Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 15, 2013

npNEXT was an experimental event to bring together experts and fundraising leaders from across the nonprofit sector to discuss emerging trends and next practices. This past September 30th, Blackbaud hosted over 30 senior fundraising leaders from the largest charities in the US. Million Dollar Gifts and Donor Loyalty.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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). What was the goal of your campaign in 2013? Masha Chernyak.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

With last minute gift. All the traditional fundraising tools (phone-a-thons, direct mail) are. In October 2013, mobile phone users sent an average of 678 texts a month! It’s coming up faster than a Nor’easter in Maine, and the push is. on for nonprofits to boost the bottom line. midnight on New Year’s Eve.

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Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2013

The 2013 Online Marketing Benchmark Study. Find out how your organization compares to its peers in online fundraising, if your organization is doing everything it should online, and if your fundraising programs are performing as well as they should. Register today for any or all of three webinars: June 5, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 5, 2015

of Americans are non-Hispanic whites , Americans of color still struggle for their voice in many areas of society, namely philanthropy. The underrepresentation of African-Americans and Hispanics suggests that organized philanthropy is not doing an adequate job of engaging non-white communities — Diversity in Giving.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 15, 2018

Shanon has a unique focus: along with usual fundraising efforts, she places an especially high importance on donor appreciation after they decide to give. “ He’s had massive success helping major organizations like Habitat for Humanity and Komen Greater NYC with their fundraising. Shanon Doolittle ( @sldoolittle ).

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 1, 2013

Lucy Bernholz, in a report coproduced by Grantcraft , Stanford PACS and the Stanford Social Innovation Review , titled Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint for 2013 (hereafter, “the Blueprint”) challenges readers to think about a new paradigm which looks at all “private resources for public good” (p.2),

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2014

million raised, a 63% increase in total donations over 2013 according to the Case Foundation. Are you tapping in to the increased posture of philanthropy on this day? Nonprofit Fundraising #GivingTuesday Follow-up fundraising ideas fundraising tips Thank You Programs' Share in the comments below.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2013

#GivingTuesday 2013 might over, but no it’s not! White Butterfly Gift Shop in NJ – donated the proceeds of t-shirt sales to support a mother of 5 who cannot afford her cancer treatment. The Gift Shop also adopted the family for Christmas, asking community members to donate toys for the children. Do I sense a trend here?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

In 2013, Chuck Longfield was on a mission to shed light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. Couple that with the rising cost of donor acquisition and you’ve got an incredibly difficult environment for fundraisers (and their nonprofits) to succeed. Pitman , CFCC, The Fundraising Coach.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 5, 2013

Luminate Online lightens your fundraising load (By tons). When it comes to internet marketing, blogs, social media, gifting, videos, forums, how-to documentation, product discovery, industry research, and even newsletters and idea banks, Luminate Online can deliver. 2013 AMA Nonprofit Marketing Conference. Here is your chance.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Story original seen in Philanthropy Journal. Analytical data suggests that, for most nonprofit and educational institutions, as many as 10 to 50 percent of your constituents are most likely to make their largest gift in the form of a planned gift. in the solicitation letter referencing the opportunity to make a planned gift.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2013

This is the fourth and final installment in a series of grantseeking pointers inspired by fundraising consultant, Stephanie Gerding ’s great basic grantseeking information on TechSoup For Libraries that came out a few years ago. Donated Fundraising Tools from TechSoup. Fundraising grant seeking techsoupforlibraries'

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Overall fundraising revenue for 334 churches, synagogues and other faith-based organizations representing nearly $1.2 target="_blank">The Blackbaud Index that tracks fundraising revenue for congregations and other faith-based organizations. percent for the three months ending October 2013, compared to the same period a year earlier.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

A fundraising strategy should be integrated across many channels, but with a slightly different emphasis by generation: Gen Y (b. They are also comfortable making a mobile gift – but more so through a website or app than text. Cultivate them through peer-to-peer fundraising opportunities (like fun runs) and workplace philanthropy.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Michael Johnston is the president and founder of the global fundraising consultancy, Hewitt and Johnston Consultants (hjc), which has offices in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, and Cordoba. LinkedIn use rose 24% from our 2010 study to 48% in 2013. He has helped raised over a billion dollars for his clients. Let’s dig deeper, shall we?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2014

This is the 2013 edition of my annual review of year-end email subject lines that started in 2011 and continued in 2012. I analyzed 320 email messages sent to me from 55 nonprofit organizations between December 1st and 31st, 2013. Nonprofits sent a median of 5 emails during the month of December 2013. Email Frequency.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). Your blog is your gift to them, as well as to yourself. Yes, even your older donors!

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 19, 2021

Regardless of what your goals are for the campaign – fundraising, engagement, acquisition, or just building a culture of gratitude – here is a framework you can use to take your campaign to the next level and take advantage of the flexibility that an integrated digital engagement approach can provide. Send a virtual thank you card.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Committed to empowering small shop fundraisers everywhere with the tools for sustainable funding, Pamela Grow has collaborated on fundraising systems like 100 Donors in 90 Days and The Donor Retention Project. They’re going with the intent to make a gift. Have you tested making a gift? This is a Guest Post by Pamela Grow.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

This year #GivingTuesday is on December 3, 2013. Chronicle of Philanthropy’s Nicole Lewis recommends that charities do much more than just signing up on the website: Establish aggressive but reasonable goals for how much to raise and the number of donors to reach. How To Get involved. VolunteerMatch. VolunteerMatch.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2015

The 2014 edition of my annual review of year-end fundraising email subject lines. Be sure to give the 2013 , 2012 , and 2011 reviews a look too. That was a significant increase from 2013 and nearly as many emails that I received on December 31st. That was slightly down from 2013. Here it is! Email by Hour.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 4, 2013

million views online and he is the keynote speaker at NTEN’s upcoming 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference. These events raised $582 million in nine years and continue to shape event fundraising across the globe. But, they could deduct 100% of gifts to charity from their taxes.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 10, 2010

That is significantly below average gift amounts through online donation forms. The Right Donor Data Transfer There is a lot of time and attention on what goes into getting someone to make an online gift. Apple could do a lot more good for the nonprofit sector by offering special discounts to organizations or gift-in-kind programs.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 17, 2013

Maybe you’ve seen it, shared it with your network of peers, discussed the findings, or pondered over what the study means for the future of your organization’s fundraising. 5 of a Number of Takeaways from Blackbaud’s 2013 Next Generation Giving Study – NPQ. Growing Up to Give – The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2022

Do you ever worry about “intruding” before you send out a fundraising appeal ? Do you get heart palpitations when you pick up the phone to make an ask for a philanthropic gift? 2013 work by Brent Simpson and Rob Willer : Beyond altruism or reciprocity, many other social norms around giving can come into play.

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Care2

MARCH 13, 2013

The trick is to find the right people, make the right offer and steward gifts strategically. Fraser will profile your best HERO prospects, what their giving potential is, what will trigger big gifts - and what you need to do to keep them giving big to you. Fraser is a gifted writer and a sought after public speaker.

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