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Blackbaud Headed to SXSWi 2011

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With more than eight years of experience in the nonprofit arena, he has worked with a diverse group of organizations including LIVESTRONG, United Methodist Church, American Heart Association, Family Life, Darkness to Light, University of Richmond, Big Brother Big Sisters, ChildFund Int’l, and more. Follow Frank on Twitter. You coming?

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Top 5 Social Media Tactics Every School Should Implement

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Launching in February 2004 for students at Harvard University it quickly became a popular site and expanded to other colleges in the Boston area, the Ivy Leagues, and Stanford University. Facebook has it’s roots in education.

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A Simple 6 Step Plan for Creating a Facebook Page that Works

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Amongst the countless schools I found using Facebook poorly there were plenty of shining examples of schools doing really well utilizing Facebook to build lasting relationships with families, students and alumni (both University and K-12).

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Raise More By Avoiding “One Size Fits All” Email Appeals

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3) A university found their newsletter open rates increased by 7-12% when they personalized the first story within a newsletter to different audiences. How much the event raised that year. Including last year’s gift amount. Including how last year’s donations were used. What if I don’t have the data?

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Boost Online Fundraising with Mid-Year Revenue Spikes

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Even though December is a universally-accepted annual benchmark that signifies conclusion, certain sectors have their own benchmarks that they count on for donation surges. The real question is if your organization should continue to rely so heavily on the giving season and tax write-offs to drive online fundraising success?

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Make it Visible

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Social Media has the incredible ability to put power in the hands of people , unknown businesses, small nonprofits or local universities. Organizations like these (or yours?) don’t need a large advertizing or marketing budget to reach the right people. don’t need a staff of fifty people focused on spreading their message.

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Revenue, Retention and Reactivation: Findings from the 2011 Index of Higher Education Fundraising Report

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How do you, as a college or university, keep up with me? Ensure that you have up-to-date data on each of your alumni. Think about how many times you have moved since you graduated? For me, I can say that my address has changes 8 times. The key here is to ensure that you are on top of your donors.

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