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Locking in High-Level Commitments

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You market your cause, organization and events using an array of tools, including email, social media, direct mail, even cold calls. In fact, getting people together for this figurative “firm handshake” is a necessity when it comes to ensuring a participation in these kinds of events. Author: Guest Blogger.

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Activating the Generation of Do-Gooders: MCON 2016

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This year’s event is three days of top-notch speakers, panelists, events and networking opportunities designed to put you in the right room with the right people to help you launch or grow your cause like never before. MCON 2016 is located at the National Geographic campus in the heart of Washington, D.C. The location.

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9 Sessions You Can’t Miss at #bbcon 2016!

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Like thousands of other fundraisers, I’ll be attending BBCON in Washington DC this week. I’m excited to present 2 sessions, work the expo, network and expand my knowledge about our amazing industry (it’s the best isn’t it?). If you run any kind of peer to peer event, then this is the session for you. Wednesday, Oct 26.

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The Self-Taught Analytics Professional

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Analyze This: A Nonprofit’s Guide to Event Fundraising Analytics. Papers and presentations: Target Analytics Fundraising Models for Higher Education by Lawrence Henze and Elizabeth Crabtree. by Amanda Jarman, Portland State University and Jennifer MacCormack, University of Washington.

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In With the QR In Crowd

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The RSVP list was HUGE (I’ve never seen Washington, DC’s Hilton as crowded as it was that day), the menu was set (grilled chicken salad served on a bed of micro greens), and the speakers were confirmed (including First Lady Michelle Obama)! Have no fear! I applaud the NPWF for their very savvy use of a QR code and a mobile site!

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Two Crucial Themes from the GDPR Featuring in US-Privacy Legislation

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These events all pale in comparison, though, to the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) in the European Union. This information must be presented to data subjects “in a concise, transparent, intelligible and easily accessible form, using clear and plain language.” (Art. 5(1)(a), 13, 14).

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How to Get 1300 Advocates to Capitol Hill [HINT: It’s more than just practice]

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The phrase oft appears in emails, social media posts and is ever-present in web copy. It’s printed on t-shirts , verbalized in training sessions and is nigh inescapable in PowerPoint presentations. lawmaker), who chooses whether or not to change their preconceived notions based on what is being presented.

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