Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Anyone reading this blog that lives in the New England area may know that the symphony I was raised around is the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Want to see what the Boch Center in Boston, MA has for a leadership program? Fast forward to 2017. Could your teen volunteers help run the kids programs? Read about it here.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Nonprofits and cause driven organizations just like yours are now marketing on Tiktok to help raise awareness and support for their missions! Or if you want to diversify your donor and volunteer base and attract younger supporters, TikTok could be a great tool for your organization. Check out the examples below!

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Wouldn’t you like ALL your donors to feel “highly committed” to your organization? Wouldn’t you like ALL your donors to feel “highly committed” to your organization? Let’s look at the other side – what happens when your donors are not highly committed? Alas, these donors are your one-night-stand folks.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 9, 2018

Last year’s 23% growth in overall online fundraising shows a clear trend in how donors prefer to give. We’ve seen mobile and online fundraising options help nonprofit organizations raise additional funds when used to: 1. This meant donors were able to spend more time enjoying the event than being bogged down by the auction.

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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2016

It's a multi-tiered approach in which donors are asked to raise money in addition to donating. The basic premise behind P2P fundraising is that donors will be more likely to support someone they trust (a friend, family member, etc.) Increasing your donor base. Engaging your current donors more effectively.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey McKinnon and Andy Robinson will discuss how to build stronger donor relationships and how you can use this strategy to improve every kind of fundraising. We’re here to talk about “Raising More Money By Asking and Answering Better Questions.” The key to successful fundraising is asking smarter questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

He promised to print the name of every donor in his paper. In only six months, more than 120,000 donors – from children to recovering alcoholics – sent in donations of typically less than a $1. Using TV as his platform, he scrolls the name of every donor during his show. The resulting total reached $102,000. Jesse Noyes.

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Consider including suggested donation amounts on your giving page, so donors can simply click the amount they want to donate and quickly move ahead in the process. Plus, donors tend to use these as a guide when determining how much to contribute, which makes it a prime opportunity to encourage larger gifts. Limit the number of fields.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Brent Grinna is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub and the founder and CEO of EverTrue , a leading social donor management platform. EverTrue harnesses social data to help higher education institutions raise more money and better engage alumni. _. Building relationships with donors is crucial for every type of nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 26, 2014

The Ice Bucket Challenge has raised over $88.5 Nonprofit insiders are watching and debating how ALS will use the money and the donor retention strategy. And, of course the valid concern of wasting water in a drought. My answer: yes and no. I chronicled some of these back in 2008.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2005

(Note: My collection of vlog and blog posts on the NTC Boston 2005 can be found here ). He presented the new/old paradigm for philanthropy for individual donors. He spoke about how the demographics of wealth has changed and fundraisers need to pay increasing attention to individual donors. No raised hands.) Prometheus ???

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Care2

JUNE 24, 2010

“If 2009 was the year of the "tweet", 2010 is the year of the "check-in", said Joe Waters, Director of Cause and Event Marketing at Boston Medical Center on this weeks Live Discussion over at the Chronicle of Philanthropy. After all, location apps like Foursquare and Gowalla were the breakout technology at SXSWi just a few months ago.

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Care2

AUGUST 16, 2014

Many thought the meme was connected to raising breast cancer awareness, but that was not the intention behind it. This begs the question - should a breast cancer organization have been the one to have thought of a meme like this as part of a larger campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer? ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: DIY Donor Management System Selection. Inspiring Leaders to Raise Money Joyfully. Boston, Massachusetts: January Salesforce Bootcamp 101 for Nonprofits. Boston, Massachusetts: Measuring, Evaluating, and Improving Nonprofit Effectiveness. Tuesday, January 3, 2017. Wednesday, January 4, 2017.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2019

How to Raise More Money Than Ever Before During the Year-End Giving Season. The average non-profit raises over 35% if its revenue during this short time-span. Do you want to learn how to raise more money than ever before during the year-end giving season? Hosted by: Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Lori’s gift is to help nonprofit organizations communicate powerfully so they raise exponentially more money. She is a nationally-recognized master storyteller and fundraising culture change expert helping nonprofit organizations raise nearly $300 million dollars from individual donors. And counting. Paul Reynolds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

For example, we haven’t been raising money with the Internet for very long,” I said. ” From its humble beginnings, DonorsChoose.org has cumulatively raised $335 million and funded nearly 600,000 classroom projects. Look no further than the Ice Bucket Challenge , which raised over $200 million worldwide last summer.

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Classy

AUGUST 23, 2021

We want to help you unlock the generosity of donors who are passionate about contributing to the cause. . Launch a compelling crowdfunding campaign to take advantage of National Food Bank Day this September and raise more to impact more lives. . Show donors exactly what each donation helps to accomplish with impact blocks.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2013

I had the incredible priveledge of attending Hubspot’s Inbound Conference in Boston, where I heard encouraging words, inspiring talks, and transformative ideas about the changing face of marketing and what this means for companies, nonprofit organizations, and you and me. This was one of those weeks that will go down in history.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 15, 2016

Several years later she had raised over 10 million dollars and was featured on Oprah, CNN, and the Today show. I’m packing my bags and counting down the days to AFP International in Boston. Even if you’ve already seen his “Loverizing Your Donor” presentation before, there are new guaranteed pearls of wisdom every time.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2015

and around the world, you and your team will be able to learn how to more effectively lead your nonprofit and interact with donors. Donor relations. INBOUND 2016 , sponsored by Hubspot, will be hosted in Boston, Massachusetts and will run from November 8th to the 11th. Donor communication. Social media. INBOUND 2016.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The question now is, short of paying for promoted posts, what can nonprofits do to adjust to these changes and make sure their content earns the sort of reach and virality needed to engage new volunteers, donors and advocates? Or did they raise questions for response? Tactic 1: Audit your content. Were they urgent?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2020

the people they serve, boards, donors, etc.), That effort was concentrated around raising funds and awareness for the work that our national organization and local clubs are leading. In communicating to our donors, we wanted to focus on making it easy to understand tangible needs.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 19, 2012

Today’s "Behind the Convio Admin Curtain" installment is full of juicy Convio best practices, and even a restaurant recommendation for stellar chocolate chip pancakes right outside Boston. EG for CC: Please share a few random (unrelated to Pathfinder and Convio) facts about yourself (a fave destination in Boston, perhaps?).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 20, 2007

My first job in the nonprofit field over 28 years ago was in development office at the New England Conservatory and later at the Boston Symphony. We have these online tools for fund raising that make it easier for us get the job done more efficiently. So fast forward to today. But what about a personal touch?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

They also include geo hashtags in their captions, in this case, the neighborhood of #Roxbury in Boston: Also, if you are a location-based nonprofit, don’t be bashful about geotagging yourself. According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 10% of online donors have made a donation through Instagram Charitable Tools.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Inbound 2017 is sponsored by Hubspot and hosted in Boston, MA, September 25-28. It takes place in Chicago and teaches organizations how to get more supporters excited about your cause to raise more money. Donor retention. Check us out on Facebook and Twitter or join the conversation with #CauseCamp17. Inbound 2017.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Enhanced technology has made giving simple and convenient, so why aren’t you booming with success and increasing your donors and donations year over year? The following are a few of my favorite sites with great research to get you started: Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship. Sounds like you? Cone Research. Communications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2008

The week before I went from Boston to Miami to Romania and flew back to Boston via Miami to present at the TAG Conference. Knight Foundation Scot Marken, President and CEO of Donors Forum of South Florida I had actually just seen Gary on my earlier visit to Miami for the Knight News Challenge Screeners Meeting. and James L.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2020

I raise funds for Starr King School for the Ministry, located in Berkeley, California. You’re also getting used to Zoom and other video conferencing technologies , but you know that using it for a morning check-in with your team is very different than using it for a donor call. The first week I had six donor visits and got $2.7

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Donor relations. Examine major gift planning in the context of current economic conditions, changes in donor populations and increased competition for the charitable dollar. Discover how these and other factors are irrevocably changing the ways donors structure their largest gifts of a lifetime. Donor Relations.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

Good360 Good360 will be raffling off three $50 gift cards from our corporate donors The Home Depot, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Williams-Sonoma. The winner can attend a GA101 or GA301 in DC (March 29-31), Columbus (April 11-13), Boston (May 18-20) or NYC (June 7-9). elogic Learning Luck of the Irish Pot of gold Learning Event, 3 $100.00

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 5, 2021

Your digital marketing goal is to convert website visitors , social media followers, and other audience members into donors and long-term supporters of your mission. Also, 33% of donors say email is the channel that most inspires them to give.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 20, 2014

In 2013, donors in the 265 cities raised more than $822 million online—a whopping 61% increase from 2012. We also applied some additional statistical rigor used in The Blackbaud Index , which has become a trusted and valued source of nonprofit fundraising information since its launch four years ago. million to more than $8.3

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

No matter your donors’ reasons for giving, the stats above show that at the end of the year, they’re ready and willing to give. Show the impact your donors are having. Plan a special email welcome series for new donors. As you review these best practices, remember to keep your donors’ needs top of mind.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 23, 2021

We are here to talk about how to tap into Gen Y and Gen Z donors. But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond our webinars, we are also a provider of donor management software. We’ve got Dominique Calixte joining us from beautiful Boston, Massachusetts. Her day job, she’s over at the YW Boston.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

But, if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond the webinars, we are also a provider, primarily a provider, of donor-management software. You could say, “We want to reach,” you know, “major donors and get them to make a gift of $5,000 or more.” We’re getting close to 1,000 sessions actually.

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