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Fundraising Survival Guide

Robert Weiner

Network for Good recently published The 2008 Online Fundraising Survival Guide: 12 Winning Strategies to Survive & Thrive in a Down Economy. This 45-page guide includes sections on avoiding “the four most common fundraising mistakes,&# answering the four questions required to get a donation ( Why Me?

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Idealware’s Field Guide to Nonprofit Software: Fundraising, Communications and Outreach

Robert Weiner

Idealware recently released its Fundraising, Communications and Outreach. Unlike their earlier guides (to inexpensive donor databases, content management systems, online donation tools, etc.) It's likely to be a useful guide to nonprofits who are planning to purchase (or request donations) of a lot of software in the near future.

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Idealware’s revised Consumers Guide to Low-Cost Donor Management Systems

Robert Weiner

Idealware just released the latest version of their Consumers Guide to Low-Cost Donor Management Systems. It will give you an overview of 32 systems and in-depth reviews of their top 11 “best value” choices.

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New book: “Advancement Services: Enhancing Fundraising Success”

Robert Weiner

CASE has just published the third edition of its guide to Advancement Services. The title of this edition is " Advancement Services: Enhancing Fundraising Success." The book was a labor of love for over 2 years by 25 of advancement services professionals, led and edited by the esteemed John Taylor.

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The Current Economy and Major Gifts Fundraising

Robert Weiner

I’ve previously posted resources for nonprofits coping with the economic downturn ( Coping with a Troubled Economy , Fundraising Survival Guide , Economic Effects on Philanthropy ). Groups must plan to change the scale and nature of their fundraising work now to match predicted foundation gaps. Tags: Fundraising.

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NY Times says text donations system is flawed

Robert Weiner

If you want to learn more, Mobile Active published a great overview of the mobile giving landscape last year called Texting for Charitable Dollars: The Definitive Guide. Tags: Fundraising Mobile Communications Online Fundraising.

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Resources from the Compasspoint Panel

Robert Weiner

Yesterday I spoke on a fundraising panel at Compasspoint's Silicon Valley/Peninsula Nonprofit Forum and mentioned a variety of resources. AFP's Fundraising Effectiveness Project: [link]. Idealware's "Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems" [link]. Here they are, with links: Donor Retention. Ebook: [link].

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