Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Fundraising during a global pandemic . It’s no secret that the world is going through significant change and fundraising best practices are not exempt from that. Whether it’s donors or students, clear and streamlined communication is key for engaging with your stakeholders especially during these socially distant times.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

One option you may consider is to create a #GivingTuesday campaign for December 2nd to amp up your year-end fundraising. GivingTuesday is a way for charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 18, 2017

Blackbaud recently released its fifth annual Charitable Giving Report, and it offers major lessons for institutions of higher education looking to increase fundraising capacity over the coming years. Online Fundraising is Creating Big Opportunities for Schools. Year-End Giving is Essential for University Fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2020

Tim Hill, Strategic Advisor for Blackbaud Higher Education Solutions, recently appeared on the Changing Higher Ed podcast hosted by Drumm McNaughton of The Change Leader, Inc. Hill is optimistic that if institutions which follow the CDC guidelines and take appropriate steps, students can be welcomed back to a new normal in the fall.

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AUGUST 25, 2022

Consider the line between advocacy and data manipulation, particularly as it relates to fundraising. Without the right technology use, the data can become susceptible to unethical bias or even a breach, such as Blackbaud’s massive data breach as a result of ransomware, if data is not treated with the respect and security it deserves.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 25, 2013

This year the foundation took their six-week fundraising campaign online using peer-to-peer fundraising to supplement their offline campaign activities. At the end of the day the foundation raised $203,817 which included a matching grant, recruited 152 fundraisers on 36 teams, and attracted 170 first time donors.

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Care2

JUNE 21, 2013

Next Thursday, we''re holding a webinar that will dive into the key findings from the 2013 Blackbaud Online Marketing Benchmark Study – to indicate where your organization''s performance stacks up in relation to your peers, as well as what you can be doing better to speed your journey to online success. How Do You Measure Up?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Post by Michael Beahm, Channel Marketing Manager at Blackbaud. Results collected from Blackbaud clients showed Online Giving was up 90% this #GivingTuesday, and the average online gift saw an increase of 40%, from $101.60 When we do fundraising… we should use few statistics and tell more stories.”. Connect with him on Twitter!

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2012

This post was authored by Frank Barry, digital marketing strategist for Blackbaud. With Facebook, schools have an incredible opportunity to deepen relationships with families, students, and alumni. Think about it like you would that area on your main website – you have two seconds to grab the attention you want.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Guest Post by Andria Mullaney, Channel Marketing Manager for Blackbaud’s School Solutions. Andria has a passion for the school sector and enjoys sharing fundraising insights to help schools advance their missions. _ _. Your school’s website is one of the most influential tools you have.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 23, 2015

Reading Eggs offers many apps for helping students learn to read in a fun, engaging way. Fundraising. Blackbaud and PayAnywhere both provide apps for collecting mobile payments. Blackbaud also offers helpful apps to manage your donor information, find other nonprofit organizations, and keep track of your event details.

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OCTOBER 18, 2021

Riley Children’s Foundation serves as the fundraising arm of Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health and the founding organization that opened Riley Hospital in 1924. Integration of Classy to boost online fundraising and bolster online event registration added yet another upgrade to the Foundation’s digital marketing strategy.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Your higher education institution likely has several goals and requirements in mind when building and maintaining your website, from student prospecting and news and events, to academics and advancement. Online giving is on the rise and websites continue to be the leading digital channel by which to give.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

But one thing that tends to fall through the cracks amidst all the hoopla surrounding this last quarter is your website, more importantly, your donation landing pages. Scrolling up and down through a page is different than unfolding a newspaper, so our websites should function differently. Have you looked at it lately? Wrapping up….

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Care2

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Are highly personalized fundraising pages that allow users to customize pages to their liking the future of online fundraising? He recently collaborated with Blackbaud to build Autism U to give students a collaborative way to raise funds and awareness for Autism Speaks, while supporting their local autism communities.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 13, 2018

If you haven’t watched fundraising expert Joe Garecht’s Heating Up Multichannel Fundraising webinar or read his Raising Money through Multichannel Communications white paper, we highly recommend you do so. Multichannel fundraising can take place across a variety of communication channels , commonly categorized as online and offline.

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DNL OmniMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Your website is one of your organization’s most important assets and should anchor your entire digital marketing strategy. Let’s walk through a selection of unique nonprofit websites that not only incorporate these elements but go above and beyond to impress visitors and inspire donations: Interlochen Center for the Arts.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). When writing your fundraising appeals, it’s important to opt for the latter.

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