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Three Unassuming Twenty Hats Posts that Volunteer Managers Need to Read

Twenty Hats

After eight years and 164 posts (including some awesome guest posts), the time has come to wrap up the Twenty Hats blog. To figure that out, I took my own browse of the Twenty Hats archives and found the three posts that articulate other important messages. Needless to say, this was a tough decision.

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The Practice of Personal Gratitude in Fundraising

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Your programs may also rev up during the holidays, providing meals and gifts, keeping homeless people warm, or preparing for an influx of post-holiday pets needing homes. But, honestly, this time of year seems harder, especially when fundraising goals are bearing down. Choose a time every day to write in a gratitude journal.

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10 Questions You Can Ask Major Donors to Build the Relationship

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Then ask if they would have time to talk more with you so you can get to know them. Once you make an appointment, it’s time to prepare and you definitely want to be ready! If their answers are brief and they seem disengaged, thank them for their time and let them go. Start With Gratitude. Avoid fawning over the donor.

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Nonprofit Giving Trends and Future Fundraising Strategy

Bloomerang

Big hearts will respond to big-hearted, authentic, clearly-articulated, specific and resonant appeals. Appeals that make a strong case for why support is needed now – during a crisis and any other time — and how that support will be used to make a demonstrable impact. I tell nonprofits this all the time.

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The Ultimate Guide to Volunteer Recruitment: 15+ Strategies

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As you implement the strategies given in this guide, you’ll be able to find and recruit people who want to dedicate their time and talent to helping your organization. When someone is willing to donate an hour of their time, a nonprofit is able to save money while getting the assistance they need to move their work forward.

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Help! My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We spent a fair amount of time framing and reframing the problem and ended up with a question that focused on data collection. One of the concepts that the group designed was a strategy for collecting data from low income individuals which was identified as a key challenge for some participants who work with homeless populations.

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15+ Giving Tuesday Campaign Ideas (and Expert Tips) for 2021

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There’s a reason the holiday season is called the most wonderful time of the year! Despite increasing commercialism, the holidays traditionally get people thinking about ways they can give—whether they’re wrapping gifts for loved ones or donating time and money to a cause they care about. Read on to learn more!