 2007

And, it’s still clear that CRM/Fundraising software is where the money and resources are going in nonprofit software development. Technorati Tags: crm , fundraising { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Chris Blow 01.20.07 It doesn’t really change anything.

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See3

APRIL 6, 2009

See3 Communications Names Shirley Sexton Director, Interactive Marketing and Fundraising. Leading provider of new media services to nonprofit community adds experienced online fundraiser and strategist to manage expanded service offering. See3 specializes in online strategy for fundraising and advocacy.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

And I’m not entirely clear yet how many should be jumping on this bandwagon to either do fundraising or community-building. at 8:33 pm Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants - November 26th, 2007 « Giving in a digital world 02.05.08 Most nonprofits haven’t even begun to take advantage of the Web 2.0

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

cyber world becomes, instead of a bunch of walled gardens where data moves in only very limited ways between them, a fully permeable space where data flows freely, it will be possible for nonprofits to have much greater reach and impact, whether it be for fundraising, advocacy or constituency-building. { In the long term, if the whole web 2.0

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

By Liz Ertner, Senior Consultant, Sarah DiJulio, Executive Vice President, Jeff Regen, Senior Vice President, Integrated Services, and Steve Peretz, Senior Analyst, M+R Strategic Service s. The International sector’s average one-time gift consistently declined through times of both increased and decreased fundraising.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace).

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

If you are interested in technology, sustainability, and collaboration, then Jean's for you: "Technology consultant, entrepreneur and thrivability theorist Jean Russell joined Jerry Michalski's August 3 Yi-Tan Conference Call for a conversation about thrivability as a conceptual replacement for sustainabilty.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2009

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009. What happens when marketing evolves from broadcast to conversation, fundraising changes from large donors to e-microdonations, or collaboration moves from sweaty basements to vast social networks? Remotely Twittering guest: Amy Sample Ward | Consultant and Blogger | www.amysampleward.org (@ amyrsward ).

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Care2

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Note from Beth:   I'm always excited to see inspiring examples of personal fundraising and the dollars raised have come a long way since my first experiment in 2006, a testament to how much more connected we are and the rise of popularity of this technique.  joking) as if he were applying for a job. You 5 Takeaways.

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Care2

JUNE 16, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) com , Inc.

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