Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 12, 2016

A few years ago, Sarah Rintamaki noticed her two-year-old struggling to speak. Sarah’s long and lonely search for help inspired her to found Connecting for Kids, an organization devoted to helping mothers like her quickly find the education and support they need. Although Sarah had no experience building a nonprofit, she did have one thing that helped her grow Connecting for Kids over 300% from 2012 to 2015.

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Donor Search

DECEMBER 12, 2016

If you’ve decided to go with a fundraising consultant firm to improve your major gift fundraising, that’s great news! They can give you assistance so that you don’t have to hire someone full-time or do the research yourself.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 12, 2016

The peer-to-peer fundraising marketplace has undergone a transformation with momentum rapidly shifting toward individually directed fundraising and “DIY” or independent campaigns. This doesn’t mean traditional event-driven peer-to-peer events run by nonprofits are passé, just that our industry is undergoing a shift we cannot ignore. First, technology propels this move.

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Donor Search

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Prospect research is useless if nobody makes the call. Development professionals have it so easy in the twenty-first century! Or so you’d think. They’ve got access to technology nobody even dreamed of last century, like social media, specialized donor-management platforms, and the coolest, most insightful prospect research services ever.

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Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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