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[VIDEO] The Board’s Role in Fundraising & Resource Development

Bloomerang

Although my fiscal year was in October, the calendar year worked and I would do it in January. And so what they did was they created an avatar and every kid that came through their program got a teddy bear so they would not feel like they were alone. ” Because I’ve heard all these things.

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Alistair Croll, Guest Post: Using Twitter for Fundraising - Lessons Learned from Beers for Canada

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We used calendar meetings to remind promoters. When we asked people to mention us online, we sent them a calendar invite as a reminder. Beforehand, in the planning phase: A short timeframe limits others’ ability to build online context about you. This was a neat trick. What did we learn? Have a clear call to action.

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