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How can nonprofits grow sustainable revenue by retaining fundraising professionals?

ASU Lodestar Center

Fundraisers and the revenue they generate make mission fulfillment possible (while also helping leaders get more restful sleep!). Society depends on nonprofits, nonprofits require sustainable revenue, sustainable revenue comes in large part from fundraising professionals, and fundraising professionals need more support and appreciation.

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How can nonprofits acquire skilled talent to better achieve their mission?

ASU Lodestar Center

New York University professor Paul Light writes, “(Nonprofit) Employees are members of a first-rate workforce often employed in second-rate organizations with third-rate equipment.” Overhead ratio” refers to the amount of money a nonprofit spends on its mission vs. money spent on overhead costs. Dismantling the overhead myth.

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What happened to the FUN in Fundraising?

ASU Lodestar Center

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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How can nonprofits strategically implement digital tools to achieve impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

Today’s internal management software can track and categorize every donor interaction, gift, and desired style of communication, and they can manage physical and virtual events, cover all areas of fundraising, and are easy to use. At this point, the livelihoods of countless people depend upon these efforts.

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How can nonprofits leverage volunteer engagement strategies to maximize impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

Volunteers are often viewed as a separate entity from donors, but volunteers also have money they may be willing to contribute. Exposing volunteers to ways they can grow their individual impact helps organizations to retain and leverage the time and money of volunteers. Engage volunteers as donors. Engage volunteers as advocates.

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Research Friday: How Important is Gift Acknowledgement to Donors?

ASU Lodestar Center

of Central Arizona. to my alma mater in honor of my graduation year, and have received a thank you email, letter, alumni car decal, and a second thank you letter personally written from a current student at the university. They call them “worthless,” “not an incentive to give,” and, “a waste of money.” United Cerebral Palsy.

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Is Cause Marketing Real Advocacy or Consumer Apathy at its Finest?

ASU Lodestar Center

In the world of nonprofit sponsorship, it’s no secret that cause marketing has rapidly become the most popular method for nonprofits and businesses to simultaneously make money. A lot of money. Nonprofits that otherwise would not have received that money, since the business is producing the product. All signs point to yes.).

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