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New Email Tests Improve Clicks, Slow Exiting

The NonProfit Times

A matching grant pledge prior to the big day encouraged supporters to dig deep, resulting in a 40% revenue increase compared to the previous year’s total by the time the day drew to a close. An aggressive email campaign was the foundation. Research backs this up. Even the shape of a button can have surprisingly far-reaching consequences. “A

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Q&A with sgLEADERS: Dwight Dozier, Georgia Tech Foundation

Connection Cafe

A: My path to working in higher education and advancement started when I was attending college at Washington State University. Murrow College of Communication entering gift and pledge data related to the KWSU Public Radio/TV Station’s annual fund drives. While completing my degree, I had taken a part-time job working at the Edward R.

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18 Successful (Yet Untapped) Fall Fundraising Ideas

CauseVox

Junior Achievement of Greater Washington Corporate Partner Bowl-A-Thon. Pledge Now, Pay Later. No matter what specific fundraiser you choose, one solid way to improve your fundraising this fall is to make use of pledge now, pay later (PNPL). Get the ball rolling on your bowl-a-thon today.

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Research Friday: Volunteering and Financial Statements - What’s Missing?

ASU Lodestar Center

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Pledges receivable. Director, Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy Program, The Aspen Institute, Washington ,DC. in Residence. Volunteers.

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How Two Nonprofits Use Social Media To Help Save Fish – #keepemwet #SaveMarinsCoho

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As part of my plenary session, I did a “living case study” where I called a member of the audience, The Native Fish Society to share their story about how they used an Instagram to help save fish by taking a strategic approach and applying “POST” framework. Instagram Contests and Hashtags.

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Entrepreneurship and Internet Diplomacy in the Muslim and Arab World

Forum One

In his speech, he pledged to "create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries." One year later, April 26-27, 2010, more than 260 people from over 60 countries gathered in Washington, DC for an unprecedented two-day Entrepreneurship Summit hosted by President Obama and the U.S.

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Online Strategies for Open-Government / Ideas from the Obama Team

Forum One

The incoming Obama administration is pledging to use some innovative internet strategies to expand citizen access to government information and processes. For example, Vivek Kundra, the Washington, D.C. government CTO, spoke about how DC has created more than 200 data feeds on D.C. city issues and indicators.