sgEngage

APRIL 28, 2022

To conclude National Volunteer Month, we’ve gathered the best volunteer management tips and tricks from Blackbaud Champions. . We were planning an email communication plan for a fundraising project due to the number of alumni we wanted to reach. – Rebecca Barnes, volunteer manager at Tellus Science Museum .

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2021

Beecher Hicks III, President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville, TN. NMAAM is the only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the many music genres created, influenced, and inspired by African Americans. Even though the museum is now open, the Museum Without Walls will continue.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2019

Museums and nonprofits can also reap huge benefits from employing artificial intelligence, particularly in their membership and development departments. Nonprofits and museums depend on dedicated, but oftentimes limited, development staff to sift through countless prospects to determine which ones are priority. Source: Blackbaud.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 4, 2023

While an enterprise-sized organization will appreciate a CRM that can store millions of records, a CRM with that storage space is likely unnecessary for a small team trying to plan just a few fundraisers per year. For example, Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT requires help from a technical consultant to implement and customize.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2014

Due to the incredible response we received the last time we brought together leading nonprofit experts to share their best fundraising insights, we decided to do it again! That’s right – we’ve rallied 13 nonprofit thought leaders to share their best fundraising strategies, tips and ideas with YOU. Know Your Type.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2021

National Air & Space Museum. The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum maintains the world’s largest and most significant collection of aviation and space artifacts, encompassing all aspects of human flight and related works of art and archival materials. Canopus – Website for Cultural.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The Frist Art Museum. The Frist Art Museum is a destination for art, culture, and community in the heart of Nashville, TN. Outstanding Website. I’m Determined.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. Forum One engaged with the newly rebranded Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (formerly Arkansas Arts Center) at a critical moment in their journey. They were repositioning themselves to be not only a pillar of the Little Rock community, but also a world-class fine arts museum. The Frist Art Museum.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Our contributors covered a lot of topics this year, but we found that posts focused on fundraising and on organizational culture were particularly popular. Without further ado, here were the the most popular articles published on sgENGAGE in 2019: The End of the Beginning of Online Giving by Steve MacLaughlin, Blackbaud.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

The Frist Art Museum. The Frist Art Museum is a destination for art, culture, and community in the heart of Nashville, TN. The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History DIY Exhibits. Excellence – Website for Cultural Institutions. Excellence – Website for Cultural Institutions. Climatelinks.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Arts and Cultural will have thousands of professionals represented from organizations ranging from zoos to museums, performing arts organizations to libraries, and beyond! Ferris, fundraising leadership expert and founder of GoalBusters. This year’s event will be global and free for all attendees, so there’s no excuse not to jump in!

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 16, 2020

T alk of “social distancing” alongside announcements about museums and other cultural attractions closing or canceling events or performances may mean that you antici p ate a decline in attendance until COVID-19 passes. American Alliance of Museums: COVID-19/coronavirus Resources & Information for the Museum Field .

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 22, 2019

Whether you work at a small nonprofit, a community hospital, a large museum, or anything in between, #GivingTuesday can help your organization attract new donors, re-engage old ones, or even just set the stage for year-end giving campaigns. Making sure that the entire organization understands the importance of end-of-year.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 15, 2013

Will Cary with the Portland Museum of Art shares how the organization invested and innovated to grow. - Amy Braiterman with Blackbaud talks about key trends and metrics in peer to peer fundraising. Research & Trends Arts & Cultural donor retention event fundraising npVOICES Peer to Peer Fundraising retention'

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NTEN

JULY 22, 2013

Henry Timms, founder of #GivingTuesday, and Christine Schaefer, VP of Community and Marketing at Salsa Labs , will teach you how to boost your fundraising through this movement in the upcoming webinar, #GivingTuesday in July: Get Ready for December Now! on Wednesday, July 24. Register here ! Idealware to the rescue!

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

billion in total fundraising. million in online fundraising. Fundraising by large organizations, with annual total fundraising more than $10 million, was up by 5.7%. Medium-sized organizations, with annual total fundraising between $1 million and $10 million, had an increase of 3.8% Overall Giving Trends .

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2013

Andy is a regular speaker, blogger and the creator of the popular video blog series, “I’m on Team Andy”, where he shares the insights he’s gained from his work with nonprofits to optimize the use of peer to peer technology to boost fundraising results. _ _. “Its not just for breakfast anymore”. Its not just for Cause and Cure anymore!”.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 21, 2014

This is a guest post from Anah McRae, Manager of Customer Support for Altru at Blackbaud. Another idea – create an exit survey at your museum that asks simple questions like “what’s your favorite exhibit” or “how many times have you visited the museum.”. to participate in an event. Make it easy. Educate those that want to help.

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Tech Soup

JULY 24, 2012

Blackbaud guest bloggers share expert fundraising tips and simple steps for creating a Facebook page that rocks. Read the transcript of the Nonprofit Commons meeting, featuring Dr. Valerie Hill of Texas Woman’s University School of Library and Information Science discussing libraries, museums, and immersive learning.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 28, 2016

Highlights for bbcon 2016 : Our Path Forward, a panel session kicking off BBCON for our arts & cultural attendees, led by Kevin Knight, Senior Vice President for Arts & Culture at Blackbaud. and literally hundreds of other sessions for fundraisers, marketers, IT, finance and accounting professionals, and more!

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 7, 2020

To help, here are some thought-starters from the Blackbaud Arts & Cultural team – along with a sneak-peek at what we have planned for 2020 so far. . . For more inspiration, hear from the Autry Museum on how it attract s more visitors and turn s them into members and lifelong donors. . .

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Connection Cafe

MAY 26, 2016

I had the opportunity to attend the Association of Children’s Museums annual conference: InterActivity 2016. As I sat in a session, Membership from Here to There and Everywhere In Between, I had a realization: No one is better at managing membership programs than children’s museums. Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Blackbaud hosted its annual conference for nonprofits from September 29 through October 1 in National Harbor, MD. She has worked with hundreds of organizations and is recognized for making a positive impact on arts and cultural organizations’ ability to fundraise. As you know, getting more donors is easier said than done.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Stars in Fundraising Success Magazine. Check out Blackbaud 's white paper (PDF) for a good introduction and some considerations. AIDS event to provide mobile fundraising and event update help for. via Twitter, and people-to-people fundraising tools. and how your museum, for example, could make good use of it.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Blackbaud hosted its annual conference for nonprofits from September 29 through October 1 in National Harbor, MD. Jay Odell, Vice President of Altru at Blackbaud, discussed why benchmarking data is important. Fundraising Data. According the Blackbaud Index , overall giving is up 1.8% Why benchmark?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2013

Guest post by Ryan King , Blackbaud’s Sr. Get ready for some great insights from a marketer that has a passion for engaging the nonprofit community and Blackbaud customers. — —. As a best practice to online fundraising, one of the first things you need to do is collect email addresses and basic information from constituents.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Guest post by Ryan King, Blackbaud’s Sr. Get ready for some great insights from a marketer that has a passion for engaging the nonprofit community and Blackbaud customers. — —. Interactive Arts & Cultural Donation Forms event fundraising Mobile Museum Technology Online Fundraising online ticketing'

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2013

Get ready for some great insights from a marketer that has a passion for engaging the nonprofit community and Blackbaud customers. — —. He’d like to learn more about the museum.”. It’s the best way to ensure your online fundraising efforts pay off. Picture this: Bob : “Jim, I’d like to introduce you to my friend Alex.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 13, 2014

The Online Marketing Benchmark Study released by Blackbaud in 2013 found that the median amount raised per email address on file is $13. Offer visitors a discount on tickets to visit your museum, zoo, or aquarium. Nonprofit Marketing constituent engagement donor lifecycle engagement strategies fundraising ideas'

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 29, 2024

There is a 1% fundraising platform fee on all transactions processed through Bloomerang. Doubleknot Doubleknot’s integrated software solutions are targeted toward nonprofits and cultural organizations, including zoos, aquariums, museums, science centers, botanical gardens, and so on. transaction fee. for ACH transactions.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2012

A little known fact is that, before starting Convio, I was exploring three very different concepts: yield management for airlines; supply chain management for the automotive parts industry; and nonprofit fundraising after participating in a PBS pledge drive. I am eternally grateful for them for making a bet on us.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 25, 2023

If you want to handle event planning, ticketing, registration, communications, and fundraising by hand, we salute you—but you probably wouldn’t be reading this guide to event management software for nonprofits. This is an important decision, as your choice will inform how you manage events for the next few years.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

Allegiance Group Allegiance Group partners with nonprofits and associations to inspire action and achieve more through fundraising, marketing, and technology solutions. They’re a reliable partner for all your marketing, fundraising, and technology needs, and you can trust them to create a holistic approach to your marketing.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

According to Blackbaud’s 2017 Charitable Giving Report , online giving on #GivingTuesday’s increased by 28% from 2016. Blackbaud, being a founding partner of this movement, is proud to report that since inception, we have witnessed over $203 million in online donations. This is also a great way to reach a new donor base.

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sgEngage

APRIL 15, 2011

Blackbaud updates these indices each month and they are based on a three-month moving average of year- over-year percent changes in revenue. Overall Fundraising Trends The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving is a broad-based fundraising index that reports total revenue trends of 1,430 nonprofit organizations representing $2.21

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

At The National World War II Museum in New Orleans, fundraising is all about data and their data is all about their donors. The Museum uses their data to get know their donors at a deeper level: what they care about, what motivates them, and how to keep them engaged with their organization. “We Acquisition.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2014

Here are their inspiring stories: Most Impactful Use of Blackbaud Technology – Human Rights Campaign – The Human Rights Campaign enhanced the national dialogue on marriage equality with a social media campaign that took over the Internet. Read the case study. Read the case study. Read the case study.

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