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[ASK AN EXPERT] When Should You Hire A Development Consultant?

Bloomerang

You know the old adage: “Give me a fish and I eat for a day; teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime.” Here are some of the problems where it may make sense to hire someone who is expert at delivering both state-of-the-art and cost-effective solutions. Develop or switch to a new donor database , CRM, email provider, or website.

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Mastering the Art of Work/Life Balance in a Digital World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Can you share some tips about for dealing with the stress that results from using technology, like email. I noticed that when I emailed you, you had an interesting bounce message. If you don’t have clear priorities, your attention is more likely to be hijacked by your email or some other distraction. All tech tools aren’t alike.

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How to Retain Your Year-End Donors

Neon CRM

Two important ways to inspire a donor to support you in the future are to make the most of your automated receipts and then follow up with emails (or letters) that help them understand their impact. Simply adding a brief, heartfelt thank-you message to your receipt changes it from a purely transactional email to a donor retention asset.

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Walk in Your Visitor’s Shoes: How to use the Buyer’s Journey to increase Attendance at your Arts & Cultural Organization

Connection Cafe

The concept of mass marketing (sending out the same email to everyone with the hopes that something sticks) no longer works. Arts & c ultural organizations can use this framework to send the right messages to the right people at the right time. . It’s a framework that promotes customer-centricity. What is the Buyer’s Journey?

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11 Unique Fundraising Ideas for Arts Organizations

Neon CRM

It’s been a rough couple years for arts-based nonprofits. As pandemic aid has run out without patrons returning in pre-2020 numbers, many arts nonprofit across the country have had to shrink programming, cut staff, or close altogether. This includes summer art camps, museums, theaters, art galleries, and more.

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What 2020 year-end fundraising can tell us about 2021 

M+R

Unlike the broader EOY season (more on this in a moment), Giving Tuesday revenue is still primarily driven by email: on average, 55% of total revenue on and around Giving Tuesday was attributed directly to email. But even though overall revenue went up, email revenue remained flat, with only a 2% increase. .

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Arts Summit 2008: The Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations - Reflections

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I just got back from doing a plenary session at the Arts Summit organized by the Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations. It's gathering of arts leader from throughout New York State. I spoke about social media and future leadership in the arts - and also did a workshop. Many, many memories. See the photos here.