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Make This a More Inclusive Season of Giving: Tips for Diversity in Your End-of-Year Fundraising Appeal

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According to research from Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Muslim-Americans give more to both faith-based and secular charities than the overall U.S. Highlighting an individual story or specific tradition creates the most impact by drawing a clear connection between your donors and your cause. There are 3.5

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Help! My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd and How To Find Them!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Or if you are good self-learner and just need to learn a few techniques for creating charts in excel, here’s some terrific video tutorials. What’s your story? .” I hear this too often from nonprofits. The skills are out there. We are not talking about a person with a Ph.D from MIT in rocket science.

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Help! My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” Or if you are a self-learner and just need to learn a few techniques for creating charts in excel, here’s some terrific video tutorials. In fact, some participants in the group mentioned using MBA students from local universities to assist with data collection. Google offers the free MOOC called “ Google Analytics Academy.”

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I Want to Be a Grassroots Philanthropist!

Have Fun - Do Good

Bill Somerville makes the search for innovative funding opportunities sound like an Indiana Jones adventure. Management plans, organizational charts, even bulging bank accounts--none of these guarantee success. I was also inspired by the stories where small donations made a difference. The Foundation has given out $3.5

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A Tribute To Simone Joyaux

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The pictures below reveal even more of this wonderful story. Jay and his team grew the company to more than 10,000 nonprofit clients, charting a decade of record growth. He currently serves on the board of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University and is the past AFP Ethics Committee Chairman.

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Philanthropic Leadership: Engaging Board Members As Fundraising Ambassadors

Bloomerang

In June 2021 Giving USA Foundation and partnership with the Lilly Indiana Family School of Philanthropy released their annual Giving USA report. And if you think about this pie chart, what I really want to call out is that bequests, which are about 9%, are gifts made by individuals. And champion that vision through your personal story.

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

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Jimmie Alford, one of the great fundraisers in America, told me a story a few years ago, which was about this volunteer who had to raise money for mental health in a community. Again, integrating your own personal stories can be highly motivating to people. . The only thing that makes you different is your stories. .

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