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Improving Student Communications in Your Scholarship Process

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Communicating with students is a key part of the scholarship process. While it can be time-consuming and occasionally overwhelming, it is also incredibly rewarding to congratulate them on their scholarship awards, collect post-acceptance information and thank-you messages, and share those messages with donors.

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Creating a Connected Campus to Award More Scholarships and Improve Student Outcomes

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As undergraduate enrollment continues to decline—one million fewer students enrolled in 2022 than in 2020*—colleges and universities must consider new ways to attract and retain students. There needs to be clear communication among the various offices, including admissions, financial aid, scholarship, development, and stewardship.

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How to Retain Your Year-End Donors

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You may be balancing your final push to reach your fundraising goal with event planning, donor meetings, board meetings, and planning for the new year—and that list doesn’t include all the things you do outside of work, either. That’s why it’s essential to have a donor retention plan in place. Let’s take a look.

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Creating a Connected Campus to Award More Scholarships and Improve Student Outcomes

sgEngage

As undergraduate enrollment continues to decline— one million fewer students enrolled in 2022 than in 2020 —colleges and universities must consider new ways to attract and retain students. There needs to be clear communication among the various offices, including admissions, financial aid, scholarship, development, and stewardship.

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Engaging Your Donor Community: 5 School Fundraising Tips

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Fundraising is often a necessity for schools to provide students and teachers with resources that set them up for success. When done well, fundraisers can become beloved annual events that your community looks forward to year after year. Simply focus your attention on donor engagement. Choose a fundraiser that educates students.

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Nonprofit Donor Engagement Strategies: Breaking Through the Noise

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Having solid donor engagement strategies in place is important for any nonprofit that wants to inspire generosity in their community and build a base of lifelong supporters. But the world is a noisy place: Donors are bombarded with constant messaging that can drown out a nonprofit’s attempts to reach them.

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How To Find Your Most Generous Donors

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All donors are not created equally. Some donors can cost a great deal to acquire, and then only make one gift before lapsing. There’s a fundraising story about Bill Gates receiving a telemarketing call from a young student alum asking fellow Harvard alumni to donate. Bill’s reply to the young student.

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