Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2016

Do you want to increase your fundraising proceeds dramatically, without significantly increasing your costs? In this post, we will teach you how to effectively increase your fundraising proceeds through the use of peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising. Why does this make sense for fundraising? Set Your Goals. Interests.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

The committee in charge of fundraising was short on cash. And the press scorned the fundraising effort. The publisher of the New York newspaper the World , Pulitzer used all his influence to launch an aggressive fundraising campaign that bypassed the rich and instead solicited donations from average residents. Jesse Noyes.

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Care2

APRIL 18, 2014

Loyalty, donation levels, and fundraising performances is just some of the data unveiled in Blackbaud''s 2013 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising study. The goal of the study was to understand the value of true fundraisers. This is one reason that endurance events like the Boston Marathon raise over $10M a year for charities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever – Guest Post by Joe Waters. A college grad researching a career in fundraising recently asked me what’s changed since I started in the field. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2000. Disrupting Fundraising Since: 2004. Everything,” I replied.

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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. My youth was flooded by a series of Wednesday night rehearsals, regular BSO concerts, and multiple summer weekends spent at Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony in Lenox, Massachusetts.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

They focus on supporting smaller and newer 501(c)(3) organizations so that the foundation’s gift can make a more significant contribution to the work of the recipient organization. The Guitar Center “makes the gift of music available to people across the country by providing resources for music education programs. Areas served: US.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 21, 2005

How does/that leverage into fundraising? short code fundraising??? ??? Smart organizations balance good content and communication with what the organization is doing with fundraising request. re raising money out-of-state, international fundraising has even more regulations. Mobile phones stay on. He mentioned that ???short

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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 spoke about how the demographics of wealth has changed and fundraisers need to pay increasing attention to individual donors. gave people the gift of fire, symbolizing all the arts that mortals have. Prometheus ??? He gave us optimism.

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Robert Weiner

AUGUST 8, 2012

Rodriguez at Boston University, and Kristi Worden at Augustana College. Tale #1: Our front desk received a call from someone who wanted to give a major gift to our college. She transferred this caller to a major gift officer. One letter he said something like “I grant you a prophecy” or “I give you the gift of prophecy.”

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

She helps find a positive a ngle to most any fundraising challenge. Lori’s gift is to help nonprofit organizations communicate powerfully so they raise exponentially more money. Named one of America’s Top 25 Fundraising Experts, Lori is Founder of Ignited Fundraising. As founder and CEO of Kishshana & Co.,

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

That’s the question fundraising maven Gail Perry posed this week in her extremely helpful guest post. My crystal ball tells me that they are unlikely to renew their gifts. One gift and vamoose – they are gone! Don’t miss his new book: Retention Fundraising. Elderly shut-ins in Boston? Terrific advice Gail!

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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

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Jack has been a major gifts fundraiser and senior organizational executive working with or consulting to nonprofit and advocacy organizations. __. While the price and registration deadlines are yet to be determined, participants of Cause Camp 2016 can expect to expand their knowledge of fundraising, nonprofit marketing and more.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 15, 2016

She is Vice President of Training at Pursuant where she transforms individuals into confident, successful fundraisers through classroom, custom and online training. I’m packing my bags and counting down the days to AFP International in Boston. It’s like fundraising is throwing a party and everyone’s invited!

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Fresh fundraising perspectives. Inbound 2017 is sponsored by Hubspot and hosted in Boston, MA, September 25-28. International Fundraising Conference. AFP International is hosting their 54th International Fundraising Conference April 30-May 2 in San Francisco, California. Securing the gift. Storytelling. Innovation.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 5, 2021

Since the start of the pandemic, and even before that, nonprofits have turned to virtual fundraising to boost revenue and engage supporters in their mission. Like other nonprofits, your organization likely conducts regular fundraising efforts to support new programs and projects and ultimately help more people. Text messaging.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2019

If so, join fundraising expert Joe Garecht for this one-hour webinar. Join Candid to learn lightning fast ways to maximize the fundraising potential of your profile before potential donors and funders start looking. Hosted by: Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship. Don’t let them, and don’t panic!

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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. And before that personal thank you notes were written, probably for gifts as small as ten dollars. She set up the Global Giving fundraiser and donated too. Stamps were cheaper).

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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 28, 2008

Given the economy and its impact on nonprofits and fundraising , it got me thinking that making charitable giving a habit beyond the holidays is a good thing. Ask people to donate to a cause instead of gifts. What about a gift in their honor to celebrate the special day. January: Have a January birthday? And, yes they did !

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Fundraising. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Examine major gift planning in the context of current economic conditions, changes in donor populations and increased competition for the charitable dollar. Fundraising / #casesmg / @CASEAdvance. Fundraising. Fundraising.

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NTEN

MARCH 16, 2011

BroadPoint Technologies Visit BroadPoint Technologies in booth 56 and enter to win a $200 Amazon Gift Card! American Express gift cards, Gold Chocolate Coins, and a free eLearning Course. Good360 Good360 will be raffling off three $50 gift cards from our corporate donors The Home Depot, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Williams-Sonoma.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 26, 2014

Inevitably, these are the people museums are going to want to attract to join the board and make major gifts. DG: Let me first note that t his was very deliberately a piece about recruiting young donors who could give substantial gifts and join at the board level. The ICA in Boston probably did a pretty good job of that.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The key to successful fundraising is asking smarter questions. 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. two living legends in the fundraising sector. This one is called the cycle of fundraising.

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Classy

AUGUST 23, 2021

Optimize your campaign, boost your organization’s visibility, and take a sizable step toward your year-end fundraising goals with this list of quick tips. . Keep your progress bar hidden until you’ve reached one-third of your fundraising goal. Add customized impact blocks to showcase the value of each gift . Try It on Classy .

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In this article, we’ll walk through 21 end-of-year giving best practices to help your nonprofit end the fundraising year with a bang: Start planning your campaign early. Incorporate text fundraising. Ask your supporters to fundraise for you with a peer-to-peer campaign. Put a matching gifts drive into action.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

and all over the world, that focus on essential topics like: Fundraising & Grants. From communications to fundraising to technology to leadership skills, the conference offers something for everyone. International Fundraising Conference - IFC 2016. Fundraising & Grants / #IFC2016 / @TheResAlliance. State/Local.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2020

My last trip was to Boston and I returned home on March 12. We finished a feasibility study in the fall and we needed to follow-up with all participants to clarify and confirm their campaign gift intentions. Tip Sheet: Ideas for Gift Officer Communication During a Crisis. Starr King closed our building on March 9, 2020.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2015

The 2014 edition of my annual review of year-end fundraising email subject lines. 44% of all fundraising emails were received between 9am ET and 1pm ET during the month of December 2014. Nonprofits sent a median of 6 fundraising emails during the month of December 2014. LAST CHANCE: Make a 2014 gift to protect rainforests.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 16, 2015

With all this crowdsourcing at the corporate level, is it time for fundraisers to up their game? By inserting crowdsourcing into a fundraising campaign, you build a more engaged audience out of the gate – they’ll be more likely to want to fundraise to earn the t-shirt, or be first in line to purchase the calendar.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 14, 2019

That was particularly useful for this setting because we could overlay information such as win-rate and schedule to discuss the impact those variables had on the fundraising trends overall. One was recently able to add this information to their Fundraising database and solicit these individuals.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

We recently held the fifth annual Blackbaud Target Analytics donorCentrics Sustainer Summit, hosted by WGBH in Boston on March 23 and 24, 2019, the question on everyone’s mind was simple: following significant gains in donors in FY2017, were we able to retain these surge donors in FY2018? million gifts for a total of $2.41

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

Like you got invited to a fundraiser or you said to your friend you’d go and sit at their table at an event. I often think of engagement as crossing over all of these areas, from fundraising to your programs to, you know, community-based advocacy, government relations. They write a check, they sign up, they advocate.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 18, 2011

I worked with her alma mater to develop a scholarship in her name, and after joining Convio , I started a personal fundraising page in her honor. It has me thinking what I can do today that will impact tomorrow – help create a legacy with my gifts. Both met my goals of keeping her legacy alive. Document and share those stories.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 4, 2013

These events raised $582 million in nine years and continue to shape event fundraising across the globe. The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently published a story called “Oregon Again Seeks to Crack Down on High Fundraising Costs” that highlights the type of laws that should be be stopped in their tracks.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 23, 2021

Dominique Calixte will equip you with the knowledge and resources to include Millennials and Gen Z in your fundraising strategy successfully. We’ve got Dominique Calixte joining us from beautiful Boston, Massachusetts. Her day job, she’s over at the YW Boston. You know I’m over at the YW Boston.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 9, 2006

With that in mind, I decided to take a look at some of some interesting fundraising tools, ideas, and approaches for small grassroots organizations that came across my reader or inbox in the past month or so. Another new tool is PledgeBank. The concept is: Tell the world ???I???ll ll do it, but only if you???ll ll help me do it."

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