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Tech Tools to Benefit the Spanish-Language Community

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Spanish is the second-most-common language in the United States, with an estimated 40 million Americans speaking Spanish as their primary language. Spanish-Language Products Available at TechSoup: read more. Business analysis programs to help you report on and analyze your organization's data.

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How to Host a Read-a-thon Fundraiser

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However, with a read-a-thon fundraiser, you can give your supporters the opportunity to slow down and crack open a book while also teaching young students the value of reading and escaping into exciting stories. What is a read-a-thon fundraiser? How to host a read-a-thon fundraiser. Why should you host a read-a-thon?

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7 “Must Do’s” When Thanking Donors To Win Their Heart and Set Up Future Gifts

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To do that, you have to connect with them emotionally through a story, a photo, and hero language that makes them feel special and important, like they personally stepped in and made a difference through their gift. Also craft a new thank-you letter as part of any campaign or special fundraiser. A perfect thank-you letter does both.

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Create an Online Donation Receipt that Leads to More Donations

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Hero language: When you tell a donor that your nonprofit wouldn’t exist without them, you are speaking the truth. Hero languages reinforces the idea that they made the right choice and increases the possibility that they will give again. But the rules are a bit different around IRS language. So why be shy about saying it?

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PowerMyLearning: Free Online Education Games and Videos for Nonprofits and Libraries

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I know Elisabeth and am not surprised that she successfully fundraised $7 million to launch this service with support from the likes of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Broad Foundation, and The W.K. The math and language materials are geared to the Common Core State Standards that most U.S. Kellogg Foundation.

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2011 NTC Preview: A Scientist in Your Communications Department: Segmenting Messages, Customizing Content and Delivering Results

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With most online fundraising and communications tools, you have the ability to easily group people together and send specific messages based on what you know about them. The language that you use can point to this knowledge: “Our renowned Foundation researcher, Dr. Smith, is signing her latest book at the Borders right in your backyard.”

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[VIDEO] 3 Steps To Closing $10K+ Gifts By December 31

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She’s an executive fundraising coach. I’ve been a development director, and I’ve had over 12 years of experience being a fundraiser. You’re like, yeah, I didn’t know fundraising was a full-time thing. That’s why they’re giving, not to necessarily help you with your fundraising goal.

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