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Celebrating TechSoup's Talented and Extraordinary Customer Service Team

Tech Soup

It's the place where you call or email to get help with your donation requests or find out what donations you're eligible for. Khadijah Henfield came to us just under a year ago from Charleston, South Carolina. I then guided them to the Microsoft donation program, and they seemed happy for my help.

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Tragedy in Charleston, South Carolina: Is Slacktivism Really a Bad Thing?

Connection Cafe

Celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres and Taylor Swift were tweeting. We often frown upon the act of slacktivism because although awareness is being created, individuals are not actively making a difference, whether it be through volunteer work or donation. But, services and fundraising were not the only methods used to create awareness.

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Give Local America Disaster Offers Lessons for Next Time

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The company provides the software for processing the donations, finds national sponsors to help market and promote them, and solicits matching funds to help charities attract donors and raise money. It says it processed more than $29 million in donations and estimates that altogether charities brought in $50 million. But not this year.

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300 More Email Subject Lines from End of Year Fundraising

Connection Cafe

And testing to see patterns in email activity and donations can help to improve results too. One Day Left to Make a Tax Deductible Donation. Your tax-deductible donation. Steven – Review Your 2013 Donations. Five Days Left to Make a Tax-Deductible Donation. Act Now: Nature in South Carolina Needs You.

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400 More Email Subject Lines from End of Year Fundraising

Connection Cafe

We know from other Blackbaud research that most online donations happen between 11am ET and 2pm ET. Everything from the email design to the donation form experience was spot on. But only one nonprofit, The Nature Conservancy, sent me a text message with a donation ask. Celebrate With Us, There’s Still Time.

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A Step-By-Step Guide To Getting Started With Fundraising

Bloomerang

Recently when I learned about the Parkinson Association of the Carolinas (PAC), I was reminded of that first fundraising conference and the important lessons I learned over the next years—steps that I defined and share with you below. Step 12: Evaluate and celebrate successes Regularly assess your fundraising efforts against your goals.

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450 Email Subject Lines From End of Year Fundraising

Connection Cafe

Best Use of Mobile: Online donations on a mobile device should surpass 10% in 2015 and that makes mobile friendly emails that much more important. Fwd: Steven – Review Your 2015 Donations. Steven – Review Your 2015 Donations. 2 Days to Make Your Year-End Donation. Let’s Celebrate. ☑ A or ☒ B.

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