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Strategic Fundraising For Small Arts + Culture Nonprofits

Bloomerang

As donor behavior continues to change, nonprofits of all sizes must increasingly rely on the generosity of many instead of the consistent support from a few. The arts are important to modern culture and society, yet competition from other causes can encroach on the ability of your nonprofit to raise funds. Manage event planning.

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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

If we focus our work on feeding the hungry, for example, do we actually create a system in which we rely on people needing our services? I’m incredibly inspired to participate in this year’s To Mama With Love campaign from Epic Change. What would happen, instead, if organizations focused on eliminating hunger?)

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5 Myths That Are Sabotaging Your Major Gift Strategy

Saleforce Nonprofit

To meet rapidly changing donor expectations, we need to adopt a digital-first mindset to keep our organizations relevant and grow our missions. It reduces change felt by gift officers and (more importantly) doesn’t require yet another username and password to remember. This is a requirement now for any new system we consider.

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5 Myths That Are Sabotaging Your Major Gift Strategy

Saleforce Nonprofit

To meet rapidly changing donor expectations, we need to adopt a digital-first mindset to keep our organizations relevant and grow our missions. It reduces change felt by gift officers and (more importantly) doesn’t require yet another username and password to remember. Myth 3: Making the Right Ask is More Art Than Science.

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People Want To Belong To Your Nonprofit’s Community

Bloomerang

People have different values (some want to help children; others animals; others education, the environment, the arts… and so on). If you stop there, you’ll short change the donor. They want to do this together , with you and with others, working toward a common purpose to achieve social change. But it’s much more than that.

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How Facebook Changes Are Impacting Engagement on Brand Pages and What Nonprofits Should Do About It

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Several of groups serves as testers of the various ideas in my forthcoming book, Measuring the Networked Nonprofit , with co-author KD Paine. While it was a little like changing a flat tire on a moving car to test frameworks while writing the book, it was a rich learning experience. ” The answer, of course, it depends.

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11 Holiday Gift Programs That Benefit Nonprofits and Make the World A Better Place :: 2011 Edition

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Feeding America Tribute Gifts: With poverty and food insecurity at record levels in the Untied States, it’s practically your patriotic duty to donate to Feeding America! [ Give a Feeding America Tribute Gift ]. Their store also offers jewelry, African art and music, and clothing.

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