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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

What Donors Want – Fundraising Advice Straight from the Donor’s Mouth – Guest Post by Rachel Stephenson Sheff. Major gift fundraising is an intuitive blend of art and science, with relationship-building at its core. What are the implications of this on the non-profit sector and how can fundraisers adapt to this shifting context?

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

Note from Beth: December is a time when start to reflect on the past year and future online trends for fundraising. I think of GivingTuesday as a great example of a sharing economy fundraiser. Insights The Sharing Economy Tells Us About The Future Of Fundraising By Rob Wu, CEO + Co-founder of CauseVox.

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MAY 30, 2017

Given the harsh working environment for nonprofits , it is a perfect recipe for a whole bunch of burnt out nonprofit fundraising professionals and others. Every nonprofit fundraiser has to put up with some annoyances, but if you’re feeling like you’re at your wit’s end at the start of the day, you might be burning out.

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

I’m just back from a trip to Europe where I was part of the opening plenary at this year’s International Fundraising Congress outside of Amsterdam. (I Thank you for your inspiration @howardlake at the begining of #IFC2014 #Fundraising #TheResourceAlliance Now w/pic pic.twitter.com/CSwvA3Kr4h. A social change fighter !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Its newest online fundraiser, Waterforward , is based on a simple question: What if the billion social media users in the world collectively chipped in a few dollars and helped solve the “wicked” problem for the billion people around the world who don’t have clean water? How WaterForward works. Here’s how it works.

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

Note from Beth: Here’s a guest post from my colleague Steve MacLaughlin that is a great example of “ data informed fundraising.” ” A Fundraising Cliff? Over the past few months I’ve been asked a lot of questions about giving trends: What explains the flat trend in overall fundraising?

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MAY 23, 2017

Last week, I was in Sao Paolo for the ABCR Festival, the leading conference in Brasil for fundraising for nonprofit organizations. My last visit to Brasil coincided with the Brasil’s version of GivingTuesday called DiadeDoar and I was lucky enough to attend a fundraiser with Brasil’s Giving Tuesday leader João Paulo Vergueiro.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

SOS Children’s Villages International uses cloud technology to help fundraise for children in need. Note From Beth: I am thrilled to host this guest post from Microsoft Philanthropies General Manager that showcases examples of digital transformation and fundraising. As a result, the need to maximize fundraising is greater, too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Note from Beth: As we head into the home stretch of the giving season, there are lots and lots of wonderful holiday giving campaigns and plenty of fundraising data to guide strategy. Frank Barry offers this guest post with some advice about how to succeed with nonprofit fundraising in 2013. Flat or decreased fundraising.

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AUGUST 20, 2014

How many of you who work for nonprofits are getting asked to “ come up with an icebucket challenge ” for your annual fundraising campaign? Fundraising Philanthropy' See you in Summer School!

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Also think about the data and analysis that a development professional would perform on the donor data base to analyze multi-channel fundraising campaigns. Tools that mash up public data allow nonprofit fundraisers to do benchmarking and a better analysis of market conditions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2013

E-Book #1: Fundraising and Marketing Tips for Nonprofits. The npEXPERTS e-book includes Forbes’ most influential, top bloggers, CFRE/ACFREs, animal lovers and association pros, pioneers and innovators, peer-to-peer fundraisers and direct response agitators, online fundraising experts and direct mail gurus all in one place.

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AUGUST 12, 2016

It is not only a time for rest and relaxation, it is also an important time to start thinking about your nonprofit’s year-end fundraising campaign. This guest post from Big Duck reminds us why Branding is so important to the success of fundraising and some options to help you be successful. . Your brand. It’s your biggest asset.

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MARCH 1, 2012

How To Marry Social Media with Fundraising. Social fundraising is when your nonprofit integrates tried and true fundraising techniques with social media to inspire your supporters to raise money from their networks on your behalf. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Cultivate and cheer on champions for your cause.

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JANUARY 5, 2016

Being a Happy, Healthy Nonprofit isn’t just about your physical health, it is also about enriching your knowledge and professional development. What better way than to read a book that gives you the best practical information about an important nonprofit area – fundraising. Online and email fundraising.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

This is a great way to give.” TechiesGiveBack.org is dedicated to unifying the New York tech industry for the purpose of improving the local community through volunteering and fundraising. How will location based social networks change fundraising practices?

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JUNE 6, 2011

But, what happens when you pair a connected citizenry with social fundraising? ACTion Alexandria’s social fundraising initiative, “ Spring2ACTion ,” raised $104,156 in donations and matching grants for 47 participating nonprofits. Disclaimer: Razoo is a Zoetica client). Twenty five percent of the donations were $10 gifts.

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JULY 16, 2013

This post summarizes the results and a few insights about social media fundraising and network strategies as a way to share back what I learned and to help bring some closure. Fundraiser. I set up an online fundraising page on Razoo to direct the money to Surf Rider Foundation. Set A Realistic Goal Based On Benchmarking.

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AUGUST 12, 2015

6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever – Guest Post by Joe Waters. A college grad researching a career in fundraising recently asked me what’s changed since I started in the field. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2000. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2004. Everything,” I replied.

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JANUARY 9, 2023

The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently published an opinion piece, “ AI Can Help Nonprofits Reach More Donors But Fundraisers Can’t Ignore Potential Pitfalls ,” a topic that Allison Fine and I have been researching and writing about since 2017. Then uses their human skills – empathy and knowledge – to revise the draft.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

I was a development/fundraising professional for more than a decade. I learned my fundraising chops by managing and soliciting segmented donor groups, like doctors and young adults, and also running community campaigns including telethons that brought out donors and community leaders to dial for dollars.

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JANUARY 30, 2014

Would you stop doing crowd funding, social media infused fundraising and revert back to traditional methods of fundraising? Tell us briefly about the mission of the Latino Community Foundation (purpose, staffing/budget size, and fundraising history). Crowdsourcing Fundraising' Or would you learn, pivot, and improve?

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JANUARY 11, 2016

To celebrate, rather than eat cake, I’m fundraising for the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (NTEN). Please consider donating to the fundraiser with colleague Cindy Leonard. Today is my birthday! I have worked in the nonprofit sector for 35 years.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The reason is because the program is well curated – and the participants come from around the world and bring expertise and different lens to fundraising. The New Normal: What was impact on your organization and its fundraising? But there is more … There is a wonderful community here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2010

Given the visible success of the Haiti text to give campaigns, SMS is bound to become one of the tools in the an organization's fundraising bag if it isn't already. Today I heard about Drew Olanoff's latest fundraising campaign, a text to give strategy on behalf of Boarding for Breast Cancer. Follow up with your donors.

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JULY 19, 2017

The change is intended to honor efforts from all sectors that work toward creating positive, lasting change in the Asia Pacific region: NGO, CSR, individual philanthropy, social enterprise, fundraising, volunteerism, and others. They also had a talented filmmaker capture the winners’ stories in brief videos.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

And since, the busy season is coming up for all you nonprofit fundraisers – year end giving and Network for Good has just announced a Year-End Giving Challenge , I thought a guest post from Michael Hoffman about you can incorporate video to power your campaigns was in order. That shouldn’t come as a surprise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 18, 2020

The field of AI4Giving is just beginning to take shape with promising new technology platforms helping nonprofits scale and improve their fundraising practices. It is timely given the impact of COVID-19 crisis on nonprofits, fundraising, and the social sector at large. Please sign up to download the report and share it with others.

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APRIL 29, 2015

The above graphic comes from a post from ntegrity called “ The Challenge of Nonprofits Responding to Nepal ” that describes the donor attention cycle when it comes to emergency fundraising. The articles discusses how larger nonprofits are often effective in their programs and fundraising, but they’re also bureaucracies (or what (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2010

For the third and final Conversational Case Study on America’s Giving Challenge from Allison Fine and I, we pose a question rather than answer one: Is there a “special sauce” for successful participation in online fundraising contests ? Does this competition complement our communications and fundraising activities for the year?

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

If you’re preparing for a big online event, particularly a fundraising event, here are my takeaways for social media success: 1) Assemble your social media event team early. Fundraising' Social networks lit up again, this time with posts asking for donations and celebrating the generosity of people who care about Minnesota.

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

We are heading into the most stressful time of year for nonprofits, especially for fundraisers. I discussed ways that you can avoid stress and burnout for your fundraising team as well as few tips for your individual self-care. Flickr Photo by Brittany Bush. Year-end giving campaigns.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The Haiti crisis demonstrated that text to give fundraising can be a powerful tool, particularly as an "early responder" fundraising technique in disaster. But will the dramatic text fundraising that we saw the Red Cross experience translate to every non-profit that wants to add it to their tool bag?

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FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Last week when I was in San Francisco, I skyped into the I of North Fundraising Conference where I did an afternoon session with Steve Bridger. We have a conversation with the audience about the opportunities and challenges of using social media as part of your fundraising tool box. (tags: twestival participation ).

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DECEMBER 22, 2008

There are at least three micro fundraising campaigns that have launched in the last week. It's time update the history of fundraising on Twitter post I wrote that last month after the Tweetsgiving campaign raised $10,000 in 48 hours. Laura left a comment describing the vision for micro fundraising.

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JANUARY 18, 2010

SMS Fundraising Update. A Song for Haiti This is a call to action or call to sing. Amy Carol Wolff, a musician, wrote a song this summer and now she is hoping that people will use it for benefit concerts. More here. The Red Cross text HAITI to 90999 campaign continues to break records in SMS giving in the US.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2008

And here's another clever online fundraising strategy for breast cancer. As many of you know, I'm more of a dog person than a cat person, but I thought this was a great example of encouraging deeper engagement with a cause, disease education, and online fundraising. London Fundraising Summit took place last week.

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