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4 Fresh Ideas for Peer to Peer Fundraising

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Give your supporters participation options and make it easy for them to get involved, remember to be mindful of potential safety concerns and transparent with your planning. JDJ Charitable Foundation partnered with comedian and influencer Nicky Cass encourage fundraisers to complete a virtual 5k Challenge.

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Guest Post: Nell Taylor on the Chicago Underground Library

Museum 2.0

Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. We have neighborhood newspapers, internationally-renowned magazines of political commentary, and three View-Master reels of Chicago hot dog stands, neon signs, and motor inns, respectively. We start each official meeting with introductions.

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Top Lessons from GivingTuesday 2023

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With those statistics in mind, let’s take a look at what this reveals about donors. With that in mind, we can remove that from the general understanding of donor behavior for the rest of the day. With that in mind, it’s important to base strategic fundraising and communication decisions on real data, not anecdotal evidence.

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Six Alternative (U.S.) Cultural Venues to Keep an Eye On

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In the past, I've highlighted a few--like 826 Valencia and the Denver Community Museum --that I think have already influenced the way many traditional cultural organization do business. Chicago Underground Library (Chicago, IL). Tags: Unusual Projects and Influences. is in conflict with (currently, Iran).

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Understanding What Motivates Millennials to Give to Your NPO

NonProfit Hub

And since millennials typically live much of their lives connecting through social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest, they have the ability to influence hundreds if not thousands of their peers for your cause—if they’re passionate about it. Keep this in mind when you think about looking for your next generation of donors.

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Your Audience’s Content Is King (and Your Content Is Subservient to It)

Connection Cafe

In many cases, obtrusive research designs influence the behavior we seek to understand. This is known as the Hawthorne Effect , based on an early study by Elton Mayo of factory workers and working conditions at the Hawthorne Works near Chicago. Mayo’s findings did not put an end to such studies.

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How to Engage Your Supporters and Find Super Fans

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NetSquared DC organized a panel discussion on Engagement Strategy: Empowering Champions* and Influencers* on November 3, 2015, to delve into this question. Interview people who are your influencers and champions, and find out why. There's NPR's Serial or Chicago Public Media's This American Life and Radiolab.

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