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Behind the Scenes: America Supporting Americas

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This time, we're behind the scenes at America Supporting Americans (ASA), an organization working to improve the lives of men and women in the military through their three signature programs: Adopt-A-Unit, Foster-A-Unit, and the Youth Civic Action and Awareness Program. The forms are also so easy to use for online donors.

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Volunteers of America: Getting Results

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While that’s all well and good, there’s nothing like seeing an organization put these tips into practice and learning from their example. In 2009 Volunteers of America looked to get more out of their online fundraising program by tapping into the power of integrated online and offline fundraising. How’d they do it?

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How Baltimore Became the Most Generous City in America on Giving Tuesday

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They created the BMore Gives More campaign and set out to become the most generous city in America. If you make a modest goal, it hasn’t really shown your team or organization that together you can do something bigger than you thought you could do. million raised and the title of the most generous city in America. The result?

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Most Generous Cities in America

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Is your organization enjoying a piece of the online giving pie? The year is young; take this opportunity to incorporate strategic online fundraising into your organization’s goals. Average gift, donations per 1,000 people, total amount donated per city and number of donations all increased in 2010 compared to 2009.

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How Nonprofits Have Reframed Their Messaging in the Wake of COVID-19

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Closures and social distancing measures have wiped out organizations that didn’t have a rainy day fund. We (virtually) sat down with four nonprofit organizations to see how they’re reacting to a year they just couldn’t have seen coming. In terms of how these organizations are communicating with their stakeholders (e.g.

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Revenue Grows for Faith-based Organizations

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Overall fundraising revenue for 334 churches, synagogues and other faith-based organizations representing nearly $1.2 target="_blank">The Blackbaud Index that tracks fundraising revenue for congregations and other faith-based organizations. billion in annual revenue grew 3.5 percent, compared to the year-earlier period. .

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The Unseen Opportunity of Asset-Based Giving

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Surprised, the partner dug deeper and discovered that the organization’s asset-based gifts were gifts that they received upon the donor’s death – typically stocks , a house, or an occasional piece of land. In many cases, the organization was completely surprised by the gift. . This is no small question.

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