Connection Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2019

The following article is an excerpt from the “ CSR 2020: Experts Look Ahead “ eBook published by Blackbaud Corporate Solutions. Then, they go out to their friends, family, and personal networks to request support in the form of monetary donations and social equity.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2021

According to the 2020 Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Fundraising study , fundraisers who email their networks raise nearly twice as much as Facebook fundraisers. If you have developed specific brand guidelines and a tone of voice for your nonprofit or a signature event, this may not fit within the templated Facebook fundraising infrastructure.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

I am not just talking about the fact that Facebook has teamed up with Blackbaud integration partner ActionSprout to give away $2M in Facebook ad credits. As strange as it sounds, Facebook is a very personal space. What we post, share and engage with all become part of our personal identity. The Advantage. Post a lot.

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2023

As we get back to in-person events and get comfortable with hybrid working, we’re also seeing the stigma around mental illness and burnout fade. Bringing these voices to the decision-making table helps you better identify opportunities you might not have recognized. Participatory grantmaking does require a mindset shift.

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Double the Donation

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

You can also automate personalized matching gift emails that provide eligible donors with a direct link to their matching gift request form. Blackbaud works with a variety of organizations to empower them to overcome their greatest challenges and achieve transformative outcomes. Blackbaud & Matching Gifts. UC Innovation.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Material like this requires a level of pre-existing expertise or a person with a great deal of time to commit to teaching him/herself a complex new skills set. We have a lot of expertise and experience to draw on but I know you can always benefit by including more voices; isn’t that the whole reason for social networking anyway?

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Care2

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Donor love is how Blackbaud npExperts frame the subject, and we dug into the second part of their recent report for this blog post.). Make sure you''re giving a voice to a diverse array of people at your organization. Your board members can call your donors to thank them personally. Here''s a challenge for you.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 7, 2011

Well-known e-advocacy vendors like Convio , Democracy in Action , and Blackbaud will likely also soon add mobile advocacy to their list of services as well. At least I hope so. When I have a few moments of free time, I’ll open their app to check for new mobile action alerts, and with one tap I can easily take action (i.e.,

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Bring them into the process via a selection committee and give them a voice and a vote. Encourage them to envision a future in which software and data not only overcome the current challenges du jour – but enable them to achieve their long-term goals and personal mission.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

While you might not be able to join us in person this year, one thing is for certain – bbcon 2020 Virtual will still expose you to new ideas and people and hopefully inspire you when you return to work. Throughout the conference there will be plenty of opportunities for attendees to network with peers and with Blackbaud staff.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Her message with resonate with everyone in the social good sphere- both professionally and personally. Dwight Dozier, CIO at Georgia Tech Foundation, will join on the main stage to discuss the Foundation’s experience of transitioning to the cloud with Blackbaud CRM and how it will benefit the Foundation in the future.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 5, 2013

Luminate Online by Blackbaud is a great cloud-based software solution that will personalize your constituent interactions. The new Guide Creative , also by Blackbaud, is a great tool for nonprofit website building. Read Carly Rowe''s " Social Media Marketing for NPOs: Give Your Organization a Voice. ". Like this article?

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NetWits

MAY 19, 2011

Examples include best time or days to communicate with friends, how often to cummunicate, tone of voice and simply the need to ask and ask often, as well as thank and thank often! Ensure staff support is personal and friendly, possibly even proving fundraisers with a direct person or people they can reach out to for fundraising support.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Blackbaud platforms, including Luminate Online, Blackbaud CRM, and Raiser’s Edge NXT. Plus, as a certified Blackbaud Partner and Salesforce Cloud Alliance Partner, we can help ensure that your organization makes the most of its investments in these powerful platforms. We specialize in: Nonprofit technology strategy development.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 30, 2018

According to the Blackbaud Institute for Philanthropic Impact, charitable giving continued its upward trend in 2017 for the sixth consecutive year with a 4.1% increase. Statistics are great motivators but can also change the voice of an appeal. Personalization is a must for all major gift solicitations. . Major Gifts .

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2014

Guest post from Blackbaud intern, Ben Baker. Ben works on Blackbaud’s Corporate Communications Team, is a Graduate Student at University of Texas School of Advertising (Hook ‘Em) and a Mississippi native. Needless to say, my voice joined my social media comrades and hailed the movie for what it was – a masterpiece.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 28, 2018

This is the voice of many healthcare development staff members who have never ventured past event fundraising. Nothing sets the standard like a personal commitment. At least two of these ways should be highly personal, such as handwritten notes and calls from staff and board members. “All I do is special events.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 24, 2020

Make sure to celebrate your fundraisers both personally and publicly. A handwritten note will be an unexpected delight amidst another dull day at home , and you ’ ll be surprised how many people will be excited to talk to a friendly voice, even a stranger , over the phone. Visit www.blackbaud.com/covid-19 for more information.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 6, 2019

Prior to working at Blackbaud, I spent 10 years working in annual giving. For example, perhaps you send the same message out to all constituents, but one test group gets the message from the voice of a current student, and another test group hears from a popular faculty member. Harness the power of the personal appeal.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 18, 2015

Year one online giving on the day (as a proxy for growth of the movement and according to Blackbaud data) grew 53%. In 2014 alone, Blackbaud processed more than $26.1 And we’ll continue to leverage #GivingTuesday as a way to have our own people’s voices be heard, as we did in partnership with the NASDAQ last year.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2012

As recently noted by Frank Barry of Blackbaud, technology plays a key role as the art and culture sector engages its audience. Team Reactor, composed of Kelsey Innis, Anna Billstrom, and Helen Mair, proposed an app to crowdsource reactions to the festival artwork in the form of voice, text, and drawings.

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Care2

MARCH 28, 2011

Stacey Monk of Epic Change, Mark Horvath of Invisible People, and Estrella Rosenberg of Big Love, Little Hearts shared their perspectives on authentic storytelling from personal experiences. This first connection came up for me in the panel I organized on storytelling for movement building.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 12, 2015

You see, I manage the Blackbaud Champions program here at Blackbaud. Champions is our VIP community of customer advocates that are actively engaged in sharing their experiences with their peers about partnering with Blackbaud. Have a staff person that dedicates time to overseeing the program. I know first-hand.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 9, 2018

Petitions encourage your audience to feel like part of a community by inviting them to add their voice to a chorus of advocates. Messages directed to a person or company without a real letter: Calls to action like “Tell Congress to do x” or “Tell Big Bad Company to do y” can pack a punch, even if you don’t send actual letters to the target.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Christina has presented across the country about topics including social media, multichannel marketing, and website management, most recently at Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits. . The great thing about a team is that everyone brings a different perspective and voice to the table. Think Outside the Box.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2015

Says Madeline Turner from Blackbaud, “ The Future Is Here ” Take the Test, But Don’t Freak Out If You Flunk: John Kenyon , a nonprofit technology consultant, was the voice of calm. Meet with the person who built your current site & discuss the findings. Test the site.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2010

As always, lots of fun to actually see my co-author, Allison Fine , in person. In my spare time, a video crew was following me around to create a short piece for Blackbaud Conference on October 20-21st in Washington, DC as part of the keynote to be delivered live by Allison. (I’ll I’m now an advisor ).

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2018

In 2018, Blackbaud Healthcare Solutions has taken healthcare fundraisers on a journey highlighting the interconnections that create a truly connected hospital. That information comes with tools that allow you to personalize your outreach to individuals.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2015

Then there’s a voice. But more often than not, the voice isn’t yours. It’s a voice far more familiar. It’s the voice you’ve had in your head your whole life, guiding you, telling you you’ll regret that decision later, reminding you that tomorrow’s another day, giving you strength to make the hard decisions.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2014

However, it’s important as a communicator to have some vision as to how a content strategy can and will change you personally, as well as how it can change the organization. It will be the guide that will help you plan budgets, staffing and outsourcing as well as specifics related to editorial planning and voice. editorial calendars.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Tammy has achieved “Top 10 in Personal Recruiting” as well as ranking in the “Top 250 Consultants” in the nation. _. So it was the power of the person—the peer pressure—that made the ask work. Staffers need to visit followers’ personal pages to gain information about who they are, who they know, where they work, and more.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2006

It would have been nice to have heard from a circuit-rider or "for-little-profit" integrator/consultant type person, and maybe another nonprofit type (a moderately tech savvy ED?) It seemed that only Blackbaud had APIs you have to pay for. There was also a backchannel chat room, which was really useful and interesting. (I

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In the age of digital engagement, social love serves to nurture the relationship with your people by demonstrating that their voice matters to your cause. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve received requests that only fit my personal brand or are so off they are funny! at Blackbaud. Do your research first.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2014

However, it’s important as a communicator to have some vision as to how a content strategy can and will change you personally, as well as how it can change the organization. It will be the guide that will help you plan budgets, staffing and outsourcing as well as specifics related to editorial planning and voice. editorial calendars.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 27, 2014

Madeline Turner is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub and the managing editor of the Content Marketing Program at Blackbaud. Even if we hit it off, I wouldn’t be the first person they called when they had an afternoon free or an extra concert ticket. We were only in the very beginning stage of our friendship. Be Gracious.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 1, 2017

The most radical force for change is the same thing today that it’s always been—a person. COMMUNITY – From the Ice Bucket Challenge to the Woman’s March, many of today’s biggest movements are less about single charismatic voices and more about the transformative power of the chorus. Three Action Steps.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2015

A few weeks ago, I had the honor of representing everydayhero and Blackbaud as an attendee and speaker at the 2015 West Coast Social Innovation Summit. As I reflect on the experience, I realize more than ever that it is no accident that I have the role that I have at Blackbaud. It’s a big claim.

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