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APRIL 19, 2016

Campaigns push staff, vendors, and consultants to stretch and test the limits of best practices and tools in communication, fundraising, advertising, branding and targeting. As the 2008 campaign was heating up, internet based tools, especially social media, were really taking off. What, you’ve never heard of it?

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

You market your cause, organization and events using an array of tools, including email, social media, direct mail, even cold calls. Success in implementing this tool is, of course, dependent on a lot of “Meeting 101” principles, particularly on the preparation front. Author: Guest Blogger.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

While I was attending the Direct Marketing Association of Washington’s Social Media Day a few months ago, I decided to strike up a conversation with one ofthe presenters. Having access to all of the Convio tools allows us to disseminate “Recently Fallen” email alerts, sent out every time an officer fatality is reported.

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AUGUST 26, 2020

a well-wishes email, helpful tools, special events, etc.)? Those are weekly calls with representatives from Massachusetts and Boston, and all the way to San Francisco and the University of Washington.”. . — Nicole Evans, National Director, Resource Development Strategy & Communications, Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

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MARCH 3, 2010

As I look back at my communication’s and development career technology has changed the way I work - I remember the days when we had a major product launch and had teams of people in New York and Washington D.C. With virtual meeting tools and video conferencing, we’re even doing less of that.)

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JULY 10, 2018

My first experience with modeling happened at the University of Washington development office in the fall of 1992. The Internet barely existed; we navigated it with tools like Gopher and TelNet. I arrived as the freshly-minted director of prospect research. Life was primitive back then.

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MAY 17, 2017

Recently the Alzheimer’s Association and Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (AIM) hosted the largest and, dare I say it, BEST ever gathering of Alzheimer’s advocates in Washington D.C. Provide the tools – Sure, some templates, talking points and pre-formatted actions are always available. at the 2017 Advocacy Forum.

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JULY 14, 2014

Prior to Blackbaud he was the acting CFO/COO of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence in Washington DC. . Use events to drive email acquisition: Even if your organization isn’t using events as a primary fundraising tool, chances are you still host physical events throughout the year.

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JUNE 18, 2014

Prior to Blackbaud he was the acting CFO/COO of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence in Washington DC. . But a thoughtful approach to the first 12 months post implementation of a new software tool is just as important as all the work that went into acquiring that new system.

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JULY 14, 2014

Prior to Blackbaud he was the acting CFO/COO of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence in Washington DC. . Use events to drive email acquisition: Even if your organization isn’t using events as a primary fundraising tool, chances are you still host physical events throughout the year.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

Thanks to social channels, individuals have the tools to self-organize at an unprecedented scale — just ask Teresa Shook, retiree and unlikely organizer of The Women’s March on Washington. In 2017 I predict we’ll see a revival of state and local grassroots organizing, with micro-influencers as the new grasstops.

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MAY 13, 2016

This is early proof that you don’t need to start with an expensive tool—just make sure you collect information about your constituents so you can target them when you need them. Image courtesy of Washington Post. The Obama tools and predictive models proved to give them a competitive edge. Lesson #2: Consolidate Your Data.

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