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Today is Colorado Gives Day!

VisionLink

In our own backyard, today is Colorado Gives Day. Today is the day to search for over 500 Colorado charities, become inspired by their good work and make a charitable contribution that will get a boost from the Incentive Fund. Make a gift on GivingFirst.org ? an online resource for information about Colorado charities.

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Guest Post: How to Build Capacity with Roles that Volunteers Enjoy: a process in 4 easy steps

Twenty Hats

Summer in Colorado gives staff a break from the summer heat to enjoy the cool weather of the mountains. The bottom line: volunteers are giving staff the gift of time to accomplish more for our mission. My efforts were simple, but impactful for various members of my organization. My first step was to identify staff needs.

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Ask a Nonprofit Specialist - Arizona Gives Day

ASU Lodestar Center

In the days leading up to December 10, my email and Face book page lit up with information and requests to participate in 2013’s Colorado Gives Day (coloradogives.org). His appeal was my favorite – he asked all his family members across the country to donate to his environmental advocacy group in lieu of a birthday gift to him.

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A Remedy For The Universal Occupational Hazard.

VisionLink

Last week I had the honor of facilitating the National Breakthrough Network Retreat in Estes Park, Colorado, and literally got my inoculation to my professional tunnel vision. This Community of Practice intentionally removes itself from the ‘rat race’ once a year.

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How to Keep Donors Engaged When Everything is Changing

Connection Cafe

I want to share just a few low-budget examples of how the team at Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation has pivoted to continue providing donor relations and stewardship to our donors during this current crisis. The purpose of the town hall was to share the state of COVID-19 as seen by the experts at Children’s Colorado.

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Spring Fundraisers: 5 Best Practices for Walkathons, Bikeathons, and Other Athons

CauseVox

For the past 23 years, Invest in Kids has hosted the Jane-A-Thon, a fun-filled ski and snowboarding event at Colorado’s Winter Park Resort. With an estimated $4-$7 billion in matching gifts that goes unclaimed every year , it would be silly not to utilize corporate match programs.

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How Online Fundraising, Gamification and Social Media Helped Raise over $2 Million Dollars in One Day

NetWits

Giving Day’s) like those held in Minnesota, Colorado, Pittsburgh, Ohio and Texas have raised tens of millions of dollars and generated significant publicity for their nonprofit communities. Which is why Giving Day’s like Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington deserve a closer look. One-day fundraising events (i.e.