ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Fund , released a report revealing some unfortunate statistics which provide real insight into the fundraising industry. Moreover, the apathetic and even sometimes fearful attitudes toward fundraising among staff and board members can lead to a philanthropic dead-end. I carry those words with me each day in my fundraising career.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Before I share some the big takeaways from the Big Room session, let me tell you about the IFC. The reason is because the program is well curated – and the participants come from around the world and bring expertise and different lens to fundraising. But there is more … There is a wonderful community here.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Networking can be second nature to those raised in that environment, but completely alien to others. Lack of support and mentorship A bit like building a social network, individuals from underserved communities may lack access to supportive mentors who can help guide them and provide advice on how to succeed in their chosen fields.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The last couple of years have been all about virtual when it comes to fundraising. But out of this huge challenge, we’ve seen some amazing creativity crop up as nonprofits revamp their fundraising approaches to be safe and successful. We’ve seen crowdfunding and peer-to-peer fundraising websites that knocked our socks off this year.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

She’s an executive fundraising coach. It is not too late to raise major gifts this year. I’ve been a development director, and I’ve had over 12 years of experience being a fundraiser. You’re like, yeah, I didn’t know fundraising was a full-time thing. She has been in your shoes. Here we go.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

It’s a milestone when you decide to hold your nonprofit’s first special event for the sole purpose of raising money. A fundraising event will draw attention to your organization and give prospective donors the opportunity to learn more about your cause. Set a fundraising goal and plan how you are going to get there. Yay, right?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2020

For the foreseeable future, remote fundraising and virtual actions will be the norm, as evidenced by the 433% increase in virtual actions on the Mobilize platform in just six weeks. Tie in a strategic fundraising ask: Take advantage of a high-impact moment of engagement (e.g., Raise awareness of critical, life-saving COVID-19 measures.

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Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2013

Hi friends, I've been inspired by this community for a long time - from being mentored by Britt Bravo when first starting a little Net2 chapter in Vancouver (which Elijah van der Giessen and team have turned into something huge and magnificently helpful), to being inspired by Amy Sample Ward to grow conversations and dig deeper.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

Not sure what kind of fundraising event to host and just getting started with recruitment or don’t have an event committee yet? Yes, volunteering to execute an event or raising funds for a campaign can be a lot of work, but it should also be fun and fulfilling for your volunteers. Check these events that require 10 volunteers or less.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 4, 2014

A few of weeks ago I spoke at the Digital Leap Conference about the top 10 things organizations can do to take their online fundraising from good to great. As I was developing my advice I asked myself where does change really start and that lead me to Jim Collin’s book Good to Great. This list is different, I promise. Jim Collin.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

Somewhere around 2006 or 2007, I got a call from Michaela asking for advice on a career path for Nonprofit Technology. At this year's SXSW, I was invited to participate on a flash panel about women and technology conferences which ended up being about mentoring. We had to replace one of the speakers and I recommended Michaela.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2015

HALF OF ONE PERCENT (yes, I’m raising my voice). Especially that Development Director who could not believe the board had served up a candidate with no (like zero, zilch) fundraising experience. She publishes practical advice for nonprofit leaders at JoanGarry.com. Let em sink in. We need a new generation of leaders.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

What are the conversations that should be happening and what advice do you have for organizations on how to be the teacher? But finding a mentor and a champion, we were able to make things happen. Suzy : I’m a baby boomer and have raised 3 Millennials. Kari: I’m so glad you brought that up. Nothing bad has happened.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2017

Whether it’s a picture of people being served or a colorful chart showing the total funds raised, visuals can strike a chord that words alone often miss. Nonprofits have a handful of problems across the board, like needing more volunteers, needing more exposure, or wanting to share their impact to raise more funds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

The advice/questions: Do most people have and know how to use video cameras to post video replies? Ownership of content advice: " It will depend on what you want to do with the videos. Are there examples of successful online fundraising campaigns that use video as the primary call to action?

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

of donors prefer going online to make a donation People receive 121 emails per day on average 76% of people trust ads they receive in the mail 56% of donors regularly attend fundraising events Text fundraising has grown 205% over the last year. We hope you find their advice for nonprofit multi-channel marketing helpful!

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2022

You all are about to hear from one of the top higher ed fundraisers ever in my opinion. Has raised billions of dollars over her career over 25 years doing this, not just for Penn, but for all kinds of nonprofits before that. She’s written a lot about managing teams and being a mentor. Valerie, how’s it going?

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

They are socially responsible and environmentally responsible companies, but are in need of some additional assistance, mostly strategic advice, that helps them scale to the next level. I think where we get our competitive advantage is that the caliber of our advisors is far and above any kind of advice that you find out there.

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Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

We got a really fun panel discussion for you all around what you should do if you happen to find yourself out of the job in the fundraising and nonprofit sector. You’ll get expert advice and tips from them based on how they’ve gone through certain journeys in their lives. I work as a fundraising consultant.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Twestival Local Weekend : Last February, Twestival raised over $250,000 for charity:water on Twitter on February 13th with more 200 cities sponsoring local tweet, meet, and give parties. communities can compete with each other by fundraising on the GlobalGiving site. Follow his blog for expert Ning advice. Good Reads: Online.

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