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How can nonprofits successfully engage the next generation of donors?

ASU Lodestar Center

The sustainability of the nonprofit sector relies on cultivating the next generation of donors. Luckily, there are several ways nonprofits can go about engaging young people, strengthening relationships between them and an organization, and eventually send them through the donor pipeline. Illustration generated by DALL·E. Conclusion.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Serving The LGBTQ+ Community

Bloomerang

Areas served: Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Our Fund Foundation promotes a culture of responsible philanthropy by uniting donors with organizations supporting the LGBT community to make South Florida the most livable community in the country for LGBT people. Areas served: Wisconsin. Horizons Foundation.

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Inspiring Loyalty: Donor Stewardship in Arts and Culture

Connection Cafe

Sara Woldt is an MBA candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Bolz Center for Arts Administration with career interests in marketing and development. Stewardship is often discussed as it relates to university advancement and is more rarely discussed in terms of arts and cultural organizations.

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?3 Reasons to Integrate Your Organization’s Systems

Saleforce Nonprofit

When a nonprofit’s Salesforce database is current, clean, and complete, data can be used confidently and strategically to drive increased donor acquisition and retention. Cogent messaging and other fundraising interactions can employ that very data to create a personalized and compelling experience for prospects and existing donors alike.

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Crowd Fundraising for the Arts: No Running, Walking, or Freezing Plunges Required

Connection Cafe

As a native Texan going to graduate school in Wisconsin, I signed up on a sunny September day not only to support the cause, but also because it seemed like something that would make for a good story one day. My graduate school class at the Wisconsin School of Business raised more than $10k for the Wisconsin Special Olympics.

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“Getting Real” with Donors: Creating a Culture of Philanthropy for Securing Unrestricted Gifts

Connection Cafe

Sara Woldt is an MBA candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Bolz Center for Arts Administration with career interests in marketing and development. A new building, a new program, a new artistic endeavor – all exciting opportunities to raise more donor dollars! Recognize that donors are investors.

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From Year 1 to Year 2: The Importance of Retaining First Gifts

Connection Cafe

Sara Woldt is an MBA candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Bolz Center for Arts Administration with career interests in marketing and development. One would think that after making such an investment of time and precious funds in these new donors, retention would be a top priority – wrong. Today, it is 27%.

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