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MultiChannel Donors: Real? Or Yeti?

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Flickr photo: ibarir I know only the biggest nerds have favorite white papers, but we've already established my nerd street cred, right? Well, my favorite white paper of 2009 just became my favorite white paper of 2011! According to the report, the answer is essentially "not so much."

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The Fail-Safe Guide to Pitching Technology to Your Nonprofit Stakeholders

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CharityDynamics just released the Interactive Investment Benchmark Study that looks at how organizations plan to invest in digital resources and strategy. Let this white paper help. The paper is broken out into 5 sections that outline the research and prep needed for making the pitch. Demographics & Donor Trends.

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How to Prepare Your Pitch for New Technology Investments

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Paint the picture for your board or leadership team by analyzing your current campaign results, conducting a SWOT (strength, weakness, opportunity, threat analysis) and compare your organization to industry benchmarks. Be Ready for Questions. Like a good major gifts solicitation, there will be questions. Position the Ask.

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Lesson 1: Removing Yourself from the Fundraising Equation

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Here’s the first question, because I perceive the situation to be one way is that the truth? We wanted to go right to participants, ask them questions and get their perspective on fundraising. This year instead of writing a white paper about the survey results, I thought I’d share them through a variety of blog posts.

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The Importance of Collaborative Benchmarking in the Nonprofit Sector

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The Opportunity of Collaborative Benchmarking whitepaper from the Blackbaud Institute for Philanthropic Impact explores just that concept: How do we as a sector improve by collaboratively sharing our data? The whitepaper shows how to navigate these barriers by identifying common opportunities and examples of successful benchmarking.

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10 Things to Know When Moving To A More ?Capable Software Platform

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Next time you consider moving to a more capable software platform, consider these 10 questions to help ensure that your decision will be the correct one, and your selection will not fail. Click here to download full White Paper. The question is whether or not your software platform can change with you, and if so, at what cost.

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2014 Nonprofit Content Marketing – Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends

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This information can be presented in a variety of formats, including news, video, white papers, e-books, infographics, case studies, how-to guides, question and answer articles, photos, etc. Here are a few of our first year benchmarks. Show us some examples in the comments or ask any questions you might have.

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