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Nonprofit Pro’s Cheat Sheet to bbcon 2022 Virtual

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Revitalize your change-the-world attitude by joining our blockbuster keynote speakers on the Virtual Mainstage. Making fundraising decisions based on that data is a little trickier, especially if you are not sure what to measure, why, and what to do with the results. Measuring for success at each stage. Where to start?

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Why nonprofits should deploy artificial intelligence to achieve fundraising success

ASU Lodestar Center

The social network and the increasingly ubiquitous use of these technologies means the transformation of connecting with donors in the future will likely have to be done in some digital form during their development cycle. Outreach to donors online requires an organization, no matter the size, to utilize some form of technology.

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University of Michigan – Setting a Higher Standard for Giving Days

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On Giving Tuesday 2015 , The Office of University Development at University of Michigan set an example for how this kind of thoughtful planning and preparation can dramatically increase results: 1000 donors completed gifts online within the first 49 minutes. $1 Total donors on the day totaled 6,927, an increase of 27% over 2014.

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Goal Setting for Your Nonprofit

ASU Lodestar Center

These are measured in weeks or months and support the long-term goals. These are measured in years and originate in the mission statement. Donor or volunteer engagement and participation may be an area of improvement. Find out what they’re doing to attract and retain donors and volunteers. What are the short-term goals?

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What happened to the FUN in Fundraising?

ASU Lodestar Center

Moreover, the apathetic and even sometimes fearful attitudes toward fundraising among staff and board members can lead to a philanthropic dead-end. Raising funds should be viewed as an invitation to a donor to make a substantial change in an area they care deeply about. Lindsay Walker is a fundraising consultant. She earned a B.A.

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Embracing risk culture in nonprofits: let’s start talking about failure

ASU Lodestar Center

Can you imagine pitching to donors that “Yes, we will create social change, but it’ll take a few years to get there. However, changing the attitudes within the sector from being risk averse to the embrace of a risk culture could mean the difference between how much impact organizations make. Measure and compare how risk is perceived.

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Research Friday: Does your nonprofit have an outcome-driven culture?

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Outcomes usually imply changes in behavior, condition, skills, attitudes or knowledge in the individual, community or other target population. Funders are increasingly conditioning grants upon the delivery of specific measures. In addition to financial measures, charities will now be rated on the results of their work.