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Engaging Your Donor Community: 5 School Fundraising Tips

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When done well, fundraisers can become beloved annual events that your community looks forward to year after year. How do you turn a standard campaign into a fundraiser your community will love? Celebrate students by offering prizes. Think about the people who make up your community of donors. Movie nights.

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60+ Spring Fundraising Ideas for Every Nonprofit

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Spring fundraisers are a great way to bring your community together while gaining support for your cause. Here’s a list of spring fundraising ideas to help you celebrate the season with your supporters: Spring fundraising ideas 1. You can recruit volunteers from your community to bring in different homemade goods and sell them.

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The social sector has a negativity bias. Here’s what you can do about it.  

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Leverage the George Bailey Effect The 1946 holiday movie It’s a Wonderful Life tells the story of George Bailey, who is considering taking his life on Christmas Eve, because his problems feel unmanageable. The movie ends with George realizing that his life was pretty wonderful after all. Take a moment to appreciate this progress.

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15 Donor Appreciation Event Ideas for Every Budget

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Donor recognition is a key aspect of donor stewardship, and you can use donor appreciation events you to personally engage with your donors and celebrate the impact their contributions make to your cause. Having an event to celebrate their contributions can help motivate donors with the financial capacity to make major gifts.

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November Cause Awareness: National Native American Heritage Month

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Read on to learn about the origins of National Native American Heritage Month, how you can celebrate, and what nonprofits you can support this November. Several other states celebrated American Indian Day on the fourth Friday in September. However, a national acknowledgement didn’t emerge until J.C.

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ChatGPT Isn’t Ready for Prime Time, But an Upskilled Team Will Be

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Haven’t the movies prepared us for this scenario?) When employees attain new levels of ability, reward those accomplishments and celebrate success both individually and publicly. At the moment, it looks like humans continue to be your association’s most precious resource.

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33+ Raffle Basket Ideas to Wow the Crowd & Win Support

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Consider also including gift cards to local coffee shops to allow the winner to try new spots in your community. Movie night basket. Bundle together gift cards for streaming services, popcorn, candy, and sodas to create the perfect movie night basket. Movie tickets. Local goods basket. Fourth of July basket.

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