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What Donors Want – Fundraising Advice Straight from the Donor’s Mouth

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Major gift fundraising is an intuitive blend of art and science, with relationship-building at its core. Advisors, I produce a podcast called What Donors Want where we ask donors questions just like these. What Donors Want – Fundraising Advice Straight from the Donor’s Mouth – Guest Post by Rachel Stephenson Sheff.

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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

What if we could have a conversation about fundraising strategy with David Ogilvy, founder of Ogilvy a leading marketing/PR firm and deemed the ‘Father of Advertising’? For example, long-form storytelling may still convert better than short snippets – the current long-form podcasts that top business charts are showing this.

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For CSR, 2019 is the Year of the Employee

Connection Cafe

Conversations around these topics has been further amplified thanks in large part to a more informed and sustainability-minded investment community led by changemakers such as Larry Fink at BlackRock and a more engaged and activated workforce that is influencing CSR strategy at companies and within the changing social sector.

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Boosting Your Association's Revenue with Attractive Microcopy

Association TV

You halt the conversation and break away from your loved ones. According to web UX-pert Tommy Walker, optimizing your microcopy doesn’t just remove challenges, it encourages a massive uptick in conversions. If you’ve ever worked on a single project long enough, you know that elements start to blend together over time.

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eLearning Pricing Models: 5 Ways to Price Your Courses

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This makes the conversation more nuanced and requires additional research from your team to determine how high you can price courses successfully. According to our interview with Dr. Michael Tatonetti on the Managing eLearning Podcast , discounting courses can cut into your profit margins more than you’d think.

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The Six Signs That Twitter Isn't For Your Nonprofit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here are his tips: If you want to promote your blog or podcast, at least try to do it conversationally. t just blurt out your podcast url. Ask people what they think about global warming as it applies to methane release on farms, and share the link.

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Prioritizing Your Web Marketing Budget - What Slice of the Pie Should Social Media Get?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

  I kept wanting to blend them. "  I might also add some of the costs of content creation for videos/podcasts/photos that live on your site (or blog) and on other social networking sites.       It would also include the time spent listening, participating, and joining the conversation.