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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

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Show how gifts further the outcomes step-by-step. For example, if a mailed appeal with a matching gift incentive consistently outperforms others, keep using that format. Or if a certain donation thank-you gift reliably increases donor retention, offer it in campaign after campaign. Helping real people should be the star.

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How Corporations Can Improve Workplace Giving without Increasing Administration

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A Glassdoor poll found that 75 percent of the workforce expects employers to support important initiatives in their communities.¹ That’s given rise to multiple corporate responsibility programs, including philanthropy initiatives like employee matching gift programs, grants from private foundations, and volunteering events.

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