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Hindsight is 20/20 - Lessons Learned about Participant Fundraising in 2009

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From these, I pulled together this set of lessons learned. Top 5 Lessons Learned in 2009: Participant Fundraising. You can also encourage registered participants to use social media to help them reach their fundraising goal. What worked for your organization in 2009? The 5/50 rule.

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There is a silver lining to 2009

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Recession, market turmoil, troubled economy — these words got a lot of air time in 2009. Well, according to the data that appeared in the recently published report, Giving USA 2010: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2009 , nonprofits overall did a very good job at weathering the storm. percent in 2009.

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Anything to Be Learned from America’s Most Generous Cities Online?

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As we sift through the data, we’re learning some interesting things and finding correlations with other data that can help nonprofits make better decisions. I also did a little, non-scientific analysis of some of the cities that had jumps of 20-30 places in their 2008 to 2009 ranking.

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My Top 5 Highlights from the 2009 Convio Summit Nonprofit Conference with video highlights

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But taking what you learned in an hour and using it for real world application is a challenge. The incredible learning and education at the event. Our friends at See3 took amazing video from the event to chronicle what folks learned, what they were excited about and what they were taking away from the conference.

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Churches and Engagement (But Not Weddings): Tips for Engaging Each Generation

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Children in this group are learning about values that will last a lifetime. Ensure that their faith and giving back are part of the lessons learned. Generation Z: Born 1996–2009. This generation is considered one of the loneliest generations, and church can help fill that void. Generation X: Born 1965–1980.

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Volunteers of America: Getting Results

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Guest blog alert: Donna from Charity Dynamics (a Convio Solution Provider ) is sharing an real-life example of how integrated marketing and fundraising helped a nonprofit increase online revenue by more than 100%. As a result, online revenue originating from direct mail integration increased from 12% to 28% from 2009 to 2010!

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Are you getting the most out of your matching gifts? Guest post by Stephen Hafner

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It makes a huge difference if the nonprofit, with minimal effort, can tell the donor of their match status and then provide the appropriate information to help the donor match their pledge. ACS doesn’t leave it to chance, throughout their website they provide opportunities to help donors ensure they are matching the gift.

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