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An Insider’s Guide to bbcon 2023 in Denver

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Be sure to add the featured speakers coming to the bbcon mainstage including: Actress, director, and activist America Ferrera. World champion Chaunté Lowe, sharing the inspiring story of her victories as an Olympian and American Record holder, as well as a breast cancer survivor.

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Transmedia — Making Change Across Mediums

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I caught up with Danny Alpert at the NTC Conference in Minneapolis, MN where he briefed me on how he is using a “Transmedia” strategy to raise awareness and funding to support homeless services. He graciously agreed to pen this guest post while I was in transit to “down under.” ” Enjoy.

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The Champion Healthcare Fundraisers are Overlooking

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Most likely the manager or director of community benefit. Meanwhile, your colleague is exploring ways to end homelessness in your city or tackle the opioid crisis. This individual? On the surface, this champion may seem very different from “rock star” physicians and from fundraisers themselves.

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10 Questions You Can Ask Major Donors to Build the Relationship

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Some donors are drawn to just one cause area, such as homelessness or food insecurity. But most donors are drawn to several cause areas, so they may donate to a homeless shelter, a chess program for middle school students, a dog rescue, and an organization that supports women with breast cancer.

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How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News

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Sometimes it’s a matter of zeroing in on a single aspect of your organization’s work or an unexpected story, such as two volunteers falling in love while serving soup side-by-side in the homeless shelter’s kitchen. A new Executive Director. A retiring long-time Executive Director. Include a quote from your Executive Director.

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4 Things Successful Fundraising Appeals Have in Common and How to Get the Right Mix

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Your best spokesperson won’t always be your CEO; sometimes it might be the program director or someone who has been impacted by your organization’s work. Here are examples from different types of organizations: $20 covers food and shelter for a homeless animal for one month. $35 Add a spokesperson. Who can tell your story best?

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Maximizing Meetings: 3 M’s to Make Event Committee Meetings Meaningful

NonProfit Hub

a cancer patient whom your organization helped, a student whose scholarship your organization provided or a once homeless man whom your organization has housed. It is a subtle way to remind your volunteers that making a fundraising call is the easy part; fighting cancer, quitting school or being homeless is the hard part.